The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17.1884 AN APPLE OF DISCORD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1841, 17 November 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17.1884 AN APPLE OF DISCORD.

Mr Hawkins recently by his roads v railway proposal threw an apple of discord before Wairarapa North which is already beginning to set ratepayers by the ears. Our local contemporary referring to the recent deputation from Pahiatua says :

Mr McCardis has his residence and laud in the Forty Mile Bush alongside of the projected railway, aud no doubt he wishes the iron horse brought to the front of his front gate. The railway will be a tramway to the cottagers oi Pahiatua, decorating their main street, and they do quite right to petition for it. Mr Beetham, M.H.K., wantß the line made at least to Ekctnkna because itwill reach a point very convenient to Messrs Beetham Bros,' new and extensivo acquisition—the Annedale run- and will add thousands ol pounds to the value of that property.

We are not surprised at our contemporary misrepresenting Mr Beetham whoso interest in the Annedale run is simply the interest which every settler in this district feels in an enterprise which has found many hundreds of working men in employment at a time when labor was difficult to obtain, which has placed many of them in a position to take up the Crown Lands sections now offered in the market, which has eradicated a haunt of scab that has retarded the progress of an important district for years and which for all timo will increase the producing powers of Wairarapa North. | Nobody supposes that Mr G. Beetham has a single shilling invested in Annedale, or that his services are. in any way required to make it a valuable property. We are, however, somewhat surprised to find our local contemporary misrepresenting Mr McOardle by discovering that the "trail of the serpent" is over him also, and that he is grinding an axe of his own in his efforts to secure the continuation of the railway toEketahuna. It is most ungenerous towards public men in this district to impute impure motives to their public actions, and such a practice is detriment tal to the best interests of the Wairarapa. Men who are capable of doing good public service are - often discouraged from public labor and turned from public offices by the disgust which they naturally feel when they are maligned and belittled. We have men of high personal character amongst us and it is decidedly to our interest to treat them as men of honor and integrity. We are opposed to Mr Hawkins on : the railway question, but we do not for a moment deem him capable of grinding an axe of his own in this matter. We differ with Mr McOardle on the county question, but we do not regard personal

selfishness -as the mainspring of his actions in county matters. On the particular question on which our contemporary assails Messrs Beethaji and McCaudle, the real point at issue is whether it is to the interest of the bush districts and to the interest of Masterton to continue the line to Eketaluma 1 We assert emphatically and decidedly that it is, We believe that the majority of even Master[ton settlers aro in favor of the line bein? extended to Eketahuna, and if this be the case Messrs Beetham and McOahdle are quite justified on broad public grounds in taking up the position they hav9 assumed.' We are quite willing to snpport Mr Hawkins' road policy, but he has in our opinion introduced unnecessarily an apple of discord by pitting roads against railway. He has set one side of the County at variance with tho other. Had he taken counsel with Messrs Beethaji and Buchanan, the representatives of this district, before taking action against railway extension we feel sure that he would have had a better chance of success in carrying out his road policy, and that the introduction of the railway question could have been altogether avoided.

We hear that the Manawatu Feiry service is again suspended, and that vehicles cannot be crossed by the punt It appears that the construction of the new bridge below the ferry has caused a silting up in the middle of the stream, which prevents the punt from landing its cargo. Either, a fascine approach will have to be made to enable vehicles to be transferred off the punt to the shore, or the ferry will have to be moved below the bridge, Unfortunately the County is unprepared to deal promptly with the difficulty, and pending it taking action, the travelling public will be subject to detentions at this stream, or if they ford it to serious risk of life and property. The approach to the river on this side is also becoming dangerous for want of a little

attention. The Manawatu Ferry mismanagement is fast becoming a County scandal. Some one on the spot should have full power to deal with the difficulties that from time to time arise and to keep the Ferry open all the year round, The Alfredton road board meet tomorrow. Cbiarini'a big circus is about to visit Wellington, and will no doubt draw many country settlers into the town. Sir John Hall landed a,t Wellington from the mail steamer last night and was met by Major Atkinson. Two dwellings are advertised in another column to be let, both are within three minutes walk of the Post Office, The strawberry season has now fairly set in, We received from Mr Jones', the well known fruit emporium to-day, some full. Havered Goluths, which ought to command the market.

We hope our Horticultural Society will make an effort to obtain a special tram from Featherstor. on the 25th iußt., so that visitors from the other townships mny linve an opportunity of coming up to its show. An evening train at cheap rates would, we believe, be very popular, and would benefit the Society and the RailWay Department,

Messrs Lowes and lorns held a varied auctiou on Saturday last. The sale of land was not so busy as had boon anticipated only 2 allotments in Dixon's estate selling at 130 each. For the Ofticial Assignee cottage and land in Dixon's estate 1130 10s, was given, and for sections 25 and CO, Dreyeitm, i.l 10s and £0 respectively, The house and land at Homebush passed at £BO. The sale of pleduos were good and drapery very satisfactory, Our police report is crowded out of our

(resent issue. The principal case this

morning was an old sly grog selling chargß which had been taken up the second time. Mr Bunny succeeded in getting his client, the defendant, off, and it is to be hoped that the warning which (he police have given by this and other prosecutions will prevent the illegal and reprehensible practices which appear lo have been very prevulont in Mauriceville in the past

A Jieeiicjj ot the Wairarapa Rifle association was held on Saturday afternoon, at the White Hart Hotel Carterton, fur the purpose of distributing the various prizes won in the late contest. This association has from the very begininy Buffered from an indescribable want of publicity and oountenance of its patrons and matters were not by any mentis improved on Saturday. Capt. Beanet presided, the only other members present being Mr Sood, Treasurer, Sergt. Major Bezar the Seoretary, Mr L. Wilson. The only recipients of prizes present wore Corporal Anketell, and Private Kummer of Masierton and Lieutenant Cameron of Greytown, and Jas Boys, Carterton, Captain Bennett in suitable terms pre. Rented those present with their trophies and handed over to them as deputy several

prizes for some who could not attend, The rest were handed to Sergt, Major Bezar who will forward them to the other succesful competitors. After paying several acounts, the preceedinga termina, ted. '

After several years experience in supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Sod, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for suoh watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabkd to moet this want, We have now tho pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with each Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheaue. —lAdvtl

SHAKE REPORT. Messrs Arthur Warburton and Co. report for the week:—Sales—N.Z. Shipping, 60s; Manawatu Railway, 12s 6d; Gear Meat, 40s; Equitable Insurance, Is 2d; Accident Association, 2slod; Humphrey's Gulley United Goldmining (paid up), lis. Quotations —Bunks—N.Z., £2l7s 6d; National, 655; Colonial, 435. Insurance—N.Z., 78s; South British, 555 ; Union, 23s 6d; Standard, 12s 2d; Colonial, 7s Gd; Equitable, Is 2d; N.Z. Accident, ss; Accident Association, 2s lOd, Miscellaneous—Loan and Mercantile, £5 ss; Land Mortgage, 14s; National Mortgage, 255; Mosgiel Woollen, 80s ex div.; Kaiapoi, £25; N.Z. Drug, 20s 6d; Napier Gas, £llss; Wanganui Gas, £11; Westport Coal, 235; Wellington Trust and Loan," £5 16s; Equitable Building, £5 16s; Wellington Gas, ilo 10s and £7 15s; Manawatu Railway, 12s 6d; Gear Meat, 42s 6d,