The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, NOVEMEBER 17, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1232, 17 November 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, NOVEMEBER 17, 1882.

COUNTY AMALGAMATION. Ik the event of the present amalgamation movement being successful, all difficulties with respect to boundaries arising out of the Counties Amendment Act will be happily solved. If, however, a counter-petition proves fatal to union, it is to be hoped that the local bodies will be unanimous in giving immediate effect to a North and South division; otherwise the Wairarapa will be on the horns of a dilemma. It will then be the duty of each County to alter by special order the highway districts within its boundaries, so that they shall bo coterminous with ridings, and this must be done within six months of the passing of the Act-that is, by March' 15,1883. The effect of this would be to dice up our highway districts, and this would involve an almost endless amount of difficulty and inconvenience. Should the Counties fail to make such a special order, the Governor would step in and make it, If, pder the* last named alternative His Excellency had the power to give effect to the wishes of settlers by proclaiming an Amalgamated County or North and South Counties, there would be a fair prospect of coming out well of our pre sent complications, but as far as we can see the Governor's power is limited to adjusting the Highway boundaries to the Hidings. It is therfefore imperative that the adjustment of boundaries should be effected locally before the fifteenth of March. It is a graw misfortune that at this particular juncture &sss>s are so divided in opinion as to the jGonrjse to be taken. We fear that the meetings on the 25th of this month will be of little | use in getting the matter, on any: better footing. If they, produce any effect, it will propably be to intensify the pertinacity which both parties display in favor of their particular views. Unfortunately there is no

iriidclle ground on wliich the pi'omoterS; ot;Mailgamdtion : and the adherents to; apiprch\and jjouth well Compromise is out b£*tbe .question, ami failing tlie remote chance of the union being carried, the outlook is anything but cheerful.

Applications for the mastership of;; the Taueru School are invited at the Education Board office up till the 27th' inat. '.* George Denton, the well-known Jeweller and Ironmonger of Willis-street Wellington Ims a notice in another column to those who are interested in lawn tennis and trout fishing. The. latest novelty in Masterton'is a perambulator to which a pair of goats are harnessed. Mr Wiokendon Ims been successful m collecting special prizes for the Spring Show of the Masterton Horticultural Society, having on his list between twenty and twenty-five pounds... "In Grandmother's garden" is the subject oi the illustration in our supplement to-morrow, The articles in this number are "French Deteotives," " Monkeys migrating," " Little people," &o. &0.. ■ • Messrs Lowes & lorns hold a Bale of furniture and sundries at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The catalogue is a very extensive .one, and owing to Mr ■Warren's departure every line will be sold absolutely without reserve. Parties furnishing cannot'do better than attend this sale, as the list will include every description of household furniture,

A meeting of the , creditors of John Edward Young is convened for the 21st inst., at 2 30 p.ra,, at the Temple Chambers to consider the present aspect of the estate. ' ■ - ••'

It will be necessary,for local bodies. to proceed with a certain amount of caution if they decide to avail themselves of the Rating Act of 1882 and accept the Government valuation in lieu of their own. For example the last Government valuation for the borough of Masterton cave a rateable income of £846, whereas the Borough valuation gave 11204, The Wairarapa Lake question is to be heard in Banco. Mr Ollivier will appear for the Natives. The result of the examination of the Fourth Standard in the Masterton School is: presented 30, passed 22, The examination of the Fifth and Sixth Standards will be completed this afternoon, but somo eight failures in the former and ono or two in the latter are, certain, Mesdames Boddington and Paige kindly attended this afternoon for the purpose of adjudicating upon the merits of the sewing in tho upper classes of the school,

It may not be generally known that the tanners of Victoria are urging upon their Government the necessity for putting an export duty on wattle bark as they are becoming seriously afraid of the supply running ruinously short of their require rnents. Our tanners will easily understand how this may effect them, and the chance of such ut course being taken should uigo them to endearor to place themselves in a less dependent position as regards this necessity tor their trade. In reply to a question put by one member, Ministers told the House during last session that they would consider the advisability of planting trees along the railway line, but as yet we have not heard of any result of the consideration which has doubtless been very deep. A request by tho tanners might lead them to hasten their deliberations and movements, and if the desirable result were brought about there is no reason why millions of wattle trees should not be planted this season, and .1 step taken towards growing our own supply of bark. Tho first native school in tho southern part of this district will be opened at Papawai on Wednesday next under the care of Mr Clifford. A largo whare has been specially fitted up for the purpose adjoining Mahihora's house, and the opening is to be celebrated by great rejoicings among the natives on Tuesday next. It is the intention of the chiefs of the district to co-operate so that the whole of the native children in the Wairaiapa can be sent to Papawai, and a school of a higher class established. At present there are about 25 ready to attend. We have no doubt Mr Buchanan will assist in bringing this matter to pass, as it is through his influence this school has been established.

The provisional directors of the Masterton Theatre Company meet this evening at the Empire Hotel, Hi Nominations for the office of Mayor of Greytown close at the Council Chambers on Monday next, the 20th inst,, at 12 o'clock noon, We cannot say that we would like to see a walk over for the present Mayor, as that would show rather an apathy as regards publio office on tho part of the residents of Greytown, At the same time, the whole of the burgesses of Greytown we feel sure are quite satisfied at tho way in which Mr Wood, the present Mayor, has filled the office, for the past twelve months; and with that experience gained would,, we have no hesitation in saying, fill the office with credit to himself and the residents oi Greytown if returned again, The Greytown Fire Brigade held their usual weekly practice last ovening. The attendance was not good, but those who did turn up seemed to handle tho engine very well, to judge by the jet she threw, The practice of the Greytown Philharmonio Society did not take place last evening, ■ owing to bad attendance and other causes. The unsettled state of the weather accounted for the bad attendance, The usual practice will be held next Thursday, at 7.30 p.m. sharp.

Under an Order in Council,made in pursuance of the Babbit Nuisance Act, 1882, ferrets are declared the natural onemics of the rabbit, and are deemed to bo protected under the previous of the Act,

News was received last night, says the N.Z. Times, of the death of Mrs Gray) of Wellington Terrace, wife of W. Gray, Esq,, secretary to the Post and Telegraph Department, The deceased lady had, we understand, beon suffering from conges tion of the brain, She whs sister to Mr Eoggard, chief clerk in the Wellington Post Office, and daughter of the late Mr J. Hoggard, who was chief postmaster at Wellington for many years, Selection in Victoria is rapidly decreasiir,'. In 1879 there were 9058 selections -area, 1,415,120 acres; in 1879, 6688 BBleotiona—l,lo3,2l4 acres; Jn }880,6213 selections—7s9,s39 aores; and in 1881, 4409 eeleotions—sßß,922 acres,

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