The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 6,1883, THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1346, 6 April 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 6,1883, THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

The question of maintaining'roads was talked over at the lute County East meeting, Now this is a delicate ques-' tion, i.e., one on which the County and Road Boards might fall out. We say might fallout because, assuming that both bodies are anxious to work harmoniously together for the good of the district, there is not tho slightest, reason why this'"particular- question should present any diliiculty. Seeing ■ that two Wardens of the Master-ton Highway Boord and three Wardens of the Castlepoiht Highway .'Board areCounty Councillors, constituting a majority of the Council, and that the personal antagonism characteristic of tho Southern County is absent, there is. a fair reason to consider that the County will treat the Road -Boards with respect and consideration, and that the Koad Boards will esteem and respect the County, On Saturday last the County decided to provide for tho maintenance of lines of road which by law are placed under its control, We understood this decision to mean that the County would provide the ways and means for the repairs of these roads, leaving it open as to whether County or Road Board staffs should carry out the work, From this point of view the decision of the County was a wise.one. No doubt the question of County v, Boad Board staff's will be arranged by the best of all. arguments "public convenience." Where it is more convenient,, for the County-staff to repair'a road, let it do the; work, and where it is more convenient.for* a Road "Board to.do it wo anticipate the.Cp.unty will ~nsk a Board - tot.undertake, it. There is more than sufficient wfork for 'the next year or two in ; 'W)iirarapa North' for' both. County : a.nd'Rqad Board staffs, and such being-the case they can either get in each others way or help one another.. .We feel!.assured that the latter alternative is tho one that will be adopted, We would call attention to ono rd&d that requires immediate repau*,and thatis the Opaki section of the through line to Napier.' It has frequently been reported upon ..by the County Engineer as unfit for service, and with the increased traffic that the construction of the adjacent', railway lino must necessarily . bring over it the urgency of putting it in through-repair before the winter sets in is obvious, This road perhaps will ■be a fair illustration of the remarks we have made re County and Road Board staffs. The County will provide .ways and 'means for maintaining it,' but. supposing that the County staff.jsj justnow, overworked, and is likely.for.sbmej time to ceme to bo extvemejy 'bus|,'w6 should say it would be a wise step, for the Council to ask the Road Board staff-to do this work, We do i not of course know for a certainty';which staff can more conveniently undertake such a work, but whichever can should have a preference, We are certain of one thing, and that is that there is ample work : in the district for both staffs, and there is too much gobd sense, both among Councillors and Wardens for there to be any apprehension of a deadlock. There are differences of opinion as to whether Counties will eventually supersede Road Boards or Road Boards outlive Counties, or whether both bodies will, be perpetuated, but the', adjustment of such differences of opinion does not .require immediate attention, It js road making and mending that requires immediate attention, Both Counties and Road- Boards must put their shoulders to the wheel to over'takejhe work that lies before them. If they pull together in doing this they can disagree as much as they like when the special works which have recently been initiated, are carried to a successful issue. The present .time is essentially one for work—for hayd work, While money, pours forth in a liberal stream' for making Wads let us make theto,,andwhen Jt stops it will b8 quite Jime

enough' to review and revise Hie par' ticukr forma of locnl Government which we nre working under. When tho harvest is dead ripe iu the fields it would be folly for a farmer to try and invent a new reaper and bindei'j or to endeavor to reconstruct his old one on a new principle. Ho would lose his corn while he conducted his experiment. In a similar way we must harvest our roads with such appliances as lie to our hands.

: Thore nre now 535 children on the roll of the Maatorton Publio School. • The M&sterttn Town Lands Trust meet this evening.,.. ':.'.'..-'■. • The Oaatlopoint Licensing Committee meet at Tin ui tu-day. • The usual meeting of the..Masterton, Debating society takes place this evening at the Institute. '.''■■'' '; The Masterton Christy's with Mr Huvaco Beut intend to give the Greytown publio a treat this evening in the town hall, . At the summoned meetini; of Court Wairarapa A; 0;F. on Wednesday .fiire tiew members were' initiated and ;tjyo others proposed.' •'■' ' -'.':' ' ' Oapt. Tully has received the o'apitatidh for the Greytown Rifles, aud will dis' : tribute it next Tuosday evening, " The quarterly returns of the North, Wairarapa' Sheep District are published' iu anchor column. ■ It is understood that his Excellency the, 'Governor will.return '.from. Auckland to Wellington in in about a month's 'time Via Materton.. 'is.'

It is stated .that tho prinoipaLpart of ,the Primate's address to the? General. Synod at Napier is devoted 10 the old; old; story ot' Deceased Wife's 'Sister.' ; "

Yet aiiotlioi' 5 - Cartartoh -bankruptcy is announced I Joseph" Eason,' felltnouger, Is the individual who on ; thiß'' oCcitsion has placed himself under the cave of the 'experienced Mr B;. N. 'Sandilanda to' be put through the-mill. ' ' ; \' r 'Tawhiao's dignity, writes our Napier correspondout, was recently 'subjected to a very severe jar. It. occurred in this way. Tawhiao nnd his followers woro. encamped at the Wai-0.-hiki, a native settlement n few miles from Napier, and a large number of persons took advantage of the " king's" vicinity to hob-nob with royalty, among, them being several pakehns of high social status. Of; course there web the usual speechifying and one of the visitors (Cflpfc. Russell), in the courso of his " few remarks," related to Tawhiao and his " court," who listened withopeu-mouthed astonishment, tho anecdote of King Canute. Tawhiao was much impressd with the narrative, and ho determined (without much deliberation, and tiowiao- (lauiitcd by the failure of Canute the ancient one), to try tho effect of his royal word on the billuwy element, He accordingly proceeded 10 Napior, and after bonsing-up " some," wended his way to the beach, attended by his numerous aud'admiring' " court." Arrived at the beach his majes' y lost no time in trying the oxperimotit,'which was to prove him king of all earthly kinfja. It. so-happened that thoro was a very heavy sea 'in the bay on this particular ' day,'. and huge rollers were bvetikiui» oa the pebbly strand with terrific violence, sending showers of spray righ over the Jieach road. But what was.that? It would all disappear before the mighty power of Tawhiao. At least so said-the ''king " Standing on" a boulder which was surrounded by every wave, but never wholly inundated, King Tawhiao Ij'iti a voice rcudored slightly ■ husky ■ by his numerous potations, commanded fhewiives not to wot his royal understandinga, as he had a decided antipathy to water—particularly the briny. The wave' which hadjiist hurled itself on the bench was but a "young one," and after advancing some distance in the direction of Tawhiao, receded, apparently in response to ilib riiy.il. request, At least such was the inferetic.i deducted by the " king" and his suite, Emboldened by the seeming success, and llaitered by the encomiums of his retinue, the dusky monarch advanced-several steps, and again-gave the word of command. 'This time the roller was by no,, means a ''young one."' Breaking 'on'the beach with a roar as of thunder, it advanced on its would-be ruler like an avalanche, and without a word of warning or friendly intimation as to its intention, knocked him down like a hinepin, banged his head against the •boulders,, rolled hnn 'over and over in the sand, and. finally left linn like a stranded' whale, gasping ■for broath,.bruised'all over by the shingle, and aB salt its a pickled hpremg. .With a WoH ; but expressive '""ughj" Tawhiao Vqra'mbjetl' to his feot,-.and muttering .cui'bob.V/low but'deep" ,and .•liewtfolt against the blank, dou'ile'-blank''! v/m," the Maori monarch and his sympathising " Court" struck a bee-line for the nearest pub, there to ' console themselves with " something as warms,'! which, in deference to his Majesty, tho sorrowing but still admiring " Court," religiously refrained from adulterating with "wai." Tawhiao is very reluctant to converso on the subject now, but when pressed he attributes his failure to "boss" the " wide, deep, and ever restless" to the fact that the waves do not understand Maori.

The Sumner correspondent of the Ohristohurch Star writes as' follows :—J on Wednesday the quiet folks of Sumner were alive with interest, on the oooasionof Miss Miles' wedding, Half holidays'' were enjoyed by the children of theseveral schools, and the town presented a' general holiday appearance, buntitiß being displayed at every corner; and at Hayward's livery sla'dos some fifty flags weresuspended across the road, and,again at' tho entrance to the church, The coremony took placo at three in the aftornoon, in 1 the prosen'cebf an inconveniently large congregation, Tho 11-ov E. A Lingard, assisted by Rev, Henry Collins, officiated Tho bride wore a walking costumo of: brown brocade, with hat to match, and : was given away by her brother, Mr J. F, Miles, of Akuroa. Miss Ray Miles (sister to the' bridß), Miss Potts atid Misses Phillips (cousins to tlio bride). The two former were attired In brown velvet, and brown hats, relieved with cream. The two little bridesmaids wore cream and cardinal, ~ Each bridesmaid woro bracelets and brooches, Ibe gift of the bridegroom. Mr Stedman acted as best man to Mr Samuel. The wedding party, numbering thirty-six (all relatives of the happy pair) left' the church to the strains of the " Wedding March," played by Mrs Tolan. Tho bride's path from the church to the carriage was strewn with flowers and rice. Mr Bay ward drove the weddim; party, his team of four splendid white horses being much admired. Mr and Mrs Samuel left about five for town,. on routo for the Wairarapa, their future :: home, The wedding! presents were both numerous and costly, The adjourned case, Ellen ■' Grigg v, Edward A. Grigg, an application for the issue of ft Married Woman's Property Protection order, again came before, the Court at Wellington ' yesterday; The Post reports that there waß no appearance of the defendant, The applicant sdid 'that she had _ nothing further to. sayjn sLpport'of her request, and his Worship dismissed the case.' ' ;

Men's bootß, 600 pairs, at 7e 6d p« pail At Eapp & Hare'j-ADVi,

Tenders are invited by Mr G, Fannin, architect, (or tho erection of two shops in i Queon fit., Masterton. I Mr E, Arnold has relumed from Wan- t ganui, and will sell perambulators! baskets, &c", remarkably oh'eap foi 1 a few weeks at Kuripuni. ■, V; ,I j ; Mr Wardell, Ml. held a s'ittingjof tile ABseßßment Court for the -Borough of Mttßterton yesterday. The only objecEer to tho Boroueh 'valuation was Mr Woodronfe who desired a property assessed al fflOO to be reduced to £9OO, tho estimate of the Properly Tax department. The Court, however, sustained Mr Brown's estimate, and the Borough valuator may be: complimented ,on having prepared a praotioaily perfect valuation roll. •'.'.' Messrs; Lowes ;&|'lorna held a very successful stock sale on Wednesday last; some 80 head oattlo and 2500 aheep being I yaj'ded, the whole catalogue changing hands. .The following; is the result ;of prices obtained :'-In catlle, 3-yekr-old steers, brought £s';.' 2s-year-old, £4los; store cattle, £3 7s Cd, cows from £2 10s ,to i4;Oalyes, .£1 fo 6d. In sheep, fat ewes' and', wethers brought 9s lid; heavy stores, 9s; light do. 7s; Eomney Marsh ewes, 103 4d'; good crossbred from. i7s.lod \t } o 93jj >aged? ewes, ,3s 6d to 4s; larabsj shorn, 8s 6(l'ij Ilambs/ in "the wool, 6s'9d. f V'."" 1 .' 5 ' J ■' V

.■' The Masterton Amateurs had a very, fair housefor their. seeond .entertainment. last evening, The weather wan to'a' certain extent unfavorable; it was bitterly cold, '.and it was obvious that some members of the.trqupe were chilled. flow--ever, .an"'iceberg'.'would! not -freeze the genial Horace-Bent when, he is on the 'fifcf'ge, and, as on the' preceding evening, :he'kopt the' fun going from the rise to 'tho fall of - tho: curtain. The Amateurs, otte'Twdall-,-did their : duty well, They Reserve credit for the careful and aoourate 'jnarinerin' w'hlohthey rendered.the pro-. gramme,'. Their efforts were extremely .well received' by the audience, and the "debut" jof this new troupe must be pronounced a success. This evening the company play at Greytown, and tu-morrow evening at Carterton . p'Messrs'Lowes and lorns are extending and! improving their stook sale yards, which, when completed, will be one of the most extensive and convenient in the district. The cattle pons, fifteen in number, capable of holding 800 head, are 6ft high,, built in a Tery substantial manner, having .12 x 12 heart of tolara piists. sunk sft in tlie ground. They aro strongly barred, and capped all round with al2 s 2 plank. There are eight sheep pens, capable of accommodating 2000 sheep, built.with white pine, 4ft in length, and oapped, Down the centre of the yards there is a spaciom drafting alley, 2 chains in length by 20ft wide, There is also a well-made, portable race for drafting sheep. The.'yards are enclosed with a close boarded fence six feet high. The work of gravelling the whole is expected to tin finished before the next stock sale, whioh takes place on the 18th instant, there being already about 200 loads put down. ,It is tho intention of the firm to tar the pens; this will aot as a preventative for.mfection, and also be a protection to the limber.

Post offices are Gazetted at Dalefield and Mataikuna, ' The Masterten footballers are requested to attend practice to morrow afternoon inMr.G.. Dixon's paddock at 3 o'olook sharp. A deputation of the Titanic Steel Company, of Taranaki, waited on Major" Atkinson yesterday at Dunedin to ask that the Government should give thorn power to deal with the 5000 acres of land which they consider rhey are entitlod to. They represent the company's sole asset, after spending over 120,000. Major Atkinson speke strongly as to no real effort ever having beon made to fulfil tho purpose of the company, and said plainly he did not think the company entitled to the land; indeed, if it were, not for the Dunedin shareholders he would not be agreeable to give the oompany anything. The Government would agree to give the company the £BOOO already promised in settlement of all claims. ■.