DISTRICT NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 1034, 15 August 1911, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS

(From n 'ir Own Coneiiijonde.ot*

KAIPARORO.

The weather is continuing fine, and frosts still occur nearly every /nght. U'he Tararuas, iwkh their wliite mantle of -snow, have presented a scene, of imposing grandeur, but (their beauty would now gladly be dispensed with in order to get a return of warmer nights and a corresponding benefit to pastures. Mr Falkner, sera - ., who has been absent in. the South Island for 'the past three months, return-ad home on Thursday last. Mr Falkner combined pleasure with .business, and toured the greater part of the Island. On Thursday night a long night .dance was held in the Hall. The iniglut was an ideal one for dancing, and consequently visitors "were ; present from far and near. The ; floor was in first-class order, and excellent music was provided 'by Mrs ;IMy (piano), and Mr Parker (cor;net), extras being played by Misses ;Jago and Edwards. During tho , evejuing, songs were contributed by ;{Messrs Jago and Hamilton. On Friday night, Kaiparoro was . almost depopulated, as most of the i residents proceeded to Rongokokako to attend an "evening" given by Mi:' and Mrs Parsons, in honour of their son Tom's twenty-first birthday.. A very enjoyable time- was spent! by alll

CARTERTON.

The animal report of the Daloficld Co-operative Dairy Company states that during the season 10,704,7461bs of 'milk Ave-re received, yielding 415,463.721bs of butter fat, from which 1,057,9441b5, or 472 tons of -cheese were made, being a decrease of 28 tons in last year's output. The highest test during the season was 6.0, iand the lowest 3.2 points, the average being 3.88. . The quantity of milk required to make one pound of cheese was 10.1 libs, and each lb of butter fat made 2.sclbs of cheese. After 1 paving 'an ach-ance amounting to £17,310 19s lid, writing off £SI 19s 3d for depreciation cf plant and buildings, and reserving £6l 16s for 6 per cent divided on subscribed capital, there remains a balance o £40,003 3s 3d due to suppliers, making an actual cash payment of 1 5-16 d per lb of butter fat, equal to 5.01 d per gallon of milk of IOJd. Messrs A. Knutsen and W. A. Hart are the retiring directors, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-elec-tion.

The forthcoming exhibition at Vancouver v-.C.) will include one of the largest egg laying competition ever held. In 'connection Avith the contest, Mr J. B. Merrett, editor of the New Zealand Poultry Journal, a few days ago received a request from the Exhibition Commissioners to obtain five pens of birds from Australasia for competition. The five entries Avere quickly snapped up, the following being the first five to advise Mi- Merrett of their desire to enter pens:— Messrs E. Hopkins (Otaki), A. Brown. (Napier), W. A. Nixon (Bunvood), N.Z. Poultry Institute (Christchuroh), and the Daily Telegraph (Sydney). The last named entry was received by urgent cablegram; j-The- birds .will leave Auckland iby. the Makura on Septem>ber Ist, and arrive in Vancouver about the 20th. . The competition starts on Ist October, and the. .'first prize money 'amounts to £4O.