LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9703, 28 January 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following are the latest dredging returns to hand:—Mystery Flat Dredge, 14oz 3dwt, for 185 hours' work; Masterton Dredge", 230z sdwt for 137 hours' work. The Scarlet Troubadours are better at singing than bowling. On Wednesday they played a match on the Masterton Green, and were beaten by 29 to 12. Messrs Blinkhorne, Rose, Reid and Scott (skip)\ comprised the local rink. A meeting of the men's Committee ot the Ambulance Bazaar was held last evening, Mr A. Donald presiding. A good deal of routine business was transacted, and it was decided to have various attractions i in the form of stocks, shooting gallery, bran tube, baker's oven, dredge and bran barrel with prizes at the bazaar.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that the amalgamated carpenters and joiners are appealing to the ucnciliation Council to reduce the hours of labour per diem, so ab to give employment -to more tradesmen than at present, and minimise unemployment. They also; ask the granting of time off during working hours to allow apprentices to attend technical schools or approved classes.

Statistics prepared by the Shaw, Sa«ill and Albion Company show that the export of frozen meat for 1909 (figures for 1908 are given in parentheses) was as follows:—Mutton 106,405,5031b (102,574.6901b): lamb, 109,567,7621b (91,128,7801b); beef, 53,800,4321b (38,103,4661b). From other sources it is learned that the exports of mutton and lamb for ' the present year will be larger than those of 1909.

At t"he Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, Mr R. B. Turton, S.M., in his civil jurisdiction gave judgment by default in the following cases: —New Zealand Clothing Factory v. K. D. M. Calders, £2, costs 18s; Donald and Sons, Ltd., y. Alfred B. Kerr, £37, costs £2;i4s ward Charles Daniell v. Donald McDonald, £lO 10s sd, costs-£1 14s 6d; Mutual Trading Co., Ltd., v. Harry Pickering, £5 5s 4d, costs £1 3s 6d; J. D. Cruickshank and Co., Ltd., v. Moana Paratene, £3 3s 6d, costs 17s 6d: Arthur John Giddings v. Harry Clark, £l4 3s 2d, costs 15s; Patrick Hamill v. Thomas Carroll, £2 10s, costs 2s; Hoar and Permain v. Frederick Marryatt, £4 16s 7d, costs 15s; W. G. Taylor v. John Wallace", £1 10s. costs ss. Order on judgment summonses were made as follow: Jeremiah O'Meara v. D.'Uarmichael and Soi;s, £4 17s, order made for judgment forthwith in default five days' imprisrm.ent; Michael McGovern v. Moaju Paratene, £4 10s, order made for payment forthwith, in default five r!n>.,' imprisonment, seven days allowed in ivhich to pay.

Thomas Peters, deui>r, of Masterton, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. The total debts amount to £349 14s 6d. all unsecured creditors, total assets £225, leaving a deficiency of £ll4 14s 6d. The stock in trade is estimated at £IOO, three horses and pack saddles valued at £2O, booK debts £J2O, estimated to produce £BO, and the furniture is valued at £25. The following is a list of unsecured creditors:—-Dr P. R (jook £4 19s, H.T. Wood £1 19 S 6 d, Geo Heron £2 10s 6d, J. Alpass £4 6s 4d, J. Carpenter £1 >, H. Jones Bs, Lee and Boxhall £4 10s, H, Clarkson £1 ss, C. E. Daniel! 6s 9d, Wairarapa Daily Times 18s, W.F.C.A. (Greytown) £1 10s, Richards Bros. 10s, F. Cotter (Te Wharau) £2, J. Myers and Co., Wellington, £l4 14s 9d, Abbott Oram and Co., Wellington, £5812s 2d, Bing Harris and Co., Wellington, £64 17s Sd, D. Benjamin and Co. £6l, Ross and Glendinning £124. A meeting of creditors in the estate will be held at the Official Assignee's office, Wellington, on Fiiday, February 4th, at 12 o'clock noon.

The Carterton Borough Council has resolved to proclaim February 16th, a public holiday, it being People's Day at the Show at Masterton. The Whangape Native school, 1 which was built six months ago, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Incendiarism is suspected. The Palrrerston North Mayoralty is already attracting attention. The? sitting Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash), who has alrr dy held office for two yearsJ will ag;> i be a candidate, and Mr T. W0...J, ex-M.P. and a formed Mayor, will also contest the position^ The annual report of the Auckland! Gas Company, shows a net profit for the year of £44,700. The directors recommend a dividend of five shill-' ings on fully paid shares, which,' added to the dividend paid in July,' will amount to £34,208. Ibis leaves a surplus on the business of the yeafr of £10,491. A large crowd assembled at ths Post Office Corner, last evening to hear the address given by Mr Robert Hogg, of Wellington,. Organising Secretary of th« New Zealand So- 1 cialist Party. The subject was "Lib-J eral Retrenchment Fallacies and Bo!«j; gus Labour Laws,'' and the v speakejr/ii remarks were followed with a great deal of interest by those present. l On Saturday evening Mr Hogg wil| deliver an address at the Post Office corner on Anti-military training.

The shareholders of the Mutual Benefit Building Society were called together last evening when an appropriation of £3OO free of interest was balloted for. A large numbeiy of shareholders were present, and rUtF' G. W. Sellar was declared the sue- ■ cessful shareholder at the ballot, and takes the £3OO free of interest. The Chairman, Mr Krahagen, said an ap-> propriation by sale would be held at an early date, for which due notice would be given. There are still a few. shares to be sold, and as the appropriations came very quickly now it should be a great inducement for any one anticipating taking them up.

A» application for costs in a con* fessea claim of £5 7s was opposed in the Magistrate's Court, at MastertonJ yesterday. The plaintiff was P. W.| Beardon, and the defendant W. Winter. Mr 0. N. C. Pragneil appeared for plaintiff, and Mr G. H. Cullen for defendant Counsel for de«j fendant asked that costs be disallowed plaintiff, as his agent had given defendant 14 days to settle his • account in, and before that time had expired civil proceedings were taken. 1 Mr R. H. Turton, S.M., who pre* , sided on the Bench, after bearing argument gave judgment for tha amount confessed only, without costs,:--Mr George Jackson, formerly a

farmer in the district ot Rangiwahia, and who for the past two years huts been a settler near Hamilton, in the W&ikato, has purchased from Mr -Ernest Short, of Parorangi, his annual draft of two thousand flock Romney ewes. A special tram will convey these sheep from HuntervillQ to* Hamilton at tbe end of this month.' Mr Short has already sold to a Gis-j borne sheepfarmer the draft for 1911J The whole draft of 1909 went to Messrs Morton Bros., Otiwhiti, and that of 1908 to Mr J. Close, Bay oil Islands. - Messrs Gillespie and Co. requßf two experienced flax-cutters andm shepherd. An apprentice is wanted for tha drapery department at the W.F.C.A^ A notice with reference to the ref moval of a kitten is inserted else>j where in this issue. Miss V. Hampton, A. Mus. T.C.L.J announces that she will resume teaching pianoforte and theory on Monday next. The members of the local Court of Foresters are requested to attend a meeting of the Court, this evening,' when the balance-sheet and auditor's report will be presented; the instal-j lation of officers will also be held. The management of the Mastertoh Municipal Gas Department has arranged to give a demonstiation off cookery on gas stoves at the rooms in Queen Street, next to Mr A. Donald, tailor, at three o'clock to-morrow. A number of gas cookers have been placed on view, and the advantages of modern methods on the kitchen will he demonstrated. At the same time full information relative to fitting up and the purchase of eas stoves will be given. There is some splendid sheep

country in the Taihape district, which can be acquired at a reasonable figure, the greater portion of it wintering, on grass alone, from 25 to 3 sheep to the acre. Mr R. B. Owenl late of Alfredlon, has recently puM chased 1,000 acres in the above dfl; trict (900 acres in grass), on whici_ three sheep to the acre have been wintered, and 45 bales of wool clipped, a large number of the fleeces averaging lOlbs. Land in that vicinity can be purchased at about £7 per acre. As showing the advance of Taihape itself, we are informed that Mr A. G. Cunningham, well known local land agent, has just disposed of two quarter acre residential township sections at £3OO and £l2O respectively. At. present there is not an empty house available in the township, and Taihape bids fair to become the most important centre along the Main Trunk railway.