The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 805, 28 June 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1881.

MrVOrmond is Ho'' the credit of making a definite proposal for the improvement of.our present system of local self-Government. His views are always listened to with respect, and in the present instance his; proposals are likely to meet with a favorable reception ; both within and. without the Assembly buildings.- In the first place Mr.OrmoiND recognises tliiit it is impracticable to deal with local self-Go- : vernment this session, and no doubt he. is right on-this point. Still if it can be debated in Parliament as far as to enable some distinct issues to be submitted jto the country after the dissolution, a step in advance will have been gained. We do not want every member to propound a scheme of his own when the elections come on; Unless the parties in the House define and limit the question to be submitted to their constituents, the verdict of the country, will possess- but little -value.Mr Ormond believes in a new order of local self-Government analogous to the County system, but not called by its name. Unfortunately Mr Ormond -does not christen his bantling, and we are left in the dark as to whether he desires to create departments/ cantons, principalities, or duchies, We would think better of Mr Ormond as a leader were he to accept the retention of the familiar term of County, more especially as he is apparently incapable of suggesting a better one, Assuming that County Government be retained, the proposals he-.makes'are deserving of serious consideration.,,He would hand over to Counties the functions of Wasto Lands; Boards, Education Boards, and. Charitable Aid Boards. If such a transfer of power were made tlie Central Government would be relieved of an immense amount of departmental work which it does not discharge to the' satisfaction of the public, and the power and prestige of local self government would be wonderfully enhanced. Mr Ormond,- it will be observed, does not in any way bring down a cut and dried scheme which can be;criticized in detail. He rather indicates in general terms the direction in \vhiiili changes should bo made. He has struck a key note, and members will be more likely to respond to it than they will to the variations Sir George Grey is offering the House on the same theme.

In the Legislative Council on Thursday last there was a ; debate on-the rabbi. question, .The Hon G.-M, Waterhouse gave the following , return of skins:— exported-1876, 311,000;. 1877, 918,000; 1878, 3,960,000; 1879, 5,884,000; in 1880, 5,505,000. He calculated that last year the grass consumed by the rabbits was equal to the maintenance^2,ooo,ooo sheep—which meant;a loss to the colony of JfisoG,ooo. Captain Frasee stated that on his run it cost him 1900 a year to keep thoj rabbits in check. ■ On'all sides it was admitted that private and local efforts to keep down rabbits were unavailing while Crown. Lands and Maori lands' were allo,wedto remain harbors of refuge. One member state'd.that through rabbits, runs had been put in tbe-market at a farthing per'aore. ;•" From these facts it is evident that the Wairarapa stockowners are - justified in the notion which they have recently taken, and that those gentlemen; who have so liberally contributed towards; a fund for inti.oducingthe.natipl enemies of the pest; should receive a ; prompt and united support from their fellow-settlers.

Mr: J. V. Smith in abetter iri 1 another column repvoaohes us with .what we said respecting the East Coast settlers in our leader 'of the 23rd inst If it is at any sine pardonable to speak strongly, it is when contending with Mr Smith does'not, deny, the; political des-, •■bounty. ,East., iHe;.ratlie.V< shop by aii illustration of his own that |he distriot has been too,iweakjin; the past lp protect jts'elf frorn'' spoliation. ■:. By, political changes County East has nothing i to lose and', .everything to gairf, WIIP <J((l political inactivity. 1 ever gam any(.l)ing ? 4ndwl)endoescpntihuedpolit: ic»lj activity fafj'to p'eoure adyaijtages ? We Iwilbdmit with. Mr, Smith, the 'County East.is justified in standing alopf till its grievances have been redressed) but ' we .consider, itwould-be 'very foolisbtP do l ■so'because it would have to wait ■,■& very lo'rig.timejind-the;horse;wpuld be - starv-' inff while,the;grass was growing. There are kmopg ti^'last.'flQast'settlers' as 'to' the: * corvespon-,-gives in .tliig -issue lijvlaypr^f:

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;Bdid ; lie«s!iouW^ : ;|liß|l^&lill^%^ ; to''.a^priye?b_i9f'feUßw-^ legal riglits .K"!WbUe; lie braivua"t"lie protect -'ti6n 'of';thd. l^:yfor^hims : e^'.he\.inußt^nolh ■woi&te;ifr-t^ jpubliojineeting : bringsfiis'nbJ'.nSafafjtb./a! of ; Unfo^natpiff§'eMe.i tf the contending/parties hadaccepted the arbitrament ot a public meeting the"position would.have been different, but as they did not do ; 'go the only result of-the meeting is. that Mr Eenall has, as -it were, "freed his soul" by;a very lucid and exhaustive ; histpry..'of jthe• Masterton. Towniarids'.. ',fhejweak'ip'oints .of the address.'were ! -some-'persbnttl' allusions f , which would have" been bettey omitted. For example,.we_y.ory_jnuch regretted liis references, to ..'Ward's section, and Mr J. V. Smith's action in connection there•with. • ;On'"a x j former Smith," ■hiGt'MrEEtfAM/ata public-meeting,' 'and' the public had an exhaustive statement of both -sides of the question; and our own inijiression was that Mr Smith had decidedlyv ttie best of the argument. '. "HaTMr EEKAi£"intimated to Mr Smith that he proposed to renew the combat Mr SMTHfas'everybddy knows^would'haye! ; 'met •ahdinswered'Mr Eenall as he met and answered him before. Mr Eenaii/s. . iPlßcJk„as..a_whple.i .was moderate in "tone, and it was a pity that in one 01; two parts of it he allowed- himself to travel-beyond those ' .limits'; which ;;tlie decorous'discUssion'of public .questions _ .demands. __We hope yetjo. see some, friendly'compromise' arrived at between. Mr Renall and his co-Trustees.. Should, this prove impossible, Mr Renali must," in common fairness, be willing to submit; ; his'own name as-well' as those of hif opponents to the' ordeal of a general, : election. We ourselves would accept as; . a fair and impartial settlement of the. ■ dispute tlie resignation of the whole Trust; and the election of a new one, but we are : not quite Bure thatMr.EENAiiisaVfond' .of the ballot box as he- is:of a publicmeeting. ,j, ;< ' '.'.': • |",

We observed that in theippointment of the Frozen Moat Committee, the name, of Mr Coleman., Phillips was omitted. Our attention'has. been drawn "to. the omission by one of his friends who was surprised that that gentleman" should have been overlooked, as he'takes an "activepart in every public movement by which the Wairavapa may be benefited and lit this particular one, was known to take a great interest. The omission was probably accidental and we simply [call attention to it as it is 0110 that can-, very readily be rectified.

The Premier is reported in Hansard tohave used the following words in a recent debate:—" As to the injuries sustained by several persons in the lamentable accident which happened On the Masterton line, he was' sorry to say' that was true. At the samo time ho might say that the Government paid more in the shape of compensation -than a private railway company would have done under the circumstances." Surely Mr Hall must have been very much misinformed on the details of the affair, to, which he alludes;-We know 1 one case, tor example, iu "which the sufferer, a tradesman with a large family, was all but ruined by the result of the accident, and who did not receive a tithe of the amount which ho could have forced from a- private company. If the Premier would mako a little further enquiry'on the particular case to which wo allude ho will find that he has been misled —as far, at least, as one of the sufferers to whom he refers is coucorned—into adding insult to injury..

The dainaee done by the earthquake, at Foxton is estimated at £ISOO. An old lady named Mrs Dodds, lias died atOtaki in the ninety sixth year, of hera»e. - i 'Tenders are.'.invited by Mr.Skey for falling 220 acres of scrub in two lots.. A drunk and, disorderly named Peter Doyle was fined by Mr RenitllJ.P, yesterday. , Mr W. C. Buchanan of Tupurupuru, invites tenders for 147 chains of drainage and for making several dams. A bricklayer in Masterton informs us that he has received yesterday 27 orders for repairing chimneys, and hardly knows which to oxoeute first.

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Association takes place tomorrow at the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, at 11 a.m. We trust it will be well attended, The Carterton Local Board met at the Institute on Monday, but beyond the passing of a few accounts no busingss of. importance was transacted, • '-. / The Masterton Youths'', Football Club meet lor practice iu Mr Driimmond'spaddock at 3 o'clock to-day. We hope to see a large"attendance. ' We call the attention of .members of' the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,; M.U., to tho fact of there being a sum* moned.'meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lod«!e this evening, The business is the election and installation of officers, and a full attendance is desirable,'

Mr Bedlhiim is to move in the House to-day " That a select'committee be appointed to inquire into all circumstanoes connected with'the increase of the rabbit nuisance. ..The committee, to .consist of Messrsßain, Bastings, Collinß,l)eLautour, H. . Hirst; Pyke, Thompson,' Rußseli, Kenny, and the mover," '• A special meeting of the Masterton -Borough Council takes place to-morrow,at 2'p.m, The meeting ia.oalled at the instance of Councilloii Gapper, and its •objects are twofold, Ist to,,'discuss the advisability of haying ' the ksrbing in Church street laid it-a straight line, and 2nd to consider Oounoillor Russell's action when laying off the line .to the Kuripuui Railway Station, it being alleged that.he has authorised the illegal destruction; of property on the ground of Mr W. Lowes through.an engineering- error.' We trust the state of Hope-street, which has had little else than ■iU "• name.' hitherto,.' will receive consideration also- at' this meeting; - : ; .;'f : : ''-'.";','','■■-- . \ : .;'. .

We very much regret,'-.says the N.Z, Time's, to hear of the death of Dr Skae. He died at his residence; at Karori on Saturday, the cause, as;we are informed by his medical, attendant, Dr Collins, being mental distress excited by the result of the recpnt Mount .'View Lunatio 4syl urn Enquiry, The deceased a!ao i suffered-fr'om eryaipilas.^•'l^p waisingularly sensitive and retiring, end took tljerpsult of much'to ;hearl, and.there can be np, : i}oubt.,what' over that it hastened ■ his.death; if it was ;.iipt;the first cause of it.J pr glcae was 'quitoa young-maii,;||is being-.pnly 39, He • leaves ! a'widow v .and'nine bhildre'n, ;whbmj'if'reportß : 'afe:truejariibut>,ih erenily provided for^.-'.lf thisis/thecase.jwe. sincerely^ 9|ti v :D r,' Skieitf ■ yvaa *; a ■ p o !sjsjrjii^ ;*far. j ij#n%deßißjj^^ sa)h shich|nu h.qp£ fatherless

■^||Sp(aßh^e^tta;" J S!lt?wUl| ? app^|in* s IJ^T^o^merph^anaßta|bniigMitßJ ia^j^thatjth^ ; :■ rabbit skins, -&<i,-0i ; i * y eaterday^befOT^Hr*S.T: Wardell;- mt+; ;KM'. ;■ ;;Williatii)Albert; ! Jayl6rV;waß;oharged.%' Constable-O^M; 1 ; MnßkilLwith.a^^^ Act, 1873, section 6. Defendant pleaded guilty; and :was "fined £2O and two months 1 imprisonment^ :';-: >- '';:■■■ [' The Pacific Mail has to the sailiiig'.houra/of th.eir steamers leaving San fi'anoisco for-A ; will secure the prompt despat.chrof maifej; ! At the extra summoned meeting of the; Stonehepge j&odge; Unit'ed'jAnoient.Qrdet of Drfiiaß/nasfc:_eyening iitLwas/f•BotvedWritake, advantage of a new.: departure whicKhas been allowedin of officers in this Order. The induction of the variouß[pfficers|into be-made apublic;cerem"onfbythe .aoove -^dge-f i n^ue t bers (will jliaye}the privilegeioyn'vjting one or two friends (lady or gentleman),to witness the installation, ceremony is a very interesting;.one of. al yery ancient Order, no doubta, largfl number ofladies audgentlemenJwjll r taW. the opportunity of being present at : iti; After the ; 'ijutallatiolT /the" memberYTand' frietfdsrwill] si| down|tci|a suppferj! whidh' be'provided'' by Bro.'Oorbett, a. feature of which will-be''the-absence"of-wines, .spirits,; &p,) : and -the; substitution of''tea'and M :cpncessjqn, : ;,w6, prei . suhie', 'to'ttieaßoient wages 1 of .' whose beverage,was;pure^ate'r. s wASivm-1 moned meeting ofjithe: will>;b'e ; businesß,at'anieaHyihour.v^:-' i; '^V^'iivyK ! We notice a piece of kerbihg is.being , put _ in'^al©ng : ;;the_Post>'o^iw T^BM^;: i6l • Hall'Stre'et! l!| TmV' ; wilPfi'6 ; dolibt improve" thelook of that portion of the Borough, but we do not rememberilndefileing "called' or the; r work authbrjsed-.by the Council j ' and if it was.- opinion"; that'the : money this will take might-■b'e'-expended> with more, advantage to the burgessj's in doing some other..work—such as -openingthe creek in.Bentley'i . -street, or forrnirigHopb-atreet, oi* putting' Upper Queen-atreet-inireriair/dr'oleahing' Bannister-street. Here wetind ourselves stuck in, i the mud, arid; rnuat' leave the/ rest tb'Oounciilor's' consciences, •.; The-regulai'-meeting-of-the-Phcenix' ■ Lodge, 203,1.0. G.T., was held last,even.; .' ihg. There was a very good'attendance^ The Secretary read tlio. letter writtemto Sir "William Fox,, enclosing,resolution as follows:—"That 1 the actiori-taken by .'Sir William Fox re the Licensing Act deserves: the hearty thanks of .this Lodge,, which' are hereby.accorded; and 'that,the Politi-: '•' oal Committee meet to.'give supportloiSir; 1 William Fbx'oh the Bill now.'in Commit-' 1 teo,"-and requesting l i'epbrt on' the 'pro- 1 i gi'ess of the Ml. In answeJitoHhis-'a;' I reply was read from Sir William Fox 1 Two new members'-were :;, admitted ; ,' and.. .■;,four,; i new...,.candidates;; proposedfor menib|^p;}'-;lJotioei6f>'#6tion : ''was' • ,giv)n that the'quaiterly. fees be ...reduced'. •Ms'6d for brothers, and is for sisters, 1 -tlie Lodge funds being 'inv.a sufficiently' .flourishing condition: to TvaiTiut ithe' fee's i "being thus reduced. ; Eeadi/igs,, recita--. rtioris, and songs concluded \a,*'pleasaiit : , evening.. ' ■*""■

jThe telegraphic accounts, of the late earthquake, indicate ,tbat all New; Zealand was pretty well shaken lip byj it, The times at which'it 'occurred atthevarious centres of population ; make it rather dial-, cult to tracethecqu.rse.6f the earthwave; If|the.l]jo§w and hiihufesbe correct, there must one earthquake in; the colony','or'the solitary earthwave" must have, dodged about, in a very pecu-,1 liar manne.v.r' ■ A!t Poverty .<• Bay,jin v 'the^: north, the" hour was 4 a.m.v .at Ohvist- ; , church it was 5 a.m., but.the jdea t of it ' travelling, from north to south' is upset by the.faqt.that;at,Bl_enhei'm. ( inthesouthjit was fel tat &,20.ft ( r|.V-ani. atPatea, in ; the *, north,it was'expe.riencediits..3o.a.m Ifwe , try to fix it'fbreastandwest.a similar difn\ cultyariaes, ItvisitedOhrist'ciiurch,bii'the east of the Middle .Island, before ; it "ennib to:Greymquth;,.in:the west, andit visited Frix,ton,:on-.theiweßt of before,it 'earners, tine. Wairarapa,;ori!the oaat.of it."' The Snly thing is to gfre'up, the problem j and trust that we'shall have no-further experiences of a similar character^ 1 Our Grey town 'correspondent writing on.'the visit of the phenomenon'to that township says.:— The earthquake on Sunday morning last was very severely.;felt in Gr'6ytowri,';the ; settlers there being of opinion that it was' equal to the shook of 1862, though: it did not last so long. f At 5.20. a loud-.oruahing sound m heart conjing froijj Hlja' sop east, which was soon followed by >tW earthquake. Houses rooked and tracked as j thouglj. they; were about ,'> ijfail .in, m'eces'f tno''inmateaJ' : as J aboh''aa 'a'.ligiit' could be. got^huddjecl^hemßel^Aii'Coge^er. 1 expeotirig each minute 1 to' be their'last. The. cackling of fowls that had been thrown from their perohes., together with heavy, wind snow and rain njade it T a Bcene^bf;deaolatioiV that jis [not likely to be foi'gdtten.' 'A" walk: up the town a few nithutes after the shook,.was like walking out in the evening, every house..that was inhabited hadlights,burning,,which in a great many ißstano'es:!were.'>e f t put but till; daylight, the inmates evidently,having enough;..bed...'The .'damage',doneito 1 the chimney, s(acks,'ismore severe .thati when the heavy wind, last .wjuter iplayed havoc with them; jthare being: ab'out 30 either down or will have..to be taken down; There was; not much 'damage; done to the storekeepers, only a" feVp'oujids worth of oroeker'y ( i&o; j broken.; The j water in a great many;.;,:wells I .'wa't;Stirred up,' and made.:ev|Bry; muddy,; 'Among the Greytown pebple'the r 'eartijahake of 25th Ju|e, -1881 VwillVnot.b'eJßoon forgotten Our.Oart'eHoriycprrespondeni writes:— "The shocks'of' earthquake, early-on: Sunday and Monday morning arid the former evening, were, all dhtinotly.feH in Carterton, ithoughj the,;:fermer, whose direction waV the.only one which has/'beqasioriedany' da'toage.

The latter consists ohimaeya thrown dowiij or necessitate re • ere cti o ri,-. ° ;bo ashed 1^:: hotels—HosfeUr mp Haviiig- the-shelves in his .bar pretty .well olsared, stores ,des; trpyed' in the shop's 'from being 'thrown 1 from their depositories and,.ornaments and crockery destroyed' from, a Bimilar caulie in private r houa_es/;w:ithja lot oi glazier's work created by the vibrations ciraqking ■ I tKei - glws^in/-varii'uiri ~'^iSidb'wV; l Old colnnii|ts anjing 3 us state'that; there haVnot been'so'seVWe as;th'at'hf Sunday morning since 1865;"" : I The jmps.t;Genuine OJearingr Sale oyer held in the Wairarapawill be commenced to-day.T yMe'saill'Sblrpde'riCHb'oper kOSli jhaving decided to sell the whole of tljeir .well assorted etook q{ witliin' one haYe w reso]^ei^gi.ve:,aU^.o'us,t<)i : they will' give a dent, .. Qfe"Bjt; the :Vatß.of oustq. ; mere" foi*' the puhho / can now.pwchase allgoods,at their. ttm-tEe'valfe .This an,p%,';fluoh|=has ineye^b)en ; idvisXewy^ Hajl:ofo6mnierde;an ; d|seoureso'n}yof(the' >tJMgainsc! W-M^f^