GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1297, 7 February 1883, Page 2

GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

' ~ * IV 1 ; The ordinftry monthly , meeting - of the Council wits held 'ou 'Monday evieriifag last Pyeadiit—• Ors.' Thompson,' Grtiy,, jHaigh, Gallagher, and- Bright. >ln 'the absence of the Mayor Or Thompson was voted to, the chair. -'. v ; ! ' The minutes of the previous meeting' were read and confirmed,. . Correspondence outwards wasj read from the letter boot,' '' •■ > l -'• • Correspondence, inwards from the His >Yor«hip'tKe' Mayor' regreYtirig'liis absencejthrougli and suggests ing that the line of roatl' through frotW Pahuii be laid off in a dii'ect line from' that already formed. It was resolved on the motion ..of. Or, Gray, seconded by CrHaigh, 'that the .suggestion- ( of_. the-,jMayor; re ; rof\d,' through Pahuri'bfe' tidopted.'' /, 1 ' The report of the Works Committee was read and adopted, showing that from the report of the 'Overseer the t'oada ,wero, in very fair. ordw;. that -the: tender, ot,. Mr Lewis had ;been accepted to sink ; wells at Immigrants'' cottages but .that lie had. left the; work, half, finished, .and the Committee, had given;,hnn notice-to"finish the same- or they.; !; w,onld ' be •'finished' at tlie contractor's expense; that the Council be tKoraraehdeii to grant. Mi- Wiggins an extension of.tim'e-asked for; that an;,,application was received fronv the Firo Brigade for wells to bWsuhk, and 1 recommending the Council to wells foHhe Brigade; that they had instructed the Overseer to prepare a list offbads requiring metalling before' winter,. . ........

The! report? of the Finanoial,jCom,wittee;wns read and adopted showing ; Bank - ovei draft at £l7-i 11b '^4d. li ■ Accoiihts presented, and recommended ;for payment £l7 14s 9d. : J That-judg-■merit had been given in the R.M. Court (against several defaulters, and recommending the .Gouncil.to. sue.forall rates, without exception, That an cation from the Hospital for refund', of 1 rateias a donation be granted. , It'.was resolved on the motion of Or Gray Mponded by Or .Bright' that .the. Mayor, Or Haigii and the n\oyer Ke. aj committee to report on " the bes£ posi-' tions. for the wells for the Firo Brigade. The. reports of the Banger and Inspector were read and adopted. ! Itjfas resolved,on-the motion ,of,Cr Qray.ieponded by«Ci' bright (* thaV tjip .Mayoß i»e requested to ascertain' the atMtftftiiof overdraft, which the Bank' would allow the Borough, and that he report:to'the next meeting;;! }•' ; ,It wab resolved.on the motion of Cr Gray seconded by Cr Haigh* that th'o j Minister; of Justice be:>requested:-: to take such steps as he may deem necessary to have the Greytown Police Court Ire-built. The:meeting then adjourned. "T 7 ~ j 7~ ' ' ~'ij • :. OKrcK ETV •' 1

• ■ i TO THE EDITOR, Sin,—Thinking the following may be interesting to your readers, therefore are dotted down\ /, ff\ T.'i Cricket is nob only a nobis and manly-game, but now a most scientifio one,:and it is more than probable that the English team now playing in Aus: tralia. is the most scientific, team that hMjyt't visited the colonies. Other good teams have been out, but not one of ; the -past been equal ,to. the preapiil: one as an "all-round one—in i bowling, batting, or' fielding. : ' Sow- ; every : ;>their best bowler, as yet, has done ..literally nothing (I refer to Morlei), He evidently is not in good I ' J l l M''hd'been , in'form sin# hei left: Home, and, this is, a great 3 loss.io the 'ej§ven, Supposing a match, is) g$ up : agamst the strongest team to be, found in a usti-iilia (and I may be par. dotiecii for thinking ifc is an almost im. spossibility to find a : >trongey r thari tlje (jnb, :: tbat sfeeif the >wpri| (jfijibe jee swh tKis ; brings' me', to the point at once to disouss the probability of the English team winning the match, : Judging from the exhibition

of skill displayed by : both teams, 1 argue weather has much to do with the ■ . results which may be produced in thfi next match, If the ground is very damp, and continues so during the match, the Australians will almost tod certainty win. A dead ground is thS -• one to suit the " demon's" shooters I .... they are j;enillyj unplayable, p<£as ■: to the interest of the "Corn-stalks." This always was a ohief reason why pucli ; (grand Jwprer"ojitairlrfd-lthrough Spofforth'a bowling, either at Home or • in tta colonies; rind; 1 mark the observa-i 'f.f tion now made, if such be not a fact in ' this next : trial of skiH between the two jeleyensj that Spoffof sKpotersf win the maybe that ibne liftlf of the fEnglilhiieam have had . so'; : ii»uch :i'practice, ii» playing" tho us !' «:•» ".demon's" bowling that they ought to be able-to jilay him on any. Jrinjl.of/ •••■ -„^ y I believe, they dahnot*:' produce a.score from him. with which their. very: liesti' bits iwill: be>; contenfeTf> J. \ k And,"with no desire toaay. a word ,agaiiißt .Uai .ojtiier players of •• stajks,'! ; for* they, ave .ffie'iij yet,.if ifciie' matcii is won' by 'them, . . ■SpQffijrth's will small sharp of the victory.,' But, on the other . hand, if tKe'ground bq„dry a,nd 'and Morley as in the score of the Australians' ;will be decidedly small. v I, do wist it; tQ be* ttoughtj j!: for] h wp4fs, th|nk ,]wi alone depend v" the bowling of these .two;' Far from £>• There are grand bowlers in both teamß. -■«rho- will- do 'tW'oneMiioMriswers the English eleven best, and if on such 0 i\l clined to predict another victory for' ,the, Home, I write with no prejudice,, either to '-or the other - 4nowifigHtheH^oW;lwadl|^|. did no£ like to be so', often'dtffe'ated"hy .the' "'CoHistaikaj"-' 1 and if—l say,tf^BUgh's ; team^succeed much elated with .thervictory 4 i- ! r'/c.si (u-y ■' ? May cricket ttie gsuna !r: < ;; n ,fi ■ i s " n,r l and.the best team ,-i ~■■■/-aW v.'fl

KIN^THEKaiWi^DISAPPOISn' I- ' •" l h\: :;i 'Kirfw'■ TUflfibaw,' 'ha V «nt «nt ed • his : .(Jueeu';'with itnlithej: 'da'axHicr;, ( Tjiej event,.* brief jielegranj felU Us, barciajMiT' .gimt difl'nppqi.ijtipent -, at %'r . M^daUjr^,'' ( Oo»)rt. li.Js yery!.aiwkwftvd- the, became,:«» he,has.:-killed-all his; brp)herp.except •princes mint be his auooennnu default ;of-, v male iwue.'-<As theie-exiled prihcos *1 oftheio mucholderthanTheebaw, I 'and v have abherenij iu : UV royal' thef * would nalurajly not be unwilling to ' H'cceferate his Ma-joat T y'• departure'. l -East year, \vlieq •Suo-psyah -. Lat, the jQaeeg, i* gave hirtli to a daughter, the Kins wai so -ftnioyed- that be forthwith married' tVo other wires. ' The cliief'qiieeri, however,W / 9(inn produced the execution of.une iif these,, arid,. with her,, of *ll,of. hec..reln:, tions about the Cmtrl. The other queen waa discarded. It is possible that some such melodratna will be,enacted ai a com 'sequence of'the'fresh disap'poin tine^fta ■the King. . Theebaj?. certainly ,cannot, compare in one reppfict with the ! latneiiUd'-' (father; (lie lata kiiw.j! The pious monarch had four or live sons evory year, and left a niai ter ol:f"ur or ftve acprebehind him.; ; .j One satisfactory result of the present state' of nfftin will be, .however, .that :the neit,, sovereign will not lie uuJer the .'] necessity nf killin? lil| his blood relations, .. : An eve-witness'(am ;the 'World') ,wh(f ! '- was present at; the Kanelf|sh r piub 'to't^t''' the" advantage, of flying^.jjliy pigeoi'ia, aiid' who' witnessed some «HoottnjK.V .'.l at:;tbum,..uy|, they, are no dqiihfj : marvellous invention, -and,lively .to. .try it he. best shots, very ■ highly* i - The pigeon jr.; is made of thin baked clayinahuipe like'»'« deep Biiuctr. It. is 6xad in a kirid of- nf catapult or trap, which can. be ngnllttid"!' to send the pigedn'iii any direction, ifo that out of fivelrapt'no t«o are adjusted tb .&■ .lead .the bird in thi' line. The traps 'ere'pulled' in the 'same way pigeon-traps were pulled and. great akillis-,-required to /hit the mark; ,If ;liit the piijedn bl'eaka thofe can betio , doubt as, to ||it.orj .The; invention will go a 16h? way io'supersede the live birds, as, it iB 100 per.cent. cheaper, inj all wriyA, aiid 'can Wavai'ldble li'itfjf moment for the amusement of a oounlry-house party clubhand affords just as good sport aathelive bird, ' "The Unitetf States* (ftusul-GMejiil in .China, has collected some interesting statistics 'updn : the present of wages; : avnong the WQrhwg ,olas»s \\\ China, and these have been recently published fbjr ty , skilled workmen, s w'l\o, B are in i seAsef' those who have to do with decoration, embroidering insilk, porcelain, painting 4c., even : when they have attained pontjderable reputation, can scarcely. pam thesJt6 set apart what will oover^ cost>of'their, fp'eralj ia special sa]ioi< tudeon the part of every Celestial, ;J eyellera, who jiaye (8 bility, are somewhat bettor paidf whilst... ,the highest, wages, ,4s to. ; peiry w«ek, ; ,,,; average J>er aii are—For mastera :121m; for ! worKV'' men, 6s, for vomen and children, 2s, The master, as. a rule, lives in his work shop; he hag to worth of food, £7 for rentfi2 for clothing, anl ' and considers, himself ;fortunate if he'; :j has from Mto over at the end of the year. The unmarried workman Ji ves with his relations and friends. He sponda for food^9 } fo| lodgings about 48s, and 'for'clothing "'about 3Qs, Women and children spend every cent thby-earn/''The : peasant earns from 4Jd to 7d £t r day._ During harvest time, he niakes 4s a week,'with board, V-liich is estimated at 4Jd per day, They are fortunate who are in a position to Bave ,15s, ; a year,.. j; D^y. t ana sufprs earn from y l ' ' ! }n ! West' l China the'iportei'si''' who have to carry from. 120 to 150 kilogrammes of tea in the mountainous' regions, make Is'a day.: to iper-month, fandfonly };pendii'.'4a;!:iGoldi • daubers, .t<);7d a day, .A. . gang of seven wen can wash , twenty . tons of gold-sand daily, The yearly maintenance of a, Chinese soldier costs a little over^ x America or the Australian colonies as a Tom Tiddler's ground, even though he ■ works for what the Etiropeon considerp / pitiful - ■