The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1885. THE HON. MR BALLANCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1890, 16 January 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1885. THE HON. MR BALLANCE.

It is as yet too early to judge Mr Balunce as a Minister of Lands from- a colonial p.oiilt of view. He still is a pro- 1 bationer, ajul till some of his new plana, have had time to mature, we are not prepared to say whether he is a success or a failure, but from a Wairarapa point of view we are disposed to regard him with favor. During his recent visit to this

district it was evident that he desired, to offecta genui'no settlement of people on land, and that he was not only, seeking out in a liberal spirit the best meanß of

populating our "Waste Lands .with the means at his command, but also that he was putting his shoulder to the wheel to

give effect to his ideas. He promises to co-operato with our local; bodies in open-

ing up Crown Lands, ho pledges himself that the grass shall not bo allowed to grow ■on the roads which are already made, and he expresses a determinationi to ■• reserve for small formers all the land suitable for them, and he also intimated that he would ondeavor to put enough" land in the market to meet the demands of intending-, purchasers.. These are just the things.wo want in the Wairarapa from a, Minister of •Lands, and if the Hon Mr Balance's performances are commensurate with his promises we shall have good reason in this district to be grateful to him. It is satisfactory to find that he has personally visited the Forty-Mile Bush district andmade himself familiar with the general character of its blocks and the best means of .opening them np with roads; That the Forty r Mile Bush will cany a very large rural population, and that.it is more than ripe for settlement are facts which have no doubt come home to him from personal observation, If the development of this

istrict ia one of the tasks to which he

hits made up his mind to undertake jn his high position as a Minister of the CrOwn;

tho benefit to one and all who reside in the Wairarapa North will be very great. The interviow between the late deputation and Mr Bailanok was a much more satisfactory affair than the ridiculous seven-and-sixpenny banquet to which a. select few were invited by its misguided promoters, and which fortunately for. the credit of the district and the comfort of MrBALUNCE, fell through, •. - ::

On the arrival of the "lonic." Messrs Laery and Campbell are instructed to sell a number pf Stoats and Weasels. .The lonic is due about the 23rd Inst. The Tend Jockey Club anaojinceß that Races will beheld on the Tinui course qn Thursday arid Friday the sth' and 6th' ojf March, The'programme of events will be .posted at the principal hotels in'the. District.' : . ~' ~ The following team will represent Mas-' iri a Triangular Rifle match with Carterton and Wellington pity Rifles to be fired on Thursday 22nd inst,, at Carterton. Capt Donald, Lieut Wilton, Sergt Mathews, Corpls Kibblewhite, Anketell, and McLachlan, Vols Kummer, Bright, 6. Bently, C. Bently, Blane, and Welch! Roferoe, Lieut Camoron.

A "portrait olPrideaux Tancred EsL ■ tho .racmgju'g'-rur the. :' fl!en, sliillingk • reward Jrriforea for the 'lecovory, of a mosaic-brooch,: lest between Ifessrs tfraVes, ari'd- Fleming "of the' corner house, :->To Aro, notify tha'Ohey will continue, their gift distribution'till Monday.the lSfchinsjj, •'•

"The,extensive.boiling-down woriisa't ; ■Mesß?s;.lilliaiHs.^i',Beethaffi , s- Wainfaf a ; property ire-n'oWin'to.urse of erection and ' , ;wi.bO: : iyh'en : compl§t'e(l.one: of. the most ; : - m finished- in abonhwo months' time. ;.'• In another column..will.be.found tin , merchants,. ■ .b'oftleYfaiid liotol-kceppi's: of .one of the' ' torgest'-sales ofwines -aiulapmfs'everhel'd' •;in'..:New"Zoaland,' ; Me'3s'ri::lAery and - : Campb.ell.ara the auctioneemiYd all lots : ; will:be disponed of-without'the-sli'ghtest. reservation,: The. date' of: jbho 'sale"is'' Mpn.day'.Jaimaiy Sfitli,' '• - .-■ .:: ',:■ ' ■ i ho.fdnowing'.is; the team-selected to : play for. the Tftdesmen's C,C. 'against the ! Opaki C.-e.:to morrow.;—Wickens, Offer Ewington; Minifie, Peacock,' Eveiiden iJackson'.W.'F..Reeves, J, : Muir, E. Pelling, A, Hoar,'- emergencies Homblow and J. Telling. Players are.requested to meet at.NeiH's stables.at 10 o'clock sharp. The:following'is ; tlie'Opaki team £G. H, Wekh ( aß.-.Ball I J,R.-'H. ) andE. Welch, D. McEachlan, -A. Boulcott, G Benton; G.. Day, F. Day;. emergencies, H. and E.. Welch. - - '■' '■ ■■ ■ ' A meeting of, the Court Loyal enterprise A.O;F. was held last night in the Foresters Hall. Theattehdance was very good- Bi-6; G. Smith O.K presided; Bro. Peacook P.C.R. expressed his willingness the'-Court w,ith a "respect" board and it was resolved to. procure a memorial board to record the: names of deceased members. One new member wasproposed, and a vote of thanks to the re-' •tiring ofii'cers passed, the, usual-routine business concluded the meeting. ' The road on. the Opaki from Messrs Herbert's farm to the Opaki Public Schoolis in a very dangerous state for,traffic since the Waipoua overflow. We have heard of two or three cases of horses being' bogged there, Ono traveller'yesterday had his horse bogged, and had to procure assistance from the'settlers at a distance.to recover his animal,-and this was onlyeffected withgreattroubloand'losVof time.' The local body would lesson its responsibility by putting up a notico- to warn the danger, or by closing the road until they are able to remedy tho : existing evil. • We would remind our readers of Lowes and lorns' extensive sale of the balanci of bankrupt. Block at their- rooms to-mor-row. 'The-safe wilt be-without, reserve as the auctioneers have positive instructions to sell every line regardless' of prices. The list will embrace men's, boy's, and youth's clothing of good quality, flannels, ■.blairitetsy-hosieiy, hats, and caps, overcoats, dress goods, quilts; also farm implements, such as hayi'akes, forks, spades,axes,, scythe's, and hoes ; : als6teas in boxes, £ chests and-fancy boxes', soaps, and many good articles of furniture, including iron bedsteads, mattresses, chairs, tables, and cheffonieivcutlery, crockery, glassware, • cooking utensils,. }an)ps, and'useful sundnes.:?.."Tliose: who wish to economise should attend this sale?" ■

In. his speech at the banquet given to him at Woodville on Tuesday, the Hon. Mr Ballance said the extension of their possessions was one of the important duties of the Government, and all would admit that their action in this direction was bold and enterprising, They were castigated' in some papers because they had seht a'vessel away to annex an island of the Pacific, They would" admit that Lord Derby was too timid a statesman, and altogether too slow and tardy to study., the interests of colonists, and's'ooing too little..of tlio future. They wanted a statesman who would exhibit more energy and enterprise,jan'd grasp the great future of the Australian colonies. They had appealed in vain to' Lord Derby to step in, but he had done nothing, and they were called upon to do it themselves. "It was said they had done it in 'the wrong way. They had been exceedingly circum°spect'in.th'e matter, .Before.doing anything they had taken the" Governor into their confidence, and had telegraphed to Lord Derby informing him of the course itwasin'tendedto take. The reply was as they anticipated, that he would take no steps; but they had taken Bteps to throw the responsibility on the Colonial Office,, so that, should Germany step in, '• they could not say that New Zealand did not understand its duty. He would ask them, was there anything in th'e shape of fihbustry in their action. They knew that an Act had boon passed.in 1882 giving the chiefs of theso islands power to annex themselves to New Zealand, and ; that-Act was sent Home for Her Majesty's assent,' ' but that had not been given. •■ What' was the fact? The Government of Samoa and ■a number of chiefs sent a petition to tho people of this colony asking to be annexed, •and that petition was now before Lord Derby, They expected that Lord Derby would.advise, tho Queen to receive the petition and allow tho islands to bo •annexed. Ho asked them whether they lad not, therefore, taken a constitutional •course. That was one.:bf the greatest, crimes the Government had done since taking office. . h ,

p Jf there is any truth in the rumors which are now current in Swansea-the seat of the copper trade of the world-there are prospects that this once flourishing and lucrative business will shortly, show signs of vitality which it has notkncHvn for very many years past. When wooden vessels were all in vogue the copper- trade was in full swing, for most vessels .were sheeted with copper; but the introduction of iron and steel ships and steamers paralysed to a very great extent the copper trade, as it was found impossible to sheath iron ships with copper sheets to prevent the fouling of the bottoms of the ships, a most serious detriment, more especially when long voyages had to be undertaken. The difficulty has now however, according to the ■Mining Journal, been overcome, The value pf copper sheathing for vessels has never been lost sight of,, and it is stated that SirHussey Viyjan.-'Bart M.P. (whose firm may be said to be tliefather of the copper trade ingreat Britain) jias. at length succeeded in overcoming--every. difficulty, and by the means pf a layer of. gutta percha iipon the -iron, and-tho fastening-of the copper sheathing with a patent composition, the problem has been solved, the copper plates being fixed'with a tenacity which resists all wear and tear. So much importance,- at'all events, is attached to ti(o matter, and so. confident is-Sir Hussey of BUogess,-.J]]at m iron-ship is being .sheathed with ooppar, and .the Admiralty has recently Bent down special officer to -investigate and ieporf thereon..' Should this experiment pfovesuccessfulj of which .there appears v no^doubt, -it-will be' of national importance and will givei-a much wanted impetus to. what formerly was one $ the mo-jit important-metal trades in the .country, Heilbrp.n.'B...G.erinan- .Worm -flakes -rod • •Fitzgerald's Koromiko Extract are Patented;—Advt; v.. ..'' "... '""■'. '..'':.' • lUpp ft Hare art instructed toaVllat: mill prices the following goods;' Moßgiel Clothing and Hosiery, Kainpoi Clothing, Auckland Clothing, and Wellington Clothing. We iutend to clear our large Block at immense reductions, and offer a bonus of 2s in the £ cash to all purchasers to the value of £l, Don't forget the address,—Advt.

.. Last night, jabput.six o'cjpck,.;quite.&'. -sma.rt:flhock ■''6.fjeartJi , q»iafe' iii; Carterton./.-;.:' J} '.■'■-'/ " ' .-: % regret,to \\m- of th'e.\death\of Dr Diver of Wellington. . : A >':' / : . TJig ;ordhiiity:; lrfeetmg'ljf iiistitute Committee wnich was to have been held last night lapsecPfor want-of a quorum. The Hon. Mr Ballance arrived in -Wel :: iingfconjast evening"by train from the .Wairarapa. ..-.; -..- \. ■': and: of the New Zealand Insurance Assochv tion. ; , ■•„-....., , .•'.-• ~-;•.:. i";:...';■ ';..■ i'Si- ■ Mr G. F. Mansell Painter, Glazi : er- : and Paperhanger, advertises that hfe.i.is. prepared to' uudertake,work, in his parti-'. cu'larline.-o'fbilsiiVess.-in any part of-the .district and giTO-satisfaction. >.: ■ : .... '.'fre'para't-ioris:'aro being made oti"'the"sectiph a'djoinuigleslrs .Caselbfirg & Cos -Bto;e fortb'e'opeßf a(r performance to-night of'fche'Au'straHaii.'Blondiri -on the 'high-' trapeze.- - : ;.. -:: ;•- :-; •_ add to their, stock 'saie : list for Wednesday; .next-two--reaping; machines -(one -side- delivery, and - ' one' reaper and twine: binder). The attention of farmers is .drawn' -to this.-" "--• ' ; •

.. .-Joh'n-McGregiJr,' James"Mitchell 'dim •McKenzie, udiaa the and 'Walter Prioe were brought up before Mr'Wardeil R.M., 'at Wellington, charged withliaving robbed :Henry Hudson of £4fifl'"iiion'eyjit' Ngahauranga on the 3rd- and committed for trial. It will be' remembered thattwoof-the.above were arrested by DeteciveChrystal in this district last week. . Mr G. \Y, Gardener's new store -is now' -rapidly approaching completion." The contractor (Mr Kemp) expects to have it ready for occupation in about two weeks from now, The sive of the ; store itself is 38-feet front with a depth of 30 feet. At the'back is, a large-store-room, two. bed-' roonis, sitting-room, dining-room and kitchen. The stove ismatchlined throughout, and lias an iron roof. It will be exceedingly, well-lighted, there being three very large show windows, two facing the main.street,-and the other Hooker-street, There are also two' entrances, one fronting the main street and the other immediately oh the corner, of the building,- besides which there' is a'private-entrance in' Hooker-Street, .A curved iron verandah .extends completely around the store and greatly adds, to the appearance-of the building. ; When finished Mr Gardener's store will rank amongst the .handsomest in the valley,' and the owner is to be greatly congratulated upon his enterprise. In its position this store will beone of the chief ornaments of tlie township of Carterton. 'The immigration and emigration returns of this colony for the year ended December 31 are as follows :-United Kingdom (arrivals), 98G0; departures, 1457; Queensland-Arrivals, 8; departures, 9; New South Wales -arrivals, 4431; departures, .3829; VictoriaArrivals, 3938.; departures, 3877; South Australiaand Western Australia-arrivals, 17;; departures, 3;. Tasmania-Arrivals, 070 j departures, 453;- Other placesArrivals, -1097; departures, 10.72. Arrivals-total, '20,021'; depavtufe'stotal, 10700. For the'quarter, ertded December 31, -the arrivals' a'nd'depa'rtiires were 6908 and' 2282' respectively. The returns for Wellington during the twelve, months are - Arrivals, 4556; departures, 341. The port of 'Auckland showed the best-results for both periods,' Wellington ranking second, Well's " dough on Corns'-, Ask for Well's "Rough on Corns." 7Jd,... Quick relief, complete, permanent cure.' Corns, warts, bunions, Moses, Moss & Co.-, Sydney, General Apents,—Advt,

NEGLECT IS OFTIiN AS FERTILE A CAUSE OF SUFFERING na the disease itself, Jluiiwn nature, warned as It- s uv ropciM ' oKlU npld»; is prone to prgct the salnt-wy lqssons they inculcate and apt.t, lose liy deferment, the good it may rccieve from prompt and decisive action. When tho means a e within our grasp.it is almost sinful to allow their escape, and hnse who overlook the virtues of UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AHOMATiC SCHNAPPS must stand foraver solt-criminalcd and renro'n hod. '