The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1884. COUNTY FINANCING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1662, 17 April 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1884. COUNTY FINANCING.

We rig gratified to observe that our local contemporary who lias for some time past been regarded as a hostile critic towards tho County East Council winds up an amusing article on tho financial position of the County in tho following terms:—" By flaunting £251 in the faces of the public as representing County salaries, they arc only exposing themselves to ridicule, and affording reasonable grounds for unpleasant surmises that may possibly culminate in an imperative demand for a full and searching light to bo thrown on tho County system of bookkeeping in connection with the County expenditure." Charts which have been hurled against the Chairman and the Treasurer, and Engineer from timo to time of all sorts of sins and iniquities, are at length narrowed down to a complaint against the County system of bookkeeping. This is the residuum for which tho County party has still to answer, and possibly when the balancesheet which has recently been prepared has passed under tho Argus eyo of the Government, auditor and is made public, it will bear even tho scathing glance of our contemporary. While we are glad to see that our contemporary is getting into a more wholesome state of mind on tho County question, we regret to observe in his article some of the old bad leaven with which ho has on former occasions soiled his leaders. For example he refers to us as being in the special pay of the County clique, Now this remark is not likely to injure us as it is tolerably well known that the Wairarapa Daily has never been in the pay of any clique, local body, or individual. What tho remark really means is, that our local contemporary does not get as much of the County advertising as he considers he is entitled to, and for a long time past he has adopted the very foolish practice of bullying what it calls the County clique very much after the Dick Turpin style, Our contemporary is extremely unwise to refer to advertising questions, because he cannot well approach them in an impartial or disinterested spirit, The discourtesy to ourselves we can well afford to overlook, as we do not expect from lik any observance of the ordinary courtesies of journalistic debate.

Mr Bunny's speech at Thorndon is one of the best indicators we have had of late of the course which is likely to be taken by political parties during the ensuing session, It points to the conclusion that parties will form on a separation cry j that the battlo will bo one North v South, the North fighting for tho unity of tho colony and tho South struggling for cheap railway rates under cover of a separation demand. It suggests also that tho Atkinson party will form a coalition with Sir George; Grey: and his followers, Wo do not suppose Mr Bunny loves the "ATKitoN: -Ministry, or is loved by it., We.may guage, however, the oxtont to which the separation scare has spread in Wellington, when wo find Mr Bunny:declaring for the Government and Thorndon declaring for Mr Bunny as a Government supporter, Botween the South wind "Colonial Separation" and tho North wind "Abolition of Freehold Titles," wo fear that thero is a troubled time bofore us.

We hear thai; the Clerk of the District Court at Hasterton, La's been, instructed to adjourn the April sitting for a period of three months, Now, as thero happens to be several important cases set down for hearing at this Court, it is obvious that so long a postponement is a serious miscarriage of justice; and is andther illustration of the muddle into which the Department of Justioe appears to have got, Through the maladministration of this department, • ordinary cases in the Resident Magistrates' Courts have had to be dealt within an irregular and reprehensible manner, and now District Court case's appear fcb be following suit, Perhaps when tha House'meets a stop maybe putJp..the blunders which are evidently being made by the Departmentpf Justice.'_!.,;/','; i The attitude:of the Wellington Press towards Mr Bunny confirms the opinion we expressed' the other day, that his return for Thorndon is a certainty,

Tendorß ore wanted by Mr Geo, Remington for trenching at Woodside. -. i ■ ( A blacksmith's shop in good position-is' advertised in our "Wanted"column.,-; Eight hundred full month morinoiewea are advertised for sale at.the Matnikutm'; station. ' " ' : . - .. -•■•;'

John MoHugh' wag fined, five shillings for drunkonness by Mr W. Lowes, J.P., this morning, Breeders of horses will do well to see Mr James Oavanagh, who will bo in Masterton: sho'itly for the purpose 1 of buying good horses, Wo understand that Messrs Lowos and lorns Imve 2000 sheep already entered for their noxt market sale, and expect ; as many more to be added to the oatalogue prior to tho 80th inst. • The Rov. J. 0. Andrew, principal of Nelson College, has been sponding jiho. Easter vacaiion at Whareama. He is one of the quickest travellers in New Zealaud. Ho lolt lea Staiion at 1 a.m. to-day, rodo into Masterton in time to catch tho oarly traiiuand will bo at home in Nelson this evening.

Wo remind our readers that the first of this season's winter entertainments. takeß place in St Matthew's school room this evoning, and that an excellent programme haß been prepared for tho occasion ' A writ haß boon served on tho Masterton Borough Council, at'the instance 'of. Mr Henry Bentley for £2OO damages, .'for. illegal dismissal from tho office of psp-; ; keeper, "Mr B. N, Sahdilands,lias".h.e\h.' retained by the plaintiff, who3eactidii'wi'H' he hoard at the District Court. It is said that cheques for compensation were issued to the officers in the Architects branch of the Public Works Department as compensation for dismissal on the regulation scale, but that payment of them has boon stopped as a question, has arisen as to the legal status of these unfortunato civil sorvants Tho Masterton Fire Brigade had awet practice last evening. Tho hoso was played on Perry's Block at tho cornor of Queen street, which looks all the fresher this morning for its wash down, At the meeting of members hold subsequently, it was decided to hold a brigade ball in the course of noxt month. Two now niombers wo proposed,

■ An eminent dentist was "hail" rather tho other day in Masterton. He inquired of a local settlor whothor ho could <fo anything for him, and was nskod if he could fit a child with a how sot of teoth. The eminont dentist repliod that such an operation was a speciality with him, and was accordingly directed to call at tho local sotllor's hnusoaud takotho measureliientß of tho juvenile mouth. Off posted the eminent dentist to seek the child, but lis feelings may bo be'tor imagined than acserit ed when ho discovered his intended prey to bo a tiny infant just a week or so old, and ho romemboral then that tho month of tho year was April,

Messrs Lowes and lorns report that Ihoy had another very largo stock sale in their Masterton Yards, yesterday afternoon. Tho attendance ot buyers was numorous, and bidding was favorable to sellers, although, considering tho superior quality of most of tho mobs offored, extremo prices could not.ho said to havo boen reached. Tho following is a list of purchasers and tho prices realised:Sheep (two-tooth wethers, crossbredg)— 50 at 9j 2d, G. Chamborlain; 50 at 9s 2d, Crawford ; 100 at 9s, Moncton, Cross bred owos-270 at 7s 2d, B, Chamborlain ; 200 at 9s Gd, Crawford; 27G lambs, 5s sd, Forman; 15 lambs in wool, Gs, Colway; 200 fat shoep, 12s Id, Monoton ; 50 two-tooth ewes, 9s, Raynor; 230 2-tuoth ewos, 8s 10, Eaynev: 400 crossbred ewos (culls), ss, Beotham Bros,; oOcross-bred ewes (culls), 7ssd, MoPhoe; 50 Merinos, 7s Gd, Bassett; 400 Merinos, Gs, Beetham Bros; 100 cross-bred ewos, 7s 'M. Chauionoy ; 100 cross-bred ewes, 7s Id, Wagland; 100 crossbred ewes, 7s, Buick; 100 cross-bred ewes, 7s 9d, Meredith; 2GO fat wethers, 12s, McLaren; 40 fat owes, 10s 7d, Bonmoy ewes, 9s Gd, Osborne;'"3G Merino owes, 3s Id, Beotham Bros: 6 2 tooth Eomney rams, 50s, E, Chamberlain Cattle Three-year old forward steers, £5 ss; cows from £3 10s .to £5 2sGd; two-year olds M 11a; yearlings 30j. Horses—From £4 to £ls.

A party of jurymen recently inspecting Sunnyside Asylum, Canterbury, missed two of their number. Thinking they had already departed, thoy mado no delay in starting as soon as the hour of inspection was over, and were driving away, when a representative of tho police, who waß pro. sent, spied two liata behaving themselves in an extraordinary manner at a window. To him who knows Sunnyside (says tho Press) few things are astonishing, but tho hats certainly Boomed out of place, and tho constable returned to investigate. Ho then found that tho two jurymen had got locked into an unoccupied coll, and tho frantio motions of the two hats wero caused by their owners' anguish at being abandoned by thoir co-jurors. They had a very narrow eacapo from an enforcoil .stay in tno asylum of appallingly uncertain duration. In a lettor to the " Southland Times" pa the subject of leprosy, which ho says is not communicablo except by contact, ;Dr Bakewell makes the astonishing statement that them is a gentleman well known in Canterbury and throughout the colony, who has for years boon afflicted with the diseaso, but who goes about and mixes with othor business men as if thorp was nothing the matter with him.' ../'

A now fuel, composed of alcohol and water, was tried on a' tug boat in-Now-York. Tho rosult was a tremendous explosion, fire, and 15,000 dollars damage for which the inventors aro boing suod by the owners, New Orleans graveyards are being ti3,w invaded by robbers; in tho hone of finding jowellery and other valuables in mouldering coffins, It was at one time tho custom in New Orleans to bury jewellery with tho dead of wealthy Creole families, Tho influx of pauper European labor into the coal district of Ponsylvariia ( is exciting discussion. There aro l'fj.OOO iu ono colony, chiefly Polos, Croats, and Burba. Chinese are said to bo proforablo ; on account of their greater cleanlinees, Joacqin Miller has been before the Congress on tho Mormon question, He argued earnestly against hostilities, and recommended a thorough ay'atein of education as tho host solvent of tho difficulty, He considered the Mormons a community of cranks, through ignorance.

The Wanganui Caledonian Society lias in one of its members, hailing from the Turakiua Valley, an ardent advocate of the athletic sports pertaining to Ilia native country, This gentleman, along with Borne, friends, has lately been on a visit to New Plymouth, returning by theOpunake road. Passing the Wainongoro stream, he spied some fine " stones','. 1 and one.ln particular, he told his fellow travellers, was "a gran' slane for putting,' 1 This stono, which was placed in the trap, and brought to town, weighs exactly twentytwo pounds, and is worn nice and smooth by the water's action,

" The' Premier, leaves for Duuodih. on Friday next, ami spoaks there next Wednesday. .; ■..'.,';-. .•/;■ ;g----■■A;'meeting; of ra'topayorß to elect 'fenew Library Outnmitte'o for. convened for Thursday evening the ; '24th inst. '■/., '- . ;:-.'.; fr.; ■

At the Auckland Races on Tuesday (second day). Administrator won the Flying iSlakos. Consul ran in the Autumn Handicap, but did not gain' a place. Administrator- also rau third for." the Shorts one milo. .','""'

China has a bridge al Laiigaug five miles long.

A foreign' Princess is now singing at a London music hall.

In the Liverpool Courier is an account of a perilous ride takon by a man nam6cl Geo, Adams tinder an oxpross train. He had taken a piece of 'rope by throwing it over tho axlo bar, and, noosing it at each end, mado a support for his head', and feet. In this position ho travelled all the road from Liverpool to Wulverhampton, and when noticed by a carriage examiner was in.a very exhausteil condition. Whentaken before the Magistrate ho admitted that as the train (lew along he became frightened, and would havo got off but was afraid of boing cut to pieces:. Ho was let off by paying Court foes.

At Newton Abbot, the llev. T, Yard, a Church of England clergyman, was'fine! 18 for having allowed a horse to remain fivo weeks in a barren orchard without a' particle of food, until it was literally atai-veS to dealh. He knew it was in the. ;orojwrd, and when expostulated with said he had wished to have tho horse destroyed but his inothoi-iivlaw would not allow it bocauso it had beon so many yoars in the family, Speaking at a meoiing in Peterborough the Dean of Peterborough said ho pleaded for the use of wino and beer as innocent enjoyments and healthy stimulonts. Local option meant the deprivation of n large number of honest,'hard-working .-and respoctablo men of lawful enjoyment, becauso a number of othor men had no self restraint. If might mean that the rich, who could afford cellars, might drink as much as they likoil, but that tho poor man might not havo a glass of beer, Tho Lyltelton Times of March 15 contains a lengthy description of the now premisosof that journal,-just -completed, as also a narrative of the career of that journal, Tho new offices aro three storoys in hoight, of brick, and have a frontage of 96ft to Gloucester-street. With tho issuo of the Times of tho above date, is issued an artistic sketch of the now buildings, and a " fac similo" of the first number of tho Lyltelton Timos. It began lifo in 1851, as a small weekly papor of oight pages, published every Saturday, tho subscription being ono guinea por annum, or srxponco per single numbor. In tho " Journal of tho Week," in tho first numbor is the following interesting item :-"Whon tho Charlotte Jauo, tho first ship entered tho harbor, Hor Majesty's'Bloop-of-war Fly was lying at anchor, having on board His Excelloncy tho Governor of Now Zoaland, and Lady Grey, who had came down in hopes of boing prosent at tho arrival of tho first body ot colonists," and in tho shipping news undor tho head "Sailed," tho following entry:-December 18, H.M.S. Fly, 18 guns, Capt. Oliver, for Wellington. Passengers—llis Excellency Sir G. Groy, K.C.8., Govcrnor-in-Chicf, and Lady Grey, Colouelßolton, R.E., Captain Nugent, 58th regiment, and Godfrey. J, Thomas, Esq." In 1854 the Lyltelton Times becaino a bi-weekly, and in March 1858, the oight pages grew to twelve, and July of the following year saw an increase in size of the sheets. .By the middle oMBO3 a further enlargement became necossary, and in October of that year the publication became tri-weokly, In July, 18G5, tho growing requirements of its readers had to bo mot by a daily Issue of four pages of its present size, and in 1870 tho proprietors ca'mo to the conclusion to incroaso their issuo to eight pages, as thoy aro at present In 1865 a weekly edition had to bo issued, and in 1808 a weekly paper was established. in tho office for tho same reason. Tho number printed of tho first issue of tho Lyttolton Times was 250; to-day, the issues every week from the publishing office, taking account of tho three papers we have mentioned, amounts to 5(3,000, Tho Lytlelton Times has beon conducted by its proprietors with great onergy and business ability, and it may now be regarded as one of the leading journals of the Colony, Thick HEAos.-rHeavy stomachs, bilious conditions—"WoUs* May ApploPills'-auti-bilious, cathartic, 5d and Is. N. Z. Drug Co.

£IOO EiiWAKD,—They euro all diseases :of >tho stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nervo3, and kidneys, and £IOO will be paid for a case they will not cure or help, or for anything impure or injurious found in Hopßittors, Tost it. Read After soveval years oxpenence in supplying watches for the colonial market,'Littlejohn .and Son, of Lambtou Quay, Wellington, havo observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price thau that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of. large quantities on a uniform plan, that wo aro enabled to moot tills want We havo now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lover. This watch, being simple an design durable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfils, all tho requirements of a pockot timokoopor. A Written gnarauteo for two years will be giyon with each watch. Sent.by post,' securely packed, on recoipt o£"J?ost Office order or cheque.—(Advtl ' '