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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 69, 23 February 1885, Page 3

During the sitting of the Waste Lands Board on Thursday, reference was made;, to a special settlement association which was about to -take! 'lip 15,000 acres of land m the .Wairarapa. Mr H. Buriny expressed strong drsappi^obation of these settlements, which, he said, benefited speculative " parsons " and others who had no intention of settling on the land, ! to the exclusion of honafide settlers who were not blessed with capital. He en- : tirely disapproved of that method of disposing of the waste lands of the colony. At the close of the meeting Mr McCardle, who was also present, stated that he had for the past ten years been connected with special settlements, and believed they were about the best means of settling the waste lands of the country. His motivein supporting- them was entirely disinterested and impersonal. . Mr Bunny disclaimed any personal remarks, and went on to say if Parliament neglected' its duty next session,, by not giving special attention to this important subject, he would bo willing to further these special settlements m every way. • Two thousand , five hundred persons have been added to the membership of the Wesleyan Church m Victoria and Tasmania during the last year. ' . iAn Irish Jury. •>— " Have the jury agreed,?" asked the bailiff of a lockeil-up set of twelve, left under the care of his man, Denny Garry, whom he met upon the stairs with a pail m his hand. "Oh yis," replied Denny, " they have agrade to sind but for another 'half-gaUon." Auditions are made ; to. the catalogue of Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock. sale at Feilding to take place to-mor-row. We believe the subscription to the Wesleyanv Young Men's Improvement Glass is to be increased next teim. ; Mr E. Stafford, of Wellington, was m Palnierston to-day 1 . .. We are sorry to hear Mr W. J. Hnybittle has fallen into very bad health, attributable to a pulmonary affection. > -. $otne of the settlers who have burnt wore m town, to-day buying seeJ. \ Mr K. Leigh, who has just returned from the Hawera.. district, speaks veryhighly of the ; green ' and luxuriant appearance of the country, and of the business activity m commercial circleß. The bank rate of discount at Home is now 4 per cent.', and the' market rate 3£ percent^ . Sir Julius Vngel has received privately a remittance of £17 10s, which may be described as conscience money, inasmuch as it represents an amount of taxes which the sender was entitled to pay, but by some means escaped from paying. Stricken with remorse, he has, .transmitted the money under the name ' of " M.," with the request that the payment may be made as public as. possible throughout the colony, m order that it may act as an incentive to other indiriduals possessed of a conscience to make up their pecuniary shortcomings. The Dunedin Star, referring to the • rumour that Sir George Des Voeux is likely to succeed Sir William Jervois as Governor of New Zealand, says we have hod one importation from Fiji, and don't want to try another. , MrEllery Gilbert has had a very buc- ! cessful business trip m the Palnierston and Foxton districts thißvis it, receiving considerable patronage m the latter town. As an efficient pianoforte tuner Mir Gilbert has but few equals. Mr Pascoe is now bottling a brew of ale, and we can safely say for body and clearness and quality, the liquor is superior to any yet introduced here. Mr Pascoe can certainly turn out a first class article, and should establish a roputafor the extol lence of his manufacture. Mr W. J. Leigh has been seriously ill for several weeks past, which has prevented him making the necessary arrangements m connection with the ball shortly to take place. Mr Leigh hopes to be able to get about again soon. An anecdote is tod of a man, who m his time, was a member of the British Cabinet. There was a great discussion whether a man can marry on thr<»e hundred, a year. "All I can say," said the groat man, " is that when I said ' with all my wordly goods I thee endow,' so for from having £300, ; I question whether, when all my debts were paid, I had 300 pence." "'Yes, my 10.c," said his wife ; " but then you had your splendid intellect "" I did'nt endow yon with that, ma'am," sharply retorted the honorable husband. .. A New York exchange states that a " cold wave flag " will bo hoisted m future bn American country post-offices to warn farmers, of approaching cold and stormy weather. Tho Kingito Natives have presented Mr Ashbnry, late M.P. for Brighton with a number of Curios."* Mr Ashbilry m returning thanks, pointedly referred to the trrievnnces of the Maoris, and their certainty of receiving tedress from tho British Government: on his return to England, he intended to lecture on New Zealand and the Kingito Natives.