THE LAND BILL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2101, 22 September 1885, Page 2

THE LAND BILL.

The much-abused Legislative Council has done the country good service by insisting on the re-insertion of the provisions for purchasing in the perpetual leasing clauses of the Land Bill, The measure, as originally brought down, provided that the holder should be entitled to purchase after a given time,provided he had complied with all the conditions of the lease, but the House of Representatives cutout the clause, Had the Bill been allowed to pass as amended, land that was once leased could not have been alienated by the Crown so long as the tenant was willing to renew his lease. It was, as a matter of fact, a short and thorougly useless step towards stopping further sales of Crown Lands, though it was certainly not meant for such. The real object aimed at was, 110 doubt, to kill the perpetual leasing system outright, because it is objectionable to the landshark element, which sees in it a means which permits the small capitalist to compete with it, By means of the system many a man of limited capital will be enabled to take up land where otherwise he would be shut out. The system will, no doubt, supplant that of deferred payments, and must, therefore, be looked upon as one of the most important in our land laws, There was a risk of the whole Bill being thrown out on account of the difference between the two branches of the Legislature, but we are glad to see that the better sense of the Legislative Council prevailed.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Masterton»Borough Council will be ..held this evening. Messrs H. Owen & Co notify that they are now opening their spring supply of drapery and clothing.

The date of Messrs J. H. Wallace and Co's stock sale at Ngahauranga lias been altered to Thursday, in consequence of the Temperance Demonstration taking place in Wellington to-morrow. Owing to an oversight the reports of the meetings of the Pastoral Society and Wairarapa West County Council held at Carterton on Saturday, which were furnished us by our correspondent, were omitted from our yesterday's issue. They appear in another column to-day. There will be a musical evening at tlio Town Hall Carterton to-morrow, for which occasion quite a number of local and visiting amateurs have promised assistance. The musical items will bo interspersed with readings from Spurgeon's Ploughman's Talk. The entertainment is in connection with the Wesleyan Church. The Rev. J. Ward will be conductor, Mr F. H. Wood reader, and Mrs Ward Pianiste.

The following seemingly " tall" yarn (says the Dunedin Star) iq vouched for by the Telegraph Department" When the lineman on Wednesday last reached Kekerangu, between Blenheim arid Kaikoura, lie found that where the interruption had taken place, the gale had blown with such tremendous force that a rabbit had been blown on the telegraph wires, and there it had stuck fast till it starved to death," Is it not just as likely that the rabbit was blown there after its death 1

Timaru lias taken a step backwards;! the City Council have resolved to discard gas in favor of kerosene for street lighting. In years gone by,. when all coal had to be landed on the open beach by lighters, Timaru could afford gas, but now that coal vessels can discharge cargo alongside a wharf, and gas can be produced at a cheaper rate, the Council.prefers semi-darknes to light. Here is a nice subject for some of our croakers. At the sitting of the District Court to be held to-morrow, three bankrupts will show up for public examination, and four will apply for their discharge. There is also on the list a case G. Greathead, v Emma Standen and .Richard Bright, _in which defendants are called upon to show what has become of certain moneys in the estate of the late Robert Greathead. In the bankrupt estate of George Bowles, of Carterton, there will be three cases in which certain persons are called upon to show cause why they should not deliver up to the Official Assignee certain property, The matters of fact in these cases are to be tried by jury. At a meeting of the Caatlepoint Licensing Committee, held at Tenui on Friday last, the following members were present: —Messrs Mackay (Chairman), H. Belliss, Handyside and Perry. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Police reports on licensed houses in the district were read and confirmed. An application by Mr W. C. Macdermottto transfer the license for the Club Hotel, Caatlepoint, to Mrs 'Rogerss was granted. The clerk was instructed to write to Mr Barker, of the Oahanga Ferry Accommodation House, and inform him that the Committee had received several complaints relative to his house, and, that unless the general accommodation and management §f the house was improved, his license would be cancelled at the next quarterly meeting.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description, Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter factory, Wellington.—Advt.

The San Franscisco mail arrived by the mid day train to-day. The quarterly sitting of. the District Court ivili.be held to-morrow,

Tjie Stonehe'nge Lodge, U,A,0.D,, meets to'.night. ■ MrF. dray, of Fairburn, East Taratahi, lias some pure-bred Berkshire pigs for sale. 1

One drunk was brought up before Mr Stratford, R.M., this morning, and discharged with a caution. Tenders for the formation and metalling of Worksop Road close to-day. Messrs L. J, Hooper & Go's first display of spring goods will be held this evening, when the windows will be lighted. Messrs Evernden and Squires mil represent the Phcenix Lodge, 1.0.6,T,, at the Temperance demonstration in Wellington to-morrow.

We are requested to again remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorn's sale of produce to-morrow, also their two days sale of drapery fcr Mr McDowell on Friday atfd Saturday.

Mr E, Wyllie notifies that his collection of cartoons on the events of local interest that have appeared from time to time and proved so highly amusing, can be obtained in album form on''weekly payments of two shillings and sixpence. There is a probability of the return rifle match between the Volunteers and Civilians of Masterton being fired at an early date. A match between the Masterton and Carterton Volunteers is also on the tapis.

Messrs Price and Dickson have now closed their clothing shop at the Theatre Royal, and centred their business in the premises formerly occupied by Mr Evans, Chemist, where they are displaying a large and varied stock of clothing, drapery, millinery, etc, Tlio following team lias been chosen to fire those who were picked for Saturday last, firing to commence next Saturday at 1 sharpLieut, Cameron, Sergt. Dixon, Corpl. Kibblewhite, Volunteers Hoffeins, W. A. Wiiton, A. Matthews, W, Peacock, R. McKenzie, Thompson, Ranby. Emergency Pelling, Referee H. Houn-> slow.

We remind the public that Tom Taylor's Drama " The Ticket-of-leave Man," will bo presented at the Theatre Royal by Miss Lizzie Lawrence's New Zealand Comedy-Drama Company to-night, The drama is a most interesting one, and as the company have combined with Messrs Foley and Berkley, Miss Beaufort, and Mr G. Coker tor the occasion, there should be a powerful caste, and the representation may therefore be expected to be a success.

The Phoenix Lodge, 1.0. G.T., notify that a tea meeting and concert will take place in the Temperance Hall, Chapel Street, on Wednesday, September 30th, tho charge for admission being only one shilling and sixpence for adults, and one shilling for children. Our local temperance people are noted for providing a good spread on such like occassions and if they have a good programme for the concert, the public will obtain good value for their money. The expenses of the entertainment have been voluntarily provided for by the members of the lodge, and the proceeds, we are informed, will go towards defraying the cost of furnishing the Hall,

Sights are occasionally seen in our streets, says the Taranaki Herald, that we should be quite safe in saying are peculiar to Taranaki. This morning the people, about town were amused at the doings of a country couple, who had come into town to dispose of their tarip produce. They had driven in in a bullock dray, and the muddy wheels bore testimony to the state of the roads over, or rather through, which they hsd passed. The husband was on one side punching the bullocks with a ferociously lonjnvhip, while his spouse was on the other side, poking them in the ribs with an umbrella to guide them on the way they should go. The charge of a breach of the 46th section of the Sheep Act preferred by Inspector Druinmond against Mr J. Cross about eighteen months ago, terminated in the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. It will be remembered that the defendant was charged with driving sheep across an infected run without having given the necessary notice, and that Mr Wardell, R.M., before whom tho case was heard, dismissed it, Mr Drummond appealed, and a decision in his favor being given by the Supreme Court in Banco, a mandamus was issued directing the Magistrate to reverse his decision, Mr Wardell took his seat on the Bench yesterday, Mr Drummond leading his own case, and Mr Beard appearing, for defendant, Mr Wardell said he would inflict a fine of £5, but his attention being directed to the provision that the minimum penalty shall not be less than £lO, he increased it to that amount. Costs 9s, and Supreme Court costs £lO, were also entered against defendant.

A caße of some importance to stock owners, that is to say, to the owner of "any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, ass, mule, bull, cow, ox, heifer, steer, calf, sheep, ram, ewe, lamb, goat, and pig of any kind" is thus repoitedin the "Timaru Herald" of a late date:—At tho Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, several persons were fined for allowing their cattle to " herd" on a public road. The informations were laid under section iv., subsection 9, of the Police Offences Act, 1884. This sub-section sets forth that "any person who permits any cattle to be at large, or without proper guidance, or to wander, or to be herded or grazed, is liable to a penalty not exceeding L 10." The Resident, Magistrate pointed out that this Act was very different to the old law in respect to cattle wandering, &o. Persons in driving stock to pasture must take care and not allow them to graze "by the way."

A mob of 104 bullocks from Te Aute station, Hawkes Bly, arrived at Masterton yesterday evening, being the first instalment of 800 purchased from the one place by the Gear Meat Company. Although they had been twelve days on the road, one and all of the beasts looked in splendid condition, and so far as their appearance went, they might have been in a paddock here for months past. This speaks well for the care displayed by Mr J. S. Cundy, under whose care they travelled. We are informed that the estimated average weight is between 11 and 12 owt—a weight which, taking the number into consideration, is simply astonishing. The mob was put in trucks this morning and forwarded to Wellington

1 wish most sincerely to thank the many visitors from the Wairarapa for their liberal patronage during the last three weeks, and beg to inform intending purchasers that my whole stock of Clothing, Hats, Hosiery, &c. &c., will still be offered at th net coit price for cash, up till the end of the present monthl am, John Thorburn, Clother & Outfitter, Willis-st,, Wellington.

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A cheap excursion train in connection with the Temperance Demonstration at the Exhibition leaves Masterton at 9a.m, to-morrow, returning from Wellington at 10.30 p.m. Fares are given in posters, Avery pleasant social gathering took place last Thursday at Te Maire, the object being to give the employees on the] Pihautea estate an opportunity of shewing their esteem for one of their number, Mr W, Barker, who was about to leave there to take a trip to England for the benefit of his health. A very nice supper had been prepared for the occasion by Miss Oliver at Mr J, 0, Bidwill's residence, he having, with his usual courtesy, kindly placed at their disposal one of his large rooms, Mr Bidwill also generously provided the bouquets, which gavo the table a very pretty appearance. Mr W. S. Wakelin proposed the toast of the evening, "W. Barker." In doing so, he alluded to the many friends Mr Barker had made during his stay amongst them, and concluded by asking all present to join him in drinking the health and future success of the guest of the evening, Mr Barker, in rising to respond to the toast, said the manner in which he was honored was so wholly unexpected and so different to what he had anticipated, that he felt he was unable to express his thanks. He said it was just seventeen years ago that day since he first went on the Pihautea station, and regretted that his failing health necessitated him leaving it now, but wherever he might be lie would alwayß pleasantly remember his stay at Pihautea and the kindness shewn him that evening,