The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2213, 6 February 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1886.

Half a ton of eating apples at one penny and twopence per pound! Mr Ward wishes it to be known that lie has this quantity for sale at the Red House.

■ Messrs William Cullen and Edwin Feist have been nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr S. Bacon, The poll will take place on Wednesday 17th.

,A tea meeting will be held at Mauricevillo on Friday next, the 12th inst., to celebrate the opening of the new school, Tickets can be obtained from Messrs T. E, Price and J. Williams, and from any member of the School Committee.

The following letter has been received by Mr Bacon from the Under Secretary of the Minos Department. The reef referred to is a quartz reef with ironstone cap, and the soil around is impregnated with iron" Sir. —I lmve the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, addressed to the Hon. Minister of Mines, requesting that a report should be made, by an officer of tho Geological Department, upon a reef situated between Ruamahunga and Makakahi Rivers. In reply 1 have to state that the largt) series of samples reoeived from 'you yesterday by Dr Hector, are now being examined in the Colonial Laboratory. I have, however, to inform you that there is not an officer of the Geological Department available for visiting the distriot at present."

Captain St John was unable to attend at the Theatre, last night, as ho had an attack of ague. ,

Messrs P. H, Wood and Co. hold a sale of goods sold in default of payment, amongst other things is asuitflof funicure in horsehair and cedar, a handsome oliefionier, and two tri-chord pianos. The sale takes place this day at two o'clock. Messrs Dwan and Co. announce a sale by auction for three dayß, commencing February 15th, The whole of tlio furniture, stock-in-trade, billiard table, &c., of the Empire Hotel, Wellington, This is likoly to be one of the largest sales of the kind ever held in Wellington, and is entirely without reserve, Mr George H, Kemper writes:—"l sent ten samples of stone to be tested for gold or other minerals, threo of which wore quartz from three different reefs, reported to havo been tested beforo and found to contain gold, but tlio answer I got to all of the samples is that they contain no gold The stone was procured from the Waingawa Heads, a branch of the Waipoua, and at tho head of the Waipouaßiver. JResult from Dr Hector is as fol--1owb:-No, 1. Graphitic alato; 2ands, sanda of slate; 3, green pyritous slate; 4, ferruginous and pyritous slate (red); 0, cherfcy quartz and quartz reef; 7, green calcareous slate. No. 6 was tho only sample which required to be tested for gold, which was done, but it proved lion-auri-ferous. Separate lot—l, solicified slate; 2, quartz; 3, quartz; 4, slate rubble. Of these Nos 2 and 3 were the only iones tested. Both proved to be non-auriferous, at least no fold was found by amalgamation." •

Mr A, A. O'Donnoll, the champion bicyclist of Australasia, gives a performance at the Theatre Royal this evening. He has just concluded an engagement at Wellington, and his performances there is thus spoken of by the "Post."—The exhibition of bicycling given in the Athenaeum Hall last evening by Mr A, A. O'Donnell drew about 200 spectators, all of whom appeared to be thoroughly satisfied with the entertainment,' Mr O'Donnell is an exceeding clever bicyclist, and his feats are well worth witnessing. Some of them are really wonderful. Last night he performed nearly 40 different tricks, all more or less difficult. Three 50-mch machines wero used and Mr O'Donnell appeared to bo thoroughly at home on any or all of them, Tho exhibition, which lasted ncarely an hour ana a half, closed with a clever double feat by Mr O'Donnell and Master Bates, of York Street. The boy, who has only received a few hours tuition, sat on his tutor's shoulders as Mr O'Donell went at full speed, rode alongside the latter on another machine, allowed himself to be balanced oil Mr O'Donnell's outstretched arms, while his instructor rode at the rate of 12 miles an hour, and in other ways displayed considerable nerve for one so young,' Mr H, Milburn played a number of selections on the piano in an efficient manner during the progress of the entertainment.

They had a warm discussion at the Harbor Board meeting oil Thursday, arising out ot a proposal to vote their Engincor a bonus in consideration of the extra amount of work that had fallen upon him during the past year.. There was no question as to die Engineer having earned more than his salary, but the hitch took placo because, a notice had not been given of the intention to bring the motion forward. The Chairman (Mr E. Pearcc) said; "As this is the last meeting of the Board as at present constituted, I would ask permission to say a few words on bohalf of our Engineer, and to close, with a motion. Ibelievol shall only be giving expression to the unanimous opinion of all members of the Board when I say that in Mr Fereusoti we have a most capable officer, and one who as at all times brought to bear upon his work great industry and commendable zeal. In his Work as Engineer he has not only succeeded in giving satisfaction to the Board, but has also, I believe, given great satisfaction to the contractors, and his work is thoroughly well done. In his capacity as chief executive officer of the Board, wo are all aware of the manner in which he has done his work. The Board has an excellent staff of officers and workmen, and without a good head things would not work so smoothly as tlioy have done, These things being admitted, the question arises—"Have we sufficiently remunerated Mr Ferguson in respect to his work as Engineer ?" I think not, and I know that many niombers agree with mo in that opinion. Even if ic were desirable I could not mention the remuneration received by other Engineers, and compare Mr Ferguson's salary with what is received by others. But without doing so I think it will be generally admitted that the work that we have had done in that branch has been at all events done at a very moderate cost to the Board. J. would therefore ask permission of the Board to move, 1 That in recognition of the important works that hare been initiated during the past year, a bonus of 250 guineas be givon to Mr Ferguson,' and I believe that even with that we shall liavo had our work done cheaply." The result was the withdrawal of the motion by the mover, Mr E. Pearce, with the remark that he regretted exceedingly the ungracious manner in which the proposal had been treated. doughs, Golds, Bronchitis, etc., 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 tho medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt. .

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of the. very besi. description. Price list on application to R. W. Hexin (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Jactory, Weilin?ton.—Advt

Strangers paying, a visit to Mastorton, and country settlers arriving in town, are often at a loss to know where to purchase Drapery, Millinory and Clothing to the best advantage. L. J, Hooper and Co. offer special advantage in this line that cannot be met with elsewhere, their stock being the largest in the district to select from, Being.direct importers, all middle profits are saved, and customers receive the benefit. The services of one of the best dressmakers in the colony has been secured for the Dress, Mantle, and Habitmaking Department, and perfect fit, stylo and finish is guaranteed, The name of the shop is the Bon Marche.—Advt.

We beg to call the attention of our readers to Messrs L. J. Hooper & Co.'s new advertisement on the front page of this paper. The Bon Marche is about to astonish everybody with bargains in Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing. The sales held by Messrs Hooper & Co in the past have been perfect boons to the public, and no doubt this sale will keep up the reputation of the firm, Wo advise everybody to call and see for themselves. —(Advi.)

Having bought 150 pairs of German Mole Trousers, part of a bankrupt stock, I am going to sell them tor 5s Cd per pair. They are splendidly made, and the patterns are the same as the West of England fcweedß. Tp prevent dealers from buying them up, no customer can purchase more than three pairs. Country orders for not more than three pairs will receive prompt attention.—J. TiiOßßim, the People's Clothier, Willis-st., Wellington.—(Advt.)

At the Hutt Park races yesterday, Nelson won the Cup, AVaitiri being second, and Pasha third.

A lire broke out at 9.15 last night in a 4 roomed cottage in.Tinakori Road, Wellington, . owned and occupied by Mrs Sampson.. Tlio building was completely destroyed, but most of all the furuiture was saved, Tlio plao is insured for £IOO. The origin of the lire is unknown. :

A meeting of the Masterton Park Trust was held yesterday. Present-Messrs J, 0, Boddington (in the chair), J, Vile, R, Hare, and A. R, Bunny, The Secretary was unable to.attend, owing to illness. An appliji''o'i from Mr McKillop for permission to i/raze cattle in the Park was read. After.Kuiu discission it was decided to' decline tho application, the ranger reporting tint it. would ly.i better to allow people to cut tile grass than to permit animals within the enclosure which would injure many of the shrubs, Instructions were giuen to the ranger to permit the grass to be cut from timo to time under his supervision, to destroy the blighted trees in the part, and to have the gates kept locked. The attention of the Ranger was also called to the bottles and debris left on and about the oval bv the Caledonian and Friendly societies. Some discussion took place as to the expediency of bringing the financial position of the Trust again under the notice of the Town Lands Trust, but it was decided to postpone the consideration of this question to another meeting.