REVIEWING THE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1338, 28 March 1883, Page 2

REVIEWING THE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT.

The Court' of Reviewers whioh sat at Maßterlon yesterday undor the' Property Tax Somewhat unwisely in our opinion, eleo edV conduot their proceedings with closed doors," The con. sequencei is, that; .their ; dedisidnslfare challenged, and the motivos which led

them to coriiini conclusions quesuoued. Foi ettimplfe, We keaid a irmn th'ia &>&< rog declare that, in a'cettaimcasaithe Reviewersjiud not reviewed the property] but the influentinl individual 'who ownea it. We believe that the. Reviewers *now sittra« in this diatnot are honorable and impartial men, but by constituting ft emselves a aeciot tubunal, a comae whioh tho law penmti but does not enjoin, they .necessauly expose themselves-to-hostile criticism of this character.

Mr P II Wood conducts a stock sale at thePasteial Sooieties Yards, Caiterton, to monow, About six o'clock last evening the sound of the Masterton Brebelt again roused the .townspeople,fortunately on; j his occasion tKerbJ was' only a flue alight- in Chapel StW&tiV;-:';";. ■.■-■':■;■- '".^■''-^.'.J/'-'-:'' : "-' '-^■ 1 The man named G;Dixon who appeared beforejhe R M. oourtyeßterday was not Mr George Dixon, tobacboniat'.of Masterton* V;; ■:-■-{:; v" The qnarlerlyaummoned rneeting of the Masierion Fpreatera' Loyal Enterprise Court will be held at the foresters' Hull on Thursday next, 20th inst., at.B p.m. The usual meeting of the.Masterton Debating; Society will be held on Friday evening at 7.30.; p.m. ; : . -. . | Gurioaitios iri sign-boards are not rare,' but it is only occasionally we meet with a" sign whichsetsforthin language'soploarl and cpneiae, the .'seiitinients of ' the, advertiser as.oiie which dangles in .front: of a. blacksmith's shop in Japier, .next; door to which there happens to beanotheri of Yulcan'a studio's.' It is short-though| we can hardly say " sweet"—and reads as! follows :—" George Dash," Blacksmith,': &c. No connection with the b——-'s: next door." .'.-'.■' .; ■ ,'',.. '.:

Our local contemporary in recording the late Good Templars'picnic says "Such a thing us an inebriate was iiol'Been on the ground." This.is a doubtful oomplitnent iq tho I.CG.T.'s'of Masterton.

The ball given at Carterton on Monday evening, by'the- local Brass 'Band, was well attended. ' Dancing was commenced at half past nine, and kept lip with vigor till daylight on tho following, morning, The "ordinary monthly meeting of theMasterton Institute Committee takes place this evening. -.',.'

The Court of Reviewers under tho Property Tax Act, tit, at Greytown-to-day, Mr 'Wardell R-.M. has again gone; to Wellington to take Judge Ha'rdcaatie'a duties during the absence of the latter officer at the Wanganui District Court.

_ A congregational meeting will ho held in tho'Presbyterian Church this evening fur the selection pf a minister-to supply the vacant charge. \ ■.■■-.<■ \ ■ A severe Fiji orijhe 17th March..... Numberless roofs and verandahs in Levuka were carried away, arid a halfcasto woman and child were killed by a falling building, r The shipping in the hurboitr escaped great- damage. The schooner Nautilus', lost both masts. The three-masted schooner Kedco'at was wrecked at Taviuvi on the 24th February,

The picnic'in connection with the Sunday Scliuol of St Luke's IJhuroh, Greytown, was held on Monday.. in Mr O'Connor's paddock, and was an unqualified success. At one portion of the day there could not have been less than 250 present, including children and their friends. The teachers and others worked hard to moke things successful and succeeded. The children enjoyed themselves throughout the day with suitable-; games. In the evening a substantial- tea was prepared fur them to which ample justice was done. The Kev Mr White and Mrs ffhiia kindly invited a number of children who were not members of the Sunday School, and a ureat many availed them-. Pelves of the offer. The following children were presented with prizes :—Standard IV (highest. Ist Alice Fuller, Daisy Chain ; 2nd Herbert Brooks, Reference Bible, morocco; 3rd Arthur Brooks,' prayerbook, morocco. Standard III; 'lst Emma Ruck, The Burton Family.; : 2nd AliceKerupton, Edgeworth's Tales: 3rd Hilly Brooks,,.My'.Uncle the Clocfcmakor;(Et]U;il), 4th' Victoria : Fuller, Middletou und tlm Middletons, and BiliMary Bishop; The Italian ! Goldsmith, Standard 11. (Equal),:latEdith Ticehurst, Bible Sioneo. and .2nd Kate: Bishop, Episodes .of History;, 3rd Laura Reed, Frjends and, Fees-; 4th Edward Sayers, Robinspn,, TStaridard I, Ist Wilfred Scale', Marvels of Nature; 2nd Bella Thouiuson, Episodes of the Rea; 3rd Alice Cotter, Episodes of Personal'. Adventure; Geo. Bishop,. Gulliver's Travels. ' Speoial , prizes for,".;regular.' attendance. Siaudard TV, James Montgomery, Myrick's Primrose; Standard 111, Frederick Wood,'Christmas,Bosos. Standard 11, Adam Montgomery; Pilgrim Street. '. , ■ ' '.-', ■

.The soiree held at Greytown on Monday evening last, was a ■'decided; guocess with the exception that it has, not added any-; thing to the funds of the Cricket Club for wliioh.it was.orginised, there being a small balance on the wrongsido, There' were about.2o couples present, and dancing was kept up with spirit until 2 o'clock to the music provided by Messrs"R Maxton, ! M; Vnrnham and J." Lewis, The Refreshmerita'were supplied by' Mr. Mnxtori, and an' excellant table was done.- full justice too. 'There, were several visitors from arid Featherston. , ~

• t There has been some excitment in f'khionahle circles in London ,over ( the debut upon f t lib stago of a young lady well-known •insociety; 'The'iibm do theatre chosen is Miss FilhhyEiinisfe \Tliis.new.aspirant for dramntio.hpii.-.rii'liiisy like'many of her predecessors,,ch(isen to appear.at.her first matinee ini'tlie most, ambitious: character possible—viz., that of Juliet ; Her failure wes not so conspicuous as; it might have been ;but for the presence of a kindly audience. One episode couneoted with the debut is that it introduced almost the niostiungracefiilback-faHeverseen' upon a stage. The new Juliet,,at the elose'oi the poison-scene, fell -upon the bed at right anglesto it, the result beirig,that her feet were lifted from the ground arid left in the air in the most inelegant way, until by a. fresh spasmodic effort'; the actress 1 managed to .draw them up on the bed again,:. :„.'..•

The committee- appointed by the Masterton Borough Council to report on the water.supply for fire brigade purposes decided to recommend that the Abyssinian weilin ; Queen-st 'should be pumped out.; ■ Or'.Gapper' has,' we hear, offered to lend 1 his'steam engine for this piirpose', ; and nd ; dbubt with its aid the work,can be done l Expeditiously and thoroughly.::;;v;:;-, ; ;;4, ■■;■>•.-'.".!

Consideiable dissatisfaction exists a Eketahuna in cnnsequence of the Postat Department making the local hotel its post ofhce, A movement is on foot to petition the Department to alter an arrangement which is open to obviona objections, The meeting of the Board of Reviewers at Maatoiton stands adjourned till Saturday, the 31st instant, at 10 a.m. for the further hearing and determining of objections in the Castlepoint Highway' District, Messrs Lnwes & Inrus'announce the sale of two thousand sheep at their yards on' Wednesday, Brd April, ' 'The 'entries include fat sheep, cross bred ewes'and wethera, lambs in wool, and mixed sheep,

o Meruoon a,man named JjSihii Stevenson wdb brought,up from the .WeiM°. u g?oJ at the R.M&talt, Miisterton, ohargedfj?ith stealing a udmber U aitidles 'P 1 wM D fonnd on J ifl . the police, Jle was in, Dbnald OanSffin; lSborer"of the stealing on Feb. 3 of the informant, to the valued \M 2a 6d. The caßfl was .clearly proved* by the evidence of W. Mcgenzw, as employee on the Langdale station; and Constable Campbell of Wellington Alecond chaige was" brought by-WaHei McKenzio against the accused of stealing from him at tho same date, clothing and money to the vaiuo of £G a thirdiby Georee' Bland, of '"opey and goods taken to the, value" of' M 6s'pn"jtlie.6ame occasion. The prisoner vvlioimade no defence was oommilted on jall thfee-onargea. George Allison, the. ! maiurrested in, the Whareamaforian in'decent'offence was also brought up and remanded to Napier. : -, , : :.v,-,y.:.'< . ■■. e ... , , \. : ;.j -.■.■'. ii'-'l A man named Edward Price but who gives as bis name the title of" Sir George has" been arrested. by the,police: ona ''???.r|* llto harging him with obtaining cattle.Under falsepretences, aridia now in the Masterton look-up.."': Since his 'arrest it has'h'een found that'•another, warrant ia out against him in Wellington, and that the Moused is an old gaol-bird. There is'somei doubt as to his sanity as he has been, industriously engaged'for some days in purchasing land and stook inlheOpaki neighborhood as if he were a man of means, and this.morning when the police' opened the cell they found him endeavor;, ing to strangle himself with a atrip whioh' he had torn off from his blauket. At:th6 monthly meeting of the TaratahiCarterton,Highway Board held on Tuesday, all the Wardens were present except Mr Boys, whose absence was.accounted for.....The-minutes of the ordinary, and special meetings held respectively on the 27th tilt, and 13th inßt. jvere read' and confirmed, and a credit balance reported of £186163 lOd, The accounts passed for payment; during the sitting amounted to £289 7a' 6d. .The following oontractß were let on Waterson's Line —E, Thompson, 29a per chain ';• deepen., ing arid widening drain' : Hughes' RoadD, Eeid,22s per ohain ;;8 ohniHs. formation Morris' Line—W.\.Ooe, 10s 3d per chain';.2o chains metalling Perry's Road : —O, 15. Oliver,'233per chain; 20ohains metalling Daleßeld Eoiid—John 27s per chain; 18 chains bush-falling Han-nah's-Eoad-W. Hannah, 2a ,6d : per ohain. : "Tenders were directed,to be called for GO chains ditching Hinau Gully Road. Mr Parker was authorised to i spend £4 on Hilton Road, Mr Reynolds \to have culverts repaired on Gladstone and Eeynolds Rbads,'aod Mr Braithwaite ;to have culverts repaired on Oliver's |Road. The following resolutions were 'passed:—That one acre," part of section: ■;Bl,andona acre, pari "of'section 133, be Ipurchased from Messrs Skey and McLach-" ;lau respectively, at i2o'each; that'Mr , ,Wolters be appointed Returning Officer, •for the election of members for the Road, pistnet, and that the election take place ,on the 3rd May, the.annual meeting of. ratepayers being fixed for the Ist May.,

| Jan. 9 being the anniversary of the death of King Victor Emmanuel, 100 military and political sooies, with bands and banners, went in procession to the Pantheon at Eome ■' to place wreaths upon the tomb of the deceased monarch. The cortege numbered between 3000 and 4000 persons,, and was headed by the Mayor of Rome. Professor Wiggin3 storm has not oventuated. The fateful ides,of March'have, passed with nothing more 'important than a; welcome down-pour of rain, welcome to the' parched country and wejcome.to the drapers, who .hope )o sell their stock of garments suited far siioh weather. 1 -We' are'quite willing to help our. customers to provide, against a '.'rainy day,! I :by;,offering our "Sampre Secco" cloak, whiohis a most useful and necessary garment, thoroughly waterproof;-and' 'very lightin weight,' to tie had'in Navy blue and black and in all sizes. 'Each dovk is provided with a neat .satoliel of the same material to carry jt when not required to be worn.. •We would also invite inspectors of soinemlly choice fur4ihed and circular broche'cloaks, edged' with fur and lined with quiltefceijk,. We have a few •chwniing.imitatidn imireal seal skin jackets in length .from 36 to 45' inches that'have only to be seen to be coveted at Tames Smith's I TeA'ro; Bouse ■