The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 814, 8 July 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1881.

The: County of Wairarapa West refused to bring into operation the provisions of the Dog Act. In consequence of this and similar refusals, the . Hon Mr Watkrhouse recently asked the Attorney-Genera),. Whether it is the' intention of the Government to take any steps to compel County .Councils which had failed to comply witjh .the provisions of the 6th clause of '■' The p,og B,egistration Act." to give effect Jo tbplaw 1 H,e reminded honorable numbers t\)4 N' session Parliament; passed a- Ppg Acf, whicji rendered it imperative upon Qonnty Councils to open registers for the pujpse of registering dogs in the various districts, As a matter of fiicfc, some County Councils had, he said ; of set purpose, declined to exercise the power, on the ground that .the Dog Act was an objectionable measure. That had been done in the Provincial District of Wellington, by two Counties, and probably the sajue .c,Qiu'3,o llfld been adopted elsewhere! It njusj; b/? recognised by honorable gentlemen that .wh.ere an Act had rendered it imperative upon local j bodies to do certain opts, as the provision ;in question, in the Dog Act, it was a i matter of colonial importance that the Government'should inquiro into any failure to carry out that Act, and take such steps as might be necessary for seeing that the Act was carried into operation. No doubt this was not tv singular 'case, : and he hoped to have a satisfactory reply from the Attorney-General. The Hon Mr WhitAker, in reply, said the question iiwolydd a large principle, and that principle was, whether or not it was the duty of the General Goyernmentof the colony to see that the A/?ts passed by the Legislature were carried Qut t when they affected private individuals, as was; the case in this instance, He ibeljeved there were a number of Acts {Whicli wsflß not carried out, applying to, thol different J,ocal , bodies; and the question which Jiad under Consideration of the' Government, gnd was still, being considered, w.as, .wihat posiiton; .the Goyernpient should take in tjbe ing tQ pei|i,a?n \yhat was '.the practice in (the other colonies England. s ! And so far as'he was ai present ad-' vised, foe believed that the.prance-was: toloavd these matters.entirely. ,to the parties interested, but the Attorney-! General's name.ya? generally.permitted, to be used by the parties themselves! whenever they thought fit to apply to ! the Court of law, which after al|, was the, proper place to go: to, to 1 compel the carrying-out of Acts of Assembly, Furtberj inquires would be made, and on another day probably he would be able! to give the. honorable gentleman some further' information as to what the delibrate ; intention: of the: Goverameijt. The question • of principle raised by the Hon Mr Whitaker is ,jjo jdoubY'avery important one but we fear' that if it be decided that the, Government shall up,i enforce sucli laws as the Dog Act, the respect paid to colonial legislation which is now, yery

'dogassure :tpk#s|d! if a ;cour ty, cafeeMe jts| pfi>yi-| Government are in a dilemmM£' they enforce the Act they tjioy; Will have to amend it. They have ■k jnji uijjvorkabls Iblittdeij,-] afald J , jfc{. believe' i hat it is this conyjcton^vhich, cipW i H !\l; ;H

has made an! •hSiiost'anS'emiest attempt recorded inthe portion of his statement which we self-government' difficulty, and his proipo'saU.'deseKe) the thanks of the commujiity. Theyara in the direction of making exialtiig mstitutidria"efficient, and for thiai;ehs[)n;, tljeywill coin mail cl'thei' al ten tiori and cd'usfcferalioh oThlisensibiel hien.-U's far as this district is. concerned it is neces/cb s'-'rali'd el. f a'mO ut n('8 ; 'tt» Iji ;-p ; bu nda.' i^aUlt\^vf]l''Wn'dequ^te'^o'Wiatiß'G(Juhtyi West 'to 'fteep the" F6 ; rtyMi(e' B'ns'h 'road' open. ■This a mere- question of calculartiun,pnd,.ifit.befound that the County rwill,C!iuider'' these proposals, be able to itjshfluldijgiveja'; "hearty.s'uppyit.to.jMajorj < ;i r i-:',!i -, ,;|j, ( -,\i [■[■.-., ; ; „;j y.

'Mr D.i'Orewe'ii^vites-tendera'fb'r ; cut ! tino' 60'cbrds.b , f-firW6od.^i-':':i-».': ■'"^Tenders' 1 tirV'.''invited for''moving 'a 'cottage in Dixo'ii-st. " .'':.,..''.1 . ~,,-Messrs Iprnsi&! Co.,i-. have", .instructions. , •tp.-.seUseveral Horses, cartf, ! hariiess^&c., 'on the 9 th' inst, r ,;l without reserve/- --^-W .'■Notice is given that""ratepayers in Eufrear to the Musfertoii;Highway Board "will be suhjectedJoJegal proceedings ■afterthe2oth inat. "' :; :.:.; ■,>[ '.•<,.• ' .The firewood trade is very 'brisk >4n v : Masterton:no»Y; •■' '•ltj.s i d|(ficult an adequate supply of'aplillers;^"' ."',!",'." We have lettersjibtype from .several' ;COi'rcspuudents which 'We have had again' to hold over fi'bm (pressure on our space."

Mr J.lohis &.Co', hold an' unreserved 'sale of hew and secondhand furniture to-, morrow.' V, ',. : • -.

News has been received ;that the New Zealand Life Insurance Department has a surplus of £50,000-for distribution, as a bonus among policy holders. : ; - : "-'

There were two chimneys on-fire last evening; Tlie firebell r.uig for one. There promises to be a batch of chimney cases for the next 8..M. Court sitting.. \,- .■ ; ■

We beg to call the attention of the good people of Grey town to thelecturo.on, •'Education," to be delivored by Mr 0. Phiirazyn in the upper room of the Institute this evening; Mr Mnffit, surgeon-dentist, notifies, that he will be in Masterton'on Wednesday the 27th inst., and will afterwards visit Carterton, Greytown, and Featherston, giving in his advertisement dates at which he will be in each township.

The Greytown Footballers had a good practice yesterday afternoon, when agood number rolled up. The team -played all comers, ank, as usual, scored a 1 win, gaining one try to lovo. To-morrow afternoon practice will be held as usual lit 3 30. '■■■'■; '• : Messrs F. H. Wood & ; Co. held, an auction sale at tho cattle yards adjoining Quin's Hotel yesterday afternoon. There was a very good attendance, but tlie bidding was not very spirited. Amongst other ca'tle that were sold, there was one chestnut gelding bought by Mr Gallagher for £lO, one oouy bought by Mr McCardle for £4, and a cow bought bv Mr McMast'er for 15.

The were for a wonder no criminal cases down for hearing in the Resident Magistrate's 'Court at Masierton yesterday, and but an exceptionally limited number of civil cases. When the Court called upon the plaintiffs and defendants in tlie latter, they did not put in an appearance, and lialf-iin-hour after His Worship took his seat, he had only his clerk, his bailiff, and the reporter of this journal as an audience

In our advertising columns our readers will find a notice of the great sale of surplus stock at James Smith's, Te Aro House, Wellington, which we learn has quite taken the city by storm. So great has been the throng of customers, that the doors had ,to he closed several times during'th? .day orij.er ,to render it possiblfi to attend to those \vho"were in the building!' business must certainly be looking up in Wellington, and money more plentiful.

_ Major Atkinson proposes first, a reduction in the Customs duties j and, second, a diminution nf the Property Tax. He proposes to admit free of duty,, calicoes white and grey; moleskins; corduroy; colored cotton shirting (nil in the piece); axes, spades, and shovels; and to admit free or reduce the duties on a variety of other articles, all these remissions and reductions tending to encourage local manufactures. With respect to the Property Taj-l).e,wjll ask for tho continuance of the present D.ennv rat,? tili September next, to be reduced after that date to one halfpenny for the remainder of the year.

The usual monthly' meeting of the Carterton Volunteer Five Brigade took place on Wednesday ovoning, Foreman Church' in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly meeting were read and eonfirmed. Correspondence was then read between die Secretary and the Superintendent of the W.M.F.Br and the Minister of Public Works, and the report of the meeting of the M.V.F.B. in our is-ue of date of meeting. The Brigade, while regretting that the Mastertqn Brigade could not send a team to the Wellington competition, decided to send the following challenge to its fellow Valley brigade :—Team nf 8 men aside, run engine 200 yards, unpack, run out two lengths (6 feet each) dolivpvy hose, fix branch, six strokes of engine by fid] {gain each side except brauchman aud assistanti after, branch fixed before start for home, unfix, branch and couplings, run hose to engine: and repack, practice by whistle—hest two: out ai\ three runs. Umpires and insurance agent. Jo bo chosen by Mastertou and one % Cavtotton Jjrigade. Uni-i piros ~to choose 'referee Ibefoito qgra- j petition. Each captain ,t6 |ar,t Ills own team and give calls. The Carterton Brigade, in the event of the challenge •being jicceptedby the Masterton Brigade, will either follow .their challenge or com- 'J petejn Garte'rion, as may suit the!;, •brethren to whom cuallgnge has been'; sent. With regard to the, competition I with' the Wellington Brigade,' th,e contest j js to jtake pjace in Wellington oij Wednijs-. day, .{lie 13ft inst.' Advices .have.been received hev.e froin the Minister fpr'Piiljlic Works and fyr A'slicroff, Risfrjct Jfanager for ,B»ilways, that free passjs's wjll he issued—eigljt second and four first-class, for each of tho Masterton and Oar: terton teams,,if the latter will loljange their minds and send representatives, We think it would be worth their while to do so, for if the Valley teams.are .whipped, still, if a good set>f ; men are, seric down, who; have tbeii*{ eyes' ( open, 'they will probably .learni.more than>theyi ; would with half-a-dozen years'-local practice. The Carterton men go down on Tuesday's first train for practice in the afternoon and on Wednesday morning.

W, ; Tli| annual meeting of St Matthew's lar&liljisjDbsteoued till the 20thinst. i*>!js! m\"'- '-,' ■'.■■', I '!r|-Effl a W Wwanceot members i fat Co,urt last evening. The the installation of ■ omoerssmdine initiation of one new ■/''.' Weak-glad to notice that the W,qrks. across Queen-street,'.wblbti v>ill drain off" •tHe storm-water which has Jbeen -jfont , Post-office; '."". The other evening a'Masterton shopkeeper went home, leaving his shop'door, open, in which state it ?ema&Mj)Mtfye] ■ -morning. Fortunately/doWstpmersfooK . advantage of the hospitoble-door.sstenrdrnl* *■ '.to tjliem to draw a cheap BUpplyo'fjgoo^j^ St Matthew's school room was crowded . laßteyefiKjg fpf t&MWihiTr (EJyeniaj & terl thefeXbeing- a4-farViarge'r " .niinber of visitors than on' any .pieyifins pec ision. Tliis was probably du&to.Ume spe ;ial attractions such as the excellent quartette musjprj>J?jfl|ftljj[ MeiirftßisV i iKeissenberg, Lundquyistj and Pearson, •.Almost Mgfa^W ; nit r.w^tMchbjVslSgißVtwpliveiy^lW' ' 'Wit i great spirit and accuracy, f^qcaj were well sustained by MislrßbiflteT and, Mr Bish, antLinstramental-duets-by lira Paige and Mr Bish;andbyM,ess,is; ,:. .Kjji isenberg, andLundquvist, weieUiilply-' J 'peri ect. Messrs MooreJßish,' and Stcjftu-. >' -sou anjS gsKisoi?,tftSb'elt of tM manydelighttul/tMthlyiliaiJislet pceMteclv ; The solos were I, throughout-unmistakably 1 '"suciessful, Mr F very 'scbV«d,j^h.e.,.j 1 6rst A ,enJ:'():r.ei ni sail!; '"* Zu Lauter Bach'-' in a v'eryp'leasing thuiiastic encore gave l *-Eg 1 'kahk''hicHt i - iron Vagabondl , 't4 ( nd» i ; , ya'bgMt F H'b%e , ll'tliit i another encore was insisted upland -he, ■lt'is not necessary to say that Mr Steven- ', son .was successful with his solo ".Rocked ' in'the Cradle of the Deep." The audience 'displayed rather questionable ita)te(mi, i' 'forcing him to sing a sWnltinie Wainst' , : His <jwn wish. When a gotitlemaii'faVbfs" ahjapdience asfrequently as Mr Stevenson '„ has been in the habit of doing, it is hardly i fair j to be'^tpu^apl'jngiiiMisffj'Pockel' gave one of her dramatic songs "The, Blind Girl to her Harp," and lMrtiirdieswith; a lively ditty" The, three. Sailor Boys," aec'Ured'ah'enthuaiaatlc'en'crtre. -It intervals between the solos Mr P, Smith ■ 'Ravej a' rec"ifatira | -Mff'MrDeCfitir3 :^TeryT suceessful reading. The- comic (element was supplied by Mr Olayson, who, with'a dittyj called "Pretty Lips," was im-! menselyauocessful )( andpre9eiyed a pipst' enthusiastic encore. ' ! ''' ' '' '' " Our Woodville correspondent writes as follows :-y:| In sending, yqu ,an account of ■• a man.,-being: drowned, at'the Ferry,r l. promised tY send you 'particulars of the inquest, but tliat' has' had ! to' be 1 delayed until we get the necessary papers land ' forms from Waipawa. Just fancy tho , red-tapeism 1 Keep a'nia'trfrbni Sunday ' to Thursday-morningibefore.ah inquest . can be held, just'because.the'Governinerit are so mean that a few extra forms, etc., ■ cannot be left at different police stations J for an emergency like the present.' When the iiext party goes in fordrowning I ' hopelthathe will send notice a week be.- ' fore,; 86' that the' proper ■'forms can be. ready by the time his body is recovered. ; Joking apart, it is a scandalous shame that a body should be. placed in, an, outi house swarming with rats, |as [the present ; otie ia, and remain there for 1 four'davs. s lam doubtful if there will be anything but, bones tp t hold an jinquest on. Trulyi ; it will be a horrible.sjgjib,'for jurors.

The concert in aid of the funds of the Greytown Horticultural Society canie,ofT, in the Town evening./ but was not' attended so' well' as was expected. The evening was beautifully lineso no excuse could be offered this,time'in that respect, and care,had/been, taken;in preparing a good.'programme, by the lady and have been rather disappointing 'to them.. However, if the audience was small very select and appreciative,, the .front seats being well filled!' The glee" Hark, the Lark,", was rendered in very good style . and a-eceivetl jgrea't) applause, Usi alsp did-Mrßoniildson's Wig "Biddy' Malone." A duet by Miss M. Wyett arid Miss Spratt, " The Convent Bells," was very well given.. Mi- Black's ."Village Blacksmith'' was sung in that gentleman's usual 'style, for which he received well merited applause. Mr Stevenson followed with "Love's Request,;and, to do.; that* gentleman justice,- wemiist'say it was d'ecidedjly the song of the evening, his:singmg being far above the usual run amateurs. In' responjei'to ! 'an encore he sang "Kathleen jlavo'urneen" with equal success. The' duet "Sear was rendered E, \yyett arid Mrs Cuff in a ajLyle' that is'seldom 'heard in amateur concerts, the 'music of the'o'pera being sung with, taste and'pVecisib'n. ' The song, V In the Gloamin," byMiss'Spratt, was very well sung, as was Mr Black's, song, " Will o' the Wisp," both of which received a.round?ofAapplause. Messrs Wickersori and- Rorialdsori next sane " Larboard Watch," the duet, being very creditably performed, as the approbation that followed testified, " One morning, Oh So Early," was* very Well Vuiig by" Miss E. Wyett, after.which the glee,: "See'qtjr given'' by, the mem-, bers of tlje gl.ee. 'club'. Mr. Stevenson again received a round time being for his rendering of the son;;, "Come into the Garden Maud." Mrs Cuff next sang " Lonely 'Emp,'l which; for singing and taste, mustiba'admitted one nfthe best songs of theevening. Dr H. H. Spratt followed with a song from Pinafore-" The Midshipmite"-which, he sang in such a happy style that an encore was demanded, in answer to which he sangi the last verse again..! Mr Bell next sang "jThe Bellringers" with taste and' feeling for which he receivediwell merited applause. Mr W. G. Beard enlivened the audience with a comic song entitled "The bashful man," and.did-it so .well that .triey were nof satisfied'-before he sang it a second time. Messrs Stevenson and Black sang the duet "Kiiig.bf Spain" in a manner that greatly pleased the audience, who testified their Approbation '.byi a good round of applause. The programme was brought to y a dose by Mr 1 Wickersori sineing " Let 'me like a soldier | fall" in his well-known style, which was ! duly appreciated. Arrangements Had' been made for a dance after the concert, ■but the' .pianist,,who, had-promised!to>, attend 'and;,officiate,.failedi to..put;in an. appearance.;.^fterioneior,',two ; attempts to get up a' hop, it was abandoned, everyi' body going home highly satisfied witji the concert, j which made up for the shortcoming of the afterpart, ■', ,. ,">-;•., /" y. '. ' ;;! ' i ( ( -M' ' i '.'i 1

held jnji^e 1 will commenced to-day.; having .decided to sell"the' pole of tJ% weU assorted stock of drapery within one ras,QlveJ ; : to; give/all 'cjißtomsrjr Rett}, and genuine IBargains. . T9 prove tliat' ; il)e saleis ijo't'Aqgu's/ I 'o|e 'tl)ey:wili givea discount pf. I§pe^cfejjt,' or at the rate.of 3s in ,the merß for cash, that, is to say,,tthatt t the public can now purchase ell at their store, to :theValue ! ''6f , 'one ]Wnd''fori7s7 Thisrdust surely he an offer which (has neverbeen made before, andwe should advise "everyone •wishingtodayin' '£ stock of drapery to make an early call at the Hall of Commerce and secure somoof the bargains.—[Advt.'|

;:.; Mr John Rayner of th^TdrataMla'd vp - X tises old and new hay tityM - : : M ■■■' ml" The Carterton 1m inspection on the 11th insist f§o M -the Mastei-ton ' at the same hour. The_ Wellinsjton Municipal Fire BriJ!de J Ji^pwctisins M jn iii a^(jipa,tion.iiLA.; competition fixed for Wednesday next. We .necessary for Goliath to Beat our.Jocal David. Goud news for the Masterton Volunteers,!, Twenty SiTideffrifles of the new patterh Captain Ruck having secured this number IftergreaFdiffcujlj;., ,The"r,e.m.ainder of >shiUlUihWre'quii ; e'd will be-sent up as soon as they arrive from the West Coast, £vh'ich a ] lVverVof ComfrOpera, will haye-anjinsualjopportuhityoffered them MrCary puts •l 0 H Y ti\e ( ;.sta6e ,hoth„the pirates of • sen e fflc^^ two : .pfthemost suMessfyLcomip pp,ei;as ofitb.&W\ Wmm-pi visitors ws' j the performances, and to Masterton the' '' same night at single fares. A large num--her-prohaUyTvillTtvat'themselves of this of the"uerforMnce- are wi Hnost flattering and at- ./ T/MWPTI