The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 774, 21 May 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1881.

The New Zealand Times has published •what is evidently the authoritative Ministerial programme for the coming session. The first stipulation is that the session will be a short one, but as the programme.is a long one, either the former must bo extended or the latter mutilated. The sacrifice of a portion of the programme will probably be the lesser evil, What is called "the impending ejections," js to be a sword of Damocles hanging oyer tjje

heads of members from the opening of the Assembly doors to the closing of the same. Legislators are to be wary, prudent and serious as becomes men who may shortly be politically defunct, And then for the programme! First on the list is the Representation Bill of last session, a little doctored up for the present one, with its tail, consisting of the Corrupt Practices Bill, Reguiations of Elections Bill, and Elections Bill. No doubt in adjusting these measures the House will make the process of re-election as comfortable and as inexpensive as possible. The Hospital and Charitable Ahis Bill, of course, are to be leading pieces in the programme. The Government are to stand by the Property Tax, but .will be, perhaps, open to conviction on an Income Tax. Government is to propose & reduction in the Education vote, but ifij, finds the House, unfavorable to such a propose) it will be satisfied with keeping it at its present level. A new Licensing Bill is to be brought forward, but in view of "the impending elections" tbevested interests of publicans are to be respected. Native affairs are to be left alone, if such a thing be possible. A Judicature Bill will be attempted, but this will not be a battle-ground, The Government, if time permits, wi(l enlarge the powers of local bodies, for which local bodies will no doubt be ungrateful. Local bodies are hungry but giving' them a bigger spoon is not exactly the way to satisfy their desires. It is also hinted that the number of Counties in the colony may be reduced, and Road Boards amalgamated with them. We hope "the impending elections" will at least delay the latter contingency. Of course the Civil Sprvice is to be finally adjusted, audthe ten per cent, reduction in view of "impending elections" removed. It is also proposed to make concessions to holders of deferred payment sections' who are in arrear with their payments,; No doubt the usual sidfrglance at "the impending elections" suggests such a. course. Taking tho programme as a whole it is a very honest though not a! very bold one. Not the slightest attempt is made to disguise the "sword of Damocles," and never, perhaps, was the colony more completely taken into the confidence of its rulers, We have a steady, respectable, industrious Cabinet which is doing all that the House will let it do to promote the best interests of the Colony. It is possible to have a more brilliant Ministry, but it would be difficult to obtain one which [Would be equally safeand reliable. .

has improved* taitf;'amount bflcrklifc and tfianks;*f<)iv this.';:6reatei' efficiency' was. ihdeedpbrcajlj upoii Brim ))y'the ffie\.Gjvjl Service' House, and the voice of' th v Whether ho led or followed 4sjerhaps itimatter difficult to adjust, but at all events he. has fairly carried out the various duties -wliioltliave : —;~

The'news of the probable' arrival' of 850 Chinamen in a short time on these shores is not by any means satisfactory. If the Legislature wouldj.pass.i'piple law depliving v 6vk7 J 'ce'ies)iar..j)L.his pie-tail-Chinese diffioulty %Tvoul : d' f -ahsofutety; 1 determinedfor all 'time c -/4'.p^;i a 'been" suggested'for dhinamen, but better pofl tax we.indicate.^-,^.■>~, J^j&^r;.;:;, '■•'.

A. meeting of Wairarapa West County Council .takes place'to-day. ''.':;,:''".■•.;■'' -- : Mr'-Henate'"Tdm"dana~M;H,R.V'lia's addressed his constituentsyat Gisborne.

wiNq r applications '-for -hew' publican's licenses'.have been made for tho coming quarterly meetingjnii th_e_Wuirai'apß,

The .County Engineer is preparing a plan.of.aaingle-spali bridge 90ft in length for.the' .Waipoua.;--If this structureJje\ ■elected it will' be"the largest'sirigle'spaY ,jn.the.dißtrictv-.----"--"---

Last year the County of Ashburton Bent away grain.to foreign markets.to. the value of £350,000, and the annual value of the wool urown in that county is estimated at JIIO.OOO. '!■; > ■'• -•' : : ; j .;;.

The anniversary schoolaevy.aees in':the Presbyterian Church, Mastertpn, will be conducted to-morrow by the'Eev.;W.vH. .Vest.

The nomination of auditors for the Borough Oouucillof Masterton takes place oil Monday nextat.noon. , .

The seobn'4. tertn of the' Wellington College cuijiinences on ftfo|)day next. Under the iie\y ■management, this institution may be expected to be mqro popular and to produce better results, , ~,, , Mr W, MoKeever, of Rfanners-street,'; Wellington, notifies tljat he:is. appointed agent for tlin celebrated Jwrcargill ale.:

It is notified that a circuit leamooting: and a Sabbath school teachers' convention will be held oh the Queen's birthday, at: tie Wesleyan .Churoh,; Carterton,; .■,', ;

Messrs James Donald, J, MoKenzie,' M. M. E Jackson, A. Matthows, and H. 0. Wilkinson are gazetted as having been duly elected trustees of the 'Feathe'rston Rabbit District. ■!': ■■; ■■ >

There will be a Special time-table, for the Queen's Birthday. Trains will leave Masterton and Wellington at 8 a,m. and 5 p.m. Single tickets will be aya[|ab}e for the return journoy on the, one day only, so that the facilities for travelling lony distances will be very limited.

Last Sunday a son of Mr John- Udy, of Gteytown, had an ugly spill close : to the Burnt Bridge, which, unfortunately; broko his collar bone.- Tl)e sufferer is doing fairly well, but we believe it will be some time before he fully reoqvera. The accident was the consequence-of rjding a young horse—an incorrigible bucker, ■ :'■''} A juvenile fan,cy ball to 1)A given by a

Jady in Greytpwn on the Queen's If irtljday is causing,, considerable excitement, both to children and to their parents. We anticipate t|)o Jesters' Hall will be crowdod with guest? oil tho. occasion, but every preparation-; will' be |ti)ude for their comfort and enjoyment) No adults will be allowod in tliß.bqdy of the Hall, which will be reserved for the gaily and fancifully bedight juveniles

Mr Macandrew in addressing his constituents said the New Zealand Legisla- 1 ture, was like a thousand horse power steam ongine set to drive a sewing machine, There is some force in -this comparison! He also stated that the Property Tax should be repealed and nothing put in it's place, On this point we are qmtoin harmony with tils' member for Dunedin. Mr McCardle make 3 in another column the customary annual announcement of his nursery stock, which is admittedly the finest collection in the Wellington province, He also attaches for the convenience of country settlers, a list of wholesale, and retail prices -for the various classes of trges, Bhrubs, and plants in his list, Jt is worthy of record that he offers to the public no less than 200 distinct varieties of roses, ■

We notice that the Masterton Borough overseer has improved the approach to the mill stream in lower Queen-street by grubbing up the stumps and metalling down to the water's edge,. This has not only given a better appearand, to that portion of the street, but will "be a argat convenience, to persons on horseback or in vehicles, who will now ibe able to give thoir animals a drink without fear of running against s stump or capsizing.

We are indebted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 4ipoy Company for the following copy of produce fejegram, dated London, May If j-rThe wool'sales progress firmly. Up to date 50,000 'bales' have been sold, Demand on both German and Belgian accounts is active. French demand is moderate. Home buyers are not operating with spirit, but competition is increasing, and; the market is firmer. Seedy and burry wools are neglected. Modium and inferior greasy, Merino lambs in grease, and crossbred, good quality, light in grease, Ijapa advanced |d to Id per lb. Goarse crossbred and clothing washed* market is easier; combingwashed, market is unchanged; long staple merino scoured, and Bcoured; market firmer, ' ■

The Waste Lands Board held their usual fortnightly meeting on Thuradaylast,. Present—Messrs Holdsworth (ohairman), Thomas Mason, Henry Bunny, and E. Pearce. Schedule No 82 ; of land ' sold since the Board last met was read and approved of. The area'of land applied for was reported to be 1327 acres 3 roods 2 poles. The amount of deposit received, £640 §a. The value of the land is £1425 0a 6d. The following correspondence was dealt with ;-A letter fronj ,• Mr T. U, McKanzie on the subject of an island in the Rangitikei River, aijd requesting that he might be permitted to..purchase the same at a nominal; pricer'The Board decided, after a short r)iecussiori, : not' to comply with the request, anflthat'the island would not be • offered' for sale at present. The Chairman placed before the Board a report from the Chief Surveyor showing the surveys oompleted sifjcelast month. Mr T. 0. Lattorff wrote requesting that; section No 41; block 10, Mangaone district and selected by H; x Ken'ger under the deferred payment system might be transferred to Fritz 1 Fritz. Agreedto. —A letter was read from 0. S. Gatton, asking that a period of four years from the date hjs application might be, granted him before He is compelled to reside upon sectjon 1612 V Kairanga,—The' ! Secretray of the Wanganui Habor Board wrote to the Board on;the; Hubjeot of the upset price ofjlartd to-be offered "at The Under-Secretary wrote 'requesting that'all dooum'ents relating''to'deferred; payment sections within the Weßt • Coast district might beiihanded,,over.to' Mr

be,called an innovation is ;j»hout;to be introduced into Masonio pro-. jOeedings. | At Ballarat, one of the lodges !li|a.|e|lded to give an evening party after the next installation of officers, to which ;the''raernbßrs and all male and female jfrjendrfof members of the oraft.will be admitted.

. r 2rhß;-Wan?afiii-B'Sald :: s'ayF^ <, 'The score made by the Ureytown Rifles on Saturdry was received byjelegraph, It. .only^lmoliintedi6427 c l[>pan , Merago"'Bf'3B'" 9.11, as against the Wanganui score of 570, average 619.11. The disparity is so great as to force us to think the Grey town men would have been wiser not to conclusions with the of the Colony. Vaulting ambitiVfih'their lease has o'erleaped-itselfi"— —-?r — .; The St Louis 61obe-Demo'o"rat?q*uotes some figures showing that)- while Portland, Me. j wlflis p'opßlatiffi SpKOOO^dC idrunkenness annually, St.Louis,_with" a, population of 350,000 andiHu'tUiUleClegal restraint on the sale, of liquor, exhibits only,;i '2oiOPPg;if resMy.s» itiiin'd'sL year from' the; same cause, and adds: ";Ifr,all ( -th.9T re?u]t[ of 7}hMy''jyeay iresultishown Xin Portland, we do not. want „aby,af .it." ( - Conditions being the same, difference is a trifle in fa.YoC6t .SL'_louisj-<but-when it is remembered that Maine.is the: hotbed of prohibitory agitation /and legislation and the lair, of all the ■ isms, pn. the Bub"jeb| tliat |hiv| bverj the cquiitryi. for jaj Jif^tiiie,'' Ttoitland 'is nowhere in comparison.with-St;-Louis in point of results,' ■• It is'surprising.'that so' miiqh timeiitqi} beenisppnjjite ; show i! tJ)at..',i|)en l '.qan,not ; be bullied into sobriety, and that .morals of every sortcflourish'3b'eiti • wherein'- arb left free to adopt ; 6r reject'thdm/and'then' held' resp'bnsible'fbr'jwhiit follows:^?,;. vi

The 1 nonsense wliichxiaa been. talke< about the degeneration jn, ; recruits., caused-,byi jshpffciseritice imay.. b considered as disposed of by the report n the Inspector-General-on recruiting.- I if to be obsorved, in the > frst,,place, tha whereas long service'b'e'f ore *i{s [abolilioi fiadfaijed, fq requjred annually for the ar"my, J Bhbr Bervice gives all that are wanted—namely from 25,000 to 26,000 annually,. ant offers a ereat\rb'a'riy\ti}or© than, are taken The physical average regularly and steadily improving year b, year.' Jn so]dier ( in the J arajy" under' twenty years of aj» was 190 per 100Q, In ip it was onl; 100 per 1000, or little more than hal what it was before short aervipj was intrc duced. The proportion of narrow-oheatei men—that is, under thirty-five iij'aJieg-= has fallen by nearly one;haitisini)e Mli Here are facts which, .it may be presumei will not be disputed; and it may be hope' that if in ,the faoe of them the senseles cry that the will ho pease, it will at least be discredited by al sensible men, —" Pa)} Mall Gazette." ; The 'Melbourne'Bulletin mkifs/thi following. Ballarat sub enumerators have had some difficulty witl their census papers," Under the ; lieadin'i of" nameand surname," wo Arid Mich'ae Flanagan, age 47 p ;,Mrs.'Mary',.Flanagan age3s; servant,HannahSmith,age' 18 a traveller; pine, age 50; pig, 1 cat—tor cat, The next column, headed "Eela tion to Head of Family, is thus filled \n Years, years,, Peter 1 rooster.- ;Th column devoUdto'a'aeac'ripiioh of'th contains.; ; Lii.st,birthday lasf bir'tftjav, last; iirthidayj',Roman; 4' fowls, The " is down as nil " Age last'birthday,'/;'nil,'. Tlj'eH Health is set'down aßJreland,;/ :, !i\y)iere born, publican." " Religion,- 1 dwelling 12 rooms Tipperaryji Ireland,' .!■ Education/'nil '! Description of Dwelljng,'! n |], Q np c the sub-qnumeratqrs;wrjteß a's'fo)lq\ys '■- ." As showing, the ignorance prevailing,.!! one Bpl)edule!Qo)l§()tef jt .i,| 'stated unde heading,' Where QorrJ,[}'bow| v 'TJjinkjii; the lady/inte'rjde'd./to }$ e >i thought I would have'one'or'tw'oj'ani asked her, ' If thaoo'W f #a»''the l nba'res relation she liad'iri the'family'T when shi replied,' No, sir, we have'l2 fowls; 1 1,: ' A correspondent at: Plymouth writesit aLondou paper:—A few weeks agonal iiidyei'^en}e,nt, i appeai'.ediiithev'iWestei'i Morning News" fop an Engjish gpvqnjes tq re^de, those] .>wh< answered the' -advertisement" -wis th : daiightsr of a naval officer living.a Plymp'ton', who subsequently reaelved.i visit from ■ a lady; who was;' lodging' ai Newtown', .anfl'whoßtated that she wisbec to engaged ypungladyto go, to St. PetevS; burg and'lnstruct' : three ohildW.ii; English, The young lady's .father, on applying. to • the .Russia^. Embassy,! ,to wbioji he had..been referred, received such; assuiWces-apemovedalfspraplqs, and a fortnightago she went to StPetersburg;' On her arrival there- <■ she was 'astonished ! 'al being, taken to,the l \Vintei , ; Palaoe, : • shown the apartments 'she was to oooupy, and day wasintodnoed totheiEinperoiy ; and by him taken to his-wife the Princess Dolgourouki,. and jtheir?three children,. The C?ar explained, to Miss 'J. that it was his dspe, £l}e children should .„ be ; taught English" by .'the 'qompaniqnship- of aii English lady like herself,/ whose'bon'versation would familiavse them with the language, and that/he .arid the. Princess desired her to be on affectionate terms

•with the children only she was'hbt'to'kiss them, A splendid retriever came into the jroorij and- : goirig; N UB tq'jke.' new ,'ariival,; licked her hanejv Cailing'the. atyentkmof the Princess, to/tbis inc]d§ni .the .Czar qb? served tliafitwas„a jitippy; .omen.of:(lje friendly 'fooling, ,'whiol) be ;hope'd-< would exisi .between;Miss;j, and her ohargei ■ ■■' ; Friday's "OamaiuMail". says':-^-At .12. 30 p.m. ,:tO':dayj the largest'cbarge : ih'at has ever beeu made.during the progress of the mole works was fired. A drive of 35 feet was taken into the hill, and cross trees were njadg aj the ends of,which' there two • cha^bers'fq,(jontajn fljq pqwder, lOOOlbs : of : .ppwde{v. used, This amount about' 30,000 tons of rook, pieces of ;wliiph are : twenty {qns inJ.weightP-withjiess ado than . the firing; i pf ;a^f'M:bl|}ijde'jfi|B| or'.even Way satisfaotoiy, eiableihe'' contractors, Me'ssrs'MoFarlane and Watson, to complete the rajtyay embatjlfflentajjd make a good start with the north' molo, As the work progresses, evidence becomes niore conclusive that there will not be the slightest difficulty in 1 obtaining any quantity of three ton—or even larger—hlooks for facing' the mole'i '"• The : contra'cters areevidently determined, to leave { no , stone unturned to make 'their contract a'graud and brilliant aujicess. Arrangements are being made. foV.placingiwp..otbgr. cranes, oh the gi'ound to facilitate, the work, and the number of-'men'. employe'd ; 'willibe" augmented as, soon as room is made for thejr bperajjgjjs bn'the : fock thafc'-has'been brought down, , ', ," '' ' •' In the good pld'dayj pf If a'stPi-ton, wljen storekeepers were, scarce and.'njoney.was plentiful,' Jarge profits' aijd' exorbitant prioes were obtained, but now fames are different, money -Is storekeepers are plentiful. Schroder,' Hooper & Cp, v Hall,of Commerpe,.haye i taken;this. into 1 consideration, am} the prices and profits down to'such an extent that they, .completely j baffle .^competition.. assorted.in.eyeryie'partmentj with alltbe. latest fashions for, winter. ;wear.; t ; Orders: frbm'ithe countiy arevexeduted^withldes'-/ patch,', and; as:carefullyas;if seleoted'in person; Purchasers of drapery Udd ing will do well to' inspeot their, stock. ; Their' advertisement willibe found on the i.._L_.'_.•-fii-" ,J " '•''■•''••' '* •'"""-" ' L —^

: ' Messrs J, iorna;arid|Go.'.M«' Men-in-atructed by the executor Mr Welch to sell horses, jsilloo|£ fMra ifc plements, <k, at their yards, where tfieyalßO sell on the same day sheep, cattle, pigs, poultry, &c. The following appointments. of • post.masters inJie-We]li.ngtonrPdßtaVDistncf are "gazetted :—T. Mills, Alfredton; H. F, Smith, Olareville;.W. J. M'Laren, Feathetston; R,-.o;.BlSok r Gfeytdw"n ; "i : -Jr ; 'G:"Mabljay,"Kuripuni; and H. Mannß,' Pahiatua,

Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald & Co., auctioneers, Wellington, hold an on.Wednesother properties Public Hall, Tiy order.of the "Registrar of the Supreme .'Court'.Wull particulars appear in another '•: A .rajße_ti6g) of : <theLlQolleOadftry "Oomnrittee was Held last evening- at the Mr Senall in the chair. was a good.deal .of discussion 'meiita for aprospectua, out it was decided j;bYdetermin^the2expedienoy''of:isiU I lngl 'one ajwladjouljned meefingboJ*L.lieldl •tpfilPinslruVtor.Bezar. -has kindly given I Jfriday-afternoon to the. drills of. the Masterton public Bghool.i ijae lads there are beginning todo their manual exerciae.T.ei[y T credi | tablyi faivdfit ia/qVite patent to* any;-. phjooKerl; ithaf the\g. ;is.lamong''.ith»m;-'Bple'naia-material for'a school"cadet corps, We. would v." suggest *"' thaT a corps of this phasjstflr,a,ljp^ O/jfpF'w^^ S^rgeaht'Major J Bez|iP,!laafc eveiiingiaS [the Post Office ißqrb'ugti','lamp! ...Proved ,qf. '/greatns'ervlce. The vblnnte'er officers present werefLie'ift'J' :! Wjllie ) ,Scrgeant.rJuWilliani^D'. ) Di^D ) and B. Hounslow. The cadet I ''officers' were Lieutenant -A. Thompson, SubLieutenant % JVjltpn,,and Corporal H. Bounshw-j Cd'ptaiii Mck was prevented from ■atjer/ding' 'through indisposition. number qf tye and (jle of bojh porpn.ofl the ground. 4 lumber of spectators were also present, who \ .watched tho!\drilliwith>'Mfitere»^- A The .corps, jvere formed into two companies 'and'exercised''for an hour, acquitting , theraselves jn ayerysatisfactqry manner. |n pswep to the ftppllflajtqr, q( Qa.pta.in Ruck of the Masterton Yolqnteer and Cadet Corps, the district railway manager, Mr oeo, Ashcroft has arranged for an extra train, to .run between A|astorton and Carterton on, the Queen's birthday, for . the ■ the .corps to andJrom.tho parade at the L latter plaoe on that date. The train.leaves '. Mjisterjonf at 10';a.m; jand [Carterton at ; 4:30, . prepare for the journey, and also enabling the return to be made in time to.allow, i tlps/wMsp' jvish',to I ,attend; the [bajl inj ' tlje eyqnina: |a||. ■■■ fhj fr.ajn l t will also b'e„a. all, I .'thrise".'!"iybo' ; toj ; wifVess'tj[ie| I iijgin 03 uv pf ih9.YoiUnt«lats a£.'this theic * ~ first.field,dayj-/and-.,w|lljno{d^ijqtialso i, cpnyey'agreatmany.ofjhefrianclsofithfli i, local, corps. to the, scene of,action.;.." The; . Captain is to be congratulated on the . successiof the application. TheCarterton ) andrGreytap- Oorps)hayeitaken r up the 3 matter' of 'holding 'a' field" day' ijith' great ( spirit.,and aUhough,\a«,yeti;.,qiir.Master-, ) ton 'men, haye , : iiot ushown any great ~ enthusiasm in the matter, we have no t ionbttlidy vjfill ,qrfttaii) t|e/. jjorifj* oMhe ,': i town' in the affair, <wl|ioh/: I an'.'unqualified'success; M The ! l t'flio' l cdr'p l s '. will.asserable'anhe:Toftn; 9'alm. f frorn whence 'they' will 'hiardh'tb the 1- . statiqn;'v.;.i!l!!J)HO {\U'?MUJ