The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 794, 15 June 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1881.

We are indebted to the secretary of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society for a copy of the report which will be presented at the annual meeting if members on-tho 29lliinst. The plan adopted of circulating information of this kind a fortnight prior to the meeting is one that has hitherto been more honored in the breach than in the observance as far as this district is concerned. Wo hope the good example set by the Pastoral Society will be imitated. The report speaks generally in a hopeful tone. The pressing embarrassments which at one time worried the Committee and threatened the existence of the Society are now things.of the past. This comer has been turned, and though the Society is by no means a wealthy one, it estimates its excess of assets over liabilities at £955 17s 9d. The Committee speaks of its show last year as an unqualified success, and if its results are measured by the standard of the previous years' exhibition, the enthusiastic adjective "unqualified" may be fairly used. Everybody will admit that the reasonable expectations of the public were more than realised. The annual income of the Society for the 'past year amounted to £621 hut of this amount only £487 could be put clown as ordinary revenue, the balance being made up of special items such as debentures, <fcc. Its ordinary expenditure was about £4OO, leaving a good margin of nearly £IOO, which was very properly expended in repairs and improvements. Calculating the revenue and expenditure for the coming year on the basis of last years' returns there will be another hundred pounds available for improvements, and wo are glad to see that a proposal is to be brought before the annual meeting, in favor of erecting a boarded fence round the show grounds and planting trees and shrubs within the enclosure. There is, however, every reason to believe that the. ordinary- income next year will be ranch larger than it has been in the past one, and that the expenditure will not materially increase, so that the balance available for improvements will be considerably more than the sum we have named. Times are hotter, the public have more enh'dence in the success of the Society than they formerly had, and old divisions of opinion, which ouce were snch a drawback, are now dying out, The district, in fact, is beginning to recognise that the annual show is something to be proud of, and every man is willing to do a little towards making it a success, Much still remains to be done. It must not be forgotten that last year's show, successful as.it was, only offered to competitors about £IOO worth of prize money. It must be remembered that so small a sum expended on awards necessarily, stamps the Society as second-class, even among country district associations. The narrow means of the Society compelled it absolutely to limit its expenditure in this direction, but as its income increases we hope to see a little liberality exhibited. We have, however, every confidence in the judgment and enterprise of its Committee, oh this as in other things. The gentlemen who have associated their- names with the work of extricating the. Society from its difficulties and embarrassments have proved emphatically, that,they deserve not only the gratitude 'of 'the public, : but its support, and confidence,.

Are we to have any ploughing matches this season .in the Wau-arapa ? If so, it would be as well to take up the matter of an-angingfoi"■ them;at'as early-a date as; possible. It cannbtbe said thatthe.vavibuf!plongbing;matcV6swbich;hay.e.taken. ; place dnringtliepast two'or Vthree Ayears

have been very greatsucCGss'flßiJ.Tliey| have been too local in .character, ahdhave been held at points ahvbicb: a large lum-i b'er' of spectators r /could':iiot jvery icon*j ..congi'egate. These 'disadyah-; ] tages,ihowever^rnightbe, .'obviated.ii:,'jjif; . Waivarapa •; \PastoHl v Society aiTarige for a district m'eetingvOn-iome; central ground. It eoulddo tins probably. without any pecuniary loss, as the takings and entries at such evonts as anile coyer, the"amount'of prize'iiioney expended.' Perhaps when the annual' meeting;takes: place on the 29th inst. the propriety of its taking action in this* direction may be. entortained.

Mr Sheehan has again been laid up with quinsey—this time at Taupo.. .

Tho Masterton School Committee holds its periodical monthly meeting this evening.' '• ..-

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the. Masleiton. Fire Brigade. takes;place •this-afternoon. ■'''.-'./: iv'

.A-rehearsal for Friday next Is notified in our advertising columns to themonibora of- the Masterton Amateur Dramatic Club. Wo are |>lad to see that the Olub! dons not intend to sleep ou its laurels.

Messrs F, H. Wood & Co. sold on; Saturday the Mauriceviilo property of 45 : aores for £125 cash. The same firm announce an unreserved sale of furnitute, machinery, drapery, &c, at Carterton on] Saturday next, The receipts on the Wellington section of the New Zealand Railways for the month of March show a very satisfactory increase on the corresponding period last yeai\ The cash receipts were doubled. The number of passengers, was 25 per cent in advance, the weight of • goods trebled, and the number of lire stock doubled.

Mr Brogden, M.P., is pressing the claims of bis firm against the Government. He claims in all £256,000, of which £'20,000 is on account of the action of the Government rolative to immigration and interference with..his arrangements for the introduction and employment of iaburers. The correspondence, which is very voluminous, will shortly come before Parliament.

The Masterton public pound is undergoing substantial improvements under the; instruction : of. Messrs Gupper and: Gray, the Bub-committce appointed by the Borough Council for the purpose. The, mud and slush is being scraped off, and metal laid down in its place. This ; 'will| be laid so as to form a crown to the centre of the enclosure, thereby enabling storm water to run off into a drain constructed • alongsido to receive it. A substantial! wet-weather shed, roofed with corrugated iron, has been erected, with racks fori hay, &c and a shed to keep foed in ; an Abyssinian well has also been sunk, to supply the animals with water.. When all the alterations are completed, the pound will-be, as it should be, a clean, dry enclosure, in which animals can bo properly taken care of till: claimed or sold. The cost nf this • work will just absorb the ensuing year's revenue from the pound.

A meeting of tho House Committee, of the Wairarapa Hospital was held at the office of Messrs F. H. Wood|& Co., Greytown, yesterday afternoon, PresentMessrs C. Pharazyn (chairman), W. G. Beard, G.Wyctt.F. H.Wood, and the Rev W. Booth. The secretary reported balance in bank i'!M 12s 4d. Accounts passed for payment—Fabiau Bros., stores, &C, £ll lis 2d; secretary's salary, £G Cs ■ sd. A letter was road from the secretary tendering his resignation. It was resolved that the same be accepted, and that applications be invited for the appointment. Messrs Beard and Cuff were appointed a sub-committeo to arrange for procuring and planting trees on hospital ground. Mr Cuff was requested to act as hospital visitor for the ensuing month. The meeting then adjourned. . The Carterton Volunteors met- at the public hall, Carterton, Monday evening. The members were rather behind time in rolling up, but when the muster roll was called between thirty and. forty answered to their namos. Captain Suodgrass being in command. Those members of the band who had not previously been sworn in took the usual oath from tho captain. The challengo cup of the company, a handsome silver goblet worth £8 Bs, raised by voluntary subscriptions among the membors of the corps, was exhibited. Private Sheenu has been the first successful competitor, in firing for it, the terms being that it must be won twice in succession or three times at intervals, The next contest is take place in about a month hence. Messrs Kohn & Co', have also presented to tho corps a handsome mug, double electro-plated, the terms of competition for which are to be arranged at the next general monthly meeting, and it is anticipated that.several other valuable prizes will be to hand before the prize competition firing of the corps comes off.

A meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was hold yesterday. Present: Messrs Beuall (chairman), Boddington, Girdlestono, and Payton. The treasurer reported that the credit balance amounted to £lO7 7s Bd, that accounts to the amount of £3015s 4d were presented for payment; also that the receipts for the current quarter were very much below the average, only one station list: having been received since the Ist of April. The following accounts were passed for payment— M. Caselberg & Co., £lB lls9d; T.E.Price,£l6s;J.Clayson,i2s4d;A. Elkius, J3 10s Gd; Bacon & Wrigley, £B 3s; D. Pickering, £3 7s Cd. A letter was received from Mr P. Cookery asking an explanation of a charge'for maintenance mado with respect to his sou. The secretary was instructed to give the explanation required, A letter was read from the Masterton Institute stating charges for tho use of the committee room for meetings. It was agreed to accept the terms offered. Mr Eenall was appointed next visiting member. •. Yesterdny the natives at Te Ore Ore held a tangi over Paora, hoisting for the occasion the prophet's well-known mystical flag.

An important altoiation was made last night by the Masterton Odd Fellows in their scale of sick pay and funeral allowance, increasing one by 5s a week and the other by £5.

Persons are cautioned not to cash cheques No 49289 and 49290 on the Bank of New Zealand, signed Job Vile. Thess; cheques having been stolon from the premises of Messrs Vile and D'Arcy, in connection with the robbery we reported : in our issue of yesterday.

1 To-morrow J l , ff. Wood &Oo.'s sell at the Carterton stock sale, in addition to entries previously advertiaed, 15 head, eK fat cattle, 10 store cows, calves, store wethers and cavalry hones. The Greytown footballers held a practice yesterday afternoon. About a dozen! rolled up, who went in for drop kicking. A meeting will be held this evening at the Working Men's'Club,'when we'hope to hear.of a good.attendance, as : the business, is important.' We tear it is oi) r tlie, tapis to:play'two. watches 'on 'one'' 'day -with Masterton' in' .about' a'fortnight's ; ; timey ; viz.j htand 2nd fifteens;.b.o it : behQyeß. our ;local /: teams jto. lopk:well;, tp',their, ; laurels and goin 'for' active" ti'ainirigi'if' they wish to 'score a wini^! : fbo|ballerß v ' i meet' i ;: , at:.^.Bo |; tbe 1 2i'd £I jfiifte^n'^iil 1 jb S; selected, bo : thatl|ieycai^

. iAli accident happened a few days ago to Mraiid Mrs Bright and grandchild, of which might have been a|tend|d\wiih serious consequences: As jtheySvfire driving home from Greytown, ; lhejriiorae shied at a sledge being drawn along'the Lower Valley road; upsetting _the" buggy and precipitating the occupants jn.to;tKe ditch. On being assisted out, it was found that the whole. party • had escaped.without a scratchirand'*eVe7able': to proceed home, not much the worse for the accident.

..:-Inthegood old day¥#Mastertpntiwhen; storekeepers were scarce and money was plentiful, large profits' and exorbitant prices were obtained, but now times are different, money is : scarce, keepers are plentiful. Schroder) Hooper k Co., Hall of Commerce, have taken this, into consideration, and have cut the prices. and profits down to such an extent 'that' 1 hey completely, baffle,all competition. Their stock issyery;. large, s and beautifully assorted'in every department^with'all'the latest fashions for winter, wear., Orders from the country art executed'with despatch, and as carefully as if selected .in person. Plii'cliasers'of drapery andcldtliing will do well.to inspect their stock' Their"advertisement will be found oil the front page pftlns'paper, aiiddeserves consideration.—Advt. , ■•, r ; .r ,~"