The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 277, 30 September 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1879.

g -■<?■- We have every reason to anticipate , that within six months the iron horse will enter Masterton, and that all the townships of the Wairarapa will be ; linked by the railway. The result of ( the opening up of Featherston to. Wellington by the railway was in some respects a disappointment, and it is probably for this reason that we are i not at the present moment unduly elated at the near approach of the steam engine. It was expected that I the completion of the line to Featherston would bring trade and population to it, and consequently land in that township rapidly rose in value prior to ; , the opening ot the railway. Large : numbers of buildmg.sites were put into the market at, (ancy prices. The market i became glutted, prices fell as rapidly as they fed, risen,, and the anticipated ! benefe which the to,vn was to derive I from, the railway were never realised. ' Featherston, however, though it missed ! obtaining a smldeu and rapid growth i through the railway, will no doubt t derive from it a slower but a more sure ' prosperity, Featherston has been a ' sort of safety-valve for the other town- * ships of the district. Its example has \ deterred them from discounting the j advantages to be secured through the r railway. When the railway reaches them there will be no disappointment, « because there has been no undue expec- v tation. Railwaysintotlieinterior always v take away a certain amount of local ° trade, which loss has to be set against P the obvious advantages which they \ bring with them, and it is always more ], or less an open question whether a .A township is or is not to be benefitted n by them. As far as we can judge, the i( chances of the Wairarapa townships are d favorable, Grey town, with its loop line, will probably experience less " change than either Carterton or Mas- l " 1 terton, The iron horse will neither make nor mar it, and the advantage of f t being connected with the main line f c will have for a set-off the misfortune of a losing the coach traffic which for some °" years past has had its head-quarters in •*' that township. Carterton must derive s '' a positive advantage from the line, as tei its staple trade is dependent on the Wellington market to a great extent, S and we anticipate that the opening of n' the Carterton station will be the surest' guarantee of the revival of the saw- tlii mill industry. Masterton, too, will wu undoubtedly be benefitted by the rail- °f way. Last year crop:; in this neigh- fm borhood were too heavy for the local ma demand, and large quantities of wheat ?[" and oats were sent into the Wellington tile market and sold at an unprofitable'rate bei owing to the h >avy charges for freight, per Next year our farmers will probably be ' mv Me to supply the Wellington market ? efl with profit to themselves, Masterton, !"? ;00, for some time to come must be the |,, e " ;erminusof the line, and derive, for in J ;his reason, special advantages, Our the

Mends in Wellington kve always displayed a marked preference for Masterton, The open and beautiful country B which surrounds the Borough, has a special aiti action for visitor, 1 !, Though - less accessible than other townships to the Empire City, it lias for years past 2 received more pilgrims and strangers than all the other townships put toge--1 ther; and when the railway in March , next puts it within easy rea<m of Wel- " lington, we think it will be found that the Jcprougli will have to rouse up a little in order to meet the requirements of a rapid influx of population, ; The Masterton Volunteers parade on Friday evening next, The Land Tax will he payable on and after to-morrow, at the different Post Offices, The ordinary monthly meeting of the Library Committee takes place at 3 o'clock to-day. , _ The Masterton Borough Council meets in the Council Chambers, at 7,30, this evening. lows and Fergusson announce a sale of MrC. Brown's furniture, &c., for Saturday next, Tenders are invited by Mr G. Fannin, architect, for a dwelling house in Perrystreet. We regret to have to record the death of Mr Wm. Booth, sen., of Carterton. The funeral is announced to leave his late residence on Thursday next. A meeting of the Masterton Christys will be held at the Prince of Wales Hotel this evening, to arrange a programme for their forthcoming entertainment. H. Tilly Browne and Co., the new firm of auctioneers at Masterton, announce an opening sale of drapery, clothing, hosiery, saddlery, boots, etc., in the Town Hall, on Saturday next, at 2 p.m. Mr M. Young, baker, Carterton, in another column gives notice that owing to a rise in the price of flour, he will charge 4d and 8d per loaf. 5 Tenders close to-morrow, for the old telegraph poles and wire at, Te Ore Ore and Masterton : also for the erection of a ten-ronied house at Carterton. An exchange says:-"It is reported that Mr Edward Peurco, who has lately returned to New Zealand from the Home country, has brought out £700,000 to invest for owners in this colony." Mr T. 0. D'Arcy, ju another column, announces that he is prepared to receive and forward wool, or any other produce. To-morrow a pubic meeting takes place at Featherston, to consider what steps should be taken to aid in developing the recent discovery of gold in tneßimutaka. We expect it will be largely attended. The annual stud horse parade, Christchurch, under the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, took place on Saturday. There were 81 ontries of all classes. We understand that a Bee will be held at Greytown on Wednesday, for the purpose of movingthe Wesleyau Church back, so as to leave room for the new buildim' which is about to be erected. B Past officers of the order of Oddfellows will receive their degrees'on Wednesday at Greytown from the P.P.D.G.M., Bro Loasby, who is appointed Lecture Master for the Wararapa. In the event of Manawatu getting two members under the re-adjustment of representation, it is likely that Sir William Fox will be asked to contest the seat. In the event of his doing so, his return is highly probable. The polling for and against the proposed Foxton Hid Sanson railway has resulted in a vast majority in favor of the scheme. The approximate result of the poll is 264 (representing £22,000 rateable value of property) for, and only ten against the plan (representing £2000). We yesterday had the pleasure of inspecting the jewels just received by the Thistle Lodge, S.C. They were manufactured by Mr J. King, of Lainbton Quav, Wellington, and reflect great credit on him, as the workmanship could not, in our opinion, be surpassed in London, They will lie on view for a day or two in Mr T. E Price's shop window. We must congratulate members of the Lodge on the acquisition of such jewels, and trust the Lodge may long continue to prosper. On Saturday last the mails for Palmerstun North, Napier, Wanganui, and Woodvillecameto grief in that" treacherous stream the river Mangatainota. There a gay and festive relic of ancient Maoridom presides over the ferry, who, when the nver is low, is almost equal to the occasion, but at flood time is found somewhat i wanting. On the present occasion the canoe or punt capsized the coach, and the mail bags were wafted down the river, the < horses and the fore part of the vehicle . alone escaping. Had there been passengers on the coach they would doubtless ( have gone with the mail bags. We think it is time that better arrangements were made at this dangerous crossing. Constable Byrn, of Halcombe, has been ' granted a month's leave of absence, which. v will enable him to re-visit his family, from i whom he lias been separated since his official connection with Halcombe. His '' place is temporarily to be rilled by a con- v stable from Canterbury, who is already in Halcombe. Constable Byrn has, durinu his brief stay in Halcombe, writes the * Advocate, won the good words of all its I residents, and the conduct of a section of its population has improved to a marked a degree since he was located hero. n In Mr Yate's new London magazine P "Time," Archibald Forbes contributes a rather amusing picture of flirtation in India, from which we learn that a really ir successful Anglo-Indian young lady thinks it " a bother" to be engaged to one man for more than ten days at a time, and that i clergyman's wife at a hill station was ff inly prevented from attending a fancy A mil in the costume of Eve by findin» that ihe could get no thread that would not ear the fig-leaves, th A rather amusing incident happened in <=a he Court on Tuesday (says the Taranald p ( ierald). The defendant appeared in , <ourt with an infant in her arms, and the oh iispector, in opening the case, alluded to m lie defendant as being an unmarried u n 'oman. This evidently hurt the feelings f the defendant, and her counsel in- tvf H'med the Court that his client was a coi larnecV woman. The inspector thereupon ated that the defendant had informed tlu ie police that sin was not married, and Wi ie supposed husband also disclaimed sing married. Counsel appeared rather srplexed, but eventually offered the folding explanation to the Court:—The r ifendant's husband:™ desirous of join- J g the A.C. force, but could not do so, she ing a married man, The wife and hus- Mind accordingly disavowed their marriage order to get the husband admitted into coa e force. j ots

A Telegraph Station .is- now open at . Port Albert, County Rodney.. Mr A. D. Cowan is. the successful tende , rer for surveying the late Mr' Bannister's Opaki Estate into farms. < Pigeons are scarce. It has been with , difficulty that a sufficient number havo , been got together to enable the match , arranged for to-day to be fired off. A meeting of the members of the Wes- . leyan Church was held last night to consider the advisability of dividing the circuit. Mr Dellow, the Chairman, informed the audience the questions to be considered were" can we" and "shall we," and having settled these points, they would have next to consider (if they agreed upon a division of the circuit) the boundaries. He further explained the financial ■ aspect of the case, and ultimately resolutions were carried that the Stewards bring forward proposals at the Quarterly Meeting with the object of dividing the circuit, and the boundary line be that known as the Cemetery Line by Fisk'sstore, Taratabi, to the Hurinuiorangi bridge. The annual meeting of the members of the Wairarapa Jockey Club was held at the Rising Sun Hotel, Greytown, on Saturday last, the 27th inst. The President, J. P. Russell, Esq., and a fair number of members were present. The balance sheet for the last year showed a good balance to the credit of the Club, after all subscriptions- in arrear had been paid, Eleven new members were elected and the following gentlemen were appointed to fill the various offices for the ensuing year:-Judge, Wallace Smith ; Starter" Hugh McMaster; Clerk of Scales, Donald Donald ; Clerk of Course, Charles Ticehurst; Stewards: E, A. S. Wyllie, J. Drummond, N. Grace, H, McMaster, G. H. Lister-Kaye, 'James Macaw, and J. C. Vallance. The • Secretary reported that the course was in a very bad state, the Tauherenikau river having cut away about seven chains of the running ground; having gone right inside the posts. Tli e stewards were asked to examine the course and report as to the best means of repairing it so as to allow of running on it this season and also as to what steps should be taken to permanently secure it from danger in the future. A general meeting will be held on the 25th October, to receive their report and if favorable the raco meeting will be held on the Thursday and Friday in the week following the Wellington meeting. The Tauherenikau course is a source of great trouble and expense to the Club, large sums having been spent every year ni attempting to guard against the encroachments of the river; and it is more than probable that it will be found necessary to make an entirely new course farther back from the river.