The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1883. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1423, 6 July 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1883. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID.

One difficulty which the present Ministry are admittedly unable to face is that of making a permanent provision for hospitals and charitable aid. It is obvious that sooner or later definite action must be taken to administer institutions of this character on some recognised principle. In the meanwhile the Ministry tide over tlw difficulty by making all sorts of side arrangements, with very little r u-ird

to equity or uniformity. It is veil known that the Government provide all the funds necessary for maintaining some hospitals and only it portion of the amounts required for carrying on others. All over the colony they are virtually making fish of one institution and flesh of another The closing up of a small hospital is a matter of no importance, but if one of the larger institutions werosuspended there would be a grave scandal and the attention of the House would be called to the insufficiency of tho present system. To avoid this the Government pick up any big institution which stumbles and keep it going out of the colonial revenue. Of course this unsatisfactory system cannot go on for, any long period. It must, and that very speedily, break down. It would be well if the House were to discuss the principle on which hospitals and charitable aid are for the future to be maintained. The two points which require to be determined are (1) where the money is to come from ? and (2) who is to spend it? We do not believe in ono body finding the money and in another spending it. It is desirable that either the General Government, on tho one hand, or local bodies on the other should both find the necessary revenue and undertake the work of administration. ! We believe that local bodies could administer hospitals and charitable aid much more efficiently th an the central Government, and that it would be well to throw directly on Counties and Boroughs, the duty of maintaining,the sick and poor, The sum which j the General Government now contribute annually for these purposes might be handed over to the local bodies either as a subsidy oil rates or as a, capitation allowance, This would prevent theni from being financially embarrassed by the new duties thrust upon them. ,No doubt Counties and Boroughs would adopt many and varied methods' of relieving the sick and maintaining !the poor,'and a comparison of their experiments expedients, and' experience would gradually indicato the most economical and effective modes of dealing •with cases of distress, We do notwant one grand plan in the colony such as Major Atkinson dreams of, or some other intelligent Minister may contemplate, It will be better to have a diversity, of arrangements in various localities till we arc sufficiently educated to take up a national scheme which hviil have a fair chance of success. \ ■>.

The third Quarter of the Wellington Girls' High School commences on Tuesday, the lfthinst, , • We acknowledge the receipt of the first numberof iho Waikato Gazette,-a neatly printed and well edited paper recently established at Cambridge. j Mr & L Fairbrother, sawmiller of Caaetton, has fiUd a dwlaration »f insolvency. The first meeting of creditors takes place at Masterton on the 11th inst.

A football match will be played in Maslftrton to-morrow afternoon between the Te Ore Ore School and the Juveniles.

Lola Monies advertises in another oolumn a grand Consultation on the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups.

The Masterton Debating Sooioly meet this evening;, Beyond discussing ways and means they have no other prominent question to dispose of. A Southern contemporary says thtit Mr Edward Moorhouse is to be married on tho 10th of this month to Miss May Rhodes, heiress of the lale W,. Barnard Khudes Esq, of the Grange, "Wellington.

Mr Wood had an excellent sale at the pastoral yards, Oarterton, on Thursday, sill stock yarded being sold at satisfactory. price 3. Heifers fetohod 15 per head, hack geldincs to £9lO, hack inares Mto £9, Otto rabbit dog was sold'at ss. We bohove tho longth uf tail won the bid, as tho poor beast ought to havo been made into sausages a long timo since, and its ttpare ribs salted dowu.

We are glad to see that our contemporary the Post, urges strongly that our railways should ho worked on nonpolitical lines Our railways simply supersodo the 'old coach and waggon traffic. Any coach proprietor, or any waggon owner, who conducted his bustnoss in the same way that our railways are managed, would be speedily ruined!

■ The following is a list of the passongers booked Ky tho ship Oxford who died from typhoid fever at Plymouth :—Wellington nominated immigrants—Walter Taylor, aged 17; Phoebe Austwick, aged 20; Patrick M'Alteei, aged 2G; Maty O'Sullivan, aged 17; Minnie Stewart, aged 28 ; Sarah Stewart, aged 1C Marlborough nominated immigrant—Catherine M'Malion, aged 20. Westland nominated— Ellen Nolan, aged 18. June Sponce, aged 17, not'noinitiated, for Wellington, also succumbed to the disease

The " Sohvay Wool Press," invented by MrD. Donald, of Solway, Masterton is now being nrndo by Mr W. F, York, at Koriptmi, and orders are requested by advertisement to be sent in by the end of the present month in order to secure seasoned timber. This press, it will-be lemembered took first prizes at Dunedin, Wairarapa and Canterbury shows last year, and has since then been still further improved, and can bo easily worked by one man. One of them can be seen in operation at Mr Donald's vroolsbod.

Tho Bulls Coursing Club havo invited Mr James Macara to act as judge for their animal meeting which comes off on tho Ist proximo.

William Murphy, the man who mot with the terrible accidont in thoPahiatua bush a few weeks ago expired in the Masterton hospital this morning, We need hardly say that he received every care and attention at the hands of Mr Bulpit, tho custodian, but as we intimated last week the uaturo of tho injuries to the spine made tho case a hopeless one, Murphy was twenty-five years old. He was born in India, and has, wo believe, no relations in this district.

We romiud country settlers of the important meeting to morrow afternoon in the Theatre Royal on tlio Meat Export Company, and look forward to a large mid influential gathering, Messrs Bee(ham iuiu Buchanan, M.lLß.'s, will be present on this occasion.

Tenders for the pnrchnso of a cottage in Albert street close to-niotro,/.

The Masterton Town Trustees meet this evening. We understand that they liavo received a requisation asking them to convene a public meeting with reference lo the Bill now before the House,

The usual company parade of tho Masterton Volunteers was hold last ovoning, mid was ilio most successful held under Lite new regulations. In the absence of the Drill Inirucior, Captain Donald and Lieutenant Williams ionic the men in hitml, and «nve tliein an hour's drilling As Ihe annual Volunftw Bill takes place mi Ilio 20th inst., the annual general meeting of the company, which falls on that date, will be held on Thursday evening next. The mutch committee met lust evening and arranged the handicaps for Lieut. Williams' trophy, the firing for which will commence on Wednesday next, and continue every Wednesday and Saturday, Captain Domld has offered a silver cup for competition by the squads compeiing for tlie above trophy. Prime Canterbury Potatoes, 70s pot ton, at Rnpp & Hare's, Ladies' boots this week, 27 pairs only, 3s llri per pair, at I ho Emporium. Men's Colonial Watertight Boots, 12s Bd per pair, at Rnpp & Haro's, Men's Suits, 10s Gd, for 14 days, at Eapp & Haro's.

Men's Trousers and Vests, from 7s G( per pair, at the Emporium. Ironmongery, Grocery, Oil and Colors at Wellington prices, at Eapp & Hare's —[Advt?

One of our numerous readers, boing 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 the test stuff and soils the cheapest. He says he lias had considerable experience in the drapery trade, therefore considers himself a competent judge. Ho gives his opinion in favor of L, J. Hoopkr & Co., of the Bon Marche" Warehouse, who, ho states, has a larger and better stock to choose from than auy country store in New Zoaland, aud fit for any town in tho colony,—Advt,

We must congratulate ourselves 1; pon having been fuvoi'url with remarkably fine and pleasant weather during the present week. Wo have experienced frosty nights and although the early part of each succeeding morning has beon bitterly cold, the week generally has passed with tine bracing weather, Wo must expect during the following two mouths cold, boisterous and unpleasant days accompanied with thunder and lightning, and heavy floods, and shall expect to hear of serious damage having been clone to bridges, &c, by large trees being washed down the rivors. We would recommend our many friends to pay an early visit to the Hall of Commerce, and embrace tlio opportunity of purchasing 6ome of the many bargains now being offered for Rile at astonishiug low prices. We saw purchased yesterday children's sox Id per pair, girls hose 4d, ladies hose 4|-d, corsets Is Gd, while handkerchiefs 4d each, towels 2£d each, curtains 3s 6d pair white calico 3d yd, brown calico 2£d yd, dress goods 3d, costumes 5s Gd, whito sheeting Is, brown sheeting 9d, strong tweed Is lid, carpet Is 6d, girls' hats Gd, women's hats Is. boy's hats 9d, men's hats Is, men's pants Cs fid, men's shirts Is Gd, Men's heavy tweed suits 22s Gd, collars Gd, men's wool sox Is, men's cotton sox fid, strong shirting Gd yard, boy's and youths' velvet suits, richly trimmed, lGs Gd, men's'overcoats 17s Gd, ladies' ulsters. 10s Gd, ladies' jackets 9s 6d, children'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 salisfactory_ drapery warehouse in Mnßtorton.—Advt.

Mr F., fl. Wood announces a further sale of sections by auction in the Belvidere Estate, at the risk of a former .purchaser, \

Mr Wardell sat in the' R;M, iOonrt; Maßterton, this morning to hear objections to the County rate, but as none were forthooming the proceedings were merely formal,

Dr Beard has removed to his new house in Porryat. The Besident Magistrate yesterday afternoon, in the case of Charles Dixon v o'Malley& Peperel, Mr Peperell denied lutung any contract, His Worship, in giving judgment, said: "It does not appear to me that any contract was made between the parties—nocomplete contract by which each was bound to the othor. ' It was not necessary that it should be in writing, but :that,it was intended by the parties. The reason given by the defendant Peperell for not signing, the conduct of the plaintiff in afterwards sending in a tender instead of proceeding with the work on the following Monday ns arranged,waitin(?| and, as ho says, keeping two men at 10s a day each idle for a fortnight until Peperell's return from Napier, is inconsistent with a belief thatthoy had made a complete and binding contract, Judgment will therefore be for tho dofendant, with costs." Mr Beard appliod that a non-suit might heontered, which was not assented to,

Mr Wright has received instructions from the Survey Office, Auckland, to make a plan of the Government Hot Springs, with the improvements that have been made by Mr Loffey, It is understood that the Government intend to build a sanatorium. The Age, in a leader upon Church bazaars, writes:—" Only a week or two ago an enterprising clergyman in the suburbs surprised his flock by presenting them with the results ot a hasty calculation he had been tempted to make by the impoverished aspect of the offertory plate, There were 350 persons present, and the plate showed that the fruits of-their charity amounted to the magnificent total of ,£3. Of this sum 147 contributors bad given 21 shillings, 46 sixpences, and 80 threepenny pieces, while the remaining 207 Christians in the building had given nothing. Great activity is at present being displayed by those engaged in the lucrative pursuit of pearl-fishing. An area of ground some 70 miles in extent containing immense deposits of shell, has been recently discovered in the Torres Straits, and various companies and private parties are straining every nerve to turn this profitable discovery to the best possible account.

The telephone has become rapidly lopular in Paris, where on Jan. 1, .883, there were 2392 subscribers.

One hundred and three young women are employed in the day time at the central offices, providing nearly twenty thousand communications. At night place is taker by thirty-five men, the

average number of communications between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. being one thousand. Thers are eleven stations and 2187 miles of wires, the the latter being run in the sewers under ground, in the form of cables covered with lead,

'Now, boys, when 1 ask you a question you musen't be afraid to speak right out, and answer me. When you look round and see all the fine houses, farms, and cattle, do you ever think who owns them all now !" Your fathers own them, do they not ?" Yes sir," shouted a hundred voices. "Well where will your fathers be in twenty years from nowl" Dead !" shouted the boys, "That's right, And who will own all that property then?" "Usboys," "Eight. Now tell me, did you ever in going along a street notice the drunkards lounging around the saloon doors waiting for some to treat them f "Yes, sir; lots of them." " Well, where will they be in twenty years from now 1\ " Dead!" " And who will be the drunkards then 1" '• Us boys!" shouted the unabashed youngsters.

The extraordinary sale of Surplus Winter Stock at To Aro House. Wellington, should be a matter of some ini.or,'st to all readers of the Waiba.;t\ Daily for these special reason;-, Ist, because of tho largeness of the stock, 2nd, because of the short duration of the Bile, 15 days only, 3rd, because of tho unprecedontedly low prices, Our prico list, issued with this paper, should, we think, astonish everybody, aud very certain it is that a trip to the sale would be money k pocket to every Wairarapi resident ilmt should try it, If not able to comu, tliuir oiJers, accompanied with cash, would he as woll excoutcd as though selected person '.lly, It simply means 20s for 10s, or evea less in many cases, therefore try it, 0 ye residents, and that right early. Bear in mind that we have no country businesses whatever, no branches in any township, aud no one is authorised to sell for us, either regularly or irregularly. Wt ham only out jilacc of bwiness in Ik province, and the public would do well to keep this fact in mind when sending their orders, or visiting Wellington, that our sole establishment in tho colony is that kuown as Jame j , Smith's, To Aro House, Wellington.—Advt.