MASTERTON RESIDENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9588, 7 September 1909, Page 4

MASTERTON RESIDENTS.

HELP THE TOWN AND ASSIST YOURSELVES AT THE SAME TIME.

BY AGREEING TO TAKE SHARES IN THE WELLINGTON FARMERS, CO-OPEKATIVE MEAT COMPANY.

Shares may be obtained from any of the following gemlemen, who will specially canvass the districts mentioned after their respective names:— < Messrs W. B. Chennells and W.V H. Cruickshank, Queen street. - 4 Messrs J. Hunter, F. P. Welch, J. C. Ewington, Lansdowne, Perry, Pine and Queen streets to river. Messrs A Donald and A. Wise, north side of Worksop road to river and Homebuah. Messrs A. Chapman and D. B. Thomson. Perry street to Cornwall street. Messrs T. Mackay and J. Morris, Columba road to below Homebush. Measrs J. H. Pauling and W. S. Smith, Manaia. Soath Koad and Kuripuni.

For the month of August 16.43 inches of rain fell in Featherston. The largest fall was recorded on Thursday last, when nearly two inches fell in 24 hours.

There is an increased area of s land ploughed up this year in the Carterton district. Many dairy farmers have top dressed their grass lands which were showing signs of exhaustion, with basic slag According to a farmer in the Longbeach distrct, remarks the Ashburton "Guardian," the Rnss grubs are causing much damage in growing crops and in old grass pastures. The canvas for shares in connection with the WtJlii'gton Co-opera-tive Meat Freezing Company was actively cortirued yesterday. 'Io date 700 shares to the value of £3,500 have been taken up The canvassers will make their report to the meeting of the committee this evening. The weekly meeting of Endeavour Lodge, J.0.G.T., was held last evening, Bro. Anderson being in the chair. Routine business was transacted. Bro. Anderson, D.D., initiated Sis. McLean junr., as C.T..

owing to toe resignation of Bro. Tarr, who has left the district. The item for the evening was ''Question Box," many questions being asked and suitably answered.

The monthly meeting of the Lansdowne School Committee was held ' last evening. There were present:— Messrs E. Hale (Chairman), and P. M. Compton, E. Welch, E. Perry and Puhara Te Tau. The Headmaster's report showed the average attendance to be 121 out of 129. Mr ".Ftemming had visited the school ■ during the month, and his report was most satisfactory. Accounts amounting to £8 were passed for payment.

The boy scout movement through- • out the Dominion is being co-ordin-ated by the constitution of an executive. Major Cosgrove, Kaiapoi, holds rank as the Dominion "chiff scout. Colonel Snow ha 3 been appointed ■commander of the South Island. Dr R. H. Makgill, Wellington, is in command of the North Island Mr Hector McLeod, also of Wellington, secretary for the North Island, will keep a register of patrols for that division District commands, which will control the work ,in various •centres, are about to be established. A unique defence was put forward in a compensation case heard by the Arbitration Court at Palmerston North. Charles Coley, labourer, of Koputaroa, claimed tor the loss of a finyer, alleged to have been sustained while he was in the employ of ■Samuel Campbell. Claimant deposed that while cutting willows with a slasher for defendant, he accidentally severed the little finger of hia left band; wherefore he claimed £QO damages. For the defence it was alleged that claimant deliberately severed his finger with a razor, in order to claim compensation. The medical evidence controverted this assertion, and after hearing evidence the Court reserved judgment.

Quite a budget of correspondence has passed between the Lansr?owne School Committee and the Wellingi ton Education Board over the question of the school grounds. As it is situated at present the ground includes a rather large piece of land contiguous to the Waipoua river at the back of the school, which the Committee regards as altogether unsuitable and dangerous The exclusion of this piece makes the playground a very small one indeed, and the Committee very naturally demands adequate accommodation in this direction, which the board seems reluctant to give. At the meeting of the committee last evening the question was further discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to again place the whole position before the Board for their favourable consideration. An advertiser has for sale a flagpole and fittings. . A reward is offered for the recovery of a horse-cover lost between Masterton and Waingawa. Fashionable footwear from all the leading makers, will be found at the W.F CA. Boot Department. Messrs Abraham and Williams notify that tenJers for their new building close to-morrow (Wednes day). The W.F.C.A. have on hand a sup ply of the new milk can, stool and strainer, an invention that is particularly suited for dairy men. The Masterton Farmers' ImpJe ment Co. have to hand their season's supply of binders, mowers and other harvesting requisites. Agricultural implements of all kinds are made by the Company, who are also the manufacturers of the Zealandia and 'Cockatoo wool presses. During the past fortnight Mr W. H.. Cruickshank has had a good many enquiries for small sheep farms, and invites those having such pronerties for sale to send particulars to him. Within the month of August he disposed of four farms ranging in area from 50 to 830 acres.

A very fine assortment of old-Eng-lish table silverware has been received by Mr Frank Dupre at his Queen Street store. The articles were selected from the most popular patterns at Home, and are certainly handsome and uncommon in design. A nice line of high-class cutlery is also on view with the silverware.