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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2137, 4 November 1885, Page 2

Mr T. P. Girdwood is the successful tenderer for the Renall-street contract, formation and metalling 39 chains carriage and footway, the price being £195105, Number nine of Bishop's Time Table is to hand, and we find it to contain a large amount of useful information; specially compiled for the current month.

At the meeting of the Stonehenge lodge of Druids held last night it was resolved that should it be decided to hold the Amalgamated Friendly Societies' Sports on Boxing Day the Druids would take an active part in it. . '

There were seven tenders in for the cartage of the Borough for twelve months, Ballot was taken in consequence of a tie at the lowest price, which resulted in the tender of Messrs Wood and Cavanagh at 10s being accepted. At a meeting of the Borough Council last night a proposition to procure a steam fire engine was discussed, but the general feeling was in favor of going in for waterworks. Cr Perry was o£ opinion that if they waiteduntil the ratepayers sanctioned a special loan for waterworks, manual engines would continue in use for a long time.

The dissolution of the Masterton Fire Brigade takes place this evening. A committee of the Borough Council has been appointed to arrange for the organisation of a new corps, which will, as far as the finances are concerned, bo under the control of the Council.

Referring to tho supposed death of sweeps and consultations, the Feilding Star understands that'companies will be formed to work 011 tho totalisator, which is a legal institution. The modus operandi will be simple and effective, but far more open to fraud than the plain and straightforward consultation. Bookmakers' private agencies will be established in every town and village in the colony, where the timid "spprt" may deposit his pound or two on his favorite, and comfortably lose it. There seems to be really a prospect of one or two. of'the reefs at Terawhiti proving payable. What is really the nature of the last report we have been unable to gather, but "Puff" has the following in last night's Press:—Gold! Terawhiti still alive! Two-foot reef in the Crown, and the Welcome and Success looking up ! Success would be very weL come just now, and crowns would be appreciated by shareholders in return for the pounds they've sunk in trying again !

How should a document reach the hands .of. the Magistrate in Court? During the hearing of the case Jeans v Carr in the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, a deed passed from one of the legal geiitlemen engaged to the other, then to the Clerk of the Court, and from him to His Worship, who was evidently displeased with the course it was taking as he inquired "Is there 110 baliff in the Court ?" The Case was brought under the Police Offences Act, and we have hitherto been under the impression the duties of a bailiff were consigned to oivil business. Mr Stratford seems, however to be of a different opinion.

As showing that the Maori is not incapable of the highest civilization, we may mention the following story" All East Coast settler on a visit to the other Island met a native. Now natives are scarce down south, and our friend, a first-rate Maori linguist, naturally said "Tenakoe." The Maori answered in English, and in reply to further inquiries stated that he belonged to'the Bay of Plenty; that ho had been at sea; had just landed from Newcastle; and being hard up would like to borrow a pound. He was given the 'money at once, Next day the two met again in the street, when the native paid' back the pound. " I thought you were hard up, "-said our friend. "Ah well," said the Maori, " me did not want you go back Bay Plenty and tell my people Jack owe me pound. Me make a play game poker, win fifty pound !" "How did you. manage that?" "Me know how stack the pack; me learn at Sydney !" The ranger in the Borough of Wanganui is a man who thinks lie knows a tiling or two. The Herald says that great fun was caused in the R.M. Court recently, during the hearjng of the ease against Coakley, the ranger. It appeared that he had driven a number of cattle from above Churton's College till he was near the pound, when lie commenced to drive them one by ono into it. The object in so doing was to secure the driving fees, the Act providing that the ranger cannot charge more for driving a mob than for driving one beast. Coakley said it did not pay to charge in this way, as he had to drive the cattle a good distance. His Worship, however, considered that it would be paying too well to allow him to drive through the Act in that fashion, and accordingly ordered him to refund the 13s driving fees,' and pay 17s costs of Court, The regular monthly meeting of the Eeatherston Town Board was held on Monday, 2nd November, in the Town Board offioe Present—Commissioners Reynolds (Chairman), Donald, and Hodder. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The bank book showed a balance of £ll3 lis Id. Accounts amounting to £2710s lOd were passed for payment. The Poundkeeper paid in 22s as fees. The Ranger's report was received, and 4s fees paid in. The Registrar of dogs paid in |os as fees. Correspondence inwards was read as follows:—Prom Postmaster • General re letter boxfrom Mr Elgar re furzo on Murphy's line; from Treasury office, re rates on Crown lands; from Secretary Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society re sljqw; from Mr Oakly, apologising" for non-attendance. Outward correspondence was also readj to Chief Postmaster re letter box, and to Property Tax Department re rates. The Clerk was instructed to obtain a copy of Wilfred Badger's 'Local Government Guide.' Mr Oakly's notice of motion was ordered to stand over till next meeting. A progress payment of £2O was paid to J. H, Hodder,

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Tjie new Lyceum at Carterton will be opened.to-nigh| with a concert and ball. As this handsome hall ia' in close proxim-ity-to.the sliow'grounds it should prove a great convenience to the many visitors to Carterton to-day. In the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Field, of.Dunedin. The whole of the exhibit has been purchased by Mr Thorbum, the clothier, of Willis-street. Parties wishing to purchase any of the above N can now seloc. them, to be delivered on the Ist of November.— Advt