THE WAIRARAPA DAILY. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 266, 16 September 1879, Page 2

THE WAIRARAPA DAILY. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1879.

. We have lived in New Zealand nearly fifteen years, mixing daily with working men, and during that period we never knew any ordinary laborer who was paid less than five shillings a day, and we often knew men to earn as much as twenty shillings a clay. We never ' knew the time when a working man could not save money and buy land with it at a reasonable price when he ' had saved it, In no other country in 1 the world possessing a healthy climate could the same be said, In no other country, too, has the working man . been more free and independent, It is not even his habit here to say ".Sir" to the master who employs him. What, we might ask, has the working man to 1 gain in the next fifteen years that he has not enjoyed in the past? Sir George Grey is leading the working man in the direction of American institutions, i In the United States the political principles which Sir George enunciates are in full swing, but if any working man left New Zealand in order to live at oncfi in the political Eldorado which the Premier depicts, he would find that he would earn lower wages and have to work longer hours than ho does in New Zealand, When Sir George Grey was Governor of New Zealand lie kept his democratic tendencies entirely under control. Wheiij however, his services were dispensed with he turned rebel, One of his most enthusiastic organs, the Wellington Evening Chronicle—a paper which most men would sooner have against them than for them—recently compared the Premier to Hannibal. Like the Oarthagenian general, Sir George has apparently sworn " eternal hate to Pome," and probably the ruling motive which actuates him in setting people by the ears in New Zealand is the satisfaction of feeling that he is a thorn in the British crown, and that he is fulfilling his vow. We believe ourselves that the effect of Sir George Grey's agitation will be to absolutely deprive working men in New Zealand of a portion of the prosperity which they have so long enjoyed, For example, we feel certain that we ourselves, while the country is ruled by Sir George, will absolutely receive in the way of business a smaller general revenue than we should were Mr John Hall or Major . i tkinson in power. A large proportion of our receipts go direct to working men who are employed by us. If we are badly off the working men suffer, if we flourish they prosper. We say that thousands of working men have suffered during the past winter in this colony from the illadvised action of Sir George Grey, and that so long as he is in power they will still have to suffer, We know it is the popular cry to recognise Sir George Grey as a sort of Messiah who is saving the country, but we will not for that reason take it up. We have lived amongst working men for many years, We have worked with them side by side with axe and shovel, and we never remember one saying to us an uncivil word or doing us an ill turn. No one has a greater respect for the' working settlers of New Zealand than ourselves,

Few count more personal friends among tliem than we can, It is for these reasons that we will not, however popular lie the cry of Sir George, join in the worship of a false god and' help the people of New Zealand to their ruin,

Mr William Toognod isappointod agent ;ifc .Featliersbn for the Wairarapa Daily Ha will supply subscrilers with their copies iiiul receive advertisements. To-morrow, tenders close for building a I house at Carterton, for Messrs Booth and | Co. Mr H. H. Wolters has been appointed creditors'trustuo in the estate of Joseph Gundy, of Feathorslon. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Mastertoii Borough Council takes place this evening. The Pigeon shooting match takes place this afternoon, in Mr Matthews' paddock, Opaki road. To-morrow at 12 noon, creditors of MrT. W. Tankorsley meet at Mr Skipper's office on important business. The third term of the Wellington College wi'l begin on Monday, the 22nd of September. Mr J. Penny, of Carterton, advertises for tenders, up to the lat of October, for the erection of a ten-roomed kusc. The Secretary of the M. V. Fire Brigade acknowledges the receipt of £2 2s, train G. Beetham, Esq., M,H,lt, Messrs S. Kibblewhite and J. McDuff, wheelwrights, have assigned their estate to Mr W. W. Taylor, of Wellington, Darlcy and Knight advertise that they will not recognize any receipt for money unless signed by their agent, Mr W. Bock of Grey town. . Notice is given for the land tax to be paid on October Ist, at the Mastcrton, Carterton and Greytown offices. We think a receiver should have been appointed at Tinui, ■A Chinese gentleman (writes " iEgles' in the Australasian) lately appeared in a witness-box at Hay. The clerk of the bench inquired of him how he was usually sworn. The witness, who was evidently of an accommodating disposition, glibly replied, " Ah! kiss him book-kill him cock-blow him match—s'lielp me Boball along the same."

Americans can send wheat to England and sell it at a profit for less than it costs the English fanners to grow it. This fact and similar ones mean that there is a chance in store for landed proprietors in England, A writer in Macinillan's 'u'agazine insists that every occupier of land shall become an absolute freeholder, and that the game shall be extirpated as vermin.

An new wheat pest has made its appearance in some parts of North Carolina, and is fast destroying crops. It is a weed that has sprang up simultaneously with the wheat, and grows about the same height, Nothing of the kind has ever been seen before, and the people call it "Dutch cockle." It has a white bloom upon the top, and bears enormous pods, each of which contains four seeds,

A writer in the Melbourne Age simply puts it, that there is not " a single question disturbing tlie planet at this moment which is of profounder concern to the statesman and philanthropist, and which appeals so immediately and so exclusively to the interests of the working man in all his cap icities, as the question of what he can drink with safety to his intellect, his self-respect and his political rights."

After stating that the price of wheat had risen during the week, the latest number of the Mark Lane Express goes on to remark that Dantzig and New Zealand samples were a good deal asked for, and were held at very full prices. Adeilade wheat was quoted at from 50s to 52s per quarter, but no quotations are given for New Zealand,

" Waste not, want not," has been most emphatically uttered in some of the English journals, it having been shown that according to the calculation of Mr G. T, C. Bartloy, an ounce of bread wasted daily in each household in England and Wales is equal to 25,000,000 quartern loaves, the produce of 20,000 acres of wheat, and enough to feast annual)-100,000 people. An ounce of meat wasted is equal to 300,000 sheep.

Isaac Hans who came to Victoria in 1837, has just died at the age of 92. He was very well known in racing and cricketing circles.

In the action of the Daily Telegraph v. Graham Hurry for slander, in stating that all the Opposition papers, except the Argus, wore subsidized, defendant had been called upon to answer interrogations as to the person who gave him the information he alleges.

The Feild gives the following recipe for keeping butter fresh for a term :-To three gallons of brine, strong enough to bear an egg, add a quarter of a pound of white sugar and one tablespoonful of saltpjter. Boil the brine, and when it is cold strain carefully. Make your butter in rolls, and wrap each separately in a clean cloth, tying up with a string. Pack a large jar full, weighdown the butter and pour on the brine until it is submerged. This will keep the butter good and fresh for a whole year. As an instance of the necessity for a few small farms near Napier (says the Hawke's Bay Herald), we jimy mention that one firm of auctioneers in this town has within a month past sold 100 ton 3 of Canterbury potatoes, at an average of £7 per ton. Several hundred pounds sent away in one month for potatoes alone! It is also slated that corn and flour to the value of £70,000 or £BO,OOO is annually imported into Hawke's Bay, while we have'extensive lands of surpassing richness, and a climate which seems to have been specially designed by a beneficial Providence for wheat-growing. 9 0

The Temperance movement (says the San Francisco correspondent of the Auckland Herald) at the head of which is Francis Murphy, an inte'ligent and very delightful Irishman nf culture, is making rapid strides. He lectures every evening, and enrols hundreds of apostles, who are

all decked with a small ribbon, which they carry on their breast for a living witness, Mr Murphy is so gentle in his teaching that he cannot fail to win his way. There is a total absence of rant in his talking, and he keep the audience en rapport with

him by his genial manner and amusing anecdotes. Ladies, old and young, with scores of little children, run down to the signing-table at tho close of the lecture, each receiving a blue bow ard ticket. Several thousands have signed during the past month, and he stays among us yet another month. There is little open drunkenness seen in.these streets in comparison with other countries I have dwelt in, and tho crowds are quite the most peaceable I ever saw. After a race or procession they seem to disperse without any drunken demonstration.

The Masterton Volunteers parade on Friday »v«ning noxt. Tlie Committee'of the Wairarapa Institute meets this evening,

Tenders we invited by by the Masterton Highway Board, for a bridge over Pahautanui creek, on the East Coast. At the London wool sales on Thursday last, 9200 bales were catologued. The tone of the market is improving. The time for receiving tenders for leasin;. the grounds at Carterton, of the Pastora' Association, has been extended unti. Saturday, 20th instant.

A director of the West of England Bank has been committed for trial foi the publication of balances with fictitious statements.

The Times gives the result of the eleot:on as follows: anti- Greyites, 42; Greyites, 39; doubtful, 6. The usual meeting of the Masterton Quadrille Club will bo held to-morrow evening. All members who desire the Club to be continued are requested to attend,

The following telegram is of interest, Grahamstown, Saturday. The gold from the Wairarapa lost one dwt. in melting. Its assay value is £2/18 per ounce, oi rather higher than the average value of Thames gold. Williams is satisfied. One hundred and sixty-two authentic cases of living burials are put on record by the eminent French physician, Dr Josat. The period of unconsciousness before burial, in these cases, lasted from two hours to forty-two. The causes of apparent death were these: Syncope, hysteria, apoplexy, narcotism, concussion of brain, anesthesia, lightning, and drunkenness.

Mr J, S, Macfarlano's speech • to the Auckland electors wns a peculiar one : "If again returned," he said, "but he supposed he would not be. (Loud applause.) . . . They took the dues off English hum, bacon, etc., and who the devil ffimtedduties offthoscariicles? (Laughter.) A voice; That's not parliamentary. Well, if it was not parliamentary he had given them (the Ministry) worse than that. (Loud laughter)." At the same meeting Mr Stark said the following original compliment to the Premier—" Sir George Grey had done what no other man in New Zealand would. He had gone to Waikato at the risk of his life. They knew that Maori settlements were swarming with fleas. "-(Laughter.) The Wellington Price Current says;: —"Our money market continues much, the same as last reported, The financial atmosphere is certainly lighter than it was two or three months ago, but at the same time there seems to be little if any increase in the supply of money, which is still far short of the demand. We believe that capital is being attracted to these markets, and that before many months are over the supply will be augmented. We are, however, still of the opinion that to secure any permanent relief from the present strain, importations must be const-' derably reduced for several months, so as to enable holders to work oft" present heavy stocks. The Wellington papers are a little unreliable on the subject of Parliamentary majorities, but the following from the Monthly Price Current may, we think, be taken as the level' truth.':—ln our last issue we reported the dissolution of our Colonial Parliament, after a brief session, on a vote of want of confidence carried by the Opposition. A general election has since been held. All but one or two elections having transpired, the various estimates of the result vary considerably : but on the whole there is, no doubt, an accession of strength to the Ministerial party. There are a few of the new members classed as doubtful, and without these, the two partys seem to be pretty evenly balanced. It does not look as though ministers had a working majority, but it is impossible to speak positively till the House comes together. It is summoned to assemble''for the despatch of business" on the 24th inst.

A rope-maker in Scotland lately received a letter from a brother in St. Petersburg, which says:—" I send this letter by Captain Tolmie, and can therefore speak freely, for post-office letters are now dangerous. Socialism is gathering strength here, and the army is supposed to be disaffected. It aims at Republicanism, yearly Parliaments, and universal suffrage. It advocates a breaking up of all large landed estates, the abolition of titles, and insists on trial by jury. It would have the State to maintain all unemployed persons or find work for them and punish the indolent. It offers to pay clergymen and teachers by results—that is, by the number of their constituents who attend without compulsion. It proposes to repudiate the national debt, and pensions of every description ; to give full religious tolerance, and have free and unrestricted trade with the world."

That things in England are, commercially speakirg, getting worse, there is very little doubt, Hitherto the farmers have always had the credit of complaining whether they have had cause to do so or not; but the fact of there being in Warwickshire one hundred farms to let, all of which were' advertised in a local paper last week, is (remark's a London paper) quite sufficient for the public to form an opinion upon the relations at present existing between landlord and tenant. These farms represent about 50,000 acres, or a twelfth part of the county. This condition of things is nothing compared with \?hat it will be at Michaelmas, when nearly all the farmers who can will go out. In one district in Essex, 50 farms of over 70 acres each are vacant.