WAIRARAPA NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 308, 22 September 1920, Page 7

WAIRARAPA NOTES

Advice has been received in Ma6terton that Mr. C. E. Daniell and the Rev. G. T. Hrown have been appointed the Government's representatives on the Board of Governors of the proposed new High Scnu'ol. At' tho quarterly meoting of tho Loyal Kastorton Lodge on Monday evening it was reported'that the Tecent ball was a financial success, and it was decided to send a letter of thanks to tho ladies' committee which Had assisted. It was resolved to call a summons meeting of the lodgo to discuss a circular from tho Wellington district regarding the pooling, of the surplus capital of the Wellington district lodges. Several members were against the appropriation of the lodge's surplus capital. Two loans of .£3OO each wore granted to soldiers for the purchaso of stock at this week's meeting of the Claims Board of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association. Another loan of. £'M was approved to enable the installation of a milking plant. One application for a grant of -£60 for furniture was referred to a kindred society, nnd another for ,£250, with which to purchase farm manures, was held over, pending further information. Hastorton has had sugar shortages before, "But never one so acute as at present. Some grocers have no sugar of any Boffin stock, while others are rationing their customers with black BUgar, which is only one stage removed from treacle. During the past day or two many of those entrusted with l&o' management of household affairs 'have been visiting evory grocer's shop and store in the town in a vain endeavour to obtain even the smallest quantity of the article. The consequence is that many families end boardinghouses are without any sugar; some have a little of the very coarse variety, but nono have too much even of that. * A local grofer expressed the opinion to a Dominion representative yesterday that even- though the Chelsea factory employees have returned to work a plentiful supply of sugar could not be sent to Masterton within three weeks. The fortnightly meeting of the Masterton 'Borough Council was held last night. A complaint by E. Teist regarding straying cattle in the vicinity of Knox Church wh6 rd'erred to tho raiigfir. A. vcQtt&st from tlie Carterton Pastoral Society that October 28. the second day of the show, be declared a half-holiday, was referred to the Employers' Association. The telegraph engineer was granted permission" tn erect a slot telephone at Kuripuni. The Prime Minister wrote, conveying tho result of an interview with the Hon. E. P.' regarding tho coment shortage. Tho Mayor (Mr. W. H. Jackson) stated that the borough engineer had recently to take five men away from work on the sewerage works owing to there being no cement. There seemed to be something wrong when i banks and business premises were being erected everywhere; yet the borough conld get no cement for work that was absolutely essential for hygienic reasons. The council granted the commercial travellers a remission of rent of the Municipal Hall in connection with the recent hospital ball. H. Wooding was granted the lease of ,i. section next to and owned by the gasworks. Tho Cameron Memorial Park Committee was granted a remission of the rates cn tho grounds, and the council resolved to meet the • committee in reference to the selection of a site for flic soldiers' memorial.