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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 967, 6 January 1882, Page 2

The Tamtahi-Cavterton Highway Bjard met at the Institute, Carterton, on Tuesday, the 3rd instant. Present-Messrs Welch (in the Chair), Braithwaite, Parker, and Vile. The absence of the Chairman of the Board, Mr Booth, having beenapologised ior.MrWelch selected Chairm«n for the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, Si ™ e L ba " k . h *';»nce reported at 1659 5s l 1?... " mv ' n " correspondence was then tabled—Beard and Gray, that conveyance Francis to_ Board, was in hand, and that Mr Osborne would not sell one acre of land but merely gave right to take gravol therefrom ; oettlers on Arnold's line askins the Board to metal portion of the road BUrveyed last autumn, and offering donation in aid; Resolved—That Messrs Vile and Reynolds confer with Mr Osborne as to sale of Hand for graver pit, That'the ahove petition he held over till next meeting. Accounts for supphes, &c., amounting to £2315b lOd. Tenders for the following works were accepted Forming and metalling lSohains.Udy'sline, Matarawn, J. Johnson, 4SI ?8 9d per chain ; repairing 60 chains, Moffat's Line, Matarawa, J, Johnson, at 6s 6d per chain, formation, ft I chain: formin ? M chains ditch, Walerson'a Line, P. Petersen, il 19s per chain; forming and metalline; 20 chains, Udy s Line, J, Johnson, fl 8s 3d per chain. The following resolutions were then passed—That fresh tenders be c ? lled „ fo ! "clearing drains on Ddy's Line; that Mr Booth be authorised on behalf of this Board to settle with the Carterton Local Board the balance of acoounts between both Bodies, and that he be requested to confer with the Chairman of the Local Board to this and that the road known as Joseph's Line, Matarawa, be taken over by this Board, and he felled and stumped, provided Mr Coleman Phillips contribute a portion of the cost not exceeding SH j that the question of 1 accepting 9s for Messrs Joseph & Co.'a rates for 1880 and 1881 in lieu of £2O be adjourned till next meeting j also the question of Mr Dakin's claim by way of reduction of rates; that notice be sent to MrJamea Stevens warning him against dragging logs along the road without proper vehicles for the purpose;, that tendef be called for the following works,' viz.Oliver's Linoi metalling 40 chains j Joseph's Line, falling and stumping 30 chains; 13 chains wire fencing across Mr Cnsel'ierg's land in No. 2 Ward ; White's Line, 20 chains gravelling and formation: waterson 8 Line, 10 chains metdiinf and-

Messrs Lowes & loms hold a furniture sale at 2 p.m, to-morrow. . The new time table on the MastertohWellington railway comes : into force today. v

.IjessraF, H. Wood & Co.; sell on the 11th inst., the household furniture 6f Mr F. H. Webb, Carterton. v The. Masterton Town Lands Trustees hold their ordinary monthly meeting this evening,

On and after to-day, mails for Carterton, Greytown, Wellington, &0,, will cloße at Masterton at 1.30 p.m. A horse and cart bolted up the Carterton township on Thursday morning, No damage was done as it bolted home. Tenders are invited by the TaratahiCarterton Highway Board for contracts in Oliver,s line at Matarawa, Nix's Line, Wlute Line, and Waterson's Line.

It is understood that the promoters of the woollen factory movement in-Welling-ton are prepared to treat with the Masterton Company for a joint enterprise on the basis of the works being in Masterton and the Warehouse in Wellington. The Greytown Temperance Hall has been engaged this evening by two of the latterday saints, for the purpose" of explaining the dootrine of Mormon ism. As some of our Greytown friends hrVe'.already taken a great interest in the silbjeot, we expect to hear of a good attendance, The following district order from Col. Pearce appears in another column:— The Carterton Volunteers will parade for Inspection and exercise at 7,80 p.m. on the oth inst., and the Masterton Volunteers and Cadets at 7.80 on the 13th inst. A report has been oiroulated that the postal and telegraph departments are about to be amalgamated at Masterton. This ohange is one that was suggested by the idea of utilising the telegraph building for the B.M.' department. As, however, a different arrangement is likely to be made by the erection of a buildirgiu Hall-street for legal business, there is not much'probability of any immediate amalgamation of the post and telegraph offices. If the telegraph work were placed, as might possibly be the case, iu- the hands of the overworked postal staff, the result would be disastrous for the reputation of the departments and the convenience of the public. Our Saturday's Supplement will contain a sketch entitled "Extraordinary instanoej of Physical .Strength a pathetic Btory of "The Pet of the Drillers;" "Choice Physiology;" "How to Live Long;" a poem, "Seven Years Old;" jm"' l ' s "Agricultural;" Wit and Wisdomthe first portion of an exceedingly interest tale entitled " Ihe Eviotion, and what came of it;" a touching story of " A mendicanta laughable story of a duel, "Honor Satisfied:" "Change of Air;" "Hallucinations of Great Men;'; "A Good Old Vermont Custom,' 1 being an amusing wedding sketch, and various other articles.

Constable Eccleton of Greytown, lmd rather a rough time of it yesterday afternoon in attempting to arrest a Maori. One Wiremu Mahupuku, of Long Bush, with his wife were making purchases in Caselberg's store, when they came to loggerheads, and ended in the lady receiving some rough handlinsr from'her lord and master. A3 they made things very lively ini the store, the constable was sent for, who seeing Wiremu was the worse for liquor proceeded to arrest him, ho of course resiatinj; the action. Another native (John Manihera, of Papawai) seeing the state of aire, attempted to rescue his friend and between the two the constable got decidedly the worst of it. Eventually assistance was obtained and the pair were safely looked up in the police cells. The first named will be charged with bein" drank and disorderly .resisting, and assanfting he police, and-Manihera, with being drunk and resisting the police. These offences are punishable with a fine of £lO, or two months imprisonment, as the magistrate may direct. 11

Yesterday the Hon. 0. J. Phararn was tiled beforo the Ohief Justice, and a common jury on a charge of vevaonntion at the general election on the 9th Decernf » Mr J. Gordon Allan appeared for the Orown, the defendant conducting ,w? Cft ? 0 ' The verdict was as follows: • The jury find that Mr Pharazyn. uavmg: voted once .at the election for fhorndon, did apply at the same election tor a voting paper in his own name, but so applied under the impression that he was voting at a different electorate for another candidate, and believe the mistake, was honestly made," The Court neljl that the verdiot'amoimted to one of guilty but the defendant claiming that it m one of not guilty, the point was reserved for the Court of Appeal, the defendant being liberated on entering into his own recognizance for £SO,

The.Greytown Borough Council meet on Monday evening next, when it is to be hoped that something will be done toward having the. main street cleared of the weods that have been allowed to grow; ana also to oompel people to hare their hedges clipped that overhang the footpath, one place in particular—that of the Kisma Sun section, for there the hedge, which is a ?reat nuisance in wet weather ocoupies half the path, and on a windy day the sheet iron, (debris of the late fire),' blows across the road to..the- danger of the passers by, especially-horsemen, arid ftis quite time some definite action was taken .by the Council with respect to this seotion,

The Hon. Colonel Whitmore has returned to New Zealand. . ,

A man named Grißhaw broke his leg yesterday at Mastevton by falling from the top of a loaded hay cart,.: 1

Messrs H. Bunny and T. Mason have been re-appointed members of tho. Land Board of the Wellington district.' Mr Andrew T. Maginnity has been appointed Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts at Collingwood.

Mr Donald Donald, of Solway, Masterton, has made an application for a patent for a wool press.

The plans of the new Court House at Mastorton have been submitted to Mr Wardell for his report. We understand that the new building will have a frontage to Hall-st.

Mr Lang, on behalf of the N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., conducted the usual fortnightly sale on Wednesday last. There was an average attendance of buyera. The result of the sale was to show a slight deoline in prices for wools of inferior charaoter, and increased firmness in the market tor hides, for whioh there was a brisk demand at improved rates.' The principal lots realised the following prices:—Wool—Dß, 4 bales crossbred in grease, B|d; W T over K, 1 bale merino, 8|o; 66,3 bales crossbred, 7|d ; S over P, 7 bales do 7fd; 2 bales dingy, 7|d; HK conjoined, 19 bales do, 7d; WS, 12 bales sandy, 6Jd: DW., 1 bale rough, s?d; JB. 8 bales do, 7dj MAHI, 24 bales sandy', 6|d; looks and pieces, from to' 3|d per lb. SHEEPSKiNS-Market bare; a parcel of lambskins realised Is each. Taliow—No shipping parcels were offered; a few odd casks and oases were quitted at £27 for mutton and £25 for mixed. Hides—Salted parcel in fair condition made 4|d, and dry hides of good weight realised Bid per lb. " ' The usual monthly meeting of tho Vestry of St. Mark's Churoh, Carterton, was held in the Sunday Schoolroom on Wednesday evening, There were present the Re? W. T. J Western (in the Chair), and Messrs Fairbrother, Snodgrasa, Armstrong, Bootli and Kay, The Treasurer announced that the sum of £2G 3s 6d had been placed bv subscribers to the credit of the churoh fund in the Bank of New Zealand, and expressed his intention of remitting the same |to Wellington before the 16th of the present month. The following accounts were passed for payment: -R, Fairbrother & Son, £2 3a 4d; R. Harman, Church repairs £1 6s 6d; Mrs King, cleaning and lighting Church, !£6 15s 4d, The Secretary was instructed to write to the Carterton Local Board asking for the loan of 10 forms for the Sunday Sohool until now ones are made,