DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, 23 March 1920, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

Carterton. ; (From Our Resident Reporter.) Few people realise the amount of ready cash that is circulated in the Carterton district. During the month of March the payments for butter-fat amounted to approximately £12,000. This was at the rate of an advance of la 5d per lb of butter-fat. Mr. J. Agar, who has been connected with Messrs Dalgety & Co. for a number of years in this district, has been transferred to Ekotahuna. The chairman of the Gas Committee of the Borough Council states that street lamps will be available as soon as coal supplies come to hand. Playing on the local grounds on Saturday, the Carterton Cricket Club put up a bit of a record against Greytown. In tho first innings Greytown made 26 rims. Following on, Carterton made 104 without the loss of a wicket—L. H. Smart (not out) 70, Christensen (not out) 31, extras 3. Following this, Greytown mado 24. In this innings W. Gallon secured three wickets" for 9 runs, and Fairbrother five for 12. WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST P. AND A. SOCIETY. BOLL OF HONOUR. The following is the Roll of Honour to bo placed on the 'Society's archway gates at the Show Grounds:— DIED OF WOUNDS OR KILLED IN ACTION. . " Pte. J. C."Bowers, Pte. Arthur Corlett, Pte. W. H. Hannah, Pte. Nelander Johnston, Pte. T. J. Liddy, Gnr. W. G. Masson, Lieut.-Col. H. E. . McKinnon> M.0., Pte. J. F. McDonald, Pte. T. McLaren, Pte. Roy Nix, Pte. E. T. B. Wallis, Pte. W. Warren, Pte. E. T. Williams. SERVED WITH FORCES. Pte. L. G. S. Adams, Pte. L. J. Aplin, Pte. W. H. Attwood, Captain R. F. R. Beetham, Sgt. Archie Broadbent, Sgt. Bert Booth/Pte. C. B. Bee, Gunner E. Cooper, Ptes. C. Cundy, F. A. Deller, E. C. Evans, H. Fuller, J. P.. Friend, N. W. Gaudy, A. S. Good- : • win, J. Garrity, Lieut.-Col. Gunn, Brig.-Gcneral H. E. Hart, D.5.0., C.M.G., Pte. J. W. Hooper, Pte. T. A. Herrick, Pte. E. J. Hooper, Lieut. Arthur Stanley Judd, Pte. John P. Johnston, Pte. P. W. Kunrmer, Pte. D. G. P. Johnston, Captain H. E. Jack- - son, Sgt. O. Meenken, Pte. S. Monaghan, Pte. J. Mulvay, Surgeon A. McCarthy, Pte. R. McLaren, Pte. W. J. McNally, Pte. D. A. MacPhee, Capt. J. C. McKillop, Pte. T. Orr, Pte. B. Osborne, Pte. F. W. Pryke, Pte. W. A. Pike, Pte. A. F. Playle, Pte. M. Prendevillo, Capt. D. H. S. Riddiford, Pte. Silas Rayner, Pte. W. Snell, Pte. L. C. Tunnicliffe, Gnr. E. N. Tunnicliffe, Pte. B. E. Westmoreland, Pte. D. E. Wilson, Pte. W. Waddoll, Nurse E. L. Whitehorn. ■ ■; If there are any errors as to rank or distinction the Society would be glad to receive the information at once. ~ NIREAHA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) On; Friday evening a fancy dress ball was held in aid of tho school funds. Visitors came from far and near, and the prize for the best lady's dress was presented to Miss McDon- - aid, of Eketahuna. The, floor was good, and the function proved a great success, both socially and financially. . On Wednesday next a team from tho local Rifle Club will travel to Mauriccvillo to fire the decisive match in tho triangular tussle—Alfredton-Mauriccville-Tararua. Welcome heavy rains have fallen, ljin. being registered at the school between the hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. on the night d¥ the 18th. - Feed is plentiful, and several farmers have harvested good, clean crops of oats. Some of the turnip crops which gave BUch promise a month ago are falling off,-owing to some trouble which resembles club-root. The local cheese company, at an extraordinary general meeting, unanimously carried a proposal to instal a pasteuriser. The Nircaha and Stirling Co-opera-tive Stores, Ltd., held their seventeenth annual ordinary general meeting on the 20th inst., when the following report was placed before the shareholders:—"The directors are pleased to be able to report a satisfactory year's business. Sales to the amount of £4439 5s lOd were transacted, showing an increase of £4BO 17s lOd over the previous report. The sums of £126 17s Id in bonuses and £l7 5s 5d in dividends were paid as recommended, and £59 12s lOd placed to tho credit of the Reserve Account. After making provision for all liabilities, there remains a profit of £242 4s 4d, which the directors recommend disposing of as follows: By a payment of 5 per cent, interest on paid up capital, 6 por cent, on shareholders' purchases, and 3 per cent, on nonshareholders ' purchases; the balance to bo carried to Reserve Account. Mr. A. Stewart was appointed a director in place of Mr. F. W. Turvey, who resigned on account of his leaving the district." , * KAITUNA. (Our Own Correspondent.) Threshing operations are now in full swing in this district, Mr. Eli Woodley's up-to-date plant having arrived a week ago; and. some splendid crops of oats have already been threshed. The best reported so far is Mr. R. Reid's, which threshed out well over 70 bushels per acre. On the same farm is to be seen one of the best crops of clover in the district. Mr. C. Hay, who as hort time ago purchased Mr. T. A. "Willis' property, has mado very rapid strides with stumping and ploughing, making .the place bear quite a different aspect. Taylforth Bros., who recently acquired Mr. J.* Wilson's farm and dairy herd, are also doing big improve* xnents. Quite a large portion has been ploughed for oats for spring feed. There has been an abundant rainfall

during the season in the district, and the factory suppliers are anticipating a fat season. It is reported that one supplier off a 300-acre farm has taken milk sufficient to make 100 tons of cheese, which, if correct, must break all previous records at the factory, and mane some of the less energetic sheepfarmers go in also for dairying. Being blessed with good road facilities, the settlers are gradually discarding the good old horse and replacing him with motor cars. The latest arrival is a new Oldsmobile, to the order of Mr. Wadham. *" The settlers over the Black Creek are badly in need of a bridge. The last flood washed their road completely away. Mrs. A. A. Burling, who last week met with a nasty accident, has recovered sufficiently to be about again. Mrs. and Miss Wilson, of Hawera, former residents'of Kaituna, have been visiting $e district, and wero the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. "Wilson. Miss McAllister, of Wellington, is at present saying with Mrs. Willis, of Kaituna.