The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 7,1885. MR. BALLANCE AT THE LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1933, 7 March 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 7,1885. MR. BALLANCE AT THE LAND BOARD.

TnE breach between the Minister of Lands and the Wellington Waste Lands Board is widening and we are not altogether sorry to see such a state of things. The present strained relations cannot last, and they must necessarily be reviewed in the next session of Parliament;. At present the Boards occupy a some* what anomalous position, and it would be better if either they were put in a more independent position, or their.powers relegated to the Counties. Mr Bunny appeavs to be the leader of the opposition to Mr Ballance which is being manifeV ted by the Wellington Land Board, and. one cannot help wondering whathia-ob-ject is in taking up such a position. It is

ovidonfc that if another gonoral elcbtion takes place Mr Bunny does not look forward to being the Ministerial candidate for the South Wairarapa seat. Mr Bal.lance's .conduct is also inexplicable. When in Masterton, tho Muiistor of I Lands-affirmed as a principle to which ho" was".-devoted, that the general Govern-, liient should delegate to local bodies all the -p 1 offmb thoy wore willing to oxorciso.or,capable of discharging. On this principle ho would bo bound to carry out his special settlements' schemo through- tjicr medium of the Waste Lands Boards, even if lie woro not obliged by law to do-so; But ho ignores the principle ho affirmed and coolly says that as the Wellington 'Board'does not appear favorable- to'liisspecial settlements scheme, he will retain the -administration of -it in- his - own hands and treat the Board not as a Board of works, but as a Board of advice. From this we may conclude that when a local bodycarries out Mr Ballance's.wishes he will apply his principle of- delegating to it full powers, but when it doesn't -do what hi likes he will apply another principle to. jt, viz,, that of retaining all powers 'and'privjleges inhis _ If this 'isa sample of the statesmanship we-ara getting from our new Ministers the sooner we arej)uit_of them the betted ".'Mf BiLiANCE'is, we feel assured, sincere in his desire to expedite the work of settlement, and we are anxious that nothing shpuld.be allowed to stand-in the way of spocial or any other kind of settlemsnt, but tho prospect of a largo measure of success attending his administration is destroyed by his obvious inexperience and want of judgment as a Minister. He is trying to do right things in a wrong way! We give him credit for pood intentions, but unless ho improves as an administrator his accession to power' will be of little benefit to the colony.

Mr Jas Stuokoy, of Teßangitumau, advertises for twenty hands to sow grass seed. The next English mail via Brindisi, closes at Masterton on Monday next. Mr Ford writes:— The rain fall on the fourth was '720 inch; on the fifth, '630; on the sixth, l - 340. Total for week, 1-680. . Woodyear's Electric Circus is announced to be atFeatherston on Tuosday the J.7th Inst, at Greytown on Wednesday lstt} Carterton the 19th and Masterton the 20th and 2}st, The Greytown hortjcujtural show yesterday was a success, Owing to ill health Mr T. Ray, of the Taratahi hotel, is about to dispose of his racehorses, other horses, cattle, sheep &c, and Mr F; H. Wood has been favored With instructions to sell the same on the 24th jnistajit, The particulars will be found in our advertising colums. Mr W. A. Ellis, President pf the New Zealand Psychological Sooiety, will, visif' ■Masterton bn'Tuesday next and will -receive patients at Kibblewhite's private hotel on that day, Mr Ellis is a medioal clairvoyant, Messrs Lowes and lorns held a very successful sale of Jens Hansen's effects at Mauricoville yesterday. Horses sold from £6 to £lO 10s; cows, £4 5s to £51215; vehicles, £6 to £8; sets of stock in trade and furniture were also sold for satisfactory prices, i

The receipts on the Wellington-Master:, ton line for the four weeks ending Jan. 31st, were £OOIS 19s sd, as compared with £4649 9s 7d in the same period of the previous year. The number of- passengers carried was 25,548, as against 22,390, The number of sheep was 16,025, as against 8743; and 3381 tons of ? wool were carried, instead of 1430 tons, The quantity of timber and general goods also shows a substantial increase. The. passenger receipts grew from £IBB2 4s 3d to £229417s 4d, and the freight on goods from £2567 OslOd to £3490135. Last Sunday evening great horror was expressed by.some good people who heard the' sound of music, and revelry proceeding from a certain building at'thenorthernond of Mastcrton.and as similar sounds may bo heard at tho samo Hour tomorrow eveningj it may be worth .while to explain that there aiu-in. Masterton a number of musicians and.others who have' been brought lip on tho continental plan of observing Sunday, viz,, devotion in tho foronoon and recreation in the evening. What, no doubt, appears strange to English .people,-andhorriblo to Scotch folk,, isconfonnabld to the fooling and practise of French and German religionists, • We hopo the promoters of theso Sunday reunions, will as much as possible abstain from airy demonstration which will shock the prejudices of the settlers amongst whom they have cast their lot, and that' on the other hand they will not necessarily be deemed eithor wicked or irreligious because they adhere to the customs of their native land.

The Wellington Evening Press writes as follows ;—Thore has for some time past been considerable dissatisfaction expressed at tho Masterton end of tho railway with the arrangement of the time-tables used at various times on the line, and more particularly with regard to the short time allowed botweon the arrival and departure of the'mid-day train. Tho agitation has recently taken practical form, and in responso to a numerously signed requisition, the Mayor .of Masterton convened a meoting, which was held last night,) to give the dissatisfaction somo decided shape. It was decided at tho meeting tol send a deputation to tho Minister of Public Works to urge amongst other matters, that the train should leave Masterton at the same time in the afternoon as the train leaves at the Wellington end. At this writing we have not learned the result of the deputation's interview, but it seems only just that if the interests of a large town and district such as Masterton require a change in the time-table, every cons.deration should be given to its demands. We are not amongst those who take a pleasure in '' nagging" at the ■ railway authorities. We believe that any change which can be made for the benefit' of one section of the public without puttinganotherto serious inconvenience or causing a loss to the department which a private company would not incur, is always readily and spontaneously made. If the deputation can show that their district suffers from the present arrangement, and the railway department can possibly meet their wisho?, we have no doubt the change will be made. We are of opinion that the Wairarapa haßa good claim on the department for liberal treatment In railway matters, aa it provides an ever increasing amount of work for the line both in the way of goods and passengers. ''.":'■ Local Industries.—Kaiapoi Woollens, command a rising premium, conßoquont' on approaching dividend. Mosgiels, remain about 12s 6d premium, but are seldom procurable. N.Z. Drug Company's are wanted in largo paroels, but sellers decline present quotations,

A Brake is advortiscd to leave tho post office to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock for the Tinui Races., The assessment Court for the Borough of Masterton will sit on Monday the. 30th 'lnstat 10a.m. '■ .'_ " : ., : Messrs Lowes and lorns announce tho sale of the race privileges of tho' Autumn Meeting of the Masterton Opaki Jockey Club for Wednesday the. 11th Inst." ... -The Secretary of tho Masterton Hos- ■ pital begs-to acknowledge' tho'receipt of a parcel of linen 'from Mrs Boddington,' and a parcel, being the third, contributed by Mrs W. Ford.' '"' Mr James King, manufacturing -jeweller, of Cuba-street has, .writes a Wellingcorite'mporary, just completed to the "order'"of St Mark's,-Lodge E.G., at Carterton, a really, magnificent- silver set of officers' jewels'. " Iri design and'workmanship thoy are quite equal to any which could have been obfcaiiied from the best houses at Home." Itris quite satisfactory 'to; find'so much taste'and'suclr excellent ' skill displayed by a local manufacturer. The Standard repsrts that the annual general meeting of the Greytown Fire Brigade was held at the engine house on Thursday night. Captain J. Baillie presided, and ; there was a full attendance of members'.' "The following ; officers were .elected for the ensuing year•J. Baillie; Lieut., J. Mas;uire. Messrs D. Baillie and E. Gardener tied for Bublieutenancy, which.wjll.,he -decided.at.the. meeting in a fortnight.''" J. Cameron "was" 'elected bfMima'ri, and W. Humphries ''as3i3iintD'rarichiuan Secretary. The Brigade has just received their new patent reel;- which is upon the same principle as the Wellington one. ! About twelve o'clock last night, the fire bell pealed forth .an alarm that quickly brought out the red jackets, but fortunately there was no need to put their services into force, Itappeara soon after midnight, Mr McGlashan, as is his custom, lit the fire in tho bakery, but neglecting to open the damper or chimney valve, the shop was soon filled with smoko which Mr McGlashan quickly remedied l)y opening the valvo. The sudddn draught sent tho smoke and sparks up. the chimney, which, considering the hour vory naturally alarmed a passer by, who promptly started the bell. The firemen having ascertained everything was safe, returned with tho engino to the shed, and the crowd soon dispersed, On Monday evening next the Thoatre will be again opened by those enterprising gentlemon, Messrs. Foley and Borkloy, with the second of their series of entertainments, This style of performance is likely to become an institution, and the idea of providing Mastertonitos with a series of standard weekly amusements is not only a laudable ono, but one deserving of encouragement, A specially good programme is prepared, embracing "two new comedians, introducing Messrs Foley and Berkley supported by Messrs W. Wrigley, G. Armstrong, and Mr A. F. Martin who have kindly consented to assist, also a new debutante in tho person of Miss Daisy Vere, a young lady not unknown to Masterton who will make her premier appearance on this occasion, We may add that Messrs Foley and Berkley have in preparation a great novelty of a veiy startling description which is likely to astonish our phlegmatic township somewhat. The usual popular prices will prevail. The Hon. Mr Richardson being busy with'cabinet work yesterday, the deputatioihwhich went down from Masterton on the-railway question were unable to see hiin; but they had an opportunity of placing_their views before Mr Maxwell. Mr G. Beetham M.H.R., accompanied the deputation to tile Government buildings' and-introduced' them to the general managers' office, Mr M. Caselberg explaiiidd fully tho advantages to be derived by Masterton and by the departmentoftheafternoontrainweremadejater, and Mr Beetham supported his: argualteration would entail a certain; amount [ of disarrangement of their system and an ■ increase of expenditure. He promised to,;haye~an estimate of this' increase prepared, and. if it were found to be a reasonable one to support the alteration, His answer will be given through Mr Beetham 'in ;'a fortnight's timo. Mr Caselberg also called attention to certain inconveniences experienced by Masterton cartors" in the-collection of goods from the station, and was. assured that this complaint should bo immediately remedied Yesterday, a deputation from the Mas-terton-.Mangahao Special: Settlement Association, consisting of Messrs McCardle Gapper, Hogg, and Redman waited upon theHonJ.Ballanco, Minister of Lands, to ascertain the value that would be placed upon-the land set apart for the Association.. Mr G. Beetham M.H.R. accompanied the deputation. In reply Mrßajlance stated that the Association .might roly upon getting the land at about 20s an acre. The Waste Lands Board would have the valuing of tho lands but if they placed any fictitious value thereon to tho detriment of.scttlomonta he should set it aside and appoint fresh valuators. Mr Ballance stated that at a recent interview whioh he had had. with certain members of the Waste Lands Board,. Mr Bunny had presented a number of names picked out from the list of members of the Association and asserted they were nothing but speculators desirous of picking out the eyes of the Crown Lands for speculative purposes. Ho had replied to Mr Bunny that he was very well pleased with the class of mon who had applied and he hoped such men would spring up and •'pick out the eyes" of tho wasto lands that, settlement might be made, Mr S. E. Gapper asked if selectors would be allowed to live on their .town sections, provided they carried out the improvements on their suburban sections in accordance with the regulations. Mr Ballance replied that he coukkpt even- tacitly agree that it would b,e allowed, but the Government would mjake-nofactious opposition tq the require? mente,of'selectors, provided the improvelnoirts wero properly carried out, as it was their earnest desire to see the waste lands of the Crown occupied by bona fide settlers. The deputation, having thanked the Hon Mr Ballance, withdrew.

■ A certain lot of people are on a assert island and have only enough food to last a short time; but there are two styps, one is rotten at the bottom, and. the qther is quite sound and can bo relied upon. Qf cpurse the experienced sailors take to the good ship, and beg all the others to go with them, but some say they don't belioYe tho chart, and would rather die where they, are than be mad enough' to go m either ship. Others say they know quite enough themselves and take the ship with tifie rotten bottom, on their own hook, rather than go with the experienced sailors. Well, the experienced sailors beg andpray both tho foolish ones on the island and the ones on the rotten ship to go with them, but neither take any notice, and so the experienced sailors who are thought fools by the ethers, have to go' by themselves. My dear reader, which class, do you belong to ? Some stick to this world,-and will not start for the other, where there is Life Everlasting ; and some start in a rotten old ship, sinning all the way, .for does not your chart tell you that without Holiness you cannot enter Heaven, Have you tried both sides of the question yet ? If not— Do!. And if you want to learn to navigate your own vessel, go to the Salvation Army, meetings,—Advt.

Lowes and lorni) announce a siiloat their yards noxt Saturday, of horse's., drays, and harness, under a bill of sale. Captain Edwin sends a warning for bad weather. / Ho prophesies a heavy fall of rain in twelvo hours time from a northerly direction.'-'-. ' A movoment is on foot at Christohurch to induco Government' -to establish a homo, for the euro of inebriates. Sir Julius Vogel has consented to receive a deputation on the subject, ■ -.. MrR. Crawford has disposed of his blacksmith and wheelwright; business .to Mr-F.Evans, brother- to Mr Evans of Waihenga. . A creditors meeting in the estate of Oreelman and Roe lapsed to-day for want of a quorum, The public examination of twodobtors, J. W. Loo and E. Noble is fixed''for tho 16th inst. ■ - ' • .•. "Wo remind.all interested, of the Harvest. Thanksgiving services" to be" heKLtomorrow iri the Salvation Array barracks,: Masterton. Thebuildinghasbeenilecorat'ed, and special songs will .be uped for the occasion. -. . . MrW. Neill will run two .coaches for the Tinui Races |taij;ing from the Prince of Wales stable/ pn Monday, and Tuesday mornings '#' half-past six o'clock, ■ and returning-after-the races each' day to Masteitpn. '' 'TheV "fare for the return journey js 255, -