The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 329, 1 December 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1879.

We are glad to notice that Cr Bish has given a notice of motion that the services of the Masterton Night Watchman be discontinued, and that his time be devoted to the duties of his other office as Inspector of Nuisances. The Council is now simply throwing away •£IOO a year in keeping a Night Watchman, as tho Constabulary Department is bound, in a town the size of Masterton, f to keep at least one officer on duty throughout the night. The urgent want, of an Inspector of Nuisances who will- cany out the duties of his office efficiently is becoming every day more apparent, Mr Ingram has no time at his disposal to look after the nuisances while he discharges the duties of Night Watchman. Nor, do we fear, does he quite apprehend the responsibilities which devolve upon him. A short time ago, within his knowledge, certain very palpable and evident nuisances existed in the Borough. Had Mr Ingram been an efficient officer he would have at once taken steps for their abatement. Under the Public Health Act he has full and complete powers and explicit instructions for his guidance. Mr Ingram, however, winked at them, but they were pressed strongly on his attention, and then what did he do] Suppress them? No. He seemed reluctant to take the slightest responsibility on himself, and merely reported them to the Council. He thus-.placed the responsibility off his own shoulders on to that of the Council, and practically post-

poned for a month or six weeks by a | circumlocutory method of dealing with it the abatement of a nuisance which at this season-of the year might- arty day prove fatal to life. A month has elapsed since the Inspector was called; upon to exercise his powers as laid down in the Act, and as yet the nuisance remains unabated, aud probably will remain" so! for another month. We believe thm | there is the making of a good Inspector I I in Mr Ingram, but we trust that he 1 will-discard that weakness and indecision which he has recently displayed in the discharge of his functioned not be afraid to cany out the duties laid down in the Public Health Act. Unless he is prepared to act fearlessly and independently, it would be better to obtain some other officer; but we are disposed to believe that if lie had time to devote to his duties, and that he were instructed to carry them out strictly and impartially, he would not be found wanting, A medical officer, too, ought to be appointed by the BoThe services of a competent .practitioner could doubtless be secured at a nominal salary, and the' hands of any Inspector would be materially strengthened by having the advantage of such a referee. There is a talk of diptheria now in Mastevton, and our warnings, though they have as yet been lightly regarded by many, will not be altogether disregarded if scourges like this find a footing in the town. With open cesspools and putrid drains, we warn residents to expect diptheria, to be prepared for diairahea, to make ready for fever, These evils will and must come unless there be a more rigid inspection of nuisances, and unless there be an officer in the Borough who will deal promptly and decisively with them. Three weeks ago the Council discussed with commendable solicitude for the health of the town certain nuisances which were known to exist, but instead of ordering the Inspector to at once abate them, the Council unfortunately passed a vague resolution that notices should be served on the occupiers of land adjoining the creek where they existed. We arenot aware whether these notices have yet been issued, or whether they will be any good when issued. We, however, hope that when the Council next meets it will be ascertained whether any abatement of the i nuisances complained of has been effected, aud that a plain instruction will be given to the Inspector to exercise his powers without delay, or make room for some one else who will not be afraid to cany out the provisions of the Public Health Act, We need not say that this Act is incorporated in the Municipal Ace, and the Masterton Borough Council are liable to be •compelled by a Warrant from the Resident Magistrate's Court to discharge* these important duties to the community, which have hitherto been so generally disregarded by it, We have to thank Councillor Bish for tabling a resolution which, if carried, is likely to lead to an improved state of things,

The banks will be closed to-day, The Borough Council invite tenders for metalling, in sections, 37 chains of Hi«hstreet, Kuripuni, ° We remind our readers of the performance to be given in the Hall to-night, of Mr R. W. Cary's Troubadora. The first address onvthe "Speedy Second Coining of Our Lord" is to be given in the Hall, Carterton, this evening by Mr J. M. Gaitely. Handicaps for the Opaki Stakes will be declared to-night at the Club Hotel. Acceptances for the hurdles close to-mor-row evening.

Notice is given to carters that they must parade their vehicles for inspection on 6th December, between the hours of 12 noon and 2 p.m., in front of the Council Chambers. Special licenses, under by-law 161, will be issued to applicants on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next, and drivers are cautioned against plying for hire without beiiig duly licensed.

To-day is a sort of red-letter day in the annals of commercial enterprise in Masterton. ¥ov some considerable time past, in fact, since his former larger premises were destroyed by fire, Mr I. W. Hales has conducted his extensive business in detached and inconvenient buildings till to-day, when he opens the handsome new structure which replaces the one which he formerly occupied. The new building is of rather a massive character, having a frontage of 50ft to Queen-street and a depth of 7/0 feet. It is lofty as well as commodious, but the special characteristic of it is the excellent arrangement of the interior, and its unusually light and cheerful-looking appearance. The case' of the building is rather heavy and solidlooking ; inside, however, the eye finch nothing but what is well-proportioned, graceful and elegaant. The shop, itself, is about 50 feet square, but this rather ample space does not look uncomfortably large all the fittings being well proportioned, and tho stock divided in such a way as to give an impression of general comfort and convenience to both buyers and sellers. The counters, which run round the room with a semi-circular sweep from the main entrance, are constructed of polished cedav and are very handsome. The roof contains a very largo lanternlight which secures excellent ventilation as well as illumination. A wide staircase from the ground floor leads up to show galleries, and also to several large rooms devoted to the tailoring and millinery branches of the'business; Botlt-above and below, at the rear of the block, very comfortable and covenient rooms have been constructed for various office and business purposes. We noticed that special care had been taken in the show rooms set apart for ladies, to make them as attractive and comfortable as possible, Of the windows of the establishment we shall be better able to judge when we have seen them lit up and displayed; but with massive plate glass, 12ft. high and 4|ft. broad, they ought to be effective. The architect for the building is Mr Thomas Turnbull, and the contractors Messrs Mitchel & Thompson; the fittiugs do credit to the workshop of Messrs Bowry and King. Mr Ha'es has, since he commenced business in Masterton, secured the respect and esteem of the entire community, and we believe that even his business rivals will join us in wishing him success and prosperity in the new establishment which his energy and enterprise have, in bad times and under adverse'circumstances, completed on a scale commensurate with the anticipated future growth of Masterton.

Ohiarinis oircus ia now at Wellinoton. It is largely patronised, though country visitors to it do not exactly express themselves as. wonder-struck, •-Thp" three Masonic Lodges in the Wairarapa will bo represented at the ceremony of laying the foundation stono of the new Law Courts at Wellington to-day. The children attending the Moroa Sunflay School, near Greytown, have presented their superintendent with a handsome writing desk. Mr J. Olayson announces in another column that he will be found ontheOpaki course to-morrow and next day, ready to attend to the wants of his numerous patrons. The Opaki Races commence to-morrow at 12 o'clock sharp. We believe the stewards have obtained the services of the Masterton Band, and.who will no doabt enliven the course considerably. To-day being appointed for laying the stone of the new Law Courts in Wellington, will in the Empire City be observed as a legal holiday. As it is also St Andrew a day the banks will be closed. On Friday last a passenger train collided with some goods vans at Kaitoko. Fortunately there were but few passengers on board, and no injuries of a serious character resulted. Some of the carriages were thrown off the line and considerably damaged. , The cause of the mishap is supposed to be neglect on the part of a pointsman,

A meeting of the committee of the Masterton Horticultural Society was held on Saturday evening. Present-Messrs Vile, (Vice-President in the chair), Gardner, Parsons, and Payton. The Treasurer (Mr J, Brown) reported a balance of £46 03 in hand, and arrears of subscription, amounting to £l4. The liabilities for the late show and the outstanding liabilities of last year, amounted to £49. The show held last week had more than cleared expenses. After the accounts for the late show had been passed for payment, the meeting adjourned. Jh Thomas 0. Scott, writing in the limes on the agricultural statistics of Great Britain, estimates the deficiency on each of this year's corn crops at 50s an acre, or in all a loss of L 25,000,005 to the cultivators. In addition to this, he estimates at an equal rate the loss on peas beans and rye, at L 3,000,000; on pota' toes (LlO an acre) 15,000,000; on hops L 1,200,000 or L2O per acre; on hay L 15.500, or 25s per acre; mangolds, turnips and other roots, half average.

homers, in a fit of indignation stopped his subscription to the Ashburton Mail during the late general election. The Mail has been amply revenged, for a horse belonging to that honorable gentleman, worth £4O, lias just been sold in the Ashburton pound for £lB, the pound notices which appear in the Mail having failed to find their way to Peters' home station. Mr Petevß has saved about a guinea a year at the cost of losing his horse as well as his newspaper. Penny wise and a pound foolish.

The Otago Daily Times says :-It takes a good deal of knocking about to kill a healthy Colonial boy. On Sunday morning, as a youth of about 15 was returning from church he beheld a building in course of erection, and was immediately seized with an idea that a little gymnastic exercise would improve his appetite for dinner. Acting on the impulse of the moment he mounted the scaffolding and was soon running at the rate of five miles an hour along the top of an unfinished brick wall, a bible in one hand and his hat in the other, Unhappily he made a false step and fell heavily to the ground, a distance of about 20 feet, Fortunately he alighted on his head, which appeared to be _ composed of tolerably substantial material, for, after crawling to a log and seeking the consolations of religion by the perusal of the sacred book, to which he had held fast in his sudden descent, he arose and walked briskly homewards. According to the European' Mail, a fire without wood or coal, a fire instantanenisly lighted and extinguished; a fire i causing no smoke, dust, or trouble; and, what is more wonderful still, a fire, the substance of which will never burn away has been promised by a Frenchman named Bourbonnel, of Dijon, who, according to Miss Beetham-Edwards, the famous authoress, has succeeded after six years persistent investigation, in bringing his idea into " workable" perfection. The agencies employed are two natural substances inexhaustible in nature. Miss Edwards says she" has seen these fires, and there is no mistake about the matter," And we are also told that a body of engineers and uvans from Paris have just visited the patentee, and pronounced his discovery " one of tho most remarkable of the age," We should like to hear something more of the invention, however, before we give credence to all that has been said about it, There is one thing certain, if M, Bburbonnel has found in two natural substances an inexhaustible Supply of heat and light, he has also found his own fortune.

A shipment of five well-bred pedigree shorthorn bulls and one heifer, says an exchange, was made by the ship Inglewood, which sailed from the London Docks on Tuesday, September 23rd, for New Zealand. They belong to Messrs Maclean and Co., who have extensive herds in Auckland, to which,' now that the ports are open, they are about to introduce some of the best blood to be procured in the mother country. Pour of the bulls were purchased privately of Mr Loder, of Whittlebury, whose herd- is one of high reputation. Two of these are very handsome and shapely Wild Eyes bulls, both by Grand Duke 22nd (34,062), and one of them is out of Violet Eyes, bred by Colonel Kingscote, and sold by him for the highest figure ever realised for one of that tribe. But the must valuable of these aristocratic emigrants is Oxford Royal, by 3rd Duke of Gloucester (33,653) and from 10th Maid of Oxford, who was bred in the celebrated New York Mills herd, and after being imported to this country by Mr Cheney, was sold to Earl Bectiva at the Gaddesby sale in 1877 for 1605 guineas. The other bull from Whittlesbury is Baron Tregunter, by 7th Duke of Tregunter (38,194), out of Grand Duchess Fewsley 3rd, who owns some half-dozen other Duke crosses, The fifth' bull and the heifer are closely allied in blood, being of the celebrated Holker Oxford Rose tribe, and they are both by 7th Duke of Gloucester, the present reigning monarch of the Holker herd, The director of the Model Farm at Hubandiers, France, Mons, V. Nanquette, has published a communication on the subject of his experience with Jerusalem artichokes. A twolve years' experience has convinced him of the great value of this vegetable as & food for horses and foals. Some six or eight pounds a day, in conjunction with oats or hay, form a really digestible ration, as shown by the results of experiments, and they also improve the general health, while being of special service in promoting a brilliant coat, So says Land and Water.

The Aredhuaa, with 350 immigrants, is daily expected at Wellington. The Masterton Highway Board met on Saturday last.- Our report will appear tomorrow. The formation of a Young-Men's Mutual Improvement class: took place last week, The Rev J. DeHow ,was elected Chairman, and" a committee was appointed. The meetings will be held in the schoolroom every Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. The .following, appointments for. the Wellington District Court are gazetted:— At-Wellington, in the Resident Magistrate's ..Courthouse, for the despatch of civil business only, on the third Friday of every month,-excepting in the month of December; at Greytown, in the Resident Magistrate's Courthouse, for the'despatch of civil business only, on the second Friday in each of the months of January. March, May, July, September, and November in each year; at Masterton, in the Resident Magistrate's Cuurthouse, for the despatch of civil business only, on the second Friday in each of the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December in each year. On Friday evening the concert in aid of the Lower Valley Cricket Club came off in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Featherßton, with considerable ecldt, and over £lO, ess expenses, were added to the funds. The night was anything but a desirable one, for the late heavy rains have been succeeded with wind, and both seemed leagued to mar the evening's amusement. The combined efforts, however, of performers and the public overcame all difficulties, and a goodly number assembled together. H. S. Wardell, Esq., the Preiident of the club, occupied the chair, and with a few well-placed remarks opened the concert. Mr Lewiris followed with an overture on the piano. This gentleman is well known as a pianist, and on this occasion came out in his usual good style, " Molly, Darling," was well rendered by Mr Stevenson, and Mr Salmon followed with "Come Where my Love Lies Dreaming" with equal merit That charming duet," Sainted Mother," was next given by two ladies, and deservedly encored. Another lady gave Kate O'Shane" with admirable effect, Mr Brown, an inimitable comic singer, fairly brought down the house at this stage of the concert with "Josephus Orange Blossom," and was loudly encored, "My Donald" was next rendered with exquisite sweetness by a young lady. Mr Williams was a treat in " Nancy Lee," and a young lady from Greytown feelingly rendered " The Broken Spell," The nrst part of the programme was closed with the comic duet, "Money Matters" by two children of well-known talent, which once more brought down the house and elicited a loud encore. The second part consisted of the burlesque on " Maritana" by the Greytown Minstrel Company, Mrs Williams presiding at the piano. To say the least, it was excellently sustained and well received, and the thanks of the club are due to their Greytown fnends for their valuable aid. The concert closed at 11 o'clock,