The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2413, 30 September 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1886.

Tenders are invited by Mr D, Walton, Chapel-street, for the purchase of a cottage subject to removal.

Owners and trainers intoreßted in tho Wairarapa Jockey Club Spring Mooting, to bo hold on i)th and 10th Sovomber, are reminded that nominations for tho Handicap Hurdle Race, Birthday Cup, and Moroa Handicap close with the secretary at Carterton to-morrow at 9 p.m. We have been requested to ask beekoepers who have had their bees die, not to leave the old boxes or combs lying about where bees can get at them as tho bees in this district are suffering from a very contagious disease, and if means are not taken to stamp it out. successful beekeeping will soon be an impossibility. A piece of camphor about the size of a walnut placed on the stand insido tho hive iB said to be a good preventative against moths and disease.

The concluding dance of the Private Quadrille Assembly took place in the Theatre Royal last ovening, and was patronised to the oxtent ol twonty-fiva couplos. Dancing was kopt up till an early hour this morning, to the Btrains of the Masterton Volunteer Band. The promoters of this assembly are to bo congratulated on the success of the season's meetings, and the future gatherings will no doubt be looked forward to with pleasure by those who have been onabled to while away the long winter evenings by the seasonable amusemont provided for them,

The übuii] weokly meeting of the Masterton Secular Temperance Uniou was hold in the Temperance Hall last evening. The election of officers for the onsuing term of six months resulted as follows : President, Mr T. P. Girdwood; Vice Presidents, Mossrs S. Kingdon and T. 0, D'Arcy; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. Sillars; Committee, Messrs W. Morris, D. Btono, J. Croft, Wiekereon, Johnßon, and pillars, It was decided to hold the next mooting at the Kuripuni Hall on Tnursday next, October 7th, The rules as submitted were adopted, among which are the following:—"That the Union is formed for the purpose of furthering the cause of temperance in the community, without reference to sect, creed or color. Membership not necessarily life long, but for some stated, period (as three, six, or twelve months) during which they promise to totally abstain from intoxicating liquor, us a beverage." " That only subjects of a secular character shall be allowed to be read, discussed, or dobated," "That every member of tho community ii eligiblo for membership who signs tho usual promise, and abstains during: the period for which he promises." lUDIaESTKW.—Tho main cause of tie voußiiess is indigestion, and that is caused by: weakness of the stomach. No ono can have' sound nervos and good health without ueui« American Go's Hop Bittors to stronitfhoD the stomach, purify tho blood, and keop the liver and kidneys active, to carry off all the poisonous and waste matter of tho system. See.

Mr Charta St. Barbe, the Sucrutary uf the Wellington Woollen Company, has resigned A reward of ten shillings is offered for the recovery of a dark brown mare by Ah Lop, gardener, Wrigley street, It'has been hinted that there n a possiblity that the relatives of the man named Ward, who died of starvation at Wellington recently, may have some le&cal interest in the Town Acre and Masterton Small Farm Block, section 29, containing 40 acres, which was originally purchased by a man of the same namo. The Crown grant in the name of Ward has been lying unclaimed at the land office, Wellington, between twenty and thirty years.

Messis Lowes & lornß report a large attendance at Buddon's sale at To Oro Oro, yesterday, mostly all stock selling. The only lines dragging were draught horses, which class of stock is now dull of salo owing to tho cropping being finished. Store wethers made 7s u'd; ewes, lis Od ; good hoggets, 7s 1d; inferior hoggets, 5s 3d; dairy cows ranged from L 4 to L 5; young steers, 40s; yoarlings, 80s; pigs from 7s 6d to 275; good farm horses made from Lls to L2B; medium horses, L7loa to Lls. Implements and sundries concluded a large salo. A now feature in connection with the famous Stark property has cropped up at a meeting of the Devonport Borough Council. Stark's attorney stated that he was not liable for rates charged on the property (£SO), on the ground that he sold to the Govorment before tho end of the rating year, ending Ist April. The Council decided to test the question by taking proceedings against Stark for recovery of the amount due. The usual weekly entertainment in aid of tho Greytown School Oadota was hold on Monday and proved an unqualified success, both as regards the attendance and also the attractiveness of the programme.

The Alfralton district are in favor of dissolving the present County, and appointing oue in accordance with the recent Comities Act Amendment, to consist of the Chairmen of Road Boards. .

Chief Inspector Bayley, of tho Sheep Department has proceeded, in company with Inspector Orbell, to tho Whaieaum for the purpose of having Mr Livqrton's sheep mustered shorn and dipped to eradicate the scab that lias appeared in his flock.

An important judgment in a bill of sale case was given by Judgo Williams yesterday at Duuedin. A bill of salo in consideration of £IOO advanced was given by one M'Callum on tho 3rd November, and was registered as a bill of sale aud mortgage of atook on the 25th, more than 21 days after, the execution, M'Callum filed in the month of August following, and the deed not being registered at tho time, was void as agaiiißt the Assignee, but a subsequent deed to the first was exocuted on the 24th April, which recited that M'Callum was indebted to tho mortgagee in £IOO in tho first deed. The mortgagee agreed to lend another £IOO and extend the time of payment of the first £IOO, on the mortgagor executing the doed in question, tho stock mentioned in tho first deed and other stock being given as security, The deed was registered as a bill of sale and mortgage of stock in proper time, but the Assignee contended' that the bill was void' under the fourth section of the Chatties Securities Amendment Act, as it did not set forth a full and true statement, &c. The Judge decided that both deeds were void as against the Assignee, Hia Honor also decided that a client who does not employ a solicitor, can, if successful, claim to have counsels costs treated as disbursements and allowed.

\ At the ÜBiial monthly meeting of the Wellington Educational Board hold yesterday a letter wae read from the Educational Department, giving the Board distinctly to understand that the Government grants for building fund could not be expended oil any repairs, painting, or extension of old school buildings, fencing, etc., such expense must be borne from tho maintenance fund or by the committeo concerned. The matter was decided to bo left for further consideration to the Finance Committor The resignation of Miss Laura Medley, teacher at Featherston, was accepted. An application from Mr Fred Moore for a grant in terms of the Act for the Aided School at Glenburn was granted, it being explained that Miss Annie Hill RobertBon had been appointed teacher at a guarantoe of £IOO per year. Mr J. Howard Wallace brought his handbook of Now Zoaland History under tho notice of the Board, it was unanimouply resolved to rooommend its uso to the various teachers in the district. Several mombera of the Board spoke in eulogistic terms of the charaefcor of the work as a handy book of reference Tho question at issue as to the use of tho school paddocks at Tonui by the childron as feeding grounds for their horseß, was settled by apportioninp tho use of one paddock to tho teacher, and the other to those children only who came from a distance. It waa agreed to call for tenders for fencing at Wangaehu and to accept tho lowest if the price is reasonable. A grant of £4 was allowed to the Femridgo School towards sinking a well. Mr De May's report on the Bchools in the Wairarapa was read, and an opinion was expressed that Sergfc. Bezar'a • instruction in that district was sufficient. After some discussion it was decided to leavo matters as they wero at present, and the Secretary was instructed to furnish the Board by next meeting with the amount of Mr Do Mey's travelling oxpousos, with dates up to the presont. On the motion of Dr Newman, Messrs Blair, Paterson, Brown, and tho mover were appointed a Committee to deal with all matters of finance and to intorview the Minister of Education in respocfc thereto. Mr Bunny's motion for a committee to deal with tho affairs of Training College was carried, and the selection made was as follows:—The Chairman, Dr Newman, and Messrs Brown and Shannon. But aB soon as the resolution was moved Mr Young formally entered a written protest to it on tho grounds that its object was to exclude him from the committee, and by consequence from further participation in the affairs of the Training Oollogo. Mr Young having landed to the reporters a copy of the protoat, then left the chamber, In the discussion whichensued, Mr Bunny denied any such motive as attributed to him by Mr Young, and that principal's name was substituted on the proposed committee in the place of Mr Brown, who withdrew. Several members of the Board, alluding to tho terras of the proteat, characterised them as ill-advised by re-opening a question which has been practically determined on full enquiry, as well as by inference being extremely unfair to Mr Howard, tho prinoipal of the Training College. The committee with Mr Young's name included was then asreod to.

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