The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1882. NORTH AND SOUTH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1188, 25 September 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1882. NORTH AND SOUTH.

The . influential ..meeting held: at the County Offices, Masterton, on Saturday last confirms the statement we made a few daya ago to the effect tliat though the union of the two existing Counties was the right solution of the present 1 difficulty, a north and south county would prove more popular.' |lf ■ tHe question were left to the leading public men of the district there would be a fair chance of a county amalgamation being obtained, but it has to be decided by the voices of the ratepayers, and too many local differences exist for us to hope that the latter will be prepared to take a broad view of the subject. Believing that a strong feeling, which it. is impossible to. change, exists in favor of two counties, we reluctantly abandon our advocacy of an immediate union and accept a north and south division of the district as the best practicable solution 'of the conflict of boundaries, so graphically described by Mr J. V. Smith at the late meeting, Opinions seem to differ as to the best means of giving effect; to the proposed changes, but no doubt the committee appointed will be able to ascertain the quickest and most effective modus operandi In the North we shall have little reason to regret the change in our County area, Not only, in the Forty Mile Bush, but also in the Whareama, there ; is practically for many years to come an unlimited amount of good land to open up and settle. Within the next five years the population and wealth of the proposed North County ought to be doubled, if not trebled. This County will indeed be a busy one, and if, as we confidently expect, able men are returned to its Council, its future, as contrasted with its past, will be a brilliant one., The Southern County is a comparatively settled district and the principal work of its Council will be more of a routine character. Still with men at its helm like Mr Booth we do not for a moment suppose that it will stand still, or that the County and Highway Boards, working hand in hand together, will find no .new country to open up and will be restricted to merely maintaining existing roads. There are solitudes in the southern as well as in the northern division of the Wairarapa, and the two Councils may with friendly, rivalry try to outvie each other in peopling them' with industrious settlers, If there is one thing more than another which will compensate those who have desired to see' One strong county established in the Wairarapa, it will be both Counties pulling together for the , benefit of the district as a whole, helping each other whenever occasion offers, and discarding all petty jealousies and pftsjudices, If this prove to be the case there will still be one Wairarapa, in which settlers, whether they live in the north, Eouth, east, or west portions of it, may take a pride and feel, an interest. When the proposed alteration of county boundaries is effected, we hope for some years at least the lines of our local districts will remain unaltered, as development rather than change will be the policy of all parts of the district. Some years hence no doubt the land marks may again require to be adjusted to suit the growth and distribution of population, Perhaps then when all outlying parts of tho Wairarapa are opened up and settled it will be found convenient to amalgamate all interests in one grand and populous county, Mr James Langdon of Tinui invites tenders for underbrushing 75 acres of bush at Waikororo near Mr Elder's land. bolder sold, a lew days ago, two thousand fat sheep, to 1 leading butchering firm at Wellington for £2OOO cash. The Masterton Institute Committee meet on Wednesdjy evening next. We regret to learn that an old Masterton settler, Mr Donald senior, of Manai'a, is suffering from ad attack of a paralytic character, Tenders are invited by,the Ciastlepoint 1 Highway Board for the lease of the TinuV Toll gate, also for metalling 32 chains in two sections on the Castlepoint mad, and for the erection of a bridge over the Waitawiti stream. The Government have received, the following telegram from the Agent. General relative tq the burning nf imaiis'on board the Alaska!-"All the New Zealand for London are safe, except a portion nf newspapers and books, but: mails for ibe; country, including registered letters, were,partly burned. The exact lusb ib not;yet known. . The fourth term of the Wellington College will commence on Tuesday,"the Brd of October. , Mr F, H, Wood Sold at Greytown on Saturday last 37 acres of timbered land ■ at Morrison's Bush at M per acre,' 1 ' ' ThePhcßnix Lodge Independant Order of Good Templars meets this evening. »■■■' Arrangements are beinemade for the .complete reorganisation of the '.Volunteer force in New Zealand, . ■ j' > ":>}■ 'Mr Elkmsof Maaterton has, under? l stand, agreed to accept the.office "of a' judge at. tho .coming, poultry show; in; Wellington, ' Notice is given that Mr I E, Cross will apply at the. next sitting of the District Court in Ootober for his discharge as a bankrupt.

; .1 eioN of tha times.-—On Saturday last the greatest crowd we have ever seen in a store was at Rapp & Hare's Emporium., j They were: kept busy from ; early morn I optil late-at night disposing of summer clothing at remnableJptfces.—ADVT, -

Otago bent the Sydney Saturday by a o(wi ; . 'aiiflliffV.|r^Pp ; nothing. The hall was newly; alwAya-ig, 'f Mr, T. : Wrigle| has sub-d Hia ikridj itt 'tlw Dixon eßtfttd and offers fit ilirbogh. our columns to the public ohyeasyterms.Plans of ;al|o'tai6ijtso*y at* the' office ofMr;James Brikn: ?/rhißjiltl)B a favorable opportunity for,petßontj.-who" desire freehold sections nearthro'entre of dio'town, , ■ __• J

•, Lowes $ lorns.haye.an .important addition: to, tKbir stock ; sale ion : Wednesday next inthe shnpo of.eix splendid:dratigbt?_ horieß, suitable for, draye, waggons, or farm work

The inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of the Wellington hospital baa come to nothing, lhe civic fathers who conducted it were the managing committee, »nd bad mismanagement existed the Council wouldjhave,been the culprit ,as well as tlie;judjte>hd jtiry. : . ; ■

We understand that more than one application is likely to be made in Masterton on behalf of frail men to prohibit publicans from supplying them with publicity t&theee cases because jt is very desirable that such persons} arid 1 their wives andrehtives should not be deterred by a fear 01 public exposure from taking advantage of the comparative safety which may be secured under the protection of the prohibitive o'außes of the Licensing Aot.

An agreeable surprise await® Mr Dick, at Napier; The :Herald sfiya Hiatal; a' special meeting of the committe'e-of the Chamber of Commerce held yesterday afternoon, it was arranged that the Chairman should wait oh the Hon Mr Dick, who is about to visit Napier on an offioial lour, to thank him on behalf of the Chamber for the prompt attention uniformly given by the Governmorit'to its recommendations.

W. L, Dorselt was fined 5s by Messrs Beetham and Lowes J.P.'s in the R,M, Court Masterton, this morning, for drunkenness.

Messrs Lowes & lorns held a very auc : ' cessful sale"at Tenui on Saturdays.last.. The following prices were realised:— Cattle, yearlings, 30s; one and a half and two year olds, X' 3 to X 3 Jsa; Two and a half year a',nek £4 to £4l2s 6d; bullocks up to £7 10j ; cows, £4 to £4 7a 6d ; horses, hacks, f5 to £11; young draughts up to Ll7.

Prior to our going to press this afternoon th Bre was a large gathering of settlors to attend the funeral of the late Mr Vailance, There have beeni continuous arrival of .country residents in' town 5 throughout the ' day, and 'the' various Masonic Lodges of the Wairarapa, aro strongly represented. : ':

Bv those gi an I steams!;' vj the Mirzapore, Deccan, and Roiiic, o, ilie Penjnstilar and Oriental' Compjny, havj been .received;;the fii«t shipments of new goods for the spring trade, at To Aro House. Ladies will be pleased to know that some excellent and choice dress materials of the very latest fashions havo been received, : together with: a profuse and charming variety of laces, trimmings, millinery, sunshades,parasols, costumes, mantles, Ac,, (fee, Altogether, in every department there js a large display of the latest novelties, and ladies would ; do well th make ai), early inspeotir.n and seleotion. Ladies are also reminded that artistio dressmaking, for which Te Aro House stands unrivalled, offers them all the advantages possessed' by the' best West End" houses ol London To secure an early completion of their orders, it would be advantageous to place them as speedily as possible at Te Abo House,' Oaba-street; 1 Wellington.— [Advt,]