PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3107, 3 February 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(Fr.im Our Resident Reporter). Tuesday. The annual picnic of St. Peter's Sunday School will be held to-morrow (Wednesday). The Pahiatua County Council will meet on Saturday next, and the Borough Council on Monday evening next. A large number of people from this district journeyed to Newman y this morning to attend the combined Catholic picnic of the Maaterton and bush parishes. Arrangements are well in hard for the banquet to be tendered to th Hon. A. W. Hogg at Hukanui on Friday evening next. The manager of the Kilbirnie {Wellington) cricket team that visited Pahiatua at Christmas time, has written to the local club asking if a fro.ball match could be arranged at Pahiatua 'during the Easter holidays between the Kilbirnie and Pahiatua teams. The Kilbirnie cricketers were well pleased with their outing at Pahiatua at Christmas. A prominent farmer who was present at the directors meeting of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association, at Palmerston North,, yesterday states that owing to the sound financial position of the Association, the directors have decided to lower the rates on first-class risks from 10s 6a per £IOO. There will be no military sports this year, and a resident has suggested that sports, similar to the military sports, should be held in aid of one of the following objects:—The Pahiatua-Scarborough footpath, the District Hish School firewood funds, or the Pahiatua Hospital funds.

A telegram from Wellington this j morning states tha*" Miss Sylvia Wakeman, who met with an accident on Saturday last, is making splendid progress towards recovery. The secretary of the Pahiatua Crickat Club informs me that a match will take place against an eleven from Mauriceville on Saturday iic.xt. The Mauriceville team will arrive by the express train. A practice match, Single v. Married, will be held on the Recreation Ground to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon., commencing at 2 p.m. The Rev. Chalmers-Mill will hold service in the Mangarr.uire Schoolroom next Sunday afternoon at 2.C0 p.m.

Messrs Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., re- j port on their furtnightly sale at the j Paniatua yards to-day as follows: , Sheep and cattle bpth came in well to ; advertised numbers, 2,600 sheep com- j ing forward. Bidding was very brisk throughout the sals, and practically evervthing was sold under the nammer. Several lots of good wethers, ewes and lamb 3 were offered, but odd lines of culls and small lambs brought the average of the sale down. "We quote: Fair rape iambs 8s 4d to 8s 9d, small and cull lambs 4s 7d to 6s Bd, breeding ewes 10s 2d to'lls Id, 2-tooth wethers lis 9d., 2 and 4 tooth wethers to 12s. Cattle — 2 and 4 year old steers £4 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d, 1« month steers £2 ss, fat cows £3 6s to £3 17s, cows in calf £2, springing heifer to £2 18s, empty heifera £2 10d, forward cows £2 ss. POST OFFICE QUESTION. In reference to the Borough Square Post Office question, and Mr J. D. Wilson having given notice of motion to rescind the resolution passed at the last Borough Council meeting in connection therewith, the Mayor (Mr D. Crewe) has convened a public meeting for Thursday evening next, in order to obtain the ratepayers' views on the qu2stion. DAIRY ITEMS. The Mangatainoka Cheese Factory, which commenced operations during the 1907-08 saafnn, has done remarkably well sincu its establishment, and has than satisfied the suppliers, which numbered 52 last season anl 56 this season. Several other settlers have promised Lj supply milk to the factory during the coming season. The building, the main part of which is 66ft x 33ft, is roomy, and built on up-to-date lines, and it may be said to the credit of Mr G. Reeves that within six weeks of the meeting of suppliers held to consider the advisability of

starting a cheese factory, the building was completed and chcese-making started. The factory has a'l the latest machinery for turning out a first-class article, including McEwan's patent milk anil curd agitator. Up to the present time about 50 tons more cheese has been manufactured this season than for the same period last season. In tha Hush of the season 2,200 gallons of milk was supplied daily, and at the present time 600 gallons more per day are being received than at thispeiiod last year. The highest test at the factory is 5.1 and the average 3.9. and Is per lb is being paid out for butter fat. The season's output has been Hold at a good market price, and the manager,. Mr Patterson, states that another vat will be required next season. A word of praise is due to Mr Patterson, who has the factory looking spick and span.