The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 788, 8 June 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1881.

We think tliis district"ls to becdngralated on the fact that" neither of the Counties have . sent representatives to' the conference now assembled in-Wel-lington- to consider the - Manawatu proposals, We hold this opinion because it is clear tlmt the resolutions to be taken as the basis of the proceed: ings are of such a character that no practical results can be expected, It is impossible to regard a conference so assembled without a very clear consciousness that they are milking-them selves the laughing stock of the colony; and we should have been sorryto; see representatives from our two Counties sharing'in the ridicule with which they'must inevitably be treated, It is, perhaps, not surprising that such' a set of resolutions should havo emanated from such a body as the Manawatu County Council, as probably not a single member has had anything fur'tlier than purely local experience in any of the matters referred to; and therefore they could hardly be expected' to see how utterly. impracticable their proposals are when applied to the whole colony. It is true that their Chairman, in bring the resolutions before tho Conference, had the modesty to admit that they miglit require considerable amendment. The only amendment we can imagine possible is to strike them all out' and"begin""afresh" ]' but if this is to be done the Conference will probably be rather puzzled to say what they have met for, and what they had .better do. On this point there are sure to bo as many opinions as there are members, and no satisfactory conclusion can be expected. Should the Conference decide on considering the proposals as placed_before them, we should strongly advise them to cleavfclic way by passing some such resolutioh as the following" Whereas tho General Assembly of New Zealand has proved itself incapable of dealing with the Crown Lands, and the general finances of the colony, this Conference relieves it of that portion of its labors—the members thereof feeling satisfied tint they can best direct them what to do, without any consideration on their part." The resolutions, dealing as they do with the whole question of taxation, the system of onening Crown Lands, and the of giving unlimited endowments, amount to nothing short of what is embodied in this motion, and, if carried, the Conference may proceed in its capacity ol a self-constituted Parliament to settle the affairs of the nation. While feeling that the present proceedings can hardly be criticised from other than the purely ludicrous point of view, we regret that the calling together of a large conference. with no practical proposals to lay before it, should stand in the way of what with, proper management, might have proved a very useful movement. The same mistake was made with regard to the similar Conference held in 1878, A large number of members attended, and finding nothing definite before taem, proceeded to discuss ! "things in general," till all the best men got tired of the farce, when a few useless resolutions were carried, and the meeting broke up with absolutely no results. It is quite clear that if a Conference on questions affecting local bodies is to do any goor) it must be ' managed in a business-like way, The promoters, who must be, as far as pos- , sible, representatives of different parts ■ of the colony, must propose a few carefully considered resolutions on subjects strictly limited, so as not to interfere r .with the larger questions, which must be dealt with by Parliament, These resolutions may then very properly be ' submitted to a Conference for approval or amendment, and the result may then i be, that certain definite proposals c framed by those who are most directly t interested will be placed before the Assembly, and have a fair chance of being affirmed and embodied in the Acts. It is, however, very questionI able whether even with all this trouble and care much good would be done. The question arises why look to such bodies as Cenferences, which form no t part of our constitution, to amend our laws, Surely the proper persons to do so are our representatives in Parliament, and the real road to peform in this matter appears to be for each County 1 constituency to take care only to eloct members who really understand their wants, and will work hard in the required direction, instead of being conr tent to be represented by men whose whole sympathies are with the town, and, if well meaning ones, are ignorant of the real wants of their constituents.

In our issue of Monday last we- pointed out that a considerable amount of inconvenience (irose 'frora the insufficient number of Justices of Peace resident in Masterton. The same day our attention was again drawn to the same subject by a business resident who is compelled by law to send periodical returns to the Government, certified to by one of tiie "great unpaid," Within a radius of half a mile'of the business centre of Masterton there is but one solitary J.P„ and lie is a gentleman whose private duties leave him little or no time for public ones, The business resident we refer to applied to the J,P. for his services but was refused, because, as very frequently must bo the case, his attention waß claimed by other matters. The position in which this business resident is placed is a very unfair one, The Government on the one hand compels him on specified dates to send in a docu. ment certified to by a Justice of the Peace, on the other it is bound to furnish him with the services of such, an official. The Government while it is very particular in exacting the signature of the Justice of the Peaoe, is evidently indifferent as.to making the necessary provisions for supplying one, The appointment of Justices is, it must be admitted, rather a delicate tapkfor any Governmerit to undertake, The usual-rulehas' been-to confer this -pattonr age in tahamannefaa to obtain pi; rq: tain pbHticil"''support'.' 1 Ncmiislly the Resident Magistrate of a district is: the

one who suggests to the Minister fo. Justice the. names of suitable persons;;j)tt\j { very frequently for- political reasons lie. is ;' not consulted ■: the Ministers or members'of tlie ■ Gonciral act &ivliim.lirtheoryjtli^ii^;; v pointme)it of KPf s;isdissocfe^.&bmpoli : >; •tib's, but in practice it imprac£ , ticable to draw the line. Pi'obablyin ninety-nine cases out of a hundred candidates for the-' distinction., are , from tlio supporters of the party-'for the time being in office. The result of this is tbiat many.Justices.of the Peace, ciate the honor conferred upon tliem more 1 than they do the responsibilities they undertake. They forget that they are essentially public servants and are required by law to give time 'and" attention to-public -duties incidentaHo their position; --This, of course, is not-invariable the caseras it would be very eiisy'iri this district to point' out many' gentlemen on the roll whose diligence in' serving' the cublio'is* beyond, ca\'il, . but. .that'', it is .60 in many /'instances r 'few;^perßOM- : can entertain much doubt. .Ab far as'Masterton is concerned .we have a; right' to require that Buffioient/provision be .. made,.in the shape of-J,P's., -to enable allpublic business to be despatched punctually and conveniently'.: trust the Eesideut Magistrate or the' Eepresentatives of the town iu the Assembly, or the . lega] fraternity.of.Masterton will take the matter up, and make such arrangements that the complaints which of late have been'so frequent may., be . removed.

• Mr Wardellj -R,M,ysits at Carterton today. F. H. Wood & Co. sjII Mr Strange's household furniture at Greytown this afternoon at 2 p.m.

The meeting convened to constitute a Rechabite Tent at Masterton takes place at 7.30 p.in. this evening; The fifth of the series of St Matthew's wintor evening entertainments takes place to-morrow evening.

Mr J. Bathgate, formerly Minister of Justice, is likely to. be a canditate for Dunedin at the next general election. We are requested to state that the subscriptions promised sometime since to the Kuripuni new. hull building fund, will be called for by Mr Shute during the present week.

The Charles B, C. 'Rees-Mogg, lectures on "Rhetoric" on Thursday the lOthinst, at the Institute, Greytown. The proceeds of the lecture will be given to the institution in which it will' be delivered.

The Wairarapa Institute at Greytown, will shortly receive £SO worth of new books, now en route from London.

The Morrison's Bush settlers have decided to erect a church on a half acre site given by Mr John Hollard,

We understand that the heroes of the fray, at Masterton, on Saturday nioht last, will have to interview Mr Wardejl R.M. to-morrow morning. Messrs J. lorns & Co. announce for tlioir sale on Saturday next, live stock of every description, from horses and cows down to poultry. Carta, potatoes, new and secondhand furniture,' and some articles of value seized for rent in the shape of ladies' jewelry, - : ■ ■ ••

Wo understand that the Olareville School Committee will meet again this week. We hope this time tlioy will sink their little differences with a view to promote the welfare of the School interests intrusted to their charge.

In compliance with the request of the Secretary to the Kuripuni Hall Cominitteo, wo shall bo happy to receive and acknowledge contributions to the building fund. The Native Lai.d Court completed, its labors at Masterl on ■ yesterday by adjusting the native interest on the T« Ore Ore Block, Mr Cominis3oner Booth acquiring the same for the Government for the sum of .£2OO. This afternoon the Court sits at Greytown in Hirschberg's store,

The Secretary of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Society has received a letter irora 'Captain Kuollys A.D.O. to His Excelleuy the Governor, stating that His Excellency has accepted the invitation of the Society to become its patron. Mr W. S, Forbes advertises 283 acreg of light bush land on the Waingawa, in one or two lots, on deferred payments, "What is the matter with borough tenderers? It is always either a feast or a famine with them I Last evening for a particular work one man tendere.l JE4 and aijpther £43105, Close tendering of this kind makes the borough contracting an interesting study,

From an advertisement in another column it will be seen that the 1.0. E., a temperance benefit society, is about to be started in Masterton. It is not altogether ft stranger to this past of the world, having bepn introduced some time ago. by some of the leading temperance men in the district, As an old acquaintance then, fchoy will give it the hand of ship, if not brotherly affection, and wish it all success in its sphere of usefulness.

The large number of Maorie's that are gathering together at Greytown, to attend the Native Land Court, to be held there to-day, gives the township quite a busy appearance. And in case of any disturbance that may be likely to occur, two constables from Wellington are to be stationed there till the sitting of the court is over, The faot of having two policemen stationed in the borough, is enough to cause a sensation anjong the inhabitants, who, since their constable has been removed, have .only had the pleasure of getting a passing glimpse of the. visiting gentlemen in blue,

The ordinary meeting of the Greytown Borough Council was held on Monday evening last. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Baillie, Haigh, Fiilloi', and Hanimerioh, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the correspondence outwards read from the letter book, The following inward correspondence was also read From Mr G. Greathead, asking Council to remove some trees in Churchstreet.—From Postmaster-General, stating that the Council's application for a letterbox lor South Greytown, and a runner for Main-street, was under consideration.— From jVJ)' Joseph Ivess asking for a share of the Council's printing and advertising. Gr Baillie pioved, Cr Hammericb seconded—That the matte)! referred to by Mr G. Greathead, be | referred to the Works Committee, with power to act.—Carried. It was resolved —That Mr Ivess . be informed that this Council cannot share printing, &c, The poundkeeper's report was read, showing returns amounting, to Jvllis.lQd. Inspector's report was also read. It was resolved —That an advertisement be inserted, Informing the owner of a bull stag now running at large in the Borough that the same must be removed in tjjree days, otherwise it would be destroyed by the ranger. It was also resolved 'tlmt kii advertisement'be. inserted to the effect that refuse may be deposited in holes alongside the Papawai road. The following accounts "were presented and .passed for payment; -Banger, Jl 7s;; Poundkeeper, £1 •13b; W. Morris, ,6s; .Varnhamj £loGeo/ Sayer, £10; H. Jacksonj i£2 ,J 2s. His ■Worship stated that he had 'attended a of delegates in Wellirigtpni which stob'd, adjourned 11 to Friday'' 'next;' A The meeting then adjourngd. i :r .

, y The Maaterton Foresters' Court meets to• iif&Frng to consider a pressing brother's widow. a letter from Mr ' ;HVe:ar'e glad to notice that the worlt in r (jhutc is to be ptoceeded with, at least so far aa the formation is concerned. The".meta^ling. i andj[njiTOlKW'W»l['l»«H«'* "pletod'wlien'ali the^promi^eaaußscriptlons are p4id up.

Ooiiueii for forming '6B'njr chains, and widening two roa'd. ''

Piuak, a town in Husaii/oTabout inhabitants, and the. rirer Er'jpet, in the district; of-Pinakv' haa beanljurnt to the ground. The place has been entirely destroyed, and 18,000. people ' "have been 'render i IHs .not known whether ihe firei.wa.i_ accidental or due to the machinations of Nihilists...

The Lord Mayor of London) Alderman McArthur,' M.P., has invited the AgentsGeneral represeMrijphoaffousißfifislf. "colonies and other colonial gentlemen of prominence, r ltd a grand;banquet,'"to' > be' he Id ■ i n'th e -Gu il d hal 1. 1 ' ..A./A v

Lord Airlie has recently madoilarge; purchase of land in Colorado, on behalf of a relative who intends' to 'settle" there" as a farmer, He is the author,of fan in'f teresting article in the Nineteenth'Ceri-' tury,"on therlJ 4 nited States as a field.-for' agricultural bettlers, i ;

The British Attorney-General's new Elections Bill provides that the* oxpanaes" of a candidate; in .anyjcpintitueiicy of .less than - 2000.. electors (must. not,.exceedL 355, which amount, is to be thus apportioned —LIOO- -for 'advertising, stationery, and postage,' and 'L2SO ior all expenses,'ln ■ constituencies' where; the electors -number over,2ooo, the maximum expenditure is fixed at L 380; and a,fur: ther sum of,LBO. is, aliowedforeveryadditioiial 1000' over the first 2000 voters,' The St, James Budget says- _tli!it the_jou_r_ candidates for the city of L'oniion at the last general election^'speht [together L 15,505, or L 2594 each; : The. ; .sufti spent recently by the six candidates .for'.the county of Durham was L 44,000, or an. average of L 7,760 eachr" The"*election" expenses of, George-Elliott, an unsuccessful candidate," were "officially returned 'at 1 112,727; whilst the election cost Mr Gladstone, the successful candidate, no les3•,than? Jj23o4;Uh'e.Expenses of his opponent, Lord Dalkeith, being, much heavier, "LOO7B. Mi'" Herbevt 'Gladstone had to spend LG377 to get elected for 1 Middlesex—his two opponents, • Lord George Hamilton and Mr Cope" knocking down," to use a colonialism, a cheque for L 11,606 between them. ' !

In the good old days of Masterton, whon storekeepers were scarce and money,™ plentiful, .large profits- and exorbitant prices were obtained,' but now tiuies are different, money, ia 'scarce; and storekeepers are plentiful. Schroder, Hooper & Co., Hall of Commerce, have taken this into consideration, and have cut the prices, and profits down to bucli ail extent, that they completely baffle all: competition Their stock is very large, and beautifully assorted in oveiy department, with all the latest fashions for winter wear, (Jrclcrs from the country are, executed .with despatch, and as carefully as if. selected iii person. Purchasers of drapery nndclothing will do well to inspect their stock. Their advertisement will be found on the front page of this paper, aud deserves consideration—AdVt.' t ! | ,' ; '