LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9078, 30 April 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the end of their financial year (March 31st) the Eketahuna, branch of the Fanners' Union had a credit balance, after paying all expenses, of £2 13s 3d.

The Featherston County Council has established a New Zealand county record by collecting all its rates, amounting to £5,009 9s Gd, prior to the close of the financial year on March 31st.

At a meeting of householders at Mild Miki on Monday night, the following school committee was elected: —Messrs E. VV. Payton (chairman), Courtleaue, Redder, T. Wyeth, S. Tankersley, H. Oaken,. A. Searle, J. Nicholson. The Eketahun:i branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union have decided that tha Executive Committee meet on the last Saturday in every month, and that the chairman and secretary be empowered to call a general meeting of members about every three months. At a meeting of settlers held at Opaki on Monday night;, the question of a telephone service for Opaki was discussed, and the following committee was appointed to go into tho matter of cost etc:— Messrs J. Campbell, T. Wyeth, Pinfold and E. W. Payton.

The Masterton Municipal Band will re-commence practice after the Easter vacation en Monday evening next. The Y.M.C.A. Chess Club has opened its season, and the members have already entered upon a series of match games. The Masterton Hibernian Society has decided to hold a social on the 7th of May in the Forester' Hall, and a strong committee has been set up to carry out arrangements.

At a sitting of the Masterton Police Court yesterday, two prohibition orders were issued by consent. Messrs Eli Simth and T. Wagg, J.P's., occupied the Bench.

On Monday evening a public meet- 1 ing will be held under the auspices of the Wairarapa Swimming Club in connection with the proposed lifesaving classes. It is proposed to take the names of all intending pupils for these classes, and get them into working order immediately. Although a month lias elapsed since the" last day fixed by statute for the registration of shops and factories, there are still several local owners of shops and factories who have not complied wi\h the regulations. The maximum penalty fixed by the Act is £5 per day, and further dilatorines3 may be costly to persons committing breaches.

Preparations are now being made by many Featherston sports to go to the Wairarapa Lake for the opening of the duck shooting season on Friday (says the "Wairarapa Standard.") Poaching has been rampant of late, and was so bad in the direction of Morison'aßush that a telegram was sent to Wellington for a ranger, and he has been in the district for some days, but so far has not been successful in bringing anyone to bay. The Masterton Y.M.C.A. will hold its annual general meeting of_ members on Monday week. Some important business will come before the meeting. Mr A . E. Rees, who has occupied the position of secretary with credit for three years past, Enjoying graat popularity, intends handing in his resignation. A notice of motion has been handed in for discussion at the meeting, that the annual subscription for members be reduced from £1 to 10s per year.

It is almost certain that Mr IL N. Holmes, secretary of the Wellington Y.M.C.A., who visited Master ton in company with Mr Gillanders on the occasion of the recent financial campaign, will again visit Masterton to further assist the local Association in the wcr'c. It is proposed that Mr Holmes should make his second visit next week, in order to have the campaign concluded before the date of the annual meeting of the Association.

The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club met last evening, Mr J. H. Pay ton presiding. It was announced that Mr R. W. Dixon, of New Plymouth, had given one valuable homer, and Mr J. J. Perry, of Palmerston North, a pair of homers for competition among cluo members. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to the donors. It was decided tn fly a race from Dannevirke on Saturday, and one from the Summit on May 14th. Mr H. Wilton was elected a member of the club.

At the annual meeting of the Eketahuna branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, considerable discussion took place on the time limit recently instituted by Eketahuna auctioneers at stock sales. Objection was taken to the limit of one and a-half minute 3, and it was eventually decided that the firms doing business in Eketahuna be written to, asking that, if they intended to continue the time limit, the limit should be two minutes from the taking of the first bid, and that an authorised person should take the time.

The annual meeting of parishioners of St. Mark's Church, Carterton, was held last evening in the schoolroom, the Rev. R. Young (vicar) being in the chair. The annual report of the church and balance-sheet, and the report and balance-sheet of the Sunday school, were read and adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Vicar's Warden, Mr G..Leach; People's Warden', Mr A. S. Moss; Synodsman, Mr W. Downarxl; Vestry, Messrs G. W. Deller, Howard Booth. V. Higgins, W. Toomath, J. J. Mead, A King and W. Tucker. A special vote of thanks wad accorded to Mr and Mra Eagle, F.enr., for their efforts in connection with the painting of the church. Mr C. H. Cormack was re-elected auditor.

Mr R. Smith, of Pahiatua, at the meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Institution Trustees on Tuesday, moved:- "That, seeing the very large number of women who now receive aid, and who are continually increasing, the secretary present a report at next meeting of the trustees, showing whether those women are women whose husbands have deserted them, or widows or single women (sixty-two, besides children) with a view to the trustees making an effort to procuie friends ,of any whose duty it should be to support them." The secretary (Mr A. H. Tru?bridge) stated that { the numher of such cases was decreasing. The informatijn sought was in course of compilation for the Government, but was not yet available. When it was ready it would be at Mr Smith's disposal. Some of the women in receipt of' relief had husbands who lived with them. Mr Smith expressed himself satisfied, and withdrew his motion. COAXING AN APPETITE. AN IDEAL ALL-TIIE-YEAK-ROUND FAMILY MEDICINE. Dr ENSOTI'S TAMEE JUICE—a concentrated oxtracb of highly niO'lichuil vegetable juice—is an ideal all-the-year>-round family medicine. It causes an apjente when nothing-ol?e can.

It pnrifios the blood of the whole body giving richness and tone throughout. It helps the stomach digest the food. It removsa that full fooling, the headaches, the dizziness, and nausea that aio caused by indigestion.

It completely romoves and cures constipation—that fearful stiunbling-blook to good health. Dr ENSOR'S TAMEE JUICE not only eradicates 1 he poisons which breed and ieod diseases, but it increases the flow of rich, pure blood, and gives the body the viperous vitality which makes people eat and enjoy, digest and assimilate good food. 143

An election will be held at Greytown, to-morrow, for the return of two candidates to the Greytown Town Lands Trust.

Three handsome gold medals, valued at two guineas each, have been presented by Mr F. S. Cooper, licensee of the Central Hotel, to the Masterton Collie Club, for competition at the forthcoming trials.

The following committee has been re-elected for the ensuing year for the Opaki school: —Messrs James Welch (chairman), William Piatt, Charles Bannister, Duncan McLachlan, and Albert J. Welch.

Mr A. B. Charters, at one time captain of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers, has received a requisition, signed by every member of the Greytown Rifles, Ruahine Batallion E Company, asking him to take charge of the corps, vice Captain J. S. Kent-Johnston, resigned.

Mr F. C. Tumor will move at the next meeting of the Eketahuna branch of the Farmers' Union that the subscription fee be on the following basis:—Up to £I,OOO capital valuation. 7s 6d; up to £1,500, 9s; up te £3,000, 15s; up to £3,500, 17s and up to £4,000, £l, the latter subscription to be the maximum.

The following team will represent the Mauriceville Rifle Club in a match against the Alfredton Rifle Club on the Mauriceville rifle range this afternoon :—Captain R. F. Wilton, F. W. H. Kummer, A. Larsen, C. Blewett, C. Brooks, A. A. Dagg, A. M. Rose, E. H. Dagg, T. Brenchley, and R. C. F. Dagg.

An incident was narrated by Mr F. W. Lang, .M.P., at his meeting at Onehunga.' He said that not long ago the Government, by mistake, erected a small building on some private property in a countrydistrict The owner of the land offered to grant the department concerned a lease of the land on reasonable terms, but this offer was refused, the Government desiring to buy the laud. The owner, Mr Lang said, was informed that if he did not agree to sell the land it would be taken under the Public Works Act. Such, he said, was the consistency <#f their leasehold Government.

A prominent farmer who has just returned to New South Wales from Queensland states (says the Sydney "Morning Herald") that if our Government wants an object lesson in the wonderful results of a vigorous policy of closer it is to> be found on the Darling Down?. Since the passage of the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act some twelve years ago the Queensland Government has purchased for settlement no less that thirteen estates on the famous Darling Downs. They comprised the pick of this plateau,, and totalled over 226,200* acres, which were formerly only used for grazing. All this land was eagerly sought after, and taken up at prices varying from Is to £l2, or,an average price of £3 per acre over the whole area-. One thousand and fifty families have now settled on it, and> 87 farms, comprising 13,736 acres, haive been made freehold. But these are Government subdivisions only, and their success has caused large private owners to follow then example and cut up their estates/ The result is that 240,500 acres are being utilised by over another 1,000 families for dairying, wheat-growing, lambraising, and agricultural pursuits.

A young girl is wanted for housework.

An advertiser has to let a 6roomed house with all conveniences'.

The contents of a four roomed house almost new are advertised for sale.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, make additions to their Masterton stock sale.

Messrs Dimock and C 0.,, Ltd., advertise the dates on which piga wil be received at: the.'various stations during May.. Mr C. Y. Dally, agent for the Standard Rotary Sewing Machine, insert's a special notice on page 1 of this issue. ;

Two first-class farms; of 360 and 250 acres, respectively,, highly improved, are advertised for sale by Messrs Harcourt and Co., land and estate agents, Wellintgon. Mr R. Brown, land and commission agent, Masterton,. has for sale a number of nrst-;lass town properties, particulars of which appear elsewhere.

The Masterton South Brass Band insert an apology for inadvertentlyomitting Miss Raku Cameron's name from the programme of their sacred concert on Easter Sunday.

There is on view in, Mir F. Dupre's window, ;Queen Street, a handsome gold bracelet, set with diamonds and emeralds, which was awarded to the winner of the Ladies' Bracelet Handicap at the recent Masterton race meeting.

The representative for Messrs; Stone Son and, Co., Ltd., publishers, of Stone's Directories, is at present in Masterton making the necessary corrections for the Directory, which will be published in August next.

The i.lasterton branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory has to hand a full supply of winter clothing in all lines. The firm's advertisement deals principally with boys' suits, and specifies the range of prices.

On page S of this issue Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. advertise particullurs of a 200-acre property suitable for dairy or sheep Tanning. The farm is highly improved and capable of giving a satisfactory return on the outlay. The firm ha 3 also a number of town properties on their list worthy the attention of investors.

IDEALISE YOUB HOME! Touch your children the piano! Do not let them grow up with vain regvets that they did not have the opportunity when they were young! Think of the future. The purchase of a Piano may scorn a big item to you ; but, really, nowadays, things have been made so easy that everyone may possess an instrument, and on such simple terms that the sum required each week is never missed. The Drosden Piano Company, Limited, Wellington, will, give you the most superb piano for a small sum down, and thereafter monthly payments of from 20a. Think! In a short time the instrument will be your very own—and. what an inexhaustible source of pleasure ib will prove to bo. Do not delay another day—write to Mr M. J. the North Island Manager.

It is estimated that about £200,000 has already been expended by various companies and private individuals in boring for oil in Poverty Bay. "The dairying industry is on the decrease here," said a Conciliation Board witness at Christchurch, "and if it was not for exportation, it would be quite useless. In Canterbury the Jocal consumption is not worth catering for."

During last week eggs were sell•.iug in Christchurch at Vis 6d per doz•en. It has been stated that many thousands of dozens of eggs were destroyed in the great fire, at least two firms within the zone having lost large stocks.

A few days agd a two-year-old son .of Mr T. H. Barclay, of Norsewood, swallowed a brass screw from the top of a toy engine. At the Waipukurau Hospital next clay the screw was located at the bottom of the windpipe, resting on the left lung, and it was extracted.

"While papa rock blasting was in progress on a road contract some distance from Mangaweka, reports the ' "Settler," some very fine fossil specimens were unoarthed. The shapes -of fishes and different kinds of shells were easily picked out, but unfortunately they crumbled to dust when -exposed to the air.

The farmers will never secure the recognition from the Government that they deserve until they show that 'they are a political force to be reckoned with, says the Christchurch "Press." In the past the Farmers' Union has been urgently advised, we might almost say implored, to keep out of politics. It will be just as well, now that the -advice is likely to be repeated, for the Union to consider how far this attitude is disinterested, and why participation in politics, which is such an excellent thing for trade '.unionists, should be such a bad thii g for the farmers.