The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1886. LOCAL CENSUS RETURNS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2286, 4 May 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1886. LOCAL CENSUS RETURNS.

o We have been anxious to ascertain: the result of the late. Census as far as this district is concerned. The public might now lie expected to be informed far example, as to the present rate of population in the Borough of Masterton. The returns of much larger towns such as Wellington and Dunedin have been published, but the results of the Masterton census which involve much less labor in preparing, are not yet known. We have ascertained that the return has been completed, but that it is not yet accessible. Wo believe that at present it is pigeon holed at Featherston. Possibly many people would have expected the record to have lieon transmitted to Wellington and will lie as much surprised to find it stuck at Feathcrston, as they would be to discover it stowed away at Tenui or Eketahuna. The explanation is that Mr H. Bunny of Featherston was appointed enumerator for the Wairarapa district, and for this reason the southern township i 8 made the head quarters for the district census. The comical arrangement wade by the Government is apparent when it is borne in mind that before, the enumerator selected by the Government performed his functions ho is transferred to the West Coast of the Middle Island to perform other, duties, to which, no doubt, justice can only be done by an exM.H.K. Whether the Masterton census papers will be sent after the enumerator and verified on the West Coast of the Middle Island we "know not, and we are equally ignorant whether the papers will await his return from the sunny south. • We do not grudge Mr Bunny the favors he received at the hands of the Government, because less deserving men than

himself are getting'lfiggyr slices of the. cake which'Minißters are always cut-.-ting and distributing, but wo do feel that the public convenience Hhould nut be altogether ignored, and that thp arrangements made, by the Government for taking the census in this; district have been anything but satisfactory, 'When the last census was taken we believe the Resident Magistrate of the distrct was the enumerator! and if. the ssrviceß of a competent and efficient officer were available it seems strange that they should be discarded in tuvor of an outside arrangement, which must inevitably be more expensive and less efficient.

A notice to Messrs Fielding and Croft re the redemption of Swings, appears in our advertisirigcolumns. Mr W. K. Bishop'B Monthly Time Table for the month of May is to hand. It is replete with useful information, and has become quite an advertising medium. A numerously signed requisition has been presented to the Mayor of Wellington, asking him to convene a public meet-, ing for the purpose of organising a demonstratum to Mr Bryce on his arrival iu Wellington, We draw attention to Mr Wood's next Stock Sale which is advertised .to take place at the Taratahi yards oh Thursday Kay 6th. As may be seen by refer; ence to the advertisement, the list comprises upwards of 1,000 ewes and lambs of various sorts, cattle, horses, and pigs.

The following teams have oeen picked to represent the Greytown Football Club in the matches (Ist and 2nd teams) with the Masterton/ Football Club here on Saturday next, Bth iiist. First FifteenDay, Roydhouse, A, Udy, J. Humphries, J. Terry, Webster, H. C. andE.lJdy.C. and J, Beard, F, Tiilly, J, Tocker and G, Humphries. Emergencies—H, and W, Humphries, T. Fisher. Second Fifteen -D, Baillie, W. Burdh, J, Jacksop, Ryan, Hobman, Maguire; R, Terry, H, and W, Humphries, Fishery Saywell, Prow, Lewis,.Welch, F. Tocker.' Emergencies -Philip (Maori), mcl G. Stewart. : ■ We (Evening Press)'understand the new time-table for the Wellington and Masterton Railway is now in the handsof the printers, and will shortly be published. Regarding the Hutt section, the trains will start at the same hours as at present, but thero will be no longer any forty minutes train, as all passenger trains will travel at a uniform speed, and will do the distance in thirty-five.minutes. This is a move in the right direction, but the.public will not be satisfied until the time is reduced to under the half hour, This will have to be done; and tho sooner the better.

At the next meeting of the Wellington Harbor Board, Mr Petherick will move—- " That this Board is desirious of building and constructing a dry dock within the southern boundary of the city of Welling ton, and of sufficient dimensions to. admitthe largest-sized vessels entering the port; also, of constructing a ship (patent or other suitable kind) to haul up vessels' of say 500 tons, to be connected with, and capable of being wotked separately from or with, the same machinery; further, that a committee, consisting of four lnem'bers, be appointed to obtain information, with power to call for porsons and papers, and report to the board as soon as convenient; and that this Board do at once request the Wellington City Council to give its aid and assistance for. carrying out to a successful termination this longneeded work."

In view of the present large and rapid increase of traffic on the Wellington and Masterton Railway, and of its still further development shortly, on the lino being extended, active provision is being mado by the Government to.meet the consoquout requirements, The lino will be opened for another length of twelve miles —to Maurioeville—almost immediately, and at an early date eight mile's raoro towards Fketahuna, A material improvement in tho timber traffic is looked for as one result. Already the increased traffic on the line as it is at present hftß necessitated large additions to tho rolling stock. No fewer 'than six of the heavy 13 inch cylinder Fairlio engines (Class "S") are now at work, and the seventh is to bo brought down from Auckland.. This will concentrate on tho Wellington line the whole number of these powerful locomotives possessed by the Colony. In addition to the two smaller (in inch cylinder) Fairlies (Class "R") originally owned by this line, a third was brought up from Dunedin sdme time ago, also a Class "F" saddle-tank engine, and a class "A" shunting engine from the South, tho latter being employed on the slow trains to and from Lower Hutt. ThUs, with the twelve engines of Classes "D," "H,"and "L» (four of each), the Wellington-Mnsterton line now has 23 locomotives in use,-and will have 24 when the one arrives from Auckland. FoUt new bogie carriages on the American pattern but built at Aldington, have also arrived, and wilj be placed on tho line very shortly, when they are sure to become favorites. .Additional machinery is being procured for tho Petone workshops, not only; tp provide for present needs, but also in, view of fhe early extension of the lino and its connection" with tho Napier, Wanpanui, and Taranaki sections.—N.Z. Times. ■'. A exceeding pleasant re-union took place on Monday afternoon at Pine Villa, Ohristchurch, the residence of Mr W. Harris, in connection with the.-marriage of his eldest daughter to the Rev. J,' Newman Buttle, About forty auesta were invited to witness the oeremony, which was most efficiently performed by the Revs. Morley and W. Keall, At the (kjeumr there -was an abundant flow of spiritß, although the custom of drinking toasts in anything stronger than water was happily dispensed with. Tho various sentimentß suitable to such an occasion were duly honored, and all went "merry as a marriage bell." The bride and bridoproom represented two of the best known and most cordially respected Methodist families in New Zealand, and those who implored God's choicest blessing on their union uttered a wish that would be re-echoed from ono end'of the colony to the other., Wo should very much like to gratify our lady readers, whose curiosity is keen in such matters, with an account of the magnificent array of wedding presents, hut our powers'of description would altogether fail. We observed a prominent cirouit official who had, in tho rashness of -an after-dinner speech, committing himself to an early invitation to the newly wedded pair, looking somewhat ruefully at the handsome collection of gifts, as if to say, " How is it possible to accomodate all these beautiful things in the parsonage which, at present, is all we have to offer ?" It is said that a minister has beon declared inelligible for a certain church because tlje. colour of his hair did not match the fittings of the pulpit; it is to be hoped that invitations will not be affected by the consideration of the congruity betweon the Iwpe&enfa of the minister's wife and the size and condition of the parsonage. The assembled guests expressed the heartiness of their good will to tTie bridegroom and "his young friend" by tho vigor with which they pelted them with rice on their departure to spend their honey-moon at. Sumner, May their career, so auspiciously begun, redeem to the uttermost tho brightness of its early promise I-N.Z. Methodist. ' -

. Mr Gi,S; Graham will be a. candidate fw re-election on the Government Insurance Boiivd. '•

A telephone station has been officially opened at Kumurau, which will be known as"OarßweuV • ; , :'•:•;

The ordinary ■ fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council takes placothis evenings

We understand that tho Salvation Army are about to make a second attempt to establish themselves in Greytown, and they will also shortly 'open fire' upon Feathorston. .

, At the R.M. Court this mornbjg the case Inspector Drmmmmd v Rev J. 0. Andrew was adjourned to 10. a.m., May 17th. Mr A. W. Itenall and Dr Hosking, J.P.'s, occupied the Bench Mr Sam fluigh, a member of the Wai< ohine River Board, has been served with a writ for damages (£500) at the instance of Mr J. D. Heagerty,- of Greytown, for defamation of character, the alleged remarks having been made at a recent meeting of the Waiohine River Board,— Standard.

The floods in the Manawatu river have been very high during the the past few days, and the water having risen twentyeight feet, the coach was unable to cross over the lower ferry yesterday. The passengers and mails were taken over in the boat, as the ferryman was not able to work the punt. The funeral of the late Annie Hales took place yesterday afternoon. The school children, numbering about two hundred, assembled at the residence of the parents, and .followed the hearse to St. Matthew's Church, where the Rev. •W. E. Paige took the opportunity to address a few words of sympathy and guidance to the assemblage of little ones.

The Committee of the'Masterton Football Club appointed to get up- an entertainment on Queen's Birthday, met last night, •It was decided that the entertainment slnuld consist of a concert for the first part, and the second a piece which the Amateur. Dramatic Club had kindly undertaken to produce, • The prices of adinissjon. were fixed for dress circle and 'front seats 2s (Id, back Is. ■ We-beg to remind our readers of Messrs lowes & lorns' fortnightly stock sale at their yards tomorrow, Their entries include a quantity of heavy fat wethers, 2-tooth store wethers, 2-tooth ewes, aged ewes, lambs in the wool, shorn and fat lambs, forward bullocks, store steers, mixed cuttle, yearlings, dairy cows, horses, vehicles, sixteen store pigs, and a lot of fowls.

The bridges in Mauriceville are all beginning to collapse, ono at the north end especially being so rotten that the feet of horses go through the planking, Totara being scarce in that district, the . bridges were built partly, of white pine, on the .".cheap and nasty" principle, and now tho ratepayers will be the sufferers, As " patching" is no longer possible, now bridges in several places will have to be erected, Tlib mail coach has taken to the old road, and wheel traffic is practically stopped through Mauriceville, A Press Association telegram received this morning from Auckland states that tho Governor left by special train last night for Onehunga to -join the Hinemoa. Ingoing down Onehunga wharf he got blinded by the wharf light, and'walked over the wharf into the Bea, Mr Noble, mate of the Hawea, jumped in to rescue him, but his Excellenoy caught hold ot a stringer of the-wharf, and was hauled up by the aid of a rope, apparently uninjured, During the hearing of the case. Hollis■ter y. the Accident'lnsurance Association, to'recover £SOO damages, being the amount for whioh Mr Samuel Hollister, deceased, had insured his life with the Company, his Honor Mr Justice Richmond, who hoard the case at Nelson on Friday and Saturday last, gave the following advice to the public in summing np the case to the jury, according to the Mail;-"He felt it his duty to call attention to the second condition of the policy, namely, that persons insuring were compelled to give notice within seven days—not of death but of accident —to the Company or its agent. Now it might so happen that a man might meet with an accident - of- which at first lie thought but little, but by • which death might ultimately be caused, and if notice were not given within seven days, which it probably would not, his heirs would lose all the benefit of the policy. The condition was ono which the public should look to. He could understand the reason for insisting upon it from the Company's point of view, but it should also be looked at from another standpoint. A man might meet with a fall and for days remain in a comatose condition, and none of those around hnn know that he was insured, so that there could be no chance of notice being given, and the payment of the policy would be left entirely to the fair dealing of the Company, but legally there would not be a leg to stand upon. People ought to understand what they were doing when insuring, and he frequently regretted the carelessness and insouciaace displayed by them in accepting-such conditions." Messrs L. J.Hooper&Co., of thoßonMnrche, received tlicir 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 comparo with any wholesale house in the colony.—Advt, ■ Invigorate tho-system with Wolfe's Sohsapps if you would avoid bilious attacks.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory, A\[ Blinds guaranteed of tho very best description, Price-list on application to H, W. Henn (late Henri and Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Bovolvhig Factory, Wellington.—Advt. Meases Duncan & Son invite special attention to their new consignment of cutlery—direct from tho maiiufaoturers-which they offer at 'fabulously low prices, Best pocket knives, Is and la Gd; sets carvers, and forks and steels, 2s upwards; bread knives, Is; and all kinds of electro-plated goods at little.more than the price of ordinary tinware.—Advt, Wolfe's Schnafm is the purest and beat stimulent, tonio, diuretic, at present before the world,

Coughs, Coins, Bronchitis, &0., aro quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This old established, popular medicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of tho medical' legal, and clerical professions. Sold by al Patent Medicine Vendors,' See testimonials in advertisements.—[Advt.] lam going to mako.a speciality of certain lines during tho next months. At tho present time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any houso in the Wellington District to approach., By sending the length wliioli you require in inches, you can be supplied with a grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, honestly worth £3.' Givo me a trial, John Thorbukn, the People's Clothier, Willisstreet, Wellington.—[Advt.]