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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1723, 30 June 1884, Page 2

Mr W i.O. Buobanan invites the electors lo meet him at the Public Hall,.' Carter? ton,on Thursday next, at Greytwjrb on Friday, and at Featheraton on Saturday. Further, meetings will he notified in due ourse-

Mr Dwid Crewe opens the PahUtua Hotel with a.housewarini'ug unnorrow. •

Mr George Fannin aMiteot invites tenders for the erection of a two storey dwelling in Chapel street, \ /:•> The returning officer for Wairara"pa. North: publishes in. another column a notice of eleotion,' giving tlia.list of .'this. polling places. - ■ , ■ ■!'.,

Mr.E. H. Ohinohen advertises for immediate sale a walnut drawing room suite at a bargain price. v •/'■'■

■ The Rifle Association meeting called for Saturday last is again postponed for i month, in the hope that after the eleotibns are over, there will be a good'muster. ''

"Electors desirous of acting oh acon'i» 'rriittee to secure the'return of Mr W. 1 0.; Buchanan are invited to meet ihthe building opposite Mr Hebley's shop, Greytown, on Wednesday at 8 p.m.'..'...'.' - Electors desiring of aoling on a Committee with the view of securing'tlie return of Mr W. C. Buchanan are invited to meet in the building recently occupied by Mr Gibson ou Wednesday next ati.2 p.m. '.'.',,

The electoral roll for Wairarapa South has just been printed at this office, and the roll for Wairarapa North is in hand and will be published in the course qfna few dayß. The south roll contains 1440 names as against 1246 on the one-issued-in 1883. :--'!-jT

A 'considerable number... Beetham's supporters metatthe.Temple'. Chambeis on Saturday afternoon and formed themselves into a cominittbe to secure his election, It was .arranged that he should meet the electors' in Masterton on Friday evening next,

Fifteen hundred fit sheep, have orrived in Masterton from Napier en route for Wellington, where they are to be slaughtered and frozen, They were detained five days at the Maua'watu by the breakdown in the ferry arrangements and it is feared that the condition of some of thorn will suffer by this delay,

The Masterton Football team won the match with Uteytuwn on Saturday last by two tries to one, The game was a close cuo thruugliuut, Greytown leu 1 off with a sport, but after the first few moments play Musienou proved too many for their old opionenij. I'ur Mastertun, linwko, J, and \\. '.ferry, behind the scrimmages, and Harvey and.Kanganui forward, did find work, while .Suinurerville, Webster, and Looker played in good for Greytown,

The Carterton Taratahi Road Board hcld'thoir ordinary meeting on Saturday last. Present—Messrs \V, Booth (in the chair), Messrs Braillnvaite, Strang, Paikor, Gallon, Dorset, Reynolds, and Bunny. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed and correspondence; wns.read. Debit account at: Bank of £464 was announced and sundry accounts for £64 4s were passed for payment Application was received from J. Raynet, asking permission to erect gate across road on the plain, also from H. Bayner, asking that part of road on Carter's line should be repaired as it was getting quite' impassable. A deputation of settlers on Kaukautau Road attended begging Board to provide them with road as owing to Mr L, Nix having erected his fence they were entirely blocked in, Chairman said they hud a right to expect moreforbearnce from Mr Nix, Mr 'Wilkersnn considered Mr Nix was not altogether to blame in the matter as he had suffered considerably through having his fence' cut aud his stock Bent adrift Mr Booth proposed holding a bee, offering to send horse, cart, and man for a week, also £2, Mrfl.

Bunny proposed that the Board allowed £3G from No. 8 Ward, provided that No. 2 Ward spend £4, the settlers l'aiaiu" £lO more, making i'so which was considered sufficient to make the road passable. Mr Dorset seconded. (Jarriod unanimously. The deputation consulted together and aareed to raise the i'lo required.' The following are to be the polling places in the Wniravapa district at the approaching general election ;—Wa?ra rapa North Electoral District—Courthouse, Mastevton (principle) j sohoolhoise Gladstone; schoolhouse, MauricnviJe; sohoojhouso, Ek6tnhmia; premises of Mr P, Brantiigan, Alfredton; schoolhoise, Taueru; Public Hall, Tiuui; residaice of Mr P. E. Tatham. Homewood, rear Wailtaraka; residence of Mr G %.' Murray, Ohanga; residence of Mr H. Manns, Pdhiatua, MrTaylor's homestead Manawa ; residence of Mr 0. H. Osbolne, Dreyorton. Wairarapa South JSleotiral Distriot —Court house, Featherston (pjinoiple): premises of Mr A.' Matthews, Wuiorongomai ; dwellinahuuse of Mr John Neilson, Pirinoa Gate, Pirinia; sohoolliouso, ilfiirtineorough; Mr Ei({diford's out-station house, Waipawi ', Foresters' Hall, Greytown; CoiU'thotßO, Carterton. '

Mr George Fisher has healthy viewsnn the subject of Land Nationalisation. In. his address to the doctors of Wellington South he Baj'B, "Naturally one feels a sense of diffidence in dissenting from tie views expressed by Mr Wallace and Kr Henry George on the subject of Latd Nationalisation, connected with which is our own question of nerpetual leasin ; but again I prefer my faith to the soundlr views of Professor'fWcoit, for, as le points out, you cannot divide Mr Georgia proposal to absolutely confiscate overtbody's scheme which no rational Englishman would lolerate<—for not onjy would the wealthy landowner suffer, bit the small proprietor also, who by years if careful thrift und patient toil had acquire! | a plot of land, would be engulfed in tre whirlpool of spoliation... Landjtfaiiormljsation, like National Insurance, will neve; come to pass. Bach is a theme upoi which it is possible to build some very attractivo theories, but each, I think,, ii devoid of the possible and the practical l . In the ease of the land, the feeling, pi. owriorship stimulates industry,''■'atifljiwp know how well the truth of the statemoni is exemplified in the case of the- -peasant proprietary of France. My own : belief ii ' that the perpetual leaseholder will in lime' himself solve, or dissolve, this pretty theory by himself becoming the freeholder. But then this ought to be addel, that if the system has the effect of getliig the people on tho land, and of.makirig them ultimately freeholders, it will haje accomplished something, i

Thick heads.—Heavy stomachs, biliois conditions-^-'' WohW May Apple Pills'-anli. bilious, catharfcio. U and Is. N. Z, Dri» Co. !

The number of emigrants • atriving in New York during the past three montls was 41,290 against-'-49,602 in the first quarter of last year. . !■ ■ • : Flies and bogs,—beetles, insects, roache?, ants bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jackrabbits, cleared out by. " Rough ou •flals, 1\&; Moses Moss &Co„ Syduey, General Agents .■•.;.■

WeJearn from The Colonies that:-a monkey Bi?nalman manages tbe railwij rraffio at Witenhage, South Africa. The human signalman had the misfortune to lose both his legs, and has trained a boboon to discharge his duties, Jacke pushes his master about on a trolly, and under his. directions works, the lever ;to set the signals, with a most .ludicrous imitation of humanity, fle puis doivn the lever, looks round to see that the correct singal is up, and then gravely watches the approaobing train, his master being at hand to correct any! mistake.

. .v-.We regret to. hear that Mr W, .Waring Taylor, one of ; .Vttl'o;'ojde.it; .Wellington Bottlers, to-clay through •Mr.E'. Shaw, his solicitor, Bled a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt, (Approximately ; his : estate, shows—liabilities; at j assets 1 at' ; £70,000, The detailed-statement, will be ' filed next week, '".- ■",;: .': ■'•■; -

The Gazette published yesterday con-, tains a list of polling places and returning officers appointed for'the' forthcoming elections. Of those the following are of ■ local'.interest North.'. H. S. Wardell; Wairarapa South, J, J, Freeth: The writs of the eleotions- were issued yesterday, and the 22nd July is gazetted as thovpolling dny; the writs being made returnable on the 6tli August. .'' , At the meetmg.of the Land Board held on Thursday, there were present: : Messrß J, W. A! Marchantj Acting-Commissioner' (in the chair) and Commissioners Mason, M.H-8., and Bunny. : MrT.H. Downed, furnished particulars as lo the Crown lands on which he proposed \o, 'cut timber, and. it was resolved Hint 'his request be acceded to. Mr J. L. Bacon wrote applying for a Crown grant" for section 1621, Buniiythorpe, slating that lie had fulfilled the required improvements, It was resolved that the ranger inspect the section, arid report on' tho matter, Captain R. Johnston wrote applying lo.have his' unpaid instalmentson: section-1575,; Kairanga, capitalised, The Chairman reported that lie'had' computed the present value and iiiierest, and it .was decided to inform the,applicant, of the'amount; ; ;A-letter .was .read from 'Mr F.W. Hales,; applying to piirpliasQ• land'adjucent jto.-his run at Flat Point.' It was resolved tliat the land beaurv'eyed and put up to auction, Mr T. Knight applied to capitalise unpaid instalments in section-' 1537, block 5, Kaimuga. It, was resolved to inform the; applicant" of the present value and interest. &c. Mr A. Douglas applied, offering to lease 800 acres of Crown land in the Pahona District, It was resolved that the matter be reported on at next meeting. The Manawatu Eoad Board applied' for the Board's approval of certain expenditures, which wore, duly approved of. The schedule 'of lands sold since'the last meeting was kid on the table and approved, showing that G22a 3r 89p bad been disposed of,'realising J!433135,

Some forged £SO Bank of England-notes have been changedatßrusselsandAntwerp by a Frenchman. The notes are cleverly .executed, hut the letter "g'j in the word EiiL'larid is Bomewhatsihall and misshapen, The police force of England and Wales, consists of GB2 inspectors, 8482 sergeants, and 28,381 constables, The total strength of the Scottish police force is 32 chief constables, 110 superintendents, 176 iuspeolors, 328 sergeants, and 3357 constables, Weil's " rougii on (Johns", - Ask for Well's "Rough on Corns." 7Jd. Quick relief, complete, permanent care. Corns, wart 3, bunions, Mosc3, Moss & Co,, Sydno'y, General Agonts.—Adytv •;

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