The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1884. THE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1877, 31 December 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1884. THE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

The success of tlio Masterton Special Settlement Association is very gratifying, A hundred members were required, and within a few days considerably over this number gave in their names. There is already n supei'Miniary list of candidates for membership in the hands of the Secretary of the Association,; which presents a difficulty and it is probable that it will form the nucleus of a second Association, We cib not believe there will, be any difficulty in making up another hundred names for a No, 2 Association. It only' requires one or two settlers to take the preliminary steps to organize it to ensure it making as fair a Start as that, which has I'b'eejr obtained by No. 1..'- Of codrae there is hard work and anxiety iiv store for the members of such associations.:" :S^ttlirfg ! bush country is no.child's play, b'uV'it' is a labour •whichf.is -sweetened by reward andcheered by hope,- :Itt the Wellington Provincial:- District ■■the greater part of the country has been cleared, . and ; .populated by .special settlements.' The' work; done, forty years ago itt the Hutfc Valley, and twerityyears'.agoin Greytown Carter-

ton, and Masterton, has now to be done in the Forty Mile Bush. We are familiar with the results of the special settlements of bygone. ..days. The heroes of those times, who clung, to their land,..who rose.early, and late'took-rest:, eatih'« the Bread of cave•fulness; notf takelife'eisy,.riding about in their traps and buggies, and calling' no mtm master. Wlisit.tlieii' experiences h4y< J .._.been will be pretty, much the record of what' the!"men who 'now JisLk6V-Up4-btisJ>^Jan'£l•■ -will -have-' to .go.ihTOgl\f^e"''it'dvlit'tage : ; : however;' is" "of td.-.clay. "Tlie .work' of falling -bush, grassing land,, be more economically and efficiently' accomplished it\vasdpiie twenty or forty yedi'S ago.. ■ There;'is.also moie regular; mar.ke.ts: for produce, and supplies from Wellington are obtainable at. half thc:'.cost-the- pioneers of Wairarapasettlementsbadtopay when there was only a bridle .track over the Eitnutaka.v ; . The formation-of Small Farm Associations means a soft..of exodus from centres of population. In p'astyears the. Hutt district was like' a hive which.periodically sent out swarms

to settle" the'Wairarapa, the Manawatu, and' the \Vest.:Cqast -districts, We have no objection to see Masterton occasionally depleted'in a' similar manner. Population is more needed in the country districts than it .is, in;-Mas-terton. WhentheoHtlyingdistrictsflbur-

ish' the town must thrive. If Masterton can be' made a centre to create and vitalize outlying districts by supplying them- with- the requisite capital-and

labor, it will do a nobler work than it could accomplish by cultivating manufacturing industries to retain its. superabundant population.

In wishing our subscribers a happy New Year we will present them to-day with a handsome sheet Almanac. If any one of them should miss receiving a copy we will be obliged by being informed of the fact. There will be no issue of the Waiiukapa Daily to-morrow. A meeting of creditors of John Wyatt Lee convened yesterday lapsed for want of a quorum. His Worship the Mayor accedes to the request of certain ratepayers and will convene a public meeting in a fortnight to. reconsider the gas .question, . Notice is given that all members of the Masterton Special Settlement Association who have not paid their subscriptions by January 12 will bo struck off the roll.. Messrs. Lowes and lorns advertise .a stock sale for. Wednesday January Hh, numerous entries have already .been made. .■•-•. We expect to see a very large attendance. at the Featherston. Eaces to-morrow. There will be a big crowd of visitors from Masterton on the course, ■■ It is understood that private-letters received in town state that the medical, advisers of Mr E, Hardcastle, the Resident Magistrate of Wellington, who isat present absent on sick leave, hold out no hope of his being able to resume duty for a long tihie to come, and that he will consequently in all probability resign his appointment. Further/shocks of earthquake of great severity have been experienced iirtheSouthern district of Spain, and over several provinces during the past two days, and especially in Malaga and Granada. Three hundred persons have lost their lives in Alahama, and the town is in rums.At Periana 30 have been killed, and many at Albunuclas, Several towns and villages have suffered severe damage, and the Cathedrals at Granada and Seville are injured. A general panic prevails, and the inhabitants have left the towns and encamped in the open country, It is believed that altogether fully one thousand persons have perished. One of our most successful re-unions is

the annual New Years day picnic of the Presbyterian Sunday School in Mrs Yates' paddock on the Upper Plain, The weather appears to be favorable and with this advantage the juvenile gathering tomorrow will be a very great one. In answer to an appeal made for funds by Major Howard of tho Salvation Army I at Christchurch last week, a lady sympathiser subscribed a cheque for £SO, A meeting of the Masterton Park Trustees was held at the.lnstitute yesterday afternoon, Present Messrs. Payton (Chairman), Boddington, and Vile. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secretary reported that Mr Burnett had'offered to, give half the .timber which would be necessary for the erection of seats round the Park ; oval., ; Correspondence was read, from the 'Trust to Colonial • Secretary, recommending the appointment of- Mri W. : G,' Beard to fill'the vacancy caused ) by the retirement of Mr McCardle. From' ! Colonial .Secretary's Office, asking.to be' furnished with Mr Beard's name in full, and from the-same, stating that His Excellency the Governor had been, pleased' to appoint Mr A, R. Bunny to the vacancy. A letter was read from Mr'G'.' Beetham, who had been asked to obtain some explanation of the singular course adopted by the Government, the writer stating that in the absence of the Colonial Secretary from Wellington ho could obtain no information, but probably 'the' most unusual proceeding' arose from Mr Buckley's inexperience inofficial matters, Mr Boddington said he regarded Mr Buckley's action as a most impudent

insult to the Park Trustees, and unless some explanation of his conduct were given it would be advisable for the Trustees to resign as a body. The Trustees, had recommended Mr Beard,, fis President of the Masterton Cricket Club,, on public grounds only, The Chairman' suggested that if no explanation weregiven to tho Trust by Mr Buckley, they might seek'one in Parliament during the. coming session. It was resolved ".That an explanation of the irregular appointment of Mr Bunny be requested, and that in the event of no satisfactory reply being obtained from the Hon. Mr Buckley, the question be brought under the notice of Parliament during the ensuing session." The Chairman reported that as only one tender was received for purchasing the grass on the Parle, he had accepted it. The action of the Chairman in this matter was confirmed. Authority was given to.Mr Sella'r under the gazette notice of December 11,1879, to collect entrance fees at the Park gates pn New Years' Day and hand the same over to the Caledonian Society, The meeting then adjourned. K&pp & Hare are instructed to sell at mill prices the following goods; Mosgiel Clothing and Hosiery, Kaiapoi Clothing, Auckland Clothing, and Wellington l Clothing; "Wo intend to clear our large stock at immense roduotiens, and offer a bonus of 2s in the & caßh to all purchasers to' the value of £l, Don't forget the address.—Advt. . .... NEGLECT 18 OFTEN.AB, FERTILE A CAUSE OF SUFFERING! as tho disease itself. .Human nature, warned asit .8 by repeated examples, is prone tft forget the salutary lessorifl they, inculcate ami-apt to lose by deferment, the good It may rccleve from prompt and decisive action.. When the means a e within out grasp, it is almost sinful to allow their'escape, and hose who- -overlook . the -virtues of UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS must stand forever self-criminated and reproached;.; ■••

| It iB reported that there will be a torchlight procession of the fire brigade at 12 to-night. Two np-countiy inebriates "were deal' with.this morning by Mrto.wes.J.P.i who.awarded them the. usual penalty for a firstoffenceV ..""' Tv "■" : -/ ; "■'■'"•','■ % Wehear that MrKimberly atiheplatform farm/has lost forty fo.wls by ferrets, The list of slain uicludes'a'numljer of valuable pure-bred ' :: ' -•-••At-a meeting of -'the Wesleyan Bazaar Committee held yesterday, .the" balance -sheet-presepfced^iowed^^earprafijrof" ' m \ 7".' "T"T rr "~"'"" The. rdirectprs ..;.of "'•■the'.-.'Wfiifarapa Caledqnian.S6ciety.'arQ requested. jfl.be..ui. attendanGeattho-Pa'rkOvaHo'morrmrafr' : 10.30tW'in..sharp. ■■ .':.!..'.'.-,'•''..'; '■'■ A meeting'of. members of the Tniui Jockey Club is'convened for' Saturday next at the Tinui H0te1....-; - ''•■ Tenders fire wanted for supplies to.the Masterton Hospital for the ensuing year. The Treasurer of theMastertonHosj>ital ; acknowledges'receipt of the following amounts I .':—Employees" of Messrs M. Casclberg and Co., £3; T. E. Tatham's station list, £2 ss; box at hospital, 20s. (id; box at Club hotel 21s 3d ; box at Prince of Wale 3 20s 6d; box at Empire, ios id, ■■•■ •" ■ : ■'.'■:;

The windows of Mr Feildinga "Le Petit Bijou" is replete this morning with 'ripe seasonable Fruitof all descriptions, including red cherries, golden-gooseberries, and luscious .strawberries from the gardens of the Upper Plain. He has also a lot" of locally grown encumbers that no imported article can equal let.alone beat; ' The quarterly summoned meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge U.A.O,Di was- held last night.the .attendance '-of-'-members-being' 1 Very large, The ; nominations'for the various offices'.foi v the ensuing fernV took placo, and four new..-irjembers were proposed. The election and installation •will take place 'on the loth of January.' The financial statement was. read showing the lodge to be in a good position and the investment of the surplus funds wasleft to the Trustees,

Mr McKenzie, buyer for the Gear Meat Preserving and Refrigerating. Company, has returned to town, arid reports haying purchased 34, 000:prhne sheep in good condition in the Hawkes Bay district, The sheep will be lifted and forwarded from time to time, as the Wellington market and the requirements of the company's freezing operations demand. . A meeting of the Directors of the Waira-: rapa Caledonian' Society was held in the. Club Hotel last night. Present—Mr G. Heron (Vice-President, in the Chair), and Messrs W. Perry, Donald McKenzie, James Muir, A..W. Hogg, R J. Fitton, W, Rapp, and W. Sellav. The minutes of the previous meeting'having heen:read • and confirmed, Messrs Fergus O'Connor andW.Rappwereappointedhandicappers,, and Messrs Perry and Reese were appointed judges .for all races, and for pipe" music and dancing, Messrs Livingstone,' Cameron,-and'Jas, Harvey, sen; It was resolved that a placard be posted up showing that' the raised seats were for ladies, only,, and also that an advertise-

ment •be inserted in the local papers notifying the public if found trespassing, on the Oval, the police would summarily eject. Considerable discussion took place about selling the gates, and the general feeling was that' a mistake had' been made in allowing them to be sold so low, and it was decided that steps be taken in future, to protect the interests of the Society. . .The Secretary read a resolution passed by the Park Trustees relative to. the charging for admission, and the meeting closed. ■ •■ . ■ . ■ • I)ON'T PIE IS THE HOUSE,—"KoUgh OH Rats" clears out rats, mice,beetles, roaeheti', bed-bugs,, flies, ants, iusaoto, molts, jackabbits, gophers, 7scl-N. Z. Drug Company. : Flies and Bugs,—Beetles, insects, roaohes ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers jackrabbit?, cleared out by "Kough on Hats' 7J,d, Moses Moe's and Co,, Sydney, General Agents.