COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 74, 20 December 1919, Page 12

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRE walrarapa Thoro aro tit present forty-four patients in tho Masterton Hospital, including five in tho isolation ward. .Mr. R-. Brown presided over tho monthly meeting of the Masterton Cnamner of Commerce yesterday. The Public Trust Office nqtiiied that it could not agree to the setting back of tho building line of its building shortly to bo erected in Perry Street. On th« motion of Mr. 1). M. Graham, the Borough Council was urged.nob to relax its efforts in 'having the street widened, and a committee waa set up to go into tho matter with tiho borough. I'ho settlers of East Tartv talii wroto asking tihe chamber's co-oj>-oration in securing a daily mail service with Maskerton. In this connection, a commilteo was sol. up to assist in canvassing the business people with a view of obtaining subsidies to meet tho ficiency oil tho cost of the service. It was decided to ask Sir Walter Buchanan to succeed tho lato Mr. J. Strango as a guarantor in connection with tho Master-ton-Spring Grovo mail service. A pamphlet from the Auckland Chamber of Commerco in connection with certain schemes being promoted by American industries to capture New Zealand trado was leffa in tho hands of tho following committee to deal with:—Messrs. J. Caseltwrg, J. C. Cooper, G. C. Summer-, ell. and D. M. Graham. The number of absent voters' permits issued in tho Mnsterton electorate was 27(1, and in the Wairarapa electorate 171. Tho following events, held under tho auspices of the Amateur Athletic Club, were run on tho Mnsterton Park Oval;— 100 yds. Handicap.—l'irst heat; D. Davey, Syds., 1; L. T'auclier, Byds., 2; W. Candy, 2yds., 3. Second heat; E. Selby, syds., I-; J. Woods, 10yds., 2; E. M'Ewen, 9yds., 3. Pinal; Taucher and Selby (dead, lieafc), 1; Davey, 3. One.Mile Handicap. —A. Wyctli, 80yds., 1; F. Kihuinster, 20yds., 2; 11. Peters, 150 yds., 3. Time.. 4min. 55sec. Mr. R. Miller, of the Berhainporo School, has been appointed headmasjpr of the new school in Cole Street, Masterton. The petition to bo presented to tho Governor-in-Council in connection with the establishment o! an electric power district has now been completed, the requisite number of signatures havini been obtained. Tho petition provides oi'iy for the institution of an "inner area" at present,