The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 980, 21 January 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1882.

—-f-♦ The Masterton Pound has recently occasioned a debate in the Borough Council, and a disquisition in the U.M. Gourfc. It may possibly continue to ho discussed in either ouo or the other Chamborfor some time to .come, Mr Wardell, in the case whioh came under his notice, expressed a very decided opinion, first, that it was an anomalous position for one man to. act as ranger and poundkeeper; and, secondly, that it was better for officers of this description to ho paid by salaries instead of subsisting on fees. There was one aspeot of the question upon which the Resident Magistrate could not very well pronounce an opinion. This consideration to which we would draw attention is the.fact that tho streets have, during the past year, been cleared of meandering quadrupeds, and complaints of invaded gardens and devastated crops are a thing of the past. The horses and cattle whieh have been run in have also been well housed and fed. Furthermore, all this has been done without subjeoting the ratepayers to any tax for salaries or improvements, It will, we think, be admitted that from this point of view the arrangements made by the Borough Council have been wise and judicious. One omission, however, w«b made, which enabled the Court to "sit upon" the Council and its officer—a poundkeeper cannot act as a ranger unless he has been sworn inas a'special constable.' Mr Bezv. acted as ranger, and, however much he may have been sworn at, he certainly was never sworn in, and having placed himself in this way at the mercy .'of the owners of certain; tourist loows. which", he had gathered in, was fined right and left, Of course the Borough 'Counoil will, aa a matter of fairness, protect Mr. Bezab from pecuniary loss In this affair.. The penalties should .fall on the Council,

ami, even with this driwback, the City Fathers may be. congratulated upon ' having accomplished their impounding . efficiently and economically. The sys- i tein of farming the pound and the ranging may not be perfect hi theory, 1 but it hasyprked well 'kpjfactice, and ' the" 'Council;' will c ;be very,: unwise ,to abandon it?simply bpcause one eafth I -wasleftunstopped. "'Mr Wardellheld ' that the fact of a ranger being paid by ' fees was. a temptation to him td leave ; an occasional gale open in order, tofill ' a vacant pouiid, Hia opinion of human '■ nature is mthoi'a low one if he believes. : ] tliat a iium who is neither a rogue nor , a fool would be guilty of such a practice, i So long as a ranger is a lespectablo. i person there is little fear of him abusing his position. We trust the Borough Council will retain Mi-Bezar's set vices as ranger and poundkeeper, for the work in his hands has been done well and cheaply.'. It is difficult to keep a good man in an unpopular billet, but possibly Mr Bkzar may,, by liberal treatment, be induced to continue at. hie post. The debate in the Borough Council to which the impounding question gave rise was on the fallability of the Borough by-laws, ' It was asserted by one .councillor that a gentleman who had acted as Borough solicitor, and drafted the particular, by-law. Under.. which: the ranger had Bbßn v appointe.d',. had;in'ar«ceht oaSe driven -; : a coach and four thrbiisju! his •own handiwork. This Was'a^vq;fite^ to m^^^MMm who raa4o.it should-. ' have'fihtinye.stigafelitl•'. fibhe would have found that the Borough by-laws had not been called in ; question in any shape or way in eonnectio'nwith \ the case, and- that the dispute turned on an anomalous appointment, which, could; as we have before poinded out^. have been validated l>y the holder of it being sworn jn as I 'a. Bpecial constable'. The committee which! has been iap? ; pointed to report to the Council on the affair will no doubt clear up the matter,, and we can only hope that the councillor. who—under a. singular misapprehension of the case—brought an unjustaspersion against the late Roroughsol'oitpr, w:ll have the good sense to apologwe'for his blunder. The discus, ; sion wliith took place on Tuesday last being'founded on an idle rumor, was unworthy of the Council, and the Mayor acted very .properly when he put a stop to it,.

Notice is siiven n{ a dissolution nf partnership in ihe.firmof Biwry & Kinu. "Mrs Wi (.hub's board mi! and day school Ptiny-street Mastertnti, will rtt-pi>en after the holidays ou Monday the 3Qih inst, A me tin? of the Masterton and Opnki Jck'y Club will be held at the Clin Hotei ihi* evening. v \: ; Mr Saunders the contrucior for the new section nf railway at Makat»ki left IVlasteitoii this morning with seven s;»ud teams en r >ute' fur his so;iiebf nperati in. The arrnwements nude by the depart--1 ineiii f»r the Anniversary holiday on the Wellini;tiin and Masfcnoi milw if are published in another column, .They in dude cheap excursion trains between Wellinalnn and Masterton and for the local races. Tick-its will be aviilable for the return journey up to the 30 h inst. OnTuesliya special train will leave Masterton ai 6 a.m. Anniversary day at Masterton has been , chosen f r the inaugural picnic in the.new Mihniil giounds. A dinner will he pro-. ■■ -vided hi inHiii andtaa at 4. p.m. Children •itenriina the school will Iwadm tt.-d free, *nd adult? will pay only a very mudeiate '\wt\i*. All arn-ta of out dour uaiiies will ■>e indulged in, and it is anticipated"i.lia.i. ilie new buildings will attract, a. Urue uteiidaneeofpiirenta and of pupils'friends The Rev James Paterson preaches to morrow both morning and evening in the Prealiyteri in Church Masterton and" on ■ Monday the annual Buiree will be held. in the Bchoolroom- which will oonaist of ; a. tea meeting, with a leo'ure.tn tollow.' Mr Paterson is deservedly popular in this district and any publiu demonstration with which he is associated is certain to.be a suocess.- ' The Venetian Blind Works, so long under the management of Mr Easbyv on •Plimmer'o steps, Wellington, hasr'eoe'ntly been.taken over by J, P, Pugdaje, .who still makes Venetian and wire blinds a speciality of his workshops," Hie" Venetian blinds are of best cedar pine, and are warranted not to warp or blister., A lad named Neils Poulsori, well . known to.ihe polioe in Creytown, was arrested by Constable Booleton yesterday, for feloniously entering the premises of Mr J. Dorrell, and stealing some money therefrom, For the past few weeks Mr '. Dorrell has missed several sums of money, and having Buspioion of the lad,, marked some coins, and left them - in the house... TheßO wero etolen.'and information was . given to the polioe,-who, bn'searobiDg the . lad, fonnd the' marked' money on him. He will be brought before a J. P; today. The first draft of stations issued by the Wesleyan Conference now sitting at Christohnrch, shews the Bev J, Dukes appointed to the Greytown.Circuit,.and. the Rev Peter Wills, of Milton, Otago, to Masterton. These appointments are of CHuraa to be enhjected to two revisions, therefore, cannot he considered as finally settled. -" -We should not be at all sorry if the second draft ohansod Mr Wills to G-cytown and retained Mr .Dukes in Masterton, but of this there is no prospect, '"•'-. A short time since we stated that Mr C'lrbett intended! to present a bathing thed, en the banks of the Waipoua, to' the inhabitants of Masierton. Thestruo'ure is now completed, and the following correspondence upon the matter hasbeen banded to'us for puWio'tinii:—" Masterton, 17di January. 1882.-6. S. W. D.lrjmple, Esq.: Dear Sir, —I have erected on the hank of the Waipoua River a bathing; shed for the use of the publio nf Masierton, and I hereby vest the same in the names nf George Samuel VVemjs Dalrymple, Thomas Charles D'Arcy. Henry Walden, and Hubert Hosie, all of Masterton, as Trustees,'with power to add tn their numbers and appo'nt. their RuccesEors; and I trust the public- will see it ;to be to their interest to assist, them in maintaining the same in gnod.ordor and repair, and that they may long enjoy its use,"—l am, etc; J.'H. Coibelt —"Masterton, 1882,-Mr John. Hicks. Corbett: Dear Sir, —I am in receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, in which you kindly vest your generous gift of a bathing'shed-to the public of Masterton in the names nf Messrs D'A'iey, Wald«n, Hnsi'e': and myself as Trustees. I am requested by my in their names, and I iiia'y nay in that- of the' pu'hlioi't'rt tender to' yiiii their sincere thmta for this valuable and.must thoughtful giftptnd~tonasorir' yon that ..we have much pleasure in ' acceptiag this Trust, andhnieto.prove our . estimation of your publio Bpiri', in making this present, by using bur utmost endeavor : to preserve the aatne from abrjie or destrpotlon."'AgainthankinKyorj,lin3,-. : :etff,,eh B,!W.'Dftlrympl», -V -::;, ■.'.;

The Hon. the Premier is about to visit Taranaki and Auckland. '-' The Post Offie'eatWaihengarbasi 'been removed to Maryborough'!' j ; i" '. Earthquakes-were v . teWjn Greyloifrifj • both on Wudoesday'and Thursday evenibfs \ between ten half past.'■'■•. .-.<•;•'~\' v-'i.-; . .•.jii.i--.....-J ;■''', t;'''-j '•'-• ■ ■' '.';' 'i The fiultl meeting/of 'the • palgainated) [ Sports' C6niii)ittee,wa|)ie|d,in • Qreytbwi| * onThursday.?venrogif'- TheWagemetifS' are all'completed, and riothihg.now. remains, but fine weather to ensures sueoeasfuigatheriag.". ■' "."-•':'"'••.■••■" r:r~? •; -■ It will be seen from-"our' advertising columns that owners are wanted^at. ( (frey-., for ■ a "carter's whip and ~a door key, at Carterton s for a .cheque,,;.. these articles having all been iound at those places,- On the other hand .rewards;'are offered for'a valise lost off the Club 'bus, and a silver watoh lost at Kohiwai. - This morning there was a heavy fresh intbe Wsipoua, and; the advantages of th'e new bridge were veiy apparent. Messrs Bacon .and Wrigley's premises, which have been wont to.be swamped on suoh an oooasion were bigli and dry,'the additional outlet for the'eurrent afforded by the new ninety-foot span, carrying the flood wafer off very rapidly. Abote the new bridge a bole was washed : iii;.-the road metal, but Mr Bauiabe^'promptly-.' stopped any mischief at : thw-point;by'' filling in the gap with bags'of stona.s,; / . •TheTeotWa on" Lord %\iw" which WB»v'tb;haye; been .delivered Town'HalluMaster-ton, .'igSj! 'prevented'by the,wea^err'tbjjjj|g^g^f : ■Entirely oVero'pming the feelid&Hadml-' ■ ration ,whigh'iJeoture^n ; • subjedt usually esoitea ift ; th&'"lSiada"of : Irishmen. Only-ode ppqn. brayed'; the elements to Jiaten.to o£Uhe hero; so the'flail, was dldaed at-'about 8.20, and the'ralh blessed. K-.y: '•' .. As the WAißmrA'Dmy-.-will Mjik published on Monday, -we would remind 1 ' : Battlers in all parts of tbedlstricV iii'Qurpresent isskof"their duty. on.Juesdly;. evening their .vplwTat.'.the' several'soho.aleieotiouß.'-'We'nope tb see • good committees'returned afc.,eyflry/BfihobT • centre, ■• and the apathy, \. which' i has : occasionally characterised, some of these annual eventa.conapiou'oua by its absence; •-' Now.that the badwaather'is'breaking,' the promoters of ...the. Carterton-Taratahj •Races may 'loot.forward to a'Succ'essfui. day's sport on Monday next.', The course : is a very convenient ope for' visitors, to assemble-at frpm all parts of the'district, aifd;if the" same interest is .manifested in : attending these races as was displayed last year there will be a big gatliering. ; : . .The treat to the children of the Clareville school took place the tables being abundantly vprpvided..' and prettily deourated'with numerous vases of.flowers. After full justice-had been done to the cornealnbles the centre, of the room was cleared and games indulged in, as owing tii ; .tho: excessively heavy rain it was impossible for the children to play outside.., The prizes were then distributed hy Mr BuirattiWi- the Chairman of the Committee Standard Vl—Flora Sewell; standard "VVLizzie Bairstow and Edward B..ya; Standard,lV - Walter Smith, Surah Cave; Standard 111-William MoKenzie and James Wallis; Standard 11-Elizitbeth Smith and Percy Wallis; Standard I- Matilda Hewett and Joseph Pettiit. The extra prizes for running will take place on' Tuesday afternoon should the weather bb favorable.