The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 287, 11 October 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1879.

Consequent upon the remarkable success attending the use of the rhodium receipt, the rabbit pest is regarded as at an end in Southland. Two stations have already been cleared of the vermin, and the receipt is being applied far and wide, We have not the slightest hesitation in saying it is practicable to stamp out the rabbit pest in the Wairarapa by the same means. We are glad to say that the phosphorus and rhodium recipe published by us a few months ago has been tried in many parts of this district with marked success. A few days ago we rode over the farm of Mr Osborne, on the Upper Plain, and had an opportunity of verifying the result of rabbit poisoning. Mr Osborne has been a heavy sufferer from rabbits, For the last two seasons a large proportion of his land lying near the Waingawa Eiver has beeu bare of feed, and the proprietor had to sell off his flock of sheep simply because the rabbits literally left nothing to graze, A tew months ago Mr Osborne tried the rhodium experiment, and though, his land is not' entirely cleared from the vermin, but few are left, and the grass is growing well all over the paddocks. Next year Mr Osborne feels certain of being able to exterminate the pest altogether. He reports that one or two grains of prepared corn are fatal to a rabbit, He has opened up holes on his ground and found them literally stuffed with dead rabbits. The number picked up dead on the surface of the ground was very great, but the number which die underground is very much larger, We trust now that a cheap and efficacious method of removing the pest has been discovered a general effort will be made from one end of the Wairarapa to the other to exterminate the vermin. It

is, however, necessary that the Rabbit Act should be brought into operation throughout the whole county. We would like to see this movement, which Mr Pharazyn unsuccessfully attempted to carry through a short tirxe ago, again taken up.

R, & J. Brown advertise 100 fat sheep for sale.

We direct attention to W. Dawson and Co's advertisement in our front page. . The Miistorton Christys hold a meeting at Mr Carver's residence on Monday evening next,

Tenders close to-day at noon, for 40 chains of metalling on the Cashpoint road.

The Mastorton School Committee hold their monthly meeting in the Council Chambers, on Monday next at 3 p.m, MrS. Y, Crosse, dentist, announces that lie may be consulted for a few clays at Kibblewhite's Temperance Hotel. The Wellington Amateur Athletic Club announces sports for the 10th of November (Prince of Wales' Birthday), in another column.

We remind members of the MastertonOpaki Jockey Club that a meeting taker, place at the Club Hotel this evening at 7 o'clock.

Mr W. H. Swain, (late of tho Union Hotel, Wellington), announces he has taken over the Marquis of Normanby Hotel at Carterton. We understand that Mr R. Freeman, the son of a well-known Welling-on confectioner, intends starting tho bakery business in Greytown, He is occupied putting the place lately occupied by Mr Watson into good working order, and will start in about a fortnight,

The London Times, commenting upon the news of tho defeat of the Gray Ministry, received there by cable message, expresses the opinion that Sir George Grey's downfall id a matter for hearty congratulation. It reviews his Parliamentary career at length, and comes to the conclusion that his policy was not only prejudicial to the interests of the colony, and calculated to hamper its progress, but had absolutely brought the Government of New Zealand into contempt.

At a meeting of the Mastorton Brass Band held last evening Mr Fawcett was appointed Bandmaster, vice Mr Bragginn, resigned; The name of the Baud was altered to that of the Mastorton Rifle Volunteer Band. To-night the following programmo will be played :-" Let the flill Resound," " Scenes that are Brightest," " Molly, Darling,"" Flow on, thou Shining River." "Piomenade Quadrilles," "Artillery March" and "Nancy Lee March."

At last the rich corn lands of the Lower Valley are to be put Jti the market. Mr J. H. Widjiiee-iif instructed to sell on Npir£4and2sthe Hon. John Martin's •extensive estate in,this district, consisting of some 40,000 acres, subdivided into convenient farms. The chrf difficulty men of small means have hitherto experienced in settling on land has been the high rate of interest which they have had to pay. The Hon. J. Martin sweeps away this objection by the bold and, we believe, wise policy of a system of deferred payments, in which the low interest of six per cent, only is charged.

We have been informed on good authority that Mr William Mitchell will offer the large shed on his premises at Greytown as an engine-shed for the Brigade that has just formed there. We would like to make a suggestion to the power that be, that tlie Vestrymen of St. Luke's Church and the School Committee would do a great deal to assist in the event of a fire by having the ropes attached to the bells of the respective buildings outside, so that in case of an alarm they could be rung by someone, whereas at present no ono can get at them.

The Cosmopolitan Dioramic Exhibition open at Masterton on Monday evening next. There are, writes an exchange, about 100 views of the* principal cities and places of note, including Paris, Notre Dame, the Seine, Italy, and scenes of the Turko-llussian war. The views are inside a large varnished wooden screen, in which are placed microscopes of considerable power, through which the scenes are observed, All the views are of a high order of merit, and will repay the visitor by an inspection, An additional attraction is also provided in the shape of presents, which are given to everyone who enters the exhibition, some of them being of considerable value. The exhibition is not confined to the same set of views, as we are informed there are six different rolls of scenery, and a change of scenery will be made at suitable intervals.

_ The Hon. Graham Berry is seriously indisposed, The Adelaide wheat market is firm at 5s Cd per bushel. Mr Linklater, a prominent Australian barrister, has been arrested for bigamy and forgery,