The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1882. MR CALDWELL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1260, 21 December 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1882. MR CALDWELL.

A very kine attempt has been recently made to throw discredit onjthe': administration of the Government in connection with a late change in the chargoof the Dunedin gaol. It,has been asserted that one of the oldest and most efficient gaol governors in the colony, Mr Caldwell,, was to be transferred to- Auckland against his will; that he was the victim of petty persecution, the object of which "was to hound him out of the colony, Since these allegations were first ,made,,an official return has been published, which' throws a lurid light on. the administration of the Dunedin Gaol by Mr Caldwell, and which has effectually silenced many of the opposition papers which in the first instauco came forward to champion him. In Dunedin itself, Mr Caldwell's friends have wisely ceased to. plead. his cause, because the inexorablo logic of facts has shewn that he has not a log to stand on, and that it was absjlutely necessary in the public interests that he should be relieved' of his official duties. The truth is the Government have let Mr Caldwell down 1 ve'ry gently, and if they haveerred at all they have sinned'in being too lenient towards him, The return to which we allude is a short record shewing, the number of prisoners in tho gaols of the colony to whom imprisonment in addition to original sentences has been awarded since the coming into force of the Prisons Act, 1873.: , It, gives the following significant totals for the principal gaols of the >

Gaol. No, of Prisoners detained beyoud seutoueos, Dunedin i ■.-...'■ ~ - 103 ■•■■ Addington ~ .. ■"•; 5 Wellington .. -.. 3 Auokland ',. - .„ '18: No wonder, after the publication of such a- return, Mr Cat'/DwkllV advocates were silenced.; That-..dineijiiiiic. could be maintained in the Canterbury Gaol without, resorting/ to. .extreme, measures in more .than five instances, jn .Wellington: not more; -than.t three, and in Auckland - : riot ; iriore .than eighteen, while at Dunedin the extreme .measures;amounted, to one, hundred, and sixty-three, stumped at once as a public scandal the conduct of that establishment. People were thankful to know that we had in tbiß colony |n

Inspector-Generali who was bold wiough.to recoraienditheiremoyalvof au; old and possibly .pqpularofficerJwho was; evidently unfitted for tho pbsiiibn which be occupied, The one hundred and sixty three prisoners, who "after ■their term of imprisonment hadexpired had to remain : . in gaol for .weeks and months at hard labor were guilty of • whati In most' instances they were reported as idle, disobedient, or disorderly, and in a secret court Where they were practically powerless to defend themselves from the charges brought against them, these -extra sentences were recorded against them. The opposition press occasionally makes great blunders, In this particular instance it should have taken up the cause of the poor prisoners who had been the victims of tyranny' and oppression, but without waiting to ascertain the real facts of the case, they jumped at the conclusion that the oppressor was the victim, and, as it were, put all their money on the wrong horse, Down South where the mistake made has been discovered Mr Caldwell has been dropped like a hot potato, and it is only in this district that a section of the public is supposed to.'be sufficient credulous 16 accept bin as a martyr,,

_ The Wairakapa Daily will not be pub'.' lished on Christmas day, or Boxing day. :'"'.-■ '-' Court Loyal Enterprise A.O.P. meots this evening.

After to-day-there will be no sitting for oivil caaas in tho B.M. Court at Masterton prior to January the 15th, . 'T

The head niastor of the Maaterton School has consenlod to examine the Native School atTe Ore ore this afternoon prior to a distribution of prizes. Mewrs C. Ludwig and' Son, watchmaker and Jewellers, announce a discount of 20 percent, on nil watches sold by them during the holidays. Mr T. E. Price of the Educational Depository has a new advertisement iu another column. Mr Charles Dixon announces that he has disposed of his business at the cash shoeing forge Masterton to Me J. W. Ranby. . The only inmate of Hie Greylnwn Hospital is the Maori lad Naera. He has now been about eleven months under treatment for a gun-shot wound in his right knee, with very Utile prospects of ever being able In use iho limb a«ain. He is still confined to his bed, and receives every attention frani the Hospital attendants, and also from his sisters, cousins, and autits who Hock to the building set apart as a Maori Ward in great numbers, and bring him any delicacy they can get hold of.

Mr Shaw, tho Manager of tho Gfeytown Butter and Cheese Factory expects to cbmmenoo the manufactory of cheese on Wednesday next. Mr Kingdon of. Maslerton, will have everything ready for a start by that time, We hear that it is not the intention of tho Government lo oxerciso its right, under tho Counties Amendment Aot of adjusting the boundaries of Wairarapa East and West pending the issue, of the petition now being signed locally in favor' of amalgamation, and the one proposed to bo got up in favor of a Nurih and South County. Wo believe that the requisite number of signatures have been, obtained to the foiraer, and it remains to be seen whether a sufficient number can be procured to the latter to upset it.

There was a large attendance of buyers at Messrs Lowes and lorhs stock sale yo'terday.' About a hundred and twenty head of cattle were yarded and all sold at fair prices. Yearling fetched fr»m'4oi to ISs, > two-years old, (10s two-and-a-half year old steers, 80s, ditto heifers G2a Gd", cows from fiOs to 80s, fat o >wa 120s'. The saniefirm intends .'to ,Bell .la ■ January next' a big'line iu sheep '"consisting' of .3)000' crussbreds. -•'■«■ ...'■.-

Mr Hunter of Oariertoh has''thrown back his window into theshiip, aiid n more tastefully arranged semi-circle could not well be.Been..- Throughout;are arranged toys suitable alike to boys and girls, statuettes and presents.for.the,, second generation, and a host of novelties that will well bear inspection, and are marked at prices that defy competition, • ■ • • County AMAWAiUTiON.-in Carterton, at anyrate, this question is not being allowed to rest, and, if on no other grounds,on this it has a fair right to advocate a Southern County, and claim the County township; for while prepared to supply both North aud South, Sam Hunter's supply of toys, jewellery, and seasonabls presents, tobaeoo, cigars, and pipes, could never be equalled if the two Counties wore one j. while you can get a bath andaßhavo on his premises to freshen you up that you may thoroughly enjoy the Christmas festivities.—ADYi'.

Clayson'a latest delicacy which he is now ijfiering to the public Is a supply of Canterbury, prawns. .

One of the old laril inarh of Maalbrtun, —a little office about the size of a large band-box- was removed from its site in Church Street yesterday. Two horses drew:it comfortably lo aback street Some eight or nine years Ago it was the principal office in the town and a sort of business oasis to which all visitors re-., sorted, but now it is superseded m all directions by more pretentious structures. We are informed by ihe .Mastorton Postmaster that on Boxing Day'the office will be open from 9tolo a, in. Mails will be despatched by both trains. Within the last twenty-five years the steJ'm pressures of locomotives liave been increased from GO pounds to over 160 pounds lo the square iueh.

Statistics have bean collected ahowino that (he li'umber of; blind persona in Pnissiahas considerably decreased within' tholast ten years, in spite of an increase of ten per cent in population, The falling off was from 22,978 in 1871 to 22,677 in 1880, It is declared 'that this improvement has been due to the progress of scion tifio methods in the treatment of children. The jublio are notified that the Great 'lift' Distribution commences to-morrow at'BAPP 4 Hare's' Emporium. Every Cash purchaser, of 2s 6d worth of goods' will be presonted with a Ghromo-Litho, Picture, and. .every purchaser..of goods to the amount of 20i.wi'ii be allowed to choose their owa 'present to' 'the value of 2s 6d. Jfor Grooory; Clothing, Boots and Shoesj.'lronmongery, and' Crockery, Papp i Ham cannot be beaten,-Advt.

. The annualdistribution of Christmas Gifts ia now. taking, place at .TaTAro ..-House, and will continue throushout the month of Deoomber, We have provided a large assortment of really artietio chrbmo pwtures which will be-presented' to every 'purchaser.' of 5b worth and upwards,- .Great oare has becirtaken. to provide snort only si'shill be worthly of acceptance by allwho may pay a' vis'tto To Aro House. Tho"aubjeots'of these ,o!jromos, are imany. i and<ya»ieaj/comprising; ;laj moßt favourite'. and'popular'wOTksr.ahd/Ml be exceedingly'; attractive.'to';*'viaifcrs! and purchasers' e f .Tesjs House. ; whicirifc baa been*d termiaed' tViaauo tneeegitfs is of a most liberal cliaraeter,"and ! 'will during the merry Christmas season, be;; * sonrco of gratificitifn-tbihe numerous ons* tomcra of James sDiith, Te Aro Hojie/Cuba' slrett,Welllnattoh.rr-At)VT.