The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1882. THE CARTERTON MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1228, 13 November 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1882. THE CARTERTON MEETING.

We fear that the meeting' held at Carterton on Saturday will not help the County! amalgamation movement. It was intended that'tKis gathering should be a district meeting, but the local settlers! converted it into a Carterton meeting, pure and-simple. From a Carterton point of view amalgamation . is undesirable; .from a Wairavapa •point of view it is desirable. Mr Bunny ljit the nail ;on the head when he ppinted out that a large county would it> a measure: do away with the petty, paltry,: personal views which were so Apparent. Mr Booth, it is truo, disdained to discuss the question from a mere Carterton standpoint; . but even he cannot? reasonably be expected to detach! himself from his immediate surroundings, and he evidently found a difficulty in - bringing forward any broad, ;solid, arguments against the pro poSjil. 1 The sum total of what he and tlie other opponents of amalgamation said was that it didn't suit Carterton and they wouldn't have 1 it. 'The township and environs of Carterton are possibly strong. enrnigh to upset the proposal, however Jmjich' /it; may be . desired by othbr parts ofi this district. ' The promoters of tlie movement will' not very readily carry their point, It is unfortunate for them that at the late meeting they had ' Mr' ''Phillips on their side. Mr Phillips offered the county town to Carterton as a sort of ■ bribe,; and' coolly stated : that he had made a partial arrangement of .ridings figainafc the north and in favor of the south, and, possibly with a view to propitiate the Cartertonpeople stillfurther, ; he abused Masterton in round-terms, Of course the sliccess of an amalgamation movement .depends, upon cultivating a kindly, feeling between the various sections of "the district,'and tho throwing ■ of stinkpots into, the proposal \vas about the maddest thing a promoter, of amalgamation could do. Fortunately Mr Phillips' "gasconade" .was only laughed at, and it was quite evidont that the other members of his party did] not endorse; liis Mews, Wd sincerely trust that amalgamation will be carried, but we'have as io ;the- result. Mr McGregor, who is taking a lead op this question, is a capable 'and earnest man, who has advanced arguments for the proposal which yet remain to be refuted, but the-real tug pf war comes in, obtaining, signatures to petitions, and here lie . Has* arrayed agaihst him very powerful . adversaries. ? Mr, McGregor has a good' cause, lhit' 'unfortunately good causesdc>not, always v triiimph, f . Vli ,

■:■ The 'promoters 1 of County 'amalgamation have,, we understand, arranged to circulate petition! in its' f»VoV. ; ''Th{r' question of the ridings for the proposed amalgamated County is at' present left 'open. The soiree* hold at the, Odd Fellow Hall, Feathenton, 1 dn Thursday evening,! under the auspices of the Cricket Club passed off most successfully, in spite of the bad weather, about fifty couples being present, Mr Hyde Parker presided at the piano, and dancing was Vept up until the small hours ,of the morning. '. The remaining bridges jn ( ,the FortyMile Bush' that were erected < whenj the road was,made through between seven and eighUyean ago, and .which .have I since rotted and become unsafe,' are being removed and box draina put in (ttjeir placds. We cfeeka bein'g.'filledi ia to the level of the road, Mr k. Reese haß just finished a 'bridge over: one, of .the large creeks, and commenced pile driving at another. Those will; be about the only two bridges required in place of those taken down, y t A meeting of Stewards of the Masterton Opaki Jockey Club was held at the Club Hotel ; on;Ba,turday lasfeMr -T; : E.- .Chamberlaih'in tne'ch ! air. (? 'Th'e'ibalan'ce sheet as audited was adopted. The following gentlemen ■were.eleoted, as. rnembers— Messrs G. Beeffiam, : T. : 'Oa'riwell;j; H. Corbett,W, Rapp, N. Tone, J. Bannister, W.:G. Beardi Thk Thompson,* J, Yateß, and C. Wilton. A ground committee was appointed to see that the course be put in order. Messrs Elkins and Macara were appointed to wait on Mr Aihcroft re excursion fares available for the race days, also to wait on owners of totaliiators,

The PlKßnii!pJge, lip.G|., meetaf this evening. j?'j)v|f : jj.'Jvi j'r*-. Mr Lee commences his exariiiilatidaof the Clareville School to-day. i';l The North Wajrarapa Society holds a meeting thii afternoon. It is,notified in another column that the nominations, for the [office; of; Mayor of Masterton for the coming year close on .the 20th hist,, ami that the poll, if hecea* aaryi will be takoh >on' Wednesday, the ■ '.; ".; ''; .'-;:'; '''■' ' "

On Wedneidty next Messrs 3.} E. Btithuno is Co linld in oxtaneive iale nt Wairtjrapa .proportion including Mr J. Vale'ritine Smith's blnckein the Whsream* which consist of really goud land, and which are to be offered at very low! upset prices, a large'block'dri the Waipoua,'»h(i ten small blooki it Kopuar»nna, . The Grey town cricketers had «first rate praciice on Saturday, about 20 members attending, who indulged in 8 hours hard play.: There > is. every, likelihood of the return match being arranged foi- noxt Saturday week. The Waihenga men are expected in Greytown shortly aa they owe this town a match.

Mr Gray, Solicitor, of Greytown, purcbtaed 100 trout from the Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society, which he let go in the Papawai creek on Saturday, where they should thrive very well, as it is admirably adopted for trout. The community in general ought to feel grateful to Mr Gray for the trouble and expense ho has put himself to in obtaining these fiah v : ■ A special meeting of the Featheriton Town Board was held on Friday the 10th in»t,, when ihe following ° resolutions were unanimously' adopted:—" That in the opinion of this Board the necessary 'stops should ho taken by the Counties of East and West Wairarapa to obtain signaturesito a petition for the amalgamation of the two Counties, sod that the necessary expenses connected therewith ibo;'defrayed by the said Counties,''."That this Board agree tn co-operate with the Waverley Town Board and other bodies inany action to receive license fees collected within Town Board Districts." The Clerk wns instructed to tond : a copy of this resolution to the Waverley Town Board. The mooting then closed.: Notice is given of the Masterton Horticultural Society's Spring Show,.on the 29th inst, We understand that the preliminary canvess fur prizes was very successful, and that a final effort will be made, en Thursday next, when the total .fur epuckl pritOß is expected to reach to nearly £2O.

A committee meeting of the Greytown Horticultural Society was held' at the Counoil Chambers on Saturday evening. Present: Messrs Wood (Chairman), Barratt, Brooks, Nation, Porrit, Black, Phillips, Hollard, and the secretary, The minutes of the previous meetiug were read and confirmed. Letters were rend from Messrs W. G, Beard, re special prize' for roses; and W. Cullen, re account ior exhibition of eluutrio light It was resolved that Mr Beard's special prize be not awarded, as the roses were not exhibited according to schedule, and that Mr Beard be communicated with as to the future disposal of the prize. A Btatemont of accounts in' oonneotion with the late show at Carterton was ihen read, showing receipts at 154165, and expenditure' £53 l2a'6d. leaving a balance of il 8s fid, subject to two small accounts, which have lot yet come in, The state-, ment was unanimously adopted. It was resolved that hearty votes ef thank) he passed to Messrs A, .Booth, T. Barnard, W, Clarke, for decoration to Show booth in Carterton, to Messrs Gallic and Gardener for uao of lamps; also to all! judges and stagars, and to. the Carterton Band for their services, The schedule for the Greytown Spring Show, to be held on the 7th' December, was then prepared. The Secretary was instructed to apply to the Wellington merchants fur an exhibition of garden tools. It was resolved—' That the Secretary give each member of the committee a list to canvass for special prizes. The following were offered in tho room:—Mr W. C. Nation £'2 :2s, Messrs Payton and Co. £2 2s, Mr F. E Wood 30s, Mr Barratt 21s, Mr Phillips 21s, Mr Webster 21s, Mr Black 10s 6d, Mr Brooks 10s, It was resolved—Tha' the secretary be voted an honorarium of M 8s for his services at the Central Show, The meeting then adjourned till next Saturday, the 18th inst,, at Y o'clock.

'.Tljo British ship Bromer, of Liverpool, went ashore at San Francisco in a fog on 'October 16, near the San Francisco harbour, and is a total wreok. .' .'

The Kaipni Clothing Company are to be congratulated'upon their fine display of clothing, blankets, mauds, Ac. at the Pastoral Shuw yesterday, Rapp and Hare havo received 4 cases direct from the factory, and as they are anxious to introduce these goods into the market are selling them at exceedingly low prices. ~ ADVT.

All thrifty kmw'm should inspect. Ik Carpet Department at Te Aro House, Wellington. It contains a large and choice variety of every description of carpets, and at mist moderate, prim. Jvle Carpets from 9d per yard; Felt Vdrptts, from Is ; Kidderminster, Jrom 2s; Tapestry, from 2s 6d;<irtd Brussels, from 3s pi.----Carpets planned and laid. Now that Christmas and the Holiday ;aeasoiw are approaching, the careful l&usewifc will be naturally looking to the tondiiion of her Curtains, and deckling as' tpih]i number of pairs she will require to brighUn up the home during the festive season. All such mouUremcmlitr that they have an almost unlimited choice at James Smith's, Te Aro House, Wellington, and can purchase Lace Curtains,from 2s MU>sQiper.pair; Muslin Curtains, from 3s to : 455; Duplex Lace Curtains, that is, Curtains and Valance /m----bind, from 133 Bd per pair. ".' '