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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 819, 14 July 1881, Page 2

Mr ,S. >V. .(Jrosse, notifies that his visit to Mastefto'n is postponed tn the 19thins.t. '■■••"• ■•"■ I"" Tjie regular monthly meeting of the Gr.eytflwn School Coitimitte was .held on •Tuesday .efleipg. present'—Rev H. -V. White (chajrwy, JBeard,' Bock, Wakelin, .and JSt .George, fhj jnitiules of the preyjous meeting .w,er,e r,ea,d .and confirmed. The following 1 (Correspondence was read—Outwards; to Mr fee, asking i for some extra work to bo done in school building.—lnwards: fromMrLee, authorising certain extra work to be done ; from aa-ne, stating that the rent of the infant class would be paid by tho Board, but not $0 .expenses for removing.the furniture; from parae, statin* that the petition re cum'uli\tive yotfij?, would be forwarded to the menjbefs'ol,i!ie,ld,i!ca)Jiiin Board. The head reporjte'il''foraverage attendance of JgO. TJje fpllo.\ving"a'cra J unts were pa?sed for payment:—R. Wakelin,"jUst 3d, D. Olarke, & 3s' U, T. Porritt 111 19s. The Chairman was instructed toj apply to the Board for globes and block boards, for use of■ scholars, Mr. Bock proposed and Mr Beard seconded—That in consideration of the school committee ha r vjtw fa pay for' cleaning, and the hall being' .obtained pen], free, they consider the coßt'.o.f repQvpl pi furniture should be borne by It was iwjyed on 'the 'motion of fyt. Beard seconded by Mr Wukislin-THal \ the Board be. communicated with, point-j ing out that as the additions to th 6 school will not be completed for some time, other buildings must be engaged for school purposes, or the holidays extended, and Ifltfsß the Committee is not in a position to pay rent, the Board advise them as tn the course'to'.be adopted. The Rev Mr W.hite"moved' and 1 !|M Wakelip seconded—That "having beeft informed j tljat tho jßoard.have dete'rmin'e'fi 'iiponi issuing a Ijst of bonks .to Tie'used in" all [ schools in the district, ibis Committee! would respectfully ask that audi list be i published only as a recommendation, by I the Board to the oommitteß and teachers. It would, the Committee' believes, be an extreme exercise of authority on the part of the Board to take away from Committees that power of selecting- from among; the school books upon the list published by the Education Department, which is theirs legally—though subject to |t\e soards approval. They believe, also, tfiat rigid .uniformity in the use of school .books would as many disadvantages as advantages'lor t{ie cb;fldre#, and would ,take frpm the master's freedom, jn a matter in which a competent." teacher acquainted with the capacities and know-; ledge of the children under his ohareeV may be trusted to oake a wise recommendation that his local Committee would generally bo found willing to carry out.— Carried. Messrs St George and WaWin were appointed visitors for the ensuing month. The meeting then adjourned.

; -Mr{;;W, : :}||| %s§s£ at fthe iiortkm;^iid|;ofc ; p^||oly- ! destroyocl> .MrP_Drumgo#'ahd house, on the main road. She-hacflit] 'arid' -was: turning' up the;lamp,;when it exploded, 'sending the burning oil oyer the- Led,-' which".caughTfimifc once,; and she had biirely . time-Vtq siiatdb Tup ',ilio two cliiltlren' and rush out when! tliq .room was- a mass of'lJaraesV'wliieh rapidly spread, the; house being a very old one.. The-Brigade, 14 strong (despite nine of the members having gonedowii to. Ellington in the. morning) under the command of Captain Hooker, were speedily on Jhe ground, -and:.dir,ected their .efforts to' protecting' tfei adjoining cottager. The long' belt' of blue gums between the boarding-house and Mr Marsh's, together with the fact that the breeze blowing travelled in the opposite .direction, settling the fire oyer the building in' which it had-originated, enabled them to effect this successfully., There, aro only open . paddocks, .beyond boarding-house,' and the damago was con-; fined to .that, building and its contents,; scarcely'.anything being saved' but' thegateway, fencing, and a few panels of fence on the northern side. The furniture and utensils wore insured in the i National Fire Insurance office hx£ls.\ To old residents the premises "de-i stroyed will be better remembered as the store for a loug time in the occupation of Mr E.S.Richards. The CnrtGiion Cemetery TrusteQs met at the Institute on Monday evening. Present Messrs Fairb'rother (in the chair), Anderson, Moore : Smith, Fitzgerald, Parker,'and, Bairstow. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, and the secretary having reported the. present balance to the credit of the Trustees to be £4214s 3d, and the several canvassers having reported other sums outstanding.amount-; ing to another £2O, the specifications'; for fencing and scrub-clearing having been rend, the following tenders were opened,: —Fencing, per chain; H. Burgess,' LI 7s; A. Clifton, LI 8s; M, O'Sullivan and. Co., LI 16s Gd; T. Ryan, LI 14s 9d; G: Gaskin, LI 9s, On the motion of MrMoore, seconded by Mr Fitzgerald, the tender of Mr H, Burgess was accepted; Scrub-falling, per acre: T. W, Joqesaijd party, LI;M. O'Sullivan, LI 18s;' P, Savage, LI 14s 9d; J. Murphy, LI 19s 9d. Owing to the limited funds at present in the hands of the Trustees, the latter tenders were directed to stand over for the present. There were two applications for the offico of sexton—J. Gillard and J. Wheatley, On the motion of Mr Moore, Mr Wheatley was appointed to the office; terms 9s per grave,'and Is 6d for every extra foot, appointment to be determined on either side by one month's notice, The meeting broke up about 9.30 u,in. The next series of winter evening entertainments in connection with the Inatitu'te, Greytown, on Monday evening next, an,d judgingfrom tile programme prepared is superior to any given vet—an enjoyable evening yjll be 'passed by all who attend. \Vehavp nO/doubt l,t will be •patronisedas well as the previous pijps..','. Bailiffs' sales are not always productive of the results that are intended, as the following will testify ;—At a recent bailiffs salo in Greytown, after paying the usual fees, etc., tho plaintiff bad to pay Ml 17b 6d out of his own pocket to make up deficiencies. Between 30 and 40 of the Greytown Volunteers attended thu usual weekly drill on Tuesday evening, and were put through an hour's good exercise by Sergt. Major Hamilton, which was done in a very soldierlike manner, both by the corps and the Sergeant. This company are to be congratulated on having such a good instructor anii/ug ' them as Sergt-Major Hamilton, for'' the .efcienfly they have gained is partly .due to |n,e'i'ntereft taken in them and the exertions madp'on'tjieir behalf by him. After drill, the quadrille corps met, when about 20 oouplog danGed till 11 o'clock, to the strains of the band, The usual monthly meeting ef the house committee of the Wairarapa Hospital was h.olrl i|) the office, of Messrs F. H. Wood aho? on Tuesday afternoon. PresenPiYleVr?|p. Kharazyn (oljairman), ReyH,Y, \yhite, MW*CI; Beard, W, Q, guff, and' ft \Vy,ett. '' Th? minutes j of the prions meeting were read aijd ! confirmed. The balaijcp to credjt jn bank was reported to be £62 3s U, T|>6 following accounts were passed for payment, -R Wakelin, £1 3s; KB. Bell,£2(Js 3d. There were five applications for the office of secretary, and on the motion of Mr Beard, seconded by Mr White, Mr F, H, Wofod was unanimously elected to fill the office, it hcjng reported that the present' Supply 1 of' 'ftatep was. running short, .if jvasVesolvo'd' l i i liaffie'Kigifcing committee'lie requested to hare'donef wjh/t js necessary'.' Mr'Wm. Skee't Ws'uhah. iinously pjpeteg to\s'ervs o'n the house committee, arid rfiaue.Bt.eo! to'act'as,hospital yisjtor fpr the ensuring montj},' 'The meeting then adjourned. A spgcjftl meetjug of tlje Trustees fer the Castlopoint Mi)jf Dl4ml ?as fyeld atTenuion the 12th instant, ■& what suggestions were necessary to fee forwarded to the Government for amending the Rabbit Nuisance Act. Tho fol» lowing were ordered to bo sent: —That in consequence of the Government decliß.in.g_ fo pay fines, accrcing under the Ait, ;to the Trustees, it is desirable to amend ,tllfe clause.—That clause' 22' ( pt .the' A'c.t .be amended so. fljat tJje cojjeejpr 'or fnspe'ctoV iAay-'Jie ;empovysrefl to jjijo fpV rates 91-pe'rialtjesl under the Act -rTl)tj| § gftifls.fi Ipe inserted j empowering the Trustees, 9? a. majp,j/u}y, i say three-fourths, of the knoWner,? }§ levy an acreage rate on all property of landowners in any rabbit district fpr the purpose of dividing districts from districts, ,of sub-dividing them, with a wirenetting 1 ' fence■ apd that in order'to secure freehold &hjj from t beingpveiTiui wit)) rabbiV'froni'Gi ; own , '' jjMve lauds, pffgy he gjyen' tp the Trus'te'pffp ] levy a rate on ihesj fpr the puiv pose of fencing them off will} wrre netting, and that power be given ta. Babbit Boards in districts which have been so fenced off to use such portion of the ordinary rate to keep the said fences iffr&ir, ' A-meeting .the flinimoo Committee of the ,! FiiV'BA'ga(le' , ,was hefd yesterday.' Pl , esen'c-4fessrs''Tay;t6n'' (in I the chair), Bisli,andßrowii', ThVta'-i tary reportecl the receipt' of M,from the' Masterton' Bpvough Counojl |s a grant in aid, The outstanding accounts, amount':' ing (n the aggregate to'L2s, pre. pasj'ed for payment, , •'..-' A mooting of the Thistle Lodge S.O was held at the Empire Hotel last evening; There was a full attendance of members including visitors from Sister Lodges at Greytown and . Featherston besides a considerable number of brethren from the Masterton E.O, Lodge. Bre. Price presided, • Bro, Hooper was elected \J r .M. for the balance of tho present term j Jice jßro. JBriee who obtained permission ; to'retire in consequence ,of the pressure of ■ ': other engageriientsr Ihfcoljatmn which 1 followed, was got up in'-'a 'style which reflected credit on' Host Cprb.eU'' T.h,e usual loyal and Maspiiic tdaata were duly honored and a vary ;hannonious; evening spent,' ''.'■; .;'.,'. ' .;■;,■' ■. ■•.•' J 'y-.' , .i

' : a' fortnights ago iii ■ *■destitute; :and;dyiug.^ate,. ; B;|V:H. Wood; & .J36. Jiad ; a;good .aUendarice at: their !■ sale at 'Mr Oorpe's Union r.Saw!Mills fiiiTuesday last ■ lot |.clear6d by Maaterton are'now'the most recent • ■developnient'ol-tKe'Be^ arid are becoming ,ago .a Bee-of-tJiisT!Bhaj;acter took" fjlfiW-'at'. TejOroOre r and resultedin'the'destrnß-' tioh of 300 rabbits .by • AnqtheranßJs»t&^^^ gitumau on a 200 acre pittohi which .'once: was said to be equal to feeding 100' head of cattle,. Now.a splitary-horse:bro\vseson it, and.g'ets. thin-bY de'greeaV'ariH|_bealiti'fullyless.Hlittlhan"'i'B;ooo rabbit-/ skins have been gleaned, off this- section. ( during the past {woye'aig';.l''f here.« jsllplentyjof the raw materialJeft, jvnd.it lis.; realise at least '4do;*'porp3eg.' ; ' '"'.'"."; ■: ■■■■■■-a -'.:>y> v ••■■>■>. .. ; -.•■; ■-\ The jMiistertpn Jijigade;.hit;etihg last evening was well attended, andagood, practicetook place; ' Afterwards a meeting of .memliers , ; was j lieldyi'when it'was 'decided. 1$ accept.;the challenge of the Oartertpn.,'ibrigade,'' the competition to take place at Masterton on .the 27th of July. The selection of; a teainwas. Jeft ,;,to7,'the SellaY L, Svendseri ;and*>oi Dobson, were proposed as new members, It'was resolved' I that a special practice be .held toI morrow. •■''.,.,, The Town Hall, Masterton, this evening should prove too small -to hold the audience which will assemble to witness the second ;appearance ! of the. Mast'erton Amateur Garrick.dub, In addition to the members of it who acquitted .them-, selves so well on a former; occasion, we notice i.the name i of rMt Bish, who has' been ; oast ;fof a 'leading character, The' piece chosen* '* The' Happy pair,"' ia'full of fun, and promises with such oom'edians as Messrs Tayler, OJayson, Gross, Ooker,, Girdlestone, ; '&'Ci',''f6'prov'e extremely eh'-' ■burlesque; l ''visitors can hardly expect' to find a serious interval in the wholepro'gramme,. . .j ■ . • -.■,,„ ■ The.;usual', meeting, of the Masterton' Debating Society-wasYheld last evening, l and was fairly attended by members. \i ,was resolved that non-residents could lie ■introduced.by-.members.'as visitors, arid that one.night in four-be an open meeting, Tha names of several new members 1 ,wero added to. the list. . After are'adi'ng by" 'Mr 'Grundy, Ifr Oollips qaye j|i? essay .on #ew Zealand, bejng hjs iijipregi aions oh' the colony as a n§w ohum, JEfis first impressions were favorable, though he was disappointed -to find that the railways lead to nowhere....He referred; to the education' question,, and suggested that higher .schools''should be managed j by private .enterprise—as at Cheltenham, .Clifton, , and other placeß in England,' \'As7,regards the. commercial'prospects of New Zealand, he thought the resources of the county were great, and in course of time a large export; .trade.; would' spring'?up.'' There was great room for improvement in the measures taken for developing local industries, and he submitted that the . protective'jtariff would increase local manu- ! jfactures, and that would equalise the price of labor by giving constant employment near'the homes of 'the industrial f ~-' in. i .ii ,i cjasses. present many men only found work fpr.-sif njontljs in 'the'year, aijd \vero boi")<f to cljarge accordingly,' The autlfnr touched upon njany ntlfor points of interest,, and by leaving the essay to tjie prjticisi.m' of the members, (Applause).' Messrs Park, .Grundy, Woodroofe, and others spoke for and against the view expressed,, and a vote of thauks to Mr Collins for his essay, proposed by the Chairman, was carried by acclamation, and the meeting adjourned, The subject fornext week ia • a debate on the question " Should the colonies always remain an integral part of the British Empire!" ; Mi Collins affirmative, Mr R. Brown.negative, ■.'; •■' The, Masterton Volunteers, and Cadets 1 patade for Divine service on Sunday next, 'pis' paviuhj ' js, Jikely to be well attended, as it will substantial'iwftflis foi'i , eg!}!ai'(jtj;'ei)'dar(c,e i at drill have been offered, by,-the officers to the Volunteer; the Bandsman, and tlio Cadet who are most regular in fulfilling their military engagements. '• ; • • The second dance' at the Institute, CarJej'ton, jn aid of the. parsonago fund | ca® ; off ; on';Monday, and was a grand success, I " 4i) f : cod^lefe f 'l)eiug jpHsenj;, "wliq, djd ifot disperse' u'ntp'''lsdtwe'en twoiiid three o'clock ii) tl)e mbrijing." ' "''.^."l'' The Masterton Tent,- f.Q..R : ; ; njeets : this evening at the Tempspiuep lJall,.for initiation and general business, ■ A meeting of the creditor* of John Allen, a resident of Kurupuni (who has recently " emigrated") was held yesterday at the Council Chambers, Masterton, Mr R. Brown in the chair. Mr Corpe reporI tad thaj; he had interviewed the debtor in: pl|lng(;oft,; and had succeeded in obtain- ; j ihg IfroW'-ht'iW' M'6n!y ayajlabje asset. | —a leasehold l prbp l lirty|vvalu l ed atabout £150.' The Obtain the esta'te'vtod esti-: at nearly ; bf the; meeting w ( ers accorded to' Mr' (Jdrpe, for' action jn protecting |tfje Interests of credi-1 tors; also J;o Mr Brown, who tiaS assisted him in ,tlje undertaking.' /MrOorpe was ijnanirßOfjsJy glg.cte.d'.cre^itVr 1 ? trustee. •'" ■ Tl).e njosj; Genuine Glearirjg §aje" eyer held in the to-day, Messrs Schroder, Hooper | Co. having decided to sell the wliollj of their well assorted stock of drapery within one month, have, resolved, to give ftll.oustomors Real and Genuine Bargains. To that the sale is not.a bogus one .fiiey mil gjyo a discount of 15 per cent, or'atffl .fyteojßs in thj £to all custoajera'for cash, jiiht'js'',to say fl|a) {he PfWl'S SSS W B 1 ? 1 all goods 'ajt tjieir' This must siire|y|)§ l;as never been made before, : an4'W§ ; wQH^ft advise everyone wishing to lay-in ft stock of drapery to make, an early call at the Hall of Commerce andseoiive some of the bargains.—[Advi. |,