THE JUXUTIOS QUESTION.

Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1881, Page 2

THE JUXUTIOS QUESTION.

By reference to tue report of the railway meeting at Paluierstou on Saturday, it will be seen Mr Travers there stated that the provisional directors have determined to take the West Coast line into Pulinerston via Fitzberberfc. "We were prepared for this by the prospectus, still we confess to i\ feeling of disappointment at being beaten, after the persistent manner in which we have championed the claims of Foxfcon. It is surprising that upon so important a matter as this junction question, nothing has ever appeared in the Wellington papers, and it would be interesting to know when the provisional directors determined to carry the line into Palmerston. Ws are disposed to fear from the secret manner in which the decibion has bean arrived at that some undercurrents have been at work, and think it may be traceable to the 'Wellington owners of the big Fitzherberfc holdings. Certai ily we believe the announcement will take the Wellington people by surprise. However, if the line ia really made iiito Paimerston, we are convinced it will be of greater benefit to that place than it would be to Foston, although we believe that on every other ground the junction should be at this place. Our own object in advocating the line has been twofold. First and foremost, to get the South Manawatu country settled, and second, to obtain railway communication with Wellington. If we get good roads from Foxton to taki, and the intermediate country is settled by small farmers, the Foxtou people need mt fear the loss of the junction of the est Coast Railway.

Thk Islasd Road. -<»d Tbur»lay I ot iin'l th»» fill'ivvi'jr <liyn, Mr Maichmt. Chief Survwyor, accompanied l>y Mr M'ikpr. In»»r r« tnr, wintwl np>n »hn nntiv 4 ulonu the line of rood between Foxton and < >tHk <tfjd iiifmmvi 'hem of the in euMon >»f th* ir ivornin n r tr take th* 4 Irtiirl r gui" d f-»---ihp roail. Wiih the t-xo -ntion f-f Ine Man • i-r-oat Horuwh •mil. th who].- ■>< mi iv » .1 presfjrd :hr-jr williu/u.RM fur the r>id t; h: takiu throu.'h tl>< ir lunrt. Thr Pilot Station— Th» diflß- ulty r.i.'ar.lin!j the Mmmwatu I'll t >"tatj >i» nit h»«, wo learn, hi- ho-n settl««l by \li -■'•illfNtKii. Wo hli ill : üblUh tmroifuUr* of th<> h> tilr>ment flVn «rp .ib'nin them Hriti Ovb-1 p'irtio'i of our C'«in ( y 'Jnu-u-il rffttrJ— tic'n lin.r tno i»-pt»nit li-cu -hou*, one ••« the Mitnw til iirnitf*', iiik! thf o»h«*r on the endovr vent of counli s — <s cowdi-d out. County Coi'NCti.-Tlo monthly m etini? i>f thi'<"oun=il wiih h«« d v»itpH y. w «ti an Miiirmous anu>nn» of busing* was jrot throUtfh. l'lit» i.niviil of tht> train at l-> a.m. fimbl/l the northern mpinliTs to tp turn ly thp 425 upimio. The • ounoil mei'tß hkhui n xt Monday. An Omi-smn'.— ln our report of t>i» r - n.-nt onl^rtHinrat-nt nt the »*'nxtiin Hl,w omi »eil to men.i n tl.nt the jmblio w>^ indebted t«> the »-nti r|> W of Mr J*>w 11, providurw of the N.Z, Steum *'o . fT th priviliv" o f h" ri.-i ' tin Oiy Uifle !!»•■■■ at the hull, h^ JmUiiir bniupht lln m in.tw V.llniHt' n •*» hi« nvn •■xppn't", »ud kiu^ly r(t«8-nted to ftl'ow ihtm to pluj at th I Hall. : DEPAnTrRE.— Mi A. Bti'g »i», thi» fttCollector of CoMtnniH at Fnxtnn, left for UVHin^tou y» Hteid-iy, p»i .Jane Dougla t> ttviuno liih iipw dtitiet tin r*>. Ann'^T. — <*oiiHti»Wp C<>ylo, of Mn»-tiM, vi>wt'rilav .irrent'd a m-»n UHm»»il Hall, n» ll.ilnouib)', on a charge of having commit eT an in'^eu* uw.ul' «>n n womin at Miirtiin, ulM»ut « w#>pk p evi-»u»l.v. Th^ -o- j e-u-*ed who in, w<> b-H« r•, n lat«« P-nMent «>f Ptttme-» 00, will be brought up at the R.M. Court! M»rt9O, »w4»F.

Kai'ri Gt'M. — From Auckland we learn t''i:t& v tb.ro i-ntiisr.ti:l gcuooticr h.ia been iauuclr.d Of 400 t>nu3. Her owner is Cipriiiu l>. H- -Vl'Keii.-i.». Mv ii cuartero.l so load gum for 2s ow York. Goi.n at WEM.ixfiToy. —Tha Wellington poo 1 1I1: Seem to think '.hoy h>tv*e atriuk a reef at laat. They lu-vve lloatad a company with a capital of £111,000, and have a^ivet to give Mr M'MauauiKu £1 p>;r acre per j e-u for \Bh turea, »Uo 2* royalty for each ounco Of gold obtaiued. Another p.irty have leasetl 30 acres from Mr M'Manimau. Perhaps the Terawhiti gold tiold may be somotumg more than a myth after all. Breach of the Sheep Act. — At the Welui'i!4iohtC"M. Co irt a few days ago Julin i\ir»iou pleaded guilty to a breach of the Sheep Act, in removing eighty rains for over twelve miles wit'imit dipping them. From the evideuce of MrG. T. Richanla-m. Suenp inspector, it appeared the otfenca was only u>nniii*l, though the liability to a penalty of £100 had been incurred. The rams had arrived by sea, and had been forwarded on to their destination in the oouutry frona humane motives. Hia Worship inflicted a penalty of 10s. Valuationt.— ln Thursday's G»zette the nouue ia published extending the time for inspection of tha valuation -ist for the B'oxton Highways Bo*rd uutil M^rch. That Foktuxate Spot —The oonstructiou of the railway from Taran.iki towards Wangnnui ia being pushed on rapidly. It is expected the line from Now Plymouth to H iwera will be opened for traffics about the first of next June. What with its harbour works, its 20 per cent, of the proceeds of the Waimate plains laud sale, aud its raliway works, Taranaki is getting a fair Bhare of the loav«B and fishea of ministerial patroua^o. A Demonstrative C immdnity —The election «.f the Scl'ool Committee ia not, such a tame aff iir all over the colimy as it provml to lie this year at Foxton. 1 rom the Wear port times we Ivaru that at Karamea, on the night for the elect inn of the Coramiitee, there was considerable exoi eruent. Prt*vioua to the time of commencement of the meeting, a numlnsr of householder* met on tho Reserve, and marched to the schooi-house, Waring a bauurr, ui»«n which appeared the linen : •« Ti»e Truth will prevail," "Uu'.ty isstrt'iigth," 11 We are the People." Compulsory Education.— The CHaki C nnmittef h-tve put the ooinpulwry clm-<e* of 'he Kdueitvm Act in <n»«r»tion, with good effect. The Feilding C iramitteo ar« o»i'M'lfring the desirability of followiug a ci nilar oourse. More Recipr .-ClTY. —Referring t-j the receit AiiHtra'aKi^iu C nfen-nce a O'>rre»poudent of the Marlbor >ugh Times writes : —•• Another leual matter that wa ts attending to is r"Cti>rocity -mong the varioun Bir*. A Now Z-siland barrister can be H'lmittfd t<i any Colonial Btr except the Vic'oii»n, Tn*» Victorians (with t' eir umial impu'le'ice) enn-ider the Bars of the nei^hborinc O»loiiie8 inferior t» heir own, and ordain that all nppHcant» for admission shall psMa an exa nina on. 1 1 00 laeiuonc of this hu nl>uz New S mrh Wiles nas d»---clinr-d t> adrai» Victorian practiti- ncr^ f *n>\ servo them Hght. I un ie« th «t a', tinCoifeivnce Me srs Gibltn (Tismania) anl Vale (Victt rii), h'^-e pr po-ed tint r«c:---p-ooity shiil be fie order of tlu* day in futur-." The Crops Down South. —The Ashbur-t-m Giardian -if a recent .late siys :— T.ie threshing michines -xra n->w at work everywhere, anil fr.un aonn of the earlier farms wheat li.im already baendi-*pitciuidf »raitoiru.»nt. The yield all rmud will \n co:i-sid-rably over the average, aud *>xi 6 very heavy r<turu» pr-r ace are already meutioued. Tno whnat sample is a» excellent. ou'% and all the farmers are highly pleased With the app :<iriinc>) of their gram. S nne of the bir'ey simplis. th ni^li, are not so attractive, but n 1 fault can be found with the qu mtity. O^ts are a grand cop all rounl. &> expfditi>ualy h:vi tho auperb waither allowo I work to p^oceol, that wo expect withiu a diy or tv/o to s>!e th I »ig trains we arc accustomed t" after Ivy-vent, ruuniug do-.vu to C irUtcincli for aiiiptii'tut of their fought at Lytt«ltou. Threshers «»re taking evers advanta^ » th«y can of t'ia tin« weather, aid last ui^h' w 1 know of s »v-.jr d inio'iiu s that were at work all the night through. In refereuei, however, to oirly thr>jiihiug, we take the liberty of quoting the following from au Auckland telegram : •• The Auckland millers decline to purch ts« any wheat until it has been sacked suveral week*, to allow sufficient seasouiug. They allege that for some years back they have bought too early, and a oonniderabie quantity Iwing damp, it has heated, the result b«iiij» loss to thani This year's crop hns been excellent, aud thf re are indications of an extensive wheat acreage, especially in tin Wiiktto. It is not improvable to*-, the mirkJt. will open at 5*."