The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1886. THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2332, 28 June 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1886. THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.

Inc Public Works Statement de- i livd-ed on Fi iday evening last contains < pxnetly thp details which have already ( heen mp.de fumilinr to U8 by the utter- { ances of the Colonial Tipasurer and his { colleagiips. Wcire; of course, to have f a million and a half loan, and it is \

questionable wlhmi it. is |)],i m | i n [|, e j - ke| : wliHljfli'" we shall notj^jgivH. .«))ii«:>litiri. i l.o' w fn(i!]pratß demands on -the- inoiltJy'' Teiideiv In borrowing this sum now, ; wo; take a risk whioh, in the preset circumstances of the Colony,it would have been well to avoid.;,:We have m tho Wairarapa aQmereaaoh to: acknowledge;; that we are fairly treated in the estimates as, . far.aaour; railwaj-iuterests ui:e : cbncornetl;; -'■ is ■foot :th.at;.V:the-. Miistykon ■ Woddvillo extension •: traverses ; the most■.'" : fei ; tile" territoryirrMlie N;drtlY amply, repay the, Goldny' any: furtlier, expnidtyjre essential tolfcB; In the iiiitbtci- of roads ?ald bridges, Vo. are,.however, wiped out p! the; Public: Works Statement, and oiir outlook.for: improving these'- necessary:''means' of iJommunjciitioii is anything but satis v .factory, from a Colonial standpoint. tbe'irios't debatable parM'Me- State, ;ment ;is ; ;tho, question'.whether the accountSDf.tho Depar'taenlkve. been presented-ih aiicti aform as.iiot to uiis-; lead the country with respect, to the' sum total, .available {6r, appropriation. The Press,- referring to this Hubject, .says:—lt will be remembered that when the Financial Statement was delivered, the Treasurer, was found. to have committed the singular blun-. tier of estimating tliii'balance of neatly 1800,000 as availiiblo'for appropriation on general, public works purposes,: . whilst at the '.same, time /he-assigned the whole of the proposed new loan of £1,500,000 to particular railway .purposes-; arid'furthermore "tied up the North- Island 'Trunk Railway loan strictly for its special object. The whole of the liabilities on all accounts, amounting to £1,000,000 were left unprovided for; and notwithstanding all suits of specious attemptH on the part of the Ministers to ..convince the House that the liabilities.could very' well be left to provide for- thoritHclves, it was mHue abundantly clear that' the financial Scheme, as propounded hy the Treasurer, would not work out at all. -We ?x----pressed a. curiosity at the time to know whether this,really mattered,—in which casa the Budget must have-been recast —or whether it was merely one of those financial difficulties which an ingenious manipulator of figures could get rid of by merely transferring, the pea form one thimble to another. This j problem, ;we have reason to think, has exercised the mind of the Colonial Treastrer very much since then,' We find the solution of '■ it in the Public Works Matemant, where the difficulty of the uncovered liabilities is not got rid of, bat is nnido to disappear by « smart but audacious feat of fiimncial legerdemain, A sum of £2o2,oooissiniply.to.be carried for-' I ward indefinitely—" disregarded for the prosentVroa the-ground that it consists ot "prospective liabilities," a phrase worthy of Micawber in his happiest momeuts. Then nearly £400,000 is to be take out of the new loan on account, of rail ways; >md the bulk of the balance is to be charged under oui> pretext or another to the Worth Island Trunk loan. The deficiency of say, £200,000, is thus converted into a balance,, of .£623,000 actually available to be voted for new general public, work purposes, It is impossible not to admirb the deftness with which -the pea is passed from one thimble to another. But for all that', we cannot altogether avoid an uneasy feeling that things are not what they" seem. ••...'.

- We call the attention of cricketers to an- advertisement in another column, As the Clubs have been fortunate enough, to secure a lease of the.. Oval, it behoves them to bo up and doing if they intend to have any cricket during the 'next season,. f -Mr E. Bath, Courtonay Place, Welling-' ton, has a notice 'in,-.our Columns to", builders, cabinetmakers,-' and others, informing the trade and public generally that he has startod turning in addition to carving, and is now prepared to execute orders'in turning,and hand and-fret sawing of every description.'

The Napier Telegraph'finds .on careful enquiry, and after niakirig' elaborate-cal-culations, by adding up the figures given by the various New Zealand' papers as to their issue of supplements, that.the newspapers despatched by 'the 'Frisco mil leaving Auckland to-morrow •will in grpss weight equal. 9764 tons, whichwefear. will be a severe strain on the steamer, and will cause the ship 'to .'bo rather incommoded with cargo.for the"comfort of the passengers. .'This amounts, to about 200 millions of newspapers.

A Sydney.telegram in the.'Argus' ,state| that a dreadful accident occurred at I Coolringdon, about.ten miles from Cooma, on the 11th inst. An old couple named Keiling, in the employ of Mr David Eyrie, of Coolringdon, who.resided within a quarter of-a mile, of -tlie homestead, ■were visited by an acquaintance • named •Palmer who had been, to Cooma' doing business, and returned to Koiling's with 'grog. Tho house caught (ire during the night, and was burnt to the ground. °The three persons in it—Keiling and' his wife and Palmer-were burned to death. :.

, :i Under tite Special Settlements regulations, clause' 24; certain persons" are barred ; ftow taking up sections, . The .clausereferred to reads:--' 1 No.person. .Who is a.lioldor of land on! deferred, pav'ihents, or whoJins acquired any freehold under that system, or.who is the holder of land on perpetual lease,'aiid.no person. ; who is the owner of A pre-emptive right, or who is the owner injoe,of laud in all .in JJejv Zealand;-" wliioli tiigetier with tlm'iand included in his application ,undue ,these-.regurations. would exceed 150 acres on doferred payments or "200.acres, on perpetual lease;, and no person' who' has '.made an arrangement or agreement ttr permit anyone, save, his son or daughter, to acquire by. purchase, or .otherwise, tht .allotment in jreapect of which his applied tion is inadey-shall ho entitled to become a,'Bettler under these regulations.. •An. important case was reported in. tho Christchurch Press on the liability of cerjain: church property to pay property tax. Jud»e Williams gaye>a decision iiiBanco to-day in the caso of the Propeity Tax Commissioner v' the Presbyterian Church Hoard of Property, as,to . thp, liability to pay. property tax. on certain properties not: directly used,for.:p.nblic worship, educational, or.charitable purposes. His Honor said- the contention of the plaintiffr—that though, defendants WW not included in the definition'of a. " Company" yet, sectidriJSmade'' every' , person" would to, : ; well'-'.■determined pri.noipies...of interpret■? tationv;a])dwoUld : jeaii to aostfrdityv:' jf the■■ Legislature:, had intended : :that' : 'all.'' corporations should bofjiable tp i-he--pro-'!' ■pprty.itax, it.wbuld.not;'in:express wordß;.i: hav'o'said;..that; a .particular, class'should ; be.; -liable; \ : : '. arid ■ Vthe;: defendants were. ), ;entitled to; judginent;' 1 Leave to appoal'' TO ! graiifedi:: ; ' ■ • '•'■.'■ !

ilrW, J.',. - . gCuir of lias arrived in Miistertou, .and-urny'iiv uwisulteiat'! Mr H. E. Eton's, chemist, for two days only.

~; Wo learn from Auckland'by telegram that oh Friday morning Mr C. Hall, a passenger by the Mariposa, was missed. A heavy sea vraa running and it is sup. posed he was washed overboard.

The London correspondent of the Duuedm Star says that in political circles in London tho name oj Sir wllliam Hart Dyko is mentioned as a probablosuecessor .of Sir W. F. Jeyvois as Governor uf New -Zealand

Signer Renaud, the highly popular and celebrated' specialist and eleotopathist, will arrive in Miistertou to-morrow, and may be consulted ac the Club Hotel for one day only.

Tho Ploughing Match Committee reported on Saturday that they had secured the paddock of Mr H. Yates, on the Upper Plain, but .that itSvmild not be available until towards tho end of 'July. .The Committee will'notify in due course the-day oii which the match will come off. Laat night during the service at the Salvation".Army Barracks, one member of the'congregation got up by permission and road a statement. Before-'.doing so he explained that certain:,charges, had been nifidennd circulated amongst mem-bers-detrimental to the captain of the Corps.., .The matter had been thoroughly sifted, and he was there to state that the charges had no foundation, In fact, they had arisen through words lightly .spoken at first, and afterwards turned' to 'serious'' acpo.unt..,, As one of. those who had been mixed up in the question he had, in conjunction with two others, drawn!up,.and 1 signed the document, which he-would read. The statement as read contained an. acknowledgment that the charges circulated had been made on falso premises that they wore not true, that the Captain was entirely free from'blame, awd that they regrottud ■■ the pari! th'ey. had taken' ■ in'the matter, and also publioly, apologised. At, the -'conclusion in answer to an invitation; to those who had faith in the captain and, accepted tho explanation as satisfactory'to "firo'-a Volley" "the' whole, of the -soldiers with one accord shouted thrice "Amen."

' The Tauranga News has the following: —"ln one of theHo'nie papbr£ ther'o. is' an accountof a propjwey made'by a German professor of geology, who has made this his life's study. In the courso of a lecture delivered at Treves (or Trior), onthe Moselle (Mosel), a tributary of-tho Rhine, 'he predicted'.that St Thomas' oarthquakeiluee years ago, which came true, and also that, cither in May or June, 1880, and September and October' ; of the' same year, there .would be terrible upheavals and volcanic eruptions, reaching from England to tho north of Wellington, New Zealand. He further stated that the months, of September and' October would witness the worst earthquakes which had occurred over '3OOO years : p''ast'.The paper in which th? above appeared said that the professor had prophesied a number of minor eruptions, which haiall come to pssß,

Mr Beetham.ih the 'Napier Land Administration Bill is reported by.. Hansard' to have said :-Sir Robert Stout will find this: There is a very largo area of New Zealand which cannot possibly ..be.. o,ccu-~ liied uuder our present land regulations.' I am convinced of that from my know ledge ot the matter. Ido not wish to depreciate the . honorable gentleman's knowledge, because.l admit that he is a most brilliant-lawyer.j but I'must confess that, if 1 had a farm to let, or if I wished to engage an overseer for my farm, it would not'be' the Premier 1 should go to; I should go to some one who understood

something about it. -I'4oj not think, either, that I could uoiiaciuijtiously.engago this Native Minister.' ' He inay manage a newspapermagnificently,' no doubt,; but managing a newspaper, and..managing, to a certain extent, the affairs of his depart' •input, are different things from wresting out ot tho soil that ;which ;Nature places there,. and which requires, a certain management to wrest from it.' According to;. the Southland News, I James Fahey, ton-year?: old, distinguished himself sufficiently at- a.recent, fire-at' lilvercargill to warrant his courage being brought uridor the notico of:f,he Humane Society of Australasia. Before the alarm of fire had been given he went through all the-upstairs rooms,' and aroused the inmates by kicking at;the doors with his bare feet and knocking with his handß. He then found' himself unable to get .downstairs owing,. to. the names and smoko,' and, opomrig. the. bock .window, escaped from Hie roof on to a lean-to, got to the ground, and re-entered tlie house by the back door, Here he knocked at nil the sleeping apartments, first waking his father, who, not ■ recognising the danger at tiie moment, told tho.youngßter to go to bed-that ho'was'dreaming. Young Fahey then 'rushed 'into his mother's room, and after arousing her sei?ed the baby in his arms and ran out ihtu the street, his nightdress being the nnly article, of article of clothing he saved.

An important civil judgment as affecting auctioneer* was given in Wellington by Mr Wardell R.M. on Friday, in deciding the case of H. H. Tippler v. T. Kennedy Macdpnald, a claim of £16155; value of paper bags bought at auction, but short delivered. It appears that tho plaintiff attended a sale by defendant at which the paper .bags were put up, at prices' marked in a catalogue, the defendant soiling on behalf of a certain company, Plaintiff bought the paper bags, tendered his cheque, obtained receipt, and .subsequently found that the goods 'delivered .were two bales short, and hot .obtainable' from the vendors on whom an order was given by. the - auctioneer. "Defendant offered to return .plaintiff the money paid in excess by him at tho sale,-but pla'intin" .then claimed refund,- not of the price of tlie short-'delivenxl bags as -paid at the. auction, but as thoy were represented by the saleable value by himself,- his 'profit on thorn hilviiig been lost by non-delivery: •: Defendant paid .into Court' £l2. 2s Cd, Hi; Skerrett appeared for plaititifr'.'and defendant conducted his own case.:.- -The condition's of sale were put in aud objected to, on-plaititiff who did not.know the real vendors and regarded the auctioneer, as the principal. Judgment was given for £IGI2s and costs £1 12s, less amount paid into Court.-Evening Press.: :

| In spite of tlie rain and • snow-'which fell oil ■Saturday, Hooper's Monstci Sale was exceedingly well patronized. Several times during the day customers were compelled to'wait before they could .get served. The bargains that are now offered at the Bon Marclie are really genuine,' every article being reduc'ad.'. <Wo should advise purchasers, if possible, to, call early.-AuVT. .: Veii'ettn'n Blind arid-Revolving Shutter manu .factory, All Blinds guaranteed of the'.vcry pest-description. Price list oil application to Jfc.'W. Henn~(late Henn and Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory, '"Wellington..—Auvt. ■ ■-'■'• 4

.' Coughs, Coi.ns, Bronchitis,•>&.',' ato quickly cured .by using Baxter's celebi»teii . "Liing Preserver." 'This old established; popu.l»r .-medicine is pleasant to the palate'; hdn highly extolled by the members of the.medical, legal, and clerical .professions. Sold by all : Patent Medicine Vendors, Sea testimonials' in -'adyertisemeutß.-rAnvr.l • .'1 am going to make a speciality ot certain lines during the next months. ; At the present -time lam running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any hous« k the Wellington District .to approaoh. By sending tho length which you require in inches, you can bo (Supplied with a grand Tweed Macintosh for ■27/8,, honestly worth £3. Give Tne a trial John Thorburn, tho People's Clothier, WUliastrset. Wellinnton.-4ADyi.] r

'J'lie Advocate status Hint dipthoria ha ,agaju--made its .appearance in Bulls. Six 'cases are repotted, ~

The Hon, Thos. Henderson,'.M.L.C., who was stricken with paralysis on Saturday, week, expired shortly- alter midnight oh Saturday last, aged ffi. The body will be taken to Auckland, .''

A great clearing side at Messrs C. Smith and Go's drapery store is advertised for July Ist, Their advertisement appears in our issue of to-day. ' Sixteon years ago the brewers of the United Kingdom were over 32,000 strong; six years ago thoy foil to 2S,000; now they number only 13,000, or considerably less than half thoir strength in 1870,

Messrs Lowes and lorns have an additional entry of 200:ewos in lamb for their Carterton sale,- which takes .place' to-morrow,

In a,case heard at the Resident Magistrates Court this mof-iiing assaulting a railway porter, Mr Stratford, R.M;* said where persons expected thomselves to bo protected on account of-their particular position, they should have some distinguishing badge or uniform. Perhaps the railway authorities will take the hint,

We haye received Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Oo's proporty ..guide for the present month. We extract tho following reason given bv them' for the alleged bad times. "We are afraid that the large finance companies, who have ad.vanc.ed more money on mortgago than tiie -real' Value Of tho land they hold, and who cannot consequently recoup them-selves-either principal or interest—are Jargejy.responsible for tho cry of depression that is so persistantly indulged in by a certain section of the public, Labor in New Zealand was never better remunerated than at 'present, and wheii that is tho case it is idle and foolish, hi cry " bad times."_,. For• the -industrious,' sober, -.'iiitjjljijjeift farmer or artizari,- there is no s country in the - world that offers a bot'tor 'reward for his labor than New and the fact cannot be repuatod too often."

j ( ,.W;e,..i!MMnd:.,those interested -of the 'Lemperanco entertaiuiiienUhat is to take place to-night. ■'..■.■ The Collector of Customs at Wanganui sports''the schooner "Pelican, timber laden, -washed ashore at Waitotara beach, bottom up, All hands are supposed to be. lost. The Pelican was a vessel of 69 tons ..burtkn;:,

Messrs Lowes and lorns' Carterton fortnightly stock sale takes place tomorrow at the Association yards. - Their ■list;willeinbf'aco'the.. following Brock:— 300' ewes'in lamb, 200 fat ewes, 140 lambs, 30 head of cattle, draught- horses, pigs, etc

There is a public man in tho community who has been wont on all occasions to .deprecate weapons of war fare in scatlnn» 'tenhs; He has silt on cadets and peisecuted Volunteers, but apparently he has recently been converted from his mania i for - : :o:i Saturday last he surprised the onlookers at an auction by purchasing one of these murderous weapons to which, he lias : always*displayed; so marked' an antipathy.

Judging from the very large amount of •interest that is'being displayed, tho Rifle Volunteer Ball which takes place this evening in the Theatre Royal will be ouo of the mOßfc successful of its kind over held in Masterfcon. The Committoo hare neither spared time nor trouble with the arrangements and decorations. They have to thank Messrs Levin & Co. who sout up'.twenty-one flays, with one day'B notice. Mr F. D. Felling's catering on former occasions will be a sufficient guarantee that the eatables will be up to the usual standard. Dancing w'dl commence at 8.30 sharp.

.... A. skeleton/gig.on an entirely new 'pMiciple'has just been turned out by Messrs Muir and Dixon to the order of Dr Hosking. The vehicle, which 'is finished in black, and trimmed in maroon: black facing and carmine stripes, is far superior to any yet introduced in this district, and'bids' fair from :its- combined''qualities of Cheapness, •durability, and convenience to bocoiiH'. a' popular conveyance. The same firm have an order! to supply a vehicle of a similar description' k a Woodvillq medical practitioner.

.- .The .Mowing interesting paragraph shows the value the Maoris "placed upon their lands in the early days :'— The date of tho Auckland deud of their land is the 20th October, 1840, and-the block contained 3000 acres. The price paid waß 50 blankets. £SO in money,-. ..20 pairs of trousers, 20 shirts, 10 waistcoats, 10 caps, 4 casks of tobacco, 1 case pipes, 100 yards of gown pioce, 10 iron pots,-1 bag of flour and 26 hatchets. It was signed by four Maoris.' There is a memorandum stating that £6 extra was given by Captain Symons on July 29th, 1844,' This is the title of Auckland and all its suburbs.—Hansard.

. The installation:and investiture of the 'officers of the Groytown Lodge, 1720.. E.C., took place on Thursday, Ayhen' the following, were: installed-*-W.M., Bro A. L. Webster'; S.\V., Bro. W. Bey '• J.W., Bro. N. King; Chaplain, Bro.' Western; Secretary..Bro. R, Q, Black • W. Skeet';' 83)., Bro' Heckler; J.D., Bro. R. Bright; IG ' Bro. Fuller; Tyler, Bro,- H, Cook. The 1 installation/service was performed in in able and impressive mannerby P.M. Bro H.-J. Williams, Owing to the inclemency ..of , the, weather there- wore 'not a great many visitors. ' In the evening a banquet was hold when the loyal. apd-.-Masonie toasts' .were lfotfored."' During the "' evening tho W.M. on. behalf of tho officers and. brethren of the Lodge, presented Brothor . Willianisfwite MViaofne French Marble clock as a small token of the esteem and gratitude ofjhe Jpdgeior jus-frany acts of '■'ktndftes8 v fco'th.'e' members for a number of years past.

On'Sat'OMaxeveni'iiglast' at the Greytown hotel,'a complimentary supper was given to those who are leaving Greytown for the Kimberloy goldfields, About 60 persons. supper prepared by Host Hammerich, and put on the table in a first class manner. Mr W, C, Buchanan M.H.R., presided. After the usual loyal toasts the Chairman proposed the toast of tlib evening, and made an excellent speech in doing so. Messis i J,:.JAiijksoriand'''H: Udy replied 'oii behalf of the guests. The Chairman then on behalf of the Greytown Football Club, presented. Messrs $/:• Ujdy, H. : Hum'phrie's," arid" J, * Humphries with a cheque representing throe revolvers, the presentation was acknowledged in feeling (terms by Mr Udy. Several songs were sung during the evening, and the following toasts were duly honored:—"Diggins" "Ladioß," "Press," and "The Chairman."

Study EcoNOHT.-Hearing from everyoiit I met that the Wairarapa Clothing Factory was tho cheapest and best House in the district' for Mens', Boy's and Youth's clothing.ftthouglit I would give it a ( tiial, which I did, and tp my surprise I got a'tweed suit, all wool, crihiean shirt, flannel undershirt and pants, a French felt hat, collar, handkerchief and box, for the small sum of 655. I've paid elsewhere for the name goods £6los. My advice, thoreforo, to everyone is to call at the Wairarapa' Clothing Factory, next.the Empire Hotel, where everything ii good and very ehe»p.-ADVT.