The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2423, 12 October 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1886.

Tho special ordor of tho Taratahi-Car-torton fioad Board, adopting tho Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, is gnzottcd, ThoGospol Temporanco Union holds its übiml woukly meeting this cveniugv m tho Wesleyan Church. Mr P. Noble, expressman and general carrier has an announcement in another column. Wo regrot to learn that tho mistress of the Mastorton sido school, Mis 3 Keeling is prevented by illness from discharging her usual duties. Last year Wairarapa North produced 35,817 bushels of wheat, and Wairarapa south 9,283, tho Worth county yiolded 47,050 bushels of oats, against 35,770 in the South. The syllabus of subjects for tho examination of officers for promotion in v»lunteor corps, appears in the Government Gazette of the 7th inst. Tho first of tho examinations will be hold in January, 1887, by the Council of Military Education. Tho Savings Bank return for the yoar 1885 in this district give the following totals of deposits in this district:— Masterton, L 10.962; Carterton, L 3.989; Greytown, L 2.373; Featherston, L 1,548; Tenui, L 1.028; Castlepoint, L 755; and Martinborongh, L64G. Tho senior officer or member of the police force in the various towns of the Wairarapa have been appointed to exercise the functions under the " First Offenders' Probation Act 1886," in the various district. Mr F. H. Wood in another column referring to tho disposal of the Masterton branch of his business to Mr James Brown, intimates that the recent change has been effected in order to enable him to devote the time and attention to the southern part of the Wairarapa which his increasing business there is entitled to, He also notifies that he has secured a lease of the Featherston sale yards, and intends holding periodical tales there,

A meeting' of tho committee of the Tradesmen. Cricket Club will be held this evening, when the team to play the Opaki 0.0. will be picked. •The Mastertbn Volunteers and cadet 8 parade for. inspection: on Thursday- 21st inst., tlie cadets at 3 p.m., and ; the vol 1 unteers at 7.30.

An Athletic Club has beon formed at Mauriceville. The new club sturts with a credit balance, a sum of £2 14s lid being handed over from the sports on last Boxing Day.

Tho number of snoop in Wairarapa North increased from 476,845 in 1884 to 503,127 in 1885, in Wairarapa South from 408,303 in 1884, to 427,852 in 1885. The increase in the South County was 19,489, and in tho North 20,283. Messrs Lowob and lornsannounco their next stock Bale for Wednesday, the 20th inst., there being ontered all classes of stock, includiug dairy cattle in H, McMaster's estato by order of the mortgagee.

Captain Baldwin supplies the Times with particulars of an extraordinary loss of sheep in Buenos, Ayres. Between tho effects ol the epidemic and tho drought, the loss is said to ■be nearly 20,000,000 sheop, reprosentinga value of L 3,000,000.

The cash revonuo in 1885 from the Wairarapa Telegraph Stations was as follows :-Masterton, £790 7s lOd; Featherston, £230 17s lOd; Carterton, £lB7 Us 3d; Greytown, £lO9 9s Bd; Tenui, £10315s fid; Cashpoint, £8919s 9d; Maryborough, £77 7s; Taueru, £52 2s lid; Gladstone, £l2 lis 7d, and Pahiatua, £l2 4s 9d.

Messrs L.J. Hooper and Go., of tho Bon Marcho, had thoir windows lighted! up last ovoning for tho first display of spring and summer millinory, dress goods, &o. Tho windows wero very tastefully dressed, and Bhowod off the goods to perfection, attracting during the evening a large number of spectators, Messrs Hooper and Co. have made considerable alteiations to the premises, a notico of which will appear to-morrow. The dates for tho sitting of the Supromo Court at Wellington for noxt year have been'fixed as follows:—Criminal cases--4th January, 4th April, 4th July, 3rd October; civil cases—loth January, 11th April, GtJi Juno; 10th August, and 10th October. The trial of causes under the "Divorceand MatrimonialCausos Act, 1807, may take placu at auy of the above mentionod sittings for the trial of civil actions,

It has happened, saya Disraeli, that inquisitivo .men examining with a flambeau ancient sepulchres which liavo just been opened, the fat and gross vapors ongendered by tho corruption of (load bodies kindlod as tho flambeau approached tliem, to the great astonishment of the spectators, who frequently cried out "a miracle" This sudden inflammation, although very natural, has given room for tho belief that perpetual lamps wore placed in the tombs of tho ancients, Referring to tho transfer of Mr Yon Stunner, R.M., from tho Hokianga district to the Wairarapa, tho Hokianga correspondent of the now Zealand Herald speaks of that gentleman'B departure as being in many respects an irreparable loss, and adds:—" For nineteen years ho has been amongst us, discharging his duties faithfully.and diligently, thereby gaining tho CRtocm [and confidence of Europeans and Natives aliko; and while congratulating him upon his well earned promotion, wo generally regret his removal from Hokianga, Not nlono do wo regrot tho departure of Mr Von Stunner, but the departure of Mrs Von Sturmor will bo keenly felt, especially by thoso of us who know her amiable and kindly qualities. Mastorton's gain is our loss.

Our Pahiaiua correspondent writes : The weather hero is abominable, with rain nearly overy day, and as cold as winter, in fact wo have had no spring weather yet except two or throo quite by accident. Food is still scarce, and tho lung worm is vory busy among tho shocp, A lot of damage has been done to tho roads of late especially on tho township reserve road in tho villago settlement which was originally mado by the County, a small culvert having boon put in whero it required a bridge. A bridge will havo to bo built now as tho culvert has boon washed away togothor with about twelve feet of the formation. The proper timo to see road lines is when the country is in flocd. Tho idea of putting in a culvert in some places seoms ridiculous in fine weather, but when the rain comes the same place may require a bridge, as in this case. The same thing applies to laying off a railway, for after goiug to the trouble to find a route across the other side of tho Mungatainoke river the late floods have left their mark abovo tho proposed line for miles, in some cases from 8 to 10 feot, especially when a good line already exists along tho main road which could bo mado for from two to three thousands per mile less.

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