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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2121, 16 October 1885, Page 2

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale to-morrow, watches, furniture, &c. They also sell a quantity of salvage goods.

The North British Insurance Company came to term? (yith Mr James Macara tho day after the fire by which his stables were destroyed, and the money was paid over yesterday, The Masterton Building Society, in another column, offer to advance sums of £SO and upwards on either leasehold or freehold securities, Tho special attraction for borrowers which the society presents, is that such advances are repayable by easy instalments ranging from 10s and 8d per month. We are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns 1 extensive sale of Mr McDowell's stock-in-trade to-mor-row. This w|ll be the final clearing sale of these goods, and will be without reserve.

A special meeting of the Alfredton Road Board was held on Tuesday, 13th inst, Present Messrs MacquarieandKebbell. The following tenders were received for the formation of 12 chains of the Tiraumea (District) road—E, R, Kirkland, £43 9s (accepted); Oharles Loram, £52 17s 6d; George Saunders, £55; S. Chisholm & Co, £56 6a; A, Chisholm, £SB 9s Bd.

Messrs Lowes and lorns report of their Btock sale on 14th inst.The yards were well filled, and all lines selling under the hammer, although the prices were still low. Two-year-old steers, 658 to 67s 6d; 17 month steers, 40s to 455; yearlings, 375; calves 255; young cows and heifers, 40s to 50s; old breeding cows, 40s; dairy cows, £4 to £sl2s 6d; hack horses, £4 to £9; draught and harness horses, £l4 to £25; yoyng pigs, 8h 6d to 16s each. . '

Commotion has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup.

Messrs Lowes and lorns Bell at their room to-morrow, seven young, woll-bred pigs, fit to kill, or for fattening or breeding, ' Also 24 sacks fowls wheat. At the Friendly Societies' Sports in Wellington yesterday, Hodge, of the Wairarapa, with fifteen yards start, won the two mile walking race pretty well as he liked, The race is, however, described as having been more one of running than walking.

There being two drapery sales in Masterton to-morrow we have been requested to correct an error into which we fell on Wedneseay, Mr McDowell's stock will be offered by Messrs Lowes and lorns, while Mr F, H. Wood sells for another firm,

His Excellency the Governor, attended by his Private Secretary, arrived in Masterton from Woodville about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, having been driven through by Mr James Macara. No official intimation of his intention to visit Masterton having been given, there was no public reception. His Excellency took up his quarters at the Club Hotel, and left for Wellington by special train yesterday morning,

We are requested to draw attention to Mr F, H. Wood's sale of drapery, clothing, etc., that will beheldat his Masterton rooms to-morrow, at 2 p.m. These goods, which are a balance of those not previously offered, will bo disposed of entirely without reserve, and buyers may rely upon obtaining them at their own prices, the terms upon which the goods are to be sold being identical with those which characterised the previous sales.

The Friendly Societies Demonstration at Wellington yesterday was a great success. The procession through the town numbered over 3000, and nearly the whole town turned out to witness it, All the Lodges in the Wairarapa were well represented, many of them going down as Lodges. The special train from Masterton took away 800 excursionists, and by the time Cross' Creek was reached the number was fully 1000. About 300 more joined it at the Hutt. The return train was about an hour late in starting from Wellington, and another hour was lost on the way, so that Masterton was not. reached till 5 o'clock this morning.

The entertainment at St. Matthew's Schoolroom last night was not so largely attended as we have seen former ones, but from a musical point of view it was one of the most successful. The following are the names of the ladies and gentlemen who assisted, together with the songs they sang:—Mrs Seed, "Far in the West Mrs Keith, " Kennst du das land;" Miss M. Wardcll, "Forget!" MrMooro, "Anchored" and "Father's BoatMr Coleman, " Floating Miss Wardell and Mr Coleman, "The Sailor Sighs;" Mr Berkley, "That, was my dream;" Messrs Moore and Coleman, a duet. Mrs Seed also played Irish airs and " Dans Negro," and Mrs Paige " Les Hirondelles." Mr Foley recited "Little Jim," and gave several comic songs.

There are to be at least two special settlement Associations under the perpetual leasing system in the Mangatainoke Block. The Examiner says that Mr Haggen has received the following letter from the Minister of Lands regarding the Mangatainoke Special Settlement Association Referring to your telegram of the 9th July, relative to the application of the Woodville Small Farm Association for a portion of the Mangatainoke Block, I have now the honor, by direction of the Minister of lands, to inform you that the Wqodvillo Association can have 5000 acres in that Block, as shown in the accompanying tracing. The land to be sub-divided into areas not exceedins; 200 acres, giving an average of 150 acres to each settler, and disposed of on perpetual lease, under regulations to he made in pursuance of 'The Land Act, 1885.' Before any further steps can be taken in the matter it will bo necessary for you to send in a list of the proposed settlers for approval." The locality is not pointed out by our contemporary. The Masterton school children, who visited the Exhibition on Wednesday did not by any means have a good time -jf it. They had fair weather for going down, and on their arrival at Wellington were met by Mr A. Dorset, Secretary of the Education Board, to whom Mr Boddington, Chairman of the School Committee, had written that they were coming down, and who had given instructions to the caterer to provide lunch for 200 children. When they got to the luncheon room it was found that the children whohad comedown on the Manawatu Railway had eaten up everything, though it appears that the caterer had not been instructed to provide anything for them, They therefore had to go into the town and hunt for something to eat, although many of them had already paid at the Exhibition. After committing such a gross and heartless breach of faith the caterer had the assurance and impertinence to demand payment for all the ahildren, It was certainly rough on some of the children, who,having breakfasted at b a.m., did not get anything to eat till they reached home at 10 p.m. When they arrived at tho Masterton station the rain was pouring down in torrents, and the majority had to walk down to town. It is needless to say that they got thoroughly drenched. They will one and all remember their visit to the Wellington Exhibition, and the manner in which they were treated by the caterer.

The following amusing story of a late District Judge is told in the Auckland Herald .—Shortly after his appointment as District Judge, His Honor went on circuit to Hamilton, and being an early bird, strolled down to the Court House first thing in the morning to see what business awaited his attention at the sitting of the Court. While leisurely engaged inspecting the interior of the building, and indulging in his usual morning whiff, the R,M, oame bustling jn to prepare things for the new Judge, with whose personal appearance he was entirely unacquainted, Upon catching sight of the intruder lie mistook him for an expected new bailiff, and after administering a proper reproof on the enormity of smoking in the Temple of Justice, ordered the delinquent to get the broom and sweep up the Court-house. The Judge, being an inveterats ,vag, obeyed with alacrity, but on the R.M. withdrawing, took the opportunity of making his escape. At a later hour, when His Honor appeared for the purpose of disposing of the business of the day, there was consternation wild depicted on the countenance of the brother " beak" who had treated him so unceremoniously.

In the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which js greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and pqrtiqanteaiis niade by Mr Field, of Dunedin, The whole of the exhibit has been purchased by Mr Thorbura, the clothier, of Willis-street, Parties wishing 'to purchase any of the above can now aelco them, to be delivered on the Ist of November,-—Advt,

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Pearson's private brass oand played a number of selections on Mr Fannin' B balcony yesterday afternoon, and attracted a number of people. All the airs were rendered in excellent tune and time.

The fine Clydesdale stallion 'Eufus' is advertised to stand this season, after the Ist November. ' Rufus' is a, young horse of remarkably good proportions, and possesses a strain of blood that cannot be beaten. He will be kept by Mr Walter Morlson, at Mr T. Parsons' (late Mrs Reid's) farm on East Taratahi, where excellent paddocks have been provided at a reasonable rate,

At the meeting of the Land Board yesterday morning reports the N. Z. Times, there were present Messrs Marchant, Commisioner (in the chair), Beetham, Bunny, Mason, and Eitzherbert. Consideration of an application by Mr Cotter for 320 acres of land in the Pohangina district was postponed for a fortnight. It was reported that 18 villa sections, amounting to 10 acres, at Hunterville, had been sold for £448, The application of Mr F. E. Tatham to be put on the same footing as other purchasers of Crown lands in the matter of paying the cost of survey, was agreed to. in extension of time to pay an instalment was granted to the owner of section 5464, Kairanga. Mr McCardle sent a telegram stating that he was unable to attend tho meeting, as he had missed the train.