THE WAIRARAPA RAILWAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1103, 19 June 1882, Page 2

THE WAIRARAPA RAILWAY.

An understanding has been arrived at between the representatives of Auckland, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington as to the railway schedules under the new loan. The schedules retain the Masterton and Woodville hne as a work to,be proceeded with. Messrs Beetham and Buohanan, M.H.R 'a, are to be congratulated upon having secured so far the interests of this district, " ' .

; Tenders are invited for additions. to a residence in Masterton,. ' We learn from a ' correspondent on the coast that the body of a man has been found on the beach near Aldteo It is not transpired who he .is, ...but the investigations now being mado wilLdoiibtless reveal further particulars.'; ; The Phoenix Lodge, 1.0. G.T., meots this evening, 7 'i tL'i : Mr "Wardell hold a sitting of an 'Assessment Court at Mastortori on Saturday last, , There being no ■ objections .lpdged lt the rolH for- the 'Maaterton and' Alfredton' Ridings of. the '.Wa|rarapa ;Oounty were ' .iiesarß Lowes « ; iorns.sold on Saturday last the stpok-in-tra'de and-effeots of ( fif b W. Leaby, the proceeds amounting fc COA A„ /M - ?

■i Theresas rather a ttiin house on Sat; urday evening'for the third performance; of .the fMasterton I Amateur Garrick' Clu& ;Both,pieoeS'W|jre', however, rendered with apirify'a|d all wlib|ff§}e present enjoyed; ton. Soh'o6l Committee holds itsu'sualmonthly'meeting on Wednesday next,.; .

. Tenders : are invited by the Wellington City Oounpil. for falling about 200 aores of bush inlhrMangahatf Endowment reserve, ,--y .jj. \ li j- \{j V. ; '" Mr Sutton informs us that aome sheep-owners-are sending in their returns to his office ,in Masterton / although ;they are Supplied wjth printed-covers addressed to the ohief office at Wellington,

" We direct attention to a new advertisement in another column Mr George Dixon, whose'(3orher, Shop is now stocked with a great t variety of goods. > Messrs P. H,'Wood & Co! , dispose of the -stock-in-trade and furniture of the Tauherenikau Hotel under bill of sale tomorrow.'':''' * ' 1

i The Bank advances in New Zealand for the Maroh; quarter amounted 'to L18,957j484. They approach the dangerous inflation of the same quarter in' 1879 when they stood at 114,816,28^,

' We hear that some members of'the Masterton Fire Brigade have been discussing the expediency.' of organising a publio entertainment in conneotion with their anniversary in August next. Last week Mr Eouridtree in travelling between, Wellington and Masterton,; left the carriage in which he had taken his seat, for a short time, and .on hiß return found that several parcels 'belonging to him which were worth about M had been stolen. The poHce'have made an effor tto trace the missing packages, but so far have been unsuccessful in. their searoh.

A public meeting takes, place, at the Institute, Carterton,' to-morrow evening (Tuesday), at 8 o'clock, tp consider the formation ;of/a'. mutual -improvement Bociety. > In the same building at 7.3,0 there will be a meeting'of'the Carterton Cemetery Trustees, and on Wednesday evening _in the Institute Hall the second winter euterfeimrient in.aid of the building fundwillbe held.

Mr William Booth met with a severe' and painful accident this morning. He and his brother were " mixing rabbit poison in the old Pioneer Hotel, when the phosphorus caught fire, and flew about the building, setting it on fife, but the flames were speedily extinguished. Mr' Booth's right hand, however, is severely burnt, and a great deal of the skin taken off, beside the left being injured. His brother, also, did not escape scatheless, and his hand was also slightly burnt, A meeting, of"tho Greytown Kecreation Ground Committee was held at Mr Bonaldson's office-on Saturday evening, Mr:Baillie in the chair. It was resolved —That the tender of Mr W. Morris for removing and erecting the boundary fences to the Reserve be accepted, and also for putting up a dividing paling fence. It was decided . that a bee be called tor Saturday next to clear the briars and small roots from the ground, so that it can be immediately; ploughed. Subscription lists were opened to defray expenses of above work, and promises of a very satisfactory sum have'already been made.

■ A. meeting of the Public Works and. Finance Committees of the Wairarapa East County was held on Saturday last, Present—Crs Beetham (chairman), Smith, and Mackay. Mr Miller waited on the Committee relative to the sum of £7O, a. portion of the subsidy, voted by the Council to the Masterton Highway Board, and urged the Council to expend this amount or a portion of it on the line of road leading from his land at tho Upper Taueru to the Whareama. The Committee decided to postpone consideration of the application until Mr Miller had interviewed the Highway Board with reference to it. The following resolutions" were agreed to : (1) That the chairman be requested to urge upon the Government the expediency of having the northern portion of the County, especially the district around the Puketoi range, exploredior coal and other minerals ; (2) that witli respect to the expenditure of the £2oo'of the Makirikiri grant-, the sum of £SO be retained with a view of opening up a road via Waikarora through Mr Cross' property to the Crown Lands adjacent, and that the balance be expended from the Taueru river in the direction .of Mr J, Miller's homestead ; (3) that the sum of f55 should be paid annually to the Cashpoint Highway Board in consideration.of their, maintaining in good order .the ferries within their boundaries, it being understood'; that Mr Andrew undertakes the Lower Whareama Perry free of charge. 4th. That the expenditure of the amount of £3OO allocated to Tinui-Tiraumea line be/postponed until the report of the County Engineer is received, sth.;That the expenditure, asfar as necessary,'of th'e Ohonga line vote of ;£IOO should :be undertaken by the Cashpoint Highway Board, and that the surveyed line should be followed as far as practicable, provided that any unexpended balance be returned to the Cbuncil, 6th. That with reference to the Pakowai vote of £l5O, the recommendation of Mr McHutohon be endorsed. 7th, That the expenditure authorised; for the/Hurunuiorangi protection works and willow planting do not exceed M. .

Evidently, writes the Otago Daily Times, the Dunedin's cargo was not sold at once, as reported under date May .27. For ten days later we get the newß that some of the mutton has been sold in London at6sd and some of. the lamb at.7|,. As some of the mutton sold'last. week'in Glasgow at 7R tlie average of the whole shipment i'b likely to he more than,the 6d at first reported, • The best news of the meat market is, however, not of priced. It is, of course, very satisfactory to, bbserve that the cold storage facilities at the Docks enabled.the Colonial meat to he,held for a market. But it is more satisfactory to know is . considered to be thoroughly established. ;That must be the oase whenipysKrewd a" man as Robert Campbell buys 10,000 carcases for arrival in.'London .before they are; killed in the antipodes. But all this plethoaa of glorious news is incomplete without noticing the discovery of th eMelbourne Refrigerating Company. The Company has found that its carcases-are raifled'iidirorlioatd'' ship or in the lighters by/exposure to the sun. The cause ''is; th'e drjrot in the Company's own freezing chamber. So that it is quite clear; that -the-great'losses-of same recent shipments are preventive -a useful point for a-bade just established,

' In directing our readers'- notice'to B, A.: .Gardener & Bon's new advertisement on our front page, we wish themto "notice the extraordinary a. bußineß3-can be made to ko ahead, when properly managed. Two yeara ago this;firm started their businessin Carterton, neither kDowing or being known by anyone,, Their'Jdiestiiiyiwaa foi'shadowed by not a few (eapecially-storekeepera, two of whom, havejKnce. ■.The'rebeihg. ■no fewer that .eleveq Stores in Carterton at that their t 'qhances; jof success'vvwere not any too good, nevertheless we have to .-tihavd jliort.iperiod goods': of; $5,00P; and;4ll jaid'fq'r.'! , all.goiie, we ask ? .fflterariwer; is simply—Sold!: This firm has never been afraid to'trade in their owilf name, henoe thoir BBcoesß:—[Advi.]

The. Greytown Institute] .Committee ''meet to-morrow evening al fco'dorik.; . ,'f'The usual'weekly drill'of theGroytown Volunteers Itakeß place tomorrow. 1 evening. « ' ' \ ' We have received "a:letter, from Mr E." Meredith on the alteration of boundaries in the Masterton districts, whiofc will appear to-morrow! • A football matoh between the youths of Greytown and Kurutawhiii took.place on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the iormer. match, 1 sides : were picked, and a Bcratob match played, and bo enthusiastic were the young players that the ball was kept, going till darkness put a stop to further play.' Messrs F, E, Wood & Co. announce for Friday next a sale at their Carterton rooms of fruit and ornamental trees from Mr MoOardie's! Maßterton. nursery, ? and from Nelson, :AII .lots willbe'unr'eserved, and this auction will .be . the^sale of 1 the season at' this townshipin the number and quality of trees offered. 7 • The death is announced, at' the age of 88,'ofthe Dowager. CounteßS of Essex, who sixty or seventy years ago,, as' Miss Stephens, was .one of the most-popular singers and actresses of the London stage. She waß the favourite heroine of Bishop's operas, and in Clan, or, The Maid of Milan, she Bang for the first time in England, Payne's Home, Sweet Home. .Mantleb are now being made in the rich materials fashion dictates- ehall be worn in; the;present Autumn and coming Winter,/ Silk Matatae,' Stamped ,Yelvetß, Hush, Moire Silk, Broohe Silk, will be used far Wraps and Jackets of all kind?. The shapes' most in vogue comprise the Gramy Mother flubbard, excellence, tup Dolman in ; its many varieties, Stamped and Brocaded Velvets are largely used iii conbination with other materials for ladies' dresses. Nothing can possibly exceed in richness of effect a Brocaded Velvet Dress with Oashmere .drapery and overskirt looped together with rich Uord and Tassels,. Ladies oan select their own-materials at Tb Abo House, and have either mantle or dress made in the latest styles and with prompt despatch in the. dress and mantle rooms of Tk Also House.—[Advt.l