DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10629, 7 May 1912, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

1 K A J PAjRO R0» • The weather of tlie pasl week has inade us rteailisfe that winter tis upon us in real earnest. The sleet ami' hail! of the ealrily pa.it of the week h,ave pased away, and several heavy frosts liav€i gihiOe been experienced. The sudden clha.ll.ge from mild to stormy weather has proved very trying to stock, and cts the miJk yield is rapidly decreasing, da:u*y farmers wHfcigoon' bj enjoyiing a well earned riesfc. The joys of resting, however, , are so me u thai man-red, however, by tlh» aihsence of the usual monthly cheques.

Owing to the recent floods, the fbrcL across the Mafcakaihii Raver has been, rendered unsafe;, and the MauriceviilEa County Gou'ncil, which was approached on the suhjedt, has arranged that, improvements shioau'ld he effected wiil* ag loittlo dj&l'ay as possible. •For the present, owliing to it® ia—ability to prooure the services of a. conductor, the Kaipaa-oro Brass Band lhas had to disoonitaniue practice. Several! of the more enthusiastic members lof the Baind have .now joiii'ed the Eketahuna Band, and intend journeying cult to the'township for .the weekly practices. /t ■

' A young son of Mr Bike had th» raiisfortiune- to"' brealk his arm last "Wednesday. Tho lad, iaccompaiiied by aa eldier brother, was taking a ehort cut to school, and owing to the frioSfc having rendered the track slippery, he fell down a bank. The liittle sufferer wast driven- -oufb to Ektetajhuma., "where ,hssr inju/ries were attended to by Dr Jamev ison, a.nd am>rdkig to .latest accounts, he is progressing ,satisfactorily. The monthly meeting of the School Oonumittee was held last night, when.a con sideraibil'e aowounit of business wastransacted. Inspector Bakeweil visited itihe local sdhool on Friday last. CARTERTON. Messrs E. Eagle junr., W. A. Kitchen and A. J. Hindop, vice-Plresid—-eats of the Carterton ■Hockey Chub,, liave each presented trophies to the CDiub for compotition. The Carterton Fire Brigade acknowledge with thanks the receipt of sti donaltcion of £1 from Mrs Burnett, o£ Belvedere. / ■The ploughing maffceh under the. auspices of the Wakwapa and East Ooasfc P. and A. Society is to he held on Mr A. P .ReynioTds' property, on Thiursdoy, May Ssth. The Oarrington settlers are moving: ill. the direction of getting Parkers ■Hilll, on Hfimnn GaiWy road, removed, or elge the grade materially lowered. The present grade lis ttoo steep to be workable except wcrtih .hallf loads. Besides reducing the gradle of this hill, the setters afieo desir'e to be allowed, to use tlhe; old tramway road. In alt probability a dieptitalWan will wait on: ■tjhie Obunty Coimcall at its next meeting. ' - ■. : _ The a .mini ail .meeting of the Waira—apa P. and A. Society was held at Carterton on Saturday. Some sixty 'fmiemibere were present, Mr W. Howard Booth, President, presiding. Tlw» report anid''balance-sheet were : adoped. Officers were effected as follows: —President, Mr E. Eagle junr., Vicej Presidents, Messrs W. Hemry; Booth [ and H. MDri&onTreaistn 4 er, Mr G. W. I Dsel'ler; Auditor, Mr J. Mfonorieff; 'Oomimititee, Messrs W. H. Booth, W. Hi. Beietham; A. E'. Booth, W. C. Biudhaman, M P., H. R. Bunny, F. Court, A. Daysh, W. Fisher, W. A. Hlai-ft, J. Ho.dtdei', J. M. Lightfoot, T. V. Mfdore, A. D. McLeod, H. McFfhee, S. Pofeon, C. Rd/d, T. Reid aind S. C. Skeiley. It was resolve'd to add to the rules thait a.lil draiught stalJikms. entered at the Carterton show be examined by a veterinary surgeon for defects in. the' feet, legs, thrtja't and else—where. It was a'lso resolved to re■commend tlhe.' incoming committee to consider the advisability of establishing Cairt'eTton as a recognised stock centre. . ■ .