The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 790, 10 June 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1881.

Jh o.w.E;last '.issue,..Me Renall, referring to' our leader of the 'Gfcli inst.,' stated that we attempted to put our readers in possession of the facts of the Masterton Town Lands ease, and were 1 singularly uphappy. in our effort. Mr Renall has misunderstood that which we said oil the occasion to vwhich: he referred. The case, is a complicated one, and, the details of it are necessarily the exclusive property of Mr iii.KA.LL, the only surviving party ..to it ■ now iii "Masterton. ' - -"We merely ..refoireJ incidentally to some of the • difficulties which; presented themselves in- .'comprehending 1 it; but. did not seek.to, analyse or' investigate them, as we failed to perceive any : question of public interest of sufficient importance connected'with them which rendered the uneartliing' of old records necessary. .& certain amount of interest is necessarily attached to events which,transpired in the Wairarapa twenty ,or twenty-five years ago, but unless th ( ey have a direct bearing on some question of present importance they are better, fitted for tho coiisideta tion of an. historian rather than of a journalist. We are quite willing to accept Mr Recall's recital of the origin of our town lands, but we regard the difference which; has Arisen latterly between that gentleman and his colleagues on the present Trust as a more important matter—oiie on which they have very little practical bearing. The 'acre'in, dispute musk remain ' in statu ■ quo until Mr Carter, who is travelling about the world, reappears on the scene.' The matter of the possession or non-possession of this patch by the Trust must stand over for the present, and probably for some time' to come; and the question naturally arises, For what object does Mr Renall desire the public to meet him ? If we aw to answer such a' question, in Mr Renall's own words we should say—- •' to show the public who pre their friends and who are their enemies," If this.be the purpirt of the proposed meeting, we think we ara justified in asserting that it is a personal grievance rather than a public question which is to ho ventilated. In ihe conduct of public matters it is usual to a-sume that every person who speaks or acts is actuated by publi; and disinterested motives only. Without such; assumption no public.meeting can be conducted with advantage.' At the late meeting of the Trust on either side there were imputations of. corrupt motives and corrupt conduct, and if such recrimination be' introduced, as it probably will be, at a public meeting the result will bo, we tfeel assured, unsatisfactory to the Trust, to tlie residents of the town, and to its good reputation. We do not desire to see our leading public men painting each other black on a public platform, and calling upon the people to say which is the pot and which tho kettle. It is especially incumbent upon Mr Renall as the head of the Borough, not only to respect his own.reputation, hut also that of his colleagues. He may accuse them of boing hostile to the interests of the town, but he will never convince the electors, who have known them for .that such:a ; charge is' ;a reasonable one. No one in Masterton will, for example, give credit to the late Mayor, Mr Feist, for disloyalty to the interests of the town; and yet he is opposed to Mr Renall on the Trust question. Mr Renall might use all his eloquence to represent Mr Feist as one of the enemies- he referred to, but the result would not lower Mr Feist in the public estimation one iota, We would remind Mr Renall that he owes-his position ai Chairman of the Trust to the very men he desires to denounce- thatindirectly he is indebted to them for. his higher position as Mayor of the town—that he should hesitate before separating himself, on a private grievance; from old colleagues who have been loyal to him till they considered the .interests, of the town demanded a prior consideration. Mr Renall is credited with ' many amiable and excellent qualities, but occasionally, under impulse or excitement, he says and does things which his friends can hardly endorse.; ,We have always endeavored to do justice to Mr Renall as a leading public inmn, and if on the present occasion ! #e oppose the course he proposes to take, we do so because; ;we :belieye that it would ho iinjuripugjto himself, as .well, as to Mastsrton, - ~ , ,

.It win, 1 ' he seen 1 by a notice- in' another I colum that Mr W..C.:Buchanan,aß president of the Wairarapa Pastoral Society, convenes a meeting at the Institute, Carjerton t r on th 8; 22tid, i nst-,, ty consider, the; advisajiility |r of, : ffjrminp| . a company ' to erect the necessary machinery and 1 build-' ings for Bhipping'froieh' mfet 1 ; and dairy ,produce to England. We anticipated that a movement of this oharacter would he .initiated , : m thia-jdiatrict, at no distant date, and'we' 'are "glad to' find r thkt'it 'is being promoted, the ,onlv,publio body iin the'Wairarapa "which' 1 is likely wlm* mand the support of all olasses of settlers I for such an enterprise. . I

The Masterton Rifles and Cadets parade at 7.30 p.m. thiseveniugi, A ■ Vl'he Distriot Oojirt sifs at MasteHorit ; ; - dayklThore.is but tlie.list, |; h-v i;-'... iv :'i s pf. lir'V Mcbardle'a'-'iffuif' and' ornahient'aP trees, to take place at Greytown on Saturday next. .....Another, Maori_enebri(ite was run ju.on "We dn ead a'y "6 von ing ft t Gf ey to wn, - an'd- on "being broiighibeMro, .the; native; judges

Dr Wilkina, the. well-known oculist and auriat" to ' the Chriatohurch hospital, notifies that he on the 19th inst,, and' remain' there ; till the end of the month. . -„•

Mr ,D. Barratt, of tbe' : Tividale'NurBery, haß : a trade announcement in another column.

We remind; friends of. temperance of the opening, 0f..-the Rechabite Tent at Masterton this evening., .

;' A meeting : of the Carterton Football Cliib is cwiv.eiied. at the White Hart Hotel On Saturday, the lltli in6t. ' "Four Wairarapa i greyhounds aro nominated' to run in : a ,coursing match,about to take place at Bulls, Rangitikei. Mr John Macara. enters two of those dogs, and the other two belong to Mr Elkins and Mr James Maeara.

The Masterton fire bell 'sounded for :half a minute yesterday, afternoon, after la. long silence. The alarm was caused ■by sparks ..emitted from Messrs Bacon, and Wrigloy's mill chimney. '.

, We remind all interested in football of the match in Mr Drummond's paddock Masterton to-morrow afternoon, when the players, mentioned in yesterday issue' will play all comers. Members of the Club are requested to bp on the ground at' 3 o'clock. . . ,

Oil account of the sloppy slate' of the ground through the heavy rains of the past fow days, the Greytown footballers had to abandon their practice yesterday, A monster practice i? to bo held to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, when sides will be picked by W. Hirschbarg and T. S. Ronaldsoa. We hope the members will roll up well, as the seuond fifteen will be selected after the practice, to play allcomers on Thursday afternoon next- ;

: We are pleased tii bear that Messrs Fabian 8r05.,, of, South Greytuwn, are about to rebuild their Btore which it will beremembered .irns destroyed by. ■ tire between three and four months ago. The site of the'late store is being cleared of the debris, which has been an eyesore to the inhabitants ot the town since the fire. We think if a little labor was expended in .(bearing away somo of the rubbish from the site of the Rising Sun, it would add greatly to the appearance'of . South Greytawn, as it"is quite a disgi'aco. It is a pity the Borough Council have not power to compel the owners to fence the pro-, porty in'.

Last summer, the Masterton Cricket Club waited upon the Park.Truatecs, and arranged the terms of tlio lease of the Cricket Oval-from that body, Is the Club defunct ? It is evident that it ought during the winter months to be preparing tkogruund for next season's practice

The lessee of the Masterton Town Hall notifies that theatrical or private Quudrillo Clu'os, dancing parties, Ac. can engage the Hall with or without the piano at reasonable rates. A ineetinn of parishioners was held at the school room of St Mark's Church, Curtci ton, on Wednesday evening, relative to obtaining a resident Pastor there. Tlio chair was occupied by the Bishop of Wellington, but the attendance doubtless in a large measure, owing to the inclemency of tlio rather, was limited to about twenty-live. His Lordship: shortly ro-. viewed what had been done, and Messrs Booth and Snodgrass also addressed the meeting, the former expressing an opinion that while the committee must for the first year, take the stipend as granted, there was, no doubt, that as soon as there was an incumbent in the place, there would not be the slightest dilliculty in raising the full stipend of L 250, over L2OO. as it wa j , being already guaranteed. Before any final decision is arrived iit, it was left for the ehairman to consult with oilier members of thecxeculiru, but there is little doubt but that shortly church matters in Carterton iyj)l be placed on a. rather more satisfactory footing than they have been in thojntyt.

The fifth entertainment in St Matthew's school room fully maintained lust evening the reputation of these gatherings, drawiir.', a* usual, a fullhmißO, MissesMorison iitid Meredith opened the progratnmii with a duet, and then the choir sang tli!) glee "Awake the Daylight," in a very pleasing manner the voices blending well. Mr Clayson next gave a corriio aonf{» (1 AbysintiianGold," which wasliiudly applauded, Misses Rockel and Nicul followed with a duet, which deserved and obtained a favorable reception, Mr Stevenson then did full justice to that particularly beautiful old ballad " The Anchor's Weighed," and was enthusiastically encored. Tlio Rev Mr Faii'e followed with n clever recitation. Thp neijt piece " Who will care for Mother now," rondoped by Mr Bish and the choir proved effective, but was almost eclipsed by a vety jninmlad and lively duet which succeeded in \yhicl) Miss Haro and Mr Rappwere most successful. Mr Moore then rendered with artistic skill Chaiies Kinsley's powerful and pathetic ballad, " Tho Poacher's Widow," Mias Morison followed with a popular and attractive piano solo, and Miss Yates favored the audience with "Strangers Yet 11 Mr Parsons was successful with a reading, and Miss Rockel gave one of her c'assic songs in which she is wont to display so much' artistic skill and power of expression. The finish was a lively one, Mr Girdlestono being encored with a good song, and giving a second one which was still better, while the Choir concluded with » lively chorus. Tho ijccompani-. ments, as usual, were played to perfection by Mrs Paige.' In the good old days of Masterton, when I storekeepers were scarce and money was j plentiful, large profits i and exorbitant prices' were obtained, but now times are different, money is scarce, ; and storekeepers are plentiful, Schroder, Hooper & Co., Hall of Commeroe, have taken this into consideration, and have cijttlie prices and profits down to such an extent that they completely baffle all competition Their stock is very largo, and beautifully assorted in every department, with all the latest fashions for, winter wear. Orders from the country are executed with des- ' patch, and as carefully as if selected in person. Purchasers of drapery and clothing will do well to inspect their stock. Their advertisement will be found oil the front page of this paper, and deserves consideration—Advt./: ; .