The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1882. THE HONORARIUM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1169, 4 September 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1882. THE HONORARIUM.

We understand that many members of the House of Kepresontatives, stricken with remorse at tlw mis-spent time and the lost opportunities of the present session, are about to make an act of atonement before they separate by a' solemn oblation to themselves, it is said that, 3hey propose, to raise thtir own. "screw," which is veneered with the name of honorarium, from £2OO to ■£3oo. It is not a bad thing to be an M.H.11! The man who attains this dignity has hitherto been paid' about £l2 a week for his services to his country. He has had a chance of a portfolio at £1,200 per annum, He has been a chosen candidate for fat Boyal commissions. Promoters' shares in private companies have fallen in his way. . His free railway pass has been worth a pound a week to him. Ministerial balls and dinners have been open to him, and he has in all public and social gatherings occupied a place of honor. Surely his lines have fallen in pleasant places and he has had every reason to be content. But no i his appetite grows upon what it feeds. Why should he be satisfied with £l2 a week when he can vote himself £lB, It is two years hence before he will again have to render an account of hisJ stewardship to his constituents, and by that time thr latter will have become reconciled to the increase,' and it will be (like the laws of the Medes and Persians, Perhaps some members have been living too freely this session, and find that their ordinary honorarium is forestalled. .To such it will no doubt be 9 comfort to take home a cheque for an extra hundred, Still we fail to see on what public ground members can vote themselves a bonus of this amount, If by paying better prices we tould get better legislators, we would not be averse to being very liberal, The experience of this and other colonies, however, tends;to show that such.is not the case. There are patriots who sacrifice themselves to their country, and there are patriots'who sacrifice their country to themselves, A big honorarium has a tendency to encourage the growth of the latter. We have confidence that the members who represent the Wairarapa district will act rightly as far as the honorarium question is concerned. We do not believe that, like Oliver Twist, they will be found asking for more. ..Should, however, a division be called in th'e'House for and against an increase, we'stall take the list of names on either, side'. as an infallible tesc of the moral worth of M,H,R's.

Dr Pollen, Major Harris, M.H.R.,and Mr Sheerin, a well known journalist, 'were visitors to Masterton ytsterday. <:i|Mr. George Thomua, the: well known City auctioneer, announces that he has taken the premises in Johnston-Street, formerly occupied, by Messrs- Croskery: ftHasaell, and will hold a weekly sale of live' Stock should sufficient inducement offer, ;■ ,'. .:','. / , A sturdy loafer made a house to house canvass at Masterton. oh Friday and Saturdayilasfc, ; displaying at each domicile, a sore leg, which was apparently his stock-in-trade. He did such a good business that he must be almost worth locking U|>. , The-police, we undersiand, are looking out for him this morning. We have no hesitation in saying" that the ■cheapest and best house in Masterton for clothing, grocery, ironmongery, .bijots and shoes, and all general meicliatidise, wEaipp & flare's, the Emporium,— knit

The Pnoeuii. Lll_t< iivjA* jnsssven",f? ■'■'■■■■■*«■ ;■- ■'> preached ;in the|PreSbyteriahl OhMrohlat : MasterfcjitfyeßtStday. ■ :-}M '-M'm ■".A,. .. -i* ■'■■ Xtf. ..", ...•.':.j-'-.3 .!.s;>« ~s 4 sw.Mias Best»p'ii pilsvre-naaaCable 'oil'M^fi-J day th#ißtb> Sspt«er,it6r; thetthircl term 0f4882, IS '«£ J . ■, ss\. mi '•■"*•" '< n- J ' ■ : ' '■'■'' '"■■' ''■«<»»tt■■■*' Ihe usual Court sittings will in the Wuirarapa this week commencing -throughourare light; excepting a'FMalerT ton'UfVMv .'.MM'-i'liv \'&l>-

I -The v .Ußual-monthly--meeting''of;»4he : liGreytpwn Borough Coundil N takes jplace '■this evening at the CiJunoiL'Ghambers. .We church parade of .thelGreytown Volunteers yesterday [Wa I attended by .about.3o members of:.th]a Corps.| The monthly inspection paradejwill beheld to'rriiorrow evening, wh'en a full muster , is' expected,- 7 as some! very (important I business jvilj be brought forward.

>'A Meeting of footballers and others interested was held '/frT'the Counoil Gmtmoersy Greytown, on Saturday events. f ?r/he purpose of takinglinlo' con- | sirjaratwii! 'the >dyisability of i inviting "the Iw South' Wales Football fyeam.to liplay a matoh with the Grejtown Club. Aftet coiiaidemhle discussronythe secre'tyß\<W W#wW<r MMfo ciiptaihiotHlleUeaftU its .arrival at Auokland, with a view to arranging the match. ;

The Greytown .lobtliallerg.had a'good muster at practice" on"' Saturday' last, and went in for some, good-harcl. work, playing for- 'about' two' hours? at the Harrow,game.!.,,. .; i ...■■,••■',* \

A meeting uf the Wairaraapa acclimatisation . Society : .WM,;held at,the institute Masterton, on Saturday evening -t a at Preaeut.—Messrs Meredith (in the"chair), Beetham (Secretary), A. R. Burtny, T. L. Thompson ..T.jParsons, R. Pitton, J.' King, T. E. Chamberlain, and J. Payton. The question of ;rulra and 'the registration .oLthe... < ?ocjety..'.to.,enahle.'it to. participate in an intioipated grant from Government* was discussed,- •'' A Committee consisting of Messrs Beetliam' Parson, and Bunny, wasappointed-vtp drafts rules; land submit same to a'nieeti'mj to be held on the 16th instjj ,alsp. to agister, theiSooietvif ;found expedient, The Secretary reported (that some five thousand young trout might be' depended upon as the result, of theirjfirat seasons 'operations; and' expressed I the obligations which the.Snciety tow-under care they had.taken of them- He:had received up till date in caah a little over £3O, and had additional , subscriptions amounting to £lO on his list. J2o;had been expended oil, trout, ova,, and ; about jSIO.ou the shed and boxes. To provide funds that would enable them to : hatch fifty .'.thousand, o.va next. season; •ha' recommended that the Society should follow the example set in 'Canterbury ..''ahAi sell a number of their young trout this season turning out the rest in the streams where they would : be : most likely* to'do ljest. He also desired to make 1 a small pond at! a cost of B, and stock it with,a feiyiold' trout from the' Hiitt," so'that 'they obuld o ' l their,p.vn"ova next, season. It was resolved that'it be an instruction to the committee ,t'o dispose of. Tv limited number of youn« trout to subscribers at fifty.shillinga per hundred, and to ascer-, 1 tain from them the number they would desire on these terms.- The ttme ; W;hen the young trout. would be ready "for removal was stated tb he a month heiice. The procedihgs teniiinated.'"^ith : «i'' vote of thanks to the OhairnUn, a second' meeting to receive the report of j the Committee boiug arranged for the 16th inst,at7.3op.m. • ■

We are informed that Mr Spargo's trip to Wellington proved lost time, Ws ithe pursued only went as far as the Upper Hui.t, and then returned to the Tamiahi The husband had applied for a warrant in Wellington to obtain possession of tha children, bui finding they nere hot in Mvn, returned to the Wairarapa, where U) will apply.to the-Resident Magistrate for a formal order for the children to! be placed in his .custody, r A'correspondent "Pnissio Aci.d'' deplores Mrs. Spargo's return on"public:- rounds, AY tending lo disturb the peace aud"good order of the District,.

On Friday evening the. last of : the series of winter entertainments was held in the school house Waihenga,■■•'The room was literally crammed with a it' enthusiastic and. appreciative ,utidience,'!ijnd the. performance'may be, considered ■to lwve been the best of the season, The chair was taken by Mr 0. Philli D s,'who iii the course of a few opening remurks, mentioned that the application could not be made for the Government'grant in aid of the library, till subscriptions promised were paid in. Mr Evan's s-ained great applause by his comic.;song, and Messftf Oroot and Evans in " The Bold Geiid' wmes" created mu'iur auiiiseinenfc. ''The following was the'' programme :—Piano do, Miss' T. Singer; "Sons' "Buy- my pretty flowers," Miss', linger;. Song, "Hard times.come agk'ip. no inure," Miss Hooker ;.Son»" Auld Epbin ,Grey," Mrs Stewart; Song, "I cannot /give you my band," Miss A. Harris; Duet,;'-The bold Gendarmes,'".'Messrs' Oroot 'and Evans;Duet, "The Starboard Watch," Mr Singer Pickwick) Mrßedland;Duetl "Dsarest, Fondest," MraW. J." Martin ;„Song, "Kiss me Mother," Miss J; Harris; Pianoforte Duet,.."Flow, on thou shining river," Misses Singer; Song, "Faraway " Mrs Stewart; Suug, " It's: nice inPlWa" father," Mr Evans'; 1 Song, ''A free lance." Mr,'. Martin; Song,' "Won't you' tell me why," Miss Singer;,. Duet,. l-Ail's well," Mrs and Mr Singer.

An example of the local Sunday liquor traffic; transpired 'in' the R.M. Court, Mas? terton, to-day. Edward" Qilljni;s - Was charged before his Worship the Mayor with refusing to., quit, the .Eoyal Hotel w.hen requested hy the.landlord. MrO, I''. Worth, (he licensee,-deposed that!on the previous morning about half past; ten, the prisoner came into his/house by the side door and asked fo'ra drink ■■'- On heing refused he swore at wituesa'' and challenged him>,tight,.. Mr Worth led the priaoiier outside ihe, house, and 'he, again created a disturbance invthe'presence of people ■passing'- to churoh, : Mr Worth stated that he gave the prisoner into custody partly .on account of letters which bad 'appeared in the papers, arising the publicans, the oolice, and the ministers. 'He believed '"tW men got liquor at other places iKan.Kotels, bavins observed them to he drunk'at an early hour on Sunday mining. Publicans had to put up with a W od deal of i'abuse from such men, especially un Sundays, although they, (the publicans) preferred having that day to' themselves. ' He asserted'that the present' police had done alj'm their'power to' keep'order orilSundays,andthiitl 'heliu'd'dorie his.'bestjto a.«iiist thepolice; The prisoner, admitted the charge, 6iit pieced ,'ihathe' was 'sober and his only offence_ was.asking;for a drink.,,, Sergeant' Priced reported thofc the prisoner' 1 on'the "same-'Morning had applied at the Olqb nnd Prince of Wfas Botels for liquor, and' on being refused wen! down to the' Royal,' The : Mayor said that the ,acoused was liable to'.'a! fine of;£s, but as the present was his-first offence he would be/let,.off with one of £2.or in default fourteen days' imprison-in'e'nt.;-.The above is.the BrstpaseinNew •Zealand in -which; under the J a pubjican.hiis-aued a mau.for_au„ujyibg for- ):':.'.',„•:>,;,,),;]>' ;

\.¥§f^f wea * n(i lonw sell f urnituireV. gKjP»; So on; .Satord»jr 'next ■: ; '< ':■ j '.ffiPMrepirt of the Featherß^npghpsiyj ? PlM hioh met on Saturmflwliiil' jMftouf of our v%.| %s;fffjial meeting of: the will.be e *sj!N' to / confirm the appoinJmenP'of Miss O v Mason as a pupil teaoher in the BoKoolr'

~„lhe„next.SaD Jlrancisoo.; mail..el«se« at ''We understand that Mv 0. P. Worth "ooWampte^ neighborhood, and giving up hit presftfit occupation as a publican.

Tenders are invited by the Masterton Highway Board for, the lease of thelTe Ore Ore tollgate for one year. ' - The work of cross-ploughing the- oval in the Masterton Park was commenced to-day. The ground will have then jto be/j harrowed, levelled, and sown, It is too' muohto hope at this late hour tWit will be ready for orioketinthe summer season, j . A meeting was held in the Council Chambers. Greytown, on Saturday evening last, I'.* the purpose of forming a Debating Society. Hie Worships the Mayor occupied the chair, It was decided, after considerable disoussioni that' a Society be formed, to be called '(The Grey town Debating Society." The following officers were then elected:—Pr.eSW dent, Bev. H. V. White; Vice Presidents, Messrs Wood and Nation; Secretary and Treasurer. Mr P. Muir; Committee, Messrs G. Hullard, H. Humphries, T. Porritt, Arnold and Eonaldson. Messrs Hollard,4rnqld ti and the Secretary :were t» draft rito tu at the inext m that the meetthe'; subThe Seorewrite to i the Borough Council and ask for use of the Council room, and terms. The aubjeet' 1 fprjhp first debate is "Shall we have a 1 'Jotough Loan will, be taken by Mr Nation, and the negative by Mr Humphries. j

J report for'tbe week eridinti' Septemberilst ia* k ■fdllowaf-The ipast week has been fine. Bain fell on j two days,_ rather heavily on the 26th, viz., •950 inch, and.lis.htly on the 28th. j'325 inoh. Total rainfall for week, 1 '257 inch; itud for the past month, 9 325 inches'. jßain fell .for the month on;2l% fi : a nd \wasffiue on { 10 day's; frosty on 13 days. Mean barometer for week, 29,835 inches and A for month• ,jn,ches. Mean' Ihermometer for week, 45 Pah, and (or month,, 45.7 Pah., .The.wind.has.-'at |ttme;s,Jbee;n/stro%! Snd principally from the S. or S.W. for rain, and from!the N. for fine weather. i a'

P. Gray, J Heron, WSfW.WcQafdle, and W. Perry, were duN nominated, as Councillors! for the Borough of Mastertou today, arid-4 Pyll fiUbprtakeurtn qf Sept'emVer.; fyWfo fivejMessrsl Mferdle, Corbett, and Heron are'stipposed to favor a loan and Messrs Perty and Gray to n'upose it, With so many old settlers in 1 the held each with a email host of personal friends we fear there is but little prospect of the election being determined 011 a-dis-fanct l|kej%e .borrptfiho pm. i -,.

MrE, S. MaunßeU has resumed'th e Government native agenoy for the Waira7\\i§} M. G V a 'VI. v i!',BVM'> (ifas] the oase, but retained by an annual payment With travelling allowances with the riphi to conduct private business for'peraons purchasing native lands. Mr Maunßell will therefore occupy a favorable position for conducting hoth public and privafcjieW nations.. tr-Tnff \ !