The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 797, 18 June 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1881.

r We cannot congratulate either party ° in the Masterton Town Lands Trust on the result of the late special meeting, which we reported in our issue of Thursday last. An attempt was made J to oust Mr E enall from the chair, and 3 that effort failing three members of the s Trust left the room, and the remaining r two members conducted the business ?■ for which the meeting had been called. A somewhat analogous question was - recently ' raised at the Education Board, but the members of that body ', agreed to refer the point in dispute to e a legal adviser, and legally accept his t decision, This was a very proper '. course to pursue, and it is to be regretted that our local Trustees do not recognise the force of such 1 an example. s The question of the appointment of a s Chairman of a body established by 1 Parliament is purely a legal one, and ' ought to be settled on a legal basis " without fear or favor. It is not a .question of who ought to be chairman, . but who is the legal holder of the office, • and, in our opinion, at the present time 'Mr Renau has a legal status. Should ' the Trustees wish to avail themselves of 1 their undoubted, right, of .selecting another occupant for the chair, they must proceed to give effect to their wishes according to law. The law gives the Trustees powor lo make and revoke . regulations for determining who shall , be Chairman. At present, we believe, I no such regulations have been made, ' A custom or practice has. been estab--1 lishcd, but in a case where a direct legal provision is made for determining the matter, custom and practice must be put oil one side, The first duty of the Trustees who desired to change the appointment of Chairman was to make the'necessury regulations demanded by the Act. Having made these in such a way that they would meet the requirements oftho majority'of the members, the Chairman might be removed every month, quarter, year, or two years, as the case might be, Some of the Trustees might demur to this course on the ground that Vv Renald would refuse to put any resolutions for making regulations for determining the appointment of a Chairman to the meeting We scarcely think Mr Rknau, would resort to such an alternative. Were ho to do so lie would be guilty of gross misconduct as a public man, and would be amenable to the law for such an abuse of his positon as a Chairman. Possibly this question of Chairmanship is to be relegated to a public meeting in conjunction with town acre 42, This would practically be mere child's play. The Act under which the Trust is constituted recognises the ballot box and not a public meeting as the legitimate channel for an expression of popular opinion, If both parties-chose to accept the arbitrament of a public meeting, the position would bo different, but as it is notorious that they are not agreed in settling matters this way, the verdict of the public meeting will pro bably be like the Bridgenorth election. Of course if all the members of the Trust were to resign and stand for reelection, they would give the public a legitimate means of nettling the dispute. We do not advocate this pourse because we do not consider it expedient. At a time when important negotiations are being carried on with Parliament for the exchange of certain acres, the divisions among the Trustees constitute a great danger to the interests of the public, These divisions should be compromised or postponed till a time when they could be indulged In without mischief. If this cannot be done, all the Trustees should resign and let the ballot box terminate, if possible, the differences which exist. A proposal has been mooted to borrow £4OO for the payment to be made by the Trust in connection with the exchange of school sites. This proposal, if carried out, will embarrass the Trust, and perhaps compel it to withdraw a portion of the grants it has hitherto made to local institutions which have a claim on it. If it were to open a negotiation with the Greytown Trustees it might obtain the money without borrowing. This, though a very important question, despmng'the attention and considera- ! tion of the Trust, is likely to be ( neglected now that the members of it are devoting themselves to amusement .: rather than business. i ' ■ i

In moving the Hospital und Charitable ■ Aid Bill on Thursday last, the Puemier \ stated that latterly, many local bodies , had refused to make provision for the ] sick and poor, henoe the necessity of < special legislation. The Government , were, however, desirous to interfere as ] little as possible with arrangements now '( existing, for giving necessary relief, and it i was proposed that any institution could j remain independent of the local boards, to be created under this measure, and continue to: receive.i for £ from the s State. Dr Waujs said it would have I been ; better to have dealt with this sub- I ject in two separate bills, father than com- ■■& bine hospital and charitable aid in one, 1 and suggested that the Government should & set apart one. fourth of,the waste lands ii revenue as a charitable' endowment; Mr a Ballanoe pointed out the danger of the h subsidies 'being .withdrawn-' by,' some 1 future treasurer,, Sir Georoe Gbey said i there ought to be. no.poor to relieve. Ii The rich were not'taxed enough. His fi new . : local self •government bill. would p jdjiist every'difficultyl;:.;Mr,M&s moved f in amendment forjdeferring the coniidßra- in

fv ,^.Mr, Stevetisjlinut tointrodtoall ; : bill into the iHqujfl/■ 1' '>& j |p| $m Astirton Gifrrick (M> |r| !^6w •rehearsing |,aj new, piece for' tKeirf n^ext ''' Thelire tdljit: this morning in honor W a chimney whicli 1, was alight. M , h „We,remind'Miisterton-f(rotbalierß'6f.'tlie y match in Mr Drummond's paddock this The ball .will be kicked off at' :.' ,3.30,5harp;...:;- , .:.;..,. , .::'.;::,':.'."..'.^:-;;.."..-:".".;,:.^;;j i. The Custodian of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges the', receipt'of a bundle "fold linen; from' Mrs Petherick. Mr Pain of Waihengaj is completing a fine building there",' which "hi will occupy . as a store. into his-new V premises next mouth.' ■ -. it ' ; ( Among the projected new buildings in Hie Lower Valley, is a large store -at '. Piririim, which' Mr MeDbugiil is about to Have erected. ■■■'• '■''.■'■■:■ '* - don's reef in the WairarapaLake is at tlie -. Present tiiiiesuspended. ■- ■ - . We hear that Mr > Hodder, of Feathers 1 - 'on, is about to become a Benedict, and to settle down in the Victoria Hotel, which ■~ ''e has taken from.MrOaselberg. t Mr Booth, assistant in the bank of ; . Australia, at -Featherston, has left that , township, in order to take up a new appointment at Patea/ ■'•••■ B j The population of the. boroughs in the Wellington Provincial District, is ; Wanganui, 4643; Masterton, 2243; Palmers- >. ton North, 1365; Grejtowii, 1078. Dr Beard has been appointed surgeon • to the Rechabite Tent at Masterton, s Bros. W. Alexander, S. Kirigdoh, and %. \ Duncan have been elected Trustees. I '' In nearly all the American wheats » growing districts the wheat crops this 3 season are very backward. f At Ihe wool sales at London on June - loth, 10,000 bales were catalogued, A t firmer demand was experienced, Prices , fur greasy wool are about \i higher than v last; «reasy cmssbieds and coarse wools r rule about the same prices as last sales., | Judge Mansford's widow has petitioned 3 Parliament for assistance. Considering the high character the. services of the late B.M. of Wellington, thelegisi lature wilLnot represent the wishes of the i community, if it does not give every conj sideration.to the request preferred!" ; ; [ The Masterton Volunteers and .Oa.drits [ parade'for Divine Service to-morrow; The ; Corps having sent all their arms to Wei-' r liiigtoii, and not having received others , in exchange, this parade will count'as , an inspection, as they cannot hold ah inspection without arms, j ,;'y ; ; I ; The Committee of the Sydney Ternperanco Hall have gone.th&'leiigih of re--1 fusing to the "Brethren" the further use' ■ of the Hall, on Sundays, for 1 their mooting for "breaking of bread," because they ; use ordinary wine at communion I; The Masterton Juvenile Templars held i their usual meeting at ! the Temperance ' Hall last evening. There was a numerous , atte'idanco, and after .being addressed by t the Pev Mr McKee, Ihe evoning was ' passed in songs, recitations etc., by the members. i Mr A. W. Renall has just received from the celebrated millwrights, Dell & Co,, of London, two pair of millstones, and a patent improved smutter for the flour mill occunied by Messrs Vile & D'Arcy. He intends to erect an additional wliiff to tho building for the recoptioii the new machinery, and when this is done and the other stones are sot to work this mill will bo one of the most eflicient in the distant, having rooeiitly been undergoing a number of othor improvements. A Greytown correspondent writes complaining of the number of cattle wanderabout the Borough more especially in East and West streets. He thinks if the Ranger wore to make a few visits, with'a viow to impounding stray cattle, it might be the means of abating tho nuisance and raising the Borough funds. The second of the series of winter evening entertainments in connection with the Wairarapa Institute, Greytown, was given; on Thursday ovoning in the upper room of the Institute on which occasion a lecture was delivered by Mr C. B. C. Rees-Mogg. There were about 40 per-' sons present. The lecturer was listened to with rapt attention, fully sustaining tho reputation Mr Mogghas so justly oavned, A committee meeting pf the Greytown Horticultural Society wau hold in Mr Bock's office yesterday afternoon, when it was .decided to hold a concert oil Thursday, July 7th. A capital programme was drafted, consisting of songs, duets, glees, and musical selections. It was also arranged to have a dance after the concert, so a most enjoyable evening's entertainment may be looked forwardto. A meeting of St. John's vestry was held at Featherston en Thursday last, Present -tho Iluv Mr White in the chair, Messrs Cobham, Tuokey, Cox, Oakley, Williams and Gilpin, The receipts for the past year ending Jan. 31st were reported to be Llll 4s 6d, balance in bank Lls Is 10d, The following accounts ware passed for payment :-Hiro of hiill for .Sunday school, LI 19s; W. Toogood.Ll 14s'4d ; ' Messrs Cox, Tuckey, arid Cobham were appointed a sub-committeo. to sell t'vo acres of land in Feathorslon, and to purchase a new site near the school house Sub-committee to report to the next meek ing on the 6th July, The usual meeting of the Waste Lands Board was held on Thursday last. Pre-' sent—Messrs Holdsworth (chairman) Mason, Bunny, and Pearce, The Commissioner reported that since the last meeting of the Board, £601916s 6d had i been received in payment for Crown lands | sold. It was resolved that all the sections in the Muneahao and Makuri Districts at present open for sale by caßh payments be withdrawn for the purpose of setting apart ] a portion of the same for sale on deferred : payments subject to the approval of the Governor, Mr Bunny called the attention of the Board to a letter from Mr Bassett, applying to h 0 allowed to purchase a piece of unsurveyed. land adjoining his property in the Wairarapa District. The Chairman reported that the Survey ( Department would undertake the survey j of the land as early as possible. Permission was granted to Mr James Wallace, 1 Featherston, to use a balance T of volunteer certificate No 452 in tho ! payment of an excess of acreage in the * suburban section Nos, 492 and 493, Fea- h therston, Tho valuation of'certain t improvements instituted .by Mr Pharazyn in the Awhea Block was agreed to. ~'" I ; In the good old daysofMastertoh/wheh ; ' Y storekeepers were scarce and, money was ' * plentiful, large profits and; exorbitant v prices.werfi obtained, hut now times aw different, 1 money' is 'scarce,'and' store-■ keepers are plentiful. Schroder, Ho'op'er & Co., Hall pfCpmmerce, have taken this' "'■'■' into consideration; and have cut the prices and profits down; to Buch ;anextent-that hey. completely, baffle j .all,,competition. ti Their stock is very 'large, and' beautifully -, assorted in every.department; l with all the '■■■' latest/fashions for; Orders !J9m,the ji exeoiitedi^t^des,- : '!>< patch; and as'carefuliy;as''ifselected'in ''' M

'.ft-j&Bpeoial. toting of the Featlierato . pchl' - Board whs held on Thursday las Icpnt-Meisrs Oox(chairman\ Donah k f!f Williams, to consider an applicatioi: 'W/mjthe Debating Society, fot the ust f Cof th< Board's office. The application was granted,'Mr- Williams.not voting'on the ' Question, as his vote might be .misc.on r strued jnWadMi^JgtjJHjVdiceJStii^he.r, ' :at-whose KoTe>the"-m"eetin«B~hsd'"pfe: viouslybeen.held, . ■.'•'•• ; ; z^:fy?:M T J&iM will" bS'diviiw Veifyice aTopakrto-morrow at 3 p.m., weather permitting.. The Featherston Babbit Trustees meet to-day,. . 7 -: Frn7 -:>[ ( Tenders are invited by Messrs' Ca'selberg and Co. WOohains6f-whi~fencin»at TeOreOre. '." " :, ; : '. ; ;-'■■',. V{[ .Messrs Dwan & Cd. sell ty order of tlie' mortgagees, von; Wednesdayi next, :'allotat Featherston. ' A meeting of 'M[ County Council takes place, this afternoon at the/CouncilChambersjiMaHerfeni l ? ! - ) . . )|7.e,. remind .iarMers,that, a, meeting .takes place;at'-the Institu(ie',iCarterton, : !to-'dayj td form a farmer's'club and exchange. -' ■ ?.:\i'M SJ'Jd V A sale otmirkisjinnouncedjii ,St. Matthew's school ronm, Masterton, for Saturday next at 2.30 p.mi, to'b'e followed in the evening jby a children's christmas ;tree. r\ i (W'[ ' ■■;/■ :.;lrV?'.?' • ; Messrs:Ji'lorris*(Si Co. sale of agricultural implements, &c, takes place at their yards, Maatert'oh, at l : p.m/to-day. At 2 p.m. they will. sell.fruit' and 'ornamantal trees from Mr W. ! McCardle's nursery. ; • '■ . Great. Britain is: said to: have- about £110,000,000 'inveated in American rail-' toads. ■• -l-. : -:l ■■■ ■- <: ■'s ' -.The'estimate for the hew'Tay' Bridge,' at a height of 77ft, is close .upon L 700,000.;;•:•: ... tv'"''" ■'.;' In Washington,' United States the Baptists have 33 churches for 4000 colored people. The estimated value ot the' Melbourne Public Library arid "Picture-'Gallery is L 500.000.. .■-■.:..-•:■.- '.-,. It is said the postal card ks decreased the Bale of writing paper 12,400,000 annually in the United States.." "",'"."' The' Melbourn- Age, 'the protectionist' organ, waa /about 150,000 out iain its estimate of the- population of Victoria. -Connection on ::.the;jranscontinental Southern Railway botwepn San Franoiaco ■. 1 arid- Kansas- City was Completed on' Marc h: 8. The first through train was run oir March 10., ... ~' ■■,.']. '.,:;., ( .' ' The' Registrar of Banff and Boliopliihe',.' Scotland, has been sessional clerk and registrar for the last 57 years, but until recently nevor sawa year pass without' a marriage,!' . .•'''■• .'.',., . There are..grave apprehensions that the fortifications now being constructed on Flagßtaff (NS.W,) r wiil have to be abandoned,-as the. hill has been honoycombed with coal workings.It»staled that all country and borough Magistrateswhose names 'appear in the schedule-npiiehded to the reports of the. various Election Commissions are to" be' struck off the commission of the peace. ■■