The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST, 23, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 853, 23 August 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST, 23, 1881.

The Honorable the Premier holds the portfolio of Public and the Statement and Estimates of that department are now before the public. It is gracing to find that Mr Hall has personally 10.91 f.ed into the working of this .department, a 9 the Prepiier is a good pd honest man of business, though 1)0 may not be a gi;eat statesman. Hp js apparently satisfied with the outlook as 'far as qur railways are concerned, and somewhat pointedly replies to the arguments of those who assert that the railways are not being charged with a fair share of their cost of maintenance and wear and tear. We are inclined to accept Mr Hall's reply i- 0 these arguments as fairly convincing and feel pleased te have had the question fac,ed. Wjth respect to roads and bridges', Mr Hall and Major Atkinbcjj appear both to agree upon the advisability of providing funds for these two necessary items of public expenditure, No reference whatever is made to leaving Counties and P> ( oad Boards to squabble over main lines of road, In a masterly manner, Mr Hall classifies j,]\e main lines of road through the colony, and looks to the Colonial Treasurer to prpvide funds for their maintenance and .construction. This is as it should be. All the talk 0/ tj;e recess touching counties rating thems.ely.es fop fhis purpose, therefore, goes for nothing, The charge is a colonial one, and must be so for mjny years to come, With the enunciation of the three principles contained in the concluding portion of the Statement Aye generally concur. Mr Hall is perfectly right in stating that the Cabinet Jays its proposals before Parliament as "Ministers of the whole colony." This is a fitting answer to those who desiro to divide the Government into North and South. In this the present Government will carry the colony with them, in spite of all Sir George Grey might say or do to the contrary, The second principle is *' that tlje legislature is strictly to .define future operations// This is a necessary one in the event of a too democratic, that is to say auto- ; cratiff, Cabinet being again in office. With the third principle we can alone take exception, '' Future borrowing to be limited to remunerative works." Herein we think Mr Hall commits an error in statecraft. The colony has fojfpwed too long "a borrowing policy." It requires a little breathing time. Much as it may seem advisable to finish works halif completeH, yet it may '■be better to let them remain as they are rather than to borrow more to complete them. At the present time the colony ji)TO nearly £50,000,000 for public, private, an/} lqcal debts, It is almost impossible for us to honestly' pay the interest charge upon this debt out of our limited productions. We may borrow as much more as we wish, but can we produce more? Turning to the Financial Statement, we find that although the General Government revenue has increased since 1870 from one jfco thr|sß. and a quarter millions, the exports W,e ,on)y increased one and ahalf millions, viz—fr,oro to 10,352,6j)2. As we export very nearly the whole of our surplus produce, the : Government revenue is paid out of export fund. That is to say, one-Jjalf of our exports goes into the General ! Government Exchequer. Add the interest charge of our private indebted- ] nejiSj ajid the consequence follows that. !

the whole uf.our means arc annually drawn, leaving nothing to accumulate. Now it is .impossible for tiny society to go on. 'living in a hand to mouth condition, Wealth must accumulate or the society retrogrades,

In another column Mr Bunny M.H.R.,emphatically contradicts the intimation made by the Wairarapa Standard, that his expenses at the last election were paid by the Liberal party, A more damaging statement could not have been made against any political candidate than' the one which Mr Bunny denies, and the fact that the Editor of the Standard was the confidential agent of the Liberal party, lends color to what was under any circumstances a cruel charge, It is a matter of deep regret that the first blow struck;in the pciidinn contest should have been a foul one.

The second firing for the Captain's Cup by the Masterton Volunteers takes place to-morrow at 10 a.m.

A public meeting of all persons interested in forming a Racing Club for Featherston will bo held in the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening. The Loyal Unity Lodge, 1.0.0. F., Featherston, invites applications for the office of Surgeon to the members for a period of one year, Mr H. J. Freeman, watchmaker, of Manners-street, 'Wellington, has an announcement in our advertising columns. He is a practical workman and will no doubt meet with a share of patronage. In the drawing for the art-union of Mr Eustace Brandon's pictures, Mr 6. Beetham,'M,H.R., secured the first prize—- " Break Sea Sound."

We have received per post, from Carterton, a notico of the birth of certain twins, We are wont- to be a little cautious about announcements of this character, and require a medical certificate of a double evont before wo advertise it. .

The cost of keeping a constable at Grey, town is £lB7 8s od per annum, the expense of visiting constables is £5316s 6d, so that the Government save £133 lis lid by dispensing with a local officer,

It will be seen that Colonel Pearce will inspect the various Corps at the review on Saturday next, By the Act any Volunteer absent at this inspection is liable to a fine of £b, Should fine weather continue there will be a grand day at Masterton on Saturday, It is rumored that tho Grey party intend to put Mr Renall forward in opposition to Mr Beetham for the North Wairarapa electorate, and that the next step will be a spontaneous requisition from some electors who are at Mr Renall's disposal asking him to come forward, A phenomenon in the shape of ft bay horse, with bay points (so the impounding notice reads) has been in the Greytown Public Pound since the Ist of August; yesterday the pound-keeper sold it by public auction realising 10s, Mr Normanby being the successful bidder.

A deal of interest is being taken by the Greytown Volunteers, in the forthcoming Review and (our correspondent adds) if tbe other Companies wish to hold their own, they must go in for some good practices. The G, R, V, Corps meet for drill this evening, after which their usual fortnightly dance takes place.

We direct attention to Barnaul's Art Union for 1881, There are twenty-eight prizes, consisting of Oil and Water color paintings of is'ew Zealand scenery, and several othor subjects,' as well as 28 chromo-lithographs. Tlie value of the prizes is estimated at i'lGO, 'ami there are to be 150 suVsoi'ibei'H nt a' guinea.

We have been informed those residents at the Southern end of the Borough who l;ayo agreed to, and in many instances paid, the eppcial rate for the purpose of having SliorUtreet.oo/jsfr.ucted, contemplate holding a publicmeeting to protest against the manner in 'vhich the'cOn'tract is bpi)),g carried out, and to isle the Council to falie spme decided step'in the matter. '

There was a good muster of the Oartorton Volunteers at drill List evening, when they were drilled up to nearly 10 o'clock by Sergt.-Major Bezar, The members are taking great interest in the forthcoming fiield-day at Mastorton, and Mr Campbell has kindly offered his services to them for each night during this week for instruction in bayonet exercise, &o. The Company parades on Saturday, 2/th inst., at 9 a. m,, at the "Public Hal), for the purpose of proceeding by traj'n to Masterton,

Seven cases of small-pox have been.reported to the Sydney Board of Health. The sufferers are a child named Ryder at Waterloo, whose case has since proved fatal i a, man named Emerson and a boy named Burford, I'esjdiug in Sussex-street; a man named MacQalliun, residing in Macquarie-Btroefc; a man named Oxehhani ofßedforn ; a man named Johnson, of Moore Park ; and'a man named Fifepatvipk. The last mentioned 'called at the inft'vmipy for medical advice, when it was' discovered' that fie' was suffering from small-pox. He and all the 'other sufferers have been removed to the quarantine station, and their various residences have boen isplated.

A requisition is in course of signature, asking Mr M. Caselberg' lo come forward ' as a candidate for the Mayoralty of Mastering Jt is also said that Cr McCardle, who has usually been regarded as the leader of the party of progrpffs |n Masterton, will come forward. A notice appears in another oolumn fixing, the 30th inst, as nomination day for the election of three councillors in pjace of Messrs Dixon, Copper, and Gray, who retire by efflux, ion of time, Already several residents have been invited to put themselves up oi) this occasion, but as yet, we believe, no burgess has !|),tlniatfifj jiis intention of ' coming forward, At a meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society held on Saturday last, some further information bearing on the oflung.worminsheep, which was given by Dr 'Hector, who stated that the . Sheep tyeparfrajent were endeavoring to collect nil the information fhey could on the subject. It was pf great" important that everything possible should be done to remedy this evil. Mr Travers in the of some remarks stated that in France experiments had been made by Pasteaur a eminent scientific man, to euro this (lis'eas by inoculation, which proved most successful, This'was of the greatest; impoitance, as by .this means 'thousands of sheep had been saved in France. Tliq programme for the last of the series pf Winter pyenjng Entertainments to be given in' the Tpwn gall Graytbwft, on Thursday evening, hasjbeen arranged, and judging from the length and variety of the first pjirt together with the well known abilities of Hip performers, a capital evenings amusement is prpvided for. Among others there is a Quintettee by the Udy family, a'cornet duel, cornet and piano duet, comic song by Mr McLaren, and a trio by three well known amatuers, The second part- will consist pf a farce by the members of -the Featberston; Rebating Society entitled ""' WhitebaitatGreen'wich,'' froin the Jjigh encomiums they have gaihed at a preyipus performance f we feel sure the Greytown public have a treat in store for them, and hope to hear of a bumper house on Thursday.

"&i I accident-happened to Captain Reck yesterday. .He iwas getting into his buggy : when, the horse started knocking h'itri down, one wheel passing over him fortunately without inflicting any injury, The buggy was not bo fortunate. The .horse landed it against a fence considerably smashing it up, and it was brought home in instalments, The Dramatio Club held a rehearsal last eveningiand did a good three hour's work; They have another this evening, which will be the last betore,the presentation of piece, The various characters are almost perfect already, but the garden party and navvies require a little more organisation, ■W,e would remind intending play goers that the reserved seat tickets can only be obtained from Mr T.-E; Price, stationer and it would he advisable to secure seats at once as alarge house is expected, Mr Price has a plan of the ball and a seat can be secured wherever the purohasei' wishes.

Terrific heat has prevailed in England during last month. >' The thermometer at noon on July 15 registered 137 in the sun, which is altogether unprecedented, Work has been suspended at several furnaces in Staffordshire. 'Many cases of sunstroke occurred at the recent manoeuvres of the troops at Aldershot; four died from sunstroke and several are dangeroesly ill,

A terribe accident-has ocoured at a bull fight at Marseilles. During the progress ot the spectacle, when the amphitheatre was crowded with people, a portion of the building gave way with a loud crash. A number of persons were Beriously hurt, and a panic set in among the spectators, many of whom were severly injured in the rush to escape. The utmost consteration prevailed, and finally, when an investigation could be made, it was acertained that 12 persons had been lulled and 150 wounded.

The installation of the W.M, of the St John's Lodge, Featherston, No 1888 E,O. took place yesterday afternoon at the Lodge room in the Royal Hotel, The serrice was very ably rendered by Bro, Wyllie, P.M. of the Maßterton Lodge assisted by P.Ms, Bros. Bish and Girdlestone of the Masterlon Lodge, and P.M. Bro, Skeet of the Greytown Lodge, The following officers were installed for the ensuing twelve, months:—W.M, Bro. Williams; S.W.Bvo. Brunskill; J.W. Bro, Cox; Treas.,.B'ro. Faber; Sec, Bro, McLaren ; S.D, Bro. Oakloy J J.D. Bra. Keirjl.G, Bro. Reynolds; Tyler. Bro Keys. In the evening the brethren and visitors sat down to a banquet prepared in Host Faber's well-known style, the room being beautifully decorated and the table being a vison of Paradise The usual Maaonio toasts were duly honored and several of the more musical brethren added to the eojoyment of the evening by their harmony.

Dear Sir,—Some time ago your valuable paper announced that it was within the range of possibility that we should have a woollen factory started in this district. The sooner this is done the better for all classes. Then Messrs Rapp & Hare, of the Emporium, Queen-street, will not have to send cash to Mosgiel or Kaiapoi for their tweeds, but keep the money in tho district, which all well-wishers .of the future of the Wairarapa should do.— [Advt.]

Good morning Mr Gardener 1 I have travelled a long way to get to your store.

You are the best friend the public ever had, for since you have been in Carterton you have always sold goods cheaper and better than any other storekeeper. You have caused other storekeepers to lower

their exorbitant prices; but still they will have to lower them more yet to compete with your firm,.for on comparing the other's price list I 'find (iiot'only fine), but every single article on your firm's list is at the very least' from 25 to BO per cent cheaper, How is it that you can sell so cheap! Why, madam, the reason is simply this; We are satisfied with moderate profits; we pay cash for all our goods; and send home for them ourselves. Then again, we have an agent in England who knows srhen apd where to buy. By doing thjs ye save fully #5 to 5.Q per cent, and we give our customers tlje benefit. Moral—Send for B. A. Gardener & Son's price list, Their address is .Criterion Store, Carterton. -[Aw]