The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 1883. COUNTY ACT AMEDMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1510, 16 October 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 1883. COUNTY ACT AMEDMENT.

The l6gwrati6ii''- : of;' last session con--Bisted,mairii£qf amendnients in Acts passed ja•pre>iousJnes,jiul of consolidation measures, ; f Aa a" matter of course the Counties Act was amongst those which/were 'doctored, and there is somewason to jpprehend that the constant tinkering bf this.raeasure will impair its^tilityrandsaifits strength,. A brief review: of (lie /amendments of last session way possibly be .of interest to-Our-readers, The;--first substantial alteration is,, the. scale of votes at elections for members, of Counties, which is now rateable property valued, at'.one thousand pounds, two votes for more, than one arid less than two thousand pounds, three votes for.more than two and less' than three-thousand pounds,, four votes' for a rateable value between three thousaud and seven thousand five hundred.pounds,, and five votes, the maximum number, for anyva'lua-: tion in excess of the last-named amount. The vote of any ratepayer is' also forfeited while any portion of the rates due by him remain unpaid. Then' follow provisions for new rolls to be made oh the'formation of now Ridings and on-.the. constitution bf new Counties, for filling, extraordinary, vacancies in-Councils; The clause give Councils jpbwefjto: revoke resolutions, ahd.the24thpower to contract with Town Boards for the execution of works, Tho2sth authorises' Councils to raise.raoney fprthe construction of bridges, on the. seguiity of tolls, The 27th, 28th and 29th clauses amend the Amendment Acts of 1877, 1880, and 1882. Possibly next session we may get clauses to amend the. amendments

of the ftmendinents of former yeare. The next section of the lot .provides ■ for water supplyr.for. •irrigation'pur ; poses, v bucK.93 the construction''of water races, 1 and .it no special interest in ; ;J'the •'W6iraraj>a; The' fojEwlng one to . legaliao: r Gourity' KivOr Boards may possibly aji some' time be of interest. ; Underwit the! Governor may. by proclamation make

o CoTntya Board of ConserVafcorsrlf, ; at any time, the Southern County ( of the Wairarapashpuld hayo the services of a capable engineer, it"might possibly : be able to do the work now performed by the Waiohhie River' Board more efficiently and economically than separate local body can. NV;aoubt ; the amended Counties Act of 1883 contains ;Sonie useiul provisions,; .-hut how are unfortunate settlers to"follow, and ..understand'- a measure which, within seven years, has been altered piece-meal till' verj little of \she original structurei-r,wnains'J A$ ; ;

Mr AVardell, R.M., situ at Greytown to-day. ' '" ; ''■■ ■■'■• v'. ~| The ordinary fortnightly-,meotii)g : of ..the Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0 M,-; takes- place at..the Empire.Hotfil thiei .evening... : ■•■<••. ~ Mr Darley expe'ots to bring into Mas-, terton to-morro'w'the first waggon load of wool of the season, fronußranoepoih'. Station. .."...' '■:';■■■*' .o■-•'" Mr E. B; • Bell has opened a branch; shop in Greytown with a good assortment 1 of small goods. ;' . " '•" His Honor Chief Justice Prendofgastj has obtained ]2 months leave of and intends visiting' England after the; sitting of the Appeal Court next month.; Mr Lee commenced his examination,' of the Mastertoh school ■yesterday, with/the. first standard. The second and third standards will, be taken to-day. i -j - Hawkes Bay oan export 10,000 sheep per month, and stock-owners are negotiating for one of; Shaw, Savill, and Co.'s steamers to call monthly for a cargo-of frozen carcases. . Members of the Wairarapa' NorthCounty Settlers' Association are requested to forward their subscriptions ito the Secretary Mr Sailor, on or before the 22nd! inst., the day of election-for delegates. The directors of the Greytown Batter and Cheese factory held a meeting on Saturday etemng last, at which only some routine business was-transacted. The nextmeotin? will be held at tho office of the secretary, MrF. H.Wood, on Saturday next, . Messrs Lowes and lorns'.slock Bale at 1 p;m„ to-morrow includes, the following list of entries .—2O steers, 15 cows and calves, 20 head mixed cattle, 2 largo bullocks, 20 t#.o-year-old steers, 20 three and four-yearrold bullocks, 10 young cows, 3 splendid collie pups, several good horses, and the .thoroughbred entire Phillip The First, by King Phillip-dam Madam, by Vaccination (bred by Mr Kirby, of Olago). '

. In referenco to the annual Pastoral'and Agricultural show we would remind our readers that entries close at the offices of Messrs R, Brown & Co., at Masterton, F. H. Wood & Co, Greytown, J. D. Oakley, Foatherston, and-the Secretary, Carterton, on Wednesday next, 17th insfc, and cthat no entries can bo received after that date.

\ A London oowespdndentof aSoutkorn journal writes:—l hear from a private sdufce that the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and other members of the Eoyal Family are in a fever of apprehension lest, the Poet Laureate should'make the. Queen, ridiculous by some overBtrained tribute to the'virtues of that Tnuoh fuaaed over menial the late lamented John Brown. It seems that the Queen sent for Tennyson the other day, and wsb oloseled with him for nearly half an hour, The conversation'is known to have been principally about the deceased gillie, and as that worthy was usually "pretty civil to the poet the worst is fearetl. Her Majesty's judgment Beeras sound enough on business matters, buj her regard for .Brown carries her to extravagant lengths,

The, entertainment in aid of the Temperance Hall Building Fund drew a moderate audience at the Theatre Eoyal last evening. . His Wprsbip tho Mayor occupied the chair. The ; Mastertou String Band played the opening. overture in their usual creditable style, .(he other instrumental item on the programme was a piano solo by Miss Galloway " Home Sweet Home," with, variations which was very correctly rendered, The lady Vocalists we're Mrs B'reeth'dnd Hiss Nicol who sang "The Officer's ■Funeral,": and 'fin the.Gloamin" respectively, but the audience evidently did not relish sentimental music, or they had a quiet way of expressing their appreciation. Mr Moore's song "The Owl," and Mr "Wickeraon'a "Golden Days," were receive! In the ,same undemonstrative way, the applause being reserved for the oo'riuV; element of which there was a good seleoiion,. Mr Mansell made his dobut, and a favorable impression by treating ibeaudience. to a character song "Dearly Beloved-Breth-ren," which was vociferously retfemanded. Ha was equally -successful ;,in ■■ '(The Millionaire," Mr Rapp as usual brought down the house by giving 5" The Judge's Song" (from Judge and Jury! in character,' and as' 1 an encore "Smiling Tom"found equal favor."Mr Colter as "An awful little scrub" kept the audience in an amusing strain -while recounting the troubles of the -f'scrubj". and as a redemand treated them to "A Kiss in the Tunnel." Thq entertainment was brought to a' olose by' a "Hunting a Turtle" by the MasieftoV : Amateur Dramatic Club, the Mole, of the characters being well suatained throughout. We must not omit tomeni tiort that Mr Kaisenborg accompanied tho whole, of the songs on the'piano, his ■excellent playing adding in a great rneas- ■ ; ure to the suooeaa of the evening's entertainment.

' The Standard states; The Lower yfclley Jockey Club meeting this Beasonpromises to be a greater success "than heretofore, £215 to be run for, against M6of last jear, Mr P, Cookery in another column thanks his friends and the public for past favors and notifies that he has disposed of the Club Hotel stabling to Messrs 0, Dixon and R, Jaques whom he feels confident will conduct the business % a manner which will merit the continued support of his old customers. Visitors to Masterton. from the Bnjpire ; City are loud in their expressions of aston. ishment at the Bplendid displays of drapers' and milliners' goods to be seen in the windows of our various -business establishmeats. Mr G, ,W. ScmibDßß's,' Hall "of Commerce, receives special notice, and his stock of Parisian and other spring novelties is pronounced by persons who have travelled in all the fashionable cities of the world to be the' most reoheroheY ever -seen'in a colonial store.— Advt. :.■':.'?;'-..' "Raw? & i HABB's2s 6d tea unequalled for purily.and flavor. Trv.it I-Advt. H. Peterson begs to inform the publio of Masterton thatJie has just received a ivery large and choice assortment' of ladies'and gents' boots and Bhoes, in all the latest styles, whioh he intends selling cheaper than any other house in town,— [Advt.]