The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1883. COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1401, 11 June 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1883. COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

The waning meetings of our local Debating Society have been cheered by a visitfrom Mr Gv Beetham, M.H.R,, who on' Friday last discussed with its members the County question. The opponents of. the County system are the advocates of local self-government, and yet the suspension of Counties would be dt awing a bow-string round the neck of the latter, and establishing a centralism which would bo prejudicial to the best interests of' Now Zealand. It has been found in colonies where no intermediate body exists between the Road' Board and the ■Cabinet that there is practically no local self-government. Suspending Counties means transferring their functions to the heads of departments in the big wooden building in the Empire City. Chairmen of Road Boards do not usually come in contact with Ministers, or attempt to exercise a political influence, but Chairmen- of' Counties occupy a very different position; they are continually at headquarters, representing the requirements of/ the districts with which tlrv are connected. Our own experience ~i the Wairarapa have been ample to prove that Counties occupy a special field of usefulness outside the scone of Road Boards. They have indeed been of immense importance in developing the resources of this district, and in.extemling the area of its settlement. The weak point of them lies in the pefniis-. sive character of the Acts under which they are constituted. These are so framed, that a sort of drawn sword, suspended by a thread, hangs over their heads continually. New Zealand requires a County Government j it also needs that its County -areas, as compared with Road Board areas, should be lurge, but a Legislature, anxious to please everybody has given settlers the option of making their Counties any size from a needle to an anchor, of chopping and changing them, of turning them inside outor upside down, Indeed a County, now-a-days is as readily, set up and knocked down as a ninepin. If justice were, done to the children in our national schools a new map of New Zealand would be published every three months shewing the most recent changes in its internal divisions, A man, for example, goes to bed one night in Wairarapa East and gets up next morning in Wairarapa West, and yet finds that all the time he has been sleeping in Wairarapa North, Muddles of this kind aro not the outcome of statesmenship. The Ministry and Legislature in the matter of Counties should take upon themselves that responsibility which they alone are fitted to exorcise,' When last year our own boundaries were 'changed, the question ,of,one or two 'Counties for the Wai-. rarapa should have been decided either by thepabinet or the Legislature, Leaving if to the "people themselves to decide such a point was pusilanimous. ■ It was'.simply appealing to local jealousies to decide ■'an issue that should have judged by an impartial tribunal. - The result was"' that the future local government- of : the Wairarapa was determined wrongly 1 by the influence of a country, township, and the wishes of country settlers were negatived by the signatures^?town voters, Holding the belief that Counties.; have special and legitimate functions, and that the continuance of them is for the benefit of the colony, we consider that they should be protected by the Legislature ; that their areas and functions should not be left'to the people, but should be deliberately' defined by Parliament; and; that they, should not be placed at the.; msr'cy.of^her.a;township or a :Road Board, >-; We dp not desire to see either sham Counties;'"or' sham BdaWj^andfif-Parliament deemsithatboth these io'cal, bodies are;esse^ial- : iq. :progress;bf the.'colony, let itderme-the; position' of each,-and not mix;them'upl togelhor 'f in ocpiif used fumble i and] lejtve Jt'iJtO;: tHe]. people both 'or, neither.as ihe^hiiik^!;-7v|^

Mr Horatio Dudding is gazetted as a member of the Gioytown District Licensing Oomnuttee, vice Mr A, Wilkinson, resigned, A Mr F E Wood will Hell at his auction | hioma, Carterton, on Saturday, June 23, .fruit and oiniiuental tiees, &c, from Mr D. Barratt's Tividalo Nursery. Tho Carterton Kaka Minstrel? give an cntortninmant at the Carterton Public Hall to-night in aid of Mr R. B. Church, | who has been rendered a permanent' cripple through an accident at a saw mill. AVe hope to see a full house Maigaret Credon Luoy, the youni; j woman arrested at Mntterlon the other day, has been sentonoed in Wellington I to two months' imprisonment with hard \ labor. . The ordinary monthly meeting of tho Masterton Hospital Committee takes place to-morrow afternoon, Mr Fielding, who has hitherto conducted a well known fruiterer's business in Queen-street on behalf of. Mr Ward, is, we uiiuWarid, about to open tho same premises ou his own account, The next English and European mail via San Francisco closes at the Masterton Post Office on Saturday next at 180 p.m. Formonoy orders and registered letters at 11 a.m., and newspapers at 12 noon. Attention is particularly directed to the closing time for obtaining money orders and registered letters.

It has Jjce.il decided to alter the Loyal Mastertpn Lodge Anniversary Ball to a PUin and Faucy Dreea Soiree. This has been done at the request of several of those invitod, and will no doubt add conthe success of the gathering. We undinland a large number of those invitedhavo accented, and a very enjoyable evening may bo looked forward to. j The recent cases in the R.M. Court against prohibited persons seems to have created among outside people a very unfavorable impression of (ho Masterton. citizens. A few days ai;o a settler from up country came into town and met a comity councillor, a borough official, and a press representative. In the course of conversation he proposed the inevitable "liquor up," and was bo surprised at the trio refixaiuer that he ejaculated, "What! are you all prohibited f" We understand the trio are about to depute•ionise our member with a view of getting a clause inserted in the Aot to compel prohibited ones to wear a red they are successful we shall haye a red ribbon army that will eclipse the blue and yellow ribbon hosts and run a closo race wi'h llio increasing salvation multitude.

The regular meeting of tho Standing Committee of the Wellington Diocesan Synod wiis held on Thursday afternoon Preaent-Tho Bish»p (President), Arch' deacon Stock, Revs. ft. J. Thorpe, B. Coffey, T, Fatioourt, Messrs. Powles, Pharazyn, Wilson, and Rous Marten, The Treasurer reported that stipends to the amount of 1681 were still owing for •be March quarter, to meet which £340 was due from the various parishes and districts. The Bishop reported progress as to his personal effort towards raising funds, about £9O having so far resulted. Various- plans for furthering the move iiient were discussed, The secretary, Mr G. B. L, Lowe, .tendered his resignation, he having occepted another position. The resignation was accepted with an expros sion of regret at the loss of his services. The meeting then adjourned,—Post. A meeting of Iho Wairaiipa East Licensing Committee'was held at Tinui on Friday last. Prosent—Messrs Mackay (Chairman), J. Langdon, Handysido, Bellis.aud Telford. The minutes of the previous mooting having been read and confirmed, the report of the Inspector WB6 read and considered. Mr W. Riddle's application for a license for the Whareama Hotel was not granted, the applicant's housekeeper having been convicted of selling without a license, and the police report being unfavorable as to premises For Mr H. Neilson's Taueru Hotel the application was granted, but the license 1 will be determined at the next meeting unless the house is bettor conducted, especially as regards meals and attention to travellers. For Mr F. Brinkmau's Whakataki Hotel the application was granted For Mrs Annie Owen's Tinui Hotel the application was granted; stabling accommodation to be increased before the 80th November, and places ot convenience to be kept more cleanly. For Mr A, Burling's Akiteo Ferry Accommodation House the application was granted, and the license fee reduced to £lO Applicant to receivo a caution respecting his intemperato habits, For Mr J. W. Baker's Ohanga Ferry 'Accommodation House the application was granted. License fee to be reduced to £lO. For Mr C, Rogers' Club Hotel, Cashpoint, the application was granted. For Mr James Sexton's Hurunuiorangi Hotel the application was granted. A general meeting of members of the Wairarapa: Caledonian Society was held at the Club Hotel on Saturday evening laßt. Present—Messrs Lowes (President), Fitton, Sellar, Macara, Elkius, Perry, and Payton. The Secretary laid before the mooting the balance sheet for the past year, which was adopted and ordered to be published. The receipts for the year amounted to £l3O 8s 6d, and the expenditure to £l4l 0s fid.- The President pointed out tha' the result was very satisfactory, as a debt incurred- during the previous year had been paid off, and money spent on fixtures which would be, of permanent use to the Society, An application was then received from the Park Ti-uat 'for a contribution towi-rds making Iho" Park Oval. After a long discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of the President, seconder! by Mr Elkins —That ten pounds he contributed towards the Park' Oval, on condition' that the Society during the next five years have the use of the Oval for its annual gather ing on January Ist, with the benefit* of the usual privileges; mid that the Oval be completed in accordance with Mr King's specification. The President anil Mr Sellar were authorised hy the meeting to arrange with ,t.ii"e Park Trustees as to any further conditions essential to the completion of this arrangement, His Grace the Duko of Norfolk, premier Duke of England, tried to entor Palace Yard, London; during the Bradlauah demonstration nt the opening; of Parlia' meni, butwas prevented by a policeman, who,didn't recognise hiiir... In vain the Duke revealed his august dignity. "You a Peer?" cried the guardian of the law ; "you're no peer; you're a Bradlaughite." And the Duke had to give it up as a bad job, .V.•'■■':..; -.-';-.-\ -.'.-. ■■;■■

There are nowbetween three and four hundred Christian schools in taining over six: thousand pupils. - A Presbyterian lady-missionary, mentioning this phase of Christian work, claims that through the agenoy: of' many years,;if the church is jfaithfnl to, her trust,; the whole Ohinese ;Empire will be full of light.'!:; -Vy'vC -.'-. We; have on several bboaßions lately; visited the\Ha)l ;whioh the principal'-drapery establishment in the ouri many; friends to; make itheiridiap^rypurcta .can rely;bn; buying;;new; jea'arMly/low;^

The election of wardens fur Ihe Eeathcrsion Hh/'iway Board took place on Saturday, tad considerable interest was evinced in the result of both the (rev town and Otaraia, sub divisions, Tho. l'ahima returm are not yet to hand, For' the Greytown iub-divisions. Meiers "H Diuldingand Jackson were tho Candidate's The former polled ,48 votes aud tho latter. 41, Mr Duddnig was therefore declared; elected The voting at Otaraia resulted in 11 he election o! Mr W. Smith who polled ' 25 votes as against Mr E. E. Martin's 18. Thirty Greytown footballers turned up for practice on Saturday which was tho 1 I est yet held this season. Captain Udy j elected to play (he team against all< {corner), but ac there were only eight of j the former against twenly-lwo the all- ' comers had all tho best of it at the start, ' Two of the all comers were then taken on the team Bide and this made a considerable difference m the game whioh finally resulted in a win for the team by three goals and two trea to one goal and three tries. The play was the best seen this season the pausing and baoking up being brilliant at times both on the side of the team and the all-comers.. A cablegram on the 9th instant from London brings the:. good news that the Lady Jocelyn, fnm Wellington, with a cargo of meat in excellent condition, has arrived at Plymouth,

Mr F. H. Wood had a most successful sale on Saturday at Greytown at' the disposal of tho remainder of the stock of McDowell and Co. The first meeting of the newly; elected Tarstahi-Carterton Road Board takes place on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Institute, Carterton. A meeting of the Directors of the Taratahi Dairy Company will be held at the registered office on the same day at 2,30 p.mi' 1 . ; ; ; We have been requested by Mr G. M. Gardener to state that the cash payment for whioh a receipt was produced in Court in the Strawbrid(se : cases for nearly £2 was for Roods bought in March, 1881, before the accused had a running account with him,- ....';"■•■

The question has often boon asked how it is that the public can always obtain at the Bon Marche* at Buch reasonable prices the latest novelties, textures, und designs such as are now being worn in all the most fashionable towns in the world, and described in the leadinq Fushion Books of the day and not at any oilier .shop in Masterton, and in sumo cases not in Wellington.? The reason to us is obvious. L. J, Hooper & Co,, the proprietors, are thorough experts at their business, und buy well, only in the very best markets, and ut such prices us will enable Ihern to sell well and cheap, and give their customers the benefit of their knowledge and experionco. Also not being hound lo purchase only from the Wellington mer chanta tliey import themselves for cash, thereby getting a large discount, saving all middle profits, and procuring the latest fashion'. We advise everyone to see their stock of millinery, dross good*, hosiery, men's and boys' clothing; also look on anol. her page of this; paper for their—AOTKtOISEMEN'T. ■ We bave pu chased in the colonial market 67 dozen of ge itlomen's white shirts, marvellously chea--, and however unsatisfactory tlio price paid oust be to.tho importers, the public will ho. lone the less glad 'to reap the benefit, Thet- shirts, made of really good material, and: onesfcly worth 8s fld each of any man's moiviy, we shall sell at 'k Gd. The secret of this i; that they have not militaiy fronts, but n.unfold' pleats, and do not button'-behind but before. Nevertheless they will look -very bit as woll, 'and wear vastly better than one of the other sort at a much hieher prioe. Many gentlemen of the present day infinitely .prefer this style, nnd it is very certain that our ancestors patronised no olitor slnpe. If Julius Coiaar wore a shirt ftt all, depend upon it that he would as soon havo turned his baok on his foes as have worn one buttoned behind. It is morally .certain that Nelson, the hero ofTrafalgar, won all his victories in a shirt buttoned iu front, whilst we may hke it for granted that the Iron Duko at; Waterloo sang out the command, "Up Guards and at them," from bohindthe bosom of a many pleated shirt, Where ancestors and heroc3 lead the way, we may safely follow, and advantageously purchase these marvellously cheap and excellent quality shirts at James Smith's, TgAtq House, Wellington. -Advt