The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1886. THE GORGE RAILWAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2203, 26 January 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1886. THE GORGE RAILWAY.

However much we may admire Mr Buchanan's recent adu'ress to his constituents, there is one point upon which we must differ with him, namely, bis reference to the Manawatu Gorge railway. Mr Buchanan said that the line was a very important one, as it would connect the different lines <jn the East and West Coasts of tho island, and that he was sorry the vote for it had been struck off the schedule of works proposed for tho current year. We readily admit that the work is one of considerable importance, but when we take all the surrounding pircumstances into consideration we are not at all sorry that it was included jn the list of works struck off in consequence of Captain Russell's motion, Further than that, we shall be pleased to see the money voted for expenditure on the Forty-Mile Bush line. There seems to be good reason to believe that a less expensive line leading through PahiatuaandMangahaocouldbeformed, and the Government would do well to have it surveyed. But altogether apart lrom that question, it is not to the interest of either the country in general or .of the Wairarapa District in particular, to have the line constructed until that through the Forty Mile Bush has bed!) completed, because it would divert the Hawkes Bay traffic from the Wairarapa to 1 the West Coast. It must not be forgotten that the railway line from Wellington to Palmerston North is in' the Hands of a private company, which can boast of having received a good many plums from the Government, at the expense of the colony in general, and we must therefore protest against the Goyernraent constructing a section of railway that would cause so. much more money to flow into their coffers, while, if the Forty Mile Bush line were constructed it would form an important ijem.in the revenue of the colony, It is the true interest of this district that the line should not b© constiucted before that leading through the Forty Mile Bush has been completed, and we shall be glad if our representatives in Parliament will see the maWer in this.light, :

Mr P. H. Wood advertises numei'ou ! entries of purebred rams, lambs, and slioep for his market sale at Taratahi on Thursday next. Messrs Lowes and lorns, the local agents for Peacook's Lubricant Sheep Dip, have .an announcement in ou'v advertising columns, The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council takes place this evening, A matoh was' fired between , the Featherston and Wellington City Rifles at the butts of the former on Anniversary Day. The home team scored 371 and the visitors 362. Messrs Lowes & lorns' sale of furniture and effects in the estate of G. C. Sage lias been postponed until next weok, particulars of which vrillappear in to-morrow's issue.

We are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes & lorns' stock sale at their yards to-morrow. Their entries include beef, store cattle, dairy cows, store wothors, owes and lambs, hack horses, pigs, &c. The prospect of rain should induco buyers to attend, We hear that Mr Cokor is trying to arrange for the appearance at an .early date of those celebrated vocalists, Miss Christian and Mr Armes Beaumont. If ho succeeds, the Masterton public will have an opportunity of enjoying' an unusual musical treat,

Thursday's Waipawa Mail saysMr Jesse Herbert started from Wainui on Tuesday with a large mob of ewes for his Hawkhurat station, near Masterton. Drovers complain that they lose a great many sheep on tho road, owing to tho' absence of water.

Messrs Lowes and lorns invite flockowners who wish to sell stud sheep at the annual ram fair undor the auspices of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society, which takes place on tho 11th inst., to forward their entries to them as early as possible.

The hand of death has been busy among the old settlers of tho district of late, IV day we notice the demise of two septuagenarians, namely, ;Mr \V. Bambry, of Carterton, who had reached 71 years, and Mrs Banks, of Greytown, who had attained the age of 77. Both had been residents in tho Colony for a number of years.

There Is at last a prospect of a break in the long-continued drought: A moderate northerly wind sprang up yesterday and brought thick clouds with it, and towards evening a few light showers of rain fell, To-day the sky looks decidedly gloomy, and a few heavy drops which fell occasionally appear to give promise of more to come. The barometer is falling steadily.

A new sort of a dodge was worked at the Island Ray races on Friday. The "cards" had been purchased from the Club by Messrs Guilford and Co., who paid upwards of £4O for them. The night before the races a man named Shannon obtained a copy of the one for the first day, took it to a printing office, and had one thousand printed in a cheaper form. These he sold at sixpence each, being exactly half tho price charged by the owners of the supposed privilege, who naturally lost a good deal of money through this rivalry. Whether the trick did not pay or the copy was not available in time, we cannot say j at any rate there was no opposition on the second day. The matter has been brought under the notice of the Jockey Club, which must feel bound to take action. Probably there will bo a law-suit, and if so, some interesting points will .probably be raised.

Duringourramblesthismorning wo were surprised to meet four such young hulls as it was ourluck to see. Their beautiful white faces and markings told us at once that they must have come from some Hereford herd, of which there are now a few in the district. Hearing .they came from Mr Stuckey's, we afterwards interviewed him, and we found that they were on their way to Wellington for shipment to Queensland, for Messrs M'Connell and Wood, whose herd was noticed at length & few weeks since in the Queonslander, as well as in tho Australasian." Mr Wood had just paid a visit to Rangitumau in quest of some of the celebrated "Lord Wilton" blood, which lie has now got "in some fine sons of "Chippendale." Having been well pleased with what he saw, lie purchased eight of these, Mr Stuckey declining to part with any heifers, of which Mr Wood would gladly have taken some, If such plums as those we saw can be spared without entrenching too much on tho males, where nearly one hundred cows are in stock, there must, indeed, be some good ones left behind which will in time cause this herd to be still more widely known, We hopo shortly to pay a long-promised visit to the now well-known hill, after which we may tell our readers a little of what we saw there,

At the last meeting of the MastertonSpecial Settlement Association, jt .transpired that the Minister for Lands had'struck out tho purchasing clause from the perpetual leasing system of settlement, and this fact caused a considerable amount of difference on the part of members, which resulted in a resolution being carried requesting tho Secretary, Mr J, Vilo, to intimate to the Minister the fact that the Association wished either that tho purchasing clause should bo restored, or that the Association should be allowed to take up the land upon deferred payment, Yesterday Mr Vile received a tel'egraip intimating that the land could bo had upon deferred payment. This intelligence will be received by members with a considerable amount of satisfaction. Although the average area of their holdings will be rctjuqecl from 160 to 100 acres each, tho smaller quantity is preferable on this system, The Associatic)i), now that the average' has been reduced, sll be in a position to accept about twonty more members,- and those who are desirous of becoming members would therefore do well to call upon Mr Vile early. The land is the ohoioe mado by the Association of 5,000 acres out of a block of 15,000 acres of Crown Lands.

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Mr P. H. Wood announces that he will offer jewelry, faiicy goods, etc. to the value of £1,500, on 5 account of Mr M, J. Mulligan; at an early date. ;;;;; r ' There was to have been a sitting of the Compensation Court before District Judge Davy this morning';-,but at the appointed time4here was no one present. Even the Clerk of the Court had''received rio intimation that the Court was to'sit.

By last night's traiir 'came a consignment to Messrs Lowes and lorns of 109 puro-brcd Rornney, Lincoln, and Border Leicester rams from Timaru and Oamaru. They are intended to be sold through the above firm at the Masterton Ram Fair, and. should provo a valuable addition to the flocks of the district. Tho New Plymouth agent of the Press Association informs us that if it s rains. it will stop the progress sf the fires. We were always under the impression that fires flared up tremendously during a heavy rainfall, and that a strong dry wind blew them clean out. However, we presume that the. agent referred to knows the exact habit of fires in New Plymouth, and we are grateful for the information he affords us,