CARTERTON NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9998, 19 March 1910, Page 6

CARTERTON NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.)

JSfc'iday.- ' The mortal remains of tfee late Mr [ Paul Anderson were laid *io test in the Clareville Cemetery this afternoon, in the presence, of a large gathering o$ sympathising friends; and relatives. The graveside service ,j was conducted by <&e Rev. W. J. V EMrott, of the Metfeodist Church. The sfocr-year-old daughter of Mr JL MoCruley, a Garrington setft-er, ssustain&d some severe burns about the ! 'body this morneng through her 'jsght- ! dress catchiEg tire while wandering about the kitchen. The little sufferer was conveyed to Dr Smyth's private ;• hospital, wtoeio the burns weie atI'tended to.

A meetirag of the Ground Committee of :the Wairarapa and East J Coast P. "End A. Society was held this mocning, Mr E. Eagle junr. | presiding. An inspection of the im-; provenfifrits cairied out % the <care-, taker sines tne last show was made and further works were authorised. The applications of the Wairarapa Rugby Union and 'the Carterton • Hockey Gab for tffce us i of tne Society's grounds fur matcin*s was referred to the general cummittee, with a recommendation to enter into the same conditions with each institution as last year. The Besses o' the Ba-n Band were granted the us i ct the grounds for a performance at a fee of £3 3s.

The funeral >of Mrs -Bnwn, a Maori woman who died'on Wednesday, took'place at Gladstone this mowim. Mr D. 1 King, of Cartertun, carried out the funeral arrangements. The General Committee of the Wairarapa and East Coast -P. and A. Society met to-day, Mr E. Eagle junr. presiding. It was decided to ask Mr McHardy, ot Palmerston North, to represent the Society at the Conference of the 'lnternational Sheepbreeders' Association to be held at Liverpool in -June. The annual meeting was fired for April 28th. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr G. W. Deter for the .gift of a fat wether, and to all who had purchased it, and to the auctioneers. The London report on the cheese exhibited at the show in October, and sent Hume, placed Da'efield first, Belvedere second, laratah? third As the report was vague the Society had approached the National Dairy Association for a more detailed statement, and this they have promised to procure and forward as soon has possible. The Gisborne .Farmers' Union wrote that a representative meeting of ; farmers held there had passed a.reI solution urging the Government to appoint meat graders, similar to graders for other produce. It was decided to refer the matter to the annual meeting. The incoming committee were recommended to consider the question of arranging a stock sale at the Society's next show, which was considered in the interests of the farming community, and the district.

The change in the atmospher9 here hat» been very marked within the last few days, and early this morning it was keen enot-'ch for frost.