The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1884. AN ENDOWED GOVERNMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1668, 24 April 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1884. AN ENDOWED GOVERNMENT.

O.vk of llie new ideas which pass now-a-days for statesmanship is the conception of a national endow meat, which is to relievo the .colonial .taxpayers. This idea is favorably entertained by the present Ministry, and we may expect it some day to be pat before Parliament in a tangible form. By nationalising our waste lands this colony may in time acquire a revenue of perhaps a million per annum, and then tho public burdens will be light, and tho Colony prosperous! There is however, a reverse side to an ideal picture of this character. Asa rule, endowments whether applied to religious denominations, educational institutions or local Governments have had a tendency to impair their vitality, and wo cannot help thinking that an endowed Government would bo a weak one. What makes an economic and efficient Government lis it not the pressure on the taxpayers pocket, who is thereby roused, to watch.how the money goes, and to check its waste 1 Remove this pressure by creating an endowment, awl the Ministers and Legislators would have a fine time of it. Tho civil service would grow and flourish, the pension list would lengthen out like a comet's tail, and the honorarium would become a comfortable annual income lor a politician with a large family, Money easily got would be readily spent, and the benefit to the colony from the endowment would be very problematical. It seems wonderlul that men of Major Atkinson's experience should place so much faith in the patent remedies invented from time to time by the Don Quixotes of politics. It is a curious fact that while tho Ministryare carefully endeavoring to block the sale of land in New Zealand, to fence out capital and to frighten investors, land itself is a drug in the market. Were the land office closed to-morrow, a speculator could buy land atalmost his own price in any part of the colony. If the demand for land was active," and the public estate disappcaringwholesale, there might bo some ground for the Government putting a check to over speculation, but when there is no speculation it seems to us particularly foolish to tako steps to intensify the existing depression or to deprive the colony of its fair chance of lecuperation.

Mr P. H. Wood announces ihat hois agent fur llio Minium piano. His system of easy deferred payment ia published in our advertising columns, Ono uf these lnslrunicnta may be sein at Mr Wood's auction rooms. .... The Waipawa Mail' says:-" It is currently reported hero that a well known wool sorter, late in --tills locality, has received information by last mail to the effect that : ho has succeeded to "an earldom at Homo." A private leticrfrmhan Auckland rear dont to a friei.d at Oamuru hits been placed at the disposal of the " Mail." The writer says;..','.Tiines are very dull in this city, and money is getiinu, tighter, I hopo there will bo,no collapse, and I believe that such..a 'calamity may be staved off for two years, becauao no less than a quarter of a million sterling will he expended there during that period in local works, besides other large sums in private enterprises. All this must liavo a tendency to enable peoplo to hold their own. Property is steadily rising in value but there is no such.thing'as buying." We would call liie attention of our readers to Mr J, T. Steelo's now advertisement on our third page.- The lease of the premises occupied by him for so many years having expired,. Mr Steelo finds himself unable to make satisfactory' terras with his landlord for a -renewal, and is therefore compelled to clear out the whole of Lis stock within a given peiiod, For the next few weeks bargains will be llio order of the day at Mr, J.'T, Steele's, Wellington, and no doubt a large number of Wairarapa residents will avail themselves of this opportunity. We have just inspected somo novel lamps issued by the Sydnoy Portablo Gas Company (writes tho Standard). Mr F, H, Wood, who has boon appointed sole agent in the Wairarapa,,tried the illuminating powers of one of them last evening and the. clear and brilliant light, far surpassing- that given by kcrcsine, quite surprised the beholders. It was acknowledged to bo equal to gas; and suitable alike for a dwellinghou3o or a largo hall. Mr Wood pbsseaaes several lesiiniom'als from well known individuals as to their worth.

Lowes & loniß add to their slock sale' on April 30th, 300 good lambs. Tho usual 'drunk' appeared in the E.M- Court this morning before the customary J.P., Mr Lowes, and was fined tho invariable fifo shillings, The requisition' to the Hun. E. Eichardaon to become a candidate for tho Kaiapoi seat has been signed by 350 of the loading sottlors of the distriot. Tho contest between Donald Dinnie and Miller, the well known athlete, in Melbourne, in which they tried conclusions at ton events, each man choosing five, was won by Miller. ' Tenders are invited by Mr E 'E Cham horlain for splitting mid fifty-three chains of wire fenco at Miki Mild. 'Constable Armstrong, finding duty too arduous in Masterton, has resigned out of tho force, and Constablo Ilartiiet. from Johnsouvillo has ariived to tako his place Mr Dft«g, at tho mooting ot the Settlors Association last evening statod that all the oli orchards in Iho neighborhood of Masterton had disappeared, but an opinion was expressed that their successors on blight proof stocks would bo longer lived. Mr It. Dags stilled Unit ho planted an orchard tiventy-Gvo yeai's ago, and Iho sole sumviug tree now boaring fruit was ono of tho early Lmnmas variety. ' .

Messrs Alexander and McFarhme, the contractors for tho station buildings" at" Tahorailo, aro (writes the Woodvillo Examiner) ranking good progress wiih their work, Thero are a hrijo number of building to bo erected, including workmen's cottages, engino-house, goods slied, Btition mastor's house, elc, Tho station will comprise waiting moms, telegraph and post office, lamp room,engino driver's room, and the unial requisites of a terminal station, Arneotingof ihe Mas'ortou Cemetery Trustees was held yesterday afternoon, Present—Messrs Paytou (in iho chair), Perry, Haro and Uourigan. Tho minutes of the previous meeting luviiuj been road and confirmed, the treasurer reported a credit balance of £3913s sd. Correspondence was read from Mr B. P. Perry, ro a tree which encroached on Iho burial ground occupied by tho late Mr Mas'ers, also' from Colonial Secretary, tho appointment of Mr Hoiingaii as a truslso. Tho question of the tree was ordered to stand over till next mooting to wive the owner of it an opportunity of removing the encroachment The following accounts wero passed for payment ;- J, C, Ingram, salary and labor, £518.s 4d; Institute rent £1 10s; Wairahapa Daily, £1 4s Cd; Wairarapa Star, £1 os Gd. Messrs Haro and Hourigaii wero appointed visitors for the ensuing month, and authorised to erect a new gate at tho Cemetery entrance, and to attend to somo gravelling required by the custodian,

Political feeling as it exists at present in Wellington, ia plainly exhibited by ilia following extract from a Wellington correspondent's letter lo a Middle Island paper:—"lt is a significant indication nf tho effect produced in the North by Mr Montgomery's recent speech, and hy the utterances of Messrs Mftcaiidrew, Bathgate, and Reynolds in the direction of insular separation, that whereas only a few weeks there was a strong feelin» in Wellington that a change of Ministry was desirable, now all three candidates for Thorndoti are most plainly anil openly declared in favor of thn present Government, This is not so much a surprise in the caso of Dr Newman, although not long ago he was understood to have a marked inclination toward Mr Ormond as Major Atkinson's successor, and Mr Dwan's candidature, despite his protestations, is regarded as mora or less a joke, but Ml* Buiiny very recently had mudo no secret of his antagonism to Ministers or of his opinion that the Cist thing to be done was to turn (hem out and clear llie way for bettor men. Similar viows aro being put forth by soma of those who projectod his candidature. lie was almost universally believed* to be brought forward in the Opposition iu'srat, and his oulspoken doclaralion and adherenco to the Ministerial sido aro very striking indications cf which way tho wind blows in tho North just now. His unfurliu;; of j the Ministerial banner was a tremendous surprise to some who had been hugging theni'olvca on the idea that his past. Wellington services would securo his relttru, and lint thoy would obtain by a strokeof generalship nn>. ther seat for the Opposition. Somo very wry faces have been pulled at the unexpected denouement. Mr Bunny is notoriously fond of being on the winning aide, and his preliminary canter round Thorndou soon showed him that bucli serious uneasinesi had beon created by tho Montgomery speoch as to render it certain that a candidalo would not havo a ghost of a chanco who did not Daily denounce Mr Montgomery _ and all bis: works, Mr Bunny is a veteran political campaigner, and shrewd in forecasting eventualities. He thus promptly dotecled tho tendency of events, and has skilfully trimmed his sails to the breeze, with tho result that his return is almost ceitain. Public feeling here is now rapidly consolidating in the direction of sinking all other points of political differences in order to preserve the unity of the colony. This will materially affect the prospects of the coming general election in tho Wellington province.

Iho meeting of tlio North Wairnnipa County Settlers Association last, evening was not 60 very numerously atteuded and the proceedings were, on tlio whole, of a somewhat informal character. A le'ter was received from, the Hon the Premier' in reply to resolutions passed by .the association at a previous meeting, and intimating that the principle of a Board of Management for railways must bo discussed and affirmed by the Legislature before any change could be made in the direction indicated. Tlio question of whether the Farmers' Club should still continno as a branch of the association was talked over, but as many of the fanners wlu took a special interest in this subject were not present, noacMon: was taken in iho matter. It was su««c3'ed that farmers could join the Farmers' Olub conneclol with iho associat'on without beine members of the association proper. Mr Daug expressed an opinion that the farmers would stand out for an independent club, and Mr Carman concurred in this view. The remainder of. the ovening was devoted to a desultory discussion on '' fruit growing," and on " protection v freo trade." The President, in,the former question, showed that individual efforts in Aucklauil wero leading to large results, and that the supply of the Wellington market was more likely to dopend in the future on a distant provinoo than on tho Wairarapa, unless residents iu this district followed the example set them by northern settlers. can't preach oood.—No man can do a good job of work, preach a good s'armon, try a lawsuit well, doctor a patient, or write a good artiolo when lie foels miserable and dull,•with sluggish brain and unstrung nerves, aud none should make the attempt in such a condition when it cau ho so easily removed by a little Hop Bitters. Look for TO BE FOREWARNED 1310 BE FOREARMED, says tin) aphorism, and tho weapon that best serves tlio purpose of a protective regis against nervous ail; meats, kidncydiseases, dyspeptic tendencies, physical languor, nausea, or loss of appetite i3UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS" Stamped with tho signet seal of medical approval; it can ho Infallibly trusted, and honored with tho award of popular opinion, it cm bo confldcnth coimnded to unwersal uso.

Mr F. H. Wood's monthly stock salo at Mr Hammerich's yards, Greytown, lakes place to-morrow.- ■. ..;- We remind all interested in tho welfare of the Masterton Inmtute that tho annual electioH ot the Committee of management' lakes plrtce this evening. During the past year, iho outgoing Committee may be said ti have discharged its functions fairly well, though some members of it have not been very regular in attending, its meetings. It is, however, difficult to select nine, members'of a local body of this character who can-be. depended upon to give the necessary time and attention to its periodical meetings An unusual number of'.meetings have lapsed during the past year for want of a quorum, but no doubt Ibis drawback will be provided against in the coming year. Mr P, F. Tailored headed the list of winnors at the recont Auckland races with i'4so. We hear lint sovoral Masteiton amateurs have been asked to aim; at a concert at Greytoivn in aid of tho Presbyterian. Church at Morisimsßuaii, Messrs Lowes ami loms will bold an extensive sale of furniture, produco, &c, on S.iiuiday next at 2 p.m.

Notice is given of llireo elections in the Cashpoint Road District. Tho day of nomination is fixed for the 30th inst., and the reining members aro Mobsi's 'Langdon, Mackay, and Karvey. , Mr John Pond, an employee on the .Qpaki lltiihvny aoclion, met with a nasty accident while assisting to load trucks in tho ciiiting yesterday. The earth on which ho was standing slipped, and he fell iviili e..iisideriiblo force on to the truck below him, H 0 was removed to bis house in Miis'erton, and Dr Beard called in, who found that though his side was severely bruised, no buues were broken, At tho torchlight procession in honor of Sir Stafford Nurthcote's visit to Belfast, his enthusiastic admirers who carried iho torches, it has now been discovered, were paid half-a-crown a piece. . wise FouY.-'fjr ten years my wife was confined to herb:-d with such a complication of ailments that no doctor could tell whit was the matter or cure her, and I used up a small fortune in humbug stuff, Six months ago I saw an American flag with Hep Bitters on it, and I thought I would bo a mol onco more. I tried it, bnS my folly prove! to be wisJom, Two bottles cured her sbo is now ai well mid strong as any man's wife, and it cost mo only two dollars," II W Detroit, Mich, Head Tutcir. heads.—Heavy stomachs, biliou conditions—" Wells' May Apple Pills"- anti' bilioiH, cathartic. 5i and Is. N. Z, Drug Co.

After several years cxpcncnco m supplying watchos for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Bon, of Lnmbton Quay, Wellington, have otaerv.'-d the need for a thoroughly aomiil Kngliah Lover Watch at a lower prico thau that usually paid for su.ih watches. It is only bj the judicious diusion of labor iind by the manufacture ot largo quantities ou a uniform plan, that we arc enabled to meet this want Wo havo now tho pleasure of 'introducing our Six Guinea limiting Silver. Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timckeepor. A- written guarantee for two vara will bo given with cich wvt.-h. Sunt by post, securely packed, on leccipt of Post Office order or clicquc-lAdytl