LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9647, 12 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Masterton Dredge is 540z 6dwt for a week's work. The Waihi is'receiving about £23,000 a[year as duty oh the gold produced by thejnines in the district, j A manager" uf a buck jumping exhibition at the Palmeraton Show, was fined 20s, and £2 costs for cruelty to a mare and foal during the performance. . ' * It is that abouo,Boo bales of wool will, be submitted to auction to-day, when the first wool sale of the 1909 10 season will be held in Wellington. .j.,— The Masterton Braes Band has decided to give a concert on November 25th in aid of the SalvationJ.Army Funds..

Morrison, of~Pahiatua, won the 100 Yards and 220 Yards Handicaps £at the recent Foxton Storts.2 * ' At the 3 factory 75 boxes of .butter are being manufactured daily. It is expected that 80 boxes will shortly be turned out.!3g £A singularjjstoryjabout Irish butter was tola to the House of Commons by Mr T. W. Kussell recently. Of 150 test samples obtained in London and Liverpool by the officers of the Irish Department of Agriculture, only 22 were returned as genuine [-butter by Sir Charles Cameron, the analyst to whom thev were submitted.

The capital value of land with improvements in :he Wairarapa and Fortymile Bush Counties at March 31st last, is as follows:—Masterton. £3,153,058; Pahiatua, £1,722,788; Wairarapa South, £1,515,580; Akitio, £755,372; Castlepoint, £586,959; Mauriceville, £439,265; Eketahuna, £707,636; Featherston, £2,423,398. The capital value of land with improvements in the various boroughs In the Wairarapa and Fortymile Bush for the same period is as follows: —Masterton, £1,174,345; Pahiatua, £216,348; Carterton, £268,121; Eketahuva, £162,520; Greytown, £150,023. The funeral of the late Reginald Knight, the victim of tne railway accident in the Manawatu Gorge ot Tuesday last took place at Eketahuna yesterday afternoon. The cortege was a large and representative one. Though heavy ram fell settlers, including a large number of ladies, came a considerable distance to at tend the funeral. The coffin was covered with wreaths, several being sent from Masterton. Members of the Eketahuna Post Office staff acted as pallbearers, and the services at the house and graveside were conducted by the Rev. Father Sanderson, of Masterton. A couple of telegraph messengers who were caught cycling on footpaths appeared before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., of Christchurch. The Magistrate discharged them, but pointed out that they could not do exactly what they liked when in uniform. He had noticed the way some of them rode along footpaths regardless of pedestrians. Letter carriers were also offenders in this respect, and the police did quite right in bringing the matter before the court. It was stated that the practice of telegraph boys riding on footpaths, was becoming too prevalent in various towns in the Dominion,

"I hope you'll be better paople when you grow up than your fathers and mothers were. If you don't, it will be a pity." Thus the Rev. W. Scorgie at a Sunday school meeting at Dunedin, reports the "Otagp Daily Times." The sentence fell among the parents present in the manner of a verbal bombshell. Some smiled, some did not, and others did not quite know how to take it. "That does not mean," continued the speaker, after an eloquent pause, "that ycu are to be better J:han your parents because they are bad, but because they are good. You see, yuu have all the advantage of their excellent teaching." And then the smile oecame general. At th 3 Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, Mr R. H. Turtoi, S.M.. in his civil jurisdiction, gave judgment fcr plaintiff by, default in the following case?:-John B. Barker v. Nellie MiiL-r, £2 15s 3d, costs l()s; James B.rtram Keith v. H. P. Johnson, 14s 9d, s s; Charles Sargent Ball v. Kuku Karaitiania £3. costs 12s 6d; J. D. Cruickshank and Co. v. Frank ftaite, claim £6 2s lid, costs £l 3s Cd; Edward Welch v. Thomas Carroll, £2, costs ss; Albert Alexander Narbey v. Charles J. Morris, £lO, costs £1 J 3s 6d; Cochrane and Butement, v. Charles Ernest Fisher, £57 10s, costs £4 18s; Lee and Boxliall v. H. M. Clarke, .£29 15s 9d, costs £1 3s; W. H. Long and Co, v. Henry Clark, £5 15s sd, costs 18s 6ci; William Rooclerkirk v. George Presswood, £i 17s, costs ss. Orders on judgment summonses were made as follows: John Clune v. Wata Paraone £l6 3s 6d, order made or payment forthwith in default 17 days' imprisonment; James Andrews v. Albert Peters, ; £36 11a 6d; order made for payment forthwith, in default one month's im- 1 prisonment. j

JjThe Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society will hold their weekly' prac~ tice this evening, instead " v of next Tuesday. All members are requested to attend. A Christchurch exchange reports thaathat there are very few callers at the local Labour Bureau, and th(J labour market generally is easy. Messrs W. D. Wataon, John Strang and W. McKenzie, of Masterton, will act as judges of sheep and horse classes at the forthcoming Auckland! A. and P. Show. "The Crown Suits Act is a relic of barbarism, of the dark ages, and as such should be repealed," said Mr W. P. Massey in the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening.

Bro. H. H. Armstrong has been appointed delegate from the Carter-' ton Foresters' Lodge to act upon the United Friendly Societies' Coucnil in place of Bro. F. Molloyi l x-esigned, writes our Carterton correspondent.

A country settler told a "Timarri Herald" reporter that on ordering a 2001b bag of flour lately he was surprised to learn that the millers are only putting 1801b of flour into the new sacks. He was not aware,?, and inquiry among his neighbours elicited that they were not aware that when they got a sack were not getting 2001t) as formerly,* He was under the impression that he was, and was also under the impres-' sion that he was paying for 2001b.

Reference was made to the opening date of the School Museum, at the meeting of the Masterton Schol Committee last evening. It was decided th«t the Museum Committee (Messrs R. Brown, A. Chapman, and E. Hl] Waddington) consult with Mr W. H. Jackson, Headmaster of the Dis-j trict High School, to arrange for a suitable date for the opening cereroony.

To emphasise the present prosperity of America, Mr H. H. Woiters, o£ Carterton, who returned to New Zealand on Wednesday last, mentioned to a "New Zealand limes'* reporter, that before the Wall street panic, Canadian Pacific railway stock was quoted at over 200. It dropped with the financial crisis to 50 odd,' but is now up to 187, and it is confidently expected to reach 250, "and,' in my opinion," he added, "there is every reason to believe it will reach that. The financial stress is over,' and money is very plentiful."

At the recent Manawatu A. and P.' Show, Mr W. Rayner, of "The Cliffs," Masterton, secured first prize with a pair or Romney Marsh hoggets. Farmers who inspected the sheep at the Show were struck with the density and duality of the fleeces, and Mr Rayntr was asked to publish the weight of the fleeces when the hoggets were shorn. The weights are as follow :—The dense woolled hogget In first prize pair clipped 201b wool and his mate 211b,. commended hogget in the single rani, class 2211b. A beautiful cave exists near Utiku,! says the "Wanganui Herald," with*'

many fine btalactites and stalagmites,' which in several instances have un-r ited to form columns, through the cave runs a tributary to tne Rangitikei River. The scenery surrounding this natural wonder is very beautiful, and the plaice so impressed Mr G. R. Mariner, of the Wanganui Museum, that he brought the matter of its preservation before the Taihape Borough Council. The Council has communicated with Mr Mariner asking for full information, with a view to bringing the matter under the notice of the Scenery Preeervation Board.

The Masterton District High Schoool Committee considered laat evening a communication fiom the Dargaville School Committee, asking the committee if it would use ita influence with the schools in the district and recommend that they give practical support to the proposal of raising a sum of money by one penny subscriptions by the school children for the purpose of presenting a quickfirin# gun ta the first Dreadnojught or cruiser which may be built Dy New Zealand. The* object of the proposal is to encourage' the loyalty of school children throughout the Dominion. It was decided that the visiting members consult with the headmaster in the matter.

I The "Lyttelton Times" does not grow enthusiastic over the land proposals Pin the Budget, says the Cliriet--church correspondent of the Wellington "Post." "Their most satisfactory feature from our point of view,"" it says, "is the assurance that no pare of the nine million acres constituting the national endowments will be disposed of on any tenure except that of leasehold. We were prepared for the concession of the option of the freehold to the Crown tenants holding U»ses-in-perpetuity on even better terms than Sir Joseph Wardi now proposes, but we cannot believo that it is sound policy to grant the same privilege to holders of renewable leases." After discussing the proposals at soma length, it concludes by saying: "Perhaps some limitation of the period within which the tenant may exercise his optioa may make them less obj&ctionable than they appear to us at first sight,, and possibly the advantages to the State are greater than we can see at present; but we must admit that at the moment they strike us as being a rather wide departure from the traditional land policy of the Liberal Party."

A Sydney contemporary gives some interesting particulars of the lot of the unfortunate bank cleric in that city, as disclosed in a report issued by the Clerks' Union. In one bank the scale of salaries was reported to run First year, £4O; second year, £6O; third year, £80; fourth year, £IOO. "The position after the fourth year," the report adds, "is 'heaven help you.' There is no regulation far increment, and it is a matter of general report amongst the j clerks that the superintendent has stated a definite inleijtion ot giving no clerk more than £2OO per annum, l/lerks, after 13 years' service, recieve between £165 and £lls, and there are clerks who, after 25 years' service, receive no more than £2OO per annum. The barrenness of these prospects has an injurious, effect on the clerks employed by the bank, and a lack of interest in their work is engendered. Men are forced out of the service after giving the best years of their lives to it. "In at least four of the banks operating in Sydney the CDnditions were found to be siith that the clerks were seethingjwith discontent.

The new filter beds at the Carterton Waterworks have been completed. The address to have been given in the Town Hail this evening by Mr 0. Pragnell on "Firu Boards" has been postponed. A spring trap, capable of carrying T2cwt, is advertised fur sale. V Mr F. P. Welch has vacancies for various classes of labourers. Particulars of two first class properties which Mr Eli Smith has for sale are advertised on page 8 ot this issue. New and dainty neckwear is now rnered at the Economic(Wellington) mid season sale at special cut sale prices. Details are set out in Messrs » George and Kersley's advertisement 4 on page 6 of this issun. A deßirable suburban residential property, situate Opakl road, and within a few minutes walk of Masterton, is to be offered for sale by public auction at the Masterton Auction Mart, by Mr J. R. Nicol, on Saturday afternoon, on account of Mr J. Daley. The land consists of tan with ten chains frontages to the main road, and the buildings include a six-roomed house, large tarn, stable and outbuildings. Full particulars are available on application to the auctioneer. Messrs McLeod and Young have secured the services of Mr A. Williams from Auckland, and recently cf Palmerston North, to manage the piano department of their business. Mr Williams, besides being a qualified piano tuner and organ repairer of high standing, has held many positions as conductor and choirmaster, one of his positions being that of conductor to the First Infantry Battalion Band, Auckland. Mr Williams will commence his duties on Mnday next, taking up the tuning connection of the firm as previously managed by Mr McLeod. The firm 1 will still remain agents for all .classes * of musical instruments. JA washing costume is both cool and fashionable for these warm summer dftya, and a fine selection of these goods is now shown at Mrs Saha and Sons' Masterton store. Other special lines are children's white embroidered dresses, and boys' tonics and blouses. Silk muslin box blouse lengths, in all shades, are stocked, whilst an attractive assortment of prints are placed at the disposal of patrons. The very latest goods in embroideries, insertions, and ov rlace have been brought for- ... ward for the summer season, and J in order to effect a speedy clearance prices have been cut to the lowest ihargin of profit. Mrs Saba and Con's premises are in Holloway's Buildings,' Queen Street