The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 861, 1 September 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1881.

At the beginning of each session of Parliament there is an agreeable flutter among town and country settlers in every part of the colony. The pleasures of anticipation are indulged in bv every quid nunc in each little settlement through the length and breadth of both Islands. The session to be short one, and it is to be an abup4wt one, giving new life to country district and fresh energy to towns, for the first few days one follows the talk in the Ifquso, but after the first month or so sonje little hitch occurs which throws the Parliamentary law-making machine out of gear, and the House settles down to interminable talk, and outside the House everybody gets very tired of its proceedings. In the third mouth setters begin to get sick of the endless revelations of things in general, and nQthing i$ particular which come to them from They Jose all interest in the ds!bajtss, gml' vera the earth to open and swal-' low up t})s Assembly buildings, with all the talker in then?, they \vould not consider the .catas|rppj)B p .unmitigated evil, A four.-mbntl) session year after year is too much for New Zealand. It.may be very good fun fpr the members, who are well paid for their attendances, and who can feel the excitement of t)>e long-contimicd frays, to indulge in protracted sessions, but it is not good for the colony. We 1 cannot afford to pay £2OO or £2BO a j day to enable members to talk and | stonewall each other, Liberty of speech is a grand thing, but when, as' in the House of Representatives, it is to the excess which now it, cloture is a mild and beneficial remedy % such a monstrous excrescence, It' ,ma,y be taken for granted t|ia,t in .every .Colonial legislature the greater the talk which is j indulged in the less will betliework: turned out, That it is the case in the General Assembly no one can doubt, and the sensible men of business throughout the colony must admit the necessity of lessening the talk and increasing j;he work. We shall welcome the cloture <jr any pjiher " shutting-up" system whiclj can be brought to bear upon our Parliamentary Babe). It is said by some that the Hon Joiwj Hall is without backbone, and it is hoped for this reason that he will drop the cloture movement which He has initiated. We trust in the interests of the colony, and for his own peace of mind, he will for once make a stand and cloture the stonewallers, smiting them hip and thigh. If there were only one legislative chamber in New. Zealand, we could understand a minority having occasionally to stand out for a point qf rigljt against an overwhelming majority; as, foflweyer, we employ a second chamber of venerable greybeards to correct the blunders of the House of Representatives, any minority in the latter, if they luve justice on their side, can fall back upon the Upper House for protection. Stonewalling with a second chamber of rpyiew is inexcusable in a colony like New inland, and simply means that a small hamjfjul of members are amusing themselves and syotking an election doijge with their constituents at the expenso of the pojoijy. A i time ago one honorable mflmber, wjiois not among the present stonewallers, was asked privately why he had created an unnecessary and unprofitable scene in the House. "It will he worth a hundred votes to me :>t the ejection," was his reply. It is this kind of sentiment which protracts business in the EJouse, and takes the money out of the pockets of a long suffering people.

The burgesses of of Masterton have now only five candidates to select from, as it is understood that Mr Corbett will not go to the poll, Of the two members of the Dixon family, it may 'be said without hesitation that Mr George Dixon will be successful at the poll and that Mr D. Pixon will not. There is not an equal certainty of the re-election of Mr Gapper. The ability and industry of this Councillor are generally admitted, but he has made himself unpopular with many of the burgesses by his.devotion to his o,wn personal interests, and by the acrimonious spirit with which Borne time ago he treated the Fire Brigade. He has, however, a periuatiri tongue, and he may.be success-

ful iii convincing a sufficiently large section of tho ratepayers ihni he has been maligned, mid his pnlilic »cMuu) misinterpreted, ill I'T.E Price in pretty certain to be returned, and it is very: probable that Mr William Wilton will be third at the pull. Kuripuni. in putting Mr Wilton forward olaimi an it were a second' representative for its. neighborhood. . Looking at the area aiid population of Kuripuni, it is impossible to say that the claim is other than a fair one. Of course other considerations may yet affect, the result of the "election, Candidates have not to any considerable extent uo yet expressed their views, and probably we shall yet have an opportunity of considering them, and at the present stage it would scarcely be desirable for ratepayers to decide absolutely 89 to which, candidates they will support. [Since writing the above wb learn from Mr Corbel t that he has decided to go to the poll, so that after all there will be six Richmonds in the field,]

A terrific hailstorm passed over Greytown yesterday afternoon completely covering the ground with its white mantle.

It is rumored that Mr l rmond is to try another vote of want of confidence. 'Why tarry the wheels of his chariot 1

Tenders are invited for the erection of a dwelling house and stare at Peatherston, by Mr Win. 0. Chatfiod, architect. We remind our Masterton readers of the entertainment to be given in St Matthew's Sunday School room this evening. Mr Shuts is endeavoring to arrange a Debating Society for Xurupuni. Mr 0. Wilton-has promised the use of a room for such a purpose.

The following team will represent Masterton in the football match with Carteron on Saturday next, in MrDrummond's paddock Messrs H. and J. Bannister, W. Harvey, B. flounslow, McKenzie, McLachlan, Morison, Meredith, W. and B. Perry, A. Smith, F. Smith, A. Smith, Wardell, A. Welch. Emergency—G. Harvey, T, Roydhouse, Bnnny, DeOastro. Play will commence at 3 o'clock sharp, and players are requested to be on the ground at half-past two.

There was a large muster of the Greytown Volunteers at their usual drill on Tuesday evening, when Captain Tully appeared in uniform for the first time and took command of the. company. After lie had put them through manual exercise and proved ihem, the company marched to the south end of the town and went through some skirmishing drill and blank cartridge firing. On their return to the Hall, the commissions of the different officers were read, including the honorary chaplains and surgeons; also the resignation of the lion, surgeon, who is on a visit to England. Three gentlemen were proposed as houoiary members and two members were sworn in. A special drill is appointed for Satoday afternoon next, when the company will go in for field exercise. Next Sunday being the first in the month, the usual church parade will take place, when a largt number is expected to attend. The following is the petition drafted by ttye committee appointed by the Greytown Bormjgl) Council re the Police Question, and has ulrie?dy q, large numher of signatures attached to jt :— I Tii 'tjjti honorable the House of Representatives of New Zealand. The humble petition of the Mayor, Councillors, and burgesses of the Borough of Greytown, and of the residents of the Greytown riding, slieweth— That Greytown is the oldest township in the Wairarapa district. That fur 20 years a polios constable, having charge of Greytown and Greytown riding, has re- ; sided in Greytown. That such police constable ps removed in January of this year. That there are five Jjptvh in the district, and the population yi'tliln the last few yqars has more' than trebled, and' at the present tune numbers about three : thujjsanfj. That since the withdrawal of the consfiiMe from fjrpytojvu the police constabl.es from pariefton an,(J Featljeraton hW occasionally been ,011' duty in! Greytown, That the'<Jistrict oyer "which these constables fioy do duly js nn exceedingly large one, and so far n? population js concerned wedo not thinkany other coijstyblp in the colony has such heavy j duties to peif'irtfl,. 'J'liaf since withdrawal the vjsits of the PflHstabigj hays proved totally inadequate fo the requirements of the' place, and prftct'dHy Greytown has been unprotected, by the facts that drunkeu and ri"tous TO, furious riding, and very num el ' oU3 aota «f petty larceny have come notice. That from the returns which have been recently laid before your House, it appeara that a saving of only about has been made by the closing of the police-station. That considering 1)10 favjpg is so small, thai your petitioners suffer .very gfeat inconveniences and apnoyanpes, and that fliey are heavy ffotjtrjoutors t,o the revenue, for which they should pepejve soijje return, your petitioners consider they hayp bpen very unfairly trg/}tpd. Your petitioners would therefore humbly pray that your honorable House will take such steps ag it tnay deem necessary to immediately have the Greytown Police-station re-opened, and q resident constable anain stationed there, {uid your petitioners will ever pray, &c. " •

A meeting of the Education Board wns held yesterday. Present—Hon 0. "J, Pharazyn fOhajrrDanV Veil Archdeacon Stock. iieV, J, Messrs W. Hutchison, Jf.g.R., Bonny, Rj!5.R., Beeihani, M.H.R., 0, Pharazyn, Blair and Newman, From the Post's report of it we learn that a letter ivas read from the Education Department stating, that if required by the committee, steps would be taken to get the assistance of the police to enforce the compulsory clauses of the Education Act. It was resolved to send a copy of the communication to the committee?. Sfr gunny read a letter from 0. Gooden, .cgnjplaijiing that at the Clareville school the attendance (fad fallen off from 111 to 45. The master, it was stated, was kept in office only by the casting-vote of the Chairman of Committee. The Inspector (Mr Lee) said that the master had been seriously handi capped by the action of the Committee. It was resolved that the letter be referred t.n the local Committee to report upon it, Mr Joseph J. Freeth of Masterton, wrote conjplajning of the immoderate use of the cane by the paster of the Masterton school. He sail} the children were constantly flogged fop triyial offences. He objected to his children—more especially his little girls—being caned jn anysejjgnf, If the master under whose special care they wero placed wub bo incompetent as to necessitate flogging hia teachings into tho scholars, the sooner he was removed and "started another trade," the better it would be for the children. Mr Freeth also forwarded a report of a recent special meeting of the Masterton Committee to consider his complaints. The Board considered fhe matter of a serious nature, and referred tjie communication to the Masterton Cjimjmtle.e /or full enquiry and report. It was also decided t.Q Bend circulars to the various committes throughout the district, directing special attention to the regulation that flogging should only be resorted to in extreme cases, and that the maßters should enter in a book provided for the purpose all particulars relating to such corporal chastisements. Any of our readers who are requiring good ! and serviceable clothing, could not posjibly do better than purchase frem Gardener & Son, Criterion Store, Carterton, who are renowned foi their moderate chargbs.—[Advi.] :

A smart;shock of earthquake was felt this morning at 2,20 in Rlasterton, The jjigeon match advertised comes off to-dfl,y at l'p.m. on the Opaki racecourse,.

The Mastirton Rifle Volunteers.! and Cadets parade to-morrow evening. - Or Perry, we' hear, intends to more that the ,resolution passed at the last meeting "of the Borough Council re Mr Beetham.be rescinded on the ground that the majority of the Council were opposed to it at the time that it was put. .Being however taken a little by surprise, they allowed two members of the Council to carry it. We are glad to see that a spirit' of manliness and fair play is asserting itself among councillors. The Borough Council oannot degrade Mr Beetham, but it must-he oareful that, in trying to cast a slur on others it does not degrade itself.

The. success of the Greytown Corps at the revietf on Saturday last being considered mainly due to to the great'intereßt taken iri tnsm by 001.-Sergt, Hamilton, the public, of Greytown haveresalved to present him with a token of their appreciation for' his untiring efforts to further the Volunteer movement in the Wairarapa, and subscription lists have been started for that purpose. We may add that he has'oii several occasions walked to Carterton' for the purpose of drilling the Corps. at that township, aud returning after drill. When the public take such an interest in the Volunteers of their township, it is no wonder that the' Corps will work hard for success, as the Greytown Rifle Volunteers have done,

We have -been informed- that Messr» Rapp and flare of the Emporium Queen Street have 300 bushels of white seed potato bats grown in the AVairarapa and acknowledged to be the best sample in the market. , As there is a great demand for first class Beed oats we would recommend farmers who intend to grow milling oats and sustain the high market price for this produce to secure/some of this seed without delay,—[AdvtJ.