The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1882. DIRECT STEAM SERVICE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1245, 4 December 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1882. DIRECT STEAM SERVICE.

Tn January next the New Zealand Shipping Company start a direct steam service betweon London and New Zealand, irrespective of the line which the Government propose to subsidize to the extent of £20,000 per annum. This Company lias chartered, and. is purchasing powerful steamers which will make the .voyage in forty-five days, and which will be fitted with refrigerating ' apparatus. The colony may therefore obtain without any expenditure of public money the great boon of a direct steam line. The action of the Government in calling for tenders for a line lias been criticised somewhat severely- by the press, of the colony. The conditions of its service are said to be unfair. Tne line subsidized for. example, will be bound to carry Gov-' eminent stores at thirty shillings per ton, an unprofitable rat* for steam traffic, and one which, in the event of the Government bringing out large stocks of railway material, might prove disastrous to any Company accepting its contract. It may, however, on the other hand bo said that the terras of the contract to be issued by the Government are still under consideration and that in all probability conditions of such a character will be modified; It is almost an open question whether the Government looking at : the fact that the N.Z. Shipping Company is establishing a superior line to the one it has projected will be justified in spending public money in' assisting an inferior one to start in opposition to it, This point will probably be determined in the next session of Parliament which will commence before the Government will be in a position to accept any : tender. Somo doubt has been cast on the course the Government has taken with respect to .a direct steam service, but as its action will bo subject to the revision of the Assembly there need be little apprehension of any injustice being-done to either theN.Z.S. Co., or to the colony. New Zealand has every reason to bo congratulated upon-the present aspect of the question; Local jealousies between Shipping Companies have made our chance of direct steam communication a certainty. It is impossible to overestimate the advantages which the iron sea horse will bring to the colony. Railways- connecting. the interior of this country with the seaboard are but of comparatively little use, unless the produce brought down by them caii be earned along to the markets of the world by the steam giant. At the present tiiiie we are unable to obtain shipping adequate to take away from our shores our surplus stocks of meat. A great impetus , too will be given to the passenger traffic between this colony and England, and 011 the development of this depends to a great extent the influx of capital to New Zealand, and the supply of labor which we are constantly needing, We may hope,' too, when a direct steam service is fairly established to haye our present high'postal rates to England modified. A penny ocean postal card would, be a great boon to this colony, and we fail to see why the Government cannot send - a piece of cardboard weighing an eighth part of an ounce across the seas at the

same paper nearly a quarterVof ; pound. £ direct steam service will bruig about many changes,', tlie impoi&nce of, wjiiih it is now difficult to grasp, For slicli a service we shall mainly have to thank privato enterprise, the Government und Legislatiire "having displayed r aii. almost undue amount of caution and delay in assisting us to obtain one, •• - . .

The Australian Frozen Meat Company's '•port, shows ; that their shipment*; of ms&t to Englftrid have resulted in a lost of 43000. ... Mr F. H, Wood conduots to-morrow an important property, timber, and atook aale inthe estate of W.'B.Campin, builder, of Carterton! Mr.Wardell, R.M., holds a sitting at the Fealberston oourthonse to day, and will be at Graylown to-morrow, The Grcytown school cadets had a very succoisful rifle practice at tho range on Friday after&oon, somo of them nuking really good ihrtotihg.- It, waffthe first time they had fired out of tlia uetv breech loading carbines, which they received last week. . ' tJ ' • ■ ■ | The Rate tariff of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club ia published in anothor column, Pedestrians and passengers will be charged two shillings,' hobo and rider half a crown, a vehicle with ono horse three shillings, with two' : horses four •hillings, with throe or more live shillings. 'All driven wili be:admitted free.'; ■ ; ,. There, was a good muster on the Opaki onurse tUii morning, Romp, Treasurer, Torpedo, and Forest Kitig did their usual distances, all pf ; them going,well. Some half dozen hacks tried tlieir paces, and a couple of trotting horses went round the course. ' 1 On Saturday last Charles Cockarv & lad of about twelve, and the son of Mr P. Cookery ol this town, was ridlnjj a jrpiinjj: horse near tlia Club Ho'lel, wiihout' a saddle, when the animal camratnoed to buok and ; threw him, When picltad up it was found that hit collar bone was fraotured. Wo learn this morning that ths patient is progressinc favorably under the care of Dr Eosking.;. W» are informed that many property holders ' in the Masterton distriot have neglected as yet to forward the returns required by law under the Property Assessment let.. Under tho 31st clause of the Aet-persohsare bound to apply for Jhe" necessary forms, and they are not exempt from the penalties contained in it bicause they have receired no personal notice to furnish the same or that proper forms of returns 'were not delivered to them.

The, Greylown ichool committee meot at the ichoolhouit to-morrow evening at 7.30. , : The following teiidors for work at Alfredton were opened on Saturday by the Works Committee of Wairarapa- West County Council—Neilsen & Olsan, 11)84 (accepted); 0. Madsen, £398; Poder Madsen, £423.

Webolieve that the promoters of the North and South County movement have brought considerble pressure to bear on the advocates of amalgamation to induco them to abandon the petitions they are circulating in its favor but that tho latter remain firm in their determination to give settlers iu both Counties an opportunity of deliberately expressing their ■opinions upon it. Tho Eev. 6, E, Snas, who has for some years past labored anion* tho Scandinavian community in the.Seventy-mile hush, is about to leave the district, and his place will be eupplied by a Norwegian clergyman, the Rev A. B. Btiiiin, who is being Bent out by the Scandinavian society for, propagating miasium in foreign lands.

A man named John Thompson was brought up befere His Worship tho Mayor , and Mr William Lowes, J,P. 's this morning, charged as a vagrant. It was only-' last week that the same individual wa3 arrestod for drunkenness and leniently dealt with on the understanding that he would clear out and give some other locality the benefit of his presence.' Instead of keeping his promise he continued loafing about and sleeping in outhouses, and this morning he very properly received a sterner hint in' the shape of a month's imprisonment, We hope this will prove a warning to others about the town. - A resident in Queen street informs us that last night he disoorsred three men prowling round his premises and trying the doors and windows. His watchdog gave an alarm and he was only in time to see them beat a rapid retreat. Thomas Willason laboror of Greytown list filed a declaration of insolvency, Mr Sandilsiids of Carterton is the debtor's Solicitor,' and the first meeting of creditors is fixed for the 12th inst, at Masterton, :

Mr Houghton, of the Uiiderhill road, who met with an accident last week in bush falling, lies in a dangerous state, and bat faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. On Saturday Dr Beard was telegraphed for from Masterton to hold 'a consultation in the: case; with Dr Han ratty. It is a case deserving of the greatest sympathy, there being a family of eight young children. It is reported that to-day he is a trifle better,

We remind all interested that Messrs Lowes and lorns fortnightly sale is fixed for to-morrow instead of Wednesday, The latter day is their usual sale day, hut on this occasion it has been forestalled by.the Opski Racos. The list of entries for tomorrow is a specially attractive one, and the auctioneers confidently expect a good attendance of buyers.

Mr James Macara .has sold out his coaching plant between Wellington and Foxton to Mr Hall, who, it will be remembered, was recently the successful tenderer for the West Coast mail service,

A cablegram dated London December 3rd states that the- moat Her Dr Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, died Inst night aged 71 yean. . . . • . ' A meeting of commanding officers of Volunteer corps of the Valley was eonrened at Carterton by Major Bunny, commanding district, on Saturday lust, to arrange for the district prizo firing, but when inch a prominent meeting an this took place, the new regulations could hardly paaa unnoticed, Many questions were asked the Major, but as he was not in possession of the regulations, very little if any, Information could be afforded; He suggested when they were in receipt of them, which would be in'»few; days,, and they found questions necessary, they had better write to him officially, and he. would refer them to head quarters. Boarding th'o prizefiriiig, it was decided to give a prize of 14 to the highest scorer in the the balance 3s6d be equally divided among the three corps, each corps to fire on its- own range at 2 p.m. on Wednesday the 20th inst, The two School Cadet Corps received'i3;2s each which will be competed for, Master'' ton at 9 a.m. on the 16th, Greytown at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the 20th inßt. The usual distriot orders will appear in due course. Captains Tully, Donald, Bennett, Grundy, and Porriti, and • Lieutenant Cameron were the officers in attendance, the Major preaidipg, The Sergt.-Major wu preunt alio,

: Tke Foßtherst«n tlighw.iy Board met on Saturday,': our report of the Kiootiiif; is to hand, bat ii crowded oat; of our present issue.. ';f- .

At a' committeo meeting of the Greytown Hortioultaral meeting held on Saturday evening at the Council Chambers, after tb* usual routine business had been gone through, it ;was resolved that the native children belonging to the Papawai School'he admitted free during the afternoon. It was resolved that.Mr. T. Kempton's toa and. coffee service be given for the qrentoit number of first prize* in all claaaea, '-We have just received a largo consign, ment of new season's tea* specially selected by our Aeents in India and China. For all kinds of household stores, Ripp and Hare of the Emporium will' be found the cheapest house in town,— ADVI,

2/6 will purchase a very durable useful tweed shirt,, for men's wear, at James Smith's Te Aro House, Wellington. : : For 6/6 you can buy for your boy a Rood uaoful'twcod knicker suit, at James Smith's To Aro House, Wollingtoa. 6/6 will, buy a pair of men'B strong tweed trousers, at James Smith's, Te Aro House, Wellington, : 12/6 will purchase men's summer trousers and veßt, worth 21/- at James Smith's Te' Aro House, Wellington.

18/6 will purchase men's real navy serge suits at James Smith s, Te Aro House, Wellington. ' For 27/6 a man may purchaso a capital, strong, aud nico-looking homespun tweed suit at James Smith's" To Aro House, Welling-ton.-ABVT.-