The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1883. THE LICENSING ACT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1377, 12 May 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1883 . THE LICENSING ACT.

The Licensing' Act was reviewed ; by the Wairarapa;,East County on Thursday . last.,, ; :■ ,We . .sympathised with MivMcGregor's ; defence/of the Local Option principle,' aiid Williams' advocacy of a more efficient licensing committee ; than s the how' pteses's.''vWe'ifail, however, to se>. the advantage of.placing;tlie tcontfol'of public houses at' the, Counties' and Road.Boards. What business Have Counties, and B.oad:Boards ; witfathenV] Why do they, take such an interest' ;inlicensing.questionst- Simply• beca'us'e ithe Legislature gives them the license fees I We cannot see that the appropriation of licensing fees to the maintenance of roads,can be justified ibn J'apjr miblic ground.) They- .pave been •''given* as a sop v to the" local bodies, and the latter being in ut false position with'respect to them seek to obtain a fuiilie'rinuueilce 1 in order tb ,draw. a .largernrevehue.out'ibf •'public houses.: If local bodies,!! such'as "Counties and Boad-Boards/-were notpecuniarily interefited in thfi.feW |i 6btilnable from public houses, we would willingly* place the vinritheir hands, .dir^tly y interißSted in multiplying licenses and extending the sale.of spirituous liquors it would be a wrong step, to give; them i the privilege' .which License fees' should be spent in inspecting public houses and in providing* Ibjftthe accommodation and cp.mfjtft, [ of tnopa that use them; Such a sum should be levied on. publicans as ; would-.provide! for. such inspection, and for the "local' expenses of administration, and no more v , ( To, make reach,-, publican con-; tribute '£2s"dr J £4o" a year towards' making and metalling ; a; road. js. simply ah Why should a tax of this kind be laid on their shpulders) ; No one is more than ourselves to see money spent on roads, but we have no more right to, ask a ip.ublican to majce at ibis ydwhl expend H$ Wny chains of road per annum than we have to ask a parson, or Publicans: should' be treated fairiy/aridnot robbed under the guise of, license, fees, • which] for all ! practical ■ iii'tents and purposes; art ; rokd making .fees, If they, were,not 'road-making fees we venture to say the Counties, which are so anxious;to. manage; licenses Iwduld' refuse tp,,have, anything to do with them, It is just as fair to take publicans', money itomake.roads as' it wbjild be to take ratepayers money to build public houses, aud we, jegretvjthatthe |Oouhty .Council'' should, at its late meetiiig have displayedsubh an anxiety .about,publicans. VftiV Jiß?.- •

r >MrsH,; Sears thewells withihiV.work. The wells will be «tua« dfficej the-';&pr>f HatifotdftlfiSt, "and opposite the English Chprch.

; ;Th? Wost. County-Oouncil , of the i Wairarapa; Acoliiria? tekes'place'.it;7 p.Aii this Mißl&llen^ llfiilenaiil Ri j;;Rttpn,;or^e'M|ie^ii ;Biflb;yolnnteers;''V

; MrGeorgeßeethom l his • constituents. in the Bojial ] Maatetton, at half-past seven this i6ven : . :lfi |-- ■.;-.',*■■■ : X:X^yX :i :y ; ■j The tMiißterton; Volunteer Band," will play a number of musical selections in 'Queen-street this evening, weather permittiiigi ■/;; ,: '•,.-'. X-"y. , ; The balance'of the Belvidere Eetate, Carterton, will he Bold on the 30th inst,, by'Mi; 'P. Wood,: 'On the same day Mr' Wood will hold ageneral Bale : of land ah d invites' entries'

The Greytown Footballers practice this J afternoon';at 8 p.m. All players are're-.; quested to bo on the ground at the time specified. 1 . The Club' have received. a ohallenge .from the Athletic Club to play "a nidtchj-'pn.' the 24th hut., but it _is believed that' the review at Clareville will interfere.with it.'■'■ The' secretary of the Masterton Foot;balL|olub: received a ohallenge from the Groytown club to play the return matoh on' Saturday next, the 19th inst,; The match committee meet this evening to select the team tn represent Masterton. As Mssterton owes Greytown a second fifteen match, it is probable one will be (arranged between them for en early date. Messrs Lowes & lorns announce a sale of Miss Beat's furniture for Saturday next, which,'owing to the length of the oatfllogue, will lake place at 1 o'clock. The sale will offer special inducements to householders and parties furnishing, tho goods'being all of the beßi quality, oarefnlly selected, and in really good order. We mußt apologise to our. readers for the lateness of publishing our paper today, Ihe reason is we had a very iiri portant advt, frunvßapp and Hare, which oh-•■'p'ern'Bai will interest our readers.— Ad'vt/''"' '■'■.'■;■'■

:i ;;,Our weather reporter writes:—The early part of tho paat week was damp, the latter part wjth one exception, dall. A very sharp frost was experienced on the night of the Bth instant. Total rainfall for the week is '245 inch. The mean reading of tho Barometer is 29 77 inohcs j forthoThermometer it is fiOfail. The wind lias boon light during tho week but very changeable. Wehave tecoived from the Secretary of tho Wnirarapa Jockey Club the report and balance-sheet for 1883 Both the Spring and Autumn meetings were held under unfavorable auspices as far as weather was concerned, but notwithstanding this they were'flnancially successful Tho total receipts for the year amjunted to £1327, and the expenditure to £1283. Out of the latter nearly i'Boo was paid to winners, The Club starts its new year with nearly ii hundred and fifty pounds in hand, and financially it is. evidently in excellent health. With fine weather for meetings, nnd a racing ground on tho line of railway .we rbeliove the Club, with the assistance of its capablo secretary Mr E. R. Am s|rn'ng could beat the Empire City in facing enterprises. Within two years the Club's revenue has been increased by £SCO, and within another two years it may be augmented by twice or three times that sum if a Buitablo siteis obtained. We are glad, to notice that a motion hag been tabled,having this latter desideratum for its. object. A notice of motion in Mr Kimberley's name is also appended to tho balance-sheet to the effect that any horse racing;ob a; hack after having raced as a racehorse shall be debarred from entering for other than hack mm This is a rule that.if adopted will give satisfaction to the general public, and will tend to make hack rapeiw hat they should be. We observe the report also recommends the appointment of a permanent handioapper. This is also a move in the right direction and would be relieving the members of tho club who are generally appointed, from an unpleasant duty, ami unkind comments as. to. their uismteieai'edness. Taken altogether the report of the Wairarapa Jookey Club for 1883 contains the spirit of progress, and under its present management, the club'a motto is plainly ''■ Excelsior."'

'A meeting of (he Standing Committee of the .Wellimdon Diocese was held yes terday'afternoon, Proßeat-The Bishop (President), Archdeacon Stock, Bevs. R. J. Thorpe, E, Coffey, T, Fancourt, Hon. C. J. .Parazyn, and Mr France. The Bishop repotted the resignations of Hers. H. Vere White (Greytown ),W. Ballachey (Bulls), and C. T. Western (Carterton). His Lordship also reported that the Carterton Vestry had declared tho inability rif tho district: to contribute the sum at which it was assessed. A sub committee,

consisting of the Bishop, Archdeacon Stock, Beys. B. J. Thorpe, and K. Coffey

and Mr Quick, was appointed to investigate tbo diocesan accounts, and to repori

to the Standing Committee what steps in their judgment are necessary to be taken toward meeting tho serious financial difficulty in which the diocese is placod. The meeting then adjourned.—Evening Post. 1 At a meeting of the Featkerston Vestry of St John's Ohuroh, held on Thursday evening, the 10th inßt, a letter was read by the Chairman, Mr J. G:Cox, from the Rev. Mr. White, announcing that he had accepted the presentation to Kaiapoi, and had accordingly tendered his resignation of liis preferment in the Wairarapa to the Bishop, of the Diooese. This letter caused feeling of regret, and the Chairman was requested to write a reply to Mr White,, expressing the high opinion which the'.Vestry eutortflinod of his excellent qualities, and thoir regret at hearing they were about to lose, him. It was resolved —That a general meeting of the Church iriembora be called for Monday ereuing noxt at 8 o'olock.

-' The following will no doubt be interesting tb our lady readers:—We learn that the most fashionable materials for making ladies dreeaos for the present season are Brocade, Satin Cloths, Checked Woollen 1 Fabrics, Indian Cashmeres, Vigogne Cloth, Velveteens, Stockinette Clotliß, and are to be had at the Bon Marche. L. J. Hooper &Co are also 6Uowinif>a very large Block of Jaokets, ,&fantles,Four in-hand Ulstersand Jackets, Paletots, Bidinfiote Jackets, Alpaca, Felt Cloth, Sateen, and Satin skirts, also a beautiful stock;of' French and English trimmed' Millinery, Hats, and Bonnets. We beg to call, attention to their adver-tisement-rApvT.

"In'jli'e^"good old times" household i oomforfß'wer'e but little understood. OiSr ancestors being men of brawny arms, and muoh addicted to warfare, were generally "rough and ready," and the niceties and of home were not for them. Even the moit "sumptuous rooms in royal palaces ..were;, unadorned with carpets, being'genoraliy atrewa with rushes. We have altered all that, Carpets are now a necessity to all claaes of the cainmunity, and there, is not a place in the city where they- can be.; bought more cheaply, or whfcre-the selection is better, than at Te to House. By the Waimea we have revedand oppnsd'ouY Some very choice Tapeßtry, .Carpets, These are in pleasing fidscapo aiid aiatlietic,designs, and in a tjety of oolotings; ■Our space will not permit of leqgtbyjdesoriptions, and we can only, say that they are very charming, and deserve to find a place id the mansion, thi [villa, and the cottage. We invite an early of these at Te Aro House, Wei. lrogton.—Awt ; v '■./■'■'^il ''

Our Carterton contemporary advooates that the Saturday time table uhoald be brought'into force on one other day in the week. We would like to see^lijosl -train every da; in the week, but^faflrpK thii a bi-weekly train may be reg»fde|[to a triininitimjdemand, im '. Mrlalloy, the genial of American iioyelties, has opened an establishment' in Olayson'a block, and is attracting the publio not only by the ingenoityof the articles whiohhe -vends;but also by clever flleight-of-hand tricks, . ut ith whtohhe nrauses his oustomere. :-' : orijjinal BS.th'e ourioa whioh constitute his