The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1883. MONTGOMERY'S SCHEME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1428, 12 July 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1883. MONTGOMERY'S SCHEME.

; Mr Montgomery has laid before the House the hazy outlines of a de-cen-tralising sehome, {which, apparently, means |he;establishinent of Provincialism. ' Every \?eek some proposal emanates from \ either Sir George Grey,or himself, which, : if carried, would necessitate an appeal to the country. We doubt whether a dissolution once a month would.satisfy these curious Opposition Leaders, though their followers are'not, we fancy, quite as anxious to poso before their constituents, With New Zealand united there is little chanco of either Grey or Montgomery coming into power. They appear to be conscious of the fact, and agree te ; burst up the colony so that ()BEY i/ injiY,,b,e, King of the North., and MoNTaoMEKY Monarch' of. the 'Smith. It is sweet to die for one's country, but when this pleasure cannot be enjoyed it is.! equally pleasant, to get one's country ;r to; die instead. Grey and Montgomery—unlike , the Israelitish mothers—are only too willing'for this baby Britain of New Zealand ; to be cut .in.two, find half given to.each of them. The, arrangement; may suit the Opposition' Ijoadera, but how. about the baby ? Since the abolitionofProvincialism we have adopted a very elastic constitution, under which, both central and jocal,goyernmente|'niay be;developed. Tear by year we are perfecting both, somewhat slowly it must be admitted, .;gjill a,constitution, like a tree,, has to he grown. A proposal to cut the tree down, because some of its branches want'pruning, and to graft a different plant on ,to its' stock is not a statesman-like-way of dealing with difficulties, With all pur blunders;andmistakes we are each year making some slight step la advance, and getting the lines of our, constitution into harmony with the wishes of the people. To .throve away, the gain' of each year's growth and experience, .and to begin agahris now would be simply madness. The most perfect., constitution which human. \ in> ; genuicy can devise—or even an inspired Charter from above—would not neces-i sarijy, ; make the colony healthier, wealthier, or" wiser.;.,... We do. not depend.aloneeniigood(legislation for our well-being. ; Honest and : intelligent administration is equally essential. The, hope of New Zealand lies ,not so much in the craft and subtlety of its;legislation;.asit'doea'inthe high character of its public men, Our constitution is sufficient'as it stands, if it is fairly and honestly adtdinistered. It is.the faith which tho public have in the administrative capacity of4ho<present Ministry 'that keeps them in power,' and it of the doubt of Sir 'George .GREY.andjMr Montgomery 1 possessing a similarraptitude for conducting public affairs which keeps them out in the iiiv .<• -.■■/< •■■a- ■• ,:,. il i::J! '■ . ' ,;.' .'" "i '''

The annual general meeting of the Permanent Investment aud Loan Aaaooia tion of Wairarapa was held in,the,pffioe of .the'vAssdefati'bn', inst, annual wjiok and Balance |tjes\ were ; pteientedlndjdoptodlln the%oflon of :i M^Js# r ' F '# B?|S<ieswaß ' WoTed a director in placeof Mr'Snoilgrasß, whs has left the district, and Messrs Booth and Caßelborg were ro-eleoted directors, Messrs Woltors and Wood were eleoied"auditors for"tha "ehßuiHu year. It was. (resolved j ih'f order / to. facilitate! the -paymentV those shamr which.-Mere apprdaohing maturity that' shareholders withdrawing ' jnyeitmont I'lharoi in any-olthejiserifeup'jp'June 1877 and taking up hew eb'avea in lieu, of them be allowed their proportion of'the' | reserve fund, A, yoto of thanks tcf-tbe directora/terminated the proceedings, Tho ordinary monthly mooting of the , Greytown, SpKpqrComin|t^'was]heid W Tueaday'eveiiirig. Wfjite (Chairman),, Nation,• B'ey,.Udy, Gray and/ Black. ;'.The| minutes of';thai.previous meeting j were readiand-corifirmed. j The Secretary reported ithat the- sum bt £lO had been placed toithecrfidit of the Comraittee by tho Trustees of tho Grejjtown Trust Lands.. It was the motion of M'riUdy seoonded byjbri Bey; that: a vote\)f thanks be* passed to the Trustees for their donation. A letter was read' from the Featherston School Committee containing a copy of a ;t6Bo i; lution passed at their last meeting: ; "That this Committee^;are j|of opjnioiii that the Standard^atfpreaeht are too; difficult for" country sohools, ' andl that a BQVfinth standard should be introduced, and the prcsont standards radioedJ After some diacnssion itwas resolved,; that this Committee ia unable toalgrW with tho resolution passed by i the! Featherston Committee wiih/oferenoe ,to! the difficulty of the Bixth'standard, j and is of opinion that ifany chango be made | in tho present standard system, it ojight to be in tho direction of raising it rather than lowering it.. A letter was read from the Roy Hi Vera White: resigning; his position as Chairman, also as a moraber of the Committee. Mr A. Gray in moving that the resignation bo accepted referred to the great loss the Committee would sustain throiigH Mr Wbite's .doparturo, and would add to his 'proposal that a hearty vote of thanks be passed to > Mr White for his past services. Mr F.| H. Wood was elected a member of the Committee to fill the vacanoy oausod by' Mr White's retirement. Several accounts were passed for payment, Mossri Gray and Nation .were appointed visitors for the ensuing month. The meeting then adjourned.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of Job Vile, farmer, Masterton, wsb held at the Supreme Court Buildings on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Hasell, croditors' trustee; in the onair. There was a fair attendance ' The Chairman rend a letter which had been receivod from Mr Roiiall, of Masterton, one of the leading orediiprs, oppressing his disinclination to reduce the amount of his claim. Mr S. Palmer moved, and Mr N, Barrra'iid (Moßßrs Murray, Eoberts, and Oo.,) seconded, ''That the debtor's disoharge be withheld for as long a period aa the law allows." The Chairman ruled that he could 'not accept such a resolution, and tha following was. thereupon substituted:— 11 That the consideration of the debtor's discharge be postponed for two months, owing to the present unsatisfactory and uncertain state of his affairs, arising but of the excessire claim made by Mr Renall." Mr McCardlo contended that tho wording of the motion was ambiguous and suggested that tho intention of the the mover should be made more speciGo. An amendment, which was seconded:by Mr Vile, sen,, was proposed by Mr Hogg, "That the meeting recommend the debtor's discharge." Mr Hog? strongly urged that the (amendment should ]be carried, as ho failed to see that any good would resalt from a postponement of Ihe question. Mr Palmer expressed a hope that the meeting would pass the resolution, the state of the insolvent's affairs being most unsatisfactory.! Mr Vile, sen., admitted that his son had .lone wrong in obtaining goods so soon Ul'pro his bankruptcy, l but pointed out tfcit' ether insolvents had done far worse things nod urged the creditors to recommend the disoharge, ; The amendment was then put and lust on the casting vote iqt .the Chairman. A further amendmojit,, moved by Mr McOardle, and seoonded 'by Mr Hogg, • ■ That the words ' one fortnight' be substituted for' two months,'" met with a similar fate, and the resolution wsb declared carried. Tho mooting then adjourned.—Evening Po'st./,.'!'*/.' 1 j

St, Paul's Cathedral Ohuroh, roporls the Post waß iho Bcono of immense excitement' .yesterday afternoon, the oAbasion. being'.'a,Redding of more than ordinary, note,, w.hioh has,'' 'since the! publication of the batina been looked forward to withtbo liveliest anticipation The bride was Miss Ehodes, of the Grange, the only daughter and heiress of the lato Hon.. W. ; B. Rhodes, M.L.0.;. the. bridegroom, Mr Edward i Moorhouse, of Napier, a younger brother of the late William Sefton ;Moorhouse, the wellknown, and lamented ex-Superiulendant of the Provinco of Canterbury. TJib appoiiit'ed'honrwas half-past two, bat long before that time the cathedral and its.approaches,iwere densely thronged' with apectatorß.'"A'very numerous par|yof guests were also present by invitation. At- the hour fiied, ; the bridal party entered the ofiurbh, where the'bridegroom was already waiting- attended by Mr William H. Befton Moorhouse as his best man',' The ..marriage ceretaony was impressively performed by the' Slight Rev the Bishop of Wellington, assisted by the Yen. Archdeacon; Stock. The bride was given away by Mr W. Waring Taylor, her senior trustee; Mr Thos, jMason, the other trustee, being present jjasi also Mr Kobert Beaton Rhodes, junior (of Blue Cliffs,:near Timaru), representing Miss Rhodes' family, The bride wore a very beautiful j ivory-white dress;,'the bodice und long train were of. Ottoman brooliii silk, trimmed with bridal flowers and lace •petticoat of white satin, ('covered with dowers of rare and costly Point'de Venise lace. She wore'the usual /vvreatu and viel—tho latter fastened with' diamond stars;-,also diamond neoklace, bracelets, barrings, ,&c. Her fan nufl handkei'; chief were of Point deYetiiso lace, and sbo carried a lovely bouqnet. She was attended by two bridesmaids, iMiBB Kate Moorhouse, and Miss Moorhbuee, nieces of the bridegroom,;Tho bridesmaids wore very pretty cashmere dresses, trimmed' with swansdown and h011y..; white Rubens hats, with 1 oslrioh feathers and holly ~lndian.Bilver;ornaments j tan de Suedo glqyes, and while'/satin shoes with ■ silver-; buokleV "They carried handsohiebouquols in harmony with their dresses and had pearl brooahea and silver bouquet-holders, the.gift of the bHdegrobbm.''"MrV{Rhodes irbre a dress of Blaok'mbirtf.b'roeho', trininied with jet chenille' atid; blaok' Spanish,,lace;. the bonnet, wap, also, oj blscl'.Spanish'lade |witVpup'rlefsa'tbejs arid pansiest' On the! 'conclusion of the ceromony tfibjveddirig party drove to The' , Bfan|e l j'Wer ; e'a reception was' held by "Mrs Rhodes in honor of the occasio'n.i Later in the 'afternoon 'Mr and' Mrs Edward Moorhouse.left for the country on a honeymoon tour, ;the ]bride we^iiag|. a||)artdtlpme travelling ooßtume U f'ilßy with,iridescent and tiohrjetjo mat'oh,' '""'' ' '' '

Edward Glenn was fined five shillings, for drunkenness by His :■ Worship thdj Mayor this morning. : - ',;'.- /.'%> !::i

■-a The meeting of the Master'tdn Cemetery convened yesterday afcerhobnl lftpßOd for \yMof a quorum. ; <Out of "eight trinsteoa only two, Messrs Buohjr and Payton, wore in attendance.

At the Crown Lands Bale this morning,. Mr Beetham bought a big blook of the jcuugh flo'untryVadjdinihK the Mataikoria property which has .hitherto ;been the! haunt of'-wild sheep,' but' 'wfiioh will -probably how be speedily cleared and fenced. ; The'highest price ; per acre; obtaitiedUtcthe Mo Was £5, which sum 1 was given for abash seotionby Mr James MadarsyU/ I\) ' ;'',.' \'\ ■■ ! ' The annual'meeting of the parishioners of St. Mark's parochial diatriot, Carterton, took plape on Monday evening in ;the | Sunday '■ sohoolrodm. v ßut l|ttle' 'interest wa'B shown, as the whole number of those prosout were under a'dozen. The' minutes of the meeting of tho 14th August,'lßß2, were read and bdnflraed} and the balance sheet read, but as neither it nor that for the preceding year had, been, audited, it was resolved - that Mr Seed be requested to audit them. Mr Brana :was, appointed pastor's, ohuroh-' wardari,' and Mr T., Price jay warden. The grand difficulty of the evening then arose in the le'.ter lately reoeived- from the fjynod on resplutiona passed by, the Standing committee, and after tome: discnsSion; it;Wflß rpsqlved that in consequenoe of the ; apiion taken by. the i etanding; committee: ,o{the Synod,,this meeting declines for tho present io. elect a. vestry. Some further: discussion took place : ori the. stipend and the relative of the B'ynod and churohj thevirtual i '■ whidh 'vas an intimation on ithe part ■of; • theEevJW.T. Western that if heigol an |, tiffer of, aii cub elsewhere'; he voM 'aijkepl;! ; it, ; ,A vote;of thanks'Hp ■ Mr| Wilßpn] for ! '| having' presided i .at-'ith'ej 'harmohiu'in:; during the past year brought-the.'meetin? \ to aldose/ ;■■ '.'-■.''. ';■ )^rj^ r $ ;

; The'. ;meeting/ of'.* Ohuroh members takes place at Featherstdh to4iy.; ,'.l ■ ' ":■ , :'■'',"•■' : !' '' :

||; It; is, 'reported that Mr B. V. Smith, contemplates an action against the county for dividing the Waipoua river from the neighborhood of his brewery, .. Yesterday a potition containing 65 signatures was presented in the House against the Masterton and Grey town Trust Lands Amendment Bill,

A great treat may be expected at the Theatre Eoyal this evening with the first appearance :in this district ef Messrs D'Aroy Stanfield, and lied Darks' drawing room: entertainment entitled " Merry Thoughts,and Happy moments." The Haltering notices whioh this company has received from tha proas in other parti of | the colony in which they have appeared are a conclusive proof that the programme which the; offer is one that will be both brilliant and amusing, Wo hope to see a full house as Mr G. Ooker, to whom we are indebted for the presence in Mast.ertou of this talented company, deserves such a recognition of his nnterprise and public spirit.'

Notice is given that the sheep on the property of Messrs Williams & Beetham at Anniedalo, Tinui, and the property of Messrs Elder' & Co., at Langdale, Wharoamn, are infeoted sheep, in the meaning of the Sheep Act, 1878.

Tho Zoalandia, with the June English Mails left San Francisco on the 30th Juno, time table date, The City.of Sydney,,with the June Colonial Mails arrived at 'Frisco from Auckland on the 9th inat, three days earlier than time table date,

Emigration from Borne parts of Switzorland is becoming a veritable oxodus, Several-communes in the Bermese Oberland are almost depopulated ; one train alone recently took 900 emigrants from the Bermese Jura, The movement is attributable, in about ibqual measure, to bad trade and agricultural distress, Failures in business are numerous, and the suspension of another large banking-house, this time at Solothiirn, has been announced.

Lord Lome has sent some California quail to Inverary in the hope of introducing the breed into the Highlands, •There have also been despatched a number of wild turkeys for the estate.

Five of the English 'Cabiheby Lords ( Granyillq >amt Sponcer, Sirs Charles and Mr Ohilders, are said to be total abstainers;' Gout compels seftderiialin the case of Lord Granville., ; , .;■■•>■ r

Mrs Rebecca Barnes, a coloured woman living iri Camden, New Jersey, claims to, be : the heir,ess of the Queen of Fuinea, and, it is. said, not without 'fair proppeat. of establishing, her claim. • 'TKe-Bourdons, a'rel alii very I wealthy The villa at i Cannes of the Count de Bardi, one of the Parma branch of the family, is'so'expensive that'the lite ;Eriprfliss. of ißqssia did not foeljustified 'in renting:ib ac the price asked.'

D. F. McCarthy begs to inform the ladies, who, owing to, his premises, being crowded, could hot .get'served, and had to go away yesterday; that the best time to have a look through the whole stock and aolect what, may be required is from 10 to 2 o'clock, as in the afternoon ,'as i nsual, the place is orowled. The sale will close on Saturday,—Advt.,

One of our numerous waders, being of an inquiring turn of mind, says that he has tried every drapery and clothing '.establishment in the:Warraraba for the purpose of finding out who keeps the best etui! and tells the cheapest, He says he has had considerable experience in the drapery trade, therefore considers himself a competent judge. He gives his opinion in favor of L! J. Hooper & Co., of the Bon Marchi Warehouse, who, he. states, has. a larger .and, better Btook,,tt):'choose from than' any country store in New for any town in the colony.—Abvr.

Wo have every reason to believe that Masterton before many years will be one of the most flourishing inland townships in-New Zealand. The population is rapidly Increasing every day, and property in the township and surrounding districts now commands sound advanced pfioes, large tracts of country which''have been laying waste for many, yearsi have now been ibought upland in many oases holders could realise a small fortune on their property, if .inclined to sell. The principal drapery establishment in Mas terton is the Hall of Commerce, 1 situated exactly opposite the Club Hotel.- TMb establishment has become quite a favorite .house, with .the, public generally, ; not only 'onaccount of it holding the largest and best assorted stock in the Wairarapa, but more ; especially: booauso ladiea and gentlemenivisihng the" Hall'of Commerce find that they can purchase the very latest novelties /in 'fashionable 'drapery, millinery, and olothlng. We draw.special attention to.Gi'iW.'Sokrodet's advertisement on the front page of this paper,—; Aovt.

;v Sdme'ji mice in a private house itt* Paris :,niade themselves a nest-a few *estß,ago out of 2000fin N )3alit.notes. flft d bee|hpenjjr| a| cellar empioyejl inipellouffi, : %eji he missed,tWmj small pieces of it was suspected thai mice might be the thieves. On following the direction of the fragments a hole .disclosing a nest with the notes nibbled into small-pieces,. .-Should-the-number. of the notes be ascertained the Bank of France, itj is • uiidj'stood will j give others in exchange."" j '. (The extaordinafy /sole of (Surplus! Win» ; t«j.Btook atTeJArd,House? should bo a matter of some interest to all readen of the Wamahapa Daily for these special, reasomv Ist, because of ■the largeness-dfv the fitoqk,. 2nd,/ heoauffe -'of'the short Jdurafion L:i bfihS'sJe, ,15 days only, 3rd, because of the unpreoe-j - dentedly law prices. Our price list, issued' with this paper, should, we think, astonish everybody, and f ;yery certain it is that a trip i to tho sale would be- money in pockot Wairarapa resident that should try 'it, If not able to oome, their orders, accompanied with cash, would be as | well executed as thoagh solectedjporßonally,,; It simply means 20s for 10a, or even less in m'anyoascs, therefore try it, 0 ye residents, and that right early. Boar in mind that we have no c country/, businesses; .whateyor, no bfanohes|',in u M; ribjOne ;ia authorised to ieU'forjns.leither regularly or Iminas'W Ik prdvme, | M ■ the'' public would do well to keep'this 'faetf' in taind when sending .their prders,br 'ylsltingiWellington, that our solo ;eatablifihmont in the ioolony'vii'-'ifiat iriovrai 1 -'aidVtfAskE»' Smith's, .TeSro Honssf WelUngton'^AivT.-' i m m, , ~,..t i..! 1 ...