The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 823, 19 July 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1881.

The N.Z. Country holds tliat tlie meat refrigerating movement in. New Zealand will tend to ij more economic culture of the soil, In the past, it says, there Ims been little inducement to farm with a' proper rotation of crops, as corn was the only farm produce offering a prospect of remuneration; but with new prospects,, based on a remunerative market for our possible surplus stock,, farmers will be in a position to do justice to their land for the future. " The cry that small far))is will not pay in NewZealand .need nut be raised in the futuvo" nddfi our contemporary, The special attraction of the new process of preserving meat for export; in our eyes, is that its benefits will be distributed over every interest in the colony. It is not one section of the public, but every section of it, which will have reason for congratulation when the frozen moat enterprise becomes an accomplished fact. In the present instance we have a journal devoted to agriculture congratulating farmers, not on the- enhanced value they are likely to obtain for their surplus stock, but on tho greater facilities they will have for farming Ujeir )and, Frozen meat moans pocket-money for farmers, and pocket-money for farmers means better farming. The certainty that small farming will pay in the future is worth more to the colony than the combined wisdom of our Legislature and all the political reforms it has given us, and is likely to give us. Small farms have not paid in the past, and country and town hare suffered alike, The butcher, the baker, the merchant, the manufacturer, the storekeeper, and even tjie publican, have had to go unpaid because the small farming industry—the real staple f the colony—languished. Our great public works scheme, with its hundreds of miles of railwqy, has. been a burthen to us, and will remain so just is long as small farming continues unprofitable. We do not say that largo farmers and stationbolders have been mora prosperous, but they are on a somewhat different footing. The price of wool iu the Ijondpn market is the main test of their prosperity. That, of late years, has not been very satisfactory, but that alone would not have brought the noses of this class of settlers co the The heavy increase of taxation in the colony has fallen mainly on men of large means, or with large estates, and this, in conjunction with the late panic in the money market ; and our friends, the rabbits, have mado rich' men poorer, and ' men trading en large capitals hard up for money. It is possible for the station interests to prosper in New Zealand without the general trade being materially benefited, but it, is impossible for. the small farming interests to flourish without every industry in the colony feeling the stimulus. Latterly'land lias been cheap, labor has been cheap, and produce has been cheap;;but with all this cheapness! even thedwellcrs in towns have not been prosperous, Frozen - meat is the lever which, is about to raise prices all round, and though as consumers" we may have to- pay a little more .to pay for our bread and rabat, we are more likely to have the money to pay it with than heretofore, It must, however, be remembered ■ that the results

of'the frozen;; meat enteor^o|Vil}: v be, in aiihis i|iltnc|;iß: •' shares in the pany boldly their produce, whether mutton, beef, or butter, .willjOOQwill be able to draw a better price for it - on: del iver j--" tblln - been wont to obtain :froni local dealers,and they will be paid-in money, instead of in stores. Every small farmer in; '.the (lisfi'ict should have a finger in tho' pie, If he has no money to invest in; .wiir^'ay a; horse or a cow to enable him to become; a Shareholder, If a mnji had but] Jl)ffiELCo.ws r and-«old-one to Invest in] the Company he-would not lost- His' future returns- fronvthetworemaining' ones under the new system, which' being inaugurated will be higher^tteji! than those.he.has obtained; in.the past, from tho three. Tradesmen;- too; in' our townships -would 'do, well-- : tb ; iaCe;| up shares. Thev have on their books;! the names of many small farmers who,] in the..pastj have been unable to ■meet; their engagements., . To.avoid the rope-; tition of past dosses of tliis /character ; th'ey.shourd leud'ahelping'hand to the ; new movement, which must indirectly prove beneficial, to them. Ihere is arumortnat it the Government, fail to pass the Redistribution of Seats Bill, which in the eyes: of many members is a measure to cheapen the cOBt of elections, 'an attempt will, be made to repeal the Triennial Parliaments Bill. Legislation is evidently biassed by the personal necessities.of honorable members. ~ The Masterton -Borough Council meet this evening. , ■;■-'•■ ■ ■-'■* The usual fortnightly, sitting of the R.M. Court at Greytown- takes place today. Air. Crosse, surgeon-dentist, is due at Masterton to-day. .; The funeral of the late Mr I. B Oakley takes place this afternoon.

We would remind investors in estates that tei)dgys'fflr the purchase' of Dixon's valnablo estate, in the heart of Masterton, close at the expiration of t)ie cijrrent month,

There is a special meeting of the Carterton -Volunteer.. Fire Brigade, to-night, when the uiaccli with the Masterton Brigade will-be definitely fixed as to'date, time, and terms." May the best menwin. The Rev A. Halbwachs gives notice of an extraordinary service at ip.m, on Sunday next, to which Catholics alone, but ail and dycryojig oftheih, are ptessingly invited to attend, as matters j)f great importance will be laid before the congre,gation. .... A return published of telegraph stations which have not paid working expenses during the nine months ending' March 31 ( 1880, includes—Carterton, value of messages, $13.4 Is Gd, maintenance, .0a 4d; - Featherston, messages, £179 19s 2d, maintenance, £2lO Is 7d i Greytown, messages, £195 5s 7d, maintenance, £239 6s 8(1; and Castlopoint, messages, JlOl 16s Bd:.' maintenance, & 112 4s 6d,

The ordinary quarterly meeting of the Trijste.es of the Greytown Trust Landswas held in tho Tosyii Hall yesterday afternoon. Present—Meajrs -j. Baillie (Chairman), Wood, Wyett, Ouff, and' Kempton, The minutes of the previous mieting were read and confirmed, and tlie correspondence outwards read from tlie letter boojr. TJie correspondence inwards was as' follows'!—Fronj Qlerk .Mastortonacknowledging receipt pf £§2 13s 3d, and objecting te one third of 'jfie, clerk's-salary ["from Chairman Greytown School Committee, asking for tho withdrawal of Becliflii!} 1!) »nd. .20 from sale—and that the same be vpstcd in tl|e school oommittee for a playground j from Messrs Board and Skeet, asking that sections 41 to 45, inclasivo, be leased to them at a nominal rental for cricket and football purposes; from T. Braggins, asking permission'to sublet portion of town acre No. 67 to S. J. Lewis. Tho application of Mr Brasilia was granted. It was resolved that the sections asked for be withflray.i) from sale, subject to the opinion of the Trust'joljoitor.—That the Masterton Trustees be infornijjd tjiat this Trust considers the charge of que: third of the clerk's salary a just one. The report of the sub-comiuitlee re conditions of leases expiring on 31st Deoember, 1881, was read and adopted. It was resolved that the Clerk should givo notice to the diferent leaseholders to put fences in repair, and ?rf,ct fences where required by leases', Messrs sailhe, J£empt<rn, and Wood were appointed a coijimit'toe to draft conditions of leases and submit) tho same to next- meotiug. Tho now scalo of charges for the Town Hull was submitted and adopted ; and it was rgsolved that the present custodian receive notice t|i,at his services will not be required—and that applications be in vited for the office, applicants' to state prico required for lighting, and cleaning, in addition to salary. The following report mi submitted by tho sub-committee appointed to-.ascertain if the conditions of leases expiriug on Slat Oecieuibpr,. 1881, had been complied with" We have the honor to inform you that, according to your request, wg have been over the town belt sections tliat expire on, the 31st December, 1881. The main conditions we have taken into oonsidoration are (1) That the land Bhall be • substantially fenced. (2) That it shall bo laid down with English grass 12 months before the expiration'of lease. In respect of the former, what shall constitute a substan-' tial fence is not defined, and we think it would be better, when ihe.sections are again submitted, to clearly define thedesoription of fence. In the present instance the fences are of different material, As to the other condition we beg to report as follows (together with the state of the "different sections) From section 1 to 10.—Tho ' Waiohino -Rivor has destroyed the fences which were originally erected, and the fences, are now nearly covered with gravel. A boundary fence recently erected runs aloijg the back, Sectious. 10 and 13 are securely fenced and -wejl grassed. The,dividing fence between sections 13 and 14 is three rails, Seotions 13 and 16 are securely and wel - grassed, the. dividing fetjce oiily. being faulty. Sections 10 and 18 require two chains of fencing at tho back and are not grassed; the fences' require slight: repair. Sections 10 and 20 are properly • fenced and grasßed. Section 21 is partly fenced; about a third of it requires fencing. Section 22 is in crop, but not in grass; the fence is not in line and requires trifling repairs. Seotions' 22 to 26—the grass is good and the fence in.-fair order, excepting a panel hare and there in the front. Seotions 27 to 28 have no feppe at the back the dividing fence is very dilapidated ; one corner at the.front is bare of grass, and the front fence is of sawn slabs and rather shaky. Sections.29 and 30 are securely-fenoed-withthreorail fence; half in grass j the other in crop. .Saotiflns 31, and 35 are'.feuced aiid passed-! the fences, require trifling 'repairs,'. Seotioh 36 .is' well grassed ; but. the fence needs general repairs. Seetiops 36 and 48; the- fences are Bound, and the grass'good. A brair hedgo divides 45 and 46. /Thene are the whole of the sections under o'uVnotice. ' ]

Tho Greytown Volunteers meet for Jiheir weekly drill to-night. ■"

jun., invites tenders for IjlpHOO acres of bush, that Mr J. o.' Fergußßon haß purchased a property at Ferniehurst near

Mr J. W, Butfers late of Tiraumea intends to settle, we underatand in the Some interesting sporting iby " Observer" will, appear in our ; columus A pugihsfieWsounter ocobtrei tertou on Saturday night between Morns and Floyd r the-i-eaulH)eingthftt-one of) the. small 'bones of '.hMiikleJbr4ien|,.C( -,vt fx -:' X

A njeeting rof -ingwbew ; of-the Masterton Union Club was held. last, eyenmgfatthe Institute, Mr Dalrymple in tlie chair.Mr Mar, the.ckusteej reported'.tbat. the Habilitics . of the Club tliat'; ,115, members on. the ; roll; also;'that a levy'of'il 3sper member would have to-be-made:" 1 " ""

The; committee:;-."which ."engaged ' tlie Masterton ing haye, in recognition of. tlie. f comfort, and -■conveiiSncr they oh 'tb.dt. occasion, forwarded to Mr-W. Sellar, the secretary, a donation-of-two-guineas-m addition to tlwtwo guineas previously, paid, so that from ia*- pecuniary point--of view the institution iha^tehefited E mflte i rally by the letting of the premises. '• •To'mprrorfiyeniuijftlft" Lydia ffowaTd" Burleagueil.Troupe../wilL perform in town. A capital bill has been prepared, and as it is a long timeuirtcea' travelling" company hug paid* avisit to the township, we expeqt.thoy will tie .(well patronised.. _

A quantity'of frozen fishia nowbeing put: on board the ateamor-.Ouzco, for England, by the Orange Slaughtering Company, which haa engaged the entirorefrigeratibg space pfthe.Vesael.'l iThe.Cuzco'alsotakes 130 tons of meat. . v.. -

Fresh caspsof small pojfi aiSydney,- which have occured* during; sej,p»st fg'w': days, have renewed the feeling] of alarm. There are now''ab6uTlwelvT"infppted .jipuses in the city guarded; by a constable,L The'Gdverment is'taking' every step to prevent the spread of . the' disease.' With that object in view f ._it has beert decided .to. appoint a',Board of Health, with power to act in cases of emergency, It is proposed to erect a small-pox hospital forthwith. 1 Abput 20of theGreytown,,Cadet> Corps'! mot for djill/at bn SatUrdajL a(ternoon,"and after waiting ,for -some time for someon.e, to thcovigh their dismissscL' themselves and went to have a look at the football.m.atch.; It appears a mistake was.iuftde M to.the. 'time they were to meet, : It' ivas : intended to haveibeen". 3.30,-as at ! 'th'at time Oapt. Tully made his appearance,'but Viily to find the'y6Ung : il6ldiers''goue.: "We hope, the youngsters will not be disappointed' .pexttime. ; The. Masterton, ¥.oluntepra jirj notified that the firing , for Captain Ruck's cup takesVaOe'on Saturday, at 10 a.m; 'The conditions are-five shots at eaoh -range,of 200, 400, and 800 yards The cup mU'st'beWn'tmce consecutively or three times at intervals. Any volunteer not on the ground before the firing at the first range \viU;"notTbe compete, The Band.ffill-be.in "attendarice-io l enliven the proceedings. (Competitions of the character thus inaugurated-by Captain /Ruck are calculated to' improve'the"cerhpanyboth as regards attendance at-paradej and ~ also in promoting good shooting. Mr. J). Riddiford and two of his .men wlien driyiug oatile alolig the Coast on the ilth-inst,,—found—a-dead—body-^ort-the-beach in.Pallise'r Bay, and strange "to say did not, it appears, take the precaution to r.enjove'it .to place, of safety beyond liighya'tpv inatk ; but simply stijek two stakwa in their pattlp, ■ Qii,t)ip j>pjct, day, when Mr.; Taylor and another man fronj the Lake Forry-liousp were informed of the matter, they went immediately to the spot and thebeael), p«uld'i)Qt.sepaqyfliing pf the body, (lopstable Brunskill who got tho information on.the 13th proceeded immediately to the. Coast with .Captain Laiihbeor, : and also searohed for tho- body but could see no' trace of it.' It is surmis.ed.by. that thebody has either been completely buried in the sand or washed out' to'sea; again by the high spring, and heavy surf that set in on lhe .Opast on the l?th in the afternoon. Mr P. 'Riddiford toqjk the dpapriptjon of the body, and states that'both the arms wero tattooed, on pne the American fliig,' an eagle, and .figure of » woman, on, the other the union jack and letters, A schooner's mast was washed ashore beside where the body was found. Two boat davits were also eeou near the same spot by Captain Laimbeer.

A man narijed Louis Simeon havinsr imbibed' tppre Btrong drjnk fjian' was good for him, took into .his Jiead' to have a gallop up Queeii-street last evening, and mounting his horse, stood up in his stirrups aiid sent it along at top" speed, Those watching -him saw what ho apparpntly (3i§ fjojrsea—that another horseman'.was approaching. fro'aj an pppqaite direction, straight for hini t „The.adyanc-_ ing'torsmnan jiilled up and turned his horse aside to allow the luuatic to pass, < but tl)e hqrop of the fatter swerved at the same timo, aud collided feith great force against the other'animal, and both horses arid' riders ,were thrown violently to the ground. ' Neither of the men were hurt, but the .poor horse- of-gimeon- bad-its-shoulder put out, and was taken to r the Empire rider bei.ngUrr,eßted; by Constable Fleming, and lodged in the look-up'. He will be brought up to-day and remanded till Thursday, when the R.M, Oourt.sits.

Mr J. M. Sears, of Boston, is building the most expensive 'house yet erected A fire occurred at Boston on April 3, which destroyed £BOOO worth' ~oT railway plant, The fiie was of incendiarf origin. " Mr Edmund"Ashworth," who was asso; ciated with Messrs Cobden and Bright in founding the Anti-Corn Law League, died recently..

. The latest dispute- among the people of Masterton is the unfortunate Bquabble between the Ihstitute Commlltee and the ratepayers/ There are a great, number of' opinions on t the rights of the "question, but all are 'unanimous in admjttitig that Mqir aqd J)i?on Bros, have tl|o-best apd cheapest Btock of carriage lanips to ,be found in the j'and that the best wprkipanship -'and .soundest materials are always- tqrned .out 'of the Mastertou Coach The most Genuine Clearing Salp ever held in the Wairarapa will beoomnienoed to-day. Messrs-Sohroder, Hooper & Co. having decided to sell the whole of, their well assorted stock of drapery within one month, .have resolved to give all customers Real- arid Genuine Bargains'.s;gTo' 5 ;g To' .'prove'tjial dip s'alp •Is 'jjql. a ; bpgus one they will give a discount of 15 per^'cont 1 , or at the rate of 8s in -the £ to all customers for cash, that is to say that" the public ctm now purchase.allgpodsattheir .store to the.value of flna-pound/fotlTs. Thia must ,Burely-.be offer which has 'never been'ma'de'before',"and we should . advise everyone wishing to lay in a stook of drapery to make an early call at the Hall of Commerce and "seopre some of the bargains.—[Advt.'| • :