Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1891.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 10 February 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1891.

Last week, Major. George, the managing director of the Assets Company, paid a visit to the Moutoa Estate. Along the Moutoa road will be noticed a paddock of very fine turnips. They belong to the Okaua estate. The surveyor started yesterday morning to survey the road line to Mr Gardener's residence at Paiaka. The country is going ahead, as one firm of landowners hare an advertisement in one of our contemporaries, calling tenders for the supply of 47,0001bs of grass seeds ! The date for the first meetiag of H. Redfern's creditors is Thursday next, not Tuesday, as inadvertently advertised in our last issue. The polling for the new drainage scheme for Wellington was taken on Friday and resulted in its not being carried by 500 votes. Wellingtonians are content to put up with all the dangers arising from imperfect drainage. Mr B Gardner has had a very heavy crop of oats cut on the south bank of tke river at Paiaka. It is thought that they will yield from 70 to 80 bushels to the acre. It is stated a movement is on foot to establish a grain and dairy produce export :ompany in Wellington.

A line of 1000 good store wethers has been added to Messrs Stevens & Gorton's Foxton sale. The Manawatu County Council meet at Sanson to-morrow. The Mail Coach to Kererti will ill future leave Mr Cawston's Manawatu Hotel. Mrs Ayres ami Mrs Llewellyn announce that they are prepared to receive ladies for nursing at their residence in Palmerston. Messrs Booth Macdonald & Co have appointed Mr C» Honore as their Agent for this district. Mr Litid, through the advertisement appearing in our columns, has sold his property on very advantageous terms, to Mr Bramley, a gentleman from Wellington, who now proposes to take up his residence amongst us. We cordially Wetedriie Mr Bram'eyand trust he will always be glad of the decision he has taken. Mr John Wright Gower has resigned his Commission of the Peace. He has not made public his reason for doing so, but we are under the impression that he does not approve of being held pecuniarily lia le for any error of judgment he might be led into. We aro partly with him in this respect, but at the same time hold that no honourable position is worth anything to which no responsibility is attached. It must be remembered that there are two parties always to be considered, the judge, and the judged, and the weaker is as much, if not more, entitled to protection as the stronger. The judge accspts his position voluntarily, the prisoner involuntarily. However, one thing is clear, and that is, the Government should provide trained assistance for the Justices. In the present position of the Court in Foxton, the Government have not acted fairly towards the Justices, and they therefore must not be surprised if the Justices resign, which is their safest plan. Opening a cupboard is generally a pimple operation, but we had the satisfaction of observing very great efforts made for this purpose. It was just previous to a meeting, the cupboard was a peculiar one, having the whole front as a door. It reposed gracefully upon a shelf, unfixed. The artist who manufactured this piece of furniture is, fortunately for him, far away, for he had placed the key hole about one third of the distance down from the top, and from what followed might have got into trouble. Some papers were needed before the meeting commenced, and they were in the cupboard. The official walked up gaily to the key hole and inserted the key. He carefully placed one hand on the top thus holding the door, the key turned, ag entle pull obtained no satisfactory result. He locked the door and then pulled, still unsatisfactory. He interested the company by locking and unlocking the door to prove that th« lock was all right. So it was. He then took a purchase, held the upper part securely and got red in the face with pulling. The door maintained its usual position. A friend came in, expressed many opinions, thought he knew how the trick was done, and made an effort, but erred in holding the top of the door fast, misle I by the annoying key hole. Other members arrived, wanted to know what was up, and kindly assisted. The minutes were passing apace, and penknives were used to prize the door at the edges, with lamentable results to the blades, but the door did not budge. The official then declared he won d burst things to succeed, and left, to return shortly, with a carpenters chisel. Two men, holding the cupboard firm, very very firm, the chisel was forced in, a mighty wrench resulted in the sides bulging out, and tha door cracking. Every one being very hot, a stand was taken to view duuniges, resulting in the discovery that if hands were kept off the door, the same would come open in a most easymaniur. !t is clear that before force is used, an investigation will pay, and that cupboard ranker- should make it certain where the doors hang and lock. Tins cupb. aid gives no further trouble now. Jt had no naed to, it gave en ugh once to last its lifetime. Some id<?a of the enormous proportions of the Chicago " packing" business may be formed from tlie fact that one firm alone — that of Armour an I Co. — killed during the year ended Is) October last, 1,450 000 hogs, (350,000 cattle, an 1 1550,000 sheep, their distributive snlos for the year reaching the enormous vane of 05,000,000 dols. The ground area, covered by their buildings is 50 acres, the total tloor area in buildings 140 acres, and the chilling-room and cold storage area 40 acres. The number of emp'ovees is 7000, and the aggregate of wages paid 3,500,000 dols. Humours of a very singular character are current says the Post as to two members of the Legislative Council who did not attend at all last session, one, indeed, being a new member who was not even sworn in, receiving their full honorarium, although not legally entitled to a penny. We can scarcely believe the statements, as the voucher has to be certified by the Speaker of the Council before payment, but if by any inadvertence such payments have been made, immediate action should be taken to compel a refund. Several of the flaxmills around Oroua Bridge are closing up shortly says the Standard owing to the unsatisfactory state of the hemp lr.arket. Mr Jones' mill ceases operations after auother fortnight, and we hear Mr Russell intends following a similar course. It is also rumoured that Mr Spelman has disposed of his mill to Messrs Wylds and Edwards, and that Mr Edwards will close the mill in Fitzroy6tiv.et, utilizing his flax at Mr Spellman's mill. This will be a great a Wantage to him, as the freight charged on the green flax brought from the Bridge to Palmerston must considerably ljesspn the profits. The Examiner says that the loss in grassseed has been very severe this season, many having had the crop cut and ready to thresh when the recent heavy and continuous rainfall set in, and destroyed the seed crop. Many will be interested in knowing that Mr T. C. Williams is now proceeding with the erection of a block of brick buildings at Pahiatua adjoining Mr Brinies store. The Christchurch Pre*x reports that after the Wanganui races Mr McElwain purchased Waterbury from Mr Fletcher Harrison, for £25. He should prove a good bargain, as he is nicely bred (Natator — Sunshine), and therefore full-brother to Sunbeam, the winner of the Handicap. Mr W. Chapman hunted with him very successfully all last season. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, so the N. Z. Times reports, will take no steps in the matter of declaring the Te Aroha seat vacant until the result of the enquiry by the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Conolly on the petition of Mr Fraser is made known. The Post says Mr Chinnery, the wellknown Canterbury flax expert, has, we learn, arranged with Messrs Tringham and M'Kenzie to work thuir flax mill at Otaraia, where there is a magnificen suppply of the raw material, of the finest quality. Mr Chinnery has brought up with him from Canterbury a lot of new and improved machinery, as well as a number of experienced hands. His process produces a very high-«la8s fibre.

Mr Honore has notice of a nice little property for sale. A committee meeting of the Manawatu Rowing Club was held last evening. The following Hew members were elected ! — H. Shearman, J. T. Williams and 0. Barber, tt was decided to Start the first heat of second handicap for the Captain's Cup on Tuesday February 24th. Entries to close with the Secretary on Tuesday 17th at 8 pittl; The dash Clearing Sale of Jobberns & Co. Bankrupt Stock by Boss & Sandford, in Main Street, Foxton is still praceeding with unabated interest. Cash purchasers of Drapery & Clothing are invited to pay an early visit of inspection. Boss & SahdF0I1D: To-morrow we invite special attention to the remarkably cheap lots in our dres* department at Te Aro House, those who will throng that counter and make their selections from the array of bargains displayed will have every reason to be thankful for the institution of " The Fair." To morrow we shall offer dress lengths of French cashmeres in several beautiful shades of the new greens at 25s for 12s Gd, dress le gths of the fashionable coloured mohairs at 15s for 10s (id and dress lengths of black grenadines reduced to 5s lid at " The Fair " Te Avo House. Tomorrow we shall show dress lengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5s 6d to 2s lid summer checks reduced from 7s 6d to 3a lid, summer flakes reduced from 8s (id to 4s lid summer tweeds reduced from 12s to Gs 6d at " The Fair " Te Aro House. To-morrow we shall sell full dress lengths of the following double width material, viz: — Delairns at S)s lid for 6s lid. Escarte at 12s 6d for 8s lid. Beiges at 16s Gd for 10s 6d, Knicker Tweeds at 21s for 12s 6d. Striped Cashmeres at 16s 6d and Figured Sittings at 21s 6d for 15 9d at " The Fair " Te Aro House. To-morrow we have resolved to clear out all our Eemnants of Black Satins, Coloured Satins, Black Silks, Coloured Silks, B ack Silk Velvets, Coloured Silk Velvets and all drees fabrics at ha f price at "The Fair," Wellington.