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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 2

r i J i)6 ifaj.e pi land belonging to 1?. W, Ruck wljdch has been advertised for some time to take place on the 21st inst. lias been postponed in the absence of buyers uiiljl this day fortnight, Friday May sth.

We understand that Messrs McOardle and Gapper have definitely decided to come forward for the vacant seats iu life. Mwterton Town Lands Trust and as Messrs Bish and. fjasolbcrg who have also been invited to come fewd arp not at all likely, to opposo them, they stand 9 very fair chance of being returned, Tim business recently carried on by Messrs Harvey and Murray has now been taken over by Messrs Harvey and Sons, silo are pertain to well sustain the reputation already gilned by the Waipoua wool-works and'tapory, £.nd add to the success already achieve] d' by their well-known business enterprise find practical energy. M.essss I/owes and Jorns will sell, under instructions from the Sherif, at Masterton, on the 29th inst.. one co\v known as tho 2nd Marchioness of May, and two heifers out of tl}o ?aid cow. It has been pointed out to us that a street lamp is vory much required at the corner of Belvidere road and High-street, Carterton. We understand Mr Gallic, tho new proprietor of the Central Store, jyould undertake the lighting duty if the Lpcal Board would fix tho lamp. The latter could he attaoheij to the (olegraph post at the corner, and its raye, would prevent the possibility of strangers falling irjto fho d}tch on the opposite side of the street,

Tho Wellington eoirespoifdenj; of tho Christcliurch Press writes:—'4 have every reason to believe that the '-'personnel" of the new Ministry will bo identical with that of Mr Hall's, with, of course, tho singlo exception that be will not be of its number, I understand that all'the other ex-Mmisters are quite ready to take office under Mr Whittaker, and that this was explicitly settled before tho resignation was agreed upon—that is to : say, Mr Wliitalcer consented to act, and all his coliea»eß undertook to support him. , The Governor's action took them ptßby J surprise, anu 13 suspecVeu 1 ■MI Us Epe))D»nj speet% rßpßuteu the step ho had taken, specially wlp he [oundouk v/hatßirQeorgaw doing, Ilia said that Sir George Grey is intensely enraged at his rejection by tho Governor, and (hat there were some rather hitter passage;! betwooti the tivo old friends. Even those persons who are most strongly | opposed to Sir George Grey felt that he has been very badly used by tho Governor in being brought all the way from Kuwait to Wellington in such a hurry and then packed off back again bo ignominiously—ills statement discredited, his views distrusted, and bis advice rejected, Messrs. G. Wyett atid F, H, food were re-elected Trustees of the GreytbroTr'iist Land. ' ' ' .' An incident occurred during the journey of Constable Eccleton -with the man Elite to Wellington on Wednesday which shpws the'general feeling against the perpetrator of "the crime. 1 It appears that a man was being taken from Masterton by the same train to do seven days penance for drunkeness. As it was dusk it was thought advisable to haudcuff the pair together to preyent Ellis espapjng, but the drunk's feelings were so outraged by being associated with such a man, that he begged with tears in his eyes to be released from him. When this was done he heaved a very audible Bigh of relief, Attention has been drawn to the ford over the Waiohine river, From inquiries we have made we find that in spite of amateur suggestion it is the best one obtainable. It is true a shallower crossing could be obtained higher up, but a firm bottom would be exchanged for a soft one, and the gain would be more than doubtful, Of course in a stream tho size of the | Waiohine whenever there iB a freiiu it is impossible to have a perfect ford, but for ordinary occasions we are informed the present one is absolutely Bafe. (