The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 70, 28 January 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1879.

Tim Hospital Committees in the Wairarapa.have. to he congratulated upon a fair prospect of financial success though the way in which their funds have been expended in the past lias not altogether been judicious, We refer more espe-

chilly .011 tlio latter point to the manner in. which both the. Grey town and M.as- * terton buildings' were; erected,' The k Grey town ■; institution ''being only a pioneer movement was .necessarily 1 attended with some mistakes aridsliori 1 comings, but that these errors should j have been repeated in the Masterton | building was more unpardonable. The 1 latter hospital is badly designed, badly ' ' built, and is now being finished in a ! manner calculated to make it as unhealthy as possible for its inmates, and 1 this in the face of objections that- were raised prior to the contract for the interior being let. It would seem strange that'when a medical gentleman resided in the neighborhood, who was known to be connected with similar institutions in other parts of the Colony, no attempt should have been made to take advantage of his knowledge and experience, and yet such we bolieve was the case, It would seem strange, also, that no reference was made to any architect who had a special experience in building hospitals, and yet we are informed no such leferencc was even thought of. The result is that the building will be found to be a sort of "white elephant." It will fairly answer its purpose, but half tlio money expended on it would hove constructed a more convenient hospital. With tli's drawback there is little to regret in the results of the labors of our hospital committees, and as we said before they are tobs congratulated on their financial prospects. The County Council of Wairarapa West proposes, with the co-operation of County East, to give a subsidy of a pound for every pound raised by local subscriptions, and then the Government will supplement the local subscriptions and County Grant by another equivalent, so that only 25 per cent, of the cost of maintaining our hospitals will foil on voluntary subscriptions. When a hospital was first established ,at Greytown something like 75 percent, of the sum required for its maintenance bad to be raised from subscriptions, and for the credit of the district and the committee of management, wo may say it was raised for nearly two years. If, therefore, an enterprising committee can get together 7o per cent, of the cost of conducting institutions of this character, there should be but little ! difficulty in finding, one third of that amount. For the present then our bosi pital committees are sailing with favor- , able breezes, and we trust that they will take advantage of. their opportunities to relieve distress to as great an extent as possible., ,

. The Greytown Volunteers parade for.l Inspection this evening (Tuesd*}-)' at '8 p.m. ' A poll will be taken this day at Whaream.i, _\JaMpuni, Tinui, and Gladstone on the Special Loan of £SOOO in Wairavapa East County, Messrs lorns & Fergusson are instructed 1 by Rhodes Donald, Esq., to sell a portion of his Mantua estate in allotments of three acres and upwards, with frontages tn the main road between Masterton and Wellington and chain roads through Maimia. There is some talk of the Government } establishing an Educational Museum in j Wellington, There are some wicked people who think tlmt the Chairman of the Wellington Board and the Inspector ought j to be the first specimens put on its shelves. If land suitable for a Lunatic Asylum cannot be procured.nt Wellington, it is contemplated to erect a new building near .Featherston, Our friends there will probably receive the intelligence with rather j "mixedfeelings," The Manawatu Highway Board advertises its list of unpaid rates for the year i' 1878-9, with the names of ratepayers, s The black list is a long one. Bismersen 1 Carl who is posted for (id might, we think, ' have been forgiven, » "His Excellency the Governor," says - the Post, " visited Mr Herbert Deveriii's . photographic studio, Lambton Quay, this morning, and sat to Mr Deverill for a series of portraits," There is no doubt that Governors make good portraits, and from this point of view are useful members of society. In New Zealand there are 114 newspapers, or one to every 3035 of the population. In Victoria there are 151 newsj papers, or one to every 5628 of the popu- , lation. In New South Wales thero are 5 118 newspapers, or one for every 5337 of the population, In the Australasian colonies there are 472 newspapers, or one for , every 4932 of the population. A McOormick reaper and binder, says the Rangitikei Advocate, working in 1 Weatoe, is giving perfect satisfaction, There was one spool of inferior wire, which broke repeatedly, though through no fault of the machine. All who have witnessed the working concur in the opr inion that it is simply perfection in every essential feature. A few days ago, says the Chronicle, a f charming innocent young Hebe of one of i our leading Wellington hotels was woed i and won by a gay cavalier, whom she had known for only two days. The Lothario represented himself as a merchant, rich as the proverbial few. Ere the honeymoon was over, however, the poor girl . awoke from her dream of bliss, Poor girl; she discovered that her husband was a bankrupt. This :\vas bad enough. But worse was to com'e, Our telegrams to-day inform us that the bridegroom has been arrested in Carterton on a charge of having forged a cheque for £25. "The moral of all this is: Young ladies, look before you leap. Don't' be enslaved by "swell" appearances. ' Learn something of the real circumstances of a. man before yoii marry him. The Auckland Herald remarks" The 5 largest single stamp as yet printed in New Zealand was shown to us on Saturday. - Its value is £7305. It was' printed spet cially to affix to the probate in Captain t Reid's estate, the above amount being . the stamp duty assessed upon it. Cap- ■ tain Reid's property was estimated at 8 under £IOO,OOO, but the Government not being satisfied with the valuation, Mr T. Cotter, the present Deputy-Commissioner = of Stamps, went to Gisborne to investigate matters. The result of . his visit was an increase in the value to nearly £150,000, , at which amount the estate was passed. Captain Reid came to New Zealand as .cook in one of! the sailing vessels, and . subsequently settled in Poverty Bay, at x which , place, in consequence of the influence lie had obtained, he received the 1 appelation of 'King of. Poverty Bfiy,' 1 His success shows to what positions of P affluence colonists may attain by energy - imd perseverance,"

Archdeacon Slock conducted the ser- ; 'ices at St Luke Church Gr'eytown-on- i iunday last; j ; Au>.s«iilcl:t might have resulted' j 'ery seriously hntuened itt • Messrs Terry ind Baillie's Mill near Grey town to it man ' inmed M. Thomas. It appeared a piece 5 if wood got between the Circular Saw and- 1 ■lio wood work Mid in tryingio take it out lis hand came, in contact with the saw and vas drawn also in, and but for having the iense to pull out his hand in the proper ray lie might have lost it . altogether, ! la it is his hand is terribly torn. •' • Tlio Wellington race privileges liavo-l: brought the following prices Grand | Stand Booth, £2l; Mr Beatty. Eo. 1 , Publican's Booth, £33, Mr Ames, No. 2 Publican's Booth, £3l, Mr Beatty. No. 3 Publican's Booth, £2O, Mr Williams, No. 4 Publican's Booth, £2B, Beatty. Refreshment Stall, No. 1, £ll 10s, Phillips. Refreshment Stall, No. 2 £9, Phillips. Fancy.Bazaar, £ls, Back Horse paddock, Neild, £6los. The gates were started at £250, and wove ultimately knocked down at £303 to Mr Loubeire. The cards, which were started at £2O, were knocked down at £4l to G, 11, Smith. Total, £530, as against : £387, which wore receiAed for the same privileges last year. Speaking of My Duncan's approaching sale of the Reclaimed land at Wellington, the Times understands that from 14,000 to Ib,COO lithographic plans of the sale of the reclaimed land have been distributed. The auction will take place, as advertised, on Tuesday, 4th February, at 12 o'clock, at the saleroom of Mr Duncan, Panamastreet, and we have every reason for stoting that there is every probability of some of the sections being eagerly competed for, not only by local buyers but by others from various parts of the colony, and possibly from Melbourne and Sydney, the terms of payment, for a Government sale, are liberal, and appear likely to prove attractive, even in these somewhat stringent times, as regards money. The situation is, without question, very important and is certain to be built upon almost immediately, We notice that the frontages are nearly all about 50ft. by an average depth of from ?oft to 00ft,, and oach section fronts one of the new streets. Posts are being erected at the angles of each block, with the names of the street painted thereon; each allotment or section in the blocks is also pegged and numbered! The result of this extensive sale will be watched ivith interest, not only by the purchasers at this sale but by the public generally, more especially by 'holders of freeholds in other parts of the City Of Wellington, as exhibiting a correct value of other property at the present moment, In this respect the sale possesses more than ordinary interest and significance. r*mti.imßwimhMi|-||| IBIIILUJ