LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10556, 10 February 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

! A .sum of £l2 was voted by the Masterton Trust Lands Trustees last even nig to the local school museum. * The amount to bo paid in rates by tho Mastertou Trust Lands Trustees for tho vear ending March 31st-, ISjIC, is £234." | A number of Masterton breeders a.ro offering stud stock at tho Wanganui .ram fair, which is to he held this month. i

Mr J. 0. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for tho 24 lioura preceding 9 a.m. yesterday was 40 points.

Argument on the point radsed in tihe case Marconi Wireless Company v. the King, as to whether the Grown is liable for infringement, has ibeen removed to the Court of Appeal. Albert Udy, a prohibited person, wu,* fined 40s mid costs at Carterton on Thursday for being in possession ol' liquor. This was his second offence. A Renter's telegram from St. Petersburg states that the Council of Ministers has decided not to allow the Salvation Army to carry on its work in Russia.

A Masterton shearer told an Age reporter yesterday that, owing to the broken weather, his shearing cheque this season was not half what it was last season.

The ordinary meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., was held in Master-ton last At the con - clusion of the lodge business, a social evening was spent. An Ashburton confectioner has a:ii unusual curio on view at his shop in the form of a healthy looking centipede, which arrived from Fiji-lately in a case of bananas.

A return is to be prepared by the Masterton Trust Lands Trustees, at the instance of Mr Wagg, showing the amount paid by the Trust in scholarships during the last ten years. The acoustic properties of the new meeting-room of the .Masteriori Trust Lands Trust, are very bad. It has been suggested that AJi improvement wqui/ be effected by draipktg the walls w.i bli baize; or some such m.aternvr. '

: The following balances of-gr-iiite; Were made by: 'tKe"% -3f^tert«n;\\' _ -ijrust Lands Trustees last evening ■District High School, £3l 4s; Lansdowne school,- -£l3 5s 4d ; St. Patrick's sdhool, £9 14s 8d; Ferr.rid'ge school, £8 6s 8d; Te Ore Ore-scihool, £2 10s. The following will represent thMasterton junior cricket club agadnst Carlton juniors at the Paik Oval at 2.30 to-day:—J. B. Moo'die, Lett. Thompson, Eragnell, Pryor, Blackman, Perry, Percy, Murphy,. Miller . Brunton, Harding.

A grant of £5 was made by the Master ton Trust Lands Trustees last evening to the Masterton South Brass Band, which the chairman expl.u«<i3 had kept faith with the public in supplying open-air performances. A sitting of the Ikaroa Native LjuhJ Board was held in Masterton yesterday, at which Judge Brown presided. A number of applications for confirmations of leases, etc., were dealt with, and several cases were adjourned.

"Is it usual to swear the Natives ?" asked counsel of the presiding Jwdgn in t;ho Native Laaud Court at Masterton yesterday. "X don't know that i~ makes much difference," re,marked the Judge, with a smile. The witness was not sworn.

SergeaM-Major McCristell informed a representative of the Age yesterday that under the Defence Act em ployers are not required to pay wages to employees who may be taken from their work for oamp duty. The men are paid by the Defence Department, according to scale.'

- An estimate of assets and liabilities for the balance of the year ending March 31st next was submitted to the Master ton Trust Lands Trust at its meeting last night. This allowed a probable expenditure of £1786 10s 7d, less a debit balance at the bank of £3SllOs lid. The rents collectable are estimated at £550. A debit balance will thus be s&own of £1236 10s 7d^-.

The Building Com-mittee of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust reported to the Trustees last evening that the new building in Queen Street was now occupied. The contract price of the building was £4980; additions, asphalt, draanage, etc., £126 8s; architect's fees and advertising, £263 18s 6d; making the total cost of the building £5370 6s 6d. A further expenditure in renovating shed, etc., is required. At the meeting of the Managers of the Masterton Technical School last evening a letter was read from Mr Wilmot C. Quinnell (M.R.C.V.S., Lond.), instructor in veterinary science to classes at the Wellington, Palmerston and Wangnnui Technical Schools, offering his services as instructor to classes in connection with the Masterton Technical School. The Managers agreed that instruction in this subject should prove of great benefit to residents of this district, and instructed tho Secretary to reply to Mr Quinnell stating tl%t they would endeavour to establish classes for study .of this branch of education at Masterton. It was also resolved to endeavour to secure the co-operation of the Masterton A. and P. Association in connection with tho proposed classes. .