The manaluatu times. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1879.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 32, 1 March 1879, Page 2

The Manawatu Times. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1879.

Asr Apology.— rln order to: mako room for matter held over from last issue, we are compelled to waive Uour usual leading columns. Educational. — For the three vacancies m the Education Board, Wanganui, the following are the names nominated :: — The "Hon. Willia*m Fox, Eev. 3. Douall, Major N oaKej'and Messrs. Sansdn? Gune, G-odwin, Baker, and Peacock. ' ' Karkei" School. — A meeting of the comnutjfcep. of </he above' school wa9 held last Saturday, for the purpose of arrangements for the inspection of the wovk9 m connection with the school, the architect to the Education Board having resigned: A Scounbbbl.— lll our telegraphic columns will be found a report of a charge laid by .the man Roberts, who occupied a little shop opposite the goods shed m Main Btreet,'and -who suddenly cleared from town a few days since.' •■', ■ The Licensing- Cottbt. — We hare been, asked to draw the attention of publicans, and others any way interested, to the" faot that the Licensing .-Court previously advertise! to be h'olden oji.ney.fr Tuesday, has been adjourned until ""Thursday, the 6th instant. *iWe "understand Mr. Forstev, the new. elark, ( re,raoXes''tromnFoxton on .Mcnday, and for-> mally enters tipon the duties of Iris at fPalmerston during ther tjom,ing week. The Case '"of Jambs McKeown. — We are^pleased.to learn tibab ■'through the energfefcic fiervices "of Mr. Patrick Cavanagh, a sufficient amount has been collected for 'Mrs: McKeow^.to .placev her beyond Jwant, ''and: her .necessities 'have been temporarily relieved. - Close .up.on ; £7 have been subscribed, and a number of other subscriptions promised, which it is expected will enable her to tj.de,.. over unjsil her. .husband can resume wort. "We shall be happy to receive .any subscriptions forwarded to us. The Kabeb'e lib ai>.— -The folio win" information which was received by Mr. Snelson man official letter m connection with the general votes to be expanded m the district, will be pleasing intelligence to the people of Karere. I'he extract rends : — "The County: Council Ims not applied for the £300 voted for the Karere Road. The ••money isavailable, and if the County Council will upply for it, they will get it." Which' is it: Sublime Innocence oe Hiddek Sakcasm ?— Mr. Macarfchur, tho Chairman of tlie Manawatu . County Council, aB in ,dutiy bound, forwarded^. the Minister -of Public Works a resolution passed at the last Council meeting, to tho effect that the Government be requested to construct both the proposed West Coa3t railway routes. With a promptitude somewhat unusual, and a courtesy hitherto ' quite foreign to the Department, Mr, Macarfchur has been forwarded a reply, acknowledging receipt and thanking him for the suggestion. We wonder who is the author of this neat bit of satire — 'the Honorable James himself, or his first lieutenant, Mr. Knowles. The Palmebstos School. —At the i meeting- of the Wanganui Education Board ' on'Wedne3day> a letter was" read from the . Palmeriston North School Committee, stating that "the average attendance was" now 175, that the 'accommodation was totally inadequate for. the number of scholars, and mak ing application-for £200 for the necessary additions.- Upon the motion of Mr. . Sanson, •seconded by- Mr. Dufchie, it was resolved the application of the Palmerston School Committee for increased accommodation bo complied with, that the committee be requested .to prepare plans and specifications for tfce : same; and refer them to! the .building coiiimitte^. I ;*.■'. >.•.--'' ' ; J Sale oe YAl'vable RAMSi-rrMr. Thynno, acting on behalf of the firm of Thynne, Linton, &Qo?, held their annual, sale of Romney Marsji. Rams at their. Sale Yards, Foxton,; 9 1 * Thursday. The attendance was. not Jjatlivbut the bidding was very tamey.ani .althougTi some of the lots' were 'disposed of : by auction, ,the majority; ch'ahgei hands afterwards by. private sale. Mr.' Rutherford two lots of 12 six-tooth and 2L two-taoth rams, at £1 Is. 6d. and £1 2s. 6d. respectively/. ; The lots were' from the flocks of Utejsrs. Braithwaite' and Eebbell,' of Oh^'arid Mr. W. . Akors, of- Riveradale. - : Thjgniajority 0f Mr.-Aker's rams were purchased by vMr. . Robinson . at ifil, although .thftfir3€ : one,^vas. sold by "auction for £2 ids. i ■; Tffik pAiMEBSTOK RAILWAY GO0I)S-SHED. .— Mf. McLean, the .contractor for the erec^ tion.iof the Palmeraton goods-shed, has almost completed,. his contract, and the. building, when* flnishe'd, will not only bo, a thoroughly substantial; but amostcommbdidjus. bne..Klt } s 40.5&38 feet«and/Q©: i*tai: 13 •a Terjr . jlarge jquantity . of storage i»ot ?. .Some. .idisa. M jthe.s iength. of -the ftoprii g ,majv be githere'd.whe 1 it is stated t-har it is v o^itnposet. s bfvtjhree-i lch.'pla^^mg, ,with a .^erbing.cf;foucinche 1. The' fcuilding' it3C If 19 bf redj'jMne,- the loorlng jblP matai; and 'tha,.pjleskßid ground 'sills of heart of tofcarft. '•Mi' r Mctiean is now- finishing up, being jusfcHwo months at.fehewoi'k, and is to be obmTOittanfcea jipqn f)be highly - satisfactory 'manner 1 iri' whjch ho' hifc' ftllfilleii ■his'tfon.. tract, th^ price of* whicit was £311. I Good fNEws^oß the Musically In--OLIUED.-'-It wi11 ... be > seen from our advertising coiuniris-that Mr.'S.vinbns, so well known irt the district as a pinnoforte tuner, has returned to- Palmerstcn, whei'o his servires may be scoured for a shftrt.whilo. In sddition,jhowe,ver, rhe announces fchat as lie ;is iagent jfoi: a pianoforte warehouse, f?e is prepared 'to sell pianoson the deferred paymetifc principle, that is,- br rnonfchlr instnlments. By that means fhe, use of the insti'ument onn be obtained from the start. and at the end cf twelve months, wheh it would be paid fop, the purchaser, hn ring had ?uuh long; practice wou|d no doubt be quite "a proficient^' .Siicn a\i arrangement would; no doubfc prgre ft great. convenience to those 'w'TiO mic-ht^jot jboaWe to afford •part iii<»vwith^- the -m! one sum, and we have been informed that any in-, st numont, froro|B35 to flOQj.can be had'upon ttioße : terms:^'' r y :: '-- ■^■'■■ r! ';' : '■'■•' 1 ; A-^bsrife"!-* the •■BHiP.-*-Accordinsr to rumor thei*e is a mutiny avnongst theoißc;erj oftthe Shipof State, -which may probably end m the reeiKnations of Me3srs. Stout, Ballanw?, and : Maamdrflw. Tbo / bone of contention "Wotilcl oppo^r t.o he the appoint-; wieot of t^f ?di^, of.^

Luckie, to the oiR-je of Comuiissionai* of •Annuities, which, it may be remembered, was made during the absence of the Premier from Wellington. Sir George refused to endorse the appointment, and seems determined to^act upon his position of commanding officer to make his will supreme, a state of affairs some of his colleagues do not care to recognise or acknowledge. Should the threatened secession take platie, the Cabinet would lose its back bone ami spinal marrow. "Straws serve to show which may the wind blows," and it requires Ino gift of prescience to forefcel that the daya of the Grey Miuistry are numbered. [ The Palme rstost Hotel. — This old and J well-knowifhotel has changed hanrb during tho last few day 3, Mr. G-. F. Roe having parted with his interest to Mr. M. O'Hara, who comes, we understand, from the West Coast of the Middle Island. The purchase wa3 effected through Mr. Duigan, brewer. We cordially welcome Mr. O'Hara amongst us, and we have but little doubt that he will be able to secure a share of the large public patronage which the town and district, a-3 well as the large travelling public, will be sure to extend to any hotel which is well conducted and properly managed. New Accommodation House at FeildIHQ. — A large building is being put up m Manchester street for Mr. Collins, who is well known m Palmerston, which is intended to be used as a boarding-house and restaurant. There will be two shop 3, 18 feet long by 14 feet 3 inches wide, one of which Mr. Collins intends to set apai't as a dining saloon. This room will be able to seat about 30 people at one time. Besides the two shops, there will be four large rooms on tlie ground floor, comprising kitohen, servants' room, &;:. Upstairs, there will be eleven good sized bed-room 3, and a large room, 18 feet long by 12 fe et 6 inches wide, to be used for lodge meeting purposes. The housed when finished, will be capable of accommodating about 20 boarders, independent of any number that may use the dining-room for meals. The contract wa3 let to Me3Si«3. Chesney and Beard some seven or eight weeks since, and will bo completed m a short tima. The work would have been finished before now had the contractors been, able to procui'e the requisite material fast enough j but so great has beeu the demand upon the numerous mills m the district, that they are unable to keep pace with the large demands made upon them, and Me3sr3 Chesnoy and Beard had to suffer considerable delay m consequence. Pedesteianism. — Delaney has accepted the challenge which appeared m our last issue from John Henderson, and a firjt instalment of £25 a-side ha 3 been placed m the hands of Mr. Callanan, of the Bank of Australasia, Feilding. The match is for £50 aside, to be run for m distances of on hundred, two hundred, and three hundred yards, the winner of two events to take the prize. The race will come off on the Kimbolton Road, Feilding this day week, the &Ysb event being started at half-past f jur m the afternoon, the second at five, and the thirl at half past five o' cloak. Henderson, who is a carpenter lately arrived at Feilding would appear to be " dark hoiue," ha^in rung second to Chaldicott for the Hundred Yards on Boxing Day, although getting a wretched start. He i 3 clecidsdiy the favorite for tlie 100 yards, tho befcfcing being almost tivo to one on him for that event, while he is well up m the public- estimation for the other two ; nevertheless we would prefer to back the veteran. A3 is well known, Delaney is a long rather ' than short distance runner, ' and we are surprised that he should go m for such races. 'If we are not mistaken his challenge of nine distances for a £100 trophy has never been tebaken up. They are 100, 150, 200, and 410 yards, and one, three, five, and ten miles, tho largest number of points m the aggregate to be the winner. The second instalment of £25 each is to be lodged with Mr. Callanan on next Friday night. Postal ImriaiiATioa:. —To meet the growing wants of the district, and m consequence of the increased amount of epistolatory correspondence, we understand the Post Office authorities have determined to run two " mails " a day between Palmerston and Wanganui. While fully endorsing the necessity for the step, we regret we cannot compliment the Wanganui office upon the arrangement pi*opo3ed to be put m force. For instance, Foxton is to be left out m fclie cold — for the reason, we believe, that tlie second mail train, which will be the goods train, does not go farthpr than Palmerston. This is absurd, and certainly requires alteration. From what we can learn, the mail south from Wanganui will be made up to depart by the 11.25 train, and the. second by- tho 4.15 p.m. Why this should be done is inexplicable to us, unless it be — as it certainly appears — to save the head office m Wanganui the trouble of de«patehing a mail by tlie 6.45 a.m. 'train. We ask, what is to prevent a through mail, being made up m Foxton and Wanganui by both morning and evening trains, particularly as by such a scheme foxir houra would be allowed between the receipt of a .letter and the despatch of the reply. The new arrangement comes into, force to-day from whenpe maih will close for Wanganui — at Palmer3ton, at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ; and at Feilding at 9 a.m. and 4.45 p.m. We trust, however, soon to have to chronicle an alteration. Palmerston Reading Room.— The second adjourned annual meeting took plate at the Reading Room on Thursday evening There^was but a small attendance. Mr. R. Leary'was voted to the chair. The Seuretery (Mr. Mitfoifiyrea-l a letter from the ~Ptes\- , dent (Mr. Eliot Warburton), resigning his position. Mr. Green pr >po9ed,Mr. Mitfor;! seconded, and it wag carried unanimously — " That thi*3 meeting rogrets that the President should have resigned the position which he has filled so well, and requests that he will re-cdhsider his resignation." With regard to the. canvass for the circulating library fund, .both, the Secretary and Mr. Green gave a very encouraging account. It was stated that about 40 subscribers had signified their intentions of besoming- members of tho circulating library ; and it was thought that if a pood energetic canvass of the town were ma'-le, the number could be neaiy doubled. Messrs. Green and Galvin promfeert to give' one or two afternoons m the induing week towards that object. Thn report of the canvassers being considered highly 9attsfa*tory, Mr. Dungan proposed, Mt\ Green seconded, nnd it was carriel — "That the PAlmerston North Reading Room be continue:!, 'that m soon as practicable books be obtained 't? form a circulating library, and that the coramittee be empowered to make all neciessai^ arrangements." The names of. Me3.«rs Du-ngan an-1 Galvin were added to those already elo-te.l on the committee, after which' the meeting adjourned.— A special meeting of the committee took place afterwards, whon Messrs. Leary, Dungan, find Wrav were appointed a sub-committee to. sea to the fitting up. of shelves for the library ; and the? wera instructed to write to Mr. H. F. Logan, hon. secretary of the Wellington Athenaeum, asking that body would ble willing to lent! books to the library at. a" ivmall rental, as it was stated by Mr. Galvin that the committee of the 'Wellington At'ienfeuti proposed doing •something : of the kind, at one time, to all country libraries. The regular monthly meeting of the committee will be held on Tuesday next, at 8 p.m., and every member is requited to attend. The CtrnTAiw Brawjt, ASfe a Light Iffi ■■W--P5"?iW SWWH^'^B b 3?»

a matter for surprise way miil-otv.ijciy hn\ c refrained from tendering for Government sleepers, but the matter has co:i3ed to be a surprise since the following light has been let m upon the subject. It would appear that when a contract i 3 finished the work undergoes inspection ct Palmerston, aiid, we will say, next it ia supervised at .Foxton and passed ; it is then shipped fsr Wellington, and it is just a toss up whether it will pass muster there or not. If the latter the unfortunate contractor has no redress ; it is condemned-,, and there is an end of the matter as far as the Go rernment is concerned, while the tenderer after paying freight to Foxton and from thence to Wellington has the lot thrown upon his hand 3. To show that the passing process" is never proceeded with on its merits, but subject to the whim of the official, we may state that not long since a Palmerston mill-owner sup-, plied a number of sleepers to the Government. They readily passed Palmerston and Foxton, but were condemned m Wellington. Feeling confident that the condemnation was unjust, the contractor brought influence to bear to have them re-examined, and the consequence wa3 that nine out of every dozen were received. Those which were rejected, of which there were two thousand, were sold, a*- 13. a piece, and the purchaser, the Hon. Robert Campbell, was boasting about the magnificent sleepers which he had secured as condemned. We ask why should the Government hamper up its contracts with vexatious conditions which no private firm would ever, dream of imposing, and which can only have the effect of disgusting all mill-ownera from tendering. Surely the contract prices for sleepers are cut sufficiently low by competition, without there being the risk of a large loss, as m the case already quoted. The department has plenty of officials m the District— the District Engineer, for instance — m whom it should pub faith, and if the sleepers are according to specifications when passing his inspection, we fail to see how the passage to Wellington will alter their size, substance, or condition. Calling for tenders while the present system remains m force is merely a mockery, a3 it ask 3 men to undertake work agiinsb the performance of which such stupid obstacles are thrown m their way.