The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1885. A DAIRY FACTORY FOR MASTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1881, 6 January 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1885. A DAIRY FACTORY FOR MASTERTON.

We congratulate the Masterton Farmers' Club upon its decision to establish a Daily Factory in Masterton. A year ago we made inquiries and ascertained that the number of cows in the vicinity of the town was quite sufficient to feed a factory and that the owners of th 9 stock were very willing to supply milk to a factory if one were established, . Tbere ut no valid reason why a factory should not be successfully inaugurated at this centre, and if the farmers of the district pull together, they can, in spite of every difficulty and drawback, carry the enterprise out to their own advantage and to the benefit of the district. The factories previously established at Featherßton, Greytown, and Taratahi have not as yet proved very profitable. The promoters of them have had to buy their experience, and will undoubtedly be able to do better in the future than in the past, It will be quite open to the Masterton Farmers' Club to take advantage of the experience gained in the southern part of the district, and to avoid the errors which have besa made by the pioneer companies. The Committee appointed by the Farmers' Club to make inquiries and report to the next meeting is a good one. Mr SJsaw, for example, whose name appears first on the list, is one of the best dairy farmers in the North Island. On bis farm at Te Ore Ore he milks about forty cows and turns out first class cheese by the ton. Mr Shaw thoroughly •.understands how to make a 'dairy farm pay, and if he wereassboiated.' wM:a : 'dkify: factory he would ho doubt" make 'it

profitable. We want a dairy factory in Musterton in order to raise the standard of local dairy produce both for home consumption and for export. In places too like Mauriceville, the Camp, and' Eketahuna it would pay to establish factories, It is fin' open question whether it would not be advantageous to form a company with a capital large enough to'ojien branch factories in any part of Wairarapa'"North whero they might be required, asthel'argerthescale on which factor.yoperationsarecan'ied on, the less would be the' cost of management. This.'aspect of the question is one which is worth consideration. We might suggest also to the Committee

tlie advisability of obtaining the assistance' of deliberations. , Mr Oaselbeug under-. stands' perhaps better than any other man- iff- the •community- the business of 'preparing' "dairy" 'products' for' the market, and his assistance in organising, any dairy factory enterprise which might be'decided'npon would be' invaluable.-

A Rifle match between the first and' second class shots of the Mastarton Rifles will be fired on Saturday, next; January lOth, firing to' commence atl o'clock p.m. The following are the respective teams :—, First class, Opt.' Donald, Lieut- Wilton, Cordis, McLachlan, Anketell, Kibblewhite Vols, 0 Bentley, G. Bentley, F. Bright, F,Kummer, emergency—Lieut, Cameron, Second class, Vols, G, Blane, W. Welch, T; Brown, C. Hoffiens, W Peacock, R. McKenzio, J. Ranby, J. Bentley, Schrq;. der, G. Schultz, emergency— W, A, Wilton.

' The Phoenix Lodge of Good Templars .met last night. Bro Ridding, W.C.T. presided, and the attendance of members was-good. A resolution was passed adopts ing the Building Committees report that immediato application bo mado to tlio Mas-, terton Building Society for the loan of £IOO for eight years; for an addition to be made to the present meeting : room in •accordance with the plans submitted, .the•building to bo 20x30' feet,' and joined to* ■lho front of theprosent structure'.. It was, •further resolved," That the Trustees of the .freehold section %%itteft; 4p asking them to secure" ah ' exchange.-of- : the section for a more suitable arid larger Section in Bannister'strepfc... That .the •Lodgo meet at tho Maori.'paK in regal'v and attend the Temperance' meeting of- natives to be held there, and in - tho absence of the Lodge Deputy the Worthy Chief Tomplar be naked to grant a dispensation for that purpose,' The business being concluded the Lodge finished up with harmony. Messrs Charles Pownall and Co., scriveners, . Wellington, report tho value of money on mortgage securities unchanged during the proceeding month, the rate ruling from 7to 7| per cent. Capital to a considerable amount is advertised for investment, but no transactions of any importance are recorded, loans being limited apparently to local demand. • On the other hand, some bona fide applications, ominating from really good sources, are stultified by the exactions demanded, which borrowers are quite justified in refusing to accede to, when valuations are based upon the upset of forced sales they represent, with the usual margin-required, about one third of the true value, Looking to the present and future value, more particularly of station properties, it it. difficult to understand why these extreme terms are now demanded. ■ Wool holds its present value, and the drought in Australia will contract the supply sufficiently to prevent any depreciation. New Zealand mutton is now well established as the creme de la creme of frozen exportations,and every small farmers position will be secured from the same source, viz,, a certain market for his produce. Facts like these must lead to a considerable rise in the value of land in this country, simply because there is no other so favoured by climate and position to produce the same results. Private investors, therefore either by puchase or mortgage, are losing. their opportunity. The past year has been cohiparitively a barren one. Investments have been limited to a very narrow scale, enterprise In any new operation being almost at a standstill, There js, however, ■ strong evidence existing of a material change occuring, New Zealand, through the new line of mail steamers will be brought into much closer contact with the mother country, and farmers there will learn to realise the value of the holdings they leavo behind, with the solid advantages we can offer,

Woodward's Japanese troupe opened to a fair house in the Theatre Royal, Masterton, last evening, and those who atteiided.' wore rewarded by witnessing ono of.'.the-; best combinations of talent that- has over Visited the Wairarapa, The troupo con'Biats of 'a number of Japanese acrobats.' and contortionists and,several European dancers, &c. Th6.nrst"itcnibn the bill' 1 of-farewas a light screen act by Bungaro, in which' the «gile performer in-, a most clever and dexterous ' manner' 'twistsj* twirls, and balances a screen, about the size of an ordinary door, in an 'extraor-' dinary manner, and was loudly applauded,Mr R, Matthews,' a gifted negro dolinear tor, followed with a character song, and dance. The contortion act by. •MasterItchi was a series, of wonderful feats, iri one of which he took two chairs, placed-a" foot on each, bent backwards and lifted a : coin from the floor with his teeth,' A double clog dance by Messrs Matthews, and Renno was deservedly applauded, its; also was a double American sand jig later on in. the evening. •• The great screen actby Bungaro and son is the most wonderful feat of balancing we have ever witnessed anoomustbe seen to be believed. The scre'eniß, something tlie shape of a large windoW, which Bungaro balances on his feefarid his son climbs about it, plaoihg : liimse'lf in all sorts of attitudes and positions, and finally hanging by one foot from the top comer and raising his body to a horizontal position, This act was received with frequent bursts of applause.' The second part opened with a double negro song and dance by Messrs Matthews and Delehanty in male and female charac-. ters, which was deservedly encored, in response to which Mr Matthews gave an exhibition of high kicking. This was followed by an amusing pantomime by Masters Kitchi and Grenhell, tho pair ■ cutting -some most comical antics, The electric tub act by Bungaro and son is another wonderful feat of balancing and was loudly applauded, The entertainment was wound up by the lightning tumblers, and we need only say that these' are correctly named. The troupe appears again to-night for the last time, and we recommend those who wish to see one of the best companies that has ever visited the district to avail themselves of this opportunity. R&pp & Hare arc instructed to sell at mill prices the following goods: Mosgicl Clothing and Hosiery, Kaiapoi Clothing, Auckland Clothing, and' Wellington Clothing. We intend to clear our large stock at immense reductions, and offer a beta of 2s in the £ cjbli to all purchasers Co the value of £l. Don't forget the addreßs.—Advt,

NEGLECT IS OFTEN AS FERTILE A CAUSE OF SUFFERINU as the dieeaee itself, Human nature, warned as It s bv reptnted examples, is prone to .forget tbe Balutiry lessons they inculcate and apt to ' lose by deferment, the good it may rccieve from-prompt H decisive, action; '.Wh?ri' the nieihj »'e within Wir ■jrnß)f;slt-iii almost sinful to allow their escape/.aild Tiose 'Who' overlook-th'f-.-virtues o'l-.UDOCPHO ' WOLTE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS mist stand forever self-criminated and reproached.

v Detectivo Chrystal left Masterton for Wellington by the afternoon train to-day,

The services of tlie Featherston Rifle Volunteers have been accepted by the Governor. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Oddfellows takes place this evening at the Empire Hotel, .■"■-. . Mr F, H, Wood has been instructed by Messrs-Br,aithwaite &'Acock£ to offer for private sale 25 purebred Romney-. Marsh' Rams. ' ' ( > ' ' v ' The-total amount of .property tax paid to date'.fo'r 1884-85 is £iir,ooD.. ' We leani by telegram this afternoon that Leslie McKenna has been acquitted. - ■ The delegates- of the- Wairarapa NorthSettlers'"'Association "are requested to meet.at thc.Listitute •to-moriw- at- noon - todoiisider the Tccepti'On'of tile "Hon Mr ;Ballance.' ;;i;" ;;..'.',",....'... "1. Tenders are invited for the erection, of,, 'a"schM ah'd'.c'onYe'iion "of-* dwellinghouse at Eketahuna, Plans may be seen at this office...-.:.. G. Spr'eat, employed, until lately in-'thc ; stttvey'Offic'd, Wellington, as draughtsman, attempted to commit suicide by cutting, his throat this morning, He had been : drinking lately, We have received a beautifully colored, engraving issued by Messrs H. Budden &

Sons, florists, of. Nelson, representing a collection of flowers in'-full- bloom grown, from seeds sold by that well-known firm, At the Castlepoint Races the .Maiden; was. won by Shepherdess, and the District Race by Bucaneer. -It is noteworthy; jthat Tom Winteringliam rode in eight races, and that he won six out of them, and was second and third respectively-in the other two. • • • We understand that the-Temperance party in Masterton are organizing to secure the return of. three candidates on the' next licensing bench. • It has been decided to ask Messrs Kingdon, Wood- ; roofe, and Girdwood to bechampionß of the causo for tho occasion. •' Wo are sorry, to hoar, that troubles are •falling thickly' upon.'<Mr McLachlan, of Spring Bank,, Gladstone. . Last, night mr Gartorton' ;. , ' : c'oriaßpondeiit',,,.saw, Dr Smith Haateniiig'. there',' and.-he./was iiifprmed.tha.it Mrs .McLachlan! was. in a : ' very'critical. ,stats.-: ; - . : We sincetely hope off., -,-:-. .■■:;; ■■'' Dr. Bey has purchased tho-acre Bection

knpwn : aß MePhee's,Main-sit,',.Greytown,. .next to .'Wood's private'residence. This'apro is in the very centre and theibest position in the township. We understand that it's'Dr Boy's intention" to orect a substantial dwelling house and surgery on it. This addition' will be. a' great improvement to the buildings which line Main-street.

With these last few fine days, writes our Carterton correspondent, a hive of: bees is a circumstance to what is going on all round this district in the. way of haymaking, shearing, and all other kinds' of work that has been at a standstill waiting for fine weather, and in spite of evil prognostications if this weather lasts a little

longer, the hay crop in this district will be a good one, The Presbyterian picnic was held at the Upper Plain yesterday in the" paddock kindly lent for the occasion. by Mrs Yates, and was from every point of view a success. The weather was delightful and besides the' customary crowd of children there was a very considerable attendance of adults. The manner in which the officers and teachers of tho church and school "worked to amuse the little ones

was'generally admired. Numberless toys 'and' prizes were provided for running, jumping, and other popular pastimes. Races were got up for all ages, the lowest down on the scale being a spirited competition in which infants of three years old only were started. Among the adults the usual rural gomes were indulged in, and a friendly cricket match was also played between the Upper Plain and.Opaki residents, which resulted in a victory for the former, Messrs Chamberlain Bros, catered for the small arrny which was collected, and one and all returned home in the evening well pleased with their day's amusement,

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