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Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 October 1882, Page 2

< TheMasfertonSchool-Gommittee holds it-regular monthly meeting this evening, Entries:;for. the" Wairarapa Pasldral: Show close to-day, W.e. understand; tha} the ones already fseeiVd&jiire in exce'sijof the number for last yean"' - ••; \'A. ; Mr A. Falloon' formerly of Maslerton/ and now the lessee of the Lower, Gorge Ferry, i is nowlatiloggerheads with the Manawatu County Council, '

Alter the Ist of January it will be penal to deface hank notes with advertisements, ornegotiate notes so defaced. Meanwhile, the banks are cancelling alhthe; defaced notes that are sontiri to them and issuing new ones in their atead.'

A meeting of the-Finance Committee of the Maßterton Ere Brigade was-held yesterday afternoon.? Present—MesaW Payton (Chairman), Muir, G. Dixon, and' W, Bellar. The officers,' chairman, treasurer, and secretary., for the past year were re-elected. The' Secretary reported that .when subscriptions promised paid in there would be a credit balance of.Ll7los, against which,the following liabilities had to be placed, viz.', enginekeeper, L 4; ooal of chimney,. Li 2a. 6d,; rent, L2los; and sundries, LI, 2s fid, -Asum of two guineas was voted to Branchman Dixon in consideration of the fact that he had been disabled for work dur : ing somo days by 'au -injury' received while on duty as a fireman. The secretary was instructed to obtain from the R.M. Court a reoord of fines collected on foul chimneys,.,The-captain of the Bngade reported that the' members required lo be supplied with trousers to-complete .their uniforms, but this question was ' postponed for financial reason's, ,: Mr \Y. Lundqviat announces that he is prepared to givo lessons, at his own residence oii the piano, violin, and brass instruments, He will also make special arrangoinents for. concerts, balls,, travel-, lera and children, \ > '

. The fate of the Masterton Borough ;loan. to-day is an .uncertainty, and very little interest is manifested in the result, Bis Worship: the Mayor and Cra .Vile, land McCardle have been a littlo active :in seeing that votes were recorded, but there is an utter absence of (excitement. Haifa dozen enterprising :burgeases could carry the loan to-day without'difficulty,'but whether the smaller number, whose services have :beim avai'uble can accomplish the task is 'a'question."'

! The Inspector of Babbits informs us thai .he hasi fun'dog ferrets'ready'lb go on the ;Wftvp:illi as soon as purchasers willing' to pay: two guineas a head co.roie. forward to jsecure" them. These ferrets have been broken in to working, - ;

\ The usual weekly parade of the Greytown Hifle.Volunteers was held .last eveniii«,[Captain Tully'being-in command. (The attendance was not so good as it innjlit to have been, as the weather was very fine,

i The : Greytown Philharmonic Society taeet for;tlieir:u3unl practice in tho- TownHall to-morrow oveniiiu ut severi sharp. ! At the Synod on Tuesday last, the Rsv. jE. J.. White asked,-." Isjhe Rev. •: B.'"W. Harvey a clorgyman. haying a oure of souls in the diocese of Wellington ?". The Prosi'dent"' replied: "The Eev.' B,' ! W, ; Havvey is licensed by me to the spiritual charge of the Wanganui Collegiate School, of which he is principal." Now supposing the Eev.,Mr Bawey.. had not a. license from the Bishop, on whom ' wquliT, the. spiritual, charge of the Wanganui col-. |e«ians rosti, ; ■ . ; .. ; .-',.- ..■:•.,;, ;..■• i Judgment was giveifat the Resident Miisiilrate's Court Wanganui,'yesterday by'Mr R; Ward, in a case in which : Mr Rowsen, and ex-clergyman and late teacher in one of the. schools. under., the Wanganui Education Board, sued;, the Board for three months', salary for wrongful dismissal for alleged groas misbehavior; Judgment was given in favor of the plaintiff, on the ground-that the action, of'the Board was not strictly in accordance with tfie prorisions of the Act. ; ■ ';' i Tlie business of the Native Land Court at Greytown yesterday Has taken up by owners,of the Tiliovina, Papawai,. and Moiki Blocks, some of/whom, are very anxious to to put these large blocks of land through the Court,, while others do not seem to care much about it. After, a- great deal of talk, the Court adjourned to let theiowners have a korero about it outside of Court. It is to be hoped they will all asree to have it put through, when there would be a great probability of these large areas being out up sold, and : let, whiah would be very beneficial to the' district. ".' • "'■'

; North -Greytown was enlivened last evening by thestraios of the bapd, which played a number of selections on the verandah of the Foresters' Arms Hotel. They had n large and appreciative au« dience in t lie Maoris,'who aeeined to enjoy the music 'thoroughly to judge by the ■applause,' which was both' loud: and frequent. !

i . Yesterday, about two o'clock M r Wood started the gift sale;in connection with St. Mark's Church bazaar at Carterton. There 'was; a ; .good deal : of fun and laughter among those present at the. mis'-, cellaneous colieblion' of articles offered for;-sale, : and; the: bidding, for/ them. There were sheep, pigs, fowls, jambs', dogs, cakes, : meat,, bridlesj < household: furniture, &ol In .' the'' evening there was a darice, : which-seemed!/very fairly attended and not overcrowded. The Brass Band' provided the : mus'ic,' and certainly the members deserye ; great credit, for (lie hearty good-will with which they' have given their services on this, as on other occasions; free, '.'i The total proceeds of the day were 430 or, JMQ, making the i nggregrate.'lotal for Ihejwo days,'after providing, for. ■ expenses,' .within, atfauy tion""of 4100.''The object for which the bazaar was got up -has been thus more, than\ obtained., 3 Y, r^ .--,.■•*; The Land Board met; yesterday ,at Dunedin to'determine' on divisiou of i$ runs to be sold.in February oflnextyear. The great bulk of the runs were agreed to be re-leaped, some ; for 7, some for 10, some for'l4," and Borne for 21 years, and the upset rental was fixed at from Id up to as much as 5d per acre. One run that is now "leased by "Messrs Oargilf ind. Anderson, at Roxbourgb, containing 32,000 acres,' was-'entirely reserved'for settlement; as was also a portion of one at :the head of Lake Wakatipii, and Smith;' and ; Gellihrand,'s Mount.Stokes:r,uii, con-' tiiiuiug::lßt6do)aoresiwas>deci'dei[ not to be I ro-leased at present. -.-..'

fj sits! at Carterton to- i ;S;l|jj Etiibp!eii| O&jpf 4he Bon March,* idrapwj for "two 1 j; : .; |, The.||tisco ■ arrived by< th>-«mid-day--traiß'' in' the Wairarapa tq-dayf out newspapers wero not sorted; in Wellington sufficiently earl; to accompany them.

"Mice is given that Messrs Briggs and ; Warren, the well known butchers, have d pan a ershi d ,- v : The businewwill: in. future, bß.iasried.on by Mr 0, K. : Brians, who will discharge all debts due by the late firm and receive all money; owing to it.;.; \ Thomas Davies, a blacksmith in the employ of Meaars Booth and Ooi, cut; '■himseir'sßverely.. onQthe s '■ileg.':iyesterday : with' an ;"adzei_s,bilfi,. hollowing !out_ a aledge.'DF'Beyaltetided arid sewed ; thS,wound :,upV; s but the'lisufferer los?a good deal of iiblqpd previously, owiugHo the-.severin't? Of ; an artery. , On Thursday the tea-meeting in connection.;,with • the.? 'Wesleyan' will, take place in ( .the Tewn Hall' at' 5 Vcloclf, and at, -7 or 7.30 addresses will be' delivered" by Messrs Bevhr(bf; Wellington), Isi.ti,. Dewabury, Stewart; Booth, and others. The Greytown;, choir will be ;ini attendancey-and 'give seleotiona Wtwejin.ilio' addroases. ;Jflntiktipn i; of;,the' liiulding has beon efficiently provid'e'd for, and as the ,-admiasioptothewholeis Is6d;(qhildreu half-price), there should be a good attendanoe, : ' " '" '

.' Butter haa'-bee'i so soarce in some of the towns on the Weak Coast (South Island) lately that it has' fou'na eager 'pui'cliasera at 28 6d; per lb, j ■ ;, The oiyil sittings oftho' Supreme Court .will bajcontinued.on Monday.next,.when the oas'e' of Poole v. Campbell will be | heard before! a and special jury. ~ We,,("Dunlin have .had handed to us a curious'tract; 1 It is a list of, clergymen by name, date, and location, who have committed crimes from May 1876, to May, 1881, and w headed, "By their fruits shall yer know them," The list is appalling, but relates to the United States alone, The total Crimea were 917, and of there 456 were againt women in a sexual way. Of the''denominations if is noted that the ; moat orthodox.has the most criminals; 208 have denominations given, and. of these one in every six was a Methodist, whilst oneini77wasa.Univeraalist, The further from'grace the' less criminal. It is-published by-Mr E. Billings, at Waverley, lowa.

' BdTii Visit to Braotokd.—'the recent visit of the Prince and Princess of Waleshas directed attention ; to', the-' productions of Bradford looms. Amongst the firs* cloths' to attract general and favorable notice lus been the.well-revived Buranß Lace-Cloths, now admitted by all to be one of the most 'Useful' and fashionable.-. Summer' Dress Fabrics ever produced. Tfcp special features of this most beautiful, material are that it is fast in 'wave, and does not slip; it is soft, anl drapes.with remarkable elcgatice; is not liable to become crushed, nor ban? limp; does not gather dust; has the •brightness of the Silk Brocade, with the lightness of the lape; and js so durable as, to give unusual satisfaction in wear,'thus'entirely superseding all classes of silk periadineß. • This admirable fabric can be had in all shades of colors at Te Ako House, Cuba Street, Wellington.—Ann. ~' ','.'.'.',". ':"■''