The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY JUNE 27, 1882. THE BEST SPEECH OF THE SESSION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1110, 27 June 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY JUNE 27, 1882. THE BEST SPEECH OF THE SESSION.

, -fthe best-spe'ech'of-ithe-present'session rof Parliament,was sg: one...delivered by MajorlTK&oV'affeii le 'had'de-fiyered-the. Financial- Statement.'- "It ,\nm\ot at ;the\.time.a:eppi;t'ed ; at-, any; length}-,being tf end : •of a, longVeVenyig,' Jui^; lias .'had the honor,p/Jntvoducirigafci J;b. .public. Tho-Colonial .'Weasurei', "irpL-' .tated by ■' tire ;;prefeiitious''. taunts%ith • whicli' 'ffijti-'" Bovice/iin/rfiiiftrf'oe,; .Sir turned round iuppnhirn.aud smote him •hipancltbigli.; itis 7 saia'-tiiatthi'sre-.mbWito.ivarci; cleeuliiig "fe '.minds of independent members ;in. "i avail of the; Ministry .■'than;-all; otjier ''arguments' •pvbiqh.liftd.previously.'ilJeV 'addressed' ''jo tnemi 'sei-V6d'-'tli6- castigatiou -whichJhV're.-, .ceiyeil. • JTiio.u'gh 'possessed ,o£ brilliant. #agihati'vi tiod''' pMfi-'fiioidties, Jife! "jKiyglj.t qf.Jio,w9.ii ?.«. figures'are de'ajt with,.his,mind $ ter'Jrifijnqg iJife , <BAaß^ci-o.ut f :of iocf 'Ms oveWliel'itii'iig' ignofonce ■the.,w,on(:le.^ If ousti..; ■{ jivia i ATkiNsbrisa , ,but;the-meM prdveiits km' 'from "realising |is M £ liiiic&'nce. V Wo jr'egreM'that -outpace'' •is too .limited tbgiv.e..piuM'ea^er's;.'a'r.e i ' ju'int 'of Major' ATkiNs6N's-;spe«h; o'li' 'the pccagidn.we/r.efer.-.t0.-:.: I6jwaVpractically.tocoht'riist .tfetjvc'en' fiis finance and chato|.the. ; 6uEY;M;iiiistry, and a challenge.;tp'.llis; opp'p'nents to disprove the facts'arid figures'\vhich ho laid before^the"Hohs'e. -H'eclatm'ed'tha't when •in 1877 the ATKiNsoN-VMinistry. went out of office they left in the Treasury £915,450 in.casll ; of which £571,525 belonged to: the: Pu,b l li&: He;.'-asserted';-"that '.,w£en ~ the,' (Jrey" they left;anly : ; £81,323 in the Treasury, a sura bnly ; sufficient to meet the" engagements of thecountiy.for a single week. -.They ■had not only.(lraiped,/the,-Exchequer but they ifacf" incurred''- liabilities to ..this-:iexttent,' 0f..;f£1,-306,00,0i:,and 4his. had;'- been-' done * beforei-'.thg five milKbri.' Ipan'fw'asMteif. 7Th;e ;: Bank of Westmmsier.' ;, Banf nbsoi-u|*ly! r rfli&jsed-itq.aJvai\cfl/i'XMQtt. on the projected loan and the position, "of thecol.ony, \vas one. The •Major'then"graphically described how. lie extricated '-the colony: from' : it's'embaiiissinerits, m;et"'the'-engagements in t'p..\vhich <.. it .liaci; -r 6 W.- ,W=reqWessij plunged by •.•'the'.Vrtyi. Ministry, anil, ibrottght its' ; fin'ftnceg again intb.aJsafe.position... We^jyould 7 '"gfe'dly l see thiswiietched'chapf|r ofitheyear 1879 dead, ;khd buried. The colony was placed ph the' brink of a' precipice by Sir pvMi: 4fe^iUcapßjCJty^d'' •from.goirtgove'rit "by'lfajor Atkinson's courage and capacity. The-'ptius •of revivirig tins^pr6.siibjocfii^sts'i-\vith ; •Sir-George.',.. to meet the' plain figures and..-plain, statements of Major' Atkinson, but everybody' knows that he : dare not take up ie challenge, however'. well, hei'nay be ; ; coaeh^cCby such ' followers -who- understand • .arithmetic'-betterthan-ho • dffe^'noi','Canute, alter 'a single figure of the debtor "and creditor account, has ...been -rendered-.against'-liim'.-.- ..■.;•'„ ;■.!■. ,;.-. ; : .••.; '

iOOAL. RliGlStftATlbji ;.OPPICES ;

'•'■ We notice, thaf Carterton is petitio.nin« the 6pyernmen.t..fp.rMi .local ■RTgisCra.tion ■■Qffi'wj';/i|haou>hja*n^ '.ubltslibd there, long etrpiigh.'a^oahp'W'stiiat'-: thia';PeDartme^t'pt±l»-:Publip. SBiJv.iiE& is : inefficient:'^ lul and #?i'ent , !-]le ; »!'sti , ari bflt'hi's-iffi'Co . is in? jiarf of j; :ftod..t;he ; p;c6svofa^stra.ttonisj.qon'se-.-, - r 'nialr&: wß^E.^^ia7.Ke\ib, i .ifio - ;.pti§lio iCyery .B'itnpfe a'n'd'easy > ''embatt'asßft)'g as. posiihlje : ;BeSm ; 's" ; 'tp;:be .'the end finfl'.bjSj^c't'of: , ''parthienli^; : ':■■.' .+•:',:'

v.. Tenders are invitedifor twelve months i;o'?rtage.tp-:Tu'p>r'upura;a,tatjdn'.v;..-. v ■;!,■;: j)|ctedjn thip.clist'rict 'to'i'njortow.'t";' ;

;,.,Th'p;wiKef:.; ; v;ac!iti'pn .pf.'the 'fijasterton ■Publ'io SihOQl'. Wmnienges .aftei;. Friday" -next;",;»;.,;.;,;';.' ■■'■. "■ '.,:"..'.; -^.-'"'''

The"Tatiitah,i-'Osrjlr tph Hi|iway"Boar'd mpetslb;fe;,^',.,.'^7.-;;,r.^'..' y ,.J' ; .' ' Tendecsare:inviJed:by'Mr:Gr.''Dagg' for 1 falling.4o or §&aoreti6f bush'at Fernr i 9 ge.

The members of the»L(>y'al- Masterton Lodge 1.0.0. F. are.auinmpned to meet 'this Evening to elect'and'^ilr^officßrs ; "for tiie ensuing termV^y,;.,-•.- -. ■pr fifteß^% v e^ofb'u'sb'onHh« : --W-. ICundy, situaWd.jn Parker'*- 'ljn>,'Cai't'erton. ( Tep Ftiday nert,

• ; ' A;publio meeting will- be held »'f the Public Hall, Carterton, .on .Wednsedaf evening at 7 o'clock, touphhig cemetery matters,-, ■' ... "''*■■ ~' . '

A-meeting of trie -vestry 'of St. Markla;Church, Carterton, will, be held at the: "Sunday Schaol';room's : :'on"iThursdayat?B p,m. •■■-.-

. A of: the 1 ':Caj:lertoii ;;lsejjating Sociew'tateis'Vglacß ;at';tlio;. lißlltiiite^l-o'n Mondaj'evening at'B p;ni., to settle rule 2.

The,, Carterton Local Board met at the Institute on present,, The^minute^of. the;, jaafc .tn'pn.thly..aria. special meetings were read and oonfirmed. .Th'e.'Ba'nk overdraft was reported at •£li18s lid, -Accoiiuts-were"p,as6H'd !for.--pay-' ; mpnt'ae sopn;r;as ;; fundßTw'ere in ','harid amouAting.to M.s'ffl. -Th • was -resolved', that the road from th 6; J lftßtitd'(e f r l6;..'the.' reseryi be'formed ant], tnetallejf, ;an^,the v f ootpathf tisSi■mft'jjjfa.. Bf. : • road to- McKen^iaVitb^as'soof. as ; the., -gravel-.ctiuld Be got 'ivbin r £t A a' pjfc. 'Atop; that the contactor on Lincphj formedrhis.wQrfcwpuldiino.t' be paped for payment until the private fences' dV ; stroye'dvivere:,repaired,- timber and .rubbish fallen on cleared awayr Albo t'lisi'the-Inspeptor: o'f-"nuhV,; .ari'ces be mstru'cted'tOi'strictly enforce the : by-lawa as to obstruction on footpaths and driving 'without'- lights, That 'the' . Board: .'would "support- : a petition .to" -the Government;, for a Registrar of,, births,deaths and marriages in the Carterton and adjacent districts. That the dais now in the oldSaU.bi'hanfed over to'-the vestry-' .•of St.-Mark's-Chuih for'-'the übi ofth'iv Sundayaohool. ' v ••■'•" " 'j

:.'# • ; S; the postpone v : 'ot'M'rD v . Oadenhead, of f : vThe% W evening. • • ''--.-" . The adjourned, annual meeting -of the Maaterton Horticultural Society is" fixetl for Monday nextj We remih'4'fitmert and atockowners of ■' Messrs'Lowea-and f f or ttiightlj'isijle tojriorrbw Mastbrtbn; v 00-j the sarno afternoon the salvage of. Mr t). ";F..MoCa'rthy'alate,store will be/disposed ■ Profeaabr Miller, who is now:at'rDunedip, okllengeß any.man in.the oolonylto .wrestle or fence with him for aside. { ,•• the PhoenirLodijo devoted an' evening .'to harmonyla'sK.'night, dne new meni-' ! her. being, initiated,;. There,was a good attendance of members; ' ■''; . , for Lieutenant ■ Donald'scnpVWas.-fired foVon Saturday■last when Volunteer W. A, TJ'Arcy headed the score witha 1 total of 52 points,, ;; ,' .." In'addition Jo previous: entries Messrs Lpsves&.'lorns.pnounce for their stock sale to-morrow 120 ewes', in lamb to pure ; Lincoln rams, and' 150 mixed long wool sheep.". ' .V.'*'.';* H'A'"i '•' •• : -' - The valuable..',.nroj';:ta , .<Knowu': as' be teiide'r'■for • : a'term : of. ten years.: ."The house. ..is. well-known:: itd travellers,'aa ..a Jir&t/claM. one;' well-' built. •und;' comn)q(lip,U8 r i; wjtlii,, coach, ;hou>eß;> .'.g'oq'dljddiioffiii; adjoiiiing. The opportunity tp;an enterprising hdlelkeeper isa'very.'goidlone; 2;■■.--:;'.&; .-.

Glasgow is/the fieco.ml .city', in point of •population, -.of-Grflit'-ißfitaln,' Having .760,0pd.' It, has upwards bfik miies of ■public streets; the:lafgest ship yardsltind Jargea't _cliemical t worka in, the iwb un'equaifea by Vany'et'erbuilt.. ~( »•,'.. ~-,. '' •; ':• •.■'"Anieetin?willoßJield iiii'the R^ e '.evening for the purpoae'.oK forniuig-' a... Jqya'niie Mutual Imprqvomeht 'arid,, Temperance Society.- His."Worship' ihe'. ; Mayor!has kindly;conßented •' We trust it will, be largely. attended, especially by adults,' as... sobfetiea t iof ■ this";.; jtin'd teud greatly to' dheck the jpirlt ofjarrikinism, so predpmiiientin . Algiers, Tvhiclj. .i^^ivthg : -tjtiie so much ..trouble just .now",' andVindeed,. has :giren,.tWni: a good deal e.ver since'they • .colonised '.'contains a.populatioii of about 2.500,D00. : Mohaihmedans',.:sob,ooo Jews, and 312,000, European Oploniss,.of whom.one half are-.French,-and : tha rest 'chiefly Italians •. : : .;

We have received a letter froni' Jaines' R.Hehry'cotiirneittingoil,'jfiif.'Sot denying'the, rumor.thathfi was conheo'tedf with the' late iE'ill'-caW; We declin'e'to publiah' correspondence fre'rii a man whohaalbeenhrandedin police repbrts'is an' inform er; If James R: Henry feels aggrieved- lie : can find Bbnlb 'other channel' through'' which he can ■vindicate his reputation;'-'; / The., following, .teams 1 of '. ton. ; . footballers with; dp; battle Saturday, when' its is hoped each will l) ut in, ftn appearance Beere, H. Batinister,iA,.E. B'unny|.J.-6,; dampbeil, ,C. DeCastro,.G. Ellis, ft.': Hafyey,,;W,:iHa^ •son, WVMcßenzie, B. Perry,'* VV!. Jos. l Welch;' —J. .Bannister. W. i) ! Ar'oy,'R'. Harvey, 1 J-'Hawke/O, Hebb'etj' I&;,: : Mer'edith, D'; MoLachlan, C, ; 'B,.Morisqn,K O'Connor,' 'J.W. Smith. A, Thompson,. A." Webster,';;J. :\Yenham,. P. ■Smith, .'C; Vallanoe. will be kicked'off,'at. '-3o'clock'sharp.-•'/ ■•'■ ~''■• '

At.theE.;M,-Co.urt,Featherston yester" day John Murphy was .charged before Mr H. S, Wardell with crudity ''to- a libfSe. •The:"informant OonstableC. J.'lSiiitji' •pr'oyed'that the accused on the 18th ihat;' beat-his horse about 'the head jvith a stick till the blood run from its 'nostrils ,The defendant, contended-that he orly uaeda switebfand that his horse was very stupid.-. The. blood, lie Alleged proceeded' from the animal's heel, whicli was'cut by it backing against;some glass bottle's; The Court considered the case proved and fined the defendant ten shillings and 'fifteen shillings costs.'."-.- ■■• ' ' '•' ',

.The London agents have written: in the following terms of a sample' shipment of •butter in pats sent in thb Pro'tos :-'• We' find D. Wilson's, of E?erton, fresh'butter ip.jnnta,in-excellent condition' anjl Quality', andTia'd'nb; trouble iti' ! selling it at 138s. per lOOlbs,. for-which we enclose draft^. This i)p>, of. butter, certainly wasyears' jxDeriehce. in ' th.9 : ,Lpndon market, : pd r wi: : -shall ,ie ■ glad to''" wcei^e' •any quantityyou can send us, as we-B're.sure : lo fihd.highpriceß7fpr it. •-We .had pleasure, of. showing it' to Sir Henry partes-, and.;.-1»'. wis, very much-pleased' with it.", fhisibufter, ; be itremembered,>was made in the; height .of the;spring•seasonV'when ; thq [article in -• this "pountry is h'ardly'vwprth .sfl'nding. to tneiarkpt, Owing tbihe voyage Wing beeh inor-' dinately long for iajfltea'taship, the, butter ' was '"mow than five morithiold hjafore-'it-'was sold in Loudon'; had it arrived six weeks, or two-'months easier, it Woujd.; 'h'avejine't- with- a) wjnter market, instead' "of the ;early spring one; and would have fetched'a' proportionately higher.figured ,Tho pricet-ls 4td':p'er lb-r-yißlds,, liowMer'aVefYcapiial teturn on. the price, of, ,hutle.c'ih Vioftri'a,. 'This is good newsier otir.dairymen. '.;' '. On April 25th a..,raeeting • of; between 3000 and 4000 of the unemployed. Was ; held at Clerkenwell : Green-(o' grievatfeesy .They/., afterwa'rds'-;'- marched' 'through'thb'^rihoipalßtreet's''or ;! LondOn in a pelting showier of rain, in/order-'tp" . attract attention". The men," many' of ;wbom : p'reß'ented a most careworn and dejected appearanpai were- well-behaved and orderly throughout, arid 'gave hearty cbeers'atHhe various newspaper offices in 'Victoria street, which cheers were 1 acknowledged by. the- various ofScials thereof. V Since there is so much distress and so many ■? glands just now requiring work in:Londbn,;it will be well (thinks ft Lpndbn eontemporai-y) for Australia-and' '•New Zealand to consider whether a portion of the really deserving olass who are i billing to turn their -hands'to, anything •could not profitably, be to the" Antipodes, ■■_>.:...

••-■ Our■' writes that, a pasting was held there' on the 2Qth inst.'tb consider fhe, advisability' of 'petitioning the representative of Jthe djs'.triCt reque'sting-him to. use ..hißJinftuehce': 'hi securing ;the'ira'm'ediaie cdns'tric'tion. of a bridge oyer sl6; Matiawafu'' River, on •the road-lying ■. Woodville and Mastertbn. .A'bh'airmari and- secretary J'ere elected •.li{ioning which,d.uty. they' kindly; consent ted to';'-dq.~There oan-be no-doubt, .adds' .pnricorres'pondent thaia bridge .'in place ofthejexisiing ferry; jvpulcfbe a iaost .'desirable at'. ' present come doubly,' on the 'pockefs J of'the settlers, first for their 6wn' for, the duty in thestoies .an'd'gobdB 1 they Vdn'su'tae; theße;'laßt',heirjg necessarily"sold at-highe'r-prioe's.:. Takiri? a'larger'yijiw of the" liia'tter, the benefit •Bqoruiqg; i fjpßj !^.; .brjdge-;iWpuld •' extend oyer.the whple.cblpriy/.as ..'in, the, timeß |he ferry moat needed then,*! ...jiha;'. the punt could ntjt safely oross,' ■' It is'sin'-' .perely hoped that the Government' will sancticn a work needed by the surrounding.districts and colony at-largel,

'■The Carterton Fire Brigade; mdet to- ' ' .'■.;; fy j • j>A Sheejian,;;caucus is to hove ;Vwn : h'eUyeaterday..; , ■'••* ■•■" The following telegram'W" reached; Messrs Murray, Roberts'" and Co. from their.London firm, Messrs Sanderson, Murray; Londbn,7iih'e.24tfc ; —The wool market is weaker.". "", '

'-l(i:hafl,been decided to form an, Elecirio. Light Company in Wellington; ; '^ : ;C''\ We notice at Mr J, Yile's'' store s to-day; 1 some monster field turnips; growtf by, Jlf' Hadfield of. the Taueru, from by Mr Vile.. Several of them : tui v riedsi.e scale ht .twenty pounds.; and?sii.v6f,'them: weighed together amdilriteltba' weight, ''' : -v\- .•'•'■•,;.•;-,' y.

, The reserve ibe.e.wao.rasum'ed yesterday at;Greytown, (and' ioicje/rnore necessary -work done;; The;■> ploughing will commence'in afewdays,, j.■< ; >i'K.-- , The ratepayers 'of Greyiowri haye decided by amajovity of 18 |to-2 in' favor oil an increase of Publicans," New Zealand? Wine,; accommodation, "a ; rid-'^Bottle 1; ■Licenses. •■"'," '"'■ '';' : ' ■ :■■■: -■••-..-

': The committeV.of the J. and .Cheeso'jPijctoryCompany.meet'at 'tie secretaryVoffice to'-morrp,w evening,■ • •<• : V Tligrft ■Wornea who, are classed .'•' as • .habitual' tonka'i'dß,r, : ,The,number of meaintb/ Same category is 27,878. ,: V;

.vThevßevonlh-'of .the series; of-i'winter •evening, entertainments took' plaebiat thi', ':fireytown Institute iaak:.eveningy : tbW .beifig.'ia -very good '.Gray ;;:oocupitd: Jhe.chair. ..-Pianoforte 1 wer<t played by Misa.Hireoh--;ber.g, :aud;Mrs Palmer of-Oatferton'. .sir .Dellarjalso of Carterton, received 'an ? . .encore fur the " British Lion," and gave •:[•' The Friar, of. Orders Grey 1 ' in it; healsosttiig^'The Scout" fo.fim.blMi; .style, receiving hearty applause.Carter-' .ton-was to tliefore on this occasion, as, •theßey Westemalio contributed areadinu Entitled ';'. Big BenJ.' The lady, vocaliata.l Fuller and Mi6B.E.. i Wyott-, and the Kentlemen,.Mes'sr« OuX Gray',,Wicker;;, sonand Blacki'the last named song two Of. ■hisfavoriteaongs.Mesßrs Arnold and Tovey, gave readingSjland . another. successful programme wa& brought to.acloae-by* the; •'whole: assembly. singing the 'National Anthem, .• ... ■ .• •,■''<•!■.••■;•.,.■•.

. At (he usual weekly parade ojf'ihe.Oar..tortw Vuluuteer ; Rifle v Gorps 'held on .Monday evening ttiere' were present--. Lieuts'. Bennett and Crawford, Surgeon .Watts and 22 rank and file. . The commanding officer took advantage of the "bright night to drill the men outside the hall. After dismissal a meeting waß held when it was agreed to fire the return match .with Jfasterton ,'• on ' Saturday, Captain Siindgrass, Corporal Goodin';'ind Privates Eeidand Goodin being appointed a committee to select,the .team! ,It was ; alsO, arranged that asoiree in aid:of tjie bnhd should sliuitly be held...';No"tto§ was [.glyenihat the monthly meeting would bo" j;held;6n Monday evening next, : ••■',;,',

• : , In'directing oar readers'/notice .t'oß.A*GiabpEK■■ , &-'S6sVneff advertisement on; our front page, we wish them to .notice the; extraordinary-way. »• business can be- made, to- bo' ahead, when properly managed. .Two. .years.ago this firm started their businessjn Carterton, neither knowing or being known by anyone. Their destiny was f orshadoweaV by not: a fe>v (especially of whoin'; have since.' resigned),-.' TliereljeluV .no fewer that eleven Stores in- Carterton at that time their chances suocesi' wefo not any too Rood, nevertheless; we have in.,reoi.iil;tli;vt this firm have imported direct fr.nu Huiiie during that' short.period to the amount of £'25)000, and' all'paid for" :Whei'e is it all gone, wo ask? .Tho.answer", •is simply-Sold I This firm has never been afraid to trade in their own name, hence' : thoir. auccess.—("Advt.l :'•.'■ • Heads of families, don't forget your little'' •:onesl: Boys'and Youths' Clothing is to be had cheap at the Surplus Stock *ale at Te Aro House;— Ad. ■ Householders, remember that you witi be able to buy your Blankets, Sneetings, Counterpanes, Quilts, Carpets, Floorcloths, ai'jalo .prices. If your consult your own interests,' you-will not fail to bo of the many who willthrong, to the Surplus Stock Sale afc JXmes Aro House, Wellington r-A j. '■■ ■