The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1154, 17 August 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1882.

Of the sages nine .who constitute the Masterton Borough, Council, sevenm in favor of ; a loan; one !is against it, and the remairiing unit is, as far as ' may? ; be remembered-that for a year or more we have adyoQafcod a loan, and if our opinion.was received with a icertain amount of ridicule in the first; instance it will now, perhaps,, be admitted that our only fault was that we recognised the.practical necessity of borrowing for some time before it came home to the ratepayers generally, The all but' unanimous verdict of'the Council is a good guarantje.that the loan will.be carried. We expect opposition to it from many ratepayers, because in some instances their minds have been unfairly prejudiced. They have been told that borrowing necessarily involves an increase of rates, and no doubt they have credited the statement. It will take -time and trouble to disabuse them of this idea, but we are confident that they will eventually come to the conclusion that this important phase of the question has been misrepresented. We have no desire to mislead or even bias a single elector on this point, The position is this: If a moderate amount, such, as £5,000, is borrowed, until it is all spent—say three years hence—there will not be the. slightest reason for increasing the amount of ..r.at.es : „now paid; in fact they could be reduced without" embarrassing the borough finances, At the expiration, say of three years, jt would be for the rate-, payers to determine •■ whether.-: any increase was desirable. The credit of the borough' would not, have been pledged to such an extent as to render an increase imperative, and if any additional rate were voted it would undoubtedly be .granted' for the -purpose of securing some special .advantage, It will be noticed that several Councillors who have 1 hitherto, been opposed to borrowing; are now in favor of a loan/, and it\may be fairly assumed that; .whan, thVhard facts which have converted, these equally hard-headed Councillors to a conviction ef- its necessity are brought to bear on the minds of the ratepayers who are now in opposition, they will produce on them a similar result. No doubt there will be one or two irreconciliables— men who hold large properties, whose bread and butter is cut for them'j : men who,' : whether,.the 'town moves! backward or forward, are ;prbvided'fpr,; "It may be noticed that all improvements and all progress 1 is ; usually''gainedby dissatisfied;men,;in !.despite:of the contented individuals : who, in the'contemplation of the their less fortunate fellow-creatures' circumstances, desirethiings in to remain statu quo, We .congratulate the 1 members of the Borough,CounciJ on the fact that they discontented, andac? cept it is a sign that: they are about to "move on," and pull the town out,of the mud in which ithas been'embedded for so many winters, r

■^Hi Mr F H, Wood publishes m annthefjf jOolualb ajepgthy list of properties.placecl.|i ,in their hands.far sale"" V* raj :• of'tbe Mastertptf Volunteer,' j 'Jand, was held last evening, t but irfoonse-* i qaeocp of thVabsenoe of Captain- Donald ! Vho'oonvened'it, no buainess was 1 transacted, The usual fortnightly entertainment will be given in St. Matlhew!s Bchool - loom this evening f •• Oilskin coats, macintoshes, and overcoafmn'bo'hafl'at manufactuleis' prices* * at Rapp & Hate's, Emporium, -Adyt Constable Fleming yesterday lode to the homestead of ; MrA._MoLeod whowas reported tp.be lost found thai,the missing man had turned up at Ma'urioßville,' after' spending a somjiwhat wintry nighriv the bush,, where he had ttiissed '.his took while" hunting I after • cattle. ; MrMcLeod, we are'glad.to'learri is none the%OTO'for his aMatnie; The usual monthly meeting of the Masterton School 'Oommittee was held last ) evening. <Present—Messrs >*Boddington'' (Chairman), Hogg,' Jago, Feist, Pay ton, Grundy (headmaster),' and. Sellar (Secretary),'; The •Treasurer: reported a-ioreHit ( balance of £l4 8a Id. The following ac- '■- counts: were passed forjpayment: J. Oaffery, £1 14a, Mrs Bradley, £2 10s,' Ti Jago 31 6d. v-The-correspondence , waß read but was of, r no. public interest, 'The'Chairman'reported'thß •resultjoftheyisit of Messrs Beetham and Bunny as ' members of'the Education 1 Board to Mas-' .terton.'' The teacher reported, that; the attendance had fallen off during' the" past . month owing. to. the wet ( weatheri.';'The[ ' average attendance had been- 345, the ' highest 399, the lowest 266. He recom-, mended that in place of Miss Matthews, 1 an infant mißtress.sh'ould;be obtained, or. ( an .unclaVsed'female''assistant teacher.J The Committee endorsed ttie recomm„en.dation.of the head master. It was''also 1 VeßblyepV on'the suggestion 'of'the head master bxp'oh'dii!!) in procuring a set of. scientific apparatus.',:: Messrs Boddington , and Caselberg were appointed as tile next '■ visiting, members.:.-, r- j '"., .A meeting of/the vestry' JLuke'a . Church, ,G(r'eytown,'was held on. Monday' evening last, Present—Revs.'.Y I White ' and T. Porrit, Dr Bey, Messrs Ci'iff,j Wpod,. Alien? ■lt was resolved,that tenders for painting the church be advertised for, arid,con-> sideredat' next:meeting.' iMrAGuff«re- ( ported'that lriacbbrdafloe with the wisbr t of the vestry he had requested the pension'- " ers'fiind Trustees tois'sue new debentures 1 for signature by the present vestryman'! i that he;had received the (debentures!•'ft i was resolved lhattheChurohwardens",be > authorized to sign them on behalf i of-the , vestry.'' 'The Treasurer stated that on the ( 30th June 126 was due to the General phurob Fund, to ,meet ; whioh thersWe ' arrears of .subscriptions, still I" amounting toJSS, He also repor'te\i thdb l the offertory accitunt was bvejdfawn £73 ; making with the sum ;due> to- pefisiiJn i fund Trustees ffnd others,'a total Jln- ;: debtedness'of £498,; less : Value of , shares held by yestry in the' Pe'rmament Investment Sooiety, ! The.Mastert'oii Debating Society disr cuss to-morroweveningthe,question "Is 1 total abstinenco- preferable to moderate,, 1 drinking?" Mr T.J?. Girdwood taking l the affirmative.. ' . ,;J!.i Ata meeting of the Wellington Presby-, ' tery held yesterday it was re.splv'eri'' to 1 . hold a special ineetjng at Masterton on > the 28d instant to consider the call from » Waimate to the Rev, Mr MoKee; , s ! Buy Rapp & Hare's 2s tea. For quality 3 and flavor it cannot'be beaten.—Advt. J Mr T. Jago, the well-known Masterton ) cabinetmaker advertises linoleum at five. 3 shillings per yard. ] ■;'.• !' 3 Sheep rates arenow payable to'any money 3 order office in the colony Local inspeo- [ tors have been relieved of : trie 1 task of , collection, and the work of recording .the numbers of flocks is now done, in- the central office with a view, it. is said, to pref vent the department availing itself of the 1 local knowledge of its district officers ,to : i cheok incorrect returns, ;• f At noon yesterday sober •. looking mule trotted o)i( of Masterton.: I with a laden pack Badd'.e. A few f behind it came two horseinenjn charge 1 of it' with just a wee djrap' in their 'ee.' The party was bound for aii "up-country-i Btation, but a-mistake was made,jn\tjie' ' 'staid mule not being placed in ; command 1 of the detachment' instead of. /the joyous ■■ cavaliers.- At jthe Watpoua, the jntijl ej; ,'- attracted by wayside herbage, orj ashamed ] of his company, made a detour,; and the ' equestrians rode oh in hot pursuit! of the, animal they had left behind. About 7 p.m," 1 one of the men in a thoroughly drenched' F condition reappeared in' Masterton, and s informed the police that the mule, had j disappeared in the: Ruamahunga'ldriver ;■ and his companion after it and that, he, 3 after searching along the: banksifor'!some' miles had come:to the conclusion that a , coroner's inquest would'"''l^ne'cessary. The police at once •investigated the case 0 and found'first, that their informant hadr !• been wetting his other eyei ! 'and secondly! e that the mule never orossed thejWaipoua, g-,At- ; an•', earjy'"hdiirythis.^motning(the e drowned man.rode back into Masterton •r looking fos ihisLmate,!'and there were mutual, andj no doubt satisfactory explan--1 ■ atinhs aB to how-they missed)each ; {other. s- 1 M dOubtif they find their 'mule that n unfortunate animal will have to befir-, the s full blame of the misadventure! DM '- '•' -We- can confirm ini this district the ■ 'following remarks made; by i « .Zealand^Tirues :—" A word of praise jb if 'm'Oßt J 'certainly due'-to the 'drivers of t Messrs ;Maca'ra and Co.'s All ,„;; through.. the -severe weather which has '' been exnerienred.pflato they have piloted „ their'vemoles along roads wl|ioliare|y no *■ means.the best in the Colony, and through i flooded,rivers,/without,"meeting, with a single mishap, and always keeping',good , titrie : , althonghj .as they worse weather has not been experienced, along n the West Coast for many years pas i '"Wehaveno hesitation-in saying .that ," the cheapest and best house iniMasterton for clothing, grocery, ironmongery, boots 't and shoes, and airgenerar merchandiseiv e is Rapp &flare'B, the Em'qorium.—AdVi? 1 The ■■ following, players': will represent Ma.stertpn youths in the match . town oh Saturday 19th:—J. D'Ar'oy, H. and 0, IJounslowj A, Hoar/ Tapperell, G, Muuro, R. Blinkhdrne, E. Miniffe, F. and J. Lowes, A, G.Thompson, W, Watson,|F. Perry, e Emergencies, W. Perry, Kibbleßhit.e, fn^j B H/Welch. ;'•. / ' i 3 ... . .""."■' ■ .. :"' i.■ ■ • ;MrF; H. ;Wdod advertises for sale a i large freehold station near GladSttJne'i'anfi to let a commodious stbre inGreytown, A man named Fitzgerald was brought ; : up' at the;R.M. : )'Co'urt'.tliiß;'morning on a • charge of'' ,l 'dreaming' i 'the'"hjtppy hours i away" last night in Mr |buß.|. ! He was cautioned,and rel,fased.C! i^./j :-:Menof.theWairarapa.'should not forget ! that they will have an opportunity-•of-'pu'r^ •;< chasing all..artioles!-:of at a very) \ largo reduction from usual ratesi and should ' therjforenotfailto;be'amopgSthe earliest [j visitors at thei.Surplus StocklSale at Te Aro ' Hoiise.-Ap, - _ .! I "' will be able to buy your "Blankets, Sheetinga, Counr - 1 prices. If your oonsult your'Uwn interests, "- you will-not fail' to-be of-the-many who will' I r.throng to ,thp Surplus Stock Sale at Jakes \ Swih's,TeAroHouse, Wellington,—An.