The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1882. THE MINISTERIAL WHIP.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 13 September 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1882. THE MINISTERIAL WHIP.

Tfey Waimapa has a. special interest in .th«chief, -whip jof the Ministerial party,': seeing that' 1 liis boots''are filled by Mr G, Beetham, The duties of ojfice,. though. undefined. by law, are a capable Government, whip is almost iri/ ex officio' 'member 1 of the' Cabinet. He is present al all its meetings, and , hiSj^d^icei)is,, rpsovted,to uonjdilmost every question that arises. In the Houße he ( has! harder j duties to perform,! than ,'anjt, Minister. / ithe first man'to'enter it, and the last to leave it; and 1 throughout. each lorig sitting bp, hw on the alert 1 Last session "the multifarious duties of the.,office, were so ably'fulfilled; by Mr ■ Beetham that the'nlembera of his party present®! satisfaction! This session, we believe, he,was reluctant to,,again,assume his but the position of his par.ty was so precarious that he had to sacrifLce ihia wishes to the ..necessities, of his political friends. • It will be remembered that prior to the session'the Opposition loudly boasted that a substantial; majority, and i even cSir Arthur: Gobd'on, ; after(what .was ! doubtless an :/ impartial investigation;' - declared parties 'wire 1 evenly balanced. sUQh lj; ))Bing ithe. task, of navigating^the Ministerial party was one of great difficulty, and Mr Beetham hall to taka the whfefel.' ■. We'believe it is generally ih tjhe,House,,that hist capai.city/ as aiwhip saved the -Ministry during the sessipn which is now closing. J At''any rate this, his laso,(»inpaign, has the hardest ~which he has yet' fought. Now that the prorogation is ;he -, r ;willj haje£ ;satisf afetion bf knp.wing thai'; not"only .has his been, sa^ejl,, but it has also succeejdedm the, bulk ,of' 'ihe meMuresj, wliich it down. Indirectly we in (he 'Wairarapa participdjte in,.Mr BpTHAJi'sisuccess,'. for, while: fighting for his party he has Sot his constituency;'and' eveilv wantpf rjjason abjy:.|)^de^n^ed,^aj ; been; mftde, and conceded;,• TheiWjurarapa ls'fortunate in 1 Mr 13 BEfcTHAij is generally regarde^,.as . one,,(jf 'and ; j .inj.theJ;,Houbb,, l andv Mr Buchanan iiu> hiß'4fl'aideH'seßsion"has come "w 'the an' able debater, working and- capable -representative. This distrjct good mkn £o {he House.' The average M .IfJfoisr )apt;^i A a tffiing,;;and it is an error to suppose that he may gent. At .this district beeu &Pty)aindi we have eveiy reason to be satisfied withits result k Jills, jfi/ jjp'

The Masterton . .Volunteers contiuue their oloas-firing ibis 1 ' • The treasurer of ■thdffiewMiVßelief ■Fund the |fljtaip||i w2-2a wv* lII' I Thffordiifiy vmeetitftflof §he .Girt feirww h% w* 'the evetjnpf. . \Ve : '' understand' thafc'". the.*Maj?poie Dance, which was so successful laS&veniiig, will be repeated at the entertairinient , Matthew's .Parish Concert: <on ■ the" 21st foMmvt :• ---Mr : C6llotteana- Gorj'of th'e'Kunpum nursery, inform the they are prepared to sell fruit trees, fli)werß7bulbs, and ornamental plants and ahrjibs. Orders idft iWitl|| A. P. Fielding,, fruiterer, willibie attended to. r The Ordinary monlhlyJroJlting of the iMtoßtertp.h'Hospital Oommiitee was held yesterday.' Preaent-fMesarfi Boddington (Cjiair|uan), Bennett, 1 and ?ayton, The .minutes the last meeting were .read ana "confirmed, The reported a ..<|redi,t balance of £7113s 4d, Aconunt? amounting to flO Bs, 9d were Mr Perry waß\ appointed member. The meeting then radjourned. ~i . . f j Re the Native Lands Oolirt our Carterton correspondent. writes iT-Oruatamare JtMl ii)ol.udi.rrgiTiki\Whakairb{ 'WIuV wnatiawahiue, part of Mungarake,jp£rtol Maurinoho. Claimants in Oruatamore—floira Wakatahn, _Wi. W hatakaran | Maia. .to Kiwaru, Te Here MabflpgaiTTej Ktihu Abiatana, Te'Biire Hikatoa, and others. t 1 Bli'ick and all within its bounding, and Aw ~others t who' had'clainiß ioiij other f&lQftkflj ngirted übove t'o come in is adverse claimants. Five witnesses were.examined. ■ Theiottßeys days, as there are ( thirty r i|iti ,esses.' 1 "The Carterton uoiice had to |ui in to safe quarters for the,, niaht. yes ercjav "afternoon, a gentleman who hat been' offering ,: to6 w freeljr ; at'the shriie ot •'Bacehtfa. ;: The -Publio. Petitions Committee- reportaaJon Monday last on the petition of Knodes'Donald,, of Masterton,! who jip®db'rQaty, J ißßl, a fire Svas caused on his property through Jp.«kfl 'ftonuhe'euginei U'ernoon train from Masterton, which fire destroyed Ilia orchard and twelve mains of fencing; also, .that in tho following .CQoiith ;iniither s fir6 Bifrufirly did !prayed, Parliament;. him LB6OO compensation;—Tl exommittee reported iffiat they;had no recommendatioh't'o make on the petitioner's claim, as there was no evidence to show that the fitei w.efe... caused from| the enginp., On; .wtiiiajivKii.Vi.; Aicotiiet'i&W'bo ; and butweiaiinot' induce our reporter to interviovr 1 & l at ts that..ttoiir^ i !•.-• i«H(f •■•■ m 0.'.. ,bsio"JT* HM •><- ■ 1j; MfcOardWatfdSyi. H. Corbett meet the Kuripum hurgessi b in theiriowji,hallithij,evening. ll - ! • k, Al.tlji) Masterton (Cpiwoil were m'ade'for the representatives of the [Jress >»f, such,.»[ cliwraoter \tK».t • they; could] not .either aee,' hear, .sitjonwrite with (any comfort. S iHOrM/! ~ GeorgesiiA "ilnd Co.,' failorsfof ' street', ementlmi®n°iilP r.«!»: fl , t ' The! usual; 1 monthly ,meeting' ; of |the -WaiMrapa HospuaVGommittee was,, held at>theSecretsry- , ioffio& : ll(iryyti'ffn,y63terday afternuon. Present -Messrs Wl 0. Guff (chairman), W. 0. Nation, W.Stieet) U. Wyatt, and Eev F. 0. Dewsbuiy. fhe iminutes of previous meeting were„r ; ead afidfconnfirmed' '• An ijfife'r : WUk 1 ma'de j by Mr ff, Broyke <0 Imsb j acr'fi'of land in Kuritiiwhiti 1 , which wa's'accepted in tefms "f »tfer, without ri..'ht of renewal, The .Sftufe.tary!,w»sjiißtr'uoted'to!'oumiuuuioate with the patient.Hammßrioh re payment of.hospital/fees,' jlt'was r.eßjil,ced;that|the annual meeihig be held orOomberlOih, 1882, >jt 8;80j ■ Awu»ts;.am -ntitiii*;! to 111 liJa'ld werey«/ed fJir [in Vinenti ■ "the Rev F. 0. Dewsbiiry vas r .ieij nested to act aa -lmspitrtl'' viMtir' duting the ensuing month. , ,/ ; 111 \>■ f.' ' ; M *drill or\he &reytown.'<Rifle Volunteers was held last evening, Cdptain Tully and .Lieutenant . Cameron about 25 ralilf atVd 'file being preienti After drill the' Captain notified that his medals and Lieutenant Cameroii'fl: oup Wfttiid be presented "to, the xt Tuesday w6ek l nh .pajade. j'.'