The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1885. THE TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1977, 29 April 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1885. THE TOWN LANDS TRUST.

The meeting which v/as he)d at the Temperance Hull last night 'y.ag in every respect a very tame affair, there ■being not even an attempt to make the display of fireworks which generally characterises public proceedings when Messrs Hogg and Reese take an active interest in them. The audience was small, attentive, and quiet. The with the exception of those made ;by Mssrs. Hogg and Beese were commonplace, an 4 but for them we should n'ot think \t nectary to refer to the meeting at all,' Mr Kofi's adopted a very moderate tone in which to tell the meeting in how far he had relumed, He said he had been accused of wiping to turn the Park into a sheepwalk, inipiyiflg that he had not advocated anything of fcb kind, yet not giving a denial. A diiect denial would certainly not have been a Judicious thin", because it is not many days Ago that Mr Hogg reiterated his oft Pijpjwed contempt for the Park and everything ponnectec! with it, It is pleasing to Jin<w that he has now found that the " vegetable excresience" is of great value to the town, and should be further improved. There was once an American orator who, in concluding a speech to the voters whose suffrage he was seeking said:—"Them is my sentiments, gentlemen, but if they don't suit you they can be altered." Mr Hogg has apparently taken a hint from him, and improved the occasion in so far that he tillowed tlje AQijvpniftnt alteration to take place before |}e a/].()ressed the meeting. As the change is one for the better, the ratepayers have Jjtlje (aii)b j to find with it; but they will nevertheless do well to inquire into the causes which led to it. Mr Hogg would evidently know a good deal more about the affairs of the Trust if he had a seat on the board. He, for instance, condemns jjie Trustees for taking over a debt from the Park' Trustees, on the ground that they should jje allowed to pay their own debts, This may sem very plausible; but if the Park. Trustees receive assistant it is" really not a matter of the slightest consequence in what shape it conies. The Park Trust is really a branch of the Town Lands Trust, and what benefits one benefits the other. The arrangement referred to was undoubtedly a most convenient and satisfactory one, As to the erection of a Town Hail, Mr Hogg has evidently read a recent work of Walter Bezant, in which an Utopian idea of the sort is supposed '.to be carried out. Mr Reese had his usual hobby' to deal with. We doubt whether he coujd address a public meej.in',' without bringing up some vague charges as to ■roonßtfOfts jobs. The public is getting used to them, an4l they are therefore beginning to fall 1 \ ery flat. Neither Mr (rißDWpop nor Mr Parsohs said much more than was (sufficient to inform the meotinc that they were at the disposal of the electors. Tjie.ele.c,to;s will be called

upon to iiiakii ihoii' choice to morrow.. On tilt' ono side they liavit Messrs Hogo, Kkese and Girdwood, .and on the other, Messrs Feist, 1 Parsons nnd Gapper, They have sufficient insiglit iuto t\\n merits of the candidates to .know, on which side they can find consistency combined with, honesty of pirpose.

The Masterton Road Board invites tenders for formation and metalling on the .Upper plain. ' It is announced that Saturday roturn tickets will bo issued on the Wellington Railway on Friday. • They will'bo available till Monday.

Tenders aro invited for the lease'of the Masterton Borough reserve at-Mangaone..

Captain Edwin, .foretells-• more bad weather, and that tk .glass mil fall again in twelvo hours.

Mr C. Smith, draper, has a new adver tisoment over the leader that should prove of interest to our readers.

Mr Edward Toomath died at Welling-, ton this morning., ..■..■;■ The annual meeting of ratepayers in the Masterton Road District will be held on the 17th of May at noon.

Mr W. Beotham has been elected warden for No 4 subdivision of the Mas-' terton Road District. . Messrs Lowes and lorns hold a sale of furniture, drapery, etc., on Saturday afternoon,

Tiie New Zealand clothing Factory has a new advertisement over the leader which is of special interest to volunteers,

The poll for the Masterton Town Lands Trustees will be taken between the hours of 9 a.m. and G p.ni. to-morrow. The accoustic properties of the new Temperance Hall were fairly tested at the meeting held there last night, and they were found to be very satisfactory. The building will prove very useful for small meetings. At the meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0.F.M.U. last night, the Building Committee submitted a plan and specifications for the proposed new hall in Bannister-street, and it was resolved to summon a special meeting to decide upon its immediate erection or otherwise. The New Zealand Shipping Companys' mail steamer Kaikoura arrived at Wellington from London at 11.30 p.m. yesterday after a passage of 45 days. She lost a blade of her propeller on the Way. She brought 304 passengers. Her mails were promptly sorted, and the. local portion arrived in Masterton by the mid-day train.

Mr Enoch Goodin, of Park road, lost a very valuable draught mare on Sunday last, through her falling into an open gravel pit, which is on his ground, and wJiich he sold to the Road Board a few years ago. He estimates his loss at £SO. Constable Darby has completed his job of enrolling his names for the firso class militia at Carterton, and he has succeeded in getting between 300 and 400 names in the Taratahi-Carterton district.

In the Supreme Court case of Neary v Rickman, heard at Wellington yesterday, the plaintiff claimed £IOO damages for malicious prosecution. The jury awarded £25,

Messrs Toiynscnd and Cowper notify in another column that they have purchased the old established business of G. Watson and Co,, saddlers. They also state their intentions of doing all their work themselves to ensure workmanship and saye oxpense, The members of the !W firm are well known in Masterton.as industrious, energetic, and obliging, and we trust success will attend their new venture, . .

At the meeting last night one of the speakers said that there was no map in existence that showed the property of the Town Ll'ljds Trust. That is an error. A very good map/jfihe Town Lands Trust was prepared at considerable expense by Mr Cowan, and is now in the possession of the Secretary to the Trust. " Mr A. Wrigley who has determined to dispose pf a large quantity of' his choice i.untiture by auction, has given Hie necessary instructions ,tp Mr f, H. Wood, jvl.io will .otter i,t at'the (rhea.tr,e BjOyuJ, flii Bat|jr.day .the .Ojh Inst." Sjfany'.of' the artifljes Jfayp been ,011 yiew jn Mr rigley',B shop for some tjm.a where they have been greatly admirejj. Jfany resident? will, no doubt, be plpajpd fo heay (.1)4 an opportunity will pe giyen them #f buying them at public auction, The sale will also constitute Mr Woods opening salo in Masterten.

A nanw escape from what might have proved a fatal accident, occurred on one of the up country roads, ono wet and stormy night recently. A gentleman, %%is£ his family in a buggy towards home, qii'to'flijg ( j gjjarp bend in the road, leading to; a Jjully, aorpss which only a narrow bridge, handrails was placed, perceived, wjthjn a §){<)s !ss; tance, another vehicle approacjijiigai a rapid pace from the opposite direction, No room to pass, a collision seemed inevitable. But the drivers of the two cbnyej wjj.e.? were equal to the occasion anil with nrflsence of mind applied their brake's, brinip§ iho horses to a standstill within ft few : fo6'tJ"aiift tli.e occupants were able to congratulate 1 each, other on having had litted, powerful brakes, and good lamps to their carriages, j?y }fcif s)|d Dixon of the Masterton Opacli Factory, wh.o; are npw building all jjjuds of yphiclfis aji fa%jioußjy \<pz fjricoa. ' " '" '"■ '''

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