Untitled

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1017, 8 March 1882, Page 2

Mr C. R. Miller of Tenui has for sale forty rabbit dogs, also pure-bred greyhounds and retrievers. Tenders are invited by the Masterton Borough Council for 92,55 cbaius of formation in Short-street and Railway Road. The adjourned case of J, Payton & Co. v A, W. Renall will be heard to-morrow by Mr Wardell R.M., in the Miisterton Court, Tho pressure is about to be applied in Masterton to dilatory ratepayers. After Monday next they will be sued for arrears without further notice. Messrs Lowes <fc lorns sell to-morrow at Kopuaranga under a distress warrant, stacks of oats, clovor hay, a standing crop of clover, farm lots, and household effects,

We understand that the Maories in some partß of this district object to the payment of a dog tax. In many instances no difficulty has been found in collecting the impost irom. them. No doubt Europeans as well as natives will object if there is anything to be gained by holding out. The Licensing Committee for, the Greytown Borough held their first meeting yesterday, Mr J, Tully was eluo'ed Chairman, An application by George Jones for permission to have an additional bar in his hotel was called but waß withdrawn by the applicant, A meeting of persons who object to the payment cf tax on rabbit dogs will he held at the Empire Hotel this evening. The difficulty which has to be contended with by the Government in dealing' witli suoh an exception are thelarge packs of dogs kept by, professional rabbiters on stations. These rabbiters, when there is no cheok upon them are careless as to how their fourfooted friends increase and multiply. It is from men of this description that the nuisance of wild dogs emanates, and it is to oheok this that the Act enforces the registration of all dogs, ■ The usual monthly meeting of the Car' terton Volunteer Fire Brigade took place on Tuesday evening last, Lieu, Diederich ocoupied the chair, and the majority of the members were present. After the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, the election of oaptain was proceeded with, the ballot resulting in favor of Mr Bowles, who for some months previously held the office of Lieutenant in the Brigade, An amendment was made to rule 33 as to the qualification for any office for the future in accordance with the notice of motion given by Brigadier Gole at the last meeting, The letter from the secretary of the Greytown Brigade as to the formation of an association between the Valley Brigades was then discussed, a.nd. the following resolutions carried :—That this Brigade concur with the suggestion of the Greytown Brigade as to the advisability for local purposes of the existing Wairarapa Brigades and any others that may hereafter be formed in the Valley combining together for the purpose of rendering mutual help and information,—That a central committee be formed, consisting of the Captain, Lieutenant, and two Brigadiers from each Brigade, to be elected annually. —That such committee shall elect one of of their number as superintendant of the Valley Brigades for the current year.— That once in every six months such superintendant shall hold an inspection parade of each Brigade in each township. —That once a year a competition shall take plaoo between all the Brigades in the Valloy.—That the yearly terms of competition as to work to be done and otherwise shall be fixed and arranged by the central committeo, one calender month's notice of the terms and date of competition to bo given to each Brigade.—That a copy oi the above resolutions be sent to the secretaries of the Masterton and Greytown Brigades, as a basis for an association for local purposes. Foreman Brooker and Brigadiers Gole and Robinson were appointed a finance committee. Captain Bowles was eleotod an aotive member of the Brigade, after which the roll was called and the men dismissed about 9.15. A wet practice will take place next Tuesday evening. The draft of an address to - be presented to Mr 0. Potts, late captain of the Brigade, was laid before the meetjng and approved of,

The.usual meeting of the Masterton Tent,; 1,0,R.,.'wi1l be held to-morrow ;e'vonmg3 ; ';>' y ' ■ . I ~ Mesp Trotman and Smith commenced yejtertayijfte alteration to Mr F. :Muir's; fjlrapwjf Bpe, Greytown, which is to have a verandah, extending '" ; . : • r VMrMurdook, the general manager of the Bahkof New Zealand, was in Masterton to-day, and left, by.the afternoon's coaoh'r en route for Napier. A The Institute Committee of the Mastertonßorough .Oouuoil.meet the Library Committee and the Institute Trustees, over the proposed ohangea, on Friday evening at the Borough Council Chambers. Messrs Renall and Oorbett having i given formal notice of their withdrawal as candidates for the vacant seat in the Mastorton Borough Council, the returning officer has deolared Mr E. Feißt duly elected, | There waß a very fair attendance at Messrs Lowes &lorna fortnightly sale this afternoon. About thirty'head of cattle and a considerable number of horses were knookeddown, several good bargains being obtained among the latter. The next inspection parade of tho Masterton Rifle and Cadet Corps is advertised for Tuesday next; tho School Cadets at 3 p.m., and the Rifles and Cadets, at 7.30 p.m. The Carterton Rifles parade on Monday next. Tenders are invited by the general Manager of the Wellington and Masterton railway for the purchase of 150 tons of old rails in quantities of not less than 20 tons. Sample rails can be ; seen at Carterton and Masterton. ' There is an epidemio among the fowls in and about Greytown. On one farm over a hundred hare died within a few days, and at another place the whole of them, numbering between 30 and 40, have succumbed to the plague. The first imeiing of the Greytown Licensing Bench was held yesterday, there being present Messrs J. Tully, J, Baillie, W. H.W.Haines and W. Bock. Mr D. P. Loasby was unavoidably absent through illness. Mr Tully was elected chairman. .Beyond granting the renewal •of.;trieMiceDßea> to the'-Greytown and Forester's Hotels no other business waß done., : : r-::'.:■>■■■ ■:.'■■■'■

Mr G. Jones of the Foresters' Hotel, Greytown, has bow the contract for the delivery of the mail to and from the railway station and post office, and contemplates shortly to run a passeuger 'bus.to and from the' station.' Greytown will then be able to boast of ample travelling accommodation between the abovo places.

■•'-'A'-special meeting ; "of the Masterton Library Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs Feist (Chairman), MoGregor, Sellar, Carr, Boddington, Bennett, Renall, and Payton. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs Payton,, McGregor,.Carr, Sellar, and Beddington was'appointed to confer with th» Borough Council Committee on the proposed changes in the management of the Institute, and it was, instructed to apply for the subscribing members of the Library to be allowed the privilege of nominating a fair proportion of the members of the new Committee.

The" Wanganui Herald" speaking of the Wellington and Manawatu line eays: " A railway line through a mountainous wilderness is to be constructed with the aid of money raised from the Bale of our lands and the leasing of our runs, The venture is a bold one, and audacity often wins, it is trao, but we haw sufficient faith in our publio men yet to believe that they will "frustrate the knavish tricks" of our Wellmeton-Manawatu friends even though they are bucked and befriended by the powerful influences of the Hon. Postmaster-Qeueral, Mr Johnston, and the Government whip, Mr Beetham." We believe our contemporary to be in error in assuming that Mr Beetham is a promoter of this line. We have seen the plans of the proposed offices and chambers about to be ereoted by Mr W.Bock in Greytown; tho building will occupy the corner allotment of Main and Hastwoll-atreeta, havin» a frontage of 24 feet to the former and 32 to the latter street, it will have rather an imposing front to the Main-street, the entrance will be in the centre, a 4 foot passage running through to the council chamber, which will be 22 x 24, On each side of-the passage are two offices 10 x 10. When finished this building will bo quite an ornament to 1 tho town, besides providing a want that has long been felt. Mr E, Gray has been entrusted with the erection, and will make a start as soon as possible, This contractor has now two jobs on hand besides the above, viz,, alterations, and improvements to Forester's Hotel and Temperanc* Hall, so will have a busy time of it.

Thore was a good muster of the Greytown Volunteers last)evening, when Captain "Tally' held an inspection ; parade, Lieut. Cameron being also present. After the inspeetion, Drill Instructor Beaar put the Company through a good hour's drill outside the Hall, after which Lieut. Cameron took them, in band. On the return to the Hall it was' unanimously decided that as the Wellington Easter encampment had been abandoned, the officers of this company communicate with ,the officers, of.tlio* Oarterton ; and Maßterton oorps with a view to holding a review at Greytownjtm Easter Monday, and, ,if possible, invite the Wellington corps, to take part in it. Lieut, Cameron informed the Company'that'the competition for his oup would be resumed on. Saturday next arid continued on'the'Saturday following inspection parades, feather permitting. It was reßolTed^that ; those who wish oan fire in the morniug at 6 o'olock, and the remainder in the afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp. A gentleman was proposed and aocepted as an honorary m ember.

U WilliamfGreerj, living in ;the Ohootaw 'country; U'.S.l 'and his Wife, while on their way to visit apmo relatives were asaoiled by the father of the woman, who succeeded in beating them, into insensibility. He then cut out their tongues, tied them to a tree by the wayside and left them to perish. The motive of the deed is said to have been revenge, Green having mutilated his father-in-law some years ago beoause the latter objected to .the marriage of Green Mid his daughter. At Invercargill Mr McCulloch, E.M., has ruled that card playing in an hotel is not an " unlawful game." His Worship noticed that in none of the three Acts now in force wore unlawful games defined. In these circumstances they had to fall back on the old statutes, dating as far back 'as the timo of Henry VIII., and two leading statutes passed in the. reign of George IV., but none of these said that cards or playing with them was an unlawful game. They made certain games with cards, which were enumerated, unlawful, but card-playing in itself was not unlawful . Inspector Buckloy suggested that i n these circumstances the present Colonial Act required amendment.

The engineer of a train near Montreal saw a large dog on the track. He was barking iuriously, The engineer blew the whistle at him, but he did not stir, ard, orouchiug low, he was struck by the locomotive and killed. There was a bit of white muslin on the locomotive, and it attracted tbe attention of the engineer, who stopped the train and went back. There lay the dead dog and a dead child, whioh bad wandered upon the track and had gone to sleep, The dog had given his pignal to stop the train and bad died at his post, " ~;.