The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Issue 803, 1 July 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1881.

We have no desire to discuss tin engineering policy of. the Mastertoi Borough Coimcil'agaii:. We ex'pressec fully, our views on this subject tw< years ago, and feel confident that tinn will yet show that'we were right! Mi Recall's influence in the %'6u«li lias however, been too strong for. anj other policy than his own to be adop ted, and we have been content to wai till the policy proved itself bv result; to be n mistaken one. At' the lati Council meeting the Mayor states ■that if the Borough were allowed ti rub along as it had been rubbing—ni one will doubt the singular, appro priation of the expression lie selected—as much work would be 'accomplishes as if an £B,OOO loan were floated Apart from " engineering," there is i practical issue raised in the view M Rknall here enunciates, -wliieh w feel disposed to challenge. p Ol . (], next three years the ainount 0 revenue available from ordinary source in Masterton for new works cannot b estimated at over £3,000. It is c U nnn an M, bs T %to ™ intain 52 ; i I d ° ® s much w °rk a £BOOO but as Mr R mil spok without, perhaps, any thought of tin precise effect of his words we do 110 wish to take him Up 011 t]lig poinj He will probably admit that £3,00 wil com- all the money which th Public Works Committee is likely t have at its disposal for three years t come._ 1 he question we wish to as! I,U V\ , £3 < 000 sufficient t construct a 1 nectary Wol . ks d that period There are general con plaints of bad roads about Mastertor and m some instances of no roads a a l. ear of roads half-metallec of footpaths without kerbs, and fror every side complaints pour in of hal: done work, or of no work done at al : Mr Lenall usually replies to sue remonstrances. « We have no money, llus rejoinder is conclusive as far a it goes, but the ratepayers have right to something more from tin Mayoral Chairman of the Public Work Committee. They are justified in d( manding to know when the work which they have a claim for will b done, No off-hand answer will giv this information. No rule of thuinl estimate of time and money, howeve dear it may lie to municipal minds will gi\o a reliable result to such i demand. What we really want 11 Masterton is a detailed estimate c the whole' of the public works whicl require to be completed in tin Borough, and this the Public Work: Committee ought to supply, At eacl Council meeting some street is picket to pieces at the Council table, If i has friends it gets made or mended—if it has none it is left out in the Cold Ther Council, while spending ever) shilling it can spend on road work does not attempt to carry out it 'functions on any system which wil secure justice to all parts of. th Borough. : If, as we suggest, an csti mate can be made of the work neces savy to be done within the next tlirei years to keep the Borough in some thing like a decent condition, and ti satisfy the. reasonable requirements o the ratepayers; and if this estimah dses not,exceed £3,000, we will admi that Mr Eenall is right, and that i will be wiser not to borrow mones for public works If, on the othei hand, the total estimate should b< £5,000 or, 6,000, it is evident that tin present policy of Mr Renall is no adapted to the requirements of thi town, and that settlers in the Borougl have no prospect in many instances o getting their requirements attended t( within a reasonable time. If tin Public Works Committee will fairlj •assess the claims of the various section: of , the Borough for assistance and givi the public the result of their inquiries they will enable ratepayers to judgi for themselves whether it is expedient to .go into |tho money market or kee| out'of it. [We have rio wish to express an opinion either one way or the jothei at the present time, trusting that tin

; opiuipii: .; ().e- ;bflaed WilL soou-. j||,fbHKconiiiij£;! 'tpfrtliet ;bui!ii;ng3 iiv Mnste>tonire>in ttfypc? EitKer Jlw ibp ipaxle aaequtii^fprit)r(r%ul^iii^,jar Hie latter will continue depreciated invalue by bad thoroughfares, ' Borrowed" money has made the buildings in many .%ta;nceY\Vl^^ rnus't,.raalce : tlie Toads VliaJtney-:ShouJdvbe;;;';:i;;;::;,:::;;;

| . .^e Jaw yc3terday , -in-.jlaate;t6n'a copy iif- tjie, now .revised, edition,--of tho;New lii-England 'in I 'May' l^-afyor.'eleftii.years preparatory ;labp!V, /^njerilare--invitiiid^bVt-be '.Taratiii'uv' I UrtertoiKHjpivay Board forVclearinV 10 chains |of adratu ■j.n'lloreton'rbad."' 1 °. ; '\'

, Tim [Masterton : .Trusteed meet this evening. - We hope .thai, on this occasion they will-display .a lawSbidini'. spirit,find should they differ on any legal ppinl Jtako legal -advice arid follow' -it rather jthan perpetuate a personal. con--troversV. - : '' ■'-."•■■.

• Mr Macaw forwarded the San Francisco mail for Napier by a Bpecial..brake yestor.-i day at the request of. the department. By this arrangement itreaohes its -destination" 24 hours earlier than-it otherwise-we-iild do. .J v .'.-." \. •' ' ■■'■.■;

Messrs J. lorns & Co,, hold a stock sale;tomorrow, and also on account o] Mr 'McOardle the last stock sale of. trees and shrub's which will be offered here thii season from his nursery.

Mr S. V.Crosse, surgeon dentist, announces his periodical visit for July 14th at;Kiblilewhite's. Temperanco Hotel, where lie will stay tor a few days. ThoCliineso Immigrants Bill has teen passed in the. Legislative Council by thirteen votes lo' ten.

The Greylown Public School commenced its.winter holidays yesterday, the Masterton Public School breaks tip today. , ■.■.?■::

lenders are invited by the Oarlerton Cemetery Trustees, for grubbing' and burning off 20 acres more or less, in the Carterton Cemetery.

To-morrow P. H. Wood & Co., sell at Carterton, fruit trees, shrubs, Ac.,' from Mr McOardlo's nursery, and 50 or GO varieties of Nelson apples. Also a freehold site and dwelling known- as Maidstone Villa, situated on the Taratahi. To-day Messrs Kennedy McDonaald & Co., auctioneers, Wellington, will hold an miportantsale of land and shares, Amongst the properties to be offered'is 'n' wellknown Masterton properly near the" Presbyterian Church, and known as' the property of Mr Hathaway., full particulars appear in anothercoluniii.

_ Mr Renall carried round yesterday for signature, a petition to' Messrs Beetham and Bunny M.HR.'s., asking them not to. inlerJereffb'"' ti)>vn" "Bcre'42, ins the interestsiof the tovrri would bo best cmiserved/by leaving-it in his (Mr Renall's) hands. 1 ; ' . .■

On Wednesday last,Mr Beetham moved m the House"" That'a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into all circum-

stances counocled with the increase of the rabbit nuisance, and to consider and report on any measure that may be deemed advisable to eradicate the pest. To confer with auy committee appointedby the Legislative Council; with power to call for persons and papers -three to be the quorum; and to report', within 1 thirty days, The Committee to consist of Mr Bain, Mr Bastings, Mr Collins, Mr DeLautour, MrH, Hirst, Captain Kenny, Mr Pyke, Mr Thompson, Captain Russell and the mover." The motion was a»reed to. °

The follov/inrr resolution has, been carried in the House of Representatives. -" That in the opinion of this House', tlwse districts through which Government railways have been constructed, or are ! being constructed, should be rated to pay the difference between raking expenses, including interest on cost of construction and receipts from such railways." If it be given effect to it will stop the construction of bogus lines. The half-yearly meeting of the Court Wairarapa, A.0.F., was held on Wednesday evening, there being a good attendance of members. The following officers were elected for the ensuing six months: -Chief Ranger, Bro. E. Gray ; SubChief Kaiiijer, Bro. R. Freeman ; Senior Woodward, Bro. W. tVitton ; Junior Woodward, Bro. T. Perkins; Senior Beadle, Bro; J. Reynolds; Junior Beadle, Bro. C. Beard. Bro. Fuller wis re-elec-ted Treasurer, and Bro. Bock Secretary, We are sorry to hear that Dr Smith, of Greytown, is about leaving this district. Drs Bey and Farquharson (Tenui) have taken over Dr Smith's practice, the latter gentleman, with his family, are going to J settle in Hawera,

;]) Tlie concert in md of the Greytowr i Horticultural-Society promises to be s ' ' very successful affair. from the practice held on Wednesday evening, all a the leading amateurs of Groytown" are e going to take part in it, and several ludiei cs and gentlemen from the other townships e- have kindly consented to assist, After ;g the concert a dance will take place. We |e hope the weather will bo moro propitious on ihis occasion than on .the last, and then, we have no doubt, there will be a full Hie date of the concert is ir fixed for Wednesday next, 6th inst, A Greytown cerrespondent writes to n ask who is responsible for the disgraceful n state of tho main road at the northern apif pt'oach to that township, particularly pass- |, in'R the site of the bridge recently'burnt e down, which is a regular slough of despond, and almost impassible. A few loads of gravel (which is lying plosp by 1 the side of it) spread over, would remedy I the evil, at . a triflim cost, Is it the t County Council, the Featherston High- . way Board, or tho Greytown Borough Council which is to blame? Greytown ' with its borough ratos, its river rates, and its toll-gato, has a right to expect a decent • approach. j The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Waste Lands Board took place yesterday 5 . Present-Messrs J, G. Holdsworth (chairman), T. Mason, fl, Bunny, and E, ■ Pearce, An extension of time in which to : pay instalments on deferred payment . section was granted to Messrs Eli Smith ( and A. W.Kird. It was agreed to allow , deferred payment section 1577 Kairanga district, to be transferred from T. Scales 1 to Messrs Robinson and Gladstone, i The i proposed expenditure of £ls by the Man- ; awatu Highway Board, in opening up ■ roads, to certain deferred payment°seotions, was approved. A. letter from J. Viles, relative to a disputed boundary of section-187, flutt, was postponed for consideration at the next meeting. The Chief Surveyor reported the following blocks were in progress for settlement purposes':—sooo acres near Otakisooo acres, Aohanga; 10,000 acres, east and southpf Mauriceville; and 1500' acres, west of Carterton. The survey of the Wanganui harbour endowment block of 25,000 acres was reported to bo well ad-, vanced , and a large portion, will, shortly be ready, for sale; The schedule of lands sold since , the previous meeting showed the number of acres applied for to be 67 acres 2 roods, and the-price -realised "£53 10s. i . v r . A. Catholic 1 Congress Will be held at Madrid in October, which will 1)0 attended by Catholic notabilities from every part of the world. '. . . t / ■

>Tlio mpskGenuine Clearing Sale ever' •,"?ft,inpf Wrarapa will be commenced IMoll Proder, Hooper & Co. fe W%sto.sell.thewhole of their jweU:akoAiM)c]| of drapery within one 'fflWVia&solved to give all custo<;merß^JsrJd.Goauine Bargains. l To th/sale is not a bogus one they a discount of 15 per cent, or at thejn&^'3sjnJjje.£.to.alkuafo». piibhd;tfap"nbt purchase all goods at their BteJfethejiue.oLonMound.for47i ;Thrifl\i|rsl#WWerwTSFls" : never been made before, and we should "adwe everyone Wishing to lay in a stock •of drapery to malwaiearly call at the Commerce aid secm'e'soinfff.the' bai^ains. —[Advt.| V "'.'■. 1 . ,,,u ;-