WAIRARAPA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 203, 22 May 1919, Page 8

WAIRARAPA

At a meeting of the C.E.M.S. in llasterton on Wednesday evening, a hearty welcome was accorded the Rev. D. B. Aslicroft, who recently returned from the front. At a meeting of the Masterton Progressive League.on Tuesday, exception was taken to a statement appearing in a Wellington paper that the residents of (lie AVairarapa favoured the deviation of the Itimutaka railway via Waiuui-o'Mafa. It was pointed out that the majority of the AVairarapa people were prepared to accept the route which, wns considered most expedient by the Government engineers. The Masterlon municipal gasworks is about 140 tons of coal short of its lequiremeuts. A remit passed by the Wairarapa' Heturned Soldiers' Association for the Christchurch Conference is as follows:— "That owing to the inadequate wa.'o received by returned soldiers completing their apprenticeship to a trade, the Government, be requested to pay the apprentice the whole of the allowance made under the repatriation scheme, and not retain, as is at present done,, half Hie amount till the apprentice completes his term." It is proposed bv the Maslorloii Borough Council to increase the Mnyonl honorarium from .£IOO lo WOO per year. Major G. W. ITume, MX'., N.Z.S.C., has heeii anpointed r.vea officer for Group IS, Wairarapa, vice Lieutenant TFawley "Drew, who has been demobilised. Maim TTume will hr.ve his headquarters at Masterlon. Councillor Watson has been anpointed to represent Ihe Masterton Borouih Council on the Wairarapa Patriotic Association. Mr. 10. A. Ransom has disposed of liis Awnniripiri station to Messrs. Foremai)

The levy of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board on tlio Alnstertou Borough Council is JilflM this year, an increase of JSIOO oil last year. Mr. William Welsh, one of tho bestknown judges of Roniney and Lincoln sheep in the Dominion, died at Mr. (I. E. Allen's "Tipua" Stud Purn'n on Tuesday, after a severe illness The d»rensed, who was sixty-six years of age, was a native of Scotland. 11c came to the Dominion forty years ago, and was for seventeen years in tho employ of the Australian I,and Canipnny. Later he had charge for tea years of Mr. W. Perry's "Penrose" flock.

The Mayor of ■ Masterton has given notice to move that tlie Government he urged to afford relief in tho matter of housing in MasterMu. It is suggested that tho Government might arrange to build on some of the vacant sections of the Trust Lands Trust.

At a special meeting of. jlm ifaslertoii | Borough Council a proposal of tho Works and Finance Committee is to be considered that 110 new works he done out of revenue, but that au estimate be prepared of tho cost of putting the whole of the streets in the borough in a good state, with a view to submiting a loan proposal. The capacity of the Masterton gasworks is taxed to Us utmost, and a proposal lias been made that important additions be authorised. A report on the subject is to be brought down by the gas manager. The average attendance at the I'eatherston School of late has been I*ls from a roll total of 258. It has been decided to hold the preliminary meeting, at Greytown, towards the end of ne.xS month, in connection with the formation of a school committees' association for the Wairarapa. Delegates have been appointed to act witji tho Mayor in the matter of advancing the project in favour of a new school on a- new site. Provision of cocoa for scholars remaining at tho school during their lunch hour is to bo made, the secretary (Major B. .T. Stone, S.A.) being the proponent and patron for a month.