The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2237, 6 March 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1886.

..' Tho Premier loft yesterday morning to attend tho University.Senate at Christchurch.

A Cabinet meeting was held on Thursday, but it is understood that nothing of any consequence was done. The great questions of dissolution and the Public Works Policy will not be considered till the full Cabinet assembles at the end of next week. Messrs Lariiach and Tole will then be back.

There being no business to transact at , the regular quarterly meeting of the Mas■ textoir Borouglv. Licensing Board, the •Oommittep were not called together by the Clerk yesterday. Ca])tain and Mrs Robinson, and Treas-' urer Tattersall, of the Ijasterton corps of the Salvation Army, visited BJflirrjgeyille on Thursday, and held a meeting' at; Stoney Creek. A great number of people j attended, and arrangments for periodical • vjsits to the district were made. We received the second number of "Who's Who," published by Mr Thomas Calvert',' of Wellington. The number contains among'oflj.or'infprmation a list of confessions'and judgments for January and February in the Resident' Magistrate's Court, bankruptcies, bills-of-. sale, <fec, We understand Mr Calvert intends in,oljuding tho R.M. Court business of the-Wairarapa in his future issues. Professor -De Mey paid, a visit to the Greytown school on triday.' and put the [children .through yarjqus .extension potions, whichtheyappeared'tothorpughly; .enjoy, He said some of the ,jyere remarkably, well done, better ,thani he had.seen ;jn any school for the .first: time. ' After ,'the children were dismissed,! tho.teachers, at their own .request, were 1 ,put ( through the motions very much to his satisfaction. TheyT wilLthus know better what they are siip-i posed to-teach the children. I

Anniversary services will bo hold in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow. To-morrow there will be a Harvest Thanksgiving in St Matthew's Church, The Masterton Freethought Association notify their programme for to-morrow evening at the Theatre Royal. . Readings, addresses, songs, and music will be provided,

Tho high embankment that was left on the north' side of Renall-street when the contract for lowering the other portion of the road was completed, has now been removed, and the hollows on tho sidewalk filled up, . A joint meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trust and tho Park Trust will 1 ' bo held in tho Institute on Thursday(evening, March 18th, to consider ways and means of paying off tho debt on the Park

Footballers are reminded of the annua meeting to bo held in the Empire Hotel this evening, As the important question of forming a Wairarapa Association is to be discussed, it is hoped there will be a largo attendance. Several building leases will be put in the mkrket by the Town Lands' Trustees at an early date. The sections aro situated on Queen-street and Chapel-street, next tho Public School, and have each a frontage of 100 links by a depth of 250 links. A groceryman's horse being left in a cart unattended yesterday, took a fit into his heas to try a little steeplechasing oh his own account—just to relieve the monotony. He succeeded in clearing a fence in Victoria-street, but not without breaking the shafts of the vehicle,.off short. /.'!..

The total number of nominations for the Amalgamated Friendly Societies' Sports at Greytown on the 17th March are as follows:—Two mile walkin? race, 13 ; Ono mile race, 24; Half-mile race, 23; St. Patrick's Handicap, 27 ; Hurdle Race, 25;-Friendly Societies' Handicap, 11; being 125 entries for six events, A deputation from the Wellington Special Association waited upon the Minister of Lands yesterday morning, with reference to the valuation of the block of land selected by tho Association. Mr Ballance promised to have the valuation made without delay, and also promised to give whatever assistance he could to the-Association. Tho deputation was a private one. .■ : . The Taranaki Herald says the evil was feared in connection with the present system of. charitable relief is already showing itself. The Auckland. Board desiring to do thoir. district a good, turn in reliovingitof the preaonce of an objectionable female, and also to save their own funds by letting some other districts contribute, towards her support, paid her passage to Hawera...Tho Hawera people, not relishing the idea of supporting her, have paid her passage to Christchurch, wherevit.is said, she.has friends who are ."in a position to support her.. .' : ,Tlio.Maoris,.who interviewed Mr Ballance yesterday, all wore the Blue Ribbon. Ropiha said a document advocating unity of races had •been signed by 12,700 natives of the North Island, 11,000 of whom were Blue Ribbonites. After Ropiha came back from England he went about spreading the temperance propaganda .amongst the Maoris, as well as his antiland selling principles. His influence with the Wairarapa natives was considerable,' and it'is said that on one occasion, whon the Native Minister was going to Woodville, he found the King's flaw flying ; at :Tahoraite,'where Ropiha then happen-ed-to be.. ■ ; : : .^.

■■!■ 'A '■! meeting : 'of the Masterton Park ..Trustees.was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs Payton (Chairman), Boddington, Hare, and Vile. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Treasurer reported a debit balance of 10s 3d.' A. .letter was read from Mr Leahy, asking the Trustees for the use of the Park Oval for a fire brigade competition. As th,e terms on which it was required wuro not specified, the application was referred to a sub-committee, with power to act. The Chairman stated that it had been reported to him that Mr fllcKillop had been in the habit of turning his cows into the Park for grazing purposes without authority from the Trust. It was resolved that the Ranger should estimate the value of damage done thereby to the shrubs, and apply to Mr McKillop for payment thereof, The question of the financial position of the Park Trust was diseased, and it was decided to ask the Town Lands Trustees to convene a Joint meeting of their Trust and of,the Park Trust to con--aider it. , ' ■

'■■ ■ At a meeting'-'of the Wellington Harbour Board held.;on Thursday evening, Mr Drarisfield, ; moved, puisuant to notice, '.' That in view of the necessity of being prepared for the large increase of business that will.accrue on the opening of the the West Coast trade by the completion of .the Manawatu railway, and of the annual Increase of the trade of port, it is of the utmost importance that more wharfago :.and; storage accommodation should be provided'with the least possible delay, and with the object of canying out these ivories the remaining £50,000 of the loan authorised be at once placed upon the market." , The Mayor seconded the motion, which was put to the meeting and 105t.,: The B'iard then went into Committee to consider the question of the Engineer's salary, and on resuming,' the Chairman said the Committee recommended that, in consideration of the services rendered to the Board by Mr his salary should be increased to £BOO per annum, to date from Ist January, 1885.

' Referring tp the props in the South Island the.Saturday Advertiser says ■ tho ago of grunting and groaning is nearly done. Very hopeful prospects are being realised regarding the present harvest, In the earliest parts of Canterbury the returns are remarkably- good, It is said that this season'a very large number aro thrashing out of the stook with very satisfactory results.. The wheat is a really ■ good sample, hard and dry as shot; the oats bright and plump; the barley a good color, and harvesting in good order.; We hear of 40, 60, and even 70 bushels to the acre north of Christchureh. In South Canterbury, a 17-acre paddock gave an unprecedented yield of 110 bushels to the acre, We are, without doubt, to have a ; good harvest, which will be an important . help to a return of better times. It is likely that fair prices will be obtained, but even with prices as hiw as 30s a quarter, the gross proceeds 1 per acre will reach from £8 to £lO. We under4.an,d also that business in Dunedin is showing sighs of improvement, A leading coachbuilder informed, us that his hands had been fully occupied: in the. execution of orders for some time. Bakers and butchers must always be busy, as people must be fed, depression or no depression, but for carriage builders to be busy implies that money is more plentiful. The flnly heavy sufferers at present are the woolg'fowejs, but prices have touched the bottom, and thdjse who can hang on without the. grip 'of the on either shoulder are certain to expefiencfj a change for the better ere long. Having bought 150 pairs of German Mole Trousers, part of a bankrupt stock, I am going to'sell them'for 5s Cd per pair. They are splendidly and the patterns'are .the sarne as the' West of Engjand tweeds, Topreventdealers'from buying them up, no c'ustqmer'can' purchase'rhore than three pairs. '.'Country orders'for not more than three pairs will receive prompt attention:-J. Thorbum, the People's Clothier, Willis-sfc., Wellingion,-(ADVT.) I

Ouv amateurs are busy rehearsing "Struck Oil," which will be pub on the boards at an early date, , ThoTimaru railway station was robbed of. £OB yesterday duriny the temporary 1 absence' of the clerk ■ from the: ticket oflice. ■ ■ ' . •. ..';';. ] .

'The Wellington Hospital staff is about' to be re-organised, and a resident'surgeon appointed for two years, with apartments,' board, and attendance, and £250 a year salary. ' ' Mr T. L. Thompson will reward any ono returning to him a horse, lost from the Masterton Club yard, a description of which is given in ouv advertising columns, Sergeant Mattings' score for the rifle championship stands at 374, the highest up to the present time beiin; that of Captain Acheson, llivertnn, 3. The final result will bo known this afternoon. Our telegrams, per Router's agency, show that the directors of tho Bank of Australasia havo declared adividend for the half year at the rate of £ls per cent per annum. The sum of £22,000 has been carried forward to tho Reserve Fund,

We are requested to again remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns stock sale at, their yards next Wednesday. The list will embrace 150 cattle of all classes, and 4000 sheep, which include fat wethers, stores, breeding ewe's, and lambs, A Sydney telegram of yesterday's date says:—To-day's market, New Zealand wheat shows an increase of two pence per bushel, and is quoted at 3s Bd. N.Z. oats remain at 2s 4d. Maize, sblbs, worth 3s 3d, has advanced three-pence since last report.

Messrs Price & Dickson of the Al clothing aud drapery store announce that owing to the arrival of their autumn and winter gooes, their special price list of summer goods will remain open for another fortnight. A reference to our advertising columns will disclose tho bargains referred to. Mr George'Reere, whose illness has for somo time past caused considerable anxiety among a large circle of friends and acquaintances, expired this morning about 2 o'clock, the Rev J. N. Buttle and Beveral members of the Wesleyan Church being with the deceased at tho time of his death. The funeral is announced to leave his late residence, Columba Road, on Monday next, A well-to-do tradesman of Masterton having occasion to refer to an old ledger which was but seldem called into requisition, drew it forth from its location undor the cash draw counter. On blowing off the dust, he discovered a halfsovereign which must have been there some considerable time, judging front its coating. The worthy tradesman then searched on tho floor and at the hack of tho book-stand, when, to his astonishment, he found no less than twenty halfsovereigns there. He examined the cash til and found the subdivison for gold containing a crack in it which was just large enough to allow of a half-sovereign passing, through. Hence the result. Moral. Bachelors should not be shopkeepers. Had this one been a married man it would have been improbable for such.an event to have occurred.

The following return (published in the Evening Press) showing the' amount of liquor consumed by the patients at the Wellington Hespital for the month of February, was read at the meeting of the Trustees yesterday:—Port wine, 27 pints; brandy, 37 pmts; whisky, W\ pints; gin, 20 pints; ale, 25 pints; stout, 231 pints; total wines and spirits, 100]? pints; total malt liquors, 256 pints. The number of patients was sot down at 33—23 male and 10 females. In the correspondinas month of last year when there wero 34 patients, there were 183| pints of wines and spirits, and 121 pints of malt liquors consumed at the Hospital, The Chairman said it was less than last month, and taking the number of patients it showed a difference in the right direction.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed qf the very besi description. Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen.)'. Poneko Steam Venetian Blind and, Revolving Shutter laetory, Weiliiu'ton.— AnvT

We beg to call the attention ot 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. We advise everybody to call and see for themselves —(Advi.)