The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 776, 25 May 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1881.

■ ,;-,;.,, i ,;i a - ; ,:v,,., ■ ( *. li; , C V+iN: •The general quostionof how the bridges 1 'in Wairarap^WesVCounty were to be .provided,,for from,, titjiei f ,tp.,tipie, v : tlieipai'ticuliu', pnp of fcWivioihine and ■ Waipoua'.bridgesji whioli-i'eqiliroliinnie-' .diate... attention,,, were at, length at the late County m&ting. I ifi a satisfactory"" understanding" could "have'beeif"arrivedat~onthe general question, l it would, as a matter of course, .have, covered Ihe■ two bridges; which ■.demand/prompt; action: ; iThe.chairman brought;.for-.' ward a sphe'uie to. settle s tlie/-general question, by. establishing? a'', permanteiit bridge on his resolution was not concluded, it was evident that ho did not' Carry with-hinv-the; 'support' ;pf: [the.! I cbimoil, The scheme., itself.was a ■. •tfortlof cbangd ■■■of front ftord'Views previously-expressed by Mr,,Pharazyn, ,bnt ;to rt'certain extent he justified'.the altered .position, be hftdi"taken up, ; 'on.thp ground of the Wgent, necessity which existed for. the council'providing fop ceffain workday •'once,' HVhjrasejrwQS quite,'pepped to acceptalteiridtive proposals, provided jthey ; ■.•gave.' the pounds shillings and pence required for immediate operations. '-•' It objected that in. view of probable legislation within the next threo' monthsj it ; was unwise to initiate a permanent scheme which' might ,'nofc /i'uiy pn all jfouH'with amenduients whichimight ibe niadein the.adrainistmtion or in the subsidising of local ;bbdies ! by ,parliament,..'lt is probable that Mr -Pharazyn is exceptionally well 'informed as to the probable result of next session with 'respect' to' Cbiintjr. interests,'find'' that his -proposals' '.would/harmonise with them,:/bub .other, members. ,of .the. Council cannot.be expected to ; accept this viewj-and they were justified inasking that the. general question of County .bridges' should,' stand over till after; the. coming session, 1 arid, that temporary, and; speoial arrangements should be' made' -for' the two'. bridgesrequiring immediate consideration. Mr Pharazyn's proposals might not be to. himself a leapdm the dark, but .they were so to some'other members in the council, Blr Pharazyn'sviews were to a.considerable extent, endorsed by Crs Phillips and Donald, and possibly if he consents' to postpone Jiis scheme for 5 . a ! few months, he .will ,be able to .carry-it through the council with certain modifications and beinstrumentalmmaking an adequate and' per'm'anent l provision for all bridges in .tijo.Coiinty. It was satisfactory to find that'-the Council practically admitted that it was necessary for its credit ..to i at orice re-bridge the Waioliine and .put a new structure over the Waip'oua. With this conclusion we cordially agree, and we trust that no division of opinion as ; to where the funds, are to come from will stop these urgent works.' At present'the Council has not indicated what course it will adopt to raise some required for these bridges. We trust the Chairman, who is admittedly an able financier, will at.-: the next meeting of the Council bring forward some proposal for solving this temporary difficulty. | On this point he would be pretty certain to carry the Council with him, and the general "question.', could stand lover until after next,session of Parliament, We do not, on the one hand, ;desire:to see the generalquestioh i prejudiced by the more local one, nor, on the other, would it be .fair tp,throw over the two bridges} for* wliich plans aro now matured, because a decision .cannot be immediately arrived'at as to the permanent maintenance of all the bridge's in the County,, Phillips, at the last meeting of the Council, set an excellent example by modifying his own proposals as to the future of our county system in deference to what he had reason to;believe,was the (present state of public opinion, If MrPharazyn takes a similar course, we may, perhaps get the Waiohine and Waipoiia bridges constructed before the spring l floods come down, ;i and after a short interval the .vexed general; question may be adjusted on a basis which will j meet, with general acceptance. „,>.„,;, ...

Tenders Me invited''by Mr B. Hunt'for falling 100 acres,of bußh at MikiMiki,, TenderscloseonSletof: June! \ i\.j ;;;jV /'/ >: Tendersaro invitefrlMi: W.l'iummeiy of lioiig. Lea, acres of land! ,jenders\c]Ote ou]tlie 31st, inst-V' ' ; '" v : '•' V* V The youngest daughter of Mr R. Fairbrother, one of -'Garter'ton's oldest and most respected' settelra, was married :yfflterday:-tojM , r.Gteotgff:DeUMrpf^&rfOT« ton 0 , v ( i ■■■ >-<; ■</ ,\,-T at -MasterBrookfield and Puckey are the presiding judges.

Messrs James BrovYnfGGWr Sf'Dalv rymplo, W. M. ErtstliopeV'Jv 'l6ms,- and W. Sellarwore dnly-nomiEßtedon-Moiiday-for the pffice N of auditors for the. Borough ; of Masforlou.;:Ad'only,two"are to be elected," a poll istxed foHVedhesdayls'Wun''e.' "'

InlhT'R".Mr"Oourt7Teatliiefs'ton, on" Monday tosty'Johh-Wjbwer was ohargetl -with steajin'g.JjJlfrom ArthurvA. Biii/\one of ■the:tw!o.;jiote§';was found .'oh ;prisouer and'identified by a private mark.;; The prisoner was sentenced to 3 months'. imprisonment withliardlabor. —' • We understand that owing to down, the machineiiyiat Brandon's reef is notlas yet in working order, ;i ///■ -. ■ t Mr Burton contractor,.has commenced, fciio erection of the new Wesleyaff Church at)Featherston. ,-■■; ' \ H

'•■'• •Meßsrstfennetk $ Op,j of the Land andj Loan'"' .'Office,''' Wellington, '' advertise £95 ! ,000 to lend on freehold security, at ,iu,\vest. rates of,- interest, in sqms ,up to ;£20,ooo.; ; :;:

Mr J, Tullyhas iiiany ■solicitations,. to'-ac'cept' the position of 'Captain of the Greytown Bifle Volunteers. We 'congratulate the corps oh their choice,' and Ipredict new lifefor' the obmfiany from the date of Mr Tully's| appointment',;' ( '' : „.[ Tlie ordinary meeting of the Masterton .Borough Council was adjourned last even-' ■ing till Thursday next. r' ■. > v /.; . ;iI! Mn.J. V. Smith has .put.his Lands-", dowiie estate, in the Bordugh'of Master'- 1 toh, : in the hands of Messrs J, H. Botliune &'Oo. for sale. ■ :. !■.'■■ ■ i.. -Xtj has been arrange/libr the.hours of.attendance at the Masterton Puhljc gcliool to-be altered from 1 9, a.m. to 3p. m.tq!) 30.a] ni. to 3 80p.. in., during the winter •month's, 1 Many children travel long distancesandcannot, very qpflyonientiy get to seh'obl at 9 ii/'m.' during the present cliilly-weather.,, ,1 ..,,; ;1 .,.; .. ::': ..: "■ • Off Saturday evening last the Carterton Tuis! played at'the 1 Oddfellows' Hall,'Feathe'rston, to a very good house, considering the junfavoijable state of the weather, Their programme, \yhtpli consisted of the usual sentimental and cornla songs, and which wound up with a splendid farce, entitled ''The Lucky 'Job," wasjwell reri- 1 dered, and received with, considerable applause.'; A general wish was expressed that these amateurs should at some future .time, favor the township with a second performance.

In; the good old days of Mastorton, when storekeepers, were; scarce and money was plentiful, large profits and pxorbitant prices were obtained, hut now times aro different,, money is scarce, and storekeepers are plentiful, Schroder, Hooper & ; Co M Hall of Comrneroo, have taken this into consideration, and havo out the prices and profits down to such an extent that ■they! completely baffle all competition. Their stock is very large, and beautifully assorted in every department, with all tho latest fashions for wiutor woar. Orders country are executed with despatch, and as carefully as if selected in pe'rsdn. Piu'chasors of drapery and cloth:ing w|jj do well to inspect their stock. .Their advertisement wjll be fgund on the frontjpage of this paper, and deseryqs, c'on : sideration—Advt.