PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9632, 26 October 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Oar Resident Reporter)

Monday. At the Hawke's Bay Dairy Company's butter lactury at Mangatainoka, 62 ooxes of butter are being manufactured daily, and on an average 11 tons of butter per week i& made. o«er two tuns of this amount being manufactured into lib pats for local L-ade. The new churns recently installed are giving every satisfaction, and tne average test ia about 3.6, the highest test being 4. At the same Company's creamery at Kohunui, about 600 gallons of milk are delivered daily, wi'h an average teat of about 3.6. Farmers anticipate a good season in this district. Ore dairy farmer, who ia now supplying more milk than in the height of last season is milKing six less cows. Mr C. A. Bluett has just finished an up to-date cowshed for Mr D. O'Brien, of Mangarriutu. The shed contains 16 bails, all fitted with patent topes and pulleys, and a concrete floor. Mr O'Brien, who is one of the largest suppliers at the Scarborough creamery, is taking daily over 1,3001 bs of milk to the factory, and contemplates milking between 60 and 70 cows this si.ison. A social in aid of the Hall Funds will be held in the Konini Hall next Friday evening. Rev. Chalmers Mill will proceed to Christchurch this week the meeting of the General Assembly. The pulpit at St. Paul's Church, on Sunday next, will be occupied by Mr Stevenson, oj Woodville. Last evening at this Church the anthem "Rock of Ages" was rendered by the choir, Miss C. Savera and Mr Cluugh talcing the

solo parts. Mr J. Brind, employed at Mr F. Walkley's establishment, at Mangatainoka, met with an unfortunate ac cident on Saturday evening. Mr Brind was removing a heavy case from a truck into a cart, when the case slipped, with the result that Mr Brind had his hip dislocated, and it will bn some time before he is able to be about again. Elaborate preparations have been made fur the masquerade ball in aid of the Mangatainoka Grandstand Fund on Wednesday evening next. There will no doubt be a keen discussion at the A. and P. meeting tomorrow evening when the question will come up for discussion as to where the industrial exhibits will be shown, on th«! Racecourse or in the Drill Hall. The following cricketers are requested to attend at the Recreation Ground on Wednesday afternoon, when the opening match will be played between East and West:— East: Messrs W. H. Speer, S. Tipping, Griffith (2), T. Wilson, F. Cosford, J. K. Carpenter, A. Finch, H. Thomson, Entwhistle, Shaw, Jolly. T. Selby, Bottomley, Pitten ■ dreigh, Milligan, Bentley and Smith. West: Messrd 11. Pearcey, Bacon, Hawke, Harvey, Hare, Hobbs, F. Sayera, Dobbie (2), Dallaston, Welch, Tester, Hawkins, Curtz, Short, Wilton, S. Girdwood, and E.

Thomas. The funeral of the late Mrs McLeod, of Ngaturi. took place at the Mangatainoka Cemetery this afternoon. The cortege was composed of a large number of friends.