The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 859, 30 August 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1881.

8 Or McCardle has intimated his in;r, tention of bringing on a motion in the h Borough Council in favor of a. U; loan. We are not aware of his reason for taking the opinion of the Council y °nPIN at the present moment, With Hie Uojincfl as at present constituted, the result of such p, mpjtion is 18 almost a foregone conclusion, As four members of the Council are now retiring from office, the verdict'of our municipal representatives will carry ]m Pig)}* no™ than it would after the pending annuaf ejections have taken _ Mace. The presenf if jypp ; if jg n \\ known, js opposed to 'a loan, and as during his term pf office no motion of any importance tp which he has been adverse has been carried, it may be fairly assumed that his influence'will be sufficient to cause Or McOardle's '• proposal to be rejected. Tho question' is one perhaps more for the burgesses to decide, still a discussion of it as a ipliniiaary to placing a proposal before fhe ratetiayers may be expedient, and from this point of view Mr McOardle's action 'may V able, Btil) thei» U one very good reason why he should not prees his proposal to a division at present, Some tjme ago we suggested that for deterW' ni flg iff ft which would be satisfactory to. a|l tlje'" expediency of a Joan information, shovlil be obtained as to what works general!'t arfl . mm ®7 ffl tfis Borough and the estimated cost of the same, If the ! Borough Council would supply the , .&*» re l uire( l for coming to a rMt conclusion as to the advisability 3 of , borrowing, a practical issue could ,be set before the ratepayers upon which sey could give an intelligent opinion, The Counci) ejtjjer by the appointment of BGommitte.e,or,qfsoniecom- , petent person, could readily ascertain (Ist) what works are necessary in the Borough, and (2nd) what tboy would cost, If the sum total could he obtained within a reasonable time from $0 ordinary annual income of the at once say it would be wiser to do without th e Joan. If, on, the other hand, the'amount re-' quired could not be secured within a seasonable period from avenue, then we would advocate raising a loan, It is generally admitted that necessary roads are reproductive works, and that borrowing for reproductive works is a sound, policy. The real difficulty which the Council and the public are ' placed in is the absence of authoritative , data a» to the requirement? of the : Borough as a whole. On« councillor takes an interest in one part of the ■ town, can tell us what is wanting ■ in his neighborhood, and another is ', well informed as to the requirements < of another section of it, but we ques- ' tion whether any one councillor is in a ' position to know what requires to be ' done in all parts of the ftqrougb, and ! without this information wo maintain c lhat the Borough Council can no more t decide the question of borrowing than a a magistrate can adjudicate a case in f which no evidence has been taken. ; c looking at th e fact that a vote of the j burgesses in favor of ft loan still exists, t and that tfwe are a large number of p the residents at % present time in r favor of one, it is not too much to ask r. the Council to give themselves and the public that information, which is essen- a tial for deciding the question in a !l legitimate manner, "'

: A very valuable letter apneara in another column from Mr John Williams of Tiraumea, which will be read with interest by all who are endeavoring to solve the difficulties of local uelf-unvern-ment, flu hindrances to obtaining a solution of thia question in New Zealand are two-fold. First, there is the question of ways and means, andaecondly. there is the questian of a definite system, under which every road is assigned to tho care of some local body, which is responsible for its maintenance, Mr Williams' letter deals mainly with tha latter phase of the question, and indicates the direotion which New Zealand legislation ought to t«ke._ It roust be admitted that if an intelligent system of local sslf-govern. ment analagous to the South Australian one, were agreed to in this colony, the other difficulty, of ways and moans could be more easily dealt with. Our local self, government structure in New Zealand is a patched and complicated structure, Were it as in South Australia, simply and conyemently arranged, the task ol furnishing it jropld be comparatively easy.

The Feaiharsjaii; Mutant Improvement siidDebatiiii/ Society meet this evening. Mr ThimM Urwin the prnprietcWof the Wellington Hotel reminds his WairV; rapa friends in another column, thai he can accomodate them wken .therivi^it Vv^-i'li-'.--- :/. We notice in aiiolhe'r ijqlumn that/'the Baron" aitvelf ktiown sire' will be at the service of; .tireedars this .'• aeajd.n at the PJMorm' Greytow Baron, had for his'sire "Kakapo" whose perform, mances on thp turf must be still fresh"'to' ;'the iiiindj of all who take an interest in

; DrFarquhnrson requests us ;to .state .t. h J lt :in consequence of.his being detained at Tetiui longer'thiiti lie expectbdhe will' not arrive -in Mastertoii till Saturday next. •■• ; --. ; : ' x ••

Abachelnr'sbiillatleatherstonon Saturday evening last was a great success, Another one of a similar, character is to be heldmMarch. ■'."''' - ''■■'>> : : 1 ..-'''■ '

Wjlii am Philpot who was charged .before Mr Wardell R.M. at Featheriton' forembrazlemeut. The informer Finsharn offered no evidence, stating that the money had been accounted for, and the chse was dismissed.

_ The Mastertoii Borough Counoil holds its usual fortnightly meeting this evening, ......

Messrs J. lorns & Co. announce a sale of furniture and produce at their auction rooms for Saturday. A meeting of the Stgnehenge Lodge A, Q,D, for the purpose of adopting by-laws takes place this evening;

Pe'er Doyle whose disorderly conduct on Saturday last we reported in oar last issue was finod 40s yesterday by Mr Benall ■ J.P.

Th? rules for conducting the business of thpßM.ffflpts'Mgftijoiit to.be revised. The last revision a couple ofyears ago was a miserable failure. It is to |e bope(J fljat this time bad won't be made worse. We understand that Mr David Dixon will bpflMijdjdate for Muiiicipal honors •at the, enmitip election, Mr Oixoti being' the oldest representative qf tjja oldest family in Mas'terton should command a lar«e support, mid we have no doubt that should ha be elected he will prove himself a most useful and effioient member of the Council, The carcases of two splendid beasts says the Tiwea were exhibited in the shop of Messrs Barber, butchers, Willis-street, on Saturday and attracted considerable attention. The bullocks were bred by Mr J. P. Russell, of Whangamoana, Wairarapa One weighed JOPDIb. >hjle the «econd turnedtliemlsatJ29o! ' "' '•' ■•

We have received a letter from "0, E" on rabbits and their natural enemies which is intended to be a reply to an article recently published in the Standard, AccopliM to joumalistio usage it should have been, fet to our jjoniempo, vary and not to us, ,' r ""'' <

The attention of parents is directed to two publications viz. the Boy's Own and Qui b Own Paper. The special object of the publishers is to place within the reaoh of<?veryl)Qy S .ndgirl a healthy and in•tractive class of reading and fa) counteract the spread of pernicious literature sold for toys and girls. It is pronounced the best and cheapest literature ever pnnt'd and is flYMvftjng parents could desire for thoiv children, See advertlsinent." '

A great deal of interest is being taken in Volunteermatters in Greytown, the public are about to offer a badge or belt to be competed for by the Greytown company. We also hear that several gentlemen have signified their intention of becoming honory members to I lie corps, and a pr'ze is spok'en'of, fy he competed for by them on the same day as the Oliamp'ion Badge is fired for, We shall expect 1 to hear of a 1 match' between them and 'the 'other members of the corps before the firing season is over. We would remind the members of the G.E.V. of their usual drill fjijs evening,

Our Greytown correspondent writes.— Very high encomiums have been passed on the Masterton jßarrick Olubpiy fho'se who witnessed their perfqrmanqe on Saturday evening lest, all being unanim»us, that it was the best dramatip performance they had seen in the Wairarapa, It will be a great pity that after going to the expense of producing sapb a good play, not to pay a visit to the other townships in the Valley, for there can be no doubt that wherever they perform they will meet with bumper houses.

The adjourned meeting to establish a racing club at tfoatherston ps held in the Oddfellow's hall on Saturday 'evening last. Mr W, Nichblls was elected President of the Club on the motion of MrlWhane, Mr W. 0. Williams was appointed jnd«e on the motion of Mr Cobham, Mr John Hodder Secretary on the U)otini| of Mr Laimbeer, and Mr McShane Treasurer on the ptjoii of Mr John Hodder, It was resoljred tlia.t the followipsj be appointed Stewards i-Messrs W. Opdy, W. Onllin, P. Cup.dy, Cobham, focker, Faber and E- Bodder, Messrs W. Oundy Cobham and Tocker were appointed a sub-committee to put the ground in order a sum of flve pounds beintj voted for that purpose. Messrs McShane, J. Hodder and Oundy were appointed to draw up roport. The meeting then adjourned.

The CMlerton Local Board met at the

Institute on Monday. Present-Messrs Fairhrotber (Chairman), Booth, Callister, and Vickerataff. [This is the last meeting of the present Board, as the nomination of commissioners takes place to-day,] The minutes of the Inst meeting hnvintr been read and confirmed, the clerk reported the, bank balance at L 36 16s 9d. The clerk reported the arrears of rate* for the current and past year, and was directed to We a final notice fop t(|e payment of the I-ime. The folWin? accounts werq passed for payment!-Phillips & King, L 5 1&.;| Goodin, L2 19s 3d; Payton & Co., L? lis 9d ;G. King, L6l2s; Beckett & Co., 16s; J.Fitzgerald,Ll; E H, Wolters, revising boob, L 5. The Chairman reported that the footpaths had not been repaired, owing to the recent rains having rendered the sand-pits unapproachable. A letter was read fr.pip the Poundkeeper, and ft was resolved that the salary dueto him as Inspector of Nuisances he set off against the rent due from him for the reserve paddock. A short discission as to the ensuing valuation of the district brought the meeting to a close.

Good morning Mr Gardener I I have travelled a long way to got to your store, You are the bast friend the public ever had, for since you have bean in Carterton yoji liaye always sold goods cheaper and better than any other storekeeper. You |)ave caused other storekeepers to lower their eprbjfant prices;' but still they will have to lower them more yet to compete with your firm, for on comparing tjie other's price list I find (not only one), but every single article on your firm's list is at the very least from 25 to 60 per cent cheaper, How is it thit you can sell so cheap? Why, madam, the reason is limply this: We are satisfied with .moderate profits; we pay cash fer all our goods; and Bend home for them ourselves, Then again, we have an agent in England who knows when and where to buy. By doing this we save fully 25 to 50 per cent, and we give our customers the benefit, Moral-Send for B. A. Gardener & Son's price list, Their address is Criterion Store, Oarterton.-rAml

. Oiir. correspondent notifies that the last 48 hours have been prevalint ■^%.^y drenching showers. burleaque a f&roe«' The Fish ; cait at a meetin|ibf the Club last evening,: and will beiput'jn'Vehearsal at once. : The j ; total(|rfl(ieeds $1 tile " Tioket-of-Leave; M>a^raounte;d\tojEßßl4s. .. n/.-J < tDjriationV I for.,the Borough Council jSMpci«l^plose /rf at noon- to-dayr The ;noffiiia < ion papers receive up to th hoju* I we. go to ,pres» are for Mr ■ Gapper 'Mr T.., •E.- Price" Mr G. "DixovJ. H. Corbett,' Mr William Wifton, and Mv : David Dizon. Mr P. ; Gray ; has decided nottoMmelorwavdagain. Were lie to stand bis re-election would be certain as he has always retained the confidence and respect ofthe,buvgesseß..: .'! A bombshell, doubtlessly fired by the Federals during the late American war, -was recently found i.n a log ataaawmillat Birmingham, United States.: The cira large wM&oaklog, when it struok a hard substance, whioh broke its teeth and stopped its progress... Upon examination they found buried In the stools, to the.depthj.bf at least eight inches,'a large percussion bombshell* which,- according to the" calculation of those famibar with the growtboftimber, badbeeuthere sixteen or seventeen year?', wd'the"tree had grown over it uutil there was bqt a-slight scar left. _ Fortunately the saw struok'the shell, wnich still contained, its load so as to ca\i?.e no explosjon, ■ We have been informed that Messrs BRpp and Sftre of the. Eniporjum jQueen Street;hav,e 300 bushels of white seed potato :oat« grown in % and acknowledged to be the bgst sample in the market. As there j«'a great-demand for first class seed oatß we would recommend who intend to grow milling oats and sustain the high market price 'for this produce to secure some of this seed, witfjoutdejjy.^dvtl, ; =HKSE3SSBSS " :