The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 866, 6 September 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1881.

The deadlock' in the Town Lands Trust at Masterton, which has now lasted for several consecutive months, is causing a certain amount of public inconvenience, as well as private hardship to lessees of the Trust. It is no wonder, under such circumstances, that the public are becoming impatient, and would be glad to see the whole of the Trustees resign or their functinns transferred to some other body. There is, however, a broad principle at stake in the present issue between the two sections of the Trust which must not be lost sight of, as it lies at the very root of good government, whether local or general, It is the same principle which has during the past week boen fought out in the General Assembly, namely, the right of a minority to defy a majority, In the Town Lands Trust Mr ReNALL has boen admittedly the minority ; but lie has for some months successfully stonewalled the majority. It is true that he has offered to resign, providing the majority did the same, but supposing Messrs Feist, Hare, and Perry agreed to t]iis proposal, would they not abandou their rights as a majority and would they not establish a dangerous precedent under which, in any of our local bodies, one or two members might obstruct all business in a similar manner. We are aware that Messrs Feist, Hare, and Perky, in hotting their seats in the face of the popular cry which has been raised against them by their opponents, have accepted a grave responsibility j but wo are not "at all sure but what chey aro in tlie right; Thereal'issue is whether one man is to be allowed the power to burst up any local institution with which he may be connected by stonewalling tactics. The miijor question .of points of order and the special dispute' about town acre 42 we regard as only incidental t,q fcliis leading point. It niay be admitted for the sake of argument that' Mr Ken all been right on the side issues involved in the deadlock, but conceding all this, we must hold him responsibly for. the. deadlock itself and' all the public in,Gonynpjence which lias arisen, and may yet arisp'from it, The majority has been weakened by the retirement .of Mr but it stjH-'is a majority, .and the resignation' of this particular member has tended in our opinion, rather .to'coinplicate than to solve the difficulty.- Mr Renall, as representing the minority, is bound by the riiles and usages which govern the conduct of public business to submit to the will of the majority, Had he d.oijp t|)s and then appealed to the people he woqld placed himself in a proper position. Instead of this he invited, the people to step in and enable the minority to floarca the majority. We desire that as far as possible that the deadlock in the Trust sfrouid.foe discussed fairly 'and dispassionately. The inconvenience arising from it is an increasing one, and public opinion should hold one party or the other responsible for it. We trust that f ;, i Renall himself will review the question pn tjie broad priuciple to which we have alluded, | (Jndor other aspects of it we can quite understand him maintaining the position which he .has taken upjbut we scarcely think that with his experience of public affairs he would affirm that it is "desirable or legitimate for a minority to coerce a majority, or that in the event , of an obstruction from aminority the majority would be responsible for the ill effects of it. As Jar a? Messrs Feist, Hare, and PERRY

are eonci!nitHl,f.if these gi'iitlemeu are 'HBtis'fifd thcjlie mq ti v<: \vluf:li 'ftdtuates' them'Mm rHiiiining'"t,liiiii' a;; desire to vindicate ut -public- principle," leb-.tliem by all means hold out.' If, however, they are not certain of.this; but are fighting' fin private 6.3 Well as; on public grounds, the. sooner they .•retire" the beHeiv' ::; -' r:^;:r - r •'

Mr Wai'deliE.M ait's 'at Grey town to-'' day. ' ; V' The Loyal .Masterton -Lodge meets at the Empire Hotel this evening.

The Bev A'. Halbwaclm S.M announces service in the new Church ;at Tenui onSunday nextat 11. a.mand 3 p,m, '

The next English and European Mail via San Francisco will close at " Blaster-, ton office on Saturday next ,at k 6.Bo a.m; '}

Mr Suupor," a Kiiriipani resident,"waii so '.'.overcome", yesterday' that' lie '.had to biv accomodated in the police-station, arid will have to explain himself to MrWardall on Thursday next. .y \ ;: •. A Mrs Collins, • who lives near the Wftiiigawa, while riding through Queenstreet yesterday, fell from her horse ahd broke her arm. 1 -The injured was set by Dr.Hosking.- ■ '' ! . A man-uaiiietl. KicliaH Cjimpjias heen arrested., at' Wiajyinui. -for, deserting -lu3 wife and family,who-resident.Cartertqnw •He;will be brought before Mr ..Wardell at .the latter township to-morrows. .» In our issue-.of-Sutlirdiiy. iast'.-we.atated .tliut P. B. the sale of a house and 200 acres;of lan'dy-at Grey town, for the - sunv (if £2OO, Mr S. Pye of Wellington being the.buyer. We should have said tWo acres of laud instead of 200. ; ' • : -v-

The Wairarapa Lake case,is:likely ; to. dome 'at.'no' very distant date before a sitting of the Land Court fat Grcytowp.' Mr Stout is expected to coma..up and conduct the case for die claimants who dispute the Government interest in the Lake.

The soiree at Gladstone on Friday evening got up by Messrs Strang, and Standen, to raise funds to procure,'prizes for the school children, was very Some 30 couple assembled in the school room, and trfpped it merrily until day-" light, the only drawback being the soriiewhat limited space, afforded for dancing 1 .

The nomination of three Councillors for the Greytown Borough Council, took place yesterday when Messrs Varnkm E. Bright jun., and H. Udy jun,,were nominated:. As there were no-moro nominations,; the returning officer "deolaradi ihem duly elected. Messrs-Jv Cotter and T. Moffat were brought, forward for ■nomination but as they were'not 'qualified to act as Councillors, they -could not be accepted; V' For some time , past the settlers' in the Kangitumau Block have been urging the Government to subdivide and sell! the Crown lands in that neighborhood which harbor rabbits and make it impossible for this nuisance to be coped with. The difficulty the Government have met with in complying with the" request has been a native claim which has existed over a small portion of its area. Yesterday Mr Maunsell, the Native Commissioner for this district,, purchased for the sum of £7O all Native interests in the Block, ami next week the Governmout surveyors will be 011 _ the land, and it wiil be at once subdivided and sold,

Two .cases were "'heard 'before. Mr Renall J.P., at his residence, yesterday. Sergt McArillo v William Smith, drunk and disorderly, and fighting in the public street, fined 10s, or in default 7 days imprisonment. The. ; prosecutor, repoiv ted that the defendant!.was under bail to. keep the" peace till the O'th of December next, |>ut the,' Court hold,that as the defen-' dant had .'fought jn self defence; lie had not forfeited his bill. Patrick Hilliard charged with the same offence by .Con-, stable Carroll was also fined iOs with the alternative. of seven days'.' In both instances the fines' were paid. The Court in these cases we believe " sat" in a paddock, and the formula of taking down evidence was dispensed with. A new Justice of the Peace system is being inaugurated in the Borough which will render the buiMilfl flf a new Court house or even the occupation pf the old one uu; necessary,

_ Another stomy meeting of the Clarevillp School Committee took place'on Saturday eye))jng, lasting some three hours. Mr J, Bairsjpw pccupied the chair, all the other membors boiiig present. The minutes of the last meeting were read,an.l confirmed, and the Bank balance having been reported at £lslßs sd, and two small accounts having been passed for payment, amounting in the aggregate to £2 19s 10s, the pl)a}rn)an tabled the report of tho master in charge (Mr D. Barry)' of the attendance at the school for the past quarter, showing 80 children on the books, with an average attendance of 57. Also a letter from Mr W. W. Corpe, tendering his resignation as a member of the committee, Messrs D. Nicholson and G. Bowles were duly nominated for tho offloo—the former, after some discussion, being electod on the casting vote of the chairman, A letter was tabled from tho Inspector of the Board for the opinion of the Committee respecting the sohool mastor and the falling off in the attendance during the year. The Chairman laid on the table a tabulated form obtained from the schoolmaster accounting for the same. It iyps this portion of the discussion that was the most exciting, and certainly the language used .by the members ?f flie committee and; the recriminations pasj; broadcast around! wero deoidedly more vigorous' than-.seemly in such a body! Ultimately -a-!resolution was carried on tlj.e .motion . of-Ml'- Waldin, seconded by Mr Bairsfow,' 1 that' the matter be adjoined for" a 'fortnight, and that in tho meantime the phairman gain further information ffohj the masters pf the Olareville and Carterton schools, two other resolutions moved' by Mr 'Eranois-the .one that the future : meetings' af tlie Committee .takp place on the fourth Thursday, in each "inonth, tho other that the. Bqarij J),e requested to remove Mr Brrry —ytm lojsf by the casting vote of tho chairman.'' Mr yile thejj njoved, aijij Mr Goodin seconded! & resblutioiji that tlie Chairman write to the .&'eoreta'ryofihe Board to which members be referred at the |ato irpting in Wellington as having handicapped iff' Jajry, Mr Waldin moved, and Mr Burgess weondgd, Jljat the foregoing resolution should not be'put to the meeting. The original proposition was earned and the meeting broke up soon after 10 o'clock.

I}lr' Hooper, member of the firm of Schroder, Hooppr & Co,, left by the early train this morning for Jbe RJirpose of selecting a splendid stock of Spring and Summer drjapery/ We are also informed that the firm have to arriye a very large stock of all the latest novelties for Spring and Sfimnjer wpar, direct from the manufacturers, so that the ladies of JJagtertfln. may look out for haying the largest in the district of Spring and Summer drapery, millinery, &c,, to select from. [A DVT.]'

Any of our readers who are'requiring good • and. clothing, could notpossibly do better than purchase; from Gardener & Son, Criterion Store, Garterton, who are-renowned for their moderato ohargtß.—[Advt.]

'The.yelliHidii ¥eats!xport C'lttipany iffw'regiiterod yesterdaf;arid;tho directors JwplifjbeJ,appointed .Cablegrams-just received discourage the ts''^eiiiß;malde,this jeSo'n/ " \ , Tenders are invited by the Masterton Highway Board for one years' lease'of the Te pro-Ore; toll, Mill Best notifies . that . herj pupils ; reajsemblron Friday the I'GtK lnit," wne.n. the-third term' ; of tha ; present ytorwiil" b«gtn:':l /" '•[ ' \ .•'Mrßapp harreceired a letter from Mr 6. Beethsm^ ; M,H.;R.j statihg'thit, he ■hopes' in exjunction : with' Mr • Bunny to present the, memorial re railway tariff &c. to to-day, and'dp. all in; his power to .obtain'a fair Miisideratioh for ;. There- appears, every prospect of the Greytown 1 cricketers having a permanent groundj as they.liave'sucoeeded'iii l»aßing' about 3 acre's of Stewart's paddock fnr a nutiibe'r' Sf'^rii/^liii,,- addecl to the fiete ! adjniiiiiig, which the TrußteeVare ! for recreation piirp3ai&,' j rai.very.' suitable. theqi." .The annual-meeting of meml)e|S Ml o| the^ub^;|s to';be held next week, '.iijvanterlaiirinent in aid of 'the funds js-spoken Qf ;f<>FM«nday' r evenihg next in jthe.JPoresters' Hall,

' v ££ihOit(ing of'.the 1 Resident Magis-. .trate.'a,Court at on ■ Monday, tke'follbwi'ng cases w.ere Aiaposed of Faber 'damages' away -'a fonce £lO. ■iSsMr Bunny foifsMK6ff* M* Bdard .for deMdanUiujudgoment for-£1 2s' and '.'D', 1 i-Keii'-y 0, Pan toil Brown; delit" iSa settled-pit^ofCoiu'tJ-r-r-..' F.' G.' ''Mbtfri' v' i! G; • "Whir£ breach; pf,'Babbit Nuisarice'Actj 1881,' stand.over by.arrange.'merit tV.P. Sutton X J.,, P. Russell.bvejiph pf,-..Sheep Act defendant 1 did "not'appear; fined Is and COStS. • „• •• '

The Church parade 'of; the Grtytown Volanteer's on Sunday, la&t was tlje moat numerously attiendett'one' that has been, ■held-there;' The Company under the command.of Leiut Cameron, full in at the Post Office, and headed by .the band marched to St Lukes Church. The HonChiplain, Rev Yere White conducted the service) and preached a very impressive "sermon," taking for'histext the 13th verse of the 8 Chapter of Corinthians. Jackson's service in P was rendered by the choir during the service., /After ."service the the Company; marched back to the Post Office and dismissed. We are pleased to note that the ohoir, are mating steady prioress under their new leadership, and certainly are a credit'to the township; On Sunday evening Jackson's' evening service was very effectually rendered by them, it>boing the first time it had been sung in Greytown.

! -The Carterton IJifie Volunteers paraded for their usual weekly drill last evening, Captain Snodgrass in command, Liouts. Bennett jind jtotis were also present, with tlie 1 Whole i ,of the non commissioned officers and 27 rank and file.-"The drill was' considered the, .best yet held by the corps,' ; Taking .advantage :of the moon, .they, .tiere exercised in Main-street until .it 'w, very forcibly shown thatCorn/mander. Rain" was->bont-on having the' rule, when a.removal to the hall was 5 made, and 10 ( o'clock was. close at hand ..when, the; instructor:- yield'ed charge to the' captain, .'and' a first-class drill was brought to a close. Carterton is not likely to allow-,the other,corps of.the Yaljey; toj gp'far 1 ;jihead of them.; The town ivas' quite'aliye, raid the inhabitants appear to 'take groat interest', iu their :local defenders;

The loss of property to the 'Jews m during the recent riots is estimated, at £I3,OOO,ODD* "and the sufferings of •the poorer classes are frightful., \ v i ,'v • •We : ha'Ve.lieen informed, that Messr o Rapp ahd' Hftre of the Emporium Queen Street have 300 bushels- of white seed potato oats grown in the Wair'arapa and acknowledged; to''': be,the best salnple' in the market. "As there is a greatdeiiiiViid : for first claps seed oats,ye would recommend farmers ; who intend to grow milling oats andsustain the high market price f»r this produce to secure,some of, this seed without delay,'—fSd'vt'lv