The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1884. THE MASTERTON INSTITUTE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1762, 15 August 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1884. THE MASTERTON INSTITUTE.

It was apparent from the public meet- i ing held on Wednesday last that it is not feasible at present to carry out the i project for converting the upper room , into a reading room or for building a ■ new lecture room. The discussion at i the meeting, however, indicated that i the Institute was not altogether in a i satisfactory position, and if the exten- ' sive improvements which were sug- ' gested are premature, it does not follow that nothing can be done to put ] I other matters on a better footing. As •] we understand the income of the Inati- '■ . tute is about .£2OO a year, made up as follows-Kales £IOO, subscriptions ! , £25, rents £25, Government subsidy ' £SO, and the expenditure may fairly ! be divided between the reading room j ' and library, the upkeep of each i amounting to about £IOO per annum, < j; The reading room is well furnished and I supplied liberally with papers and ' •periodicals, The ratepayers may. be ' said to get full value for the money j they contribute towards the institution ' by the free use of this room. The ] weak point of the Institute is its i d library. This department is very in- 1 differently supplied with new books, ! * and it attracts but a limited number of '■ subscribers. Probably the deficiency ' 8 in the books accounts in a great : i measure for the paucity in the subscrip- ■ tions. The small sum, too, available ] for the purchase of new books might be ] augmented if the practice of letting t them out to ratepayers for a nominal « . subscription were abandoned. It appears to us that the ratepayers get I value for their rates in the reading j ) room, and that they cannot fairly claim a remission of reasonable charges in the ( library. It would, we think, strengthen ] the position of the Institute if a more i substantial rate of subscription were i . charged and an adequate supply of new ' books placed on the shelves. Again, ! the revenue of the Institute might be ; increased by letting the upper room, j which is worth arenfcal of at least £SO ; a year. If the committee were to set \ to work to and raise the present income from £2OO-to £3OO a year, and at the ■ same time improve the character, of '' the circulating library, a proposal to extend the reading accommodation j would be much more favorably received at a future meeting than it was at the late one.

The County and Government Engineers were at loggerheads yesterday at the meeting of the Wairarapa East Council over the Kopuarangi road deviations. The mooting' was treated to a learned '' dissertation on '• ruling grades" and on " aggregate grades" which both puzzled i and astonished Councillors. Mr King \ ■• contended that Mr Conkal had spoiled i the road and Mr Connal argued that it i was not 60 black as it. was painted. The j Council to settle matters agreed that as; i the railway would relieve tli9 road of | much of its traffic it did not matter if it ) was somewhat spoilt and on Mr Connal 9 agreeing, to straighten it up a little they i condoned the alleged spoliation, It t appears to us that this settlement was ' somewhat injudicious in its character. E , If Mr King was right, and very poßßibly ! '■ bis forte is "road making" and Mr { Connal's " railway construction," the ' Council did not do justice to their officer \ . by consenting to a compromise, which, j though it avoids a collision with the ] Railway Department, Ignores the question i ' of right' and wrong which had been ( raised. i Profeßsor Hugo is now leotoring at ( • Woodville. Messrß Downes and Henderson,, the ] well known railway contractors, advertise ] for 6000 totara posts, i i The last of the Sit, Matthew winter i entertainment series is announced for < ' Thursday, the 28th instant, J j The United Importers' Company of y I Wellington notifies through our columns t , the commencement of operations, having a i bought the businesses of J, Dransfleld, a r Smith and Wilson, and Zohrab and Co. i The management of the Theatre Royal, j among other improvements, have erected side lights on the stage. These will prove a great advantage in shewing up the pretty, dresses in the burlesque to* 1 night, and will no doubt be equally appreciated both by the performers and ' audience. ■ ■ r [ At to-morrow's auctions, Lowes and t , lorns sell jewellery and nursery stook at Maaterton, and Mr P. H, Wood disposes . of jewellery and general merchandise at l Greytown, '■ 6

Lowes and lorns announce a sale of Nelson fruit and ornamental trees which will take place after the stock sale on •Wednesday next. ;.' On Wednesday night, after the usual drill of the Carterton Rifle -.Volunteers, the annual meeting was held in the Town Hall. Sergeant W. Moore, Secretary, road the balance sheet which was very satisfactory, and waß adopted. A oredit balance of £92 5s 9d was announced* It was resolved that one of Morris' tubes and 100 rounds of -ammunition be purchased' as an experiment, whioh if successful would lead to a number more being ordered, That the Company's Challenge Cup be fired for on the 20th January 1885, and for every'three instead of six months after that date until won, That the target be removed to Mr T, Hannah's prpoerty on Morton road, Other business having been got through Crptain Bennett proceeded to distribute the prizes won at the late prize firing. Private Bairstow took tho Company Gup and 40s and other prizes were distributed in the corps. After this was got through those on parade adjourned to the Marquis Hotel, at the invitation of Mr Bairstow to christen the cup in champagne and a very pleußant evening was spent, We beg to remind our readers of the first appearance of the Fisher Comedy and Burlesque. Company this evening at the Theatre Royal The pieces chosen for the opening night are " The Swiss Swainß," a Bparkhng little comedietta, in the beautiful music of which Mr John Grain (the tenor of the company) is heard to special advantage, The second item on the programme is the best of the late H. T. Byron's extruvaganzas—" The Bride of Abydos"—and a perusal of the synopsis of scenery and incidents, published in the advertisement in another column, will give the reader a good idea of what the piece is like; but the mere fact of its being one of Byron's burlesques will be a sufficient' guarantee to the majority of playgoers that it is worth seeing. The extravaganza concludes with that perennial source of joy to all youthful minds—a pantomine, when clown, pantaloon, harlequin, and columbine will doubtless prove a source of merrimont to the younger branches, One of the special features in the burlesque is a very funny "skeleton dance," introduced by Mr St. Clair, whose capital singing and dancing will he remembered on the last occasion this clever company visited Masterton. Mr Fisher also introduces hia wonderful little performing dog " Schmoozer." The company bring their own scenery, which has been specially painted for the tour by the well known scenio artist Mr John Briggs, and some very novel effects will be introduced into the transformation scene with lime light and parti colored glasses. We are requested to state that there will be an afternoon performance at three o'olock to-morrow, when children will be admitted to the chairs for one shilling and to the lront seats for sixpence each. We hear that some prize buff Cochin poultry have found their way to Master,ton from Canterbury, the Rev, L, M. Isitt being the purchaser of them, Fisher's Comedy ana Burlesque Company performed in the Carterton Town Hall last night. This'company, writes our correspondent, is 8 decided improvement on anything of the, sort that has been to Carterton for some time. For a travelling company the Bcenery and dresses are very good indeed. Several good songs and dances were introduced, also some remarkably olever acrobatic performances, Mr Alexander makes a prime Limerick boy, and Mr Fisher, in the pantomime, is a very good down, The ladies of the troupe perform their parts in a very pleasing manner, and altogether the company offers to the public an enjoyable evening's amusement. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to the following persons,—Pual Adolbh Stein, Christian Jansen, and Emil Rasmussen, ot Wellington; George Mitchelson, Carl Guatafson, and Jens Kunßton, of Carterton. William Thorwald Lundqvist, of Greytown; Andeds Anderson, of Johnsonville, and Niels Jorgenaon, of Upper Hutt, We learn from our Carterton contem* porary that a well attended meeting of School Committeemen and others was held on Tuesday evening at Gladstone, for the purpose of appointing a Committee to receive contributions, on behalf of Mrs Bellmain and her children, and also to take measures for the appointment of a master to the School, Mr W. Clapham occupied the chair. A long conversation eiißued relative to Mrs Bellmain's financial position, when it was found that she greatly needed assistance, she and her three young ohildren being left absolutely unprovided for. The matter resulted in the appointment of Messrs D, MeLaughlan, D. Kennedy, Arohibald MoMaster, W. Clapham, ; and H, McMa6ter as a Committee, 1 with Mr Clapham, Seoretary; and Mr D. Kennedy, Treasurer. It was deoided to meet again on Tues-, day .the 26th inst. Mr Hugh McMaster handed in a cheque for 10s, which he had received from Mr Gardener as the first instalment of the Jarterton subscriptions. The thanks of the meeting was accorded the Carterton settlers for the active part they had taken in securing subscriptions, &o. A letter waß received from the Education Board asking if Mrs Bellmaiu held a certificate, and whether Bhe could undertake the oharge of the school. The Secretary was authorised to reply that Mrs Bellmain was not certificated, and also that she declined, to take charge of the school, An application was received from Mr Ponsonby, seeking the appointment of master of the sohool,' The matter waß left in abeyance until the next meetingon the 26th. After several years experience in supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Soa, of. Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. 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