The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1883. THE COUNTY PUZZLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1278, 15 January 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1883. THE COUNTY PUZZLE.

It is not easy to grasp the County 1 question as it stands at present. It is 1 • necessary to bear in mind that Wairarapa North is legally known as Wairarapa East, and that Wairarapa South has been gazetted into W airarapa West. This is only the preliminary embarrassment, but it is a sort of trunk from which many complicated branches are springing. Tho team of councillors now in charge of Wairarapa South, alias Wairarapa West, consist of six West County men and of : three East <Vv.tv men, and the councillors who ijuvuru Wairarapa North, alias. Wairarapa East, are mixed up in an'equally mysterious manner. This special mud die is, however, only a temporary flue. In a few days the Governor will dissolve the existing North, South, East, and West Counties, and fresh elections will take place under new ridings and new rolls.. Possibly the new councils, before they have had time to meet, will be again di.iw! • i-d by a proclamation of amalgamation and another election on an entirely new basis will be held. The opponents of amalgamation do not appear as yet to be taking active steps to obtain signatures to a counter petition, and already a fourth part of the time allowed them by law for this operation has slipped away. We may assume that they, are at present relying upon some legal technicality as a more ready means than ,a countor petition for upsetting the amalgamation movement.' It is obvious that the peculiar complication of county boundaries recently effected furnishes any shrewd l&wyer -with a loinis standi on which everything that haa- been done can be called in question. 'A counter petition is evidently Hot Mr Booth's trump card at present, and apparently he is tolerably reticent as to the particular one, with which he is intending to beat Mesfrs McGregor and W. H. Beetham. k counter petition on the same roll as that on which the amalgamation petition was constituted would be of special value as. indicating clearly the feeling of settlers in the Wairarapa. on this very important point,. and we very much prefer to Bee the issue taken fairly and squarely on this common ground. As matters now stand there, is s. prima facie case made out in favor of union, and the Government will no doubt endeavor to give effect to what may fairly be considered to be the wishes of the majority of the settlers in the district. Should any legal difficulty bring about a deadlock, we trust Ministers will bring in a special validating measure next session to proventamalgamation beingswamped by a sidewind. Mis? Morieon's pupils reassemble on the 26th inßt, Mr Sutton, Rabbit Inspector, advertieei for sale 20 couples of young ferrets. ' Mr F. H. Wood held a sale in Carterton on Saturday afternoon,when the privileges for the Taratahi-Carterten races were disposed of, realising a sum of L9215s as against L7815s last year. The following ware the pricei realised for each lot;-* Gate, Mr Quiok, L4O; No 1 publicans' booth, Mr F. Pelline, L 18; No 2 ditto, Mr Elliotte, LlO; refreshment booth, Mr Wbjrte, L 10; fruit stall, Mr Ofsoaki, L 3; fancy goods stall, Mr F. Polling, LI 10s; bone yards, Mr F. Pelting, L2; saddling paddock, Mr Deller, L 5; cards, MrCoker, L 3 6i. Subsequently Mr Wood held a sale general merchandise at which fair prices were realised. ; . After the cricket match between Greytovn and Mastorton on Saturday, a match wis played between ten of the Grey tpwn team and about twenty fire all comers, The twenty-five went in first and were all quickly disposed of for fortylix, or an average of less than two. The team next went in, Maguire and Hirsohberg taking the bowling first, the former •lonemaking the score required, to win, vis., forty-seven, by good steady play against. fair bowling. The other nine succeeded in making about.thirty runß, most of. themi being tired out after the' jnatoh and not oaring whether they batted or not. The'game caused.a deal of amusemot.

There were large St. atid ia.the Presbyterian Chlircl),; "Hiwtertoii, .yesterday, theBishop qf i' Wellington -eonduotfig %the lervicea in tye former, and the Bev, ;Mr Pateraon ia the latter.

On: Wednesday next the case ggiinst W. Morisen is, expected *to oomo off in the Supreme Court, Wellington. To. sorrow aftemop.n q considerable numberof witnesses will procped to town to.give, evidence in _ it., ,lfr Bell, the. Crown Proseoßtor will oonduot the case against the accused,

Messrs Ifowes and lorns held a very successful sale of Mr G. M. Park's furniture on Saturday at wliioh satisfactory prices were realised, A large number of conservatory plants whioh could, not b« disposed of on Saturday are being cleared off this afternoon. ' I.'

, The/, following characteristic advertisement appears in another column;— The undersignsd having heard of several of his clients'and friends in the. Wairarapi

being repeatedly lambod down by law yers is determined to offer them relief by transacting any legal business for theiii «U minimum price. The new Aot allowß this to be done. You have only te send me particulars of your troubles, and by return of post you will get a'price for the job.—Your old friend, W. MgKbever, "the shades," Wellington. i . The Hon. Mr Whitaker-the Premier accompanied by the Misses Whit'akers, and Mr D, Maunsell, private Secretary, came through the. bush yesterday, and arrived at the Club Hotel last evening. . This morning they were driven by Mr James Macara round the suburbs of the town, and this afternoon they proceeded by tram to Wellington,

A special meeting ,ofj|tfie Mastertop Fire Brigade Finance Committee was held tbia morning, present—Messrs Pay ton (Chairman), Cellar;- and 0. Dixon to vote the expenses of Captain Muir and Lieutenant Keeater to the. delegate.meet ing at Napier. Wo understand Mr James Maoara has consented to give the Brigade return tickets to Maka'oke at single fares for this event, ; • The Evening Post states that tenders are to be called, shortly by the Refrigerated Meat Company for the erection of Buituble buildings in which to carry, on' operations, The works are, to be situated' on some sections leased from the Harbor. Board on the reclaimed land, and (he necessary plans and specifications for the same are now in course of preparation by. by Mr Copon, engineer to the company. The buildings will present a somewhat: different appearance to those of ordinary;, factories, and will be after the style ofj those belonging to refrigerated meat com; 1 ; pariies in the South Island . The machinery for the preparation of the meat has been ordered in, England, and a contract has just been let tn Moms Luke, Sons, 1 arid Williams for the construction of three Cornish boilers,..each 20 feet long and five feet in diameter, which are to be completed in about two months' time.

The first shipment of produce will be by the Lady Jocelyn, now in port. The ship is fitted with machinery of the latest design,

and the freezing of the meat will be conducted .by three properly qualified engineers. The cargo will consist of about GOOO carcases of mutton, and 150 of beef

The necessary number of sheep and bullocks have been purchased in thb "Waira-

»Da, and will be slaughtered.at the abbatoirs of Gear and Co., ttt Peioiii, from

which place they will be brought to town bv rail. The first lot will be placed ..on board on Wednesday, and will be followed by another on the following day, arrangements having been made to bring the meat down at daylight every morning. The work of freezing will ocoupy about three weeks. Ab this is.the firßt shipment of frozen' meat from Wellington, a considerable amount of interest will ho doubt be evinced in the progress , of the .opera tions and the mult of the undertaking/;-.

Mr "Wardell held his usual fortnightly; sitting at Featherston to-day, thiß being the first court day after the Christmas vacation. \

Acceptances for the Taratahi-Carterton race meeting close to-morrow evening. ;; Ten delegates from the South, en route for the Napier Fire Brigade meeting ir- ; rived in Mastertenby the mid-day train and left an hour later by Cobb &Co for Makatoke. ; - r -

The Wairarapa agency of Fr's'er anl Rossman'B sewing machines on the Sinitbr improved system has been placed in-'the hands of Messrß L. J. Hooper & 00, who have received their first consignment.' Mr Elgar arrived at Featherpton by Friday evening's train with,-;.#' large number of ferrets bred at and three 2-tooth Romney Marsh rams, the prize sheep of Duriedin*"and~ Oamaru shows. Both ferrets and, sheep are f»r Mr Pharazyn's stations,,'- Mr Elgar strongly recommends the .ferre'a bred in Marlborough, finding theih hardier than those he has obtained from:Taamuiia and Australia.

Yesterday afternoon as Mia Caselberg and family vera being driven out in a buggy, the driver made a short turn when opposite Mr McKenzie.'s house, Woodlands, causing one of the children.to be thrown off, breakjngfotie of it; wriat9. On arriving home the horses bolted and damaged the buggy, one of the animals being severely cutjabout the head-

The improvements effected ot late years in

ladies' corsets have been very great, and strikingly beneficial to health. Foremast | among these fortheir peculiar exoellonoies are Rosenthal's Sanitaire and Dr Warner's cotaline corsets.' The former is construotoct to obviate the' debilitating: effects of ; thif ordinary corsets by relieving the delicate and and vital organs from damaging mechanical pressure, while still affording a healthful and comfortablo support ,to the wearer.- The support to th,e figure is properly distributed, and the distressing effects of tight-lacing neutralised.. Dr. Warner's coraline corset is boned with a new substance, wtnoh is vastly superior to horn or whalebone, It cannot break but will in every Instance outlast the corset, being mare pliable that whalebone it adapts itself more reddily to the movements of the body. Both these admirable corsets oah be had mail sizes and colors .at James Smith's Tc &RO Housk.—|Advt,]