THE SUBSIDY TO LIBRARIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1191, 28 September 1882, Page 2

THE SUBSIDY TO LIBRARIES.

Some doubt appears to be entertained as to what Libraries will participate in the J6OOO subsidy about to be distributed.' As far-as "we can.gather "any Library supported or partly supported by voluntary subscriptions in any; district, or any Library - established.: under the Public Libraries Aot, 1869, or incorporated under the . Public Libraries' Powers Act," will be eligibjoc / The grant will be allotted in proportion to the local contribution's,'.but ap an aid to small Libraries anaddition of i£2s will be nominally made to their revenue. That is if a small Library returned £2O as its annual income, the Government in apportioning the grant, woul# assume its revenue to be £45.

. -.The annual meeting of the Greytown Ciicket Club, is to be held in the Institute on Monday evening next.-" -ftMrs Wilsone's pupilß "re• assemhie for the fourth quarter of 1882, oh Wednesday October the 4th. V Tencletß CartertonM Highway;* Boaird,'■ f6r' r - r forty! chains of footpath in.High-street,' foriiiir! tion in Richmond road,, and; formation and metalling' ! in file's roiid, A ' r Mr H, Baillie, bookseller,; and news agent, at Cuba street, Wellington,' notifies in another column'tliat he is Agent ! fdr tho Brass Band 'Ne-Amefiban s Plumber, and Sydney Bulletin, ; i:; 1 The remains of the late MikkelPouhen > we're interred; in; the, Masterton, Cemetery this mornina,. a number .of his fellow countrymen in their working olothes'being present at the ceremony, • •>.*•!; 1; Shortly before sunrise this morning the comet was visible in a deep ' blue sky athwart which its long .and lustrous tail made a beautiful picture. It is well worth while jotting up at 4,30 a.m. to see this, the grandest specimen of roving heavenlyboies that has been: visible during the. past twenty-five years. We saw' it ourselves on this occasion, and, the luxury of going to b'ed again after taking: astrono-', mical observations in light raiment amply, repaid the celestial observer. The Rev. Mr Isitt offers.£s reward for information which will lead to the con-' viotion of the person • or : persons who attempted on Monday or Tuesday night tb hum or blow up liis'huggy. It appears that some individual placed a bottle" containing gunpowder in the vehicle; in question aiid fired it oil in the night time. We trust this is not an argument forpromoting Sunday liquor trafficij but rather a foolish act of larrikinism. If occurrences of this character become frequent ut permanent detective will require to be stationed in, Masterton, . The actual damage done only Amounted to : about thirty- shillings, but a" disastrous fire might very easily have resulted from siicli an outrage, There' is ample evjdenco to show that a bottle'containing powder, together with a lighted candle, was placed in tho buggy, and 'tliat the powder exploded. In the public interests, it is desirable-that-..some further reward should be offered for tho conviction of tlie offender, outside that named; by Mr Isitt. . ■ ' ■' v. • • ' ' Last evening it was decided that the reading:"room of the Masterton Institute should be open ..fr.oni 2 to 5,p.m. on Sundays from Ocioher 1 to December 31, tho offer of Mr Bacon to take charge of iho room on these occasions being * accepted with thanks.

The Committee conaiating'of the Chairmen of tho various Counties, Highway, and local Boards in the Wairarapa District, meet at Carterton to-day, to consider the best means of giving effect ,to the proposed North and South County, boundaries. . •

A witness at' yesterday's inquest deposed that tho deceased drank giu. " Where," said an ardent teetotal juryman, " was the bottle of gin purchased r It subsequently appeared that the subject of the inquiry had also imbibed tea, and Bnoiher juryman, whose tendencies were evidently Bacchntinnlian solemnly asked tho witness " Where, was that tea purchased The coroner looking grave, desired to know if tbo last query was a joke. . Taiivhauga, the groat Maori Chief who lately went to England, will, says his wife, meet with :< lively reception on his return, It appears that on his departure to England he left Mrs Tniwhanga with only £2 to subsist on, and she has had to apply to the authorities for support. .... Tho celebrated horse Kingfisher is'announced to travel in the Tinui and Whareanm distriot that season. Owners of mares in this district will now be enabled to secure one of tho finest strains of racing blood in the colony, combined with plenty of bone and substance, We are requested to call the attention of our Whareama subscribers to tho entertainment at the Town Hall, Tinui, on Saturday next, given by the Masterton Surprise Parly, As- tho company consists of the leading - professional and amateur talent in this* township, those who patronise them may rely on seeing a first-class entertainment, the music by the band alone being well worth the price of admission charged. At a meeting of the Wellington Education Board held yesterday, on tho motion of Mr Bunny, Miss Riemenaclmeidpr was appointed assistant mistress at the Mq.3tcvt.Qn High School. Messrs Bunny and Blair visit Jeathgrgtpn on Tuesday to make enquiries as to repairs necessary to the school there, At the meeting of the Education' Board lielrJ yesterday, a peripetetic science teacher was appointed at a salary of 1250 per annum, It was decided that Mr : Howard of the Normal School should give Saturday lectures in tho art of teaching-, the railway fares of teachers attending' them being defrayed by the Board, A meeting of the burgesses is convened jn tho Town Hall, Masterton, for Tuesday evoning next, to consider the loan proposals of tl)6 Masterton Borough Council.

The Bheep of John Cross of jprn Qlen, North Wairarapa, are added to the infected list,

L. J. Hooper & Co invito all requiring i drapery, &o, to reserve their purchases itill they have seen the above firm's new Block, which will be composed of entirely fresh and fashionable goods, from English, French and Colonial markets., There ijieing no old stock in the store, customers qre certain to bo thoroughly suited with the latest uovelties.— J The acclimatisation of trout in the Hawke's Bay rivers is likely to prove a failure,. because, says tho Herald, the Maoriß catch the fish in 'eel traps all along the rivers, and of course they are not returned to the water, -The natives say the trout, is "kapai," and no doubt they speak from considerable experience. The Masterton Debating society has for its programme on Friday evening the annual report and balance sheet, the nomination arid ejection of officers,! and a discussion on local industries,

George Miller, the Bleeping beauty, referred to in oar lasti issue, returned into Masterton last evening for a cheap lodging, nnf) was discovered slumbering out in ihe open by Constable Leahy. He was removed to the look up, and brought before Messrs Lowes and Bisli, J.P.'s tbia morniti!; as a vagrant 'and discharged with' a caution. He kwo believe, just out of gaol. VThe comet,) as" seen thia morning, was a splendid .sight; (writes our'Greytown correspondent)/ About a'quarterto .four the tail only was visible 1 , 1 which -increased in brilliancy until about' half-past four,'; whan the, nuoleua appeared :at Hi -brightest, It then gradually disappeared; It: i3.to be seen in the'N.E. a few degrees above the horizon, the tail being equal in ; length to Uho /gi'eat comet; of '6B,i tliough not quite so *brilliant, while the nucleus is as-bright as a stav ( of. the first magnitude.; Those of our readers-Aho-have not 5 seen tlie visitorj wilij!be. aifipljr; repaid the trouble of gettirig|up, ;as it is one'of tlie grandest has ; provided for us. " ' To those-who want a really jfirst-olass shear, call and inspect the large variety at Wellington prices, which oan be seen at Eapp & Hare's, Emporium.—Advt.

;;The «ngiiie with the traiii to Wellington broks <Jowa on the other sido of>the bill torday, delay of some x fifty .train, when it reached Mastei'ton was half an hour late owing to this accident, : « ; ~'.Hikl had „,not, arrived Ju.. Masterton. | with the Napier mails when we "■ went to press, It is expected that tho delay ia owing to .the flooded state of the Manawatu river. .

MrW. Dixon is ereoting a large elied lo be used as a coal store. We understand ho contemplates commenoing busmoss .shortly. as, a., coal and wood merchant, : . . : ■■

" The Masterton Fire Brigade held their usualpraotics last evening. ' At the meet: ing held afterwards - the secretary was instructed' to communicate with the Wellington Fire Brigade','' and state that the Masterton Bligade were open to receive a. challenge . from it for "a hydrant and hose and' engine" competition, : or engine alone; if the latter the match to take place in Masterton.

The Oddfellows' soiree to be held in the, ToWii''Hal],\ Greytown, next Tuesday, prom's'es to be a very successful affair, the committee having already disposed of a large number of tickets, and the lovers of the light fantastic are looking forward to a jolly evening,. .The committee intend decorating the Hall, and providing musio and refreshments of the best description. The following gentlemen have been appointed assessors under the Property Assessment Act and amendments for the Wellington Property Assessment District, but the list is not yet completedNew-ton-King, James. Kidd, James Caddy Davies, William Bolland Davies, Thomas Hampton, . all .of Ne« Plymouth ; Edward Olson and Richard Picks, both.' of luglewood; George Victor, laie of Hawera; Wilson Milne, of Waverley'; Edwttrd Nolloth Liffeton and John Notmahi both of Wanganui; Robert John Harris and Joseph Harris, boil) of Martou; Ernest Stephen Thynno, of Foxton ; Hugh Lind Sherwell and Hector Booth, both of Feilding; William Skeet of Greytown; Alexander 1 Svend Braver, Frederick Jagerhorn, and Joseph lorns, all of Maaterton; Alexander MoHutcheon, of Castlepoint; Thomas Telford, of Tenuis James Ames, ; of Wellington; Robert North Keeling, of Palmerston ■North; Walter Bock, of Gladstone; Thomas Robinson, of Makara; Henry Bamant, of Hutt, Messrs Lowes and lorns are instructed to sell the stock-in-trade, &c„ of Mr E. Evans on Monday, October 2nd, at 2 p.m. )'

By those grand steamships the Mirzapore, Decern, and Rome, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, have been received the first shipments of new goods for the spring trade, at Te Aro House. Ladies will be pleased to know that Borne excellent and choice dress materials of the very latest fashions have been received, together with a profuse and charming variety of laces, trimmings, millinery, sunshades, parasols, costumes, mantles, Ac,,&c. Altogether, in every department there is a large display of the latest novelties, and.ladios would ao well th make an early inspection and aeleotion. Ladies aro also reminded that artiatia dressmaking, for which Te Aro House stands unrivalled, offers thorn all the advantages possessed by the best We3t End houses of London. To secure an early completion of their orders, it would be advantageous to place them as speedily as possible at Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Wellington.— [Advt.l