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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1420, 3 July 1883, Page 2

A meeting of members in whoso districts are included boroughs or tpivn districts, was held at Wellington to-day, It was convened by Mr Steward to consider what amendments are required in the law relating to Municipalities; it being understood that the various Acts affecting them are about to be consoli- ; dated. Between thirty and forty members attended, and a large number of suggested alterations were considered.- The question of endowment occupying a prominent position. Ultimately a committee was appointed to consider the question nf endowments, with a view to recommendations being submitted to the Statutes Revision Commission.

Notice is given of llie levying of general and special rates by the Wairarapa East County Council,

The examination of pupil teaohere commenced at Grey town yesterday. The Masterton Borough Council meets this evening Mails for places on the Eaßt and West C'last of South America (via Rio de Janeiro), Continent of Europe and United; Kingdom, per lonid, from Lyttelton, (conveyed by Rotorua thence) close at the Wairarapa , Post Offices on Thursday morning..

Mr F. H. Wood is instructed to sell at noon to-morrow the lease of town belt jaection No. 23, Greytown'i

The, Wflßkyan Church t /Trustees,; in Masterfon h|ve purchased ficer)]ly Ihree; sores in-Worksop r^adfarraite'fortheparsonage which (hey propose shortly to 'erisct. ! '-' 1

A firo occurred at Matarawn, near Greytown on Sitnrday morning between 2 and 3 o'clock when Mr R, Welch, lost a barn, cowshed, wagonnette, trap, a lot of corn and harness, The property, we iiiideratapd' was uninsured,'iand the loss will.be about £2OO.

( <Tlie Greytown Cemetery Trustees intend to make another considerable outlay in plantinu the property with trees and shrubs, The total amount set down for Hos pitals.this ye ir. is £60,000. Dr Grabham is to.receive' .£2OO a year as Inspector of Hospitals, in .addition to his salary, of £10(30 as Inspector of Lunatic Asylums. For Charitable Institutions, 136,000 is set down; : ;

The football match between the Greytown Wanderersand the Poneke Clubs, played in 'Wellington on Saturday, resulted in fdvor of the latter by one goal and two tries to nil. Terry, for Greytown, carried the ball over the Poneke goal line, hut failed to touch down.

An accident happened a few days ago to a man named Mitchell who was employed on one of Parker & Burko's contracts. We have not been able to ascertain tho extont of the injuries suffered, but believe they were caused by a branch of a tree falling across his back.

iMr Thomas Watson, of Carterton, carrier, mot with a severe accident on' Friday evening. Ho was driving down the Belviaero Road after dark, having boinpleted his day's work, when in drawing aside off the road below the railway crossing to allow a laden break to pass, his cart came into contact with a log or stump and he was thrown heavily to the ground breaking his csllar-bone near the shoulder. The fracture is a somewhat peouliar one from the position where it has occurred, and the unusual depression of one portion of the bone, and the raising of the otlior. Dr Bey attended in the first instance, and on Monday ho and Dr "Watts waited on the sufferer to B6curo a satisfactory placing of the two portions of the injured menthol*.

The Australasian Insurance and Banking Record, concludes a recent article in the following terms"ln reviewine tho whole question wo are unable to see any symptoms of ati early relaxation of the money market. There is, of course, the wool clip to come to hand soon, and there ate to be Government borrowings abroad, which, so far as they are successful, will have a useful tendency, But the development of the natural resources of the Colonies requires so vast a supply of capital that whatever may bo available can be absorbed on sound securities; and so long as good oustomers for the bank's cash are to bo found, money is not likely to lie so Ion" fallow iu the bank treasuries as to bring about a plethora and a consequent reduction of its price in order to stimulate its consumption,

Owing to the space ocoupied by the ineut export meeting on Saturday, we were unavoidably compelled to hold over our roport of the Taratahi-Carterton Highway Board, which took place on the same. day. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, (be standing orders for tho conduct of business and guidance of members of the Board were put to the vole seriatim, and, wrli few alterations, adopted as completed, rule 7 being so framed iliat Wardens will henceforth be able to meet any works included under the heading of road maintenance that may arise between one meeting of the Board and the succeeding ono that require immediate attention, by expending on their own responsibility a sum not exceeding £lO, The treasurer's report shewed nn overdraft at tho bank of 2a lhl; but this is a mero interim difficulty, arising out of the late date when the rate for the current year has heen levied, and will, despite the liabilities the Board have taken over fcom the Counoil, be of no permanent or prolonged importance. A letter was read from the Foatherßton Road Board, virtually following the lead at this Board in aiding the Council of the Wairarapa West County to gel over the style away from their financial difficulties. A letter was also road from Mr Skey, proposing terms fur interchange of properties, but tho same wus postponed for further consideration until Mr Reynold's report was tabled at the next meeting as to whotlior tho sjravel on the land proposed to be transferred to the Board was adapted for the purposes to which they proposed io apply it. Messrs Hodder and Price attended as to the crossing near the Dalefield station, and after sumo discussion, and an inspection of the sectional plan, it was resolved—That Messrs Buchanan and Booth should attend on tho Commissioner for Railways to lee where a crossing could be put in. The acoounts wero very light, only £-24 Gs Gd being added to tho overdraft. With tho exception of a resolution moved by Mr Reynolds, which was carried without discussion, and a discussiou that, the solicitor to the Board be requested to hand over to tho Treasurer all deeds relating to their affairs for safe custody, the remainder of tho sitting was purely of a financial nature. The wardens of No, 8 Ward were in favor of oach Ward having a separate rate to suit its requirements, but their voice was not that of the meeting generally, and a resolution was carried that public notice bo given that it is the intention of this Board at their next meeting to levy a general rate of ouo halfpenny in the £ on all rateable property in tho District, to be payable in one sum on the Ist August, 1883, and that all further requirements of any Ward Bhall be met by a separate rate to be struck in the Ward needing tho Bame. Mr Buchanan's motion petitioning the County Council to abolish tho Hurunuioraiigi Toll gate was carried, though not without some dissentient remarks. The wardens of No 8 Ward were appointed to confer with the warden of the satno Ward in tho Featherston Road District, as to the division of the moneys paid to this Board on tho alteration of boundaries by the Masterton Highway Bnard, and it was also resolved that this Board agrees to pay the debenture debt of and accru ing interest on the same to bo clnjrged against the funds of No 8 Ward. During the sitting, Mr tt, Beetham M.H.R, attended on the Board, and urged on them the advisability of at once making a schedule; of roads to be declared main roads, as tho Counties had not been able to take full advantage of the provisions within the time originally specified, and there was a possibility of the time being enlarged within which applications might be Bent in. The meeting terminated shortly after one o'clock,

A special meeting of the Maßterton Lodge of Druids will be held this evening. The Past Dietnot President Bishop, and District President Bates will be present at. the gathering. We understand that on'this occasion some thirty new members will be initiated and officers installed.

One of our numerous readers, being of an inquiring turn of mind, says, that he has tried every drapery and clothing establishment in the Wairarapa for the purpose of finding out who keeps tlie:best stuff and sells the cheapest. He Bays' he has had considerable experience in the drapery trade,,therefore .considers himself a competeni judgo, He gives his opinion in favor of L. J. Hoopbr & Co., of the Bon Marchd Warehouse, who, he states, has a larger and better stock to ohoose from than any. country store in NewZealand, and fit for any town in the colony.—Advt,

Wo direct attention fo Mr D. F, McCarthy's new advertisements in this issue. -

: Mr Wardell, R.M., sits at Greytown today..' ■ Between .two and three; o'clockfthis morning the Te Ore Orestationiresideiice was burnt to the ground, -We Wnilhi Mr T L, Thompson tho. a guest Mr Head, were the only oocupants of the building at the time, the employees sleeping in detached premises. •Mr Thompson had >a fire mbis; bedroomand after retiring to rest read fur some time with a candle by his bedside. He extinguished the latter,'but is of opinion tliafc some of the ignited aiiuff may possibly have fallen near tho bedside, as when he first beoame conscious of the room being in flames, his noticed them to bo closer to his bed than 'they were 'to the firo place. 'When the fire roused him he found one wall of his bed room burning rapidly. He at once, tushed out of the apartment and roused his friend Mr Head. Returning to his own room, he was met by flames pouring through the doorway, and both he'and his friend were speedily driven out 6f the house. The fire ran quickly down the passage, whioh in a few seoonds assumed the appearance of a lurid funnel, Messrs Thompson and Head endeavoured to save a few things from the drawing room, which was the last part . of tho houso caught by the flames, but by the time they had pitched a small table and a couple of vases out they were driven l back by the. smoke, Within half an hour the walls fell in, the fire being fanned by a light wind. Mr Thompson, after borrowing clothing from one of his employees, rode intoMasterton and took up his quarters at the Club Hote', He had a very narrow personal escape, and is of the opinion that had he awoke half a minute later he would have b'eon unab]e to have saved himself. The rapidity with which the flames spread is accounted fur by the age of the buildinz. The back portion of it is said to be about thirty years old, the front having been added some dozen years ago. It contained nine rooms, and was with the.furniture insured in the North British for £650. Mr Thompson reports that the insurance fairly covers the value of tho property lost putting on one side private documents and papers and personal effeots which money oannot very well replace. From the latter point of view Mr T, L, Thompson sustains an irreparable loss to which tho destruction of the homestead is a mere trifle.

We must congratulate ourselves i; pun having been favored with remarkably line and pleasant weather during tho present week. We have experienced frosty nights and although the early part of each succeeding morning has been bitterly cold, the week generally has passed with line bracing weather. We must expect during the following two months cold, boisterous and unpleasant days acd'ompanied with thunder and lightning, and heavy floods, and shall expect to hoar of serious damage having been done to bridges, &c., by large trees being washed down the rivers. We would recommend our many friends to pay an early visit to the Hall of Commerce, and embrace tba opportunity of purchasing some of the many .bargains now being offered for sale at astonishing low prices. 'We saw purchased yesterday children's sox Id per pair, (,irls hose 4d, ladies hose 4£d, corsets Is Gd, white handkerchiefs 4d each, towels 2}d each, curtains 3s Gd pair white calico 3d yd, brown calico 2£d yd, dress goods 3d, costumes 6s 6d, while sheeting Is, brown sheeting 9d, strong tweed Is lid, carpet Is (id, girls' hats Cd, women's hats Is, boy's hats 9J, men's hats Is, men'B pants Gs Gd, men's shirts Is 6d, Men's heavy tweed suits 2'2s Gd, collars Gd, men's wool sox Is, men's cotton sox fid, strong shirting Gd yard, boy's and youths' volvet suits, richly trimmed, 16s Gd, men's overcoats 17s Gd, ladies' ulsters 10s 6d, ladies' jackets 9s Gd, childron's. ulsters Is Gd and 3s 6d. We must also mention that although the Hall of Commerce was densely crowded with customers, we received our large parcel in good time, and on opening up our purchase we found the goods gave every satisfaction ; and in conclusion we must say that the Hall of Commerce is the cheapest and most satisfactory drapery warehouse in Masterton.—Advt,

The extraordinary sale of Surplus Wintor Stock at To Aro House, Wellington, should be a matter of eoido interest to all readers of tlio Waiharapa Daily for these special reasons, ljt, because of the largeness of the stock, 2nd, because of tlio short duration of the sale, IS days only, 3rd, because of the unprecelow prices. Our price list, issued with this paper, should, we think, astonish everybody, and very certain it i« that a trip to the sale would be money i t pocket to every VVairarapa resident that should try it. If not able to come, their orders, accompanied with cash, would be aB well cxeouted as though seleotcd personally. It simply means 20s for 10j, or even less in many cases, therefore try it, 0 ye residents, and that right early, Bear in ii i ! that we have no country businesses v.iatever, no branches in any township, aii I n>> one is authorised to neil for us, either; ocularly or irregularly, IKe hm only utm 1 ( ./rifc of business in the' province, anil the public would do well to keep this fact in mind when sending their orders, or visiting Wellington, that our sole establishment in the colony is that known as James Smith's, To Aro House, Wellington.—Advt.