The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1885. WORKSOP ROAD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2064, 10 August 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1885. WORKSOP ROAD.

During the present' winter" the Masterton Borough Council has received quite a number of applications to luare streets made passably and in nearly all of them the settlers. were forced to make an aopeal oil account of the seas of mud through which they have to wade to get to or from their doors. But there is surely not a thoroughfare in Masterton that is in a worse state at present than Worksop Road, This street is simply a mass of mud from one end to the other, and residents in it have got into a way of slipping over back fences and going across their neighbors' properties to other streets in order to avoid it. During the lust year or so it lias rapidly grown in importance, and both sides are dotted with buildings that are really a credit to tho town. It also forms an important connecting link between the southeastern portion of the town and Queen-street, and would therefore, if it wero only formed, be very freely used. The landholders in it have, however, hitherto paid their rates without getting anything whatever in return. It is to be hoped that when summer comes round, the Borough Council will see its way to taking it in hand at once, and putting it in such a state that it may be kept open for traffic, Three of the Borough Councillor, 1 ) own land fronting it, and that fact appears in this case to have actually been a drawback, because they were anxious to avoid laying themselves open to the accusation of having made streets leading to their own doors, The work is of such importance that considerations of that kind should not be allowed to stand in tho way.

Mr Thompson has given notice to ask the Colonial Treasurer whether, in view of the wholesale manner in which the House lias mangled his financial proposals, lie intends to bringdown a new Budget, the old one having been pilled all to pieces; also, whether the Treasure)' will not feel bound to bring down a fresh estimate of railway revenue, seeing what ut serious falling off is disclosed by the results of the first quarter's operations for the current year. Although the wording of the motion is not exactly parliamentary, the object aimed at is a good one, and if the Colonial Treasurer replies at all, he would be bound to express soma sort of an opinion on the position of the Government. He may try to laugh it off, or say that Ministers are in the hands of the, House, and thus place himself in the position of a guide who has lost his way; but the answer should, in any case, be a most interesting one.

The talk in the lobbies of the Parlia mentary Buildings this morning was, we are informed, " Insular Separation." It is to bo presumed that the Canterbury and VVestland members are the agitators, and that they are still sore over the failure of their pet railway scheme. It is not at all probable that •they will prove successful.

The Phc«nix 'Lodge, 1.0. G.T., 1 meet this evening.

The Wairarapa East Counly Council pieets to-morrow.

There was a good attendance at the woekly mooting of the Masterton Freethought Society lastnight. Theprogramme presented very varied features,, and included addresses, readings, recitations, and songs. The chair was occupied by Mr Mackay. The estates of no less than thirty-six deceased persons were placed in the hands of tho Public Trustee, during the month of May, their value varying from £1 to £SOO. Only one came from the Wairarapa, namely, that of W. A. Harman, of Carterton, valued at £2O. A'n engineer has proposed to divert somo of the head waters of the Murray river for the purpose of irrigating a portion of Victoria. The cost is estimated at four millions. South Australia and New South Wales protest against' the proposal, on the ground that it would- interfere with the navigation of the river.

What is promotion ? In the -last Gazette appears a notice to tlie effect-that tho Governor has been pleased to promote Sergeant Campbell, of the Armed Constabulary, to the rank of Acting Assistant Surgeon. The change of'occupation is a somewhat startling one, and would have warranted the making of the appointment without using the word "promotion."

The Featherston Rifles mustered in full force yesterday morning for their first church parade, The Greytown Band attended, and, heading the corps on the march to the place of: worship, played appropriate music, THe attendance at church was so large that many could not find even standing room.

■ The Mataura Ensign contributes the following panegyric to the railway department:—"Mr J. K. Grant, of the Criterion Hotel, has imported a billiard table from London, and thereby hangs a tale. The table was shipped in the Rimutaka for Port Chalmers; and freight and insurance for the 16,000 miles more or less totted up to £5 7s; to put it in another my, the freight amounted to about £4, and the insurance to about £l7s. On the ' table reaching Port Chalmers it was put on a truck and sent to Gore, a distance of 107 miles, at a cost /or freight only of £7 liis Gd ,!• It needs no word of ours to point out the anomaly Jhat here; but we willingly publish the figures in order that the Railw&yDepartraent may explain the "why fore," or rectify matters befo'rif another billiard table comes in this direction."

Tendora are invited by 'Mr T. Wrigley (or painting the Kumurau Hotel, - • The neit quarterly meetings of;tfip Maitettoii and Masterton Borough Idcensinor Committees will be held.on the £th pros. The supporters, of fleam, the champion sculler of New. Zealand, have challenged to back him for :£2OO against any one' : in Australia, except Beach,

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce tint they will sell first-class draught horses, waggon, harness, etc., on Saturday next.

•Mr D. Asher, of the Manners-street. Fancy Bazaar, has a new advertisement in another column.

Mr G, Oj Sage notifies that all accounts owing to him must be paid by the end of the month, and that all that remain unsettled by that time will be sued for. Mr F. H. Wood will sell the plant &e, in the bankrupt estate of 6. Bowles, Carterton, on Wednesday next. The sale is an important one, and should draw a large attendance. ' A public meeting to consider the advisableness of . forming a Pastoral and Agricultural Society for the North Wairarapa, is convened for the lflth inst. As the question is a very important one to settlers, there should be a good attendance. '

Warrants have been issued by Mr Northcroft, K.M., Waikato, for the apprehension of the Maori riiigleaders in the destruction and outrage' at Waitoaj' on the railway contracts. •Mr Fallon and .pajty, Sergeant McGovern, and Con : stables Wild and Murray, have proceeded to Waitoa to effect the arrests,

Messrs Lowes and lorns had a large attendance at their land sale on Saturday. Brighfcwell's property on the Taratahi was withdrawn at £5 per acre, and the Colestreet sections at £SO each.' The cottage and land in Masonic-street sold for £SO cash, A long catalogue of fancy fowls were disposed oil' at prices varying from 15s to 50s per pair. Pigeons, produce, and sundries concluded the sale. Messrs Williams & Barker,' the well known builders and contractors, have an announcement, in another column to the offect that they are preparod to supply'all kinds of builders' materials, and that they are prepared to execute all orders that maybe entrusted to them. They will also supply estimates. The name of the firm should be a sufficient guarantee that all work undertaken by them will be faithfully carried out. A return has been laid " boforo Parliament which shows that; tho quantity of land at present available for settlement in the colony is estimated at' 2,201,760 acres. It is divided over the different districts aa follows Auckland, 450,000 acres ;Taranaki, 120,000 acres ; Hawie's Bay, 100,000 acres ; Wellington, 300,000 Nelson, 41,-760 acres.; Marlborough, 10,000 acres; Canterbury, 180,000 acres; Otago, 860,000 acres; and Southland, 140,000 acres.

A surveyor named J. R, Brown, who contested tlie Foxton seat at the!last general election, frightened his family, got into the hands of the police, and was put to a good deal of inconvenience by a doctor, through stating that he had taken "Rough on rats," at Wellington, on Friday. He was under the influence of drink, and threatened to commit the act until he was believed, He has been sent to the Hospital to get cured of the effects of the alcohol which he had swallowed. The doctor does not believe that there was any other poison in his system.

Mr F. H. Wood reports sale of general merchandise, fruit, potatoes, oats, etc., at his Masterton rooms on Saturday last, and the noteworthy fact that notwithstanding the inclemency of the weathor, there was a large attendance of buyers, and animated bidding. He quotes prime feed oats 2s 4d to 2s 9d, first quality seed oats 2s lOd to 3s 3d, potatoes, £3 10s to £4; oranges 9s, apples 9s to 10s, mandarins 10s, bananas 3s 6d to ss, onions £lB per ton. Sevoral lines of furniture, jewelry, and fancy goods were also quitted at'satisfactory prices, The funeral of the late Mrs Weston took place yesterday, and was attended by the largest cortege that lias been seen in Carterton. Next in procession to the relatives of the. deceased, were the Freemasons, the Rechabites, the Good Templars and a number of the Blue Ribbon Army, Next came the vehicles, twentysix in number, and behind them were about fifty horsemen and a large number of pedestrians. .There must have been close upon 300 people in all, for the procession reached nearly a quarter of a mile in length, The funeral service was read by the Rev J. Ward, at the close of which he gave a short address, and announced that ho would give a funeral address on Sunday evening next, in the Carterton Wesleyan Chapel. ' Coughs, Golds, Bronchitis, 'Sc, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Aott,

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