LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Central Hawke's Bay .Sheep Dog Trial Club held a series of highly suocessfnl trials last week. Mr H. G. Groves supplies us with the following meteorological notes for Bush Grove for the month of March :• Rainfall, 55 points; days on which rain fell, 5; maximum fall, 25 points on the 3rd; maximum temperature 86 degrees on the 19th; minimum temperature, 41 on the 24th. During March of 1910, the total rainfall was 2.37 inches.
Tint? latest return fr«n the WorksiStl' dredge is 785fcte. sdwts. for 129 hours' work.
North' Island breeders won both the hen and duck egg-laying competitions held at Ktpaniii, Christchurch. The municipal roll of Eketahuna contains 446 nattier, and a supplementary list is to be issued.
The monthly meeting of the Wairarapa District Hospital Board is to bo Md in Mastertfoff on Wednesday.
The Express states that it is probable that a resident of the Eketahuna district will contest the Harbour Board efetion.
Log and grass fires, which have been causing some anxiety to .settlers in the Forty Mile Bush, ane- now practically extinguished.
Dipping operation's nave been retarded in the Forty MnVßnsh owing to the* scarcity of water;
It is stated that several associations of settlers are being formed in Pahiatttato take up land in the Waikato under tlie provisions Land Settlement" Finance Act.
There are at present 200CT cattle entered in the herd books of the New Zaland Jersey Cattle Breedfecs' Association. The Association has. a membership of IST.
Turnips crops in the Masterton district are languishing for' the want of rain. The fly has also made- its appearance in some of the ctoffs.
A number of Mastertow residents took advantage of the cool day yesterday to visit the Native gathering at Papawai.
Good sport is said to have-been obtained by deer-stalkers in thVWairarapa on Saturday. Several" "royals" were' secured!
Oysters are not obtainable in Masterton this season. The succulent bivalve cannot, apparently, survive the journey ficross the'Rimutak'a;
A Mormon gathering on a : large scale has been held at Papawai during the last few days. The Natiires take very kindly ~t<r the cult of F Brigham Young.
The capital value of the districts over which the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board exercises- jurisdiction is £13,307,914.
A legal opinion has been obtained by the Gisborne Harbour Foard; which shows that a county ratepayer may also vote as a municipal ratepayer at the forthcoming Harbour- BoarcP election.
The estimates for the ensiling- year will be presented &t. the meeting-of the Wairarapa Hospital and 1 Charitable Aid Board on Wednesday next:
Building operations are becoming quite animated in and around'Masterton. Several fine residences, have recently been erected; and" contta-cts are being let for others..
Two cases of infectious diseases have recently been admitted' tor tKe- infectious diseases annex to the* Masterton' Hospital. One of these was from the Forty-Mile Bush. During the past summer the district has been practically immune from infectious disease.
Large quantities of honey Rave been produced in tHer M'astertbn- district this year. Beekeepers, : However, are experiencing some difficulty in finding a suitable rr.arket for their; output.
There has been an important defection froir. ranks of. the. "Droppers' Club" in Masterton, one.or, two. of the prominent' members of the institution having, found" it necessary to take a trip for their sake.
It is understood that the case in which a member of the Pbngaroa Football Club was convicted" for a breach of the Licensing Act in; supplying liquor to others than or guests" at a smoke concert, is to be carried to tlie Appeal' Court.
Several charges of breaches of the Rabbit Act and the Noxious Weeds Act in North and South Wairarapa will be Jioard'at Masterton on. the 7th, and Carterton- on "tlie 12th inst.
A sub-committee of the Hospital ■ n nd Chari+abib Aid Board will meet Dr. Valintihe. Inspector-General of Hospitals, and Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P.. at Greytown to-day, to arrange details for the proposed Home for Incurables.
A charge under section 8 qf the Rabbit Act. the first of its kind in.this district, will be heard at Masterton on the 7th inst. The charge is against a native of not taking steps sufficient;, £0 clear the rabbits. froiji his -.property after being convicted under section ■! 6 of the Act.
Autumn poisoning for rabbits is being systematically conducted in the Masterton district. The dry weather of the past month or two, whilst it has l)een favourable to the propagation of the pest, has been all that could be desired for successful poisoning.
A Press Association telegram which is going the rounds of the Dominion would make it appear that serious bush fires have occurred in the neighbourhood of Masterton. As a matter of fact, the scene of the grass and log fires is nearly fifty miles by road from Masterton, and their "seriousness" is more imaginary than real.
HOT CROSS BUNS.
Two pounds of flour, one ounce of compressed yeast, one ounce of mixed .spice, three gills of milk, a quarter of a pound of butter, a quarter of a pound of caster sugar, a quarter of a pound of currants, two ounces of candied peel, two eggs. Mix half a pound of flour and the spice together. Put the yeast and a teaspoonful of caster sugar into a small basin, and mix with a wooden spoon until liquid. Make the milk lukewarm and pour it on the yeast, mixing it in smoothly with a wooden spoon. Then cover the basin and let it stand in a warm place for about half an hour. Put the rest of the flour into a large basin, rub the butter into it, add the currants, the peel cut very finely, and the sugar. When the is ready, beat it into the flour with the hand until all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed together. Continue beating'until you can pull the lump of dough, out of the basin without any sticking to it. Cover the basin again, place it in a warm place until the surface is covered with cracks. Have greased baking tins. Shape the mixture into the familiar bum forms, put them in the baking tins, and bake in a quick oven for about half an hour. Serve with the "Mikado" Brand of Tea, and the family will be delighted. The Mikado Brand Tea costs only Is 6d per lb,-and is the cheapest good quality tea on the market. It brews a fine, strong liquor, and the flavour is a revelation. Almost all grocers sell this tea.
I The*® aire- ssfc present Hn'o'ff&y-five pai taente ire tthe Masterton Hospital.
The Dbnedra Star says:— "The drought haK- br-csfecn up. THsttsk God!" Twenty-on<Y prohibition ordeirs were issued'in Wiftlgn.'wni during JH& three months ending'Msirch 31st.
Mr" J. L. Dew haw secured tile lease of the? bookstall'tfft the Master Kflt railway station' fbTi' *Bm ensuing? three years.
A sharp shock'of earthquake was experienced in Pahiatua at 3.45 o'clock on Saturday morning.
The Pahiatua Herald ventures the opinion that it will cost £2 per vote'for every vote recorded in some of the outlying districts'in" the Harbour Board election.
Only one bankruptcy was recorded iff Pahiatua for the quarter ending March 1 31st.
For the first time for seventeen years, no rain fell in Pahiatua during the month of March.
The Pahiatua paper states that some farmers in the Akitio, •: Ootinty have lost a number of sheep as a result of having laid poisoned pollard for rabbit poisoning.
A large area of bush has been burned in the Forty-Mile"Bush this season, and there is a keen demand for grassseed.,
The new school at Pahiatua. wJucb replaces the building destroyed at the time of the Powelka scare, about 12 months ago, is being re-opened to-day. It is expected that some interesting developments will be made at the adjourned inquest on Wednesday on the body of the late Mr Albert Nicolson.
A light fall of rain occurred in Masterton on Saturday night. The weather was again threatening last night, and at midnight there was every indication of a downpour. A Westport telegram states that a boy named Drury, three years of age, was drrtwned in a hole containing a foot of water, at the rear of his parents' residence at CWlbsaqkdale. A Hawera telegram.stg.tes.that the, subdivision into four sections off a farm of 248 acres at Kapuni, Waiina4e>. Plains, resulted in the land being sold by auction last week at an average of £43 6s per acre to local buyers. All young men between the age of fourteen and twenty-one, who are not members of the Territorial Force, must register for compulsory training with Sergeant-Major McChristall, at the Masterton Drill Hall.
The quantity of butter made at the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Factory during March was slightly in excess of the previous month's output. In spite of the dry weather there is very little variation in the milk supply. The survey of. about acres of native land in the vicinity of the East Cape, preparatory to the same being made available for settlement, is proceeding steadily. ' ;- A. remit from the Auckland District, Labour Council which is included in/ : the agenda for the Labour Conference ; at Easter reads: —"That the Conference disagree with the actions of Judge Sim, and recommend that he be removed from his position." Mr Hugh Scott's fine residence at Nelson Creek, on the West Coast, was; destroyed by fire on Friday night. It Contained a valuable collection of. pictures and furniture. The occupants barely escaped with their lives. The "Oaks"-race in connection with the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club, which was flown from Pahiatua on Saturday, resulted as follows: —"W. Dowling's Rocket, time Ihr 2min 23secs, 1; A. Miller's Clinker. ' lhr 2min 37secs, 2; Sutherland's Patch", lhr 2min 42secs, 3.
A rarity in the way of a whit© kiwi was killed in the Okoke district last week. It was forwarded to Mr Smith, curator of Pukekura who is having the unique specin en staffed..
One of the last.acts of the Wellington School Commissioners. whose duties will henceforth be performed by the Wellington Land Board, was to grant an additional two acres to the Wellington Education Board for the Lansdowne School. The school committee will now have a reserve of about five acres, and will be in a position to provide a recreation ground, as well as suitable agricultural plots. The thanks of the ( ,V.nmii;tee nr» largely due to Mr A. W. Hogg. M>.P.,. for having urged Us ciaims before the School Commissioners.
A cricket match was played at' MiHugh Canrfbeli's propert.v at Mount Bruce on Saturday last between St. Matthew's, Club and a combined Mount Bruce and Opaki-team. The latter team led on the first innings by 16 runs, and in their second attempt only succeeded in hitting up 25; thus leaving St. Matthew's' 42 runs to win in their second innings. Owihg-tb the' bad light at this stage of the game, stumps were drawn; and the match was declared won by the combined team by 16 runs on the first innings.
The directors of the Masterton Cooperative Dairy Company, on Saturday, discussed the question of the whole of the New Zealand dairy factories going into the matter of a better method of dealing with their output. The difference in nrice between Danish and New Zealand butter was between 16s and £1 per cwt. Lately the quality of New Zealand butter had been improving, and the difference in price on the Home market was far too great. The directors considered that it was in the interests of dairy factories to go into the matter. The matter was brought up by the secretary, Mr R. Brown, who had recently been corresponding with the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) with a view to the latter making tnouiries while he was in London at the Imperial Conference. FAMILIAR MUSIC. If you are a lover of music, you must have music in your home. Theatr-es and concerts are all right, but they have not the intimate and fn miliar charm of home-music. Don't make the mistake of supposing that vou "can't afford a piano." By the Dresden Piano Company's Hire-Purchase System you f»an buy a piano and scarcely notice the cost. If you are interested, sret into communication with "The Dresden" now. Full information will'be given gladly, and advice thaF will be absolutely ' trustworthy. You can pot a piano bv nny of the famous makers. Specially commended for . New Zealand are: the Broadwood. The Ronlsch. The Llpo. The Steinway. The Dresden Piano Co. have no specia linterest to serve. They want you to have just the piano that suits vou. M. J. Brookes. North Island Manager. Local Representatives: Inns and Goddard, next Club Hot?l.
i lb a speedTtf rft' flfoturoa, Taranaki, t&ytfweek, tfe' Hem. T. Mackenzie, Sinister for Agiidtdttire, announced that the Government intends to establisfrsft* excellent 1 : of Ayrshire cattle —af splendid strain of* dairy cattle —at theKfttoTaniohaki Sfetfo^Farm.
Molt remains more complete than those m often found"'in' th© cracks oF the liiffisstone formation sfc Oamarn., and in* other parts of O'tago, were recently &xg up at Seaclifte, wfrifo a party weir e'preparing a Kit* of Bffsssjj land for cultivation.
It is a'remarkable fact that though the cemetfevy at WhangaTmotnxma.has been in existence for about ten year» there is not a single person in ft whx> has died a" natural death': At least, so a representative of the- Stratford Post has beetr informed.
A common looseness of expression l has led the New Zealand Herald" to say that it is clearly proved "tnnt a cat has more than one, if not nine lives. A ship's cat oft the Kaikoura' was missed for 29 days, and then men working ift the powder l " magazine cdmo upon-whatv-was* apparently a shrivelled" * tip 4 ball of 'fur, but actually turned' out tir> be the cat, which is expected'to recover after being 29 "days without Food 1 w WBtef.
An East Coast storekeeper recently speculated in a"typewriter, and nrade> j out his monthly accounts with the nrarI chinec During the next few days- m* [•was "surprised aftfae remarkable manJiefia 'which a large number of nav tives cattle to settle up. In some, instances accounts 'which had been owing* for a long period; and which the storekeeper was afraid would have to/ be put down"as bad debts, were paid n'exfday; '•■;' The reason for this haste has its' amuß-fr ing side. By getting their typewritten, the Natives took them as* lawyer's letters, and consequently lost no time in making their credit *gootli
The story of the old lady who'stop*t>ed one of the edtmtry trains in "New Zealand to enquire if any of the" 1 passengers could so far oblige her 1 as' to" 1 give her smaller change for a onepound note, is a tolerably familiar cme? but something occurred' last week, says the OneYof the cars .from Sumner stopped'. at a side street in response to a signal' -<toto an old gentleman the made no attempt to board the and on his wishes becoming known itwas found that all lie wanted "was thecorrect'time. The guard obligingly gave the required information," and thetram resumed it« journey to town-.-
Both services in the Masterton Cbn*gregational Church' yesterday, were» well attended, the-Rev. A; cupyirig-the pulpit'mornirig and'evening. Mr Hodge took as the subject of his morning's address, "WHatr to> take in your Kit," his- remarks, on the words to befound' in- Genesis 43: 11,',"And - saiij unto them, If it must be;so-now, db this, take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels." ~,Jn tlie evening- MrHodge gave an inspiring address from the words in St. Lufcejs chapter 23; verse 41<: "And we indeed'jtre& ly, for we receive the due reward" of our deeds, but-this .man has done-no-thing amiss."
The Kopuaranga Athletic Club, which holds its fourteenth' annual sports gathering on Easter Monday, is catering generously for the. amateur athletes ,iii.the district, as w«H"as for the "dash" ■" rannei*. When tEe old Amateur Athletic Club was in ■•' ex- ■ istence in the about / five years ago, the Club; were always willing to-McTutb several"amateur events frT their programme, and this year, recognising the immense strides that amateurism has lately made amongst local' athletes, they have provided ah exceptionally fine list of events for this dkss of sport, which' will be fully appreciated by • amateur- athletes';, oft'the-. district. In fact, in every way this popular lub have brought their programme up-to-date, amongst'oth'er things- Being a fmeset-ofhbrse events.-
A gentleman boarder in a private family near town is advertised for.
Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. advertise opening entries for tlieir Greytown stock sale on 10th" insfr.
Notice is given that the annua* meeting of householders f6r the election of School Committee takes place on Monday night, A'prir24tlii current.
Persons desircus of attending the Masterton Technical School' for instruction in wool-classing- are, requested* ttri send' their names; tor the secretary, Mr N. D. Buntings ,
Mrs. A. „E. Nicolson elsewhere returns,thanks to those who rendered assistance in her recent sad"bereavement, and' to friends for messages of condolence and' floral' tributes.
In this issue will' be found the preliminary advertisement announcing the forthcoming sale of the Richmond Downs Estate, Upper Thames, which has been subdivided into dairy farms. All' interested" should not fail to investigate this chance for a freehold property. See the advertisement.
Particulars of a Bay of Plenty land bargain of rich bush and fern land on the East Coast railway route are advertised on page 1 of this issue. The property consists of 235cT acres, partly improved. Full particulars may, be obtained on application to G.P.0., Box 659*, Auckland.
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