The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18,1885. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1942, 18 March 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18,1885. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM.

One of Captain Marriott's heroes, who was challenged to a small sword combat, came off as a conqueror by his utter ignorance of how to use his weapon. He simply confounded his antagonist, and threw him off his guard, by his want of knowledge. If the Ministry who hare taken up tho local government challenge carry a bill through the House in the ooming session, they will triumph on the same principle as Captain Marriott's hero. They avo evidently altogether at sea on this question, and unless by a bold dash they break through the guard of

Major Atkinson who dota know something about it, they cannot oxpoct to win. Sir.: Julius Vooel, the most sagacious member of the Cabinet, tacitly admitted his ignorance when he proposed to call a 'couriGil of County chairmon to assist him, but apparently Mr, Stout would not have this aid, and so the outline of a Ministerial policy lias been shadowed forth, which may mean much or nothing, prob.ably.'tho latter,. As we understand it, the Government intend to help Counties and town districts, and to leave Road Boards out in the cold. If, however, they lind that veiy many of their own supporters will not stand Counties boint; fed and Road Boards neglected, they will in all probability cast about for some other scheme, or give up the question as insoluble. In this district we have reason to be extremely anxious as to the result of any changes in local self Government. There is one comfort and that is that we cannot be placed in a much worse position than we are now. Our Counties, have been mamed and our Road Boards lopped till a condition of partial paralysis characterises local puhlic works from Featherston to Castlepoint. Six months ago the approach to the bridge betwoen Carterton and Masterton was washed away. As the road on which the accident occurred was the only line connecting two large centres of population, communication should have been restored, under a vigorous local selfgovernment system, within a month. We have had. however, to wait six, and we | cease to wonder at the Btate of degeneration to which our local bodies have been reduced when we find the public tolerate without a murmer a b,ieak on an arterial line for so long a period. We hope the Ministry will be able to effect Borao change, for we feel certain that we cannot well be placed in a worse position than our present one with our large local bodies crippled and our little ones too small to carry out substantial work effectively or economically.

Sir Julius Vogel addresses his constituents this evening, Tho Masterton School Committee meets this evening. A branch of the Bank of New South Wales opens in Masterton to-day. We understand the first prize in Leo's sweep feil to a barmaid in Masterton, The friends of poor Mackay, who died at the Masterton Hospital on Monday last, are oxpected to arrive in Masterton to-morrow. Mr G, Beefcham M.H.R. was in Masterton yesterday, and interviewed some of the Opaki settlers on the Waipoua ovorflow question A Greytown resident made a good thing out of the Totalisator yesterday. He had been backing wrong horses and cleared himself out of money when ho borrowed £2 for a final fling at the St, Patricks Day Handicap and landed a dividend of £B2los, The usual quarterly meeting of tho Wesleyan Greytown Circuit is to be held in the Carterton Wesloy Church on Thursday, the2fith inst. It is oxpected to prove a red letter day, ■ writes our Carterton contemporary. Tho Revs Olliver, (the Chairman of the District), L. M. Isifct, J. Ward, and Young will bo present. This opportunity will bo chosen to give a farewell tea to the Bey Mr Young and a welcome to the new pastor, the Bev. Mr Ward. We are informed that a large shag took up its abode on tho cross of the spiro of St. Patrick's Church, Masterton, on the day of all days—St. Patrick's—where it remained for hours. The children attending the public school in going to dinner, were admiring the bird on its elevated resting placo, and not a few of then) were trying various experiments to persuade the visitor to move on. A passer-by seemed annoyed at what the children were trying tq do, and was heard to remark, ■" Suro enough, what else js it but the spirit of St. Pathrick himself, resting on the top of his own church!"

A leading London daily paper reports as follows on New Zealand meat:—"The market is abundantly supplied with prime poultry, and also with New Zealand mutton, Canterbury sheep, the best, are being sold wholesale at 3s 4d per 81b, Shopkeepers cut the carcasses up and vend the joints por lb at 9|d for legs, shoulders, 7|d, loins 7|d, neck 6jd, haunches breasts did (and sometimes 4d.) The cold storage system is not used for game, except when the market is gutted to an extent that no sale at any price is to be made; but in February and March when other supplies cease, large quantities of poultry already frozen, arrive from Russia and parts of the Continent, and these goods are stored in the chambers. American beef, sirloins and ribs, was bringing in on Saturday lid per lb. The widened approaches to Leadenhall Market and the abolition of many of the old narrow passage-ways have resulted in an incroase of the number o'f customers. Siiicp )ast year various improvements have been made to the premises of the South UHty The roofing has been compjefedj ,?pd shops have been constructed for the sale of butcher's- moat, poultry, ist'iio. vegetables. Fish stands occupy thecenr tre of the covered in space, but the recent windy;; weather, by limiting supplies,'has practically placed nearly all descriptions of fish beyond the reach of the poorer inhabitants of the district around the Elephant and castle.. Unless this article of food is very cheap the working classes will not purchase it.-A feature has, however, been secured by the trade cjooe jn Now Zealand mutton, the prices of quarters per lb, 8d; ,6|; legs with ilecks, 7i; legs with breasts, 7A; Jogs, BA-; loins, 7f; shoulders, 7|; shoulders wjth necks; 6i; shoulders with breasts, §Vj : necks, s|; breasts, 6d, An averagojeg of New Zealand mutton weighs nine pounds. Compared with the priees of home-grown mutton at the same market the above quotations show for a halfpenny to a penny per pound saving. Prime cuts of beef, sirloins could bo' had on Saturday for B|d, other cuts9d; and the same figures applied to ribs, Ribs and sirloins are the joints in chief demand at this season,

Lovely climes—There are lovely climes and placeß in which the evening zephyrs aro loaded with malaria and the poison of fever and epidemics, To dwell there in health is impossible; without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. These Bitters impart an equalizing strength to the system, and prevent the accumulation of deadly Bpores of contapipn, Be sure and see

■Well's' Trough on Corns", -Ask for Well's "Eough on Corns". Quickrelief, complete ermanent cure. Corns, Warts, bunions, Mo'seS, Moss, 4 Co,, Sydnev, General Agents.—Advt

The Hauroto from- Sydney arrived in Wellington to-day. ■. .. There is a good, attendance at Messrs Lowes & lorn ! s stock sale to-day. The yards are crowded with stocE,

Mr F, H. Wood announces several additional entries for his stock sale at Ray's to-morrow.

Carterton, writes our correspondent today, is quiet. Yesterday a considerable number qf the resiDonts visited the Opalri. races and Greytown sports, and they are doubtless comforted to stay inside till the clouds roll by. ' ' •

Kummer of tho Masterton Rifles, is third on the list of the twenty highest aggregate.scores who fire off for the 1 championship at the N.Z, Rifle Association meeting.

•The induction of the Rev J. K. Elliott took place at St. James' Presbyterian Church, Newtown, on. Monday evening. The Rev. D. Fulton, of Masterton, presided as moderator of tho Presbytery pro tern., and preached an appropriate sermon. A deputation of the Christchurch unemployed waited on Sir Julius Vogel this afternoon. The Colonal Treasurer assured them that New Zealand as a whole was fairly prosperous, and it was a mistake to imagine that the harvest had been a total failure. He promised the Mayor a donation of £25 towards any fund Mr Hulbert might raise towards the relief of private distress.

The entertainment last evening at the Theatre Royal attracted a very substantial attendance, notwithstanding the' inclement weather. A programme of an entirely Hibernian character was submitted, and met with the unqualified approval of a sympathetic audience. The Limerick boy, with Messrs Foley and Berkley, supported by Messrs Wrigley, Armstrong, and Martin, appeared to convulse the audience for half an hour, This was followed by a very attractive olio, Tho effective and well finished tableaux of all nations making a good finish to a genuine entertainment, A handsome silver-mounted riding whip was presented to tho Jockey who rode the winner of the Handicap by Mr Berkley, amidst loud applause, A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr A, Wyburd, Mr Woodyear's representative at present in town, for.his kindness in presiding at the piano, his performance as an accompanyist during the overling stamped him as a musician of a high order, Mr Riverton sang Killarney in his usual finished stylo, also the various patriotic songs accompanying each tableaux, On Monday next a minstrel entertainment is underlined on an entirely novel principle. Tho weather is cold and showery at Island Bay to-day. Lieut Purnell has written to the Executive and Staff protesting against their decision yesterday. It is understood he has also taken steps in the Supreme Court to obtain an injunction to prevent the distribution of prizes. The whole question is to be re-opened tliis afternocn. The following is the result of the carbine team match:—Port Chalmers Artillery, 382, £4O; Wellington Navals, Nol, 379, £2O ;- Christchurch Artillery, 33(5, £10; Oamaru Artillery, 366 £5; Wellington Artillery, No 1, and Auckland Artillery 3G6, Alexandra Cavalry 358, Wellington Artillery No 2 356, Napier Artillery 342, Wellington Navala No 2 307. Up to last night the following are the amounts won by each district: Wanganui £lO4, Wellington £65, Otago£6l, Thames £4B, Auckland £34, Masterton £26, Nelson'£24, Napier £22, Blenheim £2l, Christchurch £l4, ■ Taranaki £l3, Timaru £lO, Oamaru £6, Greymouth £l.

A certain lot of people are on a desert island and have only enough food to last a short time; but there are two ships, one is rotten at the bottom, and the other is quite sound and can bo relied upon. Of course the experienced sailors take to the goodßhip, and beg all the others to go with them, but some say they don't believe the chart, and would rather die where they are than be mad enough to go in either ship, Others say they know quite enough themselves and take the ship with the rotten bottom on their own hook, rather than go with the experienced jailors. Well, the experienced sailors bog and pray both the foolish ones on the island and the ones on the rotten ship to go with them, but neither take any notice, and so the oxnorjenced 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 tho 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 sjdes of the question yet ? If not— Do ! And if you want to learn to navigate your own yessej, go to the Salvation Army meetings.—Advt. IT IS A TRITE AND MUSTY PROVERB, but S, sound one, that ''good wine needs'no bpsk," so "excellence is its own reward." The 'immense sales that have been mabe, and the enormous quantities that have been used, prove that UDOLFno Wolfe's Schikdasi Aromatic Schnapps needs no laudatory tributes. In all cases of kidney affections, inflammation of tho bladder, dyspepsia, indigestion, heart-burn, flatulency, gravel and gout, it is simply a mirasulous euro,

Don't die in the house,-'' Rough on Rats' dears out ratß, mice, beetles, roaolicß, bed-bugs flies, ants, insects, moles, jack-rabbits, gophers 7Jd—N.Z. Drug Company