The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 1882. AMALGAMATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1205, 16 October 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 1882. AMALGAMATION.

An effort lias been wade to hiring local bodies to a ■ common agreement on the question of County boundaries, in order, as Mr Booth expressed it," to get a first pull at the £200,000 available for road . construction." The obtaining a slice of this cakejwas regarded by many as of more immediate importance than amalgamation. Tbe decision of the Wairarapa West County on Saturday, last, is fatal to this effort. That body regards' amalgamation as of greater importance thin,the pull at the £200,000. Tt believes that the slice'of the cakti can .be obtained in either case, and it also is of the opinion'that threefifths of the ratepayers ..will .sign a petition by January next in favor of amalgamation."We, on the other hand, accepted a North,and South County—' first, to get'the pull at the £200,000, and, secondly, because we did not believe three-fifths of the "ratepayers would declare themselves in favor of amalgamation. Of course- the main argumerit of the " first pull" is now " gone by the board." No immediate adjustment of the question can take place, and • applications under the Roads Construction Act must be sent in irrespective of contemplated changes of boundaries. We shall be glad to find that we were wrong in supposing that three-fifths of the ratepayers would not petition for amalgamation. We still liave serious doubts on this point. If they do not, there will hare been an undesirable delay of several months in gettipg the district into harness under the new. and improved local self-government.,regulations. If, on the other hand, the requisite signatures are obtained, the result, viz., one grand County, will more than compensate for the delay and for any possible loss which may accrue under the Koad Construction Act grants, The tide has turned in favor of amalgamation within i the last few days and we hppe it will prove strong enough to carry it. The advantages which wereto be obtained!' by an immediate, settlement of tfte' County boundaries are now no longer available. . The opportunity, of immenow the only question before the public !b amalgamation. ;The pronioters of this proposal are very sanguine, and I we. shall be pleased to find that they have not underrated the "'difficulties incidental to giving effect to it.' m promoters, too, deserve our respect as 'being disinterested, seeing that at; least one half of them .must cease to occupy the honorable position of County Coun* cillor if they carry ..their point. The district now is ..awkwardly and inconveniently divided'fcV taking a proper pull atthe;£2.oo,ooo vote, An immediate. amalgamation .or; an immediate north and south diyision iwould, s ha3je been a great practical' gain, and? we regard our inability to. secure one or the other as a great practical loss. It is, however, tio use crying over spilt milk, and if amalgamation be the out-; come of the 1 om .we shall be very well contented, The uncertain'chance of

liti evening! \ ■' Mr Wardell, R.M.', Bits at'Fejrtherstou toflay. \ } J An old mßn named..Fitzsimmons, wellknown for many years about Masterton, was admitted into tlie Hospital to-day,'" • J At tha Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Bos Show the receipts were ill! 3s'rand''tno "expense*'£36:- 12b::6d;. a<kalance{oi £25 10s 6d to, carry lorwawtowards next years' exhibition,. . Hit apnopneed in another co)umn that thoßey K baviii will preach in the Weileyau Church it 11 a.m.' and 7 pi on Sunday next in aid of the Home Mission Fund, and ou the'Mondajr ■ fojlowii^ya:puibliomeeting will be held in connection with the same .object. •' Oii Saturiay evening the town of Maatcr-tonwas,.enlivened,-by the strains of the Volunteer Band, which, after a i very long interval,reappeared on Mr Wiitaoa'a balcony, aud played with spirit an excellent selection of good music.'! The largo crowd which '• speedily.; gathered in the neighborhood demonstrated the interest taken in the open air concert. If the Baud keeps up, as wo Believe'it will'do, those - Saturday nigAfc treats, it wdl make itself extremely popular in.thetown.. ; The Chairman of the Wairarapa West County had another tilt at Liceußinu Commutes on Sa'.urday last; j It is understood that the special blaok sheep wi,s the Committee over which Major liunnyi presides., Possibly when that Committee moots we may be ah e to recorJ. its opinion on the County as thore are ohyiouely isvci sides to the question. County West voted on : Saturday lust ten pounds to the North Wnirarapi Benevolent Softiety. sad a similar sum to tho Feathoruton society. ■" > * : -Mr E, Meredith, jun,, lui9 aecired the splendid draught stallion C yds, and intends top!ao«.him at the service of breeders at \Vtiir6ugo, :'riiidi, and Castle Poiijt,districts'. Clyde is one of the largest horses ever seep in this district, and has immeusa b.me and substance. 'Shearing-will .commence at K : v jrslale Station, Whareaum, on 12th November with an open shed, at 17s fid per hundred. A the Coast writjs that settlers there have recently .experienced an unusual amount of dry, oold winds whioli have very much retarded'the growth of she 'graaj."' , ; ■ ; On Saturday last the Native Lands Court terminated its sittings at Masterton. The case of the block-to the jea«t of • Masterton , was determined by admitting the various applicants W joint tenants, its subdivision hiing held over till a formal application is t made t with. this object;.-' Tho- sitting at Oreywwia'raay be expected to run into: a week or ten dfiye, there being' numerous cotes to be dealt with, the pine important : being thtt Whioh relates to the Wairarapa, Lake. . : ■ ' •Messrs Lowes and lorha have catalogued for their stock sale on the 25th inst., thirfcj • five head of mixed cattlo, fifteen fat bullocks, ten steers, a similar number ef cows, and threo hundred fat wethers, The attendance at;the Masterton Public School is improving. Last week au/jverage 'oi '4lfl optaiAed. On Saturday Mr Robert Bradfiold Church in the employ of Messrs Booth & Co. had » narrow escape for his life, and as it is, he ;it seriously, injured- about, the left thigh. Happily the pelvis hone is not fractured, though the thigh and buttocks are severely brto'ied and iontused, ; and the medical attendant, Drßey, : who cam? up almost immediately after the sufferer was removed home, not caring, to disturb him,'can hardly lay for a day or 'so >; hat internal injuries may have bean sustained. It appears a log was being hauled from the bush to the mill, and Ohurcfy stepping aside to avoid it, was caught by come supplejacks aud thrown forward aqd drawn between two trees,. Fortunately heoalhdout, the haulage being Mopped, or there is but little doubt that tlic accident would haw'proved fatal. A meeting of the committee of the Wairaiapa Horticultural Society was. held on Saturday night in MrWebster, the score tar)'a office, (iicytuwn. A was received from Dr Lemon to the effect tint there is no electric light available in Wellington, therefore it will not be possible fo.the committee lo h.W th», show lit up by that mean?, which will be a gre it disappoint? to many who had made up their minds to see th« electiic light. The secretary was iistrjioted to write t-> Mr Ashcroft, manager of railways, iind tiy and al'raiijja for special trains on tho iliow day. We feel sure Mr Ashcroft will be only too pleased to m-et tho committee's views in that respect, as he is always very wiping to do anything in his power to.oblige the pubiic,. No. other bmi. of any importance was dons at the meeting. The committee of the Working Meu's Club, Greytown, are advertising for a-cits todian, ani as their terms are Ve.-y JibernJthey will,,we have no doubt, receive numerous »pplicatinrß, and should h.ive no diffi- ' culty in getting a good man. .The San Francisco mail ias arrived at Auckland, We learn from the news it brings ! that the special twin which brought the Marquis of T-orne and Princes bonis* to (<an Frinciscomet with an accident at Port Oosta near San t'ra icisco. When leaving that station the trin was run into by a switch engine, and t!u special engine, was b idly .broken up and had to be removed. The | ■Prince'fß suffered an abrasion of the shoulder, and the collision threw the purty in the train off their feet. Tenders are invited up to the 2lst for the erection of fencing at the Opaki School. Specifications may be obtained at Mr K. Brown's office. ' ' \ . -The Gray town School Cadets fired a match on Saturday, Sides were chosen by Lieut, S, Tally and Sub Lieutenant Porritt, the latter's side winning by 24 points. The greatest interest was taken in the match by the boys, and ai will bo teen by the scores some of them promise to make first-class shots. The distances were 100 and 200 yards { position, stand' ing, five shtila at each lvnge. SubLieutenant Pnrritl's side—Corporal Por-ritt,,-,81; Sub-Lieutenant Porritt, 24; Cadet A. Thomas, 20; Cadet R, King, 18; .Cadet E. Humphries, 17; Cadet W. Haigh, 17'; Corporal Tiilly, 16; Cadet Udy, 14; Cadet T. Hawke, 12. Lieutenant Tully's side-Cadet T, Baillie, 81; Sergeant Judd,..2B; Corporal,TJdy, 25 ! Sergeant Hawke, 21 j Cadet' S.'Ramsiy, 14; Serceant Haigh, 14; Cadet R. Ramsay, 7; Lieutenant S. Lolly, 8; Cadet If, Fuller, 2, . /Tte'jQreyiown Cricket ,01ab held its first match on Saturday! Married v Single. The pitch was fairly good, thanks to the rain on the previous night and the services of" Big Ben," Nine married men came . to; the scratch '., and ten .sjnglo ones 1 , eaoir side fielding ten men. The Benedicts were the first to handle the willow, but , they .made, a' very poor stand indeed, all of thein Keibjf disposed nf for seven runs, four off the bat made 'by Magpire and tbi'ee .byee. J ;The single men then went in arid At' the start it looked,like a repetition of their opponent's innings, but' Somerville made a stand, playing a nice innings for 17 runs, and theinnibgsolesedforn total of 30. .The, married men with 23 to tho bad, started their second innings, and succeeded in doing a little better, as they made 27, Webster top score 8. The single men wanted five tuns to win, which they got for the loss of two wickets, Bonaldsori; not ont,vlO, _ft three and a seven hit, the single meii'thus wioniug the match by nine runs and seven wickets to fall, Tha match' was -.ft- very'.pleasant one,, Ibi leather Heih? all 'that could be desired. Mis iHoaljy.the.case at the beginning,of the "ee'ason'tbVb'owllnj was much too tood for the battin«, Cuff, Donaldson and Hawke showing us uood form in that dapan went of the. game as of yore, and ws' to see the Greytown men j

:3Phe ;bamr,ih aid of the'rpM&nage fund, openedin the Public Hall to-dsy At noon, and will continue during to-morrow, closing at 10 p.m./after which there will be a dance. The Band mil he present in the evening. The Church parade of the .Carterton Volunteers took place yesterday, 3* rank imd file with'tlie Band being in attendance. Captain Bennett was in command, Surgeon Watts being also present.. These parades will now;; csasa, uii'.l after the Bhearirig wason ii orerj owing to the number of members wlio will be away, on leaveof absence. The inspection parade'will take place nest Monday. A general meeting of members of .the Carterton Cricket Club will take place at the Public Hall Chambers at 7 o'clook this eveniug to make further arrangements for the Spring match and practice ground. Tho building in course of erection'for the Centrial Horticultural Show at Carterton is a very commodious and convenient structure, and will fully answer the purpose for wliich it is intended, The only wonder is h»w the committee are able to erect so big a shed with tbe limited means at their disposal. ' Have you seen it? The Mantle Department at To Aro House, is quitoan Exhibition in its way, There are hundreds of Yisif ?s Dolmans, and Jaokets to select from, in all sizes, every prevailing shape, and in quite a plethora of materials, Indies' Cashmere Jackets, trimmed with Chenille fringe, Spanish lace, and jet passementerie, from 13s 6d to 07b 6d. H andcome Visiles in Bi oche silk trimmed with luce and jet pa?semcnterie, fi om 293 CJ to £ l 'is. Brocho siik Dolmans, richly trimmed with Clienillo lace and passemcutevio, from 67s 6d to £7 7s, A biwitching profusion of Ladies Capes in Broche i satin, aoillcnno, and the new brocaded grenadine, 7s 6d to 755. In the Costums , Ilepi'imcui are some choice styles in the i fohionab'e Nun's veiling, in pretty wool ; beiges, in lovely shades of plain sateens, in i zephyr cloths, in choice pompadour sate ens, i ;n olack grenadines, in Madras muslina, and I Madras lace. Wairarapa residents should pay on early visit of inspection to tho Mantle . Department at Te Aro House.—[Advt.] i For a good tea at 2s per lb wo can recommend the quality good by Rapp and Hare of the Emporium, late F. W. Hales ' -Abvt. i 1 ' —■ m »