The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1001, 16 February 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1882.

We are glad to observe that the Masterton Borough Council has relegated the vexed question of the report of the Masterton Institute and the appointment cf a new management to a subcommittee which will have leisure to consider % various difficulties with which the late managing cosimittsoh!',been handicapped. It is gratifying to find the Borough Council taking an intelligent interest in adjusting the dilemma in which the institution is placed, and we anticipate a good result from the investigation which the subcommittee has undertaken, Tho main obstacle to working this institution on a popular !basis is, in our opinion, the existence of an imperium in imperio in the person of a body of guarantors who are individually liable for the. Institute debt. We presume that it is the intention of the Borough Council to relieve the guarantors from their responsibility, The Borough Council have a special rate at its command more than adequate to provide for both interest and sinking fund on this debt, and it is quite in a position to take up a burden which it is intended bylaw to bear, and which cannot without embarrassment remain as .the personal liability ,of the guarantors, We are also pleased to observe that the.Council is willing, if by doing so it can benefit the Institute, to delegato the patronage it enjoys in the appointment of a management committee. It was proposed on Tues day last that the election of a committee should be left to the general body of the ratepayers, but it may be worth while considering whether it would not be better in the interests of tbq Institute itself to give this privi lege to the subscribers to its library. The latter take a lively and direct interest in the Institute, whereas the former, in many instances, care very little about it. No doubt the subcommittee will consider this point, and if it is of the opinion that either one courso or the other will be more likely to promote the interests of the establishment in question, its decision will, we trust, be accepted unchallenged.

Mr S. Vennell advertises an eight horse power threshing machine for sale. The Lower flutt School lias brought the compulsory elaqses of .the.Jduoltiotf', Act into force. ■'■. f ;■" vi ;' )'\ The Oarterton Rifle Volunteerssold a; churoh parade on Sunday %, \$ Mr W. Kimber advertlpfls'/ifprlpei an old established butchering Carterton. •:"') ' ■'.' •; Tenders are invited for alterations to the 'store of MoOarthy. . .....-.• ; '*' : ''n. Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in St. Mark's Churoh, .Carterton.onSunday next,..'','", ' "., The Hon.<P. Lalor, Speaker of the Victoria Assembly, has stated that he-intends' purchasing an estate and settling in this colony. Mr Jamea Clark, farmer, of the Opaki, has filed his schedude. The first meeting of cridetors will bo held at the Courthouse on Tuesday, the 28ih inst.. I

The Masterton Debating Society meet to-morrow evening to further disouss Mr Park's essay on Local Self-Government, Mr Murdoch McKenzie gives notice of an application for the Eketahuna Hotel licence to be transferred' to Mr John M'Lecnau.

Mr J. Clayson in our wanted column advertise! for sale every conceivable necessary for the culinary department, all locally grown.

In the balance sheet of the Mnsterton Institute yesterday a printer's error occurred. : In the, cash account the balance should have read J373 instead of £273. ~:. .

. Tho ; weights in the Hack race for Mr E. R, Armstrong's gold mounted whip will be welter and not;oatch weights.. Tenders lor painting' the Club- Hotel closed at noon to-day. A paragraph we inserted yesterday extended the time to next veek.

Mr D. F. McCarthy anounces in our. front page that he will offer bargains in order to make room for'the carpenters to work in making alterations to the premises.

Who would'ntbe a bishop? Lord Suter of Nelson has gone to London on a sixteen month's holiday. On his return he may be expected to be fit for another years' Episcopal slavery right off. ~ v , ; .••< Mr Turnbull the architect was in-Mas-terton to-day, and visited with the chairman of the School, Committee, the new' school buildings, We understand that he is prepared to make better arrangements for the lavatories, which are, in their present form, somewhat" incon-' veniont.

Mr Harrison, teller of the Bank of New Zealand at Master ton, has been transferred to Palrnerston north, ■ He will-be': missed in this district, where he hat made" many friends, having served several yeara at the agencies at Greytown and Carterton, as well as for a considerable period in this town

The committee appointed by the Masterton Borough Council to report oil a gas supply for the time seems to be rather olow in getting through its work. The question is one of such importance that indifference to its consideration' would be unpardonable.

Messrs P. H. Wood & Co in conjunction with Meesrs Loto& lorns.are instructed by Mr W, C. Buchanan to sell on Thursday March 2. at Pastoral Society's Yards, Carterton, 2000 eweß and 100]).: lambs. The whole of them have been bred on the station from pure bred ram 6, so that thore is likely to be a keen competition for them,

A meeting of Fire Brigade delegates is about to be held at Timnru, This morn-, in? two fine looking fellows who represent the Napier Fire Brigade arrived in Masterton en route for the South, They inspected the .plant and arrangements of the Masterton Brigade, and will be.accompaniod this afternoon in ttio train to Wellington by Messrs Mnir and Dixon, who proceed on a similar misson l on behalf of our local brigade. •

Action is now being taken on the. motion of the Mayor of Masterton to obtain the appointment of a coroner for the Northern division af the Wairarapa. We do not think that there will be any difficulty on the part of the Government in complying with the request which is being preferred if the services of a person fitted to discharge the duties of the office are available.

The new Mason and Hamlin'B organ for St. Matthews Church has arrived in. Masterton. It will he placed in the church as soon as Mr Parker the well-known organist of Wellington is able to come up ard introduce its pure and powerful notes to the congregation. The exterior of the instrument is hut a plain one, hut its interior is a wonderful combination of mechanism for producing strong sweet and varied harmonies, A meeting of those interested in the organisation of a swimming tournament wiib held at the Cluh Hotel last evening! when 15 persons were presdnt, MrDe Castro, through whose energy the meet-' ins originated, was voted to the chair. After deciding that a tournament should be held, it was resolved that a committee of six be appointed to curry out the necessary arrangements, Eight names were proposed, and the votes resulted in favor of the following gentlemen:—Messrs De Castro/Bogg, MoKen*|?. and Meek. The further election of offi". cers was deferred till after the committee had arranged the programme,' &c. A genoral meeting will be held on Monday night at the Empire Hotel, at which the committee will report progress. |

The election of a Licensing Committeo for the Borough of Masterton was conducted in the Courthouse to-duy by. Mr Wardell, the BetUrning Officer, assisted by Mr Freeth. During the first hour or two the voting was very languid, but towards noon the Good Tenplarsand the publicans commenced to bring in' their friends; and at three o'clock this afternoon ovor fifty; votes,were recorded, some ladies being' among the voters. Many who put in an appearance at the booth were surprised to find that by neglecting to pay rates they were disqualified for exercising their franchise. Out of 404 on the roll no less than 122 ;were ineligible as voters, The poll closes at 6 p.m,

Special attention is called to Rapp and Haro's price list, which will be found on our frontpage. For clothing, boots, ironmongery, and grocery, they will bo found the cheapest and best house in the trade.—To FarmersJust arrived. Harvesting Gloves; 1,000 Corn Sacks, equal to new, at 7s 6d per dozen,—[Advt.] Carterton v Masterton—As a proo of who are the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapawewish to draw our readers' special, attention to B. A. Gardener & Son's advertisement on our frontpage. This firm is determined to keep up their reputation, From the time of their commencing business in Carterton tboy have repeatedly proved that they can withstand competition, no matter how strong. It is therefore ridiculous for another storekeeper from a neighboring township to post price lists to their customers and pretend to sell at wholesale prices, when for the smallest quantities B. A. Gardener & Son supply goods in almost every instance 10 to 15 per cent Cheaper, and in large quantities still further oonoes. sions are m«de.—(ADVT