The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1885.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1955, 2 April 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1885.

INFECTED SHEEP. It has become a matter of general remark that sheep infected with lice have, on several oocaslons been yarded in sale yards of late. Yesterday the inspectors sent away several lots, asserting that they were not clean. These officers have been appointed by the Government to prevent the spread of scab and other contagious diseases mentioned in the Sheep Act, and we can only assume that in attending sale yards and inspecting the sheep brought together from various parts of the district, they ave carrying out their duties." : It seems to us, however that this is no more sufficient to eradicate lige than it is to eradicate scab. The decease has only lately made its appearance, it being supposed that it has been imported. If so, it is clear that one dipping will not clean a flock, for otherwise it would never have gone past the dip erected at the port where the infected sheep were landed. We have the plain fact before us that the disease exists, that it is spreading, and that there is reason to fear that the wool returns from the districts will be seriously diminished unless energetic measures are taken to suppress it. We think that this can only be done by a systematic inspection of flocks, Tho time of inspectors is no longer occupied with scabby sheep in various parts. of, the district, and they should therefore ; be'in a position to devote a portion of it to other diseases which come within their cognizanco. They have the power to compel owners to dip, and they should exercise it moro freely, By merely inspecting sheep that are yarded for sale they only give annoyance to the owners, who say that the sheep should have beeen inspected before they wore brought there; though they forget that they, on their part, did not obtain the Bervices of an inspector, and save themselves the annoyaneo, A case occurred yesterday in which a farmer (Mr Buick, of the Opaki) brought down some sheep to be offered for sale, which he had only dipped four days before, but which were, nevertheless declared to be infected, Here the usual precaution had been taken and Mr Buick was in no way to blame. Yet had the sheep been inspected at liyme he would have been saved both trouble and disappointment.' The necessity of dipping may not be apparent to many sheepfarmers, and the expense it would entail must be distasteful to all, but it should be remembered that there is no necessity to dip clean flocks, and that owners of infected flocks would only look after their own interests by stamping out a disease which might involyo them in ruin. If the Sheep Act or the regulations made under it do not confer sufficient power upon the inspectors to deal fully with tho matter, steps to put them in a proper position should be taken without delay.

The Wairarafa Daily will not be published to-morrow (Good Friday). Mr W. H, W. Haines is reported to be still lying in a critical condition, and that his recovery is doubtful. The Rev. Mr Ward, who has been appointed to the Greytown Wesleyan circuit, arrived at Greytown on Tuesday, The SmgerSewing Machine Co publishes an advertisement elsewhere, which should prove of some interest to our readers.

Mr J. F. Heckler invites tenders for felling 110 acres light bush in the Mangaone district. Specifications may bo seen at this office.

The Victorian quarterly returns show that the revenue for the past three months has been £1,680,000, being an increase over the corresponding quarter of 1884 of £40,000. We have received a copy of Messrs Williamson & Co's,, Share Report and Investors Guide, for the month of March, which is, as usual, replete with useful information,

The combined Wairarapa cricketing team leaves by train to-morrow, in order to play the match against the combined Wellington team on Saturday. No alteration has been made in the list of players. Mi' D. Aslier, of the Cheap Fancy Bazaar, Manners-street, Wellington, taking advantage of the opening of the football season, announces that he has the usual requisites in hand, His advertisement appears in another column.

■ •Mr Cullotto, of tlio Kuripuni Nursury, Masterton, announces that this is the best time to remove roses. He is ready to supply any quantity at very low prices. Our Tinui readers will see by reference to our advertising columns tjiat ,'the Mjllis-Hari iii the local ]iall,o„ii Saturday Messrs' Lowes Ity'ffs, will offer the ' on Srtturctyy, begihning.a't 2 p.ni.' Yai'iaus,lines' of produce, ;&c. - , will also be submitted.

Proprietors of vehicles plyingrffot hire within the.Borough"-iii'e.'reminded by the Town Clerk'that .their licenses must be •renewed forthwith,, otherwise legal' proceedings'will be taken against them,

Those who are in doubt as to what to do during a portion-of Good Friday will, perhaps, find the attractions Offered at Mr Mackay's picnic worthy of consideration. Mr - Mackay has got up several gatherings of this kind,'all of which have been very successful, In accordance with a resolution passed at the last meeting of - the Borough Council, the Town Clerk lias written to the Captain of the Salvation Army requesting him to discontinue the use of torches, banner and band during future processions.

It is satisfactory to learn that the sum", of £lsloa was taken at the doors at the recent concert, at Pahiatua although all under 15 years we're admitted free. After paying all expenses the'sum of-.£7 - was handed over to the Committee as a nucleus for a prize fund. '

There was a fair downstairs house at the Theatre Royal last night to witness the final performance of the Millis-Hart. company. A good aud varied programme was presented, including songs and dances, Mr Millis and his friends, and-a'farce. Messrs Foley and Berkley gave valuable assistance' throughout the programme, and the former received a splendid encore for a clog dance. The company playr, at Greytown to-night. A meeting'of the committee of the Masterton Mangaliao Small Farm Association was held,-last night, when it was resolved to invite tenders for surveys on receiping a written guarantee from the' Woodville Association to share the expense. It was also resolved to hold a general meeting of members on Saturday, the 11th inst, at 7 p.m.

It is understood that the Government is having a revision made of officers of the militia, and that this step is taken with a view to ascertaining which officers wish to return their commissions. It is believed that a • firm in Wellington is charging, on behalf of the Government, a number of oil-drums with dynamite, which are to bo sunk at the entrance to the ports, and exploded by electricity from the shore, should there be any attack by hostile cruisers, If there were any -doubt as to the general prosperity-of Masterton, and the surrounding districts it should be removed ■by-the fact that' no cases pf occasional distress have occurred for some time past, and that the only names of persons on the books of the Benevolent Society are those of a iyido\y, and a iyoman whose husband has deserted her, in Mastprton, andaveiy hqlpj.egs ; oJ4 woman residing at Mauriqeyijle. As tl)e district which looks upon llastertqn as its natqral centre containing upwards of 0000 inhabitants, the small number must be considered highly satisfactory.

Ono of the most comical mistakes we have ever seen was made by some one in connection with a Press Association cablegram from London, dated 28th inst. The message, as first received read as follows:—''Hor Majesty's war vessels Roquofort and Blaci? priflqe iyijl probably be added to the strength of thpA'uqtriijjan squadron," and so it was published by the morning papers. In the course of the day came a request to alter the message into the following form" The race for the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase was won By oaptain Fisher's b h Roquefort, Frigate second, Blaokfrince third." A deputation of the Temperance party met the speeial coach which conveyed Mi' John Harding, of Waipukurau, and Mr Samual Capppr, t]io Temperance orator, to Masterton last night, After refreshing themselves at the Oxford. House, where everything had been prepared for their comfort, tho visitors attended a meeting at the new Temperanoo Hall, where tliey were formally welcomed by the representatives of the various temperanco (irgaifißijtionfi.pf the town. Mr John Harding, who ia the Grand W,C,T. of New Zealand, responded to tlje welcome, He said ho was ploasod to find tl(e temperance cause was alive in Mnsfcprtai. In his district there had been some desperate fighting, and in consequence of having stopped the licenses.of four houses the licensed victuallers iiud their lawyers had been up in arms, no lesß' tliaii fifty meetings of them having been held in Napier to try and upset what had been done by the Licensing Committee. One Licensing Committee had threatened to njake him pay £IOOO each for four licensed houses he had caused to be shut jip. One brewer had'cut up a section of land into twenty-four small pieces and got as maijy names on tho vpters rpll nu ooenpantsso as to increase their votes, and unheard of irregularties. had been going on, One hundred votes had cost oyer £2 each, not inoluding lawyers ;fog,i, ■ He strongly urged upon the tomperanoe party unity and Morality, and paid a high compliment to the people of h.ia • district on thosegrounds. Ho then referred to the early days of peace and prosperity in the Wairarapa bebre " Friar" Tuck was licensed to make people drunk in Masterton, Buck in Carterton and Keinpfon in Greytown. Notwithstanding the protestation against it, licenses were granted, and the farseeing people took a foe of. £2o' at a cost of £2OO for a policeman, He con< eluded a very earnest address by introducing Mr Samuel Capper, who was loudly cheered. Mr Capper spoke at some length, and with earnestness and force, as to completely cany the meeting with hin), There was no clap-trap but a reality aboot all he said, that fired the breasts of his listeners ptl roused them up to a determination to take renewed action in forwarding the local option movement. Hegavoa graphic description of some of his travels in Canada and the States, and concluded a very able address by urging upon all' who had the best interests of their fellow' men at heart, to take united action in having the temperance question thoroughly ventilated. From the earnestness and ability shown, there is no doubt in the mind of those who had the pleasure of listening to him bu' that a sure treat is in store for the visitors to the Theatro this evening.

The great question of public interest besides which all others sink insignificance is—will war ever be proclaimed" between England and Russia, and if bo, what likoli hood is there of Russian cruisers making adescent on New Zealand ? We are greatly of opinion such events are not at all improbable, especially as looting the Masterton Coach Factory would be one of the main inducements for such a course of action, To prevent suoh an undesirable event occurring the proprietors are determined to get rid of their stock of carriages, lamps, fittings, &c„ at such prices as will ensure nothing being left for the Russians to levy upon, —Advt,

: Don t die in the house.—'' Rough on Rats' clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs flies, ants, inßccts, moles, jack-rabbits, gophers 7?td—N.Z. Drug Company.

MrS. H. Jenkinson, sub-editor of the Otago Daily Times, has received 'the appointment of sub-editor to the Melbourne Argus. Botweon seventy and eighty ferrets arrived, from lvaikoura yesterday. They ;ar« intended' 1 Wr Mr Hawkins 1 r station and will probably •'lie taken, to tlfeir tinatiori to-morrow.,'v' • '^4'

Nfcthing -deliijite»llnowii asfyet. ia-lHf' the Eev; v J; .Buttle, who succeeds the Rev. L. M. Hitt as. minister W tlie local Wesleyan 'Church, Fourteen of the Carterton Rifle Volunteers wiaitaway by this morning'strain,eii route for Nelson, to -take part in the Eastern review.

'. The following-additions have been made, to the list, of cas'es set. down for trial at the ensuing criminal sessions of the Supreme. .Court George Broad, false pretences, and G, H. :lvahs, larcency, The number of indictments is now thirteen.

At the request of several leading local residents, Signor Hug has consented to pay a visit to Carterton during his present visit to the. .Wairarapa, and has arranged to be there on Tuesday and Wednesday next, Mr Muir, clerk of the Amuri Road Board, was found yesterday with a bullet wound in' his,Jiead. The weapon was lyinc; alongside him.' He-now lies in a precarious condition.: The Cartert on Fire Brigade soiree was not very successful last night only about thirty couples patronised it, but they seemed to enjoy themselves very well. The music was supplied by Mrs Beaucliamp and Mr Birrell, Dancing was kept up with good vigour till tlie small hours in the morning. "AShepherd" inquires whether any remedy is known for distemper in dogs, by wliich he has lost a number of valuable, animals, The chief symptoms of the disease are, running from tlie eyes and nose, and severe coughing. He lost thirty-five this year and from forty-five to fifty last year. Perhaps some of our practical readers can supply the required information.

Mr J. W. Salmond, M.A, , son of Professor Salmond, who won the Gilchrist Scholarship, and went home to study law in London, has passed the first section of tho-L.L.B, Degree of the London University with first-class honors, thereby winning the Law Scholarship of £4O, tenable for two years. There were between 70 and 80 competitors, The railway authorities afford a cheap opportunity to holiday seekers who wish to visit Wellington. A special train will leave Masterton at 9 a.m., and is timed to arrive at 1,20 p.m., leaving on the return journey at 4.30 p.m, Complaints are made that this affords very little opportunity for looking about, and it appears to us that tliey are just-.- We see no reason why the train should not 'start at least an hour, ■.earlier. ■

Mr. Capper, whose name as a temperance lecturer has been so promently before the New-Zealand public of late, will deliver an address at the Theatre Royal this evening. The §harge of admission .has been.so regulated that the receipts are nof likely te do more than pay the expenses; Mr J. Harding, G.W.O.T. of New Zealand, will take the chair. The Masterton String Band will play an overture and Sankey's hymns will be used, The meeting begins) at 8 o'clock, The performance of the "Flower Queen," which is promised for Easter Monday and. Tuesday, appears to be attracting a good deal of attention, and when it is remembered that there will be thirty-five performers, all of them from Wellington, all but the instrumentalists being ladies, this is not perhaps to be WQnfked at, The list of vocalists includes some qf the lady amateurs of the Empire City, while the counts amongst its members, a lady violinist of considerable distinction

The annual tea meeting in tfiiinection with the Wesleyan Church will be held to-morrow evening. After tea there wjll be a public meeting, when several ministers and ffjpnds have promised to deliver addresses. An\qngsfc theso is Mr Capper,'the temperance; lecturer, who, it is expected, will stay in Masterton till Saturday," Tho meeting is of special interest to the members of the Church, as it will also be pne pf farewell to the Rev, L, M, Isjtt, whose term in Masterton has expired, Our cable news convey the startling information that a serious rebellion has broken out in Canada, and that five thousand, troops and police have been dispatched to the scone of the rising, The wording cf the message does not, however, make it clear whether the rebels consist entirely of Indians or whether the latter are assisting tho insurgents, but the statement that a large body of troops have been despatched seems to indicate •that the leaders do not belong to the Redskins, In the present critical state of affairs in Europe, the rebellion might prove a serious hindrance to Great Britain.

A farewell tea-meeting was given in the Opaki schoolhouse to the Rev. L, M, Isitfc yesterday evenings There were about 120 persons present.' Tea, and the usual eatables, were provided in plenty ljy lei}ijai))e| IJ. Campbell and R. Welch, while many other lent 'iijfptary and other assistaiioe. During the'afternoon the younger of tho men present indulged iu a orieket match, Masterton being pitted against-the local players, the former proving victorious, In the evening an entertainment was held, and a number of musical items' wore given by several amateurs, Mr Isitt, in bidding farewell to his Opaki friends, alluded in flattering terms to the ready sympathy which had always been manifested by the Opaki settlers, and expressed his especial thanks to Miss Minna Welch, who had performed the duty of honorary organist for some time past, He also bespoke their continued : assistance for his successor, the Rev. J. Buttle. MrR. Welch, in replying on behalf of the Opaki people, thanked Mr Isitt for the services he had rendered to the district, and wished him "Godspeed." They had never had a Minister whc had been so attentive to their and they all sincerely regretted his departure, ■ • The annual meeting of the New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Stock Company was held yesterday at Auckland, Mr • Morrin, Chairman of Directors, presiding. The annual report of the Directors stated that the balance sheet shows a loss of less dimensions than last year, the loss being chiefly caused by writing 25 pel' oent off the short-horn herd, ■interest on bank overdraft, : and mortgages, With a view to successfully carrying on operations in future; the Directors had entered into negotiations with the principal creditors of .thfcQfi'ri)i)any.for a reduction, amounting. in alj tp;, ■ qay, £35,000, These creditors are now 'considering the advisability of writing off that amount. The Directors propose reducing the flocks and herds, and selling Meadow Bank, or either the Cranston orTamaki estate, By giving effect to these proposals, the liability will; be reduced from £191,645 to £70,000, The past year's operations in thoroughbred horses show sales of 28 animals, at an average of £lB5 os, The sale of Hereford cattle averaged £25 per head, The Shropshire down flock have proved the wisdom of embracing this department within the Company's operations. The balance sheet and report were adopted.'

Mr Ceo, Inspector of Schools, is at present , making a tour of inspection among the smaller schools of the district.

The Engl®nail per Ruapehu arrived at Masterton by the late tram; yesterday.

Messrs'Lowes & lorus conducted one of the largest'stook sales that, has ever been .heltl'.iti.the Wellington district, yesterday afternoon;' Not less than 9;Q00 Blieqp and_ 100 head of cattle were sold, '"The whole 'of the sheep yarded .we. sold iTiider the" .hammer atprices whichwere satisf;ictpry_ to the settlers."" Th'o prices' obtained fo'f cattle were considered low, .but' that in a great mepure w.as due to the fact of the yards, fiejiig'monopolised Hyghe.ep, which prevented 'the cattle boing 'properlyclassed. The firm was severely taxed for yard accommodation, more sheep than •'were advertised' coming, forward. Tlie following were the prices'obtainedFor 1000 cross-bred wethers' in' forward condition, 10s 8d; 200 crossbreih. store wethers 8s 3d; 500 crossbred ewes Gs Gd ;' 100 crossbred owes 7s 9d ■; 300 crossbred ewes 0s 7d; 250 crossbred'ewes Gs, 300 at 5s 7d, 1750 at 6s; 300 merino wethers 4s; 1600 merino ewes, from 2s Gd to 3s 9d; 200 good shorn lambs, from 4s 4d to Gs 9d; 2000 lambs in the wool, from 5s to Gs; rams froin 5s to 40s. Cattle—3o store cows, from 50s to 60s; 30 calves and yearlings, 15s to 30s; 30. two-year-olds'at 40s; sundry cows, ,£3 10s to £4. 30 young pigs brought from 7s to 20s. Of the whole catalogue, one line only did not change hands, and ;that was sent home on account of some lice having been found on them.