The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882. THE NEW LAND MEASURE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 5 July 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882. THE NEW LAND MEASURE.

—; * _, ..■ We have received a copy of the Land Act 1877 Amendment Bill for. the leasing rip) lands with a perpetual right of renewal. its provisions the term of the primary leaps fixed at twenty-one years, and they are'jo be. sold by tender, the upset rental being five per ceni; fln flip, capital value of the land.. Tlje .object of substituting tender for'auctionis to prevent pefs/jas : in the axitement of competition giving a greater sun) than they .can afford for, any lots they may 4esp to,purchase. Persons who already hold i?P flceupf! more than 640 acres dfllnijin. the".cpi- ! ony are deban'ed'ffOni'taking with a view to secure'the actual oMup|-' tion of all lands rented, and to keep the' land speculators aloof, Ajpecific/fee of £\ is fixed foi;,the, : preparati6i/ of leases .so. that, working men taking ad.vantage of the Act will not ba einbarrassed by excessive'legal charges for conveyance's',;;' There, are reasonable stipulations as to .'occupation and improvement and- equitable-provisions for. renewing an,d protecting the outgoing the value of the improvement's 'wfueh he may haye ; effected in the eventjof;lns.npt bein| w/1% to. take. a measure jna}b,e and honest of leasing .State lands;'-' $ will pass bpt)) Rouses, not jthat we'iare altogether sure jfehatthere is any general. demand for leasing land but because if it does exist it is .to the, interest joftjje colony to supply it,.. The Bill ought to receive the cordial support of.the Opposition as; it giyes effect to proposals that ; "they ' have : ' venti: lated. Should it become law,. state leasing will have a full and. fair trial in this colony. ' If it is an' assistance in peopling the land with industrious settlers we shall. gain an advantage; iK on the other hand.it fails io accomplish 'this, the experiment will have been tried oh such a seaie ; : thatnogreat public inconvenience will be caused by ,it proving abortive;'. The providest6r"' L endowroenfe J other than

; those for primary education bdliig v under, its provisions.., :Jnis, I would be an fdfa.n'tage : i " 'pnwmeasufpnd^ reserve at MangabneV' Ther6 are' further provisions to enable .persons . taken up lands'.on, (defeffed, :paym'enfe ' their engagements, to snbstiltute'leases ■• for the tenure j-1 vise forfeit.-. Apparently the com: pilers of the measure'"have,,spared no. pains', to embody- ifi-the Bill every' Consideration which^vould'be likely to.be of any real value -to the working man of.small means who desires to live-oh 'land; '''" 'j' ; '/^';;-. < -'v''';;':,.! ! ;;^

I The Mastei'tdn Hospital ia now.without

.paqepts:.-: .:••:■■' ••'••••■ •'■.■-■■. .•<;>_.., The annual meeting of St. Matthews parishioners for the olectioh of Church t and for the consideration; of ■ parish business generally, will be held on Mondaythe 17th inst, "in the Sunday School loom at 8 p,m. ■ Fresh, tender are;invited'.for lolling, stumping, and Clearing, 60 bhaihs on railway road Mataraw'a, Carterton. .... , last evening the". Masterton Borough : Council decided to'aiibihit Di Hoskihg's name to the Government for■ the office of "'cbroner'for\tHe;Npr:thv/WairWapa-'dMtrifeV The adjourned meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise will be held in' the Foresters'; Hall,,;Masterton, on Thursday evening next. ••• -• ■;.;,;.... ... Notice is giv'eu that ph. Friday evening next the Masterton .Debating Society will discuss the' delegate system of representation. Mr ;K. Brown will take the affirmative sitle'of the quosi ipnv'"'"" 1 A proposal has beenimade to invite Mr , Bmoken.M.H.R,,'to'deliver a leotvuein Masterton.' This gentleman has a high reputation; as an ,'elncutipiiist, and it. js believed that he would respond to at) in? vitation froni this district/ "''"•' Tomorrow will he a busy- day in the. ; R.M. Court Masterton..' There, are the> adjnumed'.hearihg ofthe'atill ;case>>the Te Ore' Ore rabbit case, a breach of the Sheep"Apt,,' andan'average number of civil summonses.;.ip ! ;;be. :dis- ' posed of. ~±, , . ..';- < \; " : At Greytown yesterday both, the civil and criminal sheet in the'R,M. Court were blank. .', .."• -,.~'.'■'.'■,'. ....' 4.-. We direct attention to Jameson Bros';* Carterton Co-operative-store, new advert tisement.on our front pa^O; 1 '■•'>■ A.Company t'o' light Christchurch with electricity has been formed,with.a capital of £25,000, in '£l "shares. Between Friday aftembon and I o'clock on Tuesday 4900 shares .had been taken up! mostly in lotsofioo. .'.;,:• i;;.\,.v' ~*.? . -We regvet to- learn' that'. Mr James Cotter, ot WoodsidV near Greytown, is not expeoted.' to live: twenty-four hours; For some'time-pist ho'h'as 'aujferedl from an affliction of the liver, and is"now inoonscions'. .He will leave b»hindhini a large family of young children. "7 James Peters, the youngor, bootmaker iof Carterton, has -fited-a' declaration of insolvency.' The first meeting ofcreditprs is fixed for the. lllh inst. at; .Masterton.' Mr.Sandilands istho debtor's solicitor. ; Allpenons indebted; to • the estate of Mr E. B. Bell of Greytown are requested •to pay their accounts to Messrs F. H, Wood & Co;, whose receipt will be a sufficient; discharge,.: 1 . ... ....'. Mr J, H, Smith, general commission and house agent of Willis street Wellington notifies that he has.been appointed agent foo" Sutton ifc Sons, ..the Queen's Beedsmaii, and that ho has a choips selection of seeds sf nil k'ndsin stock, Attention is drawn to the. new American Wonder pea, which opmes to maturity in five weeks',. The usual meeting of tho Waiohine River Board was adjourned from last evening to Friday evening next. : .The special meeting of the Wflirarapa Hospital Committee (Greytown) did not , taku place yesterday, being postponed till ' to-day,'-'.' On Wednesday evening the third of the winter eveniug.§ntor/aii)ropn(«,ta,kes( glace, at the-Institute,'; Caiterioh,' some friends from.Greytpwn aiding the local talent.J : ■ Tho annual meeting of members of the Greytown Working' Men's Club will be held on Saturd«y eyohing, to receive re- , port and balance-sheet, ■■. "•' I '. It is imported that Hie father of the man Ellis, against'whom; the' ! la'te severe Bentenco w'fis- passed,' is the son of a. man who ■ has been an inmate pf'alunatic 'asylumi:: Wh.ethcr "there exists' aV' further' reason to suppose that Ellis Jjimtflfijs, from menial obliquity, irrps'ppnsjblp-for his aetions m Jfflp'w not.;; fye prflffiction of society deniahijed'a long 'sentence'if one at all waß awarded to Ijiiqj, ftjis,'we trust the floggings thathayp been' aijfjed to it will proye a deterrent tq offenders of a similar class.. ; ;;; ,|„. "'-,"■'■■."'., ' The Masterton Garrick Dra- ■ maijo Club performed attthe-Piiblid Hall; Carterton', on Tuesday evening to a'sbhie/ what small audience,' ; .There wao v au efficient orchestra,' who \'gave'somegood music bfl.t.weeu-the. pieces.-and .'the'"'ae'ts. ; The pepfofttianpe" consisted of'''Mrs White'' and "The f ' We! hftve'-heforb criticised these 'piecps,' Suffice it to.say that on the'present Qc'easibn .all 'fhos'p-Jvho- tod'ii|snrt"m' thepf'gave fhorougl/ §at;sfapti6n ; to, the'audiehce.; :;5 Pie Insppotip? payada of the Greytown Vblun,t,eers was he'li) last eyJßnihgi bptweeh and 50 members beipg prpsent; ; Cttpt' 'fully p/a? in command, '.Lieuts." GaraeVoiii #'d Gray a}s,o.being pTeßent. A letter of apolpgy.wß,s.jMdfrom.MaJQrßlinny,;whe was unable to. attend. jthrpugh. iflnass. After inspection thf.copjpan'y ijiarphed 0«t, headed by tli'eir band/ Qn the|return to the Hall, fh> Sprgeants picked teams to compete at bayonet 'fijfefois'e in ft rpontli from date,- The annual meeting could not be held, as the balance sheet was not ready,. ■.--.,; ■"-v.,'.. -.■ ~, ...