The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MAY 14, 1883. COUNTY BATING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1378, 14 May 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MAY 14, 1883. COUNTY BATING.

Waibabapa North has gaved itgelf from iiiaieuificaii.cß'by voting-a county .rate. Wairarapa'Sonth is practically delutfct by.' its refußu) to adopt one. Next month the South County moelß to adjust the delicate question of CripHiLUPs' travelling expenses, and then it takes a j three month's spell. It remains to be seen whether the Southern district without 1 a county rate, or the Northern district with a county rate makes thei,most progress,. 'We 'Bay emphatically that in the'North 1 we Bkall do moro road making,' 'expend' more money and effect a fur larger amount of ■'Bflttleraent ! tl)an)n i tl),6 l South, ; Here' we ahall bavo two hands for us, the tit»ht hand being ths Qourity, jind the left the Road Boards. In the Southern I County there! will be but-.one; 1 There; cannot be two spinipnS/afiitn wli.ioh.wiri j do the most work, An effort is being i made,iu.the.Northern .orEastern,County to follow the example, of,.the Southern one, but it is not likely to succeed. In the latter Council seven out of nice representatives are in favor of a county rate, and we belieyo that they possess (of their', coustitueuts. The -WairlrVp? s#tiout v .ten years behind m material progress ffit& many districts in the Middle Island wWe "natural. advantages bave.be.eD.uo greater* : These' however have taken advantage of : opportunities which'we have missed, and it is I quite time now that.we should 'wake up land endeavor to,take that place in. the colony (b jphj.ch we are entitled. The Governnierjfc at jibe prosent time are practically giving three pounds for each •poUndyißu.b.aoribeds.b^;|eUj.ero.'. This ;imy lnt ith'ree'or' : fnuwy^a;<bn.t.:jtwill not last for ever, und settlors are great fools if they do hot take • every pound under;-these ,conditions, which they! can possibly get,' The opponents of,a County rate Bay don't impoverish the poor ratepayer, by taking a pound out of his pocket.-. If ■■ the (Government don't give,.«», m,oney..one, get it another, 'to "go tjje'bird in hand and look foroueiuthobus)}l jit romaios.to b,e Been whether aettlera will alfw,tjpii, selves to be hoodwinked by specious "arguments of this charactor. Our local contemporary fallen Jihto .'a strange blunder in stating that '-'this year by the imposition, qf,■aiOqunly .rate. an additional thousand pounds will havo to bo paid by,the ratepayers in tho, Castlepoiht'and Masiie'rbW ft/ghway, Districts. The payment of this thousand, p'ouhds Bocures a free gift of Beyen thousand j poundß from.thje golonial. reyeiiue.;' l;( 0,ur aaßertion, ! w'e'repeat, ! is"absoluteiy correct, j but it is useless for us to argue the question with him bocanse he is helpleaaly adriftjonjithei'mliteriaUfacls of it; .'For example our contemporary says "the probability is that the halfpenny rato will be developed intjj Now as a" tbfee-forthing rate jß.Vtbp. ,npimum, allowed by law it is^.evidehVlha't'6ujr coil-' temporary jb a little at sea in suggesting .that a ,by the; County.' The County rate ~js, already determined at a halfpenny, w ah'rt thWHigliway, Beards will ftp., doubt, strike ;ti\pir ratefaMheSame.amo'uhl,! »-.U.':.'. 'tf >.i »

ii ,w> 'I-'. ■'!:'{.i/'t;r i 'f ,;: I'jt In consequence of the heavy downpour, If rain on Saturday eveWg-''Mr''G!' Beetham M.H.R, postponed his meeting #ll Wednesday everting ine'lOtli-insk.'''. The coui'singj- for,. the» Lower Valley bave sjarled^o^f standing the unfavorable weather." Dogs, guns. bhnket.§, s proyisione t aqd Bjjorjsmeu alilyVveVli? elftinfe^f iHmhe next lour days. The camp is to be pitched in Mr Home's woolahed which has. jiindly been placed at the disposal of the Vv>\tajrapa Pcjursi/ig Club.;:i; '

Hm dn|p«ing;iWii;Mok y |jß ■bwM mipm&j byMhahkjif: m . Tire' new Masterton Library Odfiimittee lioldS'lta first meoting this evening;

Mr W.. 0. Buchanan, M;H,R,:rneelß 'liiß.cpnsHtnenlß ibisjiyenirigi> J..-A- lodge y f jnstijfioi'ioh (Will lie j jivenjhg.aj, atroet;* "'"•'"" ""' "■•' -'-■■—-• ;~ ■;;•*""" ■"" : \ h-"\: r,ft' if"*:v <:*■' 'j'"! ■a ■ , w-"Tf* ' Viotpriart Panama 'fipons in llle"ihcairo^yltl^M#o u r|p"n', this evening.

/MfG. Beetham, M,H;Jt,, invites the electors of Wairarapa North to meet him ttt i .-,.the, J .Tinui Town ■.HallrpnxSatßr.dfty next. . v i,;'jj_

; ■ fp ten Grey,:to|?p CQrJe/popdenfjjthat il|r paßelberg's Greytow'n sta' and Mr Young's tailor i.B.liop ( word .broken, into la^bipi»ht< t/ I former lost'one hundred pouncts*'nrortn"of goods') aml'tlieliitier worth I ofclothjngi t\v,eed, etOi/:.

Mr Coleman Phillips is fighting the West County Oouhcil ow the'reoent re'ductioo in his travelling;.allowancesi. : i Ori iiSaturday: h'e-.'reftfsed'lhe'lfl'um'Jof four pounds sterling which i was' tendered to him on this account.., of''tbe'press'preßent .kintllyf offered-td appropriate the money which apparently, was going a'begging.. ;.".,„;;'; -.'.'."' "''■'"

. l( Mr-T, Price Gird wood, the enthusiastic geologist of this town, has ,'b'ranght into Masterton another Bpeoimen, which appears to be the " lay of tlie last ,oyster" of some prehistoric period, when the'Pceaiv rolled .over'the.New Zealand| hills! it consists bf'a pieoe dfaandslone/ in not only oyster shells are embedded but also ,: the ! forms of ! sortie ltibky-,bivalves* whiohbxiat'ed inan age wherftlieir existence were t e'rrhindted hy rriorb maroiful processes thahipoppe'r and salt.;': ••':.).i'ir, 'The first term of the current year of Miss Best's scholastic establishaimit in iCol'e-sfreet closed,,on.' 'and as iliis period closed tliia'"'ia(ly"s connection' with 'the;'school, her : pupils' •arranged to mark their regard arid esteem for their preceptress hy presenting her with a souvenir. Similar marks of appreciation wore also a't : the ■ B'ame time r pi;9•sehted to Miss Best's two-sistewi who have been her assistants in conducting the establishment V/hioh'she ; liasso : ably supervised during' the past throe yearß. Tho presentation, wo understand.'was of a 'most pleasing -character- ns indicating not only the. kindly fooling .-.between .teachers and pupils, but also a sense of gratitude on the part of the latter fur tho admirable training they have received in tins establishment! : ".;'■'' '•- •■''';. - ' ;. yVo had the.heaviest rajijfaH'.,(|ji §atifrday" last,'writes ouV weiitheif rpp'orloV, that has boen recorded by me since I paipe.into this district. I assume from past obsdrvatiuns that when the wind is very ohangoable for three 6v more days heavy ruin generally follows. On I)ib latter part of last week thiß was tho case .with regard to the jwind,.. .On Saturday morning'-it was a dead calin'when, and somo time after, the rain began. At 8 a:ni. '250 pnris of'aii inch foil;' between thatiinip and. j 12,20,a.m, a fall of '520 parts of a|i'ihch' was' measured ; and between that ti(np jn.d 4.20 p.m. 1 inch was recorded, baitig fof tjj.at' timo thd heaviest fall (wiili otio esceptjon, af Lgeßton, in the Hoiilh Island, when 1|- inches was recorded in three hours) that-has been noticed in MastOrton by me. Ruin fell heavily during tho whole.of, Saturday. 'night. On' Sunday moi'iiing, atj'a'mt, there was a regifllereij fjll of })2O itioh, .whioj}, from the poinmenoernont parly op Saturday moruing, gjrps a {otaj of 3'Bfif) inches;' or, 3| fiiohes, tow, 89 two inches' are 'sufficient'to produce a flood rain, it is ; inferred you may have grovious reports to publish in reference to thi.s downpour. Bain ceased falling about 11-SQ ufi, on Sunday. The totatrainfalf |biJo.39a.m. is inches. ■. - v !

, At tho final nieetjnt! of fhe tyastartop Highway Board op Saturday lasf. Mr 'Dang look occasion to" propose ; a vpto of thanks to the chairman, Mr \f: Q. Buchanan; and refprrpd' to (he courtesy with which he had always treatod the Members of the Board, and the assistance lie had rendered thorn'by his great ex> ( porienco, in mattorii connected with the Boards' duties. Mr W. H, Beetham in seconding ihe proposal regretted, that the I'tfiatriot.wasaboiU to lose 1 such a valuable niGiribor, arid spoke of'the'' groat, interest that he bad always 1 taken" in /public matters in' the district; Mr Buchanan in returning thanks regretted that itwns the last: meeting ho had' to attend, the business of'.wjiicft bad always been married on witli, pleasure, the courtesy he met'withfrpnilife fflemb.ers of the Board, and I'efeiTJn" to Mr Beethum's remarks said ]jo w»t|ld always he happy to vendor what service he pould to any | art of tho -district, ~,..., ■•■ We hear that, a malch botwarinWellington Artillery Oorpa and tho Mas ■ !,terto» Rifles wiil'tako place at Masterton Tltpnejft sng}isl)'a)jfi gurcpaan mail via S;iii'Phi|)'cis"fii) cjiises'at'(,!)e'lfii|t,or]ton j'offlco on Saturday'iiestilliil)'i|iß|;,' '

A'sun of Mr Henry Burling, of tiraii J mea, was killed by a fall from his horeo at Woodlands, Akiteo, on Saturday night, .Particulars are,not yet.to hand.; ; ~. Wo diroot ; special attention ; lo G, W. SoiraonEii's advertisement on tho front; : pag'o of tlijs nap.oj'. It is very important and necessary forjpurcljasers p{ General: Drapery, Clothiiir/, &c„ to be awajce of j the fact that the Hall of (Jommerpe, wtiioh is situated opposite the Club Hotel,' is'the ohaapest, l . iiioal,reliable;' and best; house in the District to, supply customers,' with Ladies' and Children's Ulsters, '; Jackets,, Paletots, . Man ties,,.. Custumes, : .Dress Goods, whit oHili'e I 'latest 1 Triui-j mings to match. Household Furnishings,; Boy's, youths', and Mens', Clothing &c.,i dndi(ev6.ry; : ;wtic'jp j l 4Qnn i ected with the" business.—Anyi, . '' ' 'i

' : The followiii? will mo doubt be interest-*] .ing to our lady renders:—Wo learn that; tlio most fashionable materials .for. inak/ i.iiig'ladies,ilre'sjbs for the' present soasoii aro lirochfle, Satin Clolhs, Checked; Woollen, Fabrics, Indian, .Cashmeres,; jYigpgfiß piiitji, Velyettien^Sfockmnotto Cloths/'ftiid'ai'fl V op had at the Eon: Marcliii. t. j. Hooper" $Qp are also; showing a .very. large of iJXcjje'ts,! Miinilefl'.Four in-liarid Ulate'rsandjackets,' -Paletots, Ridiutjote Jackets, Alpaca, Pelt Cloth', Sateen, and- Satin skirts,' 41s'o !i a! ■beautiful:stock.of French and English! trimmed, Millinery, Hats, and Bonnots. ! Webeg lo call attention to their adver-i •tisement,TAnyT \