The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 809, 2 July 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1881.

The Wellington Education Board threatens to leave the public school at Tenui out in the cold, and treat it merely as an aided school if its average attendance does pot increase. We are not quite sure that the Board would be justified in carrying out such a threat, The funds which support education are derived from taxation, and the Whareama settlers contribute their fair share of them, For every five "pounds which they pay towards the educational fund of the colony they probably only receive one back in the shape of local expenditure, The Whareama district has but one school —which costs the Educational Board but a very small sum. For, perhaps, some £2OO a year the Board educates the whole of the Wairarapa East County, or rather provides a school for it, Any proposal to do less than it is now doing wpnld be absurd, and if the Whareama settlers were not a wonderfully contented people thoy would insist upon more being done. They have certainly a claim for a much larger public expenditure in education, and though Board regulations may leave them out in the cold it is their duty to see that thoir legitimate wants are not taken away by cast six months of the year travelling is partly suspended in the Whareama district by bad roada, and this, is mora especially the case with children, During the summer months the Tehui sohool .is thronged, but when winter comes in, it is inaccessible to the bulk of the'children who depend upon it for their education. Tiider such circumstances any schoolmaster must labor under great disadvantages. It isim-

possible for hini to compel I ciiilduciV; jlft attend, Board |in . ]its! %dj)jf| suggested tliftt tlie ctitnpisijry |a.iis|B; of [the Act.-should fpWe tj£foussy ||e e)HU done ttcbnsidei'able e, children about Tenui Would"b'e^boggfd c in the local apologies fov-roacis. The' circumstances of this: particular case would seem-to, demand sympathy'and' forbearance from, the membors' ;of,the. 'Board rather than . correction. '' They ' "tend to show how inefficient, tlie denizens ,of a town', who walk about paved footpaths, are to .deal with the wants'of! outlying 'districts'. In all public raatteis Whai'eamais truly' an unhappy district. The money which should in equity have 1 made its roads went into the maelstrom of'.Provincial Government finance/, 'and;jwaslpst; and because it has not ; roads it-must not have a school—although-it probably contributes some two or three thousand a year to the educational slice of the public expenditure. We cannot help thinkingthat the Whareama would be better off if, instead' • of. merdly grumbling at things thsit be,,and regretting things that have been, itjoined itsfortunes to those of Wairarapa West, and both Counties pulled ' 1 together Jto obtain good roads, good schools, and good local self-government. The t\iro" Counties have so many interest? in common that they should in all things act together. County West, for example, can tax every horse, man, cow, or sheep as it goes overland from County East to Wellington, and at every turn the' latter County is placed at the mercy of either the adjacent, County or of the Government. Amalgamation, not separation, is the true policy for County East. It is not strong enough standing alone either to obtain redress for past grievances or prevent new aggressions.

Tenders are called for falling light bush by Mr Tuck of Hawkhurst, Opaki. People are captioned against treapas on Brandon's clearing, as some sh fl ep have been killed there. To-day is the monthly pay-day of the Masterton Building Society. ! Applications are invited for the office of Ilecretary to the Wairarapa Hospital, The Carterton Cemetery Trustees notify hat they are prepared to receive appliationß for the oliico of sexton. J. lorns & Co.'s sale of market stock takes place at 1 p.m. to-day—of nuraery stock at 2 p.m. Dr Wilkins, the celebrated oculist and aurist, will be in Masterton on Tuesday next. In reporting the sale of Mr G. B, Lister-Kaye's properly at Ta'ratahi, we omitted to mention that the sale was effected through Messrs F, H, Wood & Co., which firm has also been successful in placing several small properties lately, At the wool sales at London on Tuesday last 7100 bales wore offered, making a total of 325,000 catalogued since the commencement of the series, The lone of the sales continues vory firm. The result of the plebiscite taken by the South Canterbury Bible in Schools Association shows that 903 parents, representing 2314 children, were in favor of, and 87 parents, representing 239 children, against reading the Bible. All bu f , seven small schools sent in returns, We remind members of the Masterton Football Club of Ihe practice this afternoon in Mr DrummomVs paddock, We hope to see a good muster, as the recent matches plainly show that players must go in for good practice, sides will be picked and the ball kicked off at 3.50 Bharp.

The plain and fancy dress ball held in the Town Hall, Greytown, on Thursday evening, was one of the most brilliant assemblies that have been witnessed in Wairarapa, and must be pronounced a. decided success numerically, the dresses and characters being far above what the 1 most sanguine expected them . to be. Foremost among the lady characters must be placed, in our opinion, w.to"vivandieres," the drosses being remarkably good; the other lady characters were also very good, those among them deserving special mention being" Harvest,"" Sorceress," "Flower Girl," ■"French Peasant," "Snow," and "Housemaids." Among the gentlemen, a "Plantation Nigger" was decidedly the best character, which was faithfully carried out by a member of the G.N.0.0., he keeping the assembly in roars of laughter the whole night, the "get-up" being first-class. The next character was an " American Indian," which was something out of the common, the dress being perfect and the acting vory good. The best dresses were " Forestor," " Highlander," " Count Monte Christo," " Huntsman," and "Courtier." ' There was also "Cricketers," •'Footballers," "Jockeys," "Italian Organ Grinder'-' (minus the monkey), "Firemen," "Sailors," " Naval Brigade Men," " Military Officers," " Stockdrivers," and "Volunteers," not forget ting " Sir Roger," There were a great many in evening dress, and altogether there were between 35 and 40 couples present. The committee are to be congratulated on the success of the first calico dress ball held in the Walravapa, and deserve great credit for the manner in which the whole arrangements were carried out, nothing occurring during the whole night to mar the proceedings, The refreshment department was under the able management of Host Jones, of the Foresters' Arms, who catered in his old stylo, and gave satisfaction to all present, The music—consisting of violin, cornet, and piano—was supplied by Messrs Lundquist, Linn, and Mills, and was everything that could be desired. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens, which added greatly to the beauty of the scene. The gallery was crowded with onlookers during the early part of the night, and some even stopped to see the last dance over, which was about four o'clock in the morning, It is the intention of the committee to make it an annual affair, and if the first one is any criterion, we may safely prognosticate a successful run for the Greytown fancy dress balls.

At the meeting held on Tuesday night after the drill of the Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade it was decided to send a challenge to the Wellington Municipal Fire Brigad* as follows: Team of eight men a side; run 200 yards fromstarting point, fix stand pipe, run out 100 yards hose thence, fix branch, return with hose reel to stand pipe, 'and run out another 100 yardßhose, fix branch, throw water, over.rope 10 feet hjeh, The Carterton team, should the challenge be accepted, will be chosen from the following members: Branehman Bennett, Brigadesmen Tolly, Minifie, Greekß, Aberhnll, J, Bennett, R. Goodin, G. M. Gardener, W. Long, R. Crawford, and >. Plank. It was resolved that the Secretary write to the Captain of the Masterton, Brigade, asking if'they could also 1 send a team po compete. The' proposition ;is that-the contest should take place in Wellington on the 9th July,

v\Mr Skipper is taking round a petition "!W> the Mastorton Trustees to resign, Mr Kenajl has headed the list of stotures with his own name. Jpfe first step towards a great improvemerit to the centre of Queen-street was iakeiy yesterday;-by the erection of the fmpes of four new shops opposite, the post-office, _ .* . iw. -ReT.^W r -Sh(BrHffr" heim, (rill preach to.-morrow both .morning, and evening at tKe'Preabyterain Church . The Wairarapa-and West Coast Committees have unanimously agreed that it is desirable to float a Frozen Meat Export Company, with a-capitil : of.£2o,CM3p. The Provisional D irect'oryf 'wi 11 issue aj prospectnsimmediately.We.believe that shares to the value of f2OOQ were taken up by the Opmmittee , 'at''orice'. : ' I rThe wind wasveryaeyere yesterday on th'fy lii.clirie, vandf j>lewj. in terrifio gusts. As an instance of- its power, it struck the endpf timber] on a truck attached to tlie 8 a.in. train with aneh f forw|as.;tp -break; the .ends of the boards' short off to the chain which secured them etp■« the truck...- The; train; sflffere*d,hsinjury! beyond ihi'a,j , j The bee called to put; the grounds of. St Luke's Church (ireytown'j'ih order was' responded to .yesterday, -and—we-are-pleased to say all those, that attended worked with a will. Under the superjptepdanqp of Mr Porrit, footpatli3 ~h^ye -•a;lot of!filling iii havintf to be s done', to raise them to the proper level, The shrubs in front of the Church which had been' allowed> to;- grow,;.-.rather,..wild,y;have, :been thinned and i. trimmed;,, ; The..fence along Church street lias teen pulled down 1 and put-up inlihe -with the -footpath', thus adding considerably b'Hhe grouridß, i; We'are' pleased; t® see so mpy 'take an;in-; tereat ih ithproving'the appearance : of the' Church, and Mr Porrit deserves the thanks of the Church goers for the able manner ih which tlie'works have been carried out. A meeting of the s Masterton Cemetery Trustees was held 'yesterday. jPresent-r-Messrs Paytoi) (in 'the chair). Feist,' Perry, and Hare. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, An application from Mrs Noble and Mrs Bohie for an extension of time for paying certain fees was acceded to. The Secretary, Mr Ingram, reported that the receipts,since last meeting amounted to 1 fl4 ! lss. - The Treasurer, Mr Feist, reported a credit balance of £34 13s lid. The following accounts were passed for payment :-J. 0. Ingrain, JJ3lOs 6d;; R. H. Ohinchen, 3s; P. Grey, 9s 6d; and J, Pay ton&Go. £l-33. Theßanger'reported that the Cemetery fence was/out of; repair, and was instructed to hare it! put right at once. Some discussion - took' place as to the ndvisabloness of forming a good road 1 through the Park to the Cemetery, and: it was decided to invite the Park Trustees to confer with, the Cemetery Trust in the matter. Messrs Feist and Vile wore appointed a committee to sen to some minor improvements in the grounds that were suggested. The meeting then adjourned.!. 1 : The most Genuine Clearing Sale eve held in the Wairarapa will he commenced to-day., Messrs Schroder, Hooper & Co. . having decided to sell the whole of their well assorted stock of drapery within brie month, have resolved to give : all customers Ileal and Genuine Bargains. : To prove that the sale is not a bogus one tliey will give a discount of 15 per cent, or at the rate of 3s in the £ to all customers for . cash, th'at is to say that 1 , tlie, public can now purchase all goods at their store to the value of one pound for 175." This must surely be ah offer which has never been'made before, and wis should advise everyone wishing to lay in a stock of drapery to make an early, call at the Hall of Commerce.and secure some of the bargains.—[Advt.| : . ! - Since 1876, 9000 divorces'have been granted in Italy, Milan-being'set down for no less 3000. Since 1870 Rome 'has had GOO. ,