PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3112, 10 February 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

'Jf(From Our Resident Reporter). Tuesday. Mr Clement Wragge delivered a lecture in the Theatre to-night. There was a good attendance. A start was made to-day the taking of tht levels for the PahiatuaScarborough footpath. At the meeting of the cot»gregati<?Jn of St Paul's Church, Jsst evening, it was decided, after consider.ible discussion, to make the charge a self-sustaining one. One member promised to donate £l2O fdr the first year if ifeund necessary. Hitherto the Church has been in receipt of an annual grant from the Home Mission Fund. About fifteen -of the local bowlers 'will journey ; to Masterton to-morrow (Wednesday) morning to play a return match with the Masterton bowl

CIS. No business was done at the local Courthouse this morning, all the civil cases having been settled our, of Court. Mr L. Gardner had the misfortune to loose the top of his middle finger, and had two other fingers badly cut at Gardner and Yeoman's siuvmii', Pongaroa, recently. A cricket match will be played between Pahiatua and Mangatainoka on the Recreation Ground to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon. Mr Ruskill, of Rakanui, intends having a large wool shed erected on Ms property, and the contractor, Mr , A. J. Birt, left for Rakanui this

.morning to commence the work. Great preparations are being made Hot :the coming of the "Kilties" Band on Thursday next. The local bandsmen are going to turn out in full force and play the "Kilties" to Mr Crewe's grounds, where seating aaccomriuodation is being already arranged for the comfort of the general public. Residents from all ths surrounding country districts nave signified their intention to be present, and given a fine day a very large attendance is expecteJ. At the meeting of the Baliance School Committee last evening, it was decided to hold the annual picnic and distribution of prizes on Friday, February 26th. The Konini School picnic will be held on Friday next, February 12th, in Mr George Gregory's property, Bridge Road, kindly lent for the occasion. A social will be held in ihe Konini Hall in the evening to finish up the daj's outing, the proceeds going to the school funds. A sawmilter of forty .years experience, states that fee never ,knew the sawmilling industry in .such s. depressed state as it is at the present time. This, he states, is in a great measure due to i-estriictiions placed on the industry,, wages, hours of labour,,and allowing- outside competition, without restrictions regarding wages, colour, hours of <vor.k, etc., with the single exception of a small import duty.

THE KILTIES. (To the Editor). Sir,— My Scottish blood boiled -when I read Mr A. S. Evans' letter in your issue of last Friday anentthe half-holiday in connection with the Kiltie's visit to Pahiatua. Methought at least the shopkeepers ■would have gloried in hearing good music, and what music in the world can compare with old Scotia's national musk--the bagpipes? It is the custom elsewhere to receive such a class of entertainment with open arms, and do everything to enable them to take back home pleasant recollections, as well as the bawbees, o* their visits to the small towns of the Dominion. It is no too late for the business men of Pahiatua to show £hsir loyalty to the muses and proclaim Thursday a half-holiday instead of Wednesday. A few shillings more or Jess in their week's takings is a minor consideration compared with the enjoyment to be got out of listening to the skirl of the pipes, trusting that Mr Evans will see the error of his ways and try and convine, the Holiday Committee to close when the Kilties are here.—l am, etc.., A. De LOOF. Pahiatua, February 6, 1909. STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williama, Ltd.. report.on their Pahiatua sale

at the Farmers' yards tanday as folIwos -.—There was aMI yarding of j

sheep and rattle. The sheep were mostly lambs. Prkes ruled as follows :—Full-month ewes, good, 10s to lis Id; 2 teeth ewes, lis; cull f.m. ewes, fs to 8s 6d; 2 tooth wethers, small 9s to 9s lOd; good woolly lambs. 9s 9d to 10s Id; shorn j Jambs, 8s 6d to 9s; cull lambs, 3s |'.6d to Bs. Cattle—2J year steers, £8 to £3 ss; 18 months to 2 year steers, £2 to £2 ss; forward cows, £3 ss; empty heifers, 38s to 40s; mixed yearlings, 20s; bulls, 30s.

PAHIATUA BOROUGH COUNCIL. Speaking at the Pahiatua Borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening in regard to the Post Office site resolution, Cr Wilson stated that by rescinding the previous resolution of the Council re the "Post Office" site, it would clear the way for future action, which would be necessary, .provided the poll of the tergesses was in favour of giving a site dn one of the

squares. Cr Westlake made .a capable speech on the matter.

On a vote being taken, Cr Wu'lson's resolution was .lost by 5 to 4, the Ayes being Crs Wilson, Westlake, Stutton and Cox. Noes.: The -Mayor, Crs McCardle, Bisdee, L-rew and Davidson. Cr Wilson moved ■that application be made to the Government to take steps to have the Post Office'removedto a more central site.—This was carried. ' Cr Wilson proposed, and |Cr McCardle seconded, that the number of Councillors be reduced -from 9to 6. This was carried, there being only i one .dissentient.

General accounts amounting to £lßll 4s, and loan account of £3l 18s 3d, were passed for payment.