PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3089, 11 January 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter)

Saturday. PAH T .ATUA COUNTY COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the Pahiatua County Council was held in the Council Chambers to-day. There •were present—Crs T. Hodgins (Chairman), R. Smith, A. Ross, Coom, A. Barrell, J. Pi#er, S. Bolton and T. Quirke. The meeting was a vary short one. A letter was received from Health Inspector Hicks, complaining of certain remarks made by certain Councillors (as reported 'in the local paper) at the last County Council meeting, regarding the carrying out of his daisies. The Council disclaimed anything in the way of censiire, and -passed a resolution to that effect. Dr Dawson reported a case of scarlet fever at Ballance.

Some discussion ensued with regard no providing a cock for the metalling 'gang at Ngaturi, and after discussion it was decided to secure the services of a man cook.

A letter was received from the Treasury, making a provisional promise of £l5O for* certain metalling works to be carried out on the Xopikopiko Road, in conjure, ion w th the Eketahuna County Council, who are raising a loan of £6OO for this purpose. A special rate was struck of lof a penny in the £to cover the interest. The County Engineer reported that 1,288 yards of metal had been put on the Makuri Road, near Tuscan Hills. The Council authorised the Engineer to purchase a forge, anvil, and other blacksmith's tools.

BALLANCE NOTES. The daily milk supply at the Ballance No. 1 butter factory is 2,500 gallons. The average test is 3.85, and the grade of the butter manufactured is 93£. The Makomako Creamery supply runs to about 1,200 gallons daily. The Tararua Cheese Company will pay out over £6OO for December's milk supply, one supplier out of the ten drawing the handsome cheque of £126. The daily milk supply is about &60 gallons, with an average test of 3.9. The suppliers of both the butter and cheese factories are very anxious to see a bacon factory started at Scarborough. WOODVILLE NOTES.

At the quarterly meeting of Court Woodville A.0.F., the following officers were installed:—C.R., Bro. M. Smith; S.C.R., Bro. M. Pickering; S.W., Bro. Sandcrling; J,W. Bro. A. W. Whyman; 5.8., Bro. J. Ross; J. 8., Bro. C. Pease; Auditor, Bro. Cartwright; Secretary, Bro, E. H. Giles (re-elected); Treasurer, Bro. R. Bly (re-elected). Bro. Jessen, D.S.C.R., attended the meeting, which was a very large one, over thirty members being present. Two new members were proposed. Bro. Smith presented iSro. Bly with a handsome star for procuring the most new members during 1908. Bro. Bly proposed seventeen new members, Bro. Smith being next with eight to his credit. A farewell social was tendered to Bro. L. P. Westh on Friday night in the Foresters' Hall, on the eve of bis departure to the King Country. A meeting of all members of the old Woodville Athletic Society will be held at the Fire Brigade Station on Wednesday .evening next. The Club have over £1 in hand, and it is intended to try and arrange a sports meeting for March 17th.

Mr H. Connop has quite a number of horses in training at present, including Royal Maid, Colossus, Mildura, Daunterline, and a colt by Waiku. Lomaria (Ashhurst Cup winner in 1907), Rangitoto (who sprained a tenden at the Wanganui Steeplechase meeting last winter), and Caribelle, will shortly be put into work. Owing to the extremely unsuitable weather, Messrs Rhodes and Tuck have not been able to proceed with the new reservoir for the Woodville Borough Council. The reservoir is .partly completed, and is being built ; next to the old one. When completed at will hold twice the quantity of water the old one does, and will allow 4:he old one to be emptied and thoroughly cleaned if necessary.

COMMERCIAL. The New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Co., Ltd., report having held their monthly sale in their Pongaroa yards on Friday last, but owing to the late spell of rough weather and the abundance of feed, there -.vas only a small entry of cattle. No sheep came forward. The attendance of buyers was also below the usual number. Prices were as follow : Fat and forward cows, £3; 12 months steers, 30s;, 2 year steers, £S; 3 year steers, £4 4s. Messrs Mitchell, Griffith and Co., Ltd., report their weekly sales as follows:—Pigs, slips, 13s 6dtol7s; small stores, 21s; stores, 32s 6d. Poultry—Fowls, Is to 1 lid; ducks, 2s; eeese, 2s 6d to 3s. FruitPeaches, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; damaged line, is 6d to 2s 6d; plums, 3s to 6s 3d; raspberries, 6d per lb; gooseberries, 2d per lb. Farm producePotatoes, 9s to 12s per cwt; onions, 2d per lb; separator butter, lid; pastry butter, 9d. Fruit is now coming to hand freely, and fair prices are being realised.

During the recent wet weather the residents of Scarborough again felt the want of the proposed footpath from the town to the railway station, and intend to approac i the County Council on the matter at an early date. A very interesting game "of bowls was played on the local green yesterday evening between Messrs Wakeman and Young (the latter being one of the champion players of Palmerston North) and Messrs J. Hughes and Mcßratney. At the 21st head the scores stood 19 all, and playing another head, Messrs Hughes and Mcßratney won a very exciting game by one point. The Pahiatua Brass Band will render a programme of selections in Main Street on Monday and Tuesday evening. To-day is the first really fine day we have had since Boxing Day, and a large number of country settlers are in town. , The local cricket club are holding a practice match on the Kecreation Ground th'ia afternoon in view of the forthcoming match against Woodville on Wednesday next. The match is to be played on the Pahiatua ground. Messrs Leaveu and Anderson, well-known and popular residents ot the town, have taken over the lease of the Olympic Theatre from Mr S. Wallis, and are renovating the building. The Theatre compares favourably with similar buiKiings in other j inland towns, and is highly spoken of |by theatrical companies. Messrs j Leaven and Anderson live next to the Theatre, and clients' will receive every attention from them. Telegrams should be addressed to the Cjmrnercial Hotel. j Eighty crates of cheese were I railed from the Pahiatua railway I station on Friday last, nart of the I output of the Tararua Cheese Factory.