COMPARATIVE VALUATIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1537, 17 November 1883, Page 2

COMPARATIVE VALUATIONS.

The yield of rates under the oJd method of valuation and under .the new ono of the Eating Act of 1882 is given in a Government, Return; In the Castlepoint district under the old' Act the yield would bo £BO4, under tho' new £1362 per annum. In the Mas' terton district under the old Act £2002, and under the now £2603. Taratahi-Oarterton Road Board,; old £7OO, new £1798." Carterton Town district, old £155, new £2lB. Featherston Town district, old L 142, now Lll7. Featherston Road District, old L 1175,. new. L 1797. - In tho East County rates have increased over 40 por cent owing to the new Government valuation, In the West County they have been nearly doubled, This new valuation is in a measure tlio cause of the" pinch" of which settlers complain Taking all tho Counties of the colony rates have risen from; L 143,505 to 1193,058. : - '■ -.'-' : - '•■.'; .

Tho Masterton Volunteers are engaged in class firing for Government prizes today, . In a supplement to our present issue wo give our readers tho full text of Mr Hawkins* speech delivered before the County Settlers Association on Wednesday last. The natives held a meeting at: the Foresters' Hall yesterday afternoon, at which Henare Tamoana and other spoke principally on tho Native Lands Bill of last session. The friends of the late Mr Harrison are notified that bis funeral will.leave bis residence at Waihenga, for the Carterton cemetery to-morrow at 12 o'clock. , ,

Dances and Maori hakas aro the order of things during the evenings at Greytown. At present not a night passes but there Is a dance .either iu the Foresters' or Town Hall, and they 'ajre always .well attended and very orderly. ' ; The Greytowh Volunteer Fire Brigade hold their usual practice on Thursday evening, Three wells were tried, and tho time ingetting waterin each instance was remarkably g.iod,; Tho attendance, however, was not so good as might havo been expected. After practice a'meeting was held at which it was resolved that a silver medal be presented to th>- Hreman who makes tho most attendances

We learn from thu Post that a special meeting of the Standing Committooof the. Wellington Diucoaaii Synod was held yesterday afternoon. Present Tho, Bishop (President), Archdeacon Stock, Bevs. It, J. Thorpe, E. Coffey, and T. Panoourt, Messrs Plimmer and Eous' Marten. The special business'was the appointment "of a Diocesan Secretary. It was docided that the secretary's whole' timo must 1)9 devoted to the, diocesan work, and especially of perfecting a system of organisation in connection with the General Ohtiroh Fund. Tho Cominittoo ultimately decided upon appointing the Rev. T, Fancourt to the position of Diocesan Secretary, his stipend to continue as at present, with allowance for house rent and travelling .expenses, Mr Fan-' coart will accordingly resign his incumbency of the Lower Hutt parish; immediately, although continuing to take the Sunday duties there up to the end of next month. ; , ;

Dr Hector's' report on Makara goldgoes distinctly in favor of Mr Walker's contention that tho.cake of gold exhibited was the result of a recent cruahinp; at the Thames, and did not come from Makara. The value of gold taken from Makara at the rooent testing by experts is 13 lis lid per ounce, while that which was obtained from a crushing nt the Thame's is worth only 18s lid,' From an analysis Dr. Hector made, samples obtainednk Makara contains 9 per cent of silver, hut a sample clipped from a bar which was obtained from a. crushing at tho Thamos contains 32 per cent, whioh is the proportion that usually characterises tho gold: obtained in the Thames district.

Five shearers aro wautod on Monday by: Mr Stuckey for To Eangitumau, Twenty/ ono shillings per hundred js. offered to good cloan shearers. Mr J. D. Baird has accepted the management of the Equitable Insurance Association, resigning his appointment as engineer to that troublous corporation in the City of Wellington. Mr Charles Elgar writes to Iho Post fromLongwood, Wairarapa, as follows: —" There is a paragraph in your paper saying Mr and Miss Pharazyn had left England on their return to New: Zealand. Unless you have authoritative information, will you please giyo this absoluto denial. My information from Mr Pharazyn by tho'Frisco mail just arrived is that he has no Intoution of coming out at present." Our information was obtained from our London Correspondent, who stated that Mr and Miss Pharazyn had booked by the s.s. Tongariro,

The beat assortment pf clocks yet seen in thisdistriot is how on view at Mr ; A,; Bish's jeweller, Queen-strflot. There are among them several varieties of the alarm clock, some.: extremely pretty timepieces under the name of the "Mikado Striker," anpV'.Lddge; Glooks," a novelclook called jtlie!' Calender," which has an extra'hand 'pointing to 'he date of the month each day and a great variety of timekeepers of all kinds. ! Tho above being' a direct importation are being sold at wonderfully low prices and anyone desiring a good well finished article at small coat are requested to take advantage of the present opportunity, See the windows to-day t—ft»YXi

meeting of the members of th>|^pwtertdn-,Swimming Club -is Una mmtis&w.dO at.Mr 3., i||^l^».. V :--\^#s§i|'f ; |pNoffconi the weatherpr tfiljwalk !Bfidiiig ; -NoJember 16th : v |Jle,e'SrTy plrt $f jsd wp was damp, oldiidy, and cofd, then it became damp and warm, ending with'tf'thunderstorm on the 18th; the lattor.part fine.and warm; with? what to this date has been both damp and bold. Rain •fell on lour .daya, heavy on. the 13th;.: Total rain fallf6niittMß : M9s inoh. Tho'lb'arometet meai) reading ia 29.385 ihohes, and themean'fdr the thermometer is/ 59.5! Fah, I Tlje atmoßphere in .this looalily has been'in a highly, eleolrioal condition nearly the whole of the week, 0 fronia northerlydirection, ' The.refe'reel'i'n.''tho%ge'r"re Queend Beauty, rai/ie.,. hirye forwarded the stakes to Mr-Walker bf the ThanieV-to-day. :; Mr 0. Y.' O'Connor has been appointed lUcder-Secretary.'for; Publip;: Works, vice •Mr John .Snowies'.resiguedi His- appointment to date froui,tliol7th inst, T ; Tho Marino Depsr'tmorit have received a telegram s from" the-harbormaster at. Nelson 1 ■ td % ' effect Mat the Bteamer Grafton carried away 'the beacon at the French Paßa at 1 o'olook this morning, Mr 0. Moeller, of the economical -furniture wiirehquso in Queen street, has 'a new announcement in another column, which: draws attention to, his stock in .oabjnetware; and general furniture,. Mr Moeller is acquiring a reputation foe hia skill in picture framing, and two substantial heayy'-gilt frames may now bo seen in •his: window,' r which do him great.credit, tho ono containing a portrait of Mr J, H. Oorbett, and the other' an oil painting of •soenery 6n:the Upper Plain road. The next English and European Mail, via Brindiai (to he specially addressed), .will!, cloSe'at -. this [office on Monday, the lOtlidaf'oif November,''at-6.30 a.m. The enterprising:caterer for the arnusoment of the public announces that ho has engaged Messrs jStan'Seldj and Dark's talented company to appear at the Theatre Eoyal, Masterton,. on Monday ovoning. Though the notice is so short the reputation of the Company should ensure a good house.

Raw & Hake's 2s 6d tea unequalled for purity and flavor. Try it !—Advt,

~ Seldom has'there been aueh a choice of. beautiful dross, fabrics and elegant 'millinery us ladies have placed before them this season 111 the'p'rinoipal drapery oatabliahments of'Nei'Zealand. A visit of inspection', to-Mr 6. W. Schroder's Hall Commerce would amply pnve this as there iV npw.on viow there the most extensive selection of the latest novelties fi'orii "England and the Continent over seen in the Wairarapa,—Advt. EapptteHaw would remind ruuholders and farmers that they have just lauded SO bales of woolpacks, 8 and lOlba., attached add detached tops, 45 bales corn sacks, "72 doz. sheep shears in all the best; brands; special plates in sewing twines, \The above they ace selliug at Wellington wholaaalo price 3. An inspection invited.—[Advt.J 65 Little boys' striped Malm washing suits, trimmed navy blue, for boys from 3 to 5 years, all sizes, at 2s 6d; To Aro House, 100 Liitk %«' suits, three garments, dark colours, very dnrable, will suit boys from ito 10 years, all sum, at 53; Te Aro House. . ■ • . .

50 Boys' dark tweed Norfolk suits, will fit boys from ito 10 years, prices, according to size, from 7s 6d to 10s 6d; Te Aro House. 75 Boys' fancy linen Norfolk suits, splendid for summer wear, fast iu colour, for.boys from 3to 10.ye.irs, 9s Cd to 12s 6d; Te Aro House ' "'l ; .'• ■•''.'••'. . 80 Liltk hoys' navy blue worsted jerseu mils, mil cap, for boy's from 3 to 7 years 9s to 10s fid; Te Aro louse. 70 Boys' West of England tweed Sudbury suits, splendid patterns, for boys from 4 to 14 years, ISs fid to 233 6d; To Aro House,

55 Boys'' Ndohhrki suits, with' yoke, capital Englisl twoeds will Suit boys from 3 to 10 years, prices from 12s 63 each; Te Aro Ho'tfso,, ~.■"■; , : ! \oo'BoyflWest oj England tromr suits, part of surplus stook from last summer, to fit boys from 9 to. 13 years, original prices 35s to 47s fid, now 25s to 30s; Te Aro Houso, Wellington,— Aott.