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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1197, 6 October 1882, Page 2

Mr John W. Lpg, the lessee of. the Te Ore Ore Toll gatei'expsfa us to state for the benefit of anyone cpmpetiijg hereafter for the lease of this particular toll that the successful tenderer has to pay each year to the Highway Board's solicitor the sum of £4l3s. He grimly observes that if the Board had half-a-dozen toll gates to let their solicitor would make a good thing out of them. , ~ : 1 Notice is given by the Mastertoh High- ■' ,way Bb.w4 that the plankiug of the first bridge e»fit pf#ie Tauevu Hotel is no weight, The local .appellation" -f>l this structure is '! Quain's bridge,'' - : ! The Masterton Town Land Trustees meet this, evening. Qui?..illustrated supplement to-morrow' contains a portrait of the great modern •general Sir warnit Wolseley. Its miscellaneous sketobes comprise' "'A' commercial Traveller's Tale," " Poor Puffanblow,"' " Tlw ; original Robinson; Crusoe," ■ '• A Romance in Seal Life," " A Competent Girl," ! 11 Ameviqao .gumor," " Dresden fihio^.'lav.^i.P" 8011 te o ,?' B Story,". *' Tlie new Doctor." Ac. ' The outward San. Francisco mail oloeea ' at MWerton to-morrow morning. Mr F. H. Wood. holds an unreserved &q., atGreytoffa

>: Messrs 1 Lowes' and lorna 'at'tfieir Mastortori^Uotionu'oftraa. '-^v/c. The sermon published by the Temperance ad vocal es of this i own which appeared jn our issue of S-iturday t )ast has been reprinted'in' pamphlet-'foViii* ; and maybe. purchased 'from, either:MrOhin.bhen! orJfir.Ti. E! PHce^MMtertdn,;;j Notice ia given tliat a poll will.be taken, on Wednesday Oct, 18 in the' Town Hall; Masterton, for deciding on the proposal of the Borough Council to raise the sumo! 18,600 by special loan. We expect to see a crowded hoiise at the Tpwn Hall-this.evening, to wslcome the Masterton; amateurs and Miss Lena Wyatt in "The Miser of Marseilles" and' i "-A. Wife's First Lesson. 1 ' . It is' well; known that; the local society is .now stronger than' ever, and that the piece will be put on che stage in a most attraotire manner.

The public in this district are beginning to suffer soma .inconvenience,, from the periodical ■ absences of Mr Wardell, E M., at Wellington. - Yesterday a number of defendants wore dancing attendance'at the Court at 10-a.m., and were told to coine again at the same hour this morning..; only to Betequested te re appear at 12 30 p.m. ;It is quite time that this sort of thing was put a,stop,to. The Government are bound to mako better provision than thia.for the; due udministratiou of justice.. . , . , Last evening Mesdames Corbett and Nicol entertained a number of their friends with a children's fancy dress ball. Some sixty juveniles assembled on this occasion, and the " toiil ; ensemble" was the prettiest pageant that lias yet been witnessed in the .Wairarapa. , The character costumes wero admirable, and the animated and-vivacious little forms, which graced them still more attractive. Bright eyes sut off the gay costumes, and as the majority of the youttg folks knew how. to dance the picture preaeulod was all life and motion. Among the-little girls there were so.ne very amusing and successful representations. Two little gems of housemaids and a-wonderful old English gentlewoman with cap,:cane, and spectacloa b'ein? perhaps the most noticeable. The bojr, too, came out strong as soldiers, sailors, firemen, gorgeous young Turks, field marshalls, clowns, harlequins and pantaloons. The principal charm o f the gathering was the thoroughness with which one. and all entered in to the spirit of the dances anil amusements. ; About ten an adjournment was made to a very, prettily arranged supper table, and the party broko-up at a very late;- juvenile hour. It 'will he long romembered by 1 those who had the pleasure of taking part in it as one of the most enjoyable evenings spent in their yonng existence. '

It is understood says the Post, that in addition to the observations of the Transit of Venus which are to be taken by the Surveyor-General, ftlr M'Kerrow, on the Mount Cook Reserve, separate observations will be taken by the Chief Surveyor of tho Wellington District (Mr J. W. A. Marchnntj and Capt. Hewitt, R.N7, at some point in the VVairaropa country. In this way a double chance will be secured as the weather may be fine on one side of the Rimutaka range but cloudy on the other,

The Masterton Debating Society meets this evening) the subject for disoussion being the promotion of local Industries.

The Masterton Volunteers meet for company drill tins evening.

The "Masterton Amateurs" .held a full rehearsal last evening, in anticipation of the performance to-ni»ht. The-mem-bers prored letter-perfect in their parts, and will fully their reputation on this occasion.

Messrs L: j, Hooper 4 Co. lit up their new premises "(the 'Boti Marahtf Warehouse) for the first time last evening. -The display in the windows was of a very superior character, especially on tho drapery side, Tho central attraction in the window was a life-size wax figure of the celebrated Mrs Langtry; arranged round in a thoroughly artistic manner were dress pieces, elegantly draped in many shades of color and variety of material, charming hats, which displayed the skill of thp London and Parisian milliners, " ducks" of bonnets, and various other beautiful articles charging t.o fb eye and dangerous to the pocket. Tha hijwijonio.us arrangement of the whole fanned a most pleasing picture which was greatly admired by the numerous persons who paid visits of inspection.' To-day Messrs Hooper & Co. commenced business in earnest., '

The Government (writes the Wellington correspondent of a Southern paper) have been (rightfully worried for some time past by being flooded with clamorous petitions for copi.es of the new Acts which were passod during .the last session and are now in force. The (j-iov.ernment printers have been using every possible oxertion, but have not yet been able to" finish tlie work, owing to the enormous' bulk of tho statutes of 1882, which extend over between -.900 and 1000 pages. This making too bulky a single volume, it was proposed to issue two volumes; but then another difficulty arose, it. being found that another week or two would be taken up iti doing the extra binding, and so miiGh oxtra delay pujd be occasioned. Meanwhile the clamour ftr popies of the Acts continued unabated, and $t last in desperation it has been resolved .1.0 print the Acts in two volumes, with separate indices and paging, but to enclose the two in a single temporary cover, leaving recipients of copies to bind in two volumes if they ploase, This course having beeii adopted, it is hoped that the complete sets of Acts will be able to be issued; in about ten days' lime. '

The second soiree in connection with the Loy#l Enterprise Lodge, M.U., was 1 beld in Hall, Greytown, last evening, and wife'jriost successful gathering of the kind that has Be#n held in. the township fpr, year?, fh,e committee devoted a deal of tiiiie lo decorating the hall, and with the aid of evergreens, Chinese lanterns, and ; flags, it presented quite ah enchanting appearance. Tho music was.Bupplied alternately by the Lodge band, numbering about twelve members, and Messrs Mills, Maxton, and Varnham—piano', violin, and oornet Respectively,—and was all that could be desired, The.retreshments were excellent ana in and great credit it due to the mewlwifoo juppljejJ gratuitously. About 20 visitors ffere present, including the officers pf th.e Carterton Lodge, the N.G.of the Musterton Lodge also,being present.. Altogether,' not less tlian 50 couples' were enjoying themselves with the light fantastic, which was kept up with great spirit till the dawn of day. /.; Tilsim's Lower Valley brake took a journey on its own account. The hones started froni (fee nortji efld' of Greytown and went at full speed tilj re?ched : the eouth end, <yiiere the jore carriage; parted company, the hindquarters beinj; left behind. P!i. their career till they were stopped fttWoodside. Strange to say, no damage of «ny conse : quence was sustained. :;'j ■ - - Mr F. H. Wood hfcld a successful stock sale at.the Pastoral grounds on Thursday bidding brisk, ■ and all stock selling at aaiiafactdry prices; sheep,; ouil.s,V:6smixed, lis-; fat, Jjss.Cattle; yearlings, £2 toi!2'108l; 2 year olds, s}.:loa to £4 17s 6d j 3 year olds, £5 10j; cows, £3 10s to £6 103. Horses average prices; horse, trap, and harness, £3l ]

pfeiheTSyflpl fw|6a!lerß ■ left per Rotorrii : 'lyt night.| "J, jffcE. iG. AVngk arrived at Wellington. froi^Oliristofitiroh.t&is^itiorning, to confei•with regard $-the vacant portfolio, and also the appointment of a Boyal Camtiniß3ipn:. to report upon. the Middle Island trunk railway/ r:The Glareville School Committee met last :night, the; roll: showing -an average attendance for. the past month of 87. A letter was read fioni Miss Feist, notifying her resignation as teacher. A few accounts were passed for .payment. The Chairman: wsb requested to again bring the matter : of '. the enlargoment of the schoolmaster's residence' before the Board,, and to .call another meeting as soon as he knW;Wbtojtfr,^:w.bnliil' come to inspect the aohool, Mr Boss, of the Bailway Department, Cross' Creek, has lately applied for a patent to raise sunken vessels by means of compressed air, and on Friday last I had ,the.pleasure (writes our Featherston correspondent) of witnessing an experiment on a small scale of a workin" model of the. apparatus proposed to be employed. The.ehso with whioh heavy bodies can be brought to'the surface of the water with suob a small amount of power applied is truly marvellous, and if (he principle can only bo carried out on a;large scale, iwith the untile success, the chances of vessels foundering at sea, if supplied with this apparatus,.will be reduced to a minimum, and the raising of Bunken vessels will be a certainty, instead of a great risk 'as at present. .The inventor believes it possible to', raise' small vesseli with no greater power than can be supplied with a forge bellows., the experiment will soon be triod as Mr Boss will soon have the-appliances ready to raise the Westport now lying about a mile ; from the Flaxbpuvne River in nine fathoms of waterj and he is silnguine of success, and if so the benefits, to ; shipowners and the mercantile community at large cannot bo over estimated. <

Have- you icon it ? The Mantle Department at To Aro House, is quitean Exhibition in 'its way. There are hundreds of Yisites Dolmans, and Jackets to select fromj in all sizes, every prevailing shape, and in quite a plethora of materials. Ladies' Cashmere Jackets, trimmed with Chenille fringe, Spanish laco, and jet passementerie, from 13s 6d to 67s 6d, Handsome Yisites in Brooke silk trimmed with lace and jet --passementerie, from 29s fid to £t4s. .Broche gilk Dolmans, richly trimmed with Chenille laoe and passementerie, from C7s Gd to £7 7s, A bewitching profusion of Ladies Capes in Broche satin, sicillenne, and the 1 new brocaded grenadine, 7s.(ld to 755, In the Costume epartmbnt are some choice styles in the fashionable Nun's voiliug, in pretty wool beiges, in.lovely shades of plain sateens, in zephyr cloths, in choice pompadour sateens, in black grenadines, in Madras mucins, and Madra? laoe, Wairavapa residents should pay on early visit of iuspection to the Manf le Department at Te Aro Houfo.—[Advt.]