The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 858, 29 August 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1881.

The revision of the Justice of the Peace Roll for the colony is a question which is periodically brought forward in the House or jfi tjis country. The most recent ebullition of this character lias been a demand made by several journals in the Middle Island for purging the roll and altering the present system of appointments in such a way that none but irreproachable characters he for jt|]B future placed on the Commission. Of course t|jo idftal J.P. is a gentleman of culture, of independent means with ample ieisure and some capacity for acquiring a knowledge of legal forms fl,ncj a general acquaintance with the rudiment of civil and criminal law. IJow mpy men pombjipg such quali iicatiwsarfi to h,e found infjie cpjony ? Aye there a couple of thousand spttlers of such a .calibre? If sq, the purging and refilling pf the roll would, be an easy task. ' Unfortunately, ye have not in the colony a tithe of the number of irreproachable and learned gpttJers we require to complete the j,P, Rtpfer, pel consequently we have to be contented to. jjj| the ranks with such material as }s avaj]ab|e. Ab a body, the J,P,'s of Sew Zealand are no worse than any other class. Look at onr Legislature—are there not some rather unpresentable specimens among them 1 Take onr doctors, our lawyers, our engineers, or even our teachers! Are they all first-class men 1 .Could flQjfc rolls he purged with advantage |i ''the p/jU'gjnj} process is np'.doub) one thatcomnionds jpejfto the virtuous, but in a young colony! like this "it is evident that we cannot ; afford' tp dispense with tho services of ,eyen inferior- mortals till wc have the wherewithal *-9 sjippjly flieirj places, It js quite possible to, imagine! a better Justice of the Peace roll than i the one we now possess, but it is not easy to get one in practice, Change the mode of appointment, say some. Make the judges the arbiters of the fate of those who aspire to the Commission, We do not know that the judges would exercise a wiser choice than which the Ministry of the day makes,' "'thou who would advise the judges as to the'htness of .candidates? Resident Magistrates, we pre- j sume; but we scarcely think that is a responsibility which should bo placed on R.M. shoulders. How can either Judges or Magistrates discharge their pubjlo duties without fear or favor, and without 4is%c«jon of class, if the duty is assigned to then} .of making those very distinctions which itlfey are supposed to avoid 1 Public opinion is now brought directly to bear on every appointment made by the Ministry, and in view of this, every care is taken by the Cabinet in not making questionable appojntments, Of course when the late democratic Ministry was in office gome rather queer appointments were made, but the black sheep of the Grey administration were not without comrades when they were put on the roll, In a young colony like this wo must put up with a great many imperfections, and take good humoredly the rough with %e srno,ojth. A purging process will help p' fmt }itth?.' \Ve sjpdl gradually grow out of many of our more glaring deficiencies, and we must be contented to leave the purifying of the, Justice of the Peace rolls, as well as of many other reforms, to the ameliorating influences of time,

Mr Wardens lecture on the refrigerating process at take? place this evening, and being as jt were at the head quarters of the movement should be well supported.

To-morrow evening Mr Brunskill brings forward the interesting question of marriages, ancient and modern, in the Featherston Debating Society. . The share list of the Wellington Meat Export 'gompany closes on Wednesday next; . Wo trust'thoss ,y/ho havo not as yet taken up shares will at th.e .eleventh hour join the majority,

We have.been informed that Messrs Rapp and flare of the Emporium Queen Street have. 300 bushels of whito seed potato oats grown in the Wairarapa and acknowledged to be the best sample in the market. As there is a great demand for first class seed oats we would recommend farmers who in tend to grow milling oats and sustain the high market price for this produce to Becure Bome.of this seed without delay.-r[ALdytJ. ,

Tlie'rii'iiiinaliqn <;f five commiaaipners for the Oiite'runi Local JJosirS tukas place to-morrow: ; ']'''• • | I' !■ •; ■

: We kvo seen the first number 'of the; ■Nelsoman, a bright little .-monthly/pub-."! lislied by the pupils in the-Nelson College.^ The man, Peter -Doyle, arrested on v Saturday lust, will be [brought up before His Worship the' Mayor (Mr A, W./ Rennll) to-day, charged with using profane htnguage,and assaulting the police m tho execution of their duty, We are requested to state that the promoters of the meeting at Kuripuni this evening do not desire to confine the attendance at it to residents in the locality, but will be glad to see ratepayers from all parts of the borough taking part in its proceedings,

A meeting of Taueru residents was held at Thompson's Hotel on Mondaythe'23rd hist for the purpose of electing a' school committee. Mr Hugh > Beetham was elected chairman, and Messrs Vallance, Mace, Hadfield, Livingstone, Thompson, and Disher, members of the committee. A subscription list was opened for the purpose of establishing a building fund and contributions came in freely. Mr 0. F, Worth having changed the Railway Hotel into a comfortable and well conducted establishment, supplied with all ooiivenienciea, has also changed its name, and it will in future.be known as the " Royal." We .direct the attention of visitors and travellers to his advertisement in another column.

The' Vogel suppressed letter' has been published. If all the Opposition speoohos of this present session were boiled down it would surpass them as an indictment of the Ministerial policy. To address such a letter to the Premier was a pieco«of unexampled impudence, It should have been sent direct to a newspaper, , Notwithstanding the counter attraction of the Volunteer Review J, lorns&Co had a good attendance at their sale of Mr Aulin's stock on Saturday, and succeded iu getting through tL whole of'the long catalogue before dusk. At the conclusion of the goods' sale they sold the consignment of Nelson fruit and ornmental trees, the prices obtained being very low. This was due, no doubt to the season being so so far advanced for planting.

Mr F. H. Wood held his usual fortnightly sale at his auction rooms, Carterton, on baturday. The attendance, doubtless owing to the uncertainty of the weather, was not a good as usual, After disposing of some miscellaneous lots he put under the hammer several lots of fruit trees, which averaged fair prices, from Mr Palmer's nursery' on tho T/aratahi, potatoes from another producer fetching 4s per bag for seed, and Gs for table, 8 or 10 bags changing hands at the latter price. The Grey town Football Soiree, on Friday ovpning was, as is usual with soireesin that townshjp, a great success. Thero were between thirty and forty couples present, The ladies of Greytown ever ready to show tho appreciation of their champions' efforts and to encourage ihem to greater,.successes' made charming' rosettes of ribbons of the colors of the ohib (which wpre also presented by the ladies), and presentee] one to• each member on the occasion', The nutsio was excellent and provided voluntarily, and a most enjoyable party terminated at an early hour on Saturday.morning. Nearly all the footballers are also members of the voluji'tepr pprps anjj went to Masterton that morning' and their proceedings there showed'that the favors df the ladies had not been bestowed upon unworthy objpcis.

The great dosiro of the. i}o«ro visitors to Washington is to see Secretary Lmcoln and they flock to him in crowds, saying they want to shako hands-with the son of t|)e nian who issued the emancipation proclamation,