The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1885. SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S PETITON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2045, 18 July 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1885. SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S PETITON.

Mr Macondrew presented the petition of Sir Julius Vogel in the House of Repro. pentatives on Thursday afternoon. The, document is of considerable length and sets forth that the .petitioner was

appointed Agent-general ii) 1370, midheld office till 1830; that'during thai' period he had become a director in the New' Zealand Agricultural, ■ Company, but that'tliriiew' Zealand Government had, 'compelled him to resign that office, .whereby lie suffered pecuniary loss ; • thai after lie' ceased to hold office as Agent-general headed for some time as Loan Agent for the Colony, and actsd as such throughout with referference to floating a five million loan; that he was instrumental .-in ggtting the Bank of England to inscribo Colonial stock, and in having the necessary mea-. sure passed by the Imperial Parliament; that he was appointed agent for the inscription of stock before ho resigned the Agent-generalship, and was informed by Sir John Hall that the appointment would be a permanent ono, as a reward for liis Services, but that it was afterwards cancelled. The petitioner claims that he has been paid no commission during the time he acted.as agent for the inscription of stock. Such are the main points set forth. It will be observed that no defi. nite amount is asked for, but Mr Macandrew and other personel friends will, no doubt, be well informed as to the amount wliich Sir Julius Vogel expects,' When the House conies to consider the petition, the fact that during the greater part of the time to which the claim applies the petitioner held office from the Government of the Colony, and was in the receipt of a high salary, will, no doubt, be givon its duo woight. Wo do not think that any private firm would have troublod itself oven with the idea of giving a bonus to its representative in another part of the world for the performance of services which practically came within the 6cope of his duties. There is, however, the statement that the petitioner "was paid no commission, although a considerable portion of the loan was inscribed aftor he ceased to be Agont-Genoral, but continued to be stock agent," If the petitioner had stated in this clause that ho had received neither salary nor commission, it would have been much more satisfactory, because in its present form it leaves a doubt. 1 The inference which the petitioner evidently desires to be drawn, is, however, that ha did not receive any remuneration whatever for services rendered after he ceased to be General, and if that is proved to be correct, lie is undoubtedly entitled to some consideration. On the other hand, we must npt overlook the fact that a claim was preferred by Sir Julius Yogel at the time his appointment was cancelled, but that, when it wasnot entertained, he apparently abandoned it. Four years later, when .he returned to New Zealand, it was again mentioned, blit there being a chance for him in the political arena; he took no practical steps to press the clainj. Now that lie occupies the position of Colonial Treasurer ho has caused it to bo brought before Parliament, under the plea that the uncertain state of his health, and consideration for his family, have induced him to take the step, We have no desire to injure a just claim ; at the same time we cannot help remarking that it seems exceedingly strange that anyone possessed of the means of proving a claim for such a large sum as £6OOO or £7OO0 — according to his own showing, in a court of law—should allow it to lie in abeyance for four years, and that, being a member of Parliament, lio should say nothing about it for two sossions until he got 'an inkling that his lease of a seat on the Treasury Benches had noarly expired. The petition will now lie on tho table of the House until some member thinks proper to bring forward amotion regarding >t.

Mr A, J. Rawson advortis.es several building sites in Masterton for sale, with right of purchase, An.evangelistic meeting will be held in tho Temperaneo Hall to-morrow at 7;p,m, There will bo no collection. Mr Ward has his usual Saturday's supply of fruit, etc,, and notifies a reduction in sweets, Mr H, R, Bunny invites applications for leasing his dairy cows during tho ensuing .season. Additional entries of sheep for Mr F. H, Wood'B Bale at Ray's yardq next Thursday, aro notified, A lecture will be delivered in St, Matthew's schoolroom on September 7th by the Ven. Archdeacon Stock on the approaching total eclipse of tho sun. As Masterton will be in thecontre lino of the eclipse, the subjnct should prove highly interesting. The usuafweekly meeting of the Masterton Freethought Society will be held at the Theatre Royal to-morrow. Addresses will be delivered, and tho Masterton String Band will assist, .whilo various members have promised to render vocal selections.

Aii extensive and interesting sale will be held by Mr F, H, Wood at his Greytown rooms on Saturday next. The auctioneer has been instructed by Messrs Veitcli & Allan to sell, without reserve, the whole of their large stock of drapery, clothing, shoes, and fancy goods, Liberal terms will be given j» laige purchasers. An action for breach of promise for £IO,OOO against a doctor is said toty l pending in Melbourne, The lady had prepared a trousseau, when she heard that the doctor had married another lady. The plaintiff went down to an hotel, where they wore spending the honeymoon, and a pretty scene ensued. Replying to Mr H, Hirst in the House yesterday, as to whether the Government would carry out the recommendations of Judge Davy re the Sutton case, the Minister of Justice said the Colonial Secretary wouldgive Mr Sutton employment when a suitable vacancy occurred.

Mr M. Maxton, for somo time publisher of the Evening Press, and who is well known in the.Wairarapa, has accepted the appointment of manager of the branch of the Mutual Intercolonial Mercantile Association, recently established in Wellington, ThePreßß is Able to say from its experience* of Mr Maxton, that & better selection could not have 1 been made for the appointment, and that the "Wellington branch of the Association will prove to be in energetic and business-like hands, and wishes him sucoess in his new occupation.

Captain Edwin predicts strong easterly winds and cold weather,. with rain after 1G hours. • ■ •

,1 All the- schools v in tl)e. Wairarapa re'opeiv.'ori Monday.- after;.the. mid-wiriter holidays, •; Messrs Lowes and lorns add 30. head pf cattle to the catalogue for -their next stock sale. ■ ' • . Mr M. J. Mulligan has started business in Wellington as auctioneer and com-, mission agent, His friends will find liirn' in convenient premises oil Lambton Quay, opposite the Exhibition building. A cable message published elsewhere mentions a Russian.post on the Afghan frontier named Mullaliariapaka.' Uur devil suggests that this is the way in which a Russian, who has been in tho Wairarapa, tries to spell Mungapakeha. The Secretary of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society, Mr T. C. D'Arcy, is canvassing the town for subscriptions,' and is meeting with ready response to his applications. The Society is subsidised by the Government £ for £.

A football match. First fifteen v Allcomers is to be played this afternoon. It was expected that Carterton would send up a team to-day, but several prominent players being unable to join, the idea will not be carried out for a week or two.

The desks and fittings for the new sideschool will arrive per train on Monday. As soon as they have been placed, Miss Keeling will open the school, and Miss Jupp will enter upon .her duties at the original school. Messrs Drummond & Co.'s map of the Borough of Masterton, which was recently /purchased by the Council, have been lithophotographed, the size being about 2ft x 2ft. A useful business directory has been arranged on spare space on the sides. Although on a smaller scale than some would like to see it, all the sections are easily distinguished on the plan, and as it has been drawn with all the latest available information before the compilers it should prove an indespensible adjunct in every office. G, S. W. Dalrymple is thj'acjent.>

How a coroner and jury, and, it is presumed, the medical man who gave the necessary certificate, where sold, is thup described .in a telegram from Napier:— " Yesterday morning an inquest was held on the body of Mrs JacoJjson, found dead in the bush on Wednesday morning. A vedictof death from exposure was found. To-night tho Waipawa correspondent of the Herald wires that the Registrar of Deaths at Norsewood reports that the friends of the woman refuso to allow her to be buried, having noticed signs of life since the inquest, The coroner wired instructions how to act, and instructed Dr Von Mirbach to proceed to Norsewood at once," We have yet to learn tho result of the doctor's mission; but supposing Mrs Jacobsenis alive in -the flesh, will she be alive in law? And how will Coroner, jury, and the original doctor feel about the matter ?

A buxom widow, who has been on the books of the Benevolent Society for a considerable time, caused some' amusement at the meeting of the Committee yesterday afternoon, by applying for the capitalization of her interest's in the institution, stating that if a lump sum of £5 were paid her, she would be m a position to go off their books. One of the members present suggested that she was about to get married and wanted an outfit, whereupon another expressed himself to the effect that under the circumstances they should allow the prospective husband to put his hands in his pockets, Thereupon the Chairman remarked that if she was really- going to commit matrimony, they might, double the • amount, The amount asked for was granted, the Committee appearing to be pleased with the straightforwardness displayed, whatever may be the cause for the improvement in the circumstances of the applicant. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, &c., are quickly cured by using Baxter's celer brated "Lung Preserver," This oldestablished, celebrated medicine, is pleasant to tho palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicino Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt. Mr J. Thorburn,the well known clothier of Willis Street Wellington, wishes to inform the inhabitants of the Wairarapa that he has between 3 and 400 ovar-coats and macintoshes, which lie is now selling at the Cost Price, as he wishes to clear them at once. A few of the macintoshes are slightly stained inside, with sea-wafer. The usual pries for such, is 32s 6d. They are' now being sold for IBs 6d.