The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2270, 14 April 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1886.

Messrs Lowes aiid lorns notify for sale 300 full mouth ewes, and 39, head of young hand-reared, cattle for their regular Masteiion Stock Sale, Wednesday, April 21st. . Mr■■'J,. Montgomery is the successful, tenderer for the additions and alterations to the Kketahuna and Mauricovillii schools,. Tlic Eketahuim. school is to be enlarged .to provide routii for eighty scholars. ■ Mr Wardell denies , the rumor, which has been circulated in Wellington that- lie .is:- about to.retire on a pension. His health is improving, and he hopes shortly • to b'o able to resume his magisterial duties. . Tlie motion to rescind the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Wairaraiia East County Council, roducii.g ; the . wages of .tiie roiidmeii to six shillings'per day, was broutrhfc forward at the Council meeting yesterday, and lo3tby six.votes, to two. TheAVaipawa Mail leports that a native had a most miraculous escape from being •run-over by .-the train.at the Pukeliou station. -The morning train/wasproceed-, ing as usual towards Xapier, arid a Maori was on boaid,-bound. for Pukeliou. liy' .some;clian.ce he bad forgotten to tell tlie guard to 3top at the station, "and. seeing thafcthe train was going past it, lie jumped oh to the Piikeiiou platform. Xot landing fairly on his feet, the native fell, and ■ immediately rolled backwards towards the rails, finally toppling over the ledcje of the platform and falling between it and the passinc train. There were three carriages to pass him when our informant saw him, and, so far as he could tell, the space was barely sufficient to allow of his lying there in safety. The axle of the first coach knocked the unfortunato in the small of the back, and the platform of the next jammed his head nearer to the stage. By this time he had become aware of the dangerous nature of the position, and fairly wriggled into the smallest possible space a man could occupy. This saved him. The train pulled up immediately, the guard seeing the accident, and a passenger, who was also bound in reality for tlie same station, got out. Ho found the Maori very cautious about moving, in case there might be some more ugly bumps to follow, and finally saw that thero were two or three places oil his body where the skin was grazed off, and where some axle grease had been left upon his cloths. As it was difficult to ascertain the native's name; and as he had learned enough wisdom to refrain from jumping off moving trains in future, it is not likely any action will bo taken by the authorities—iudeed.it is hardly necessary ; all that the native could say when questioned was, "Ka kino! no gullu the jump!"

The Treasurer of tlio Masterton Hospital acknowledges the receipt of £1 Is, annual subscription from Father Treacy, Tlio annual balance sheot of the Mas terton Town Lands Trust, together with the report, will be published in our issue of to-morrow. Mr 6, Beetliam, who arrived in Wdlincrton after his trip through the Middle Isiand on Friday last, is expected in Masterton to-morrow. Tolophono communication will be opened in the course of a few days with Carswell's Hotel, beyond Kaumingi, the necessary line construction having been recently completed, Mr J. Bagge, the Registrar, has favored us with the comparative returns for 1885 and 188G of the births, marriages, and deaths within this district, which shows 1885, births 51, marriages 11, deaths 13. 1886, births 56, marriages 15, and deaths 23. The Clerk and Engineer of the County Council, together with a number of witnesses, left Masterton yesterday to attend the Supreme Court at Wellington, and give evidence in the case Stevens v, Wairarapa East County Council, Inspector Lee examined the To Whiti School on Friday last, and out of 22 children brought up 19 passed. This reflects great creat credit upon the schoolmaster, Mr Lillington, who iB evidently a painstaking teacher. . The quarterly meeting of the Loyal Masterton. Lodge, 1.0.0.F.,M.U., was held last night, when the balance sheet, and auditor's report thereon weroisuljmitted and adopted, The lodge resolved to send to England for a supply of officer's badges; : - The remainder of the business was of a routine character. . .v..; In consequence of wire, timber,-, Ac. ) tlio .'property., of" the' Wairarapa, 'East County Council, .having been removed off the - .main roads,. tlio Clerk , has been instructed to put himself in-communica-l tion .with the police, with a' view to recover tlio property taken, and: prevent the recurrciiceof similar offences. . '• ■ A meeting of the. Masterton Park Trust was held yesterday afternoon. Present.—Messrs ' Pay ton; (Chairman). . Hare, Vile, aiid Eoddington. A draft lease was submitted by the representatives of the.local cricket clubs, and with one or two alterations was agre to. " A meeting of . the committee of the Parkville Special Settlement Association was held last night, when a subcommittee was appointed to meet Mr Marchant for the purpose, of selecting a site for a: bridge on.tlie main road. •It was decided to fell the whole oi the township block of. . 350 acres before subdividing it into town acres. ■■■ ■ ■■*" , 'Tlre -:W ell ingt g' C i üb's ■ Autuhi riMeeting will take place on the Hutt Park Racecourse oiiFidav. and Saturday, April 16th and 17th, when special trains will bo run. Eetiiirn-iiiokidts ; Vyill--iid^-isaned".avsLUr..' able until Monday, 10th. The usual 4.'20 p.m, train from Wellington to the Wairarapa will not leave until-1,55 p.m. oil the 16th and 17tli instant, ' Wo. understand that the committee of Councillors appointed, to manage the .:Insbitut^hayoi;dccided ; -'tprfec6inmeri!d''tliei: Council to' give • the custodian three, months' notice, and balLfor fresh;applies* tions for the office, the duties appertaining to the ofiico have been increased and the. salary will bo at a somewhat lower rate than formerly. They also recommend that the present reading room bo converted into a-Council meeting room, . Messrs H. Matson and Co.. report on : the;)ive.'stock;market for- tlie year endirigV Thursday, ■April Bth. as follows :-Yes.terday's supply of fat shVep at Addington was by no means a large one, the entry—'as .for. some.weeks^ ydfsecdnd rate, crossbreds and aged ewe 3 :. Prime wethers were, notbeably. scarce—in fact- there were,very few offering-and,' .irijanticipjvfciop3"o'f;'a\better\'tradß\;.duiing-' .the coming winter,, owners are no doubt holding back as many.ot.their best sheep as possible. . Where feed enables thi3 to bo done, the result 'cannot be other than satisfactory, .but in the meantime the absence of sheep of this class in. the market has brought about a : slightly better enquiry for such,, prices on. Wednesday and the previous week showing a decided improvement.. For- other. descriptions there is no actual : advance in value, but, owing to the moderato supply to hand, rates are firm, and the downward tendency is for the time averted, the sale yesterday being less inanimate than those preceding it for some.time, Good crossbred mutton may bo quoted at an average 0t..1R per. lb, special lines ofwethers to nearly l|d.;' morinos barely up to'the first mentioned figure/' . .

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