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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 211, 25 May 1918, Page 6

Trout-fishing- in the South Wairarapa district is going 'steadily from, bad to worse. The Mangatarere, for ■ instance, formerly oiio of the-best fly streams m. the AVairorapa, is now practical y emplj of fish', in spite of Hlwra and careful stocking. Eels 3 arc plentiful, and late spring floods'followed by dry summer* i;uve (ho fry a poor chance. Although last summer was not so dry as usual, the fry appear to have mado little headway. The cause is difficult to find,: as old settiers declare "that eels, and shags are no worse than when the stream, was originally stocked.-(From the We li.ngton Acclimatisation Society's report). . - Messrs, Baldwin and Bay-ward, of 215 Lambton Quay, Wellington, patent attorneys, report.that recently they acted as agents in. filing the following applications for letters patent of New Zealand:E. J. Dißga, Wellington, account receipter; V. Martin, Auckland, chair ladden P. von Kartell,.- Wellington,.-in-ternal combustion engine; \V. Brinkworth, D.medin, carton j It. .Hose, Pat.aruru, milk rcleascr; J. Moir, fkarmi, butter box; A. Penketb, Palmerston,,leg' rest; M. Steinberg, Adelaide, spraying liquids; G. Gardiner, Henderson, animal cover; 11. B.M.uphy, Waikauae, treating flax; A. Molloy, Wellington, breadholder; U. Coyle, engine. Sweets of outstanding quality were on" sale at tho Town Hall last.evening on the occasion of the Hon. '1. M. Wilfords lecture in aid of the Press Baby lund. The excellence of the sweets, winch were all made by Mrs. T. Martin, who was in ■charge of the sweets .stall, was the subject of general remark, and then- manufacturer had the satisfaction of seeing her handiwork bring in a very satisfac tory sum for the good.cause.