The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1882. MASTERTON TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1224, 6 November 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1882. MASTERTON TOWN LANDS TRUST.

The Masterton Town Lands Trustees came to a sensible conclusion on Friday last ; with reference -to tlie Town Hull :site, when they placed it f\t tliß'dißpoSfll of thdGovernment <at a reasonable price. It was suggested to . them itliat! they Should give May. .this piece of land to facilitate the erection of a suitable''Court-house, but we fail to see that such a body can iii any way be, called upon to give £SOO towards a Court-house, With equal propriety tliejf might be expected to contribute a,few hundreds towards a gaol, or a thousand towards a lunatic asylum. (! The Goyernment is bound to maVe adequate provision for its own; departments in this town, and it has not the slighte t claiiu 'on a local Educational Trust .to find ways and means. It may be' said that" it has, in the present instance, made no such claim; but it is evident that it has done so in an indirect and roundabout way. The sitei iri admirably adapfel for a public building, and the Trustees, if they decide not to erect a, structure upon it'themselves, will probalily'Hold it in reserve, so. : that,it may,.be utilised, ; sooner or later, ' for,the benefit of the town. It is also a inatter for, congratulation ' that the Trustees are in no hurry to dejeido upon the method in which they will expend the insurance money they have received in compensation for the loss of the old Town Hall. It should no doubt be applied to the erection of some , other building. There is every , prospect of private enterprise supplying, a structure, suitable for jpublic meetings and entertainments and it would be more to the advantage of the borough if a building of another •character were erected, A building which , would . answer as a ; drill-sbecl, show place, and as a 'grand stand for Caledonian and other sportfe,: i would be of great value to the 'borough. It has already been suggested .that the Park would He a suitable site for such a;Rtmtuve, awl the,suggestion is one well worthy of consideration. The• Mastertort Part indents 1 a Very different appearance now to what it .did a year ago. The Park Trustees have latterly made many and marked improvements- in it and if the Town trustees came to their aid' by adding to the grounds an ornamental building suited for. the general show -requirements'of the borough, tliii park ' would' cease' to. be. a white' efephant, and hecome ) . I the, I| most>pj)pu;/ lar resort and the finest recreation ground in the whole of the Waiiarapa district, The Masterton park, we may add, is one of those local institutions which the Town Lands Trustees have aided in the past and which they will no doubt continue to support whenever a favorable opportunity offers.

: Hor.iert Marsh was arrested under warrant on Saturday afternoon by C'm. •BtRWe-Beiinetts'at*Carterionv'forratfllfni^ untl Wednesday/ J V<--5. if •/ . i.f. Mr A". P, Fieldihg; fruitererrof MasKF ton, had afine display of ripe strawberries 'in his window on Saturday evening, ; The Phoenix Lodge, IfO.G.T.jfcWs ; this evening. '."vsiuUyii to-dayP'-uO'lfu.ijV'/ ii -We- understand- that -the Mastevton Cadet. Qorps has qot succeeded in obtain-, ing an filigjble tender for' making unifovMi; for its liiembei'B. v.t, The last copy, of-Hansard for-.the. late aessipn has jvist forth irom the Go-, verflnieiit 1 office' after'' a {/avail of'some 1 fifty days. .. •. rrT( .i The Presbyterian congregation! a| ! tor'on have recently been favored with visits from several able ministers. Yoaterday they lvere fortunate 111 being supplied with We' J nf tlie leldins preacilm (if the Auckland Presbytery, the Rev. Mi; Bruce, who conducted the morriiiig ahd ; evetiirifi' services,

r ' There was a very-large following at tlie) funeral of the late Mr James Duncnn yesterday,atlemoMn, ,thii Rechabite.brder; of which the deceased .was a member • bemg veiy strongly represented. The first portion,- of. the- ser-. vioe wag conducted jin 'the church by the RevX. M. Isitt, the second consisting of the"usual solemn -prayersround the grave in the .ceinoiery,.and .it icnnoluded with the 'RkclkbltV WrviEe' hymn Bang 15y members of the Order. 1

• Tenders ar« invited>by the'..Miiitertoh Highway Board's engineer for clearing and forming& bridle") track; ou ihe.War'i nnioru to Flat Point road. ,*«r»

llie New-Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agents report t bat in the Wellington DistYicfej shcaHfigi;iip'ej'a(iphs 'have' now (mrly ontninei/ced, and the parcels toVand biive realised our anticipations, so far, of 1 .fivoriblq stiuptin, the staple - bein» )i'igl(t and frie from t he tenderness wliich rntf'an m&rkfed it feature in last year's' lip. The first sale of the.season will ake place about the middle of tbe (inrith.

The Rev. J. 0. Andrews is gazetted at ervym»n ot the Wharearna ferry. ~, • m'''' f i / ' : '' ! 1' i '" ' ' ' ' ) ' The Mastei'lon Highway Board invites iteiiriers fonhe lease of ihi: Hurunuiorangi jTnll gate for six months, from the 30th ,<; / t | i ; Adejit of i'ooo on the Wesleyan Church at .Napier has been liquidated bv. an olde i En»lyahe fayre. 1 1 4 ■

I -The "Ntttivfi 1 Minister ■ 1 (Mr 'Bryoij "Kai 1 .presented Tawbiau with,a gold raiiw»y paw over all the New Zealand railways, available fur life. / Theipass has two fern leaves, and ihe ; iroKlv "IVee 'Railway Push" on one side, and on the other the. mime" Tawhmo," 1

'. Mr Wickemien ia round Maaterton to. working.up. with some ■ euccoss a Bpecial jii-ize list fur the Spring Horticultural Show. B

Messrs . Lowes & lorus announce -the addition to the outries for their stock sale on the Btli inat, of a tirand draught horse,' new cart, ami harness, and to their laud sale on the 11th, of part of town acre No. 79) and a comfortable cottage. The cricket inateh Greytown v Featherston was commenced' on Saturday last, at Greytown, but owing to the unfavorable siatc of the weather could not be finished - Eonaldson cantained tho home" team,, and, MacShane.. the. visitors, the latter winning the toss, decided to take ibo field, and at 11.80 Iho ball was started. About half past 12 an adjniirnpQOni had.tii be made ,oa account of the weather, flheii the teams 'bid lunch, and at a little aiier 2 play was again resumed. The ' Greytown put together 106' riins (More bem'j!. disposed: of, Maguire..ton score with 25, libt out, Quff dnd l)ay, with 18 each to their credit..,: The "extras weie.2l, , A li'tle after 3 the Greytown jnen took/the field, CulF and Ronaldson M?.rafter, nearly an.hour's ptyy it ; Ciii'iif) en : fo rain very hard, which stopped further prii'ceedinifl, 'five,'of tliq pickets being down for a total of il,\X" Dimaldy .15; J. Tocker, not out\ 14;.(},• Jackson, not our, 5. , The game, was not at all tin enjoyable one,;,as.:tlie weather ivaß cold aud showery, the wicket bein« all in: favor: of the was almost impossible' to bowl anything near t ha.niark, the ball being very greasy and l the wicket (to;Hoft,' very; much' cut'imp. .•:Thi.'ro is n great likelihood of 'mother' «m itch : ttkintr pheb' between' tliusa clubs in about l a fortnight's time, \vhioh will he 1 looked forward to with i great deal of interest, and we predict the ulub who practices most between this and next! maioli will-win;'• ""h

: Tho Greytown Rifle volunteers diil not turn up in good force 10 yesterday's Church Parade, owing, no doubt to the Unsettled siate-.of. 1 ttie'wenther.i, Captain Tully full,in .the men, andimurched'tliemj to Churoh without ; the batitl, thtsre being! about twenty on parade-. i is. to : come oft at Matara'wa, near Grey town promises io he a giGRt success,, the, promoters,-,-having secured Mr Jones' paddock opposite the new siding, in whioh there i« ample room, and ai.'ijootfi running .grouiidj besides capital shelter Prom what we hareheard, should the weather.be firioi there will be a great gathatiuij there'tliitt 1 day," 1 a' t many,peiiple'eomingfroin' l the neighborhood, '• ,;:!n • Mr P, H. Wood had a capital sale at his rooms,/Greytown, ,on! Saturday: of general merchandise, there was a 'big attendance, the bidditi" being very spirited, and everything sold at good prices, - The following are. the names, of the Greytown Cricket team picked to play against the Wellington Bohemians, on next Thursday. 9«b inst. ;at Greytown.—.! Ronaldsnn,' Guff; ; Ha'wke, Udy,' Day Nation, Beard, Webster,- Mfguire, Jackson and Soraerville. Emergencies,,W. Thomas and J, Tocker, There will be'praotice every afternoon, when all the team' are expetited-to attend. . . : ' l /

! MrF. H. Wood announces an important auction under bill of sale for the ilOth lost at thq. FeUheratnn Bale yards. The list incliidea IB heavy draught horns', .10 brake and hai*npsa fat dairy and store catileVtwo coaclieajfiVe harness, chaff cutter, &c., &, i Two enses', were ; brought Mr Lowea j- T*. in the R.M. Court, Maiteilbn" this.innrninir, A Scandinavian, named Ttyir for, iiiobripty, and ,a ,qook,n>ime(ii'Jl Brown hailing'lnst' from Greytown was chained, tinder, the^agrant. Act, and,,.dismissed with a cau|ion. The individual -in ques-. tion bad been on the spree and:was;diß-' covered lying' weak and helpless in the old roadside building by the Waih"awa The police hearing of, his'oonditiou sept an. express for ,him-late on ni«b>.. B'nt fnf th,efr ,caie be prohahlyJj;ive digd ,-.|n v , the BVlt^r.,! where he was disoo'v^edi; A correspondent sends us the following ! -rParaanfpb ladvertisirig: hasT-becbmelfn .- i 111 olerllbleinui a a »c e X a a d: t h e'so'o tie r It is put a stop to the better. No matter what paper you ta]je up, such articles as the following meet your eyeMnir & Dixon Bros, (of the Masterton Goaeh Factory) have just received direct from London ex Otaki a splendid ,as"oitinenl of coach,, builders' goods, especially .carriage lamps, which thoy can uow Bejil at unheard of prioes.—Aovt, "

Messrs Lowes Ss lorni held a miacal* laneouj aatß on Saturday, which was lotV, put up were knooked down at satisfactory , rntea. _ Tlie Kaipoi Clothing Company are to be congratulated upon their fine display of clothing, blankets, mauds, &c.' at the fattoral/ Rapp and Hare liaVo received 4 cases direct from the factory, and a8 r they are anxious to are selling them at exceedingly loir prices,— ADVT.* thUitld inspect 'the Te lmgton. It contains a large and choice variety of ivery description of carpits,and,at most moderate prim. Jute Carpets from 9d .per ,yard PWUrp)tiS'frm 'is ; Kuldemimler,Jrom. 2s; Tapenlry, from 2j -Jfy* .BolMjjLWfe soiw are approaching, the careful housewife wjll be naturally looking \to.the condition of her'Curiam, and deciding as'to llic'ti'Aber of pairs she will require to brighten up the homp.i.'durihf. thi fkive season. All such should remember that they have an almost unlimited bKoioistft James Siuitfi'si TeAfo [House, Wellington, and cdri'pmhase Lace Curtains, from 2s 9d toßOiper puir; Muslin wLaee Curtains, that is, Curhins and Valance com• Uned, from ISs 6d j erpair.--