The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1885. THE WAIPOUA OVERFLOW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1951, 28 March 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1885. THE WAIPOUA OVERFLOW.

The overflow of the Waipoua at the Pairau continues to agitate the minds of a number of sellers on the Opaki, some of whom oxpress themselves determined to oppose to the utmost the parrying out of the resolution agreed to at the last public meeting of those interested, ft js, of course, quite reasonable for farmers who have hitherto suffered nothing from floods to protest against an erratic stream being Jed through their paddocks, or to demand heavy compensation. ; On the other hand those who are relieved by the diversion are naturally pleased; though | they are not likely to be induced to put \ their hands in their pockets to contribute

towards tlio amount to be paid to thei. neighborsr- lii'flirease under notice the farmers on,tli,e central and eastern portions of the Opaki'would be the Bufferers by ..the while those on the western.- side whoso land abuts on 'the proper beiofthe Waipoua/would be -the gainers. The town of M&sterton would no doubt also be. a gainer if a a portion of the river were diverted, though not to any ereat extent, because the settlers have always managed to keep the river within its bed, at least so far as the bank on the .town side, is concerned. ..The latest phase of the question is that legal proceedings are threatened by some of the settlers'on the banks of the. old stream if the waters are turned back into it, they being of opinion that they would be entitled to substantial compensation. The threat may be ■an idle one, biit it lias been' made, and there is no reason to think that the settlers are not seriou,s. Whether they would have a leg to stand upon in court is a point which might, however, bo .advantageously considered before writs aro issued. It certainly appears absurd on the face of it that the settlers interested should have" the payment of compensation staring them in the face, no matter to which side they turn. The large majority which voted in favor of stopping the overflow at the last meeting held to consider the subject, will no doubt adhere to the resolution and run whatever risk may attach to the carrying out of the plan which they have decided upon.

The Carterton Fire Brigade hold' a Soiree on Wednesday next. It is notified elsewhere that the sheep kept upon the run known as Glenwai, Pakowai, in the North Wairarapa Division, are infected sheep within the meaning of the Act, The Wairarapa combined team whioh will proceed to Wellington will probably be elected from the following:—Bethune, Harrison, MoKeime, Moore, Perry, and Sleeman of Masterton, and Cuff, Hawke, Judd, Nation, Rutherford, and Udy of Greytown, Tenders are invited by the Publio Works Department for additions and alterations to the Carterton Police Station,

The Revs. Isitt and Fulton change pulpits to-morrow morning, the former preaching in the Presbyterian, and the latter in the Wesleyan church. Mr J, 6, Maokay announces a picnic with all the customary paraphernalia for Good Friday. Mr Mackay's previous efforts in this direction were most successful and are probably still fresh in the memory of the juvenile section of the community. The Zealandia with the February English mails left San Francisco for Auckland on the 15th inst., one day later than time table date. The C% of Sydney with the march colonial mails arrived, at; San Francisco from Auckland on the 24t]} inst., being time table date,

It is said that the shareholders in the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Co. are not likely to ratify the contract made by the directors fpr.the sale of their railway line to the Government, It is understood that the Company is embarrassed by the want of money, brought about no doubt by the failure of the recent land sale, Shaves are now quoted at par 14s,

The concert given at Greytown on Thursday evening in aid of St, Luke's offortory fund was well attended and proved a great success, The principal local vocalists were Mesdames Seed and J. Hume, and Messrs H. It, Bunny, Kennedy and Black, Mrs Hugg, who is at present in Greytown, rendered two songs, and fairly took the place by storm with her excellent and highly cultivated voice, The instrumentalists were Mesdames Knell and Seed and Misses Beard and Bowlor,

The crop from a paddock of forty aores sown in white Tuscan wheat at Te Ore Ore has just been threshed and yielded the large average of a fraction. oVor 58 bushels per acre,, explusive of chicken wheat and tailings, the total amount of best wheat bagged being 2328 bushels. The fact is worth noting by those who are under the impression that the Wairarapa is not a grain producing district. Our esteemed fellow citizen, the 'Whiffler' says the Evening Press, has struck a new line of business. He managed to raise a small amount of capital, and invested £2los in the purchase of a boat. He has also laid in a considerable stock of ammunition, and with a gun and a dog has started up the Wairarapa, He has undertaken to supply a Wellington tradesman with game during, the shooting season, and doubtless will enjoy himself thoroughly, So will Wellington, in his absence, though they do say "It is a poor show without Punch,"

: The following is the list-of cases sot clown for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court:—lyaltei' Price, John McGregor, and 'John Mitchell, larceny from the person; Thomas \Vats9ll, stealing; James Jones and ißose Amelia Oullen, larcony froiij a polling ; same prisoners, house breaking and larceny; Kenneth Avthurson, fake pretences, Samuel Bennet. house breaking and larceny; Richard Hocker, wounding; T, E. Price and T. R. H. Taylor, perjury ; Jacob Frankel, receiving stolen property. The session commences on the Bth of April, An amusing incident occurred while the members of the Miisterton .String Band -were on their' way to Pahia° tua, On approacing the settlement they "tunod up," and a man who waa at work in the bush at a considerable distance from the road, on hearing them dropped his tools and ran after thein! Having at last caught up he'inquired when 'they were going to open. "Open," replied one of them, "why ive dont open at all. This is the Governor travelling through." " Oh," said the crestfallen bushman, '.' I thought it was the circus.*'' " " We are glad to learn that the canvassers for subscriptions towards'the purchase of a steam fire engine have so far met wjth a very liberal degree of support, and thai there is every reason to believe tjiat the sum required will be raised without difficulty. The various insurance offices have intimated that they will contribute to the fund but they have not as yet fixed the .amount of their subscriptions. Being very largely interested they will, nodoubt, look upon the movement in a liberal spirit, Mr Ford, our weathor prophet, writes: —The past week has not been the usually pleasant weather we ought to have had. As soon as the frost gave way it was followed by rain. Rain fell on three days, total rainfall for the week being 'B2O parts of an inch.. .The mean reading of the barometer is 30.'0(j jnches, and the same for the thermometer; Fah.. The wind in this neighborhood was light, and from a southerly direction.. It is not pleasing to write that the sparrows and white eyes are feasting merrily oh the; grapes as they ripen this year. I made the attempt to warn them off mine, but in vain; they laid siege to them, and have succeeded in eating them,

Messrs R. Brown & Co.. invite'tenderf for an improved farm of 708 acres with stock and plant thereon,; '. !-.' :

' 'A' meeting of the'. Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company w,as held yesterday, when Boveral amendments to tire articles of Association'were agreed to; ; v

The half-yearly meeting of the Msstor-ton-Opaki'Jockey Club will be held at .7" p.m. id-day. ' Our country, readers are reminded..that the Hart and Millis Troupe open at the Theatre Royal on Monday. Dr Newman, M.H.R, for Thorndon, addressed his"" constituents yesterday evening, and received a. vofe. of'thanks arid confidence.-

Messrs 6. Duncan and Son, grocers and provision dealers, announce that they have a large consignment of grass seed for sale, also that they are cash purchasers of farm and dairy produce. ■ .Captain Edwin telegraphs at noon:— Bad weather between north-east and north and west soon; glass further fall and rain,"'but after sixteen hours from now glass rising and wind from south of west.

Messrs Rapp & Hare, the well-known proprietors of the Emporium in Queensfcreet, have disposed of their business, Mr John Graham being the purchaser. A notico of the transfer appears in our advertising columns. Mr Graham being well-known as a business man will, no doubt retain the connection established by his predecessors. Great disappointment is felt by the juvenile portion of the community because the circus is giving no matinee performance to-day, numbers having come in from the country under the impression that one was to be given. We may mention that the side show, consisting of curiosities in the animal world, will be open all the afternoon, and that those who were otherwise disappointed will find it very interesting. The Railway Department has made special arrangements for the running of trains on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and return tickets will be issued on those days at reduced rates, being 7a between Masterton and Wellington. Those who intend to avail themselves of the opportunity offered, should not forget that different time-tables have been arranged for the two days, Or Coleman Phillips has given notice that at the next meeting of the Wairarapa West County Council he will move the following resolutions:—l. That in all new lines of road laid off in tho county, a gravel pit reserve bo obtained, if possible, at every 80 ohains; and that as regards old lines of road, the Highway Boards forthwith obtain suitable gravelpit reserves—landowners to be given the option of pointing out where they would like such gravel-pit to be, so as to save the disfigurement of their lands near the road sides. 2. Th it it is inadvisable, for some years to come, for the railway authorities to run passenger trains over the Rimutaka hill after dark. 'A, That in the present state of the county funds it is inexpedient to allow councillors travelling expenses.

A telegram which reached us this morn ing contains the astounding information that a man was rescued from a fire in a semirsuffocated state, with his trousers on. The authorities in the neighborhood where the fire occurred will Hq doubt sift this matter to the bottom, for when a man is found in a burning bujldjng wearing nether garments, he must necessarily be looked upon with suspicion, for he is either an incendiary or a lunatic. Tlje danger of wearing trousers is too well known to need further explanation, but we might point out that in this case the man either caused an extensive conflagration or nearly suffocated himself—the police •will no doubt ascertain which by counting the buttons on them, '

Mr W. F, Ford, whiTis about to leave Masterton, has n.ade -seyijraj interesting additions to the on hand In qonneotion with theMastertbn museum, One of these consisfcofSifhree Maori implements in sand stone and flint which were found on the Saltwater Creek Station, Canterbuiy, where they were found buried in the soil placed so as to form a pyramid, Referringjfco the subject Dr Hector gives it as His opinion that the rove of a Maori chief would be found underneath. There are also two medallions which date back to 1851, one giving a view of the International Exhibition building of that date, the other being struck to commemorate a visit of the Queen and Prince Consort to Manchester.

The Rahotu correspondent of the Taranaki Herald, writing on the 11th inst,, says: " The Natives are very bounceable down here, They Bay, 'Mr Bryce's Government make the steal the land, but Mr Ballance's Government are going to give it all back with horses and improvements. ' The Native lands that are leased they say are all right, but all the other 'Te Whiti make the win the same as Pariliaka.' The Natives are impounding settlers' horses, .and ace inclined: to make things very hasty. The settlers are inclined to abandon their holdings, owing to the Government not giving any protection. Before the Native Minister removed the A.C.'s there was every chance of starting a butter and cheese factory at Pungarehu, but now I fear it will fall through. It is not safe to do much now,' ( as the Maorjs can and will make thing's very unpleasant. They. say none of the white people 'shall stay except thoso that Ijave leasee} tljo Native land, .and not those living on any land that was sold by tho Government, for it is theirs, and that they will pull the fences down and go whero they like."

We wish to inform our readers that the powerful and eloquent orator "Ivo" will lecture next Sunday evening in the Theatre Royal, at 8 o'clock ,6n "Charles Bradlaugli." The Otago Daily Times speaking of the lecturer says;—"lvo's" lecture at the Lyceum yesterday evening on "Charles Bradlaugli"' drew a large attendance. The discourse abounded in touches of humour andirony, and it was in effect a short biography of the freethought celebrity. l •■ The lecturer was listened to with great attention, and frequently applauded.—Advt,

No doubt many readers of the Daily paper have read the piece about the two ships, and not only read, but made up their mind which ship they are gojng by; also which they are in at the present tiine. Ihave been working as a |eck hand for some time ,qn tlje Gqspej Ship, so I write'nqw from experience, and. I have to confess that since I shipped on Board the Gospel Ship as a deck hand, 1 have had some grand times, far before the rotten ship I left. Although I had some pleasures on the ship I left, I was never safe, not knowing a moment but that the ship would fro down, when I should have been lost for ever. The ship lam now on will never sink, for 1 have a Divine Captain, and I can trust Him, no matter how rough it is, for in the past amid the raging of the storm He has Piloted me safely through, and I have come off more than Conqueror. 1 mean to have Jesus fqr my Captain all the way,' for I am.icertain that I shall arrive safe into the Harbor, which is Heaven, All who wislvfo be on the Gospel Ship can do so by, coming to the Salvation Army Barracks, where they can all get a free ticket. Come along! Many Sailors wanted.—Apply at once.