The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1882. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1172, 7 September 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1882. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTION

. As a rule we have been wont to speak well of the New Zealand House o: Lords, but it has thrown out one little . measure this session for reasons whict tend to show that it is not always to be trusted. Possibly the absence oi its mentor, Mr 6. M. Waterhouse may partly account for the weakness it has latterly exhibited. If so tht sooner that gentleman returns to the colony the better. The measure to whioh we refer was a Bill passed bj the Lower House to remedy the exist iag absurd and one sided method oi electing School Committees. The country is unanimous in condemning the foolish provisions of the Education Aot in this respect, but the Uppei House, in its wisdom, has contemptu ously rejected the remedy. Its reason! 1 for doing so are; first, that the cuimi lative vote-tho root of the evil—waf a fad, or as one Councillor called it, "a baby of the Legislative Counoil," 1 and secondly, the cumulative vote waf "asop to Ceberus,"—a bait tocatdi Catholic support. The public will fail 1 to see why a provision whioh is abso- ' lately And admittedly a failure should be'perpetuated simply because it firal i saw the light in the Legislative Conn' cat, nor will they recognise the force o\ the latter argument when they remem ber that the bait has not beer I swallowed by the Catholics, who declini to serve on Committees and taki no pari; in the working of. the Act The cumulative vote was invented for the purpose of putting Catholia | on school committees, but as thej absolutely decline to be placed or them, what reason remains for re taining a cumbrous and haphazard method of election t There happen t( be a number of Catholics in the Legislative Council, and they voted against the Bill simply, no doubt, ai a slap at the Education Aot, whioh their church forbids them to accept The cumulative vote iB the we&k poinl of the Aot Itis a Bort of opensort which makes the measure unpopular and Catholic members of the Uppei House are wise in voting for its re tention. It is a great pity that a denominational cry should have beer raised in the Upper House, and thai the perfecting of our Education Ac! 1 should have been absolutely prohibited in order to play into the hands of £ | sectioh of the community who art , avowedly hostile to our national sys tem. We do not for one moment 1 blame Catholic Lords for their opposi ' tion to our educational system, because > we believe they are conscienoiously oppoEfed to it, but we do consider thai the non-Catholic members of the Upper House are to be censured foi weakly yielding the rights and wishei of .settlers- in every school district ii the ctlony to a desire to reconcile ar. irreeoncileaWe section of their own . House. ; ■

yThere' have v otrly been jix contested Wei in the whole'of the' Court sittings at Featherston, Greylown, Carterton, and • Maaterton thu week. > ~ Mr T.. W. .Foster, the : enterprising Cabinet maker, and uphol'dsterer of High' , street),Carterton, has a price list of furniture in,another column. < The performance in the Town Hall, MBstertqn, on behalf of the Misterton Sohnpl Cadets was errpnerously Btated by ! na to be held on Friday next j instead of Tuesday the 12th inßt., thfi oorjeot date; The Rev. Mr McLennan, a joung preaoher from the Middle -Island has arrived in Masterton. and will- conduct the . services in the Presbyteriiin church for the next two or'thYee SindayS. ' Thanks.—Messrs. B; fA;| Gardner & Son bog to thank' the enterprising (1 ?) tradesman who so kindly reprinted and circulated their Maori handbills.' They, , rogret, however, that he ahould- by -art oversight have mis-spelt their name,— ■ Am. ' : Mr W. W. McCardle has kindly presented a numl'er : of ornamental trees for improving the grounds of the Maaterton: public school. The Masterton Recbabiles hold a.oonversarionn in the Town this evening, Refreshments will be provided, and a somewhat interesting discussion is ex- „ peoted on Sunday liquor traffio and other ) aspects of the temperance question. The sale of the well-known property of Mr Beiiger, at Kuripuni, will afford speculators and others an opportunity of investing. The, sale is to be held by Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald & Co., '• Auetionnors, Wellington, on Friday, 15th September, who are acting under inßtruc--1 (tons from the Registrar of the Supreme [ Court. b Mr J. H. Angove, the well-known . blacksmith, and implement maker of High I street Carterton, has on view several well and strongly made agrioultural imple mentß, including harrows, scarifiers, drills &c. We understand Mr Angove intends making ibis line a speciality of his business. ' Messrs B. A. Gurdner and Son, have an advertisement in another column ani nounoing the arrival of new goods. Their establishment looked very ornamental yesterday, a continuous stream of customers, both Maori and European, , pouring ,in and out during the whole - day. The Carterton railway station' was rendered unusually gay yesterday afternoon by the presence of a bridal party. The 1 happy pair about to start on their honey- > moon trip were Mr 0. H. Robinson of Carterton, ami' Miss Saywellof Greytown. The bride' wore a neat travelling cos- [ tume, but the attendant bridesmaids were draped in Bnowy white with flowing veils, and made a very charming picture. A pair of good sawyers are wanted imf mediately tor the Forty-Mile Bush. 8 Messrs Lowes and lorns add to, their j sale on Saturday next books, fancy goods , and fruit trees. Messrs I and W. Bidwell invite p tenders for 76 chains of wire fencing on . the Lower Kahautura road. A Bquad of the Masterton. Volunteers assembled at the butts for classa-firing yesterday. Some very good aggregate shooting was made, the highest scores 1 being, Vol F. Kummer, 66; Col-Sergt. \ Williams, 52: Sorgt. Dalrymple, 62; Vol W. Wilton, 44, Vol. F, Kummer niade ' five consecutive bulls-eyes at 200 yards, standing. If this form is shown by the : Corps as a body the Masterton Volunteers will have no difficulty in retaining, probably surpassing the good position; they * attained laßt year. . ; A meeting of the Mastcrton District Licensing Court wna held this day. Present, Messrs Hare (chairman), Griffin, Gunderson, and McGregor. The police f report was read and si.me advertising accounts passed for payment, which con- : eluded the proceedings. A similar meetf ing the Masterton Borough Licensing Court was held. Present—Messrs Price 1 (aciing-Chuivinati), Harvey, and Chain--1 berlain The police report was read, but 1 it contiiini'd no remarks of special in E terest. Tho Chairman asked if the , publicans had adopted the recommendai t ions of ths Court re fire escapes. Seryt. j Price replied thai they had not. The provisions of the Act. were complied ' with when two staircases were provided. It was decided to repeat the request, '■ it being understood that there waa. no ■ power to compel its adoption, A le'ter [ Win r.ad from Mrs Ewington stating that j on July BO a man was allowed to drink at , Mr Worths' Hotel all day, and that on ' August 13 five man were drinking there. 1 The Clerk reported that a enpy of the letter had been forwarded to Mr Worth. - The sergeant stated that the police had I visited the Royal Hotel every Sun- . day, and suggested that Mrs Ewington I should lodge a complaint in the R.M. Court and then the Licensing Court ! could take it into consideration at their next meeting, or they could sum- ' mons both complainant and defendant to l appear before them at their next quarterly 1 Bitting. The Chairman said the case , ought to be taken aome notice of. The | Clerk was instructed to inform Mrs k Ewington that her proper course was to lay a formal information against Mr | Worth, If the promoters of the Masterton Woollen Factory only knew tho large 1 quantities of Colonial Tweed, Clothing, 3 Flannels, and Blankets that are weekly 3 turned into cash at Rapp and Hare's i Emporium, there would he no difficulty | in getting rid of shares in this new venture. When you pass Rapp and Hare's' Emporium, please oall and r inspect their stock of New Zealand made 1 Blankets.—Advi. j Rapp and Hare have for Bale 500 bushels ' of prime seed potato oats, any onerequiring ' a first class sample should call 'at Rapp ) and Hare's,—^dvt,