The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 527, 28 July 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1880.

. Ths Post is of ' course full of indigna--1 tion of & sympathetic character because the Railway" Commissioners, as everybody; knew they would, gave their blessing to the Wairarapa and Wood- .. ville Jacob in preference to the Wel- ; lington and Foxtou Esau. It may at first light seem an advantage to have an authoritative decision on the respective m«rita of the two routes, but there is no very sure chance of our line being continued through the - bush for the nextfpw years, Borrowed money has become scarce in "this great loan land. There is now left to us of the last harvest in the London markot but a tithe. The Minister for Public Works cannot feed, the multitude clamoring for railways all over the Colony with the few barley-loaves which he has left in his baskets. There may be two or three hundred thousand pounds yet left for appropriation out of the- Five Million' Loan, and m shall, be very lucky if we get our slice of it up this way. ■ Of ■ course m have a chance, and we must not be too diffident inour claim. There is no meek modesty among the Wel-lingtcnians-who clamored for the Eoxtonlins. They are still to the fore, and our contemporary, the Evening Post, intimites that it is prepared to argue the question de novo, possibly believing that by dint of continuous-asking it will get a slice of some kind, if only to keep it quiet" ' The statement' of tie Minister for Public Works, has been delayed, pending, the report of. ihe Commissioners, aud now that it is about to be made, we shall learn definitely what the Government'. proposes . to do with.the unexpended, balance of' the loan. The, Masterton and; Mauri riceville railway has a claim for a slice, : and w» .trust, that, our representatives will be careful to see- that'justice is done to this district. It is' possible, that the Government may say'- " the 'Wellington Provincial'-Distriot ; i# "<3i vi- • ded into east and west factions-;, as we cannot please-bothwwillgive nothing" to either, but : 'Bpend our-Bioney wHeriwe can. give satisfaction, land reward our political fiienda.''. .This, district Must ...watch for -the •'• coming Public Works the nonai it must agitatflj as theiWellingtonl.fand JPoxton! railway. spsculfttors-havS : ii|iX tfttfid. • ,

■iif.tht Souse,; ok.v.Tuesdaj >la»trth*l!iMm'atM *ir# procetdid with.. Onth# item, .Barnard mpV«dlth*ti"tK«/ aum> a UiiiriPjrk« 'and iShj»»Kih%6]^*g»init tk« aot wn, iratiiidiag tlutv' ; abaoßni jm ay?;*

farmery and miner* Hunsnrdvhad a large and. appreciatire circulation.—SirWm. Foi Bpoke ju faror of Hanftard being condensed,. and,-referred to/the .English 'Han.sai'd; .to show that, members! were not 'allowed the space given by this ; House. Major. Atkinson suggested the vote should be passed,'and that tha question of reduction of: the expenses should remain over until the report of the Debutes Committee had been received. ..Item passed M'. printed. The' item, rev,, : Un tU ' vote for education; L297J730i ;tfie Hon. i Mvj Tlolleston 'prnpnßed a'reduotioh of hithertovoted: for libraries. Mr McOaughan moved M ap amendment that the reduction be L 50.000. Mr Johnson <said the : .reduction proposed by the 'Minister of Education would simply have the effect of suspending, the functions 'of-,local ;boards;and"thereby centralis the'-;Whiole. \ •y«temh Tlfe'Hon Mr Roileston i explnnation-to: prove that this: war h'ot the (tendency of the proposed reductions.- Mr i Hutchison, ,although-in favor : of a reduction, considered that.;,L32,000 waYrather more than the department could dispense' with. Progress was/then 'reported aiitl' the House rose. We understand that the; saving which tlie Government' propose'to; effect is the,withdrawal : of the :money now paid to school committees.f A

i The Masterton Yolunteera hold acliur parade on Sunday next.', fl:

: The membe.sof the Mastevton Youths' Football Club meet for practice thjs'afternoon in Mr DrumniondV paddock af 3 p.m. .

• The railway-engine crossed the,,Yfcingawa railway 'bridge fori theifirst time on Monday last, and Made several trips with material for the line on this side the river during'the day,' "

: The thoroughbred entire horse, Olaret, by Kakapo,' ; and owned by Mr H,"Banniater, died suddenly last night at the stables, Opaki, the cause of his death being some internal stoppage,,; i The Committee of ' the Greytown Fir# on Monday evening next on important business. , .

i The Greytown School Committee meets this afternoon, to consider the matter of Maori children being admitted., We understand a proposition will be made that a medical man be asked to report upon their present state, and that none ■hall be admitted without a certificate, and that they should be examined periodically. ,

■The men engaged loading and discharging the Union Company's vessels: at Lyttelton have struck. Hitherto' they have received 2s per hour for day, and 3s per hour for- night work. This the company have tedUced to Is 6d and 2s Gd, hence the strike; Thecompariy will have no difficulty in getting the work:don? at the reduced rates,, ,

The Greyto.wn Debating Society meet' for, their usUal fortnightly debate 011 Monday evening next. The subject chosen is-"Is Additional Taxation Necessary f The debate will be opened in the affirmative by Mr Normariby, and the! negative will be led by Mr H. Udy, sen; Both leaders, are, ire understand, mustenng ffood forces, and the debate is likely to excite unusual interest,. As atiy member of the Society may introduce a friend, we hope to hear of-a good attendance.

• A : mating of the Carterton Rabbit Trustees was held at the Marquis' of Nor ; manby Hotel on Tuesday, at noon, when Messrs L. Nix (Chairman), Braithwaite, B. Boys, and Gayfor, secretary. Mr Gayfor tendered his resignation as a trustee in order to apply for the situation' of inspector. The trustees will make application according to the Act for the appointment of Mr Gayfor's successor. •There were-15 applifiatioris-for the combined offices of Inspector and Collector, the.salaries asked for ranging from L 45 to L1GB; and the trustees selected Mr 0. i. ?n^ or ' lowest tenderer, who fills the offices of Secretary, Inspector, and Collector for the sum of L6O Wftt ) 9n motion of Mr H. Braithwaite, seconded by Mr Nix, appointed Treasurer. The meeting adjourned, sine die. > " . The following is the team selected for the football match in Wellington on Saturday next, Greytown v, Wellington. Athletic Club :-Forwards: Cuff, Beard, Oameron, Desmond, Udy, F. Tully G. Palmer, G. Sayweli, and F, O'Connor; quarter-backs, McMaster and Porter; half-backs, Ronaldson (captain) and W. Hirschberg; backs, Webster and G, Tully; emergency,'W, Maxton and A, Hinclibei'g. r Wecommend the Greytown men for their good judgment in ohallengmg the victorious team in last Saturday's match,; and hope they will sustain their reputation, The team is not to be despised, and the 'Wellington men mußt not hold them too cheaply, At the same time we think it- would have been better to defer the section of the men until after the practice on Thursday, A special train has been arranged to leave Wellington at 480 p.m., the fare being fixed at 9s 8d for the itrip, providing 25 or thirty can be guaranteed.

A meeting of the Carterton Local Board was held at the Council Chambers Carterton, on Monday last, The following Commissioners were present: -Mesars Fairbrother (Chairman), Callister, Vickerstaff, and Booth, Mr Parker being absent through indisposition. The-minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ! The amount to credit in bank was reported to.be lill 5s 6d.; This was nbt sufficient to pay outstanding accounts, the rates uot being promptly paid.. The Inspector of Nuisances' report was read, and amqngst other things, Mr IV. Ward was reported to, have stopped the. water channel at the edge of the footpath, by placing gravel there, and Mr E, L. Wakelm had'damaged the curbing of the footpath by .crossing, it; with, vehicles before: placing a culvert. !It was resolved, that as the Local Board's "jurisdiction 'does not extend beyond the-footpatti, that the -faratahi. Highway Board be asked to move in | the matter, .and the clerk was instructed to carry out such' resolutions, The bye-laws as revised and added to by Messni (Fairbrother-:arid- Callister were adopt«d.| One clause, raaking.it. compulsory for all vehicles passing through the •township between tH^'houri J of sunset and sunrise to carry lamps-being amongst-' the additions ; prop.og«d-;by ithejsub.-com-mittee, and another making the minimum, with of private-foaar 40 "feat in'stead'of 32 as heretofore. •'