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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 987, 31 January 1882, Page 2

The Masierton Borough Council meets this cening. TheM-isterton Library Committee holds a meeting at the Insti ute this afternoon. Tenders are invited hy the Custlepoiht Highway Board for four repairing and metalling contracts m tie m-in line, which include alinut three and a half miles of road, " % Messrs F. H. Wood & Co.. hold an im portant sale of building und nibnrlian 1 iud tomorrow, b.eing a portion of the well-kuoivn Belvidere Estate. The feelions will he put no in sizes varying _from eight to fifty nino acres, and the terms will be unexeeptionully easy. The Post gives tho 'names of tho professional bookmakers "at the Empire Ho_'ol_ who aro waiting for customers. This is a direct challenge to iho Government which is administering tho dam ng and Lotteries Act aud should be responded to if tho measure be a Valid one.

. We have waited in vain this -eason fnr a giant gooseberry, hijt hive at last. hepn. favored with a mmia'er ihisilo. The " habitat" of the reinmkahle specimen, which may he seen at this office whs Bemley Es'itto. The s<>li<l giio of imeasures in cirtiuuifetenre 13 inches, and 'he petals cover a siimhir S|iace, The, 'pecinien would make, were i' not too' beautiful for such a purpose, a squaie meal for an average d irkeyi From the report of N.Z, Loan and Mercantile a»ency of the produce markets of New Zealand published on the 26th inst., we learn that the several auction'sales of 'vool conduced in different parts of the colony by the o cmnpanv have passed off «ith'spirit' fit p'ices fully .opal to those onrrent.at,tho'openjug'-of the season. In shenpskins the Wolli'n-iton mai-kot is almost i.are, advices (rom 1 London ivpprt an improving d,oraand for r.ibbitsk!iiß prices ranging according t'-i quijitit from Is, Oflf to 2s Od | per lb. In hides and leather the home market has shown symptoms of weakness, and a sharp drop in tallow has beoii reported. We understand that the committee appointed t? report upon the Impounding oiie'stlon 1 ' will rpconimend the Masterton Borough Coliiieil tff'eleoi & pouudkeeper under the Impounding Act, find' to give' the duties of Borough'ranger to Mil Ingram at a small annual salary.- The : eommlt'.o.e also recommend that the Conn-' oil should r.ecouo Mr Bezar for the expen- : bos lib has incurred recently |i| cpuncetion with lhe cases brought a'gairisi. him iu tl/e R M. Court but will no' as yet advise ,the; Council to bje re,sp,onsib)e for the penalties, incuwed by Mr Bezar'o g?fjissants. At the meeting of the.vestry of gt, Matthew's Parish held last evening, a resolution was pas.ied expressing the tiopg that winter evening entertainment similar tp tliote ofliwi yeir would he continued this yeir j ajul it is believed I that arraiigemVntt ar/? about to be nude for the purpose. A discussion »|sn fool;. place as to ,thd best mode of ensurini! tnorepmiotu'ai attendance at the services: ufthe Church j several paraoiis'liavini! i made serinu* umnplain'tf} i.if t-hjß nia-iner' iu which tho service is inteTip'eJ by neraons arriving late. The wish w a't" fXpresse 1 tint it inijlu he iindein>re «enerally known thit when the bell ceases all viiiMni sittings iu the church are»free. A meeijiig of thp Cem'-"tery Trustees wa's-held his' tvenim/, jjj'e following beinsi present-R"v T. P iVrjt' l (ohiirinifl), and Messrs 'L mby. J. H llird, Rmi) U;' § TheOhdniiaii rep-i'ted ih'f'.J-l'3 hid hkbh received frotu ihe Q ey»\v r.lV.'.Ht Lnd< Trusti-es; alio, thu a pi m of .Hio'her f|ve acres of the Camjtery R'tierye t)id been prepared, and|a sexton appointed A.agbcommittee, comiaiing of Messrs Pnrrltt, fluff, and Loasby, were_;-appnintod, and req'iested fn get the fillotying.work done, ■viji,, In place a.boirdwi'h srileof charges tbewon iii the to oa'l for leudets for clearing live iices ofeerab «.m lhe reserve; to. get b'trid oertilicite form? andgriiiiiiil (.'rant fonm printed. The Coinmitleß to 'reiioit «t tweh i;j«etini'if any imoroVfiinmM. wore requited .to H done, and to' iinderi iku'anv work not cjEiwedmgthe piui, 'ofEo. Mc. W. Skeet has kindly cuiisetUed to survey, the 5 acres as per plan,. , '' ' ' t •"'.'•' ■' •.. . • ' .

>-.■• The Prima Minister of Tonga, a clergy man is in Wellington. ■;Tho New .Zealand.Times recommends, the Education Bwd to establish,»' high school for girls iu Wellington, in the face of the Board having insufficient •iundß,;for the maintenance of common schoolsl the suggestion however desirableit may be, is.premature; --V '.--U ■<■ ,' Mews Lowes & Wns hold their third : fortnightly stock sale to-morrow afternoon. As nana' they have prepared a fall Catalogue of catt.l«, sheep, and "horses.' Buyers, will have every opportunity of supplying their requirements at lowest : ; m#et rates, and we trait to see the enterprise of the auctioneenrewarded by a goodattendance of farmers and dealers' ; Speial nttenttnir-is ciUed tt Rapp and Hire's pricj list,-wKich will lwfouid on our front page. For clothing, b iots, ironmongery and »roe -ry, they will He foiiui tho cheapest and best house in the: trade,-Anvr. Cartortou v Uasto-dVw-As a proof of who ire tho cheapest -torekeepevs in the Wra rapa.wewish to draw our readers' special attention to B. A. (Jardonsr & Son's advertisement on our front page This firm is to keep up tlnir. reputation. From the time of their coinauncing business in Carterton they have repoatelly proved tlntf they can withstand competition, no •natter ho*- ,-Hrong. -Tt is • therefore ridicu loin for anoth-T storekeeper "from a neighboring township to post price lists toth'ir customers- an I. pretenl to sell at wholesale prices, when for the smallest quantities B, A. Gardener &'''on supply goods in almost every instance 10 to 15.per cent oheape\. aivl in la-ge quantities still further coaces ions are m'de.—fADVT '