The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1886. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2368, 9 August 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1886. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Evening Post in its last isslie assails the Legislative Council for opposing borrowing for reproductive works, and threatens that body, with extinction for resisting the will of the people, We do not believe that.the Legislative Council or. any other body in Hew Zealand is opposed to borrowing for ■ reproductiveworks; . The mischief in the past, the danger in the present, and the peril iu.the-.future, is that all works in a Government, schedule are assumed to be reproductive, ■when, £lß.a; matter of fact,' five out of six of them are not. Is the Evening Post ignorant that some of the lines in the present Loan Bill cannot honestly be classed as reproductive yorke, or

does it sink this Vety material consideration for the "sako of putting through .theaiiftll percentage of paying lines 1 The gr§nt bulk of our railway construction in New Zealand is anything but reproductive,'; Even the Wairarapa line, which is ono of the moat promising sections in the Colony, is not a financial success, and we question whether, in the interests of the Colony, it should either not have been constructed, or at least taken by a less expensive and dangerous route than the' one over the Rimutaka. Our Wellington contemporary accuses Legislative Councillors of having made their fortunes by the publio wofka policy of the Colony, and of now tiying to prevent others from following in their footsteps. " They .do not deaire," writes the Post, " that, such chances as they have themselves enjoyed and profited by, should be extended to others," This idea of men in New Zealand having become enormously wealthy through the publio works expenditure is in a great measure a fallacy. Take the Wairarapa district as an illustration. Can anyone put his finger on a single landowner who has made a fortune through the construction of our local railway. Of course the opening of the line to this district changed in a measure the conditions under which stations were formerly worked, but as a matter of fact the changes have not been attended by any accumulation of wealth to land owners, and the value of property, outside.towns, has not materially advanced. Larger profits were made by landowners prior to the opening of the railway than, have since been realised. The railway killed the local market for horse? and horse feed, and the money which is now paid annually for the carriage of goods between the Wairarapa and Wellington was formerly retained and oirculated in this district, instead of being forwarded, as it is now, via Wellington to London. If we Msudie that all railway works-are reproductive we can join our fellington contemporary in censuriug : the Legislative Council for blocking, even for a day, their further progress; but this phrase "reproductive pablio works" is made to cover all the villainous undertakings which are initiated by speculators and political adventurers, and whioh aro now sucking the life blood of the colony. Our contemporary does not distinguish or earmark the "reproductive works" for which it pleads, and we may be thankful that the Legislative Council will not in a similar manner let the schedale pass with its eyes bandaged. The colony might go on for ever constructing reproductive works. No one would objeot to borrowing five millions a year for works whioh would be really reproductive. But when every repro duotive work is handicapped by half a dozei) on which the colony must lose for the next ten or twenty years, the bird that lays the golden egg for even reproductive works is strangled.

The regular monthly meeting of the East County Council takes place tomorrow.

Tenders for the erootion of a workshop, pipe rack, &o. for the Borough Gas-works close to-morrow,

The Hastings district school ■ is so crowded that one of the olaoaes has to be held outsido the building,.the children etanding on tlio /lamp ground, and the sun shining on their heada and books, There is no money available for enlarging the school-house; the population is increasing and education is compulsory. Slowly but surely, adds the Napier Telegraph, our State system of education is breaking down of its own weight. Mr McCallum, the recently, appointed third master to the Napier District School, is a prominent member of the Salvation Army, marches in uniform in the procession,'and plays a cornet. We (Daily Telegraph) hope this good young man will set such an example that we may yet see the members of the School Committee,'the Education Board, and the teaching staff-playing harps in the street, and the' Inspector leading the van with a tambourine, Hallelujah I AniJ yet they, have shut up the lunatio asylum, According to London Truth there was some 'dissatißfactiojj ,with the garden party given by Priucass Louise, and "seme sharpcrltioisms wore passed by the.colonial visitors on the meagrenesa of the fare offered j and jt was evident that the hostess thought that her guests had lunched.,late, and were to dine early." Mr Labouchero remarks" J boar that Jho Queen, by whoso permission this party waß given, has expressed her displeasure at the slovenly way in which it was. arranged,, and Jws intimated that when she allows entortainmonts to take place in ' her Palaces', she expects that .everything will be. well done, Princess Louise will be consoled lor this snub when she gets the bills in, (or they certainly ought'not to be large." The current number of the 'Banking Record' is full of information that will interest banking, Mercantile, and Insurance men. In an article in reply to the 'Economist's strictures on New Zealand's borrowing policy,' the editor says: " There is no doubt that our debt is far heavier than it should be, and far heavier than, had it been contracted with a single eye to tho interests of the colony it would be. We are glad to observe that the leaders of the House of Representatives have now'declared in favor of tapering off, and we believe that there is a growth of publio feeling ,in the same direction, that for tho futuro all Governments will be able to resist any unreasonable demand of private members anxiouß to get money spent in their districts. Whononce this happy consummation is attained we have no doubt that our rapid growth in wealth and population will soon put us on an equality with the most lightly handicapped of our competitors in the race of progress."

.. On Wednesday last the barque Glasgow hoisted a signal for a steamer to bo sent off, says th# flawkeß Bay Herald, and the launch Boojum accordingly got up steam and went off about 5 p.m. It was then found that one of the ship's boats with four men in it had broken away, and although the boat was supplied with oars the men were unable to make headway against the sea and wind, and had drifted about four miles to leeward towards the Old Man's Bluff. The launch accordingly steamed down to the boat, and towed it and its occupants back to the barque, none the worse for their adventure beyond a fright and a wet skin. The agent, of tho Boojara ; demanded the very moderate sum of £1 iOs for getting -up steam and going out to rescue the men, but was told by the responsible officer applied to that he would not pay thirty cents', and that the . men might have gone to'-- beforo.he.would have sentttte steamer after them.- He .will probably alter hia opinion oh the. subject when " properly reasoned with,"

A reward will be paid to the finder of & leather riding valiae on returning same to this officer

Captain and Mrs Bates, oftheSalvation Army, are holding meetings in Waipawa, where tHey are spoken of aathe''musical couple. There is now a railway in Asia Minor which traverses some of tho conntry in which the Apostle Paul performed his missionary labors. It runs near the sites of several of the "seven churches" mentioned in the Book of Revelation,

At a meeting of the Napior poultry and Canary Association held last week, it was decided to communicate vith tho Secretary of the Crystal Palace (England) show asking for information as to the standards under which birds were judged at the exhibition.

A correspondent at Wharcama says, "Wo havo had the coldest weather and hardest frosts 1 can remember for the last' eight years. Heavy snow fell on Wednesday, and now lies unmelted on the range at the back. In spite of tho bad weather the contractors are progressing fairly well with the Kawhata road.

A new racing olub was formed on Friday night last called the Napier Park Racing Olub, to hold meetings on the Napier Park Company's ground, three miloß from town. Fifty members joined. Tho first race meeting will be held early in October. A grand stand, 'capable of holding a thousand people, is in course of erection, and a first-rate course has boen laid out over a mile and a distance.

A petition haß obtained 400 signatures in Auckland, including those of merchants solicitors, mining agents, &c., praying Government to appoint Mr James Mackay Warden and Resident Magistrate at the Thames district in succession to Mr Kenrick, in consideration of Ins former publio services, and his having opened up the Hauraki, Collingwood, and West Coast goldfields .

About 500 were present at a meeting of the unemployed at Auckland on Saturday. The following resolution was proposed in an inflammatory speech, which was loudly applauded, "That the Government open up works without delay, or we shall have to tako some steps for ourselves which will cause trouble at large." Some speakers objected to this .resolution, which, however, was carried with a slight modification. The meeting adjourned till Friday next. A story has been circulated about the lobbies lately the Evening Press states, that some members of the House, who are also members of Land Boards, have been charging travelling expenses, and at the same time making use of those free railway passes which are among the privileges of members of Parliament. Whilst the vote for Land Beards was before the Houso, Major Atkinson incidentally referred to the rumour. The Minister of Lands said he had made enquiries, and he believed their was no truth whatever in the rumour. Maior Atkinson expressed his pleasure at hearing Buch a "statement. Durin? the discussion of the Estimates on Friday night, Mr Buchanan drew attention to the difference in the salary of the Resident Magistrates at Wellington, as compared with the Residont Magistrates at Christchurch and Dunedin. Mr Buchanan stated that Mr Wardell only received £550 per annum, whilst the gentlemen who occupied similar positions at Ohrisfcchursh aud Dunedin received £7OO per annum. The Minister of Justice replied that when ho made the offer of the position to Mr Wardell, his salary had been raised from £4OO to £550, and ho was allowed a fveo pass on the railway, whioh would bring tho salary up to obout £6OO per annum. Mr Wardell was quite willing to accept the salary,'and he (Mr Tole) saw no reason why auy complaints should be made,

The Panama canal loan has been subscribed ! Very good news indeed I Old deLosaeps is a wonderful fellow! He never knows when, he's beat! Even his friends thought he was done for this time, because the canal soheme was run down so powerfully, it looked as if it was impossible to get the money? How did he manage ? He never budged an inch ! Kept his temper and held to his promise to opeu the canal in 1889, and appealed to his countrymen in such a fashion that they rallied round him grandly! Some of the reports about the canal aro very unfavorable! Yes, the Americans are so fearfully jealous of French entorprize that they'd 6ay or do auything to make it fail. Then you think it's going on all right ? Yes, no doubt it is I Every big work like that looks like a failure in the early stages I When de Lessops began the Suez Canal he was called a lunatic, and the whole thing was denounced as a fraud! Yet he finished it within the time he'd fixed, and it will be iuat the same.with the Panama Canal! Let s hope sol It'll be a grand thing for New Zealand! It'll make New Zealand the Premior colony of Australia.—Press Puffs. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Featherston Road Board was held on

Saturday, Mr McDoiigall being voted to the ohair. The balance to credit of ordinary account waß reported at £199 0s 2d and interest account £l6B 12s 6d, Accounts amounting to £2Bl Os 5d were passed for payment. An application from Mr D. Henderson for laying a tram across the road at Kaitara was ordored to be advertised. Mr Barton attended re the Awhoa Valley road and explained that if Mr Riddiford gave the line of road from Wakapuna to the coast his objection would be met. It was resolved that a sub-committee be formed to meet Mr Riddiford and discuss the matter. The tender of Burgess Bros, for clearing a line half a chain wide to Cross' Creek station Mr Bidwill's motion, re approaches to Waihenga bridge, waß ordered to stand over till next meeting. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Dowman, that Mr Martin be asked to state upon what terms he would allow a road to be taken through his paddock so as to prevent the probable stoppage of traffic. The Clerk was authorised to procure a safe for the use of the office and obtain a map so that all roads may be cleariy defined. The Clerk reported re Mr Harris claim for fencing, that ,an agreement had been given Mr Harris. It was resolved that tenders be invited for 66 chains of fencing at Hautotrra. Sevoral small works wore authorised and the meeting adjourned. "Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter wanu factory. All Blind* guaranteed of the very best description, Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn and Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Faetory, AVellinarton,—Advt.

Anyone requiring New Zealand Tweed Clothing will save money by purchasing at the Wairarapa Clothing Factory, for their suits at 19s 6d, 255, 30s, 37s 6d, 45s and 60s, and trousers and vests at 12s 6d, and trousers at 5s 9d aro honestly worth double tho money. Note the addresß,—Nest to Empire Hotel, Masterton -Advt.

Cooohs, Colds, Bhonohitis, &o„ are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This old established, popular medicine is pleasant to the palate, adn highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements.—fADVT.l

lamgoingtojsake a speciality of certain lines during tho next months. At the present time I am running Maointosheß and Overcoats at prices whioh defy any house in the Wei. lington District to approach. By'eendjng the length which you require in inohes,'you can be supplied with a grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, honestly,worth- £3, Give. mo.al trial, Jomf Thobbcrn, tho People's Clothier, Willistreet Wellington,—[Advt.]

Th® Committee of the Parkville Special Settlement have decided to hold over the tended for bushfallin? in their township until the ,report of Mr Marchant, the Inspector, has been returned.

Color-Sergeant Ualrymplesffore in six new volunteers on Friday, and the corps is now 6G strong, having a band numbering fifteen'. If twenty or thirty eligible residents would join, there would be every probability of two companies being formed in Masterton. The business at the R.M. Court this morning was very light, there beinct only two orthree civil cases to be heard. The case John Carr v. William Walker, judgment summons, £4 6s, was withdrawn, the plaintiff not wishing to press it further. Colonel McDonnell claimed £2O on a written order from William Craig, Wanganui. The evidence of the plaintiff was taken by tho R.M., and this concluded the business.

The late bon mot at the expense of the G.O.M, is too good to let pass. Said one bishop to, another biahop (they were very old friends): " Well, Jack, what do you think of the Grand Old Man now?" " I think, my dear Tom, that- he ought to be in a lunatic asylum." "Oh, no," said the first bishop, "let him go and sit iu the Dublin Parliament—he wants a Paddied room."-' Referee. 1 A prize fight between a man with one arm and another with one eye took place recently near Coshington, a Beoluded part of Leicestershire, in the presence of a large number of spectators, who arrived in sections, The fight lasted ono hour and forty-five minutes, and was of'a most determined nature. The one-eyed man had his eye. sd damaged that he could not see, and the one armed man, who was also severly punished, was declared the victor. The stakes were £lO.

A certain gentleman, well-known and much respected, recently went the rounds of all the business places in Waipawa, says the Mail, with a view to collecting funds in aid of the natives who suffered loss from the Tarawera ernptions. Considerable success was met with, and finally a certain professor's establishment was reached, and the same request modestly made" Will you give som.etkrig for the natives ?" Tho professor is said to have pondered sadly for a momentand then sighed. Finally lie mustered up courage and replied-" Why, I once gave a native wojnan some medicine for charity and it cost me forty pounds! Benevolence' has its limits, sir, and I pray you haye m'e excused!"

"It has been suggested," says the PahiatuaStar, "regarding Mrs Mutm's case, that Mr Burnett be asked to allow a subscription to be taken up on the. night of his lecture, the proceeds to be devoted towards assisting the unfortunate wife and family to reach Dunedin', where we understand it is Mrs Munn's desire to go. The idea might meet with Mr Burnett's approval; if so it is more than likelv sufficient funds will be raised for, the purpose, for if there is one thing more' than another that tho settlers of Pahiatua are noted for, it is a desire to assist those who, like Mrs Munn, have met with unavoidable. misfortune."' Mrs Munn is the wife the unfortunate man who was sent to the-Asylum, as reported by us last week.

The Auckland Star of a recent date, states that very unsatisfactory intelligence reaches them from the Now Hebrides. A most destructive gale passed over the Islands from April 20 to 23. Buildings were blown down, plantations destroyed, cocoanuk trees and'bananas carriedaway, and very serious losses experienced by colonists and natives. The schooners Isol and Amelia, became total wreoks, the Idaho was bloiyn on shore, but got off without serious injury. Fever, which has boen very bad for some time past, has made several • more victims, amongst others, the wife'and child of Mr Fraser, the English missionary at Api, At Ambryn, an Englishman named Harry' Bone was poisoned by the natives, and a Frenchman died bo suddenly that it is supposed he met his death from the same cause.

The death is announced at Getaldine, New South Wales of Ambrose Campbell, at the early age of 29. Mr A. • Campbell was well known in Maaterton and Wellington. He was brother to John; Hiigh, and Robert Campbell, farmers, Opaki, and for some years was attached to the Maaterton branch of the Bank of Australasia. Afterwards he was appointed manager of tho Sanson branch of the 6ame bank, and agaiu transferred to manage the Featherston braneh. At the latter township he married the second daughter of a highly respected settler, Mi'J. 6, His health declined .during his stay in Featherston,. and in theiopo of obtaining benefit from a warmer' climate hewentj in accordance with the recommendation of his physician to' New Soutfy Wales. Mr Campbell did not benefit by the change, and last Monday he succumbed to his complaint, He leaves a widow and one child, for whom he made provision by insuring his lifo,

A good story of juvenile precocity is told by the West Coast correspondent of the 'Press.' Attending the State school of the principal coal port of the Coast' were Polly and Jeannie —, aged twelve and toil years respectively. During 'ahe examination each of the scholars. had to procure a map of the colony, done at home; but Jeannie had lost hers on the way to school. The prospect of losing bo many marks drove Jeannie to tears, which was quickly dried when her sister offered to come to the rescue. When the time arrived to produce the maps, Polly sent hers to the examiner, who awarded eight marks for it. She went back, to her seat with it, scratched out her name with a penknife, and substituted that of her sister; whereupon Jeannie, as innocently aB you please, marched up to the examiner's desk and-laid tho map before him aB her own production. " Woll done" was his verdict, and- he gave' her tenmarkafor it, as being better work than her sister's. The oxaminor will not hear for a long time the last about his keen power of discrimination.

The Westmoreland Gazette oi a recent date aays of the Colonial Exhibition One of the most interesting exhibits from the point of view of a Kendalian at the above Exhibition is made by the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company Chriatohurch, New Zealand. It consists of tweeds, costume cloths, flannels and shirtings, blankets, railway rugs and mauds, shawls, tartan clothes, carriage oloths, kersey sheetings saddle sergos.&c. The tweeds are, as a rule, such as are known in the trade as Scotch goods, though. there are amongst them some of the heavily-milled whipcords, as made in the West of England for hunting purposes, extremely durable and almost impervous to water. As nothing but pure wool is used, there is a consequent brightness of fibre in the manufactured article. Neither shoddy nor noils are used in New Zealand, while it is very difficult to get any English goods without a mixture of one or the other. The flannels are notable for their, superfine quality, which is most easily seen in' the white goods. .Railway rugs and mauds are of the same make as those hpw popular in the English market, introduced to Kendal mills by Mr Leithhead, by whose efforts they retained their popularity durinsr thetimehe. remained here.. The designs are lighter in colour j and more handsome than similar goods i in use in England,' the brighter atmos-.j phere of New Zealand permitting the use] .of lighter shades, j

There art reports from the South' WaK rarapa and- other' parts of. the" disastrouseffeota. of tha severe weather atnctig the oarly lpK . ' • • ; •

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next fortnightly stock sale at Carterton to-morow. Their .list will include 46 head of cattle, embracing good daily cows, store, and young cattle, ewes, horses, hoggets, saddlery, &c, Messrs Lowes and lorns report a lartre attendance at their sale on Saturday. Horses sold for £sl6s; fowls, 2s Gs per pair; turkeys, 6s 6d; potatoes 80s; oats, 28 6d to 3s, saddlory and sundries, after which a large quantity of furniture, drapery, boots and shoos, oto., was put through. The sale will b« continued this afternoon.

Mi'D, S. Papworth advertises that he is prepared to supply incubators on Hoarson's improved prinoiple, in sizes from 13 to 200 egg. Regulating capsules can also be supplied by him, guaranteed not to vary three degrees. Mr Papworth has brought his mechanical genius specially. bear upon the production of an incubator whioh Bhall supersede all others. Mr Matthew Burnett gave his final lecture at the Town Hall, Oatkerton, on Saturday night.' Although the weather was wet and: cold: there was a 'large gathering. The lecturer arrived in ,Carterton by the 3 p.ro. train, vand on his reaching the Hall he was loudly cheered. The Eev. J. Ward occupied the chair (in i the absence of Dr Johnston who was unable to attend), The meeting, was. opened in the usual way. The subject of the lecture, '.'Yankee Bill" .was listened to with rapt attention. At tho close of the lecture, 31 signed the pledge, and six family cards were given. The lecturor stated that during his.tour through Wellington and the outlying districts he had met with success although the weather had been very unfavorable. Sir G. Grey had 'given him letters of tion to theleading ohiefs in the Auckland district, and promised to telegraph to the Maori' King to let him - know that he (Mr Burnett), would visit his district. Also, that the Hon. Mr Ballance had promised'to give him all the'assistance hscould in rospect to his mission among the natives. On Sunday ijiorning Mr Burnett held a service in the "Wesloyau Ohurch. At the conclusion he appealed oarnestly-'forall to follow up tho good work already commenced, and to assist the Weaker ones in keeping their pledges. Mr Burnett will long be remembered in Carterton, where all wist him God's speed wherever he may go, ■