PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3069, 14 December 1908, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter.) VARIOUS ITEMS. Saturday. The Fahiatua Brass Band will . render selections in the Squares to morrow (Sunday) afternoon. This will be the first time this season that the Band has rendered muaic to the public on Sundays, and it is to be hoped they wili continue. We av3 still experiencing changeable weather, and to-day is showery, but the heavy winds of the preceding days have quite blown themselves out. The cantata "Bethlehem," which is to be given in the Presbyterian Church next Friday evening, is a very musical composition, and there is every indication of a very enjoyable evening's entertainment being ! rendered to the public. A special carol service will be held in St. Peter's on Sunday, December 20tn. The annual school picnic in connection with the Scarborough School will take place on Wednesday. In the evening a dance will be held in the schoolroom to finish up the day's outing. When Mr J. D. C. Crewe returned from the Old Country he brought back with him over 1,000 post card views of the various parts visited, and has a collection that anyone would envy. Over one hundred nominations have been received for the 50yds Dash Handicap at the Mangatainoka Sports on Boxing Day, and the following for the Quoits Handicap:—H. Christensen, R. Hunt, A. Pearcey, G. Pearcey, W. H. Hawkins, W. J. Skilton, J. Baird, A. Barrell, F. Wells, T. Morgan, J. Robertson, H. Cowan, Walter Norrell, J. J. Farell, J. Cavanagh, Denny Kelly.

HUKANUI NOTES. PROGKESS OF CREAMERY. This morning I paid a vnit to the Hukanui Creamery, and found the manacer, Mr Billington, up to his eyes in w-rk. He informed me that this year a larger separator had been put in, owing to the increased milk supply, the present quantity of milk received daily amounting to 2,500 gallons, and the largest supplier, Mr Dougherty, had 2,3321bs of milk to his credit:

DISTRICT OUTLOOK.—FARM IMPROVING; TIMBER DECLINE G.

Messrs Brew and Brew, the local blacksmiths, stated that business was improving and the farmers were more hopeful since the rise in wool. One of their special lines, however, the making of sawmilling apparatus, was suffering in consequence of the decline in the timber trade.

MISCELLANEOUS PARS. Mr F. Morris, of the Post Office store has erected an up-to-date bakery to his establishment owing to the increased population, and he has also added a billiard room to his business. The Rev. J. McCaw, ot Martinborough, and for many years in charge of St. Paul's Church, Pahiatua, is to hold a service in the Hukanui Hall to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon. Journeying to Hamua, it was verv noticeable to observe the excellent quality of the pastures and root crops. HAMUA JOTTINGS. The people here are eagerly Watching the proceedings in connection with the petition lodged to declare the Masterton Local Option Poll void, and it is very interesting to hear the many different ideas on the subject. The Hamua Town Hall has just been painted by a Pahiatua firm, and is greatly improved in appearance. KONINI. MORE PROGRESS IN THE DAIRYING LINE. TWO-TON OUPTUT AT THE FACTORY.

Travelling on for another five miles brought me to the Konini (Ballance No. 2) butter factory, and there the genial manager, Mr D. Kelly, informed me that no less than the large totaf of 4,000 gallons of milk were being delivered at the factory daily, and the daily output of butter was over two tons, 81 boxes of first-class article being turned out oi Friday, with cream obtained from Scarborough, Hukanui, and Hamua creameries. The largest individual supplier was Mr Ihos. Avery, whose highest figures ran to 2,9451bs of milk, while several others were taking over one ton per day. In an interview with Mr Avery, I learned that this large quantity of milk was obtained from 83 ordinary dairy cows, milked with the Law-rence-Kennedy milking machines. He considered the milking machines a good idea, and would not like to go back to the old way of milking, but Intended to put another set of machines of the same make in next season.

TRAP ACCIDENT. Writing about milk reminds me of an accident which happened to a milk cart belonging to Mr A. Gilbert on Friday morning, at Scarborough. As his boy was coming down Birnie's Hill, just opposite the railway station, the back-band gave way, with the result that the cart, cans, etc., went over the side of the cutting. Luckily the boy who was driving escaped injury, but two of the cans and the harness were considerably knocked about.