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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1047, 13 April 1882, Page 2

Our local contemporary has taken up the case of Mr Coleman Phillips as a late candidate for the County chairmanship We do not propose to pursue this subject ourselves as we are not so unfriendly towards Mr Phiklips as so desire to further criticise, his cpnduot in thip matter. Our contemporary,- however, publishes tjje following gross mis-statement of foots .which we cannot altogether overlook:— "We believe we arecorreot in stating that the Council' was as nearly equally divided as possible on the question, whether Mr-Booth or. Mr Colemaj? Phillips; should be placed at the head of the table, and that the oldest members of the Council, with one exception, had thay not found themselves in a hopeless posi-' lion would .have favored the choice'of. "MrPhillips,-But the three LowerYalley! members, finding they, had four-against them, abstained from any Bhoiy of resist-

mice, and hence the outente cordiale that upto a certain point was preseryed.". We beg to aesuro our contemporary that the above assertion is absolutely false, and that he has beengrievously mislead by a. very untrustworthy informant, V; g "ty

We understand that tho Masterton Highway Board lisb experienced some difficulty in pushing oh necessary works through a breach of faith on the' part ot successful tenderers who have failed to carry out the contracts for which' they put in. Experiences of this character are somewhat frequent in theWairarapa, and it would be well if local bodies adopted some general rule to prevent their recunence, The ordinary check on what is virtually dishonest tendering is a deposit of five 'per cent, which is forfeited if the tenderer does'iibt> take up the work which'he undertakes to ""perform. The rigid adherence, howover, to this'.regulation exeludes from competition many hardworking men of small means, who, frequently are the most reliable as well as the cheapest contractors in the market, Such men cannot find very often a five per cent cash deposit, and with a view to catch their tenders tho rule in favor of a deposit is altogether.disponaed with,' Experience'shows, however, that it is not wise for local bodies to dispense with suoh a necessary safeguard, and it would .bo well if it were modified to meet the requirements of men of small means without being altogether done away with. If, for example, a depost of 2| per cent were Bubstitutod for one of 5 per cout local bodies would have it in their power to inflict a fair amount of punishment on any contractor who broke faith with them, and to recoup themselves for tho lobs wliioh they must inevitably, sustain by having to call for fresh 'tenders,or accept a higher one than that which in the first instance was agreed to, In a matter of this kind it would be well if all looal bodies agree;} to some general rule with a yiow to placing an important businosa, that of contracting, on ns fair a basis as possible., Bricos tor labor are. now rising, and local bodies are likely to'bo more at the mercy of contractors than they have hitherto been. It is only fair to those men, who lender in good faith aLjJ who are known tp })o reliable, should bo protected from au undue competition on the part of other tenderers who Tibia themselves at liberty to either carry out or abandon 'tl)e work which they put'in for. The_ absence of pppper regulations for tendering opens the way tp pnicanory on the part of unscrupulous contractors, aiir] tho sooner they' arp' onfprqed (he better it will be tor all parties, "" '"

The Masterton Library Committee meets this evening. The Mastorton Court of Foresters meets this evening. Messrs Lowes and lorns report as fol-low-i of their sale of sheop to-day:—Cross-bred ewes, 5s 3d j agod Merinos, 3s 7d; iambs (culled), f\i, "■ That extremely popular resqrt-thp £jt. Matthew's wjnterpvenings 1 entertainments this season's series with an excellent programme to-night, Tlijo Masterton Amateur Dramatic Club had a capita! rehearsal last evening. On Friday week it will play "tho Tioket of Leave man." Messrs Maungell and Strawbridge waited on fie Education Board yesterday, and were successful m inducing it to poinply wjtl) the reouest of W. aihakeke School Cpmmittee for 'tlje appointment of ifr Austin as teacher to' that school.'

Messrs Whittaker Bros,, of Lambton Quay Wellington, iultoduce to the", noticg pf thp public, Keunedy's patent' Qd'ontia at) efficacioifs tqotljaQlje ndwder. Messrs Laery Campbell $ Co., anil by publio auction at Wellington on Saturday next an assortment of English grass and garden seeds, Mr Walter Freeman, baker of Wellington, has applied for a license for Barrett's gotol. Mr William Fitegerajcl, Sph'eitq;, of Wellington, married yesterday Miss Frances Feiitberston, , daughter, of the late Dr'Featberston. At a meeting of the Temii flohopl Committee held on the 7th April, present Messrs Mackay {chairman}, .Stillborn, Niojiolls, Groves and Knight, it was resolved that the vote of the Committee for the Education Board should be given in favor of Mr W. 0. Buchanan. A young lady was married in Louisville f, he other day, aud a newspaper account of the event was headed, if Mated in May," The New York "Graphic' 1 supposes that " Joined in June" and "Attached in August" will be the fato of'those who come later in'tho season. Likewise some will be 'i Spliced in September"'! Nuptialised in November" and (' Doubled in December," ' ' ' '.

Speaking at Eakaia the other evening Mr Saunders said that one of tho weak points of the Opposition was its want of able nion. If allowed to select the six best men, he would choose, first, Mr W. Montgomery, Mr. Barron, and Mr Thomas, from the South, and Mr Hutchison, Mr Tole, and Mr Moss from the North. He had neither mentioned Sir George Grey, Mr Macandrew, nor •Mr Sheehan, simply beoause by their reck- ! less extravagance they had forfeited for ever all claim to plaoe, and were not fit to be trusted with a £lO note of the colony's money, The returns from the variouß aohool committees, in connection with the' election of a member to replace Mr C. Pharazyn, who had resigned, were opened at the-Education Board yesterday, Out of the 43 committees in the Educational district, 38 voted, the votes beins distributed among the following candidates :-Mr Walter C, Buchanan, 16 ;Ven. Archdeacon Sfcook, 12 ; Mr Coleman Phillips, 6 ; and Mr Frederick E, Darby, 3. One vote was informal. The ChairMan declared Mr Buohanan to have been elected to fill thevaoanoy..

Yesterday Constable Darby ran in a man at Tenni named John Green, a victim of inebriety, and removed to the loci up in a wheelbarrow another individual named Gordon Curtis who vraii troubled with the same complaint, Ho also arrested a third named Charles Tong for obscene language. Messrs Maunsell and Langdon, J.P.'a aat on the.trio. The'two former were fined five shillings, and the latter was mulcted to the extent of ten pounds : with the alternative of two months' imprisonment.' As .usual in such cases in this quarter, a oirole of sympathising and admiring friends at once subscribed the ten pounds neoeisary . for the release of their comrade. Mantles are now being made in the'rioh heavy_ materials fashion dictates shall be worn in the present Autumn and ooming Winter. Silk 'Matalasse, Stamped Velvets, Plush, Moirs Silk, Broohe Silk, will be used largely for Wraps and Jaokets of all kinds; The shapes most in vogue Comprise the Granny, Mother Hubbard,;a&&;.;pqf.excdknei, the Dolma& in its many Varieties, Stamped and Brocaded Velvets are .largely used in combination 'with other Materials for ladies'dresses. Nothing can possibly, exceed in riohness of effect a Brpoaded Velvet Dress with Cashmere drapery and overskirfc looped •together with rich Uoid and Tassels; ladies can.seleot their own materials at-Te Abo -Hobsb. ■ and have -either, mantle or dress made'in. the latest styles Jarid'with-prompt despatch in the drcsß.and mantle rooai of TxA»oflou«.H;AiiYi.]

" Masß'S':t.:K. Macdonald'.and 00, will hold an ektepsive Bale'pf >, kerosene on the Queen'a wharf'ip-moridife a£ 2 p.m., in meet this whenthet-eleotiopi for,sub-lieu-xenant-will'tako place. Messrs Cameron find Tolly are nominated forthe office. . ,Mr~G.' M.,Park'r,leoture on the telephone is announoed'for to-morrow even-; ing.at.the institute,, •. It will be .open to the public free of charge, and ladies are specially invited, ■ It is said of a lady, Missßussell of WangaMoana, who is now on a visit to the Manse at Masterton that tor the past thirty one yearß she has not been out of the Lower Valley. On Wednesday last a tea meeting and sports were arranged to take place in connection with the publio school at Tenui, but in consecmenoe of wet weather they were postponed till to-morrow.

The illustrious Oashman appears again at the R.M. Court Maaterton to-morrow, but, as the Solicitors engaged for and against him are enjoying their Easter holidays, either a further remand willhave.to be granted or the oase will have to be disposed of in their absence. ■ . i'i ■ The road between Masterton and Castlepoint is after the repent I'ain vet? heavy. The coaeli on; Tuesday last went as far as,Tenui but. without there is a change in the weather it will not be, able to proceed this length, for many more trips, ;ai - Messrs F. fi. Wood k Co., announce a sale of horses, store oattle, oows, and sheep, for Wednesday 19th April, at Hhe Pastoral Association yards, also for Saturday 6th May, by instructions from Mr Bush, who is giving up business, furniture, and tools without reserve. The various Licensing Committees of this district arp bound to fylje' a pqjl for and against tlie increase of lioensing during the ourrentyear, As In most instances no new applications are; being made there is no urgency for playing out this solemn farce and the Committees are not likely at present to appoint days for the polls. The rnid, day train'% mln ; utes late, to-day, It is t)}e old, story of a heavy load which could not be pulled up the steep inoline. It ;was sixty, minutes late atFeatherston, but gained twentyfive of tl]en} j)etw()erj Itytlierston and Masteptqn., / .;';.■ ' ~ .; , , '■, .

Prqfessor Eraser's phrenological leotuto was fairly attended at Greytown last evening, those present being higlily instructed with the lecture, and amused with the publio description of heads chosen from among the audienoe, We met in the gloamin' last evening a man who had been evidently at the Shrine, He said " Oan you tell me the way to my lodgings ?** W§ answered i! witW.l]on),c!R you.lqdgej'l whgn, he rejoined " I don't know what his naqe is, but if you. tell n|e the way, Qod. bless yQursQu]," An amateur oonoert in aid of the funds of the Greytown Sohool Cadet Corps is arranged to be given in the town hall on the 27th inst. Messrs Bock, Black, and Gray are a committee of management, which ought to be a sufficient guarantee that a good programme will be offered, and as the object is one that deserves enopujagement, we hope they will be re-. warded i\i\\ a bumjw jjorjss, The 'Qamaru Mail, of the Oth inst publishes tl)o following;-" It was rumowd iri town to-day tljat bis Honor Judge Ward had sold. th,e whole q( his wheat fjlQti}; his Hakateramea Ration at 6> : 1 bughql." As Bjs prop yielded 's) bushel to.the- acre,'he Ha?, it tjjp' rurfloj; : lie. oorrect, realised.a gross return of £lO per acre, or £3 mire than he has been asking for his land, crop included."