COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 144, 13 March 1919, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM YARIOUS CENTRES WAIRARAPA ITEMS 1 Tlio full expenses of delegates attending llio provincial conferences are in futiito tj bo paid by the executive of the Wairarapa branch of the Farmers' Union. The Masterton Ciunty Council has at prosent a credit balance of ,£2155 17s. 2d. During last month a sum of XIG37 Is. .'1(1. was received by way of subsidy from the Government on tlw 1018-10 ratos. Tho Wairarapa. Executive. of the Farmers' Union has passed tho following resolution: "That this executive desires tho Agricultural Department to take drastic steps to eradicate tho noxious shrub lantana, at present in this country, and to prevent tho importation of any more lantana seed by nursciymen and others." Tho clerk to the Masterton Comity Council is, of opinion that the present system of registering motor-cars is almost valueless for identification purposes. The chairman of the Masterton County Council has expressed himself strongly opposed to the resolution of the Asliburton County Council that military camps and the Territorial system should be abolished.. The Pahiatua County Council has supported the proposal of the Masterton County Council that trees be planted on county roads as a memorial to fallen soldiers. Plans have been prepared and tenders are shortly to be called for tho erection of the buildings on the Soldiers' Training Farm at Tarntahi. The buildings will include a manager's house, foreman's cottage, and accommodation for the soldiers. The* work of stocking the farm lias already beijn commenced, IGO Romney sheep having b'cen purchased-from Mr. J. Bidwill. Settlers are being appealed to for further stock. Tho Masterton district . high school wns burglariously entered a few nights ago. Desks and cupboards were broken up, but no .articles ,of any value were removed. This is the second occasion on which tlie school lias been entered during the last few months. The Masterton .County, Council has decided to communicate with the whole of the other local authorities in the Wairarapa, with a view to ascertaining whether they are prepared to unite in a proposal to become joint subscribers to the national Provident Fund. Miss Wilkinson, the retiring matron of tho Masterton Hospital, lias been presented by the staff with a silver entree dish and silver hot-water jng. Tli.e death has occurred of a well-known Native of the Te Ore Ore pa, .Mrs. Manaona Waaka. ■Recently Featherston has been the sceuo of activities in connection with the Natonal Prohibition campaign, addresses having been delivered by Mr. A. Bruntncll. M.L.A. (New South Wales), on behalf of the National Efficiency Committee, and Messrs. D. M. Findlay and R. A. Armstrong, the Moderate League. The meetings attracted , only moderately large ( audiences, and as yet no great interest is being displayed in the poll. , Mr. F. Vosseler and four others walked . over Mount ITorton to Otaki from. Grey- ( towii on Monday, and report having a , most enjoyable time. Tho clerk io the Masterton County Council pointed out to the meeting on ' Tussday that the present system of registering molor-cars was almost valueless , for identification purposes, - and he had written to the member for tho district • asking that ho endeavour to secure an ' amendment to tho Act. The clerk stated that ho had decently been asked 'by an ; outside local body to. fuiruish the name of the owner of a ear bearing a certain number. This had bPen done, and it was then ascertained that the man had disposed of the ear and that, tho second owner had removed from tho district, No number had beon registered after Ilia sale and consequently it was impossible to get at the second owner, who had evi'dently committed a breach of the by-laws of tho borough making tlifi inquiries. Information has been received that Lance-Corporal George Beaumont Ilogan, of Mangamaire, has been awarded llio Croix de Guorre : .. Lance-Corporal Hogan is a nephew of Mrs. Cowan, of Mangatainoka.