COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 306, 22 September 1919, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS . - CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondents.) WAIRARAPA At the monthly meeting '■' 10 Crcytewn Chamber of Commerce, Messrs. Meikle and Bunny and the Rev. GoswiU were appointed n committee to procure samples of clay and report on lilio quality ami quantity of the miiiic for brick mid pipe-making. The Manorial ParK Commit tea was granted the right to collect money and hold an art union. It was resolved to ask Colonel; Charters to give, an address on the Great War in the Greytown Town llnli. Tho proceeds to go towards above fund. Mr. Maxton, as chairman'of tlio Transport. Committee, reported he had not succeeded in gettjng a dail'.y motor mail service to Wellington. Letters have been written to the Matserton stock auctioneers asking them to hold regular sales in Grey town. No reply lias yet been received. The matter 'of cool storage was discussed, and it is suggested that 'Messrs. Botlnvick Bros, be communicated with and asked to .consider this question in connection with the moat ffeezing proposition; works to be Greeted at Woodside. In this connection I it was stated that, soma 20,000 cases of apples, as well as cheese, would require acommodation ' shortly. The, loeafl Fruit Company last season sent a large number of cases of apples to Auckland for cool storage purposes. A complaint was made that the Government Orchai'dist's report ignored the AVairarapa district, or,so put it that it was lost sight of. The secretary -was requested to bring this matter unuel- tho Department's notice. At a public meeting al; Carterton on Friday night, it was decided to. raise funds for tho purchase of. a section of land in High Stijeet ffom the . Parker Estate for the purpose .of having it laid out as a soldiers' memorial square.' < , The' Opaki Rifle Club lias made. the following additions to its. prize list;—A trophy mtued at ,25., given by Mr. Hill for tho champion shot among the junior .members, and another trophy of the same value for competition among the junior members of the Miniature Rifle' Club.

Mr."V. Donald lias been elected president of the Opaki liille Club, in place of Mr. AV. J. Welch, who has retired from tlio ofOi-e after holding it. for a period of twenty years. Mr. Welch has been made a life honorary member of the club. A social and. dance 'was held iu tlio Langdale. Ilall on Friday evening as a weieome lioine to.tliQ returned soldiers of' tho district. U/uler the management of Messrs. D. Bennett and 6. Taylor an enjoyable evening was spent in dahcing and in listening to a number of vocal ond instrumental items rendered. by visitors from Masterton. , Mr. F. 'i'.. Costello, manager of the Masterton branch of the Bnnk of' Australasia, has been transferred to the managership of tho Napier branch.