The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1886. THE TOWN TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2282, 29 April 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1886. THE TOWN TRUST.

The election of two members of the Masterton Town Lands Trust to-day is us usual creating a considerable amount of public interest, and . we are glad that Huch ia the case, It has always been considered an honor to take part in tin; administration of the affairs of this important local body, and even old settlers like Mr Hare, who decline other public positions, do uot care to sever their connection with a Trust which they havo watched over and jealously guarded from its infancy. It is not the two or three hundred pounds of annual revenue which the Trust now expends on our schools, our park, and our Institute, which constitutes its importuncei but the fact that with prudent management and careful nutsing, the income will, in the course of a very few .years amount to thousands of pounds per annum, The policy of the Trustees has been to conserve this valuable endowment for the people of Masterton and in this instance we believe that it has been a wise one, For the present the Trustees are S'llnfied to meet all legitimate demands upon their funds just as far as they are able to without fcren -hin« on their capital, and we have no djubt that their prudence in this respect commends itself to the people of Masterton, When old leases begin to fall in the Trust will hnve larger resources at its command, and the question of the furthi r benefits which it can confer upon the town wi'l have to be considered, In our opinion the' first new enterprise which it should undertake in addition to its existing engagements should be to give' the town a free library that would be a credit Wairarapa, We have library tolerably well stoekps|vitli miscellaneous trash, but a frea "town library" supplied with standard works only, would, from an educational point of view, be infinitely superior to our present collection of rubbishy books at the Institute, We J think that the time is now approach-

the town Land* Trust may .■flofisider the expediency and the practicability of conferring such, a boon.ns a" free library on tho town. The time will come when the Trust will be strong enough to endow a high .school or college in Master ton, but nn undertaking of this magnitude will not be possible for some years to come. We hope the result of the voting to day wiil be to .strengthen the hands of those who are now engaged in conserving the interests of the Trust.

Tiiri action taken by the settlers of Eketalmna in agitating for -railway extension has apparently roused our local contemporary into 'one of those bitter phrensies in which, utterly regardless of facts, he flings unworthy taunts and aspersions at all those who have had the temerity to take action withont his permission. He makes personal attacks upon MrG. Beetbam Mr W. C. Buchauan, and Mr Von Reden, which probably neither of these gentleman will Btoop to answer. Imputations of unworthy and corrupt tnotiveß, which are entirely unsupported by evidence, aro likely to disgust the supporters of even our local contemporary by their manifest unfairness. We may, however, correct our local contemporary on one or two matters ot fact on which his leader is fabricated. Mr Von Reden, the convener of the Eketahnna meeting, did not invite the attendance of Mr George Beetham, nor did he take care that " beyond the special reporter from the Daily no' representative ol Masterton should be present to hoar his statements," Mr Von Reden did not, as h matter of fact, inform this journal that a meeting was about to take place. A notice of tli6 meeting was posted up in the Eketnliuna Hotel, and no further intimation of it was given, We know, from inquiry that not a single invitation was issued to any outside person to attowl. Our Eketahut# correspon. dent informed us that the meeting was about to take place, and recognisingthe importance of th# event, we noticed it in our columns and despatched a reporter to the gathering. "Several days before the meeting took place wo .announced the time and dato in our local columns, and it is altogether absurd for our contemporary to pleßd privacy willi regard to it.

A telefifram from Gisborno states that the Taupo has been floated off safely,

We rogret to learn that the Alfredton Road Board «likely to lose the services of Mr D. 0. Macquarie as Warden, as he does not intond to seek re-elecfcion.on the new Board.

A meeting of cettlorj will bo held'in tho schoolroom, Mauricerille, on Friday evening next, the eve of the day of noiiiinations for the new Road Board,,to hear the views of intending candidates.

We are informed that one of the railway bridges at Mauriceville has been condemned, the piles having given way. This will probably delay the opening of the railway for two months.

The examination' of candidates to fill the position of pupil teachors under the Wellington Education Board takes place on Saturday next at the Institute, Carterton, at noon, The Sydney Gold Cup, for which the New Zealand horse, Nelson, was first favorite, was run yesterday on the Randwick course, The result was received at the Daily Office at seven o'clock last night, and distributed in tho town. - The result was Oeriße and Blue first, Silvermine second, Britisher third. The Wellington Special Settlement Association invite tenders for the Burvey of a block of land, about 12,000 acres in extent, in the Mangatainoko Block, near Eketahuna. Plans and specifications may bo soen at the Post Offico, Masterton, or at the District Survey Office, Wellington, Tendors close on third of May. . A correspondent informs us that a meeting of settler* was held at Bketahuna on Monday evening to consider the question of whether the monoy due from Government for deferred-payment thirds should be held by the Crown Lands Board till the Eketahuna Road District Board was constituted, or should be handed over to the Alfredton Road Board. Tho meeting had been called by Mr Alexander Anderson, and lie was voted to the ohair. After a deal of discussion, in which personalities were induced in, it was decided to petition the Board to hold the monoy over until the new Road Board was properly formed. The feeling of the meeting was that the money would be safer in the present hands, and more oasily obtainable than if placed in the hands of tho Alfredton Board. A petition in l accordance with this viow was therefore drawn up and signed by all present, and was ordered to bo forwarded to the proper quarter, At the meeting of the Wellington Education Board held yesterday, a report upon teachers' residences and school houses was sent in by tho architect to the Board, Mr T. Turnbnll, and it was resolved a sum uot oxceeding £SO be expended on the teacher's residence, Greytown. It was lVsolved, on the motion of Mr Buchanan, io invite tenders for the erection of a teacher's residence at Kaitara. On tho motion Of Mr G, Beetham it was resolved to call for tondurs for additions to the schools at Pahiatua and Belvedere. Mr.Beetham also gave notico that at the next meeting he would move that new schools be erected at Alfro (ton, Upper Maintjata and Whakataki. The resignations were accepted'of Mrs Woodham, Cross' Creek" school, and Mrs Shelton, Bketahuna school, Ar application for shelving at the teacher's residence,* Eketahuna, was refused. We have received from MrTattersall, Treasurer to the Masterton corps of the Salvation Army, a-statement of their receipts and expenditure for the quarter ended March 31st, 1886, from which it will be gathered that financially the Masterton corps was never in such a flourish-' ing condition as now, Thosaleof War Cries amounted to upwards of £l2. "Tears" as the boys call this publication at Id each must have been plentiful to produce such a return. The sale averaged 1000 copies a month, The following is the statement referred to:—Receipts— to balance from last quarter, L2l9s <td; Sunday eolations, L341455d; week-night collections, L2910s 7|d; outpost collections, Ll 18s 4d; collections for band fund, L 3 6s lid; books and stores, Ll3os 4d; War Cries, Ll2 '4s 10|d; donations, L 9 18s 6d; coffeo suppers, LBl4s lOd; picnic, St. Patrick's Day, L 5 IBs; loan, L4O; total, L 163 2b 2d, Expenditure officers' allowance, L 25 10a; cleaning, 6s; rent up to March Ist, L 7 ; rent, outposts, Ll 7s.Cd; stamps, &c,, lis; officers' quarters, building account, L6O 7s Id; War Cries, L1010s; extension fund, L2 12s 6d; district fund, L2 lfis; freight,-Ll 4s (id; books and stores, LlB lis 7d; travelling exponses, L 7 5a lOd; boiler, L2 2s; kerosene, lls 9d; band account, L 7 83; pic-nic, lis 3d; coffee suppers, 16s Bdj' distress, J,3s j cwh in hand, Ll2 18s 6dj total, L 163 2s 2d, ,

Mi* Isaac Allen notifies that he .has firewood for sale. Orderß may bo left with Mr.). Elliott.

" Mr Christian Sorenaen' tiotifios that he has poifjon laid on his land at Eketahuna. ■: ,

•The regular, fortnightly meeting of the Delta Lodge, L.U.F., takes place this evening at the Temple Chambers. A woman of bad character named Mary Ryiiii was found dead in her house at Christehurch on Tuesday. The Theatre Royal lias been enraged for the ..Queen's Birthday, May 24th, by the Masterton Football Club, for the purpose of holding an entertainment. Messrs Oook it Knight, Tent, Cover, Flag, and "Oilskin makers, of CustomHouse. Quay, Wellington, have a new advertisement in our columns.

Owing to tho illness of'his wife, Major Atkinson is unable to visit Dunedin to deliver his 'address. An ' enormously signed requisition had been sent to him.' The regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Farmers' Club will be hold on Saturday, when it is probablo arrangements wiil be discussed for holding the annual ploughing match. . Two cartoons have been 'issued to-day by our local artist, Mr E. Wylie. ' The subject in b ith is connected with the management of the Town Lands and the present election of Trustees. Town acre 42, an old sore healed, long ago, is dragged in. . . •

Arrangements have been made for a twelve hours' "go as you please" against time in the Theatre Royal on Saturday next. A committee has undertaken to see that the proceedings are conducted fair and above-board, and if Bayne should eclipse previous records, no doubt a chalfenga will be received from the present champion, • The watertables on the-hill road dividing Upper and Lower Mauriceville require immediate attention, otherwise there will be numerous slip 3 to record during the wet season. Even now, through, the overflow, the traffic has ground through the metal to tho formation. : .

A writer in a contemporary discussing the " vulgarities" of religion, claims that vulgarity showsan utter absence of religious awe" Vulgarity, as I understand it," he says, "is absolutely inconsistent with awe, How then do I account for the vulgarities of the Salvation Army 1 Simply by the fact that these peoplo have no awe; they bliow the absurdities of religion without its sentiments. They are Townspeopk used to music-halls, pub-lic-houses, street-fights, ' and frivolous crowds. _ Their antics would be impish to religionists whose awe was nurtured by hills and forests, the rising .and setting sun, and the majesty of night," Mr Thokburr, the Clothier, of Wililsstreet; Wellington, is raising £llOO on his stock. He is selling all liis stock'at the tost price for cash only for 28 days, It is a rare chance for country settlers to fit thoiriselves and boys out with a cheap suit. He is adopting this plan instead of borrowing the money.—Advt : Messrs L. J, Hooper & Co., of the Bon Marche, received their first instalment of autumn and winter goods on Saturday, these goods have been imported-direct from the manufacturers in England and Scotland, and are now being marked off at prices that will compare with any wholesale house in the colony.—Advt.

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