COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 268, 8 August 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES WAIRARAPA At a public meeting of Featlierston citizens arrangements were made for a wel-come-homo social gathering to bo held in honour of thoso who have served the Empire in the war zones. Miss Toogood and .Mr. M. 11. Kendall were appointed secretaries. Aneut the peace day celebrations, it was shown that the whole amount expended (.C107) had been provided by public subscriptions and local body grants. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the joint lion, secretaries (Miss Card, Mayoress, and Mr. J. Jialliuan) and tho treasurer (Mr. A. C. Holms). The inter-club match between tho Carterton and Oddfellows' Miniature Rillo Clubs, fired at Carterton on Tuesday evening, resulted in a win for tho home team by 12 points, Tho Wairarupa I'. and A. Society's new concrete pig pens are just on completed, and will accommodate forty-live entries, "'lie society hopo to have their new cattle pavilion in readiness for tho next show. .Mrs. Elizabeth Cadwallader, of Wailial:eko, died on Wednesday morning at the age of 76 years. The lato Mrs. Cadwallader, who had been an invalid for some time, was one of the pioneers of tho Wairarapa, and leaves a largo family. At the residence of tho bride's parents, "Burnside." Clai'evillo, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. W. C. Baskiville, of Carterton, was married ro Mies Doris Kato Reid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Reid, well-known settlers of the district. At a meeting of the Carterton Tradesmen's Association on Tuesday evening a proposal to adopt S o'clock closing on Saturday nights was rejected. It was resolved to confer with other Wairarapa towns on tie subject of a. universal Saturday half-holiday for tlio Wairarapa. It was decided lo organise an entertainment to help the band clear the debt on the new instruments.

Two anonymous donations of .£2O each have been received by St. Matthew's Church, Jlflsterton, to clear off tho debt in connection with the Melauesian Mission for last year. It is expected that thero will be 90,000 nioro freight carcasses in the Wainguwa Freezing Works at the opening of next season than there wero at the same timo last year. In view of the unsettled state of> tho coal trado and tho probable shortage of supplies for the. manufacture of gas, the manager of tho Mastcrton municipal gasworks, Mr. J. W. Blackmail, has recommended to the council the cutting out of street lights, except at essential intersections, economy in public lighting, and the limitation' of privato consumption. The council has agreed to the recommendations should the necessity arise, and it points out that economy now will probably obviate more drastic action in the near future.

At the annual meeting of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company, on AVedlicsday, Mr. J. C. Cooper, chairman of directors, intimated that it had been decided to instill at the company's works such subsidiary industries as soap works and tannery, and woollen mills. Of these it would bo possible to go ahead with the last-mentioned very shortly, the others being kept in view. The additions being mado to the power plant would provide plenty of power to work tlio new mills, and tho extra material required would cost a comparatively small sun 1 !. With regard to tho prospects for tho coming season Mr. Cooper stated that the shipping difficulty presented thu greatest problem. At the end of tho financial year, June 30, they had in store, including offal, 350,0011 ' freight carcasses, not including a quantity of meat which they wero at present canning. The present shipping allotments amounted to 32,000 tons, but thero was no hope of this space being utilised before the end of August. TJio most they could expect to ship during tho three months i'ollowin<' would be 70,01)0 carcasses, making a total of over 100,000. At June 30, 1918, 200,000 l'roight carcasses wero in store, but the number was reduced to 160,000 either by shipments or supplies to camp. He expected they would have at their disposal nioro steamers during the coming season than last year, but tho number would not suffice to keep them going through the season without tbo possibility of a serious block. Economists had suggested that they should endeavour to increase production in order to meet the interest on tho large war debt, but to do . this they must have the necessary tonnage to carry the goods to the world's markets.

Tho cost of the original buildings eroded nine years ago at tho Wuingawu Freezing Works has now been entirely liquidated. Yesterday Masterton was en fete, the occasion buing the annual football match played on tlio District Jligh School grounds between representatives of the legal and banking professions and the stock and station agents and dentists. The former team won by 6 points to 3. The scorers for tho winners wore Boss and Pointon, and the scorer for the losing side was Caiatey. What members of the teams lacked in sufficient training they mado up for in enthusiasm, and this spirit was soon communicated to the spectators, who, despite the rain, watched the gamo and 'barracked for their sides with the same fervour which characterises the regular matches of the year. During half-time tho following races were run:—Heads' race, 100 yards—D. Caselberg, 1; R. Burridge, 2. Lad.v employees' race, 15 yards—Miss Eoake, 1; Miss Hay, 2. llandsomo trophies were presented to tho winners, including a silver cup to the winning football team. In the evening the aunual banquet and re-union was held i«. the Municipal Hall, which was tastefully decorated for tho occasion.