ALFREDTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3191, 29 April 1889, Page 2

ALFREDTION.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) ■ : ■; i' ;'V ■' ■;-;;:Aprii27;;:^'; : : ; ;:}; We have had.a most unusually fine' season; bur clibißte seems "to be .ver^- ; a :-| much changed/ During the last {« .'. >ii or" five months we have jiardly hair-; one whole day's rain at a lime, and ■ yat we cannot cohiplainof ..drobghti :/■:■.' feed being plentiful, anaV; stock in ' : :; V belter condition. j"j : .'■ : . ■■',';■•■'\v.':v .Amongst the improvements which V - are r taking place in the'dißtriot.Mr V. Bacon's.flax mill, which is now in ■ v'.\; working order, must be mentioned. I ■'.; understand Mv Bacon employs about; • ..','; 30bands. This is a good, thing for ;■■;., small settlers,"and we wish Mr Bacon, .every success, The only drawback to" ; the flax industry is our.olay roads. If ; the flax is-allowed to bel.takea over ,tj. <; the road durine the wintermonths, .i^'-/ then the road will become simply - : impassable for ordinary traffic, and :settlers will suffer. '.';■' • ■ .-".'-"

Mr S. M. George has completed a building which is shortly lo be opened as a general store. An .office for the Boad Board is in course: of erection, Mr' Marsh, of Te Hoe,' is making . extensive additions to his house. Mr Girdwood is also building a house on his property. '" i , .On Good Friday a pionic was givafe to the Alfredton-children, andwaT held in one of Mersrs Macquarie's paddocks. The day, though rather T cold and windy, was not- unfavourable v . for outdoor sportß, in .which both old • and young took a lively part. Substantial refreshments—all sorts of good things—were provided in the woolshed adjoining, • In the evening.: ; a coDceit was held in the woolshed ; ; and the company were indebted to thefollowing ladies and gentlemen for . songs, recitations etc: Mrs Macquarie, Misses George and McDowell, Messrs Smith, Watson, 1. Macquarie, George,. > Murdock. Loxton, H. and A. Burling, Thomas and Nielsom Towards the close of a: most erijoyable evening Mr'v?; D. Macquarie, who presided, moved a vole of thanks to the.committee, which was heartily' responded.to by Mr George Smith, replying on behalf of the Committee. The Committee, Mcsdaraes Murdock, Saunders, Macquarie, Miss George and Mr Smith, must be congratulated on the success of the gathering. There-must. have. been upwards of a hundred persaflf present, and all seemed to enjoy theiß'selves very much, •

Wairarapa and East Coast Fastoral and Agricultural Society*

The annual general meeting of the above i was held at tbo Carterton Library on Saturday last. Present —Mr A. Mathewß, president, Mr , W. ft Buchanan, vice-president, and about 30 others. The minutes of tho last annual meeting, also the minutes of the special meeting, were - read and confirmed,, the Chairman read the report and. balanco-sbeet for the past year, which states that 28 members have joined the Society during the year, Liabilities of the Society; Bank overdraft, £loll9s sd; mortgage on ground, £282 15b; debentures, £2O; total, £49414s 6d,;i against that, valuo of the- ShpwW grounds, L 60.0; outstanding sub-' acriptions L 47, and tools, Ll2; total, L 659. The report and balanca-shw* . as read were adopted, great credit <iR attributed to the secretary, Mr E. W. " Dorset, for the manner in which he had conducted the business of tire Society since he has held the office, The Chairman explained that although by the balance-sheet the Bank overdraft was shown to boLI9I I4ssd, the actual overdraft was only L 162. Mr Buchanan in seconding the adoption of the. report, stated that the last Show was the best ever held in the Wairarapa, and he referred to the observations he made in respect to the quality of the stock in America, and staled that the Americans were in noway behind us in the quality of their stock, by which it behoved stock owners in New Zealand to have a diligent eye to the necessity of con-, stautly improving their studs of sheep and cattle. He highly congratulated the Secretary on his enterprise in securing so many new members during the year, Mr Stuckey drew the attention of the members to the amount for overdne subscriptions; the Chairman replied to the satisfaction of Mr Stuckey. Tho election of officejt, then proceeded, Mr SluckJk proposed that Mr A. Mathews be re-elected president, and spoke ver/ highly as to the manner in which ho had conducted the offico as President in the past year. The motion was carrried. The President thanked the members for the honor conferred on him, Mr Buchanan proposed Mr N. Graco as Vice-President, Seconded by Mr J. Rayner and carried. Mr VV. Booth was re-elected- auditor. The ballot was then takeu for the election of committeemen,' Messrs Seed and Wolters actingaß scrutineers, when the following gentlemen were elected:—Messrs C. Pharazyn, W, ft Williams, F. Monckton, W. C. Buchanan, A, McKenrie, J. Donald and J, Drummond. Besolved that another meeting be held in a month's time to discuss the question ofalternateßhoTO being held between Mastertbn and Carterton, and tho meeting adjourned.