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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2261, 3 April 1886, Page 2

'-We learn that-Mr H. Bunny is to be appointed Commissioner of Native Reserves, for tho West Coast, South Island, at £SOO per year, and a guinea a day for travelling allowance. Messrs Lowes & loms 4dd to their stock aalo for Wednesday next, 150 2tooth crossbred'awes. ' A cablegram from Sydney this morning states that an.application has been received from a number of recent arrivals from Now Zealand, requesting tho Governmont togivG them employment upon the relief works. . • • . We have received Bishop's Monthly Time Tablo and Diary for Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim and Wanganui for'tho month'of April.;: It contains an 'increased amount-'-of -useful information, and a good sprinkling of;advertisements. . Mr Strattoid, 11.M., has laid down a rule that applications for, amendment of plaint could not bo. entertained aftor tho . plaintiffs caso was closed. Tho ;Bench had then to form its judgment on tho . evidenco;:as:affecting;the Substance of the actual plaint and counts before the court,

The returns of railway receipts and expenditure for the four weeks ending 27tli February lust, : show ; the ;;; total revenue to have been £78,974 8s Od, of which the North Island .lines contributed. £25,567 los 5(1, and those of the Middle Island £53,379 8s Id. For the corresponding jioriod last year the total was £83,202 18s lid—the .North contributing £25,049 5s Bd, aiul the Southern lines £58,153 13s •Id, Tho expenditure for tllo.iour weeks was £53,105 lis 2d, o? which, the North Island absorbed £38,088 IBs 4d, and the Middle Island £34,47512s lOd, In the four corresponding weeks last year the expenditure was £53,593 lis 4d, of which th'o North Island lines took £18,005 Gs lid, and thoso of the .Middle island £35,538 4s od, • Tho proportion of expenses to receipts on the several lines for the.respective periods of 1885-80 were as follows: North Island—Kawakawa, 9.0"30 81'49-; Whangarei, 85 65 86 52 ; Auckland, G8 79 GB'74; Napier, 58 00 GO T3; Wellington, 72'74 GB'66; Wanga nui, 83-02 8910 S. Middle Island-iHuru-nui-Bluff, 64 32 64 02 ; Greym'oiith, 58 37 55*57 : Westpoit, .51 89 50'21; Nelson, 78-2(5 79 01; Picton, 95-70 98-25. Grand total, 66 - 41 OG'sl. The total earnings of the Wellington section for the four weeks amounted t0.L5,G59 Is Id. as against L 5.978 17s 10d' in tho corresponding period of the previous year, The number of passengers carried was 25,381 as against '2.3,734, but the fares collected .■ only amounted to L2,177.4s lid as compared with'L2,2B3 los 1d.%.:■ , y; There has been a great rumpus in Christchurch over the dismissal by the Charitablo Aid Board of Mrßitcliey, the master of tho Lyttelton orphanawo. i A public meeting, presided over by the Mayor was held, and the . following resolutions were. unanimously carriedlst. "That, in.the opinion .of this-meeting, the action of tho Charitable.Aid Board in dismissing the Master and.Matron of tho Lyttelton Orphanago is unjust and harsh •in the extreme; inasmuch as that body did not, previous ;to dismissal, give Mr Ritchey.an opportunity of rebutting any of • tho ..charges which they preferred against him." 2nd,. " That it is expedient- that tho Lyttelton Orphanage be brought , under tho Hospital and Charitable; Aid Act, as a separate institution, with, as little delay as possible," 3rd. " That when tho Charitable Aid Board referred- the matter back to tho Committee, . recommending that iMr Eitchey should bo reinstated, the -Committee deserves high, censure for not ■giving effect''to that recommendation, and .fdr.'.tlieir cVrnductiniSubsequeiitly endeavoting to trump up charges against a faithful public servant, instead of' actin« ; iipon fhe-recommendation of the Board, ancljUiafc a requisition;:bo : .propavcd aslcing them to resign." A vote. of thanks to •those members of the Board who defended Mr Ritchio was also carried, v- I '<■' v

Tho receipts from Custonwluties for tlio Colony during the financial' year, 1885-6 amounted to £1,418,302. . The' estimate to £1,430,000, so that there is a deficit,' of £11,698, but as the. revenue for 1884-85 was only £1,413,860, there is an increase of £4438 over that year's return. Last month's receipts wore £110,460 against £137,292 for March of last year, ■ The returns for tlie chief ports for March were— Auckland, £22,504; Wellington, £22,443; Chrisichurch, £17,638; Dunedin, £29,909; March lias thus been , a poor and disappointing month in respect of Customs, and the hopes entertained that it would overtake the' eleven months 1 ,, deficiency of about £9OOO have not been realized! On the contrary, that deficiency has been increased by nearly £3OOO. The returns of beer duty for the financial year show that the total receipts were £55,166, against an estimate of £05,000, leaving an excess of £lO6. &or 1884-85 the amount received was £55,719. The revenue for last month was £5106, against £4925 for March, 1885.. The receipts for March in the chief towns were—Auckland, £1077; Wellington, £548; Christchurch, £97B'; Dunedin, £1064. The total railway revenue for the four weeks ending February 27 was £78,947, against £83,202 for the corresponding period of last year. The takings in the North Island were £25,567, against £25,049 last . year ; and in the South £53,379, against £58,153, The Auckland section shows a falling off from £9264 to £9021, and Wellington from £5978 to £5659. All the other North Island sections show so increase over last year, the most marjted being in the Napier section, whiclf has increased from L 4332 to LS3U. i fhe Wanganui sec.tion has inCreased from L 4580 jb,o L 5.014, On, the Hurunui-Bluff section, which has jjeen extended from 885 miles to 923, the falling off is from L 53,927 to L 48,946, The total expenditure for the four weeks has been L53,1(15, against L 53.593 last year. The amount for the North Island was L 18.688, against L 18,055 in 1885; and in the South Island L 34,476, against 135,538.

Intending purchasers of gold and silver jewellry, watches, clocks, or optical preBiivuvs, are directed to the advertisment of Mr 0. Ludwig and Sons, Wellington, who invite inspection of their largo and superior stock in this line. Mr W, Bell, of Deniaon House, has a now advertisement, denoting that the winter season is approaching. The men's and youths' departments according to the quotations, have specialities in numerous quantities and qualities. The dressmaking and millinery departments are replete with till) latest London and Parisian fashioiiß. To intending purchasers in any branch of the businus. the list will prove | interesting on perusal. The following new patents have been applied forAn invention fur a. rowing oar or scull, with metallic blade, rowlockband, and feathering flange, by George William Green, of Dunedin, carpenter; an invention for side hook fastening for bedsteads and sofas, by John Watson, of Caversham, engineer; an invention for straining up fencing wire, by Arthur Shield, of Hawke's Bay, sheep farmer; an invention fur an improvement in making, composing, or using a mixture or composition to form the inside lining of furnaces for smelting metallic ores, and the constituent parts thereof, to be called, "The Russell Fellows Patent Bottom Lining," by George Russell Fellows, of Onelwnga, bricklayer; an invention for an improved reverberatory furnace and calcining ovens for smelting gold, silver, and other metallic ores, or their constituent parts, to be called " The Russell Fellows Smelting and Calcining Furnace," by George Russell of Onehunga, bricklayer; an invention for Seymour's Patent Earth-boxes for closets, commodes, &c., by Felix Seymour, of Auckland, draughtsman; an invention for sifting cinders, ,to be called " The Housewifo's Magic Cinder-sifter," by Esau Fisher, Dunedin, gentleman. The question of payment cropped up at the meeting of the United District Board yesterday. Mr Bunny remarked that lie was already £lO out of pocket for railway fares in attending meetings, Ho did not seo why tho members of the Board should lie out of pocket any moro than people who occupied other public positions and got paid for their services, The members of the Waste Lands Board were allowed a guinea, and the United Board had iust as important functions to perform.-, Mr Taylor said that he and Mr Speedy had talked the matter over, and they thought half a guinea would about barely cover their expenses. Mr Bunny thought a guinea would-be little enough, Mr Buchanan pointed out that the Board had only power under the regulations to pay for tho expenses of locomotion'of members. When their accounts were submitted for audit, they might find themselves in tho position of some of the local bodies on the West Coast, Mr Bunny said lie would send his account in, and the authorities could either sanction or reject it. The subject then dropped, —N.2, Times,

A meeting of tho United District Board was held yesterday afternooon, Present —Mr H. Bunny (chairman), Messrs W, C. Buchanan, M.H.R., G, Taylor, D. Speedy, and S. Danks. A letter from the Premier's office was read, asking the Board to appoint a Commissioner to represent them at the appeal from the City Counoil. On the motion of Mr Taylor, seconded by Mr Speedy, Mr Buchanan

was appointed, A letter from Mr A, 6. Johnson, the Secretary of the Benevolent Institution, was read, asking the Board to apply to the Government for Ll5O on behalf uf the Institution. It was decided to make the application as requested; A letter wa&read from, the Wairarapa West County Council, stating that they have no claim for charitable aid to makeagainst the ■ Board for the six months ending 31st • of March. The Town Clerk,. Wellington, wrote, saying that on appealing,.the Council felt no hostility on its part towards the Board. The. only object it had was to have the exceedingly vague provisions of the Act adjudicated upon, Inspector Browne wrote, under instructions from the Premier, requesting the Board to pay 7s Od cabhire inremoving<icripple,and3os for lodgings for a destitute child and other items amounting on the whole to £3 Bs. Mr Buchanan objected to the police obtaining unlimited cab hire. Ho moved that tho claims made by the police be forwarded to the Benevolent Institution, The motion was carried unanimously. A letter was road from the Burnham Industrial school, asking the Board to pay for tho maintenance of children in that Instiiution sent from the Wellington district. It was resolved to consider the matter when the Board had funds. On the motion of Mr Buchanan it was resolved that a return be prepared, to be laid before the next meeting, showing the amount of expenses incurred up to the present time, including member's expenses Secretary's salary, &c.; also the estimated expenditure in the same direction, up to the 31st March, 1887. The Board then adjourned until Thursday the 15th inst., giving tho Chairman power to 'further adjourn the meeting should tho City Council appeal not be decided by that date.— Evening Press, Ookj/is, Colds, 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 tho members of the medical, legal, and- clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements,— Advt. Messrs L. J. Hooper & Co., of theJßon Marche, received their first instalment of autumn and winter goods on Saturday, these goods li.ave boeii imported direct from tho manufacturers in England and Scotland, and are now being marked off at prices that will compare with any wholesale house in tlje colony.—Advt. Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description. Price list on application to R. W. Henn(late Henn& Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Factory, Weington.—Anvr