The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1883. OUR WINTER HARVEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1323, 9 March 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1883. OUR WINTER HARVEST.

Now THAT the summer harvest is, gathered we can turn witlj. some satisfaction and contemplate our coming winter harvest, The latter is very different in character to the former, but we question whether a harvest of new roads is not as material to our prosperity as the late abundant harvest o£ grain, The winter harvest, like the summer one, bids fair to find employment for every brawny arm in the district. While the corn was being gathered jn, the operation of making now voids had in & measure to be suspended; but now that more labor is available and money is forthcoming, we may anticipate a road jubilee, Our outlying districts for years past have been stared for want of the roads which we are now in ft- potion to make, and it is difficult to. overestimate the value of the proposed new line? of communication. They will enabfe many a man seeking to settle on Jw4 to accomplish his desire, They will rejieyg the pioneer settler who has boldly pushed his way into the bush country from the obstacles that separate him from a market, For some time to come many of these highways may be all hut silent, grass may grow on. and over them, but as years roll on, traffic will multiply along them, and our children's chihjren will journey over the paths that are }ahi off Jfliflay, and reap the benefit of the enterprise of their forefathers. The roads constructed in, this present year' of our Lord jjt r°jl and economically formed, will be of greater m to the people of the next century than tjjey ftps fp the denizens of the presortt one, and the debt incurred on their behalf will onrich rather than impoverish the Wairarapa. Our road harvest this winter will be a good one, We have not only the usual parliamentary votes for opening up Crown Lands, but we have also a laige expenditure at our disposal mi'lor the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, We never quite liked this measure, believing it to be imperfect in theory and hazardous in practics. but it certainly gives us the power to make the outlying roads so essential to tho progress of the district, From this point of view it is a and. p may welcome it as such, The constriiction $ pother section of l )ie railway will of course be a latyo slice of our winter harvest. Wages are certain to be firm if not high, and though they may be discounted by bad weather, yefc they are likely to be in advance of previous winter seasons, A brisk demand for labor at the fall of the year will infuse animation into trade as well as labor circles. Atl daw in the community will feel tho impetus, and concurrently with it we may anticipate an easier money market. The success of the Victorian Loan must tend to relax the stringency which now exists in financial circles, and though, during the coming winter, money is unlikely to be cheap, it may be obtainable on morereasonablo terms that those which sfp now the order af the day. There is some stagnation row in politics, but even this js an unhealthy sign, 'There ate' (fewer discontented and impecunious people in tije colony than there were a few years ago, and while this is the case political agitators find their work an uphill one, We hardly expect a winter harvest from a political point of view, but are contented that a. new vitality is apparent in our Counties ,and in our Road Boards. If we have one regret it is that the Borough of Masterton should be standing still whilo the surrounding country is moving forward, We hope soon, however, to see the Excelsior flag unfurled in the town as well as in the gflfintiy. The winter harvest in the latter will certainly bring trade and life to the former, Jj may therefore be reasonable to expect thai llas.terton should make some effort of its own to keep pace with the times.

The Post understands Messrs J, H. gethune and Go. have effected a sale of Mr J. Valentino Smith's valuable sheep and cattle rp, Biiuated in the Upper Whareama, containing 10,000 acres of freehold land. Messrs Williams and Beetham are the purohaseri. Tba price paid has not transpired,. .

We understand that a musical and' literary entertainment ut ahniit to be given in St. Mutithow's school room in aid of tho Wesleyan Sunday scKoil funds, and that the service of Mr. Clark the finest amateur elocutionist in" the colony have been secured for this occasion,' Thursday next is the night fixed for the event ,' ,'.''■'/'.'"-, .^■.\-: ;,; :."-v'\'

Ml 1. H. W«od sella to-monow the , privileges of tho Amalgamated Friendly Societa Sport*, a id utterwards conduota a Bale of general merchandise, In another column it is notified that a Licensing Commutes election for the Bast County will take place on Saturday the |4th instant Nominations will bo repelve'd' up to'the 17 th inst. It was reported ye?tqvday that Messrs Pease and Dawson'b tpncjer for the OpaH railway contract hid been accepted, but we believe that lie rumor is not well founded. A telephone is now open at Ngawha | County, Bay of Islands. The hours of attendance are from 9 a.m. till 6pm, .and closed on Sundays and public holidays. We havo heard that Mr McKenzie, of Kopuaranga Valley, has grown QQQIbs of hops tine seaann on a quarter acre of land and that he Ims been offered four shillings a pound for them by Messrs. Caselberg.& Co.' Next season we should think.that this enterprising hop grower should go in for a whole.-aero and. make £6OO out of it, ■' A saraplo of the hops were exhibited by the grower at the late horticultural show and were of fit at rate quality. This will encourage others togoand do likewise, The climate aqd quality of the land in this valley is undoubtedly suited to the culture of hops, and the, time has arrived i when wo should be able to export rather than import this valuable product. The'Maaterton Debating Society meets . this evening after the summer vacation. L Those who have signified their intention

of joining the Maaterton Volunteer Band or are willing to become members are requested to meet this evening at the Empire JJotel.

Messrs Lowos and Iqrna sell tq morrow afternoon the stock in trade of Miss

Dallwood, who is retiring from business. The sale catalogue includes jewellery, fancy goods, albums, music, pictures, trays, cutlery, pipes, toys, dolls, work boxes, cards, scboql requisite*, perfumery, foilet goods, inkstands, vases, cpuoertinas, woolwork, and fanpy gqo'ds in great variety, also show cases and counters. Mr Doyeton, who was recently brought up to Mflsferton for medical examination, has been pronounced mpntally 6ane. This/ morning be was admitted a? a patient into the Maslertpn hpspjta]. We are glad to learn tl)at Ifr Sykes' hot air baths in Church-street, Masterton, are beginning to be liboraljy patronised, and fhat iip has succeeded' jn relipyipg numerous ciisea of lumbar, co|cl3, afld other ills to flesh is heir.

The writ for life Mvp seat W^sissued yesterday and made retipablp by April 17ih. .' Tendets are invited lor the construction of the Awapurua bridge ovevtheMrintiwatu river, The Wellington Harbor Board yesterday deoided to [norease the salary of Mr Lyon, the secretary, from SOO to £4OO. Captain Edwin states thatfrom observations made he can find no traces of the gtovm w|)ic|j Mr Wiggins, of Ottawa, says will pass oyer th.e colonies, tomorrow. He is afso PJ opinion that thi sforrn woiijd give |§ hours ngtjoß of Its approach, The improvements effected ot late years lti ladies' corsets have been very great, and strikingly beneficial to health. Foremost among these for their peculiar excellenoies-. are Rosenthal's sanjfajre and Dr Warner's corallne corsets. The former Js constructed to obviate the debilitating effects of the ordinary corsets by relieving the delicate and and vital organs from damaging mechanical pressure, while still affording a healthful and comfortable support to the wearer. The support to'the figure is properly distributed, and fjiß djjtejaing effects of tight-lacing neutralise!' |)r. f amer-b coraline corset is bonod with a new snbslanee7»i# is y»stly ; superior to horn or whalebone. It cannot break but will in every inatanoe outlast .the corset, being rnoro pliable that whalebone it adapts itself more readily to the move-; ments f)t s!je hody.' Both these admirably corsets can bo had jn a}| signs and c olor's at Jamf.s Ssiifrfs $u Anp. H.q'bsK.-j.Apyi.] ••