The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1886. THE LATE MUNICIPAL MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2428, 18 October 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1886. THE LATE MUNICIPAL MEETING.

Continuing the remarks which we made in our issue of Saturday on the late civic meeting convenod by Mr Caselherg, wo are quite prepared to give the Mayor and his colleagues full credit for the good work, they have accomplished by renovating the Insti; tute, by converting the immigration cottages into a revenue producing property, by taking upon them- j

selves the- serious responsibility of supplying - the town with gas, .hy settling on a right basis the opening up . of new streets, by attempting to deal : with thii Waipoun difficulty, by ititro- : ducing broken metal into our streets as a substitute for Hope-street pebbles, and by paying some little attention to the sanitary requirements of the town, , but in connection with these questions our gratitude may us usual be interpreted as •' a sense of favors to come," From this standpoint we venture to express a hope that the proposal now entertained for the opening of a free ' library will be speedily curried into effect, that we shall get a good supply | of gas at a moderate price, that the i question of street widening throughout i the Borough will be considered as a ! whole by the Council and determined on business principles, that the somewhatdilatory dealing with the Waipoun difliculty will be hastened, and that if tho town cannot afford as yet the construction of the water and drainage ; works essential to an eliicient sanitary system, it will ut least devote a littl'o more time and mouey to a thorough inspection nnd repression of the numberless nuisances, which can now only be kept in check by official vigilance. One indirect advantage which the gas project is bringing us is the training it is giving our public men in dealing with matters involving a large expenditure. They may make mistakes in this particular work, but they will certainly gain a valuable experience from it which will be applied with advantage to other projects which may from time to time require to be undertaken. These other projects will, no doubt, be undertaken in due course, but it is essential that the way should be cleared for them by dividing 'the Borough into wards, It is only reasonable that improvements in the centre of the town should not be delayed because settlers in tho outskirts 'are inimical to shearing the cost of making them. When suburban settlers are located in a separate .ward, and are unaffected financially by the special expenditure, which the more populous portion of the town may require, the task of carrying out all necessary works will be rendered comparatively easy. The latter portion of Mr Caselberg's meeting wat devoted to an altercation between Mr Renall and himself, which raised tho question ot tho integrity and disinterestedness of several of the publio men of the town, Mr (kelberg was in a measuro responsible for this, because in dealing with Mr Renall and his grievance ho certainly did not put tlm best possible construction upon his motives. Mr Renall had, however, laid himself open to such an attack liy his indiscretion in taking up as a public question a matter in which he had a private interest. Without something more flagrant than an indiscretion is committed by either Mr Renall and other public men in the community, it is undesirable to attribute to ihem interested motives. The character of the public men of Masterton stands high, and it is a pity they themselves should do anything td lower it by questioning the purity of each other's intentions. It would have been belter if MrCaselberg had not thrown Chapel Street in the teelh of Mr Renall, and if Mr Renall had not returned the compliment with the streets in Dixon's Estate. Mr Renall has nude his explanation of the circumstances under which he disposed of certain frontages ■for street widening, and we are of the opinion that this explanation might now he accepted, and a somewhat unprofitable and undesirablo controversy satisfactorily terminated.

Tuk New Zealand loan has just been floated at almost a bare minimum, and the Ministry, have, by the skm of their teeth, escaped defeat in tlio London money-market. All sorts of reasons aie assigned for the low rate at which llw loan lias been taken up, but none of them quite explain away the ia.:t that the credit of the colony in Loudon is at a low ebb, It will now be wiser to endeavor to restore public confidence in our resources by a timely and prudent financial reform. The lastßndical Ministry iu New Zealund ran the Colony into financial dangers, from which it was only saved by taking t|ie helm out of their incompetent hands, and the present Radical Ministry seem bent on following the bad example of their predecessors,

Tho Taratahi-Carterton Koad Board has decided to apply for a sum of £3,100, under the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886' Messrs Robertson and Prior were drowned through the capsizing of a boat on Friday, at Raglan. The body of the latter has boon recovered.

Ib Leo, Inspector of Schools, commences his annual examination of tho Wairarapa Bchools this week. The Featherston school will bo the first to ruceivo his attention.

A murder hag recently been committed at Fontchristian, near Briancon, under very extraordinary circumstances, Two sisters, named Mario and Catherine Ollagnier, aged foity-fivo and fortyseven respectively, lived together at that place. They were in comfortable circumstances, and were moat attached to each other. Much of their time was devoted to religious exercises and good works, and thoy were esteemed far and wide. It seems that Catherine Ollaenier told her sister that the Lord had appoared to her in tlio night and asked her to sacrifice her as a proof of hor devotion. Mario Ollagnier saw nothing strange in this, and consented to be offered up as a victim, Accordingly, on the following day, after attending mass, tho two sisters returned to their home, and, after taking a cup of coffee, Catherine made a deep gash with a razor in Mane's arms and feet. Catherine Ollagnier relates that, as she was bleeding to death,' her sistor repeated, "Jesus, Mary, my hope, my Saviour I" while for her part she carefully collected the blood which flowed from her wounds as a precious relic. As soon as Marie had breathed her last Catherine laid her out, attiring hor in a white robe. She then proceeded to Briancon with a copy of hor sister's will, She assured the notary that God had bidden hor to kill Marie, and to burn all the securities she possessed, and that she had obeyed His will in every particular. Catherine Ollapnier was of course arrested on the spot, and she is to be examined by a medical export with a view to ascertaining whother she is insane.

Venetian Blind and Rovolving Shutter manu aotory. All Blindi guaranteed of tho very bcßt description. Prico list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn and Hanßen.) Poneke Steam Venotian Blind and Rovolving Factory, Wellitujton.—Anvr,

tho next English mail via Rio, per Ruapehu will close at the Masterton office on Thursday next,' at 0.30 a.m. .

The water-tables of Quoen-strect are receiving attention at the hands of the Borough staff this morning.

Messrs Barraud & Co have an insel with to-day's issue, which is of particulai interest to wool growers.

Mr P. H. Wood holds his fortnightly stock sale at the Taratahi yards on Thursday next. Ho has already a large number of entries.

The usual meeting of the Masterton Borough Council will be held to-morrow nvoning in the Council Chambers, Chapel strcot. .

Mr F. Chapman's tender has been accepted for the fencing required by the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committee will be held on Thurs- V day the 21st inst., at 7 30. p.m.,. in the Institute.

A sliglib mistake occurred in our report of Mr Caselberg's speech. We made him say that tho fitting up of the reading room co3t £203. This amount applies' to the wholoofthe repairs and improvements recently made to tho building.

Mr MeArthur addressed his constituents at ■ Palmeraton North on Friday evening last. Ho denounced the Government for not pushing through the Representation Bill. At the conclusion of his address he received a vote of confidence. The Gospel Temperance Union hold their weekly meeting to-morrow evening in tho Presbyterian Church, when the usual programme of addresses and musical selections will be given. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to thoir catalogue for Wednesday next 30 goad quiet two and three-yoar-old steers, 20 cows, and 100 good dry ewes. This bids fair to be one of the most important sales of the season, stock being numerous and of excolleut quality. The Treasurer of tho Masterton Hospital acknowledges receipt of the following subscriptions :—Mauawa station, per Mr J. O. Sutherland, L2loa; lea station, per Mr W, Andrew, L4l6s; Mr R. H, ftoaney, Pahiatua, LI Is; Mr A. Tinsloy, 10a Gd ; Mr R. Allen, second subscription, ss.

The Rev. D. J, Murray, of the Lower Hutt, preached the annual Home Mission services m the Wesleyan Church yestorday morning and ovoning. This evening Mr Murray will deliver his popular lecture "Mind your P's and Q's." The admission will bo froo, but a collection will bo made for the benefit of the Home Mission Fund.

A special meeting of (he Taratahi-Car-terton Road Board was held on Saturday. Present Messrs B. Bovs (Chairman), H, Braithwaite, W. Booth, J. Ravner, E. W. Dorset, W, Parker, J. Stevens, H. It. Bunny, and N.,Gvaco. The following tenders were accepted:—C. E, Olliver' twonty chains metallinp Ahiaruhe road) 28s per chain; E. Buttler, formation Perry's lino 13s (id per chain. Tho Board resolved to apply for £3,100 under the Local Bodies Loan Act 188 G. ' The matter of naming the roads where the money had to be spent was then gono into, after which the meeting terminated.

Hitherto (says tho Lyttelton Times) cats have not been a marketable commodity, and, consequently, they have been without any stated value, but now Mr Acton-. Adams has become a purchases they will probably have ut market value,, This will bo a special boon to one class of the community at least, namely, rayhdund owners and trainers. The suburbs of Christchurch literally swarm with cats, and it is an impossibility to prevent their destruction by greyhounds occasionally. When such a thing happens, it invariably turns out that the slaughtered feline i 3 a prize-taker at, the cat show, and the value is appraised at from £5 upwards. The amount of penetration exhibited by greyhounds in these matters is extraordinary. They never kill anything but a prize animal. Some time ago a brace of greyhounds killed a cock on the road a mile or two nut of the city. He was a venerable veteran, with but ono eye. His legs were knotted like an ancient oak, and four drooping feathers were all that was left of his once gorgeous tail, The owner appeared on the scene, and made a great hubbub, assessing the value of'the bird at £2. The owner of the dogs demurred at the charge, and somewhat unfeelingly referred to the defunct as "an old rooster." "Old rooster, you call him; why, ho ain't two year old yet! replied the grief striken proprietor. " What makes him so valuable?" queried the greyhound man ; "ho'aonly a common dunghill." '•Commondunghill? indeed! nhy, he took first prize in tho allow three years in succession !"