The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1887. CONCILIATION COURTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2575, 18 April 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1887. CONCILIATION COURTS.

When in opposition,; the. present Mui«. ister.for Public Works recoguiaed the necessity of railway reform, .and promised to hand over our unprofitable.,, liuos ; to an indej eudanpoavaifl, order that they, might be \vorked otf commercial principles.- u ln office, Miv Richardson finds that 'his measure of .railway reform won't work. 'lt would not'suit the' interests of-his own constituents at' Kaiapoi and therefore it will not do for. New Zealand. As ho" is however pledged to railway reform,' he'gives us in place of the strong dvas-_ tic inoasure' which he promised, a : funny-'milk and water project for-con-stituting conciliation courts. Accordj iug'to the report'of his speech

His Bill".B3 dot/ drawn, provided (or three Boards—ono for tho Auckland District; one for tho Napier, Wellington, and Taranalii; and one for tho South Island. Tho members wero'to be elected by the Chambers of Commerce, tho Mayors of Boroughs, and the

Chairmen of City Councils. Each Board would meet during tho recess; that for Auckland district in Auckland twioo a yoar, that for the central district in Wellington, Wanganui, and Napier, or such other places asmay.be found desirable,.three times a year; and that for tho South Island, at least onoe at Christohurch, Dunodin, and Invarcargill, A small sum would be paid to each . memborfor each sitting of the Board and actual travelling expenses. The Minister of Public Works,-or in his absence the General Manager, or such officer of tho. staff as tho Minister might: direct, would attend eaoh meeting, and afford all information possible Tho Board would hear all complaints as to ratoa, or against the conduct of officors of railways, and make such recommendations to the Minister as they think fit. The Minister might act upon any such recommendation or not as ho may think fit. Tho Ministor might act upon any such .recommendation, as ho thought fit, but ovary recommendation must be laid on the table of tho House at tho next session, and if not aotod upon, tho Minister would give reasons for not doing so. This Board would not be expensive; it would give everyone a chance to bo heard, and tho presenoe of the Minister for Public Works or a railway export, would oauae a great saving of time, by showing ths Boards, whoro the points wero brought foiward which have been disoussed and settled previously. We do not believe that these courts o* conciliation, as designed by Mr Richardson, will become eat&Misliod. They might'act well enough as lubricators, buHhoy' would necessarily prove' very expensive,.and these are not the times forcroatiug now officos by the score. Besides, we don't want Bharn reforms "in'railway matters. What MrEi'chard-: soils pledged.to;is to make the lines pay,' so that our present heavy taxation may -be 'ke ; pt ■!, down. Our railways, ■managed on.•commercial principles, would develop -traffic all over the colony,., stimulating local enterprise and encouraghig'local .industries. .The surest step - : we\ might take towards removing the depression which;'. Sir Julius Vogelh'as failed to stir, would be to hand over our railways to an independent • Board. Our creditors' in London then'wonld recognise thaiwe •were in-earnestin- putting bur affairs to rights,'and wo should very quickly •turn,the nasty corner at which we have been sticking so long.

Nutice is piven by the Mastorton Road Board of a poll to be taken at Opaki for a sum of L3no under- the Loans- : to Local Bodies Act. . •

Messrs Murray Eoborts and Coi annouuco that thoy are now landing some splendid rample3 of graßS and. clover seeds, a catalogue of which appears in another column.

. The fouttli " winter social" will, take place in the Theatre Koyal to-morrow evening; .'. At the request of a large num. bet of .their patrons, the promoters Haye ■ aMred.' ith© time,*! jfertinit ito. instead of eighfcio'clgck.V - : ... MesstsLowes and lorns report an eaten--uive sale and general goods on Saturday.last., The.firm will hold a very large sale of teas direct from Melbourne on Saturd.ay next. -■> ■ ";

.By. the quarterly'"returns endm'g 3ht March, Mr'W. A.- LiyeftonY floek '•wafcthe ojjiy lufect'ed orient .the Oahanga district, and on the 12th iiist'., ; lt'.received ,a clean certificate, bo 'that -the ■ Oalianga sheep district' is now a clean one. : ■" Messrs James Maoara, William Pi'agnbll James Ross, Job Vile, and Thomas William Shuts have been nominated for the vacauy m East Ward caused by the ro>, .signatinn of Mr. T. 0. Mason. The {toll will take place Friday' 29 tli'inst. - , j' V", A youug lady named Qunn met with an accident while' 'driving from ■ Martinborough to. Paliau ori Friday. She was jolted out of 'a buggy! 'iin to,!the- road; and,' Borne fractured ribs were-,the" .toau't.,-"Dr Boy' was .sent, for,. and: .at-. ; fßudel,t(vthß-Buffiiri3r ftho is progrejßing lavoUrablyvvv ■' ..• .;■/ Tho ".Rink" at tho Theatre Roj4i'was lK'?Tasi"tlut. tfie.whole of.tho sk'ates.werd ' i"ußno'poU*G{i* wititiu."a" short, tiaio after the doors wore opened. • The imuagemerit -announce' that the ..rink. will, p open again this'evening, aiid- they-' have .also made arrangements for an additidual supply of akatea. '.,•.-,. - ■St Matthowa Church, ■ Masterton, was most, tastefully decorated' with : fruit; ■flowers, vegetables, corn and evergreens mi the occasion of .the usual harv.pß.fc thanksgiving, which was held yesterday'. T ie morning and evening services wore oonduotod.by the Rev \V, E. Paige, who pre/iclied Bprmons appropriate to the seawm, and anthems wore.rendered by the choir suitable to tho occasion-

Mr W. C. -Buchanan, M H.R., will : address the clocttrs (if Wairarapa South : at Carterton to morrow evening. . Sir William Fox ascribes the decrease i of the Maoris to the rum bottle. He says that since ho has been in the colony they • liavp diminished from 14,1000 to 10,000. \ Tho Mastorton Masonic Lodge, 1430, .' E.G., will roeotthis evening in the Masonic 1 Hall, Bannister street. Visiting brethren | invited, • 5 The libel-action Maomahon and Leitch 1 v Unitod Press Aesouatjon at- tho Supremo v Court, Wellington, has resulted * in a verdict for plaiutiffs for £2OO damages and costs on tho lowest scale. Ii Constable; Ecoleton hn la custody at a Greytowtu Maori visitor from a distant part of "tlie Colony charged with oomrait- ... ting an unnatural offence. The Natives ,v of Papawai'arreited thofolloWj and were. about to punish Mm in their owu style,' . when the ConstabU relieved theni of the " necessity. . ■,;.,..■;.- ]: :

Tho tho -Greytown Butter and Oheesa Factory/have resolved.to' inorease the capital of thacompany-by the issue of 600 shares,- It was tneutjoned that the cheese Bold' during the" bason Jiad realised MOOO, and they had 17 tons;: In stock. ,

At a meeting of the Maskerton.Fnptbal, Club Committee on Sattiitiay evening, a' ; 'Bub-couiroittee was appointed to 'arrange' the bill of fata for flw eutertammeufcvony' Queen's BirtbdayV. It was decided ;to : Yecnrametid to the general meeting to,be hold next Saturday tMfc'tJis, subscription bweduced to the old figure,- ~;$„ 5s per annum. -.','.■ A* few weeks ago a man died at the Alford Forest .Hotel,' Aishburton,' death': being Bhown'at the inquest 68 ; bemg'. the result of oxoejslve derating, as the man 'had beeu knocking about the hotej fora 'fortnight priovto his death. ' The police •instituted proceedings against the landlord, Thompson', for permitting drunken■iiQss on Ms licensed premises, and ho waß fined £25, or two months. ;. "'At a meeting of the.deldgatesrepresent ng the Friendly Societies of the Wellington District, held at. the Oddfellows Bull on Friday ovening it was resolved Thatitis desirable to hold a friendly societies demonstration on tho occasion of the Queen's Jubilee, It was also decided that the proceeds should form the nucleus for tlie establishment of a new free public library and reading room. The tollowing committee were appointed to make the usual canvas ol'the.city and country districts for theubject.:—Messrs W. K. Bishop. F. 11! Fraser, J. Robertson, T, Windeley, J. Pearue, E. Mcßwen, and the Secretary (J. T. Webber), The Greytown Fire Brigade, at a meeting hold on Saturday night, resolved to ask the following gentlemen to form themselves into a cuinuiittee to. institute Monday night weekly entertainments during the winter for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of a suitable fire engine for tlie Borough .—Messrs F. tl. Wood, H, J. Thompson, J. 'fully, L. StGeorge, Dr Spratt, A, L. Webster, R.C, Black, W,o.Cuff,.Dr Bey, Skeel, Wyett, W. 0. Nation, and the Rev, J. Ward., v .

The examination of a bankrupt, named Burgess, an hotol-koupur at Kiverton closed before Jurists Broad last week, Applicat'on was made un bohalf'of tho principal creditors to have the banktupt brought under the punitive olauaos of th» Act. The Judge said tho (ailing to keep books dniittjjtho last three yearn ba<l been i loarly proved, He could; notsee, If the bankrupt kopt books ; wheh he was an employee", why ho oouEnot<do.io, wheu iu business on his ownvpcosuiiti' Largo sums appeared and were not accounted for. very muoli/dtainclined to put intajfpjreej tho orirninal clauses of tho Aot, but when proof was olear, hi should certainly do so. Ho woujd, thorefore,':make an order "un-"; dor the seal of tha Qourt that the bankrupt was guilty of the ofirenoe of n>gl<iotipg to keep proper books. vFpt-'-i that offence ha should order him to.be imprisoned in the Invercargill Gaol.-for.fourteen diys.That order 'would not prevent tho creditors opposing the application for an order ofdisohaija.as woll • The Wairarapa Clothing Factory are still allowing purchasers of New ZealandOlothipg a discount'-of 8s in the £. They are also making suits to "measure from 47s (id, Trousorß and Vests' from 28a 6d, and Trousers' from 18s fid, A; call dially invited. - Note the. address: Next T. G. Masonj Quosn-street, Maatertwi. E, B. Hare, .Manager.-Apvi. ' A WoNr Urn H are the' instancescitecluftheaßtonishing.fecuhdity of the various .species-of domesticated fowl.; but tho celebrated Wellington Hekn(which, strange- to any, is of ihe masculine gender) has a'soul above the mere production of egys. The'manner in which be turns out Vonetimi Blinds, eto.v is tho winder mid admiration' of evorybody, from the Governor • dowii 'wards. Th« nahfouf this wonderful bird ia R. \V, Hbnn, mid his well-known foHhouse is tho Pnn.oke Stoam Wnd.iw Bliud Factory, Molosworth-atreet, Wei-Ungwn.-Advt,

'A fatal accident happened to a Maori lad named'Pararae at Hurunuiorangi on Saturday evening. The deceased, who was about-seventeen yoars of ago, was driving a loaded waggon towards Carter: ton when -it capsized and killed .him on the Bpot ,

A wedding, which caused quite a flutter .excitement among the Maori papula*■ an of' this district, took place at St iatthew's Church thia morning. The ridge, who was dressed in'a profusion ;,tmle.apd lAce, tlio relict •6r%tV lira; a 'noied, Wairarapa chief, and.tns ffiesjropm (a widower) ;w«spiawha,'f lie elljknQWniaUveminU^rrThe'ieremoii^ S3 parforuied by,the Rev-W>~E. Paige, I'ths/preaenba oE n lorj?a coagregatipn [ Europeans and natives. .