The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY. MAY 31, 1887, PHORMIUM TENAX.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2611, 31 May 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY. MAY 31, 1887, PHORMIUM TENAX.

in an anti-Vogelian era, we;' landed] in .-New Zealand one of the first objects of interest to which we introduced was an elderly, enV thusiasfc 'inventing a las machine, which was intended to develop an industry which would send the Colony ahead by leaps and bounds. Un- : fortunately. this, inventor 'did not live to realize his hopes.' We h'ave subseouently witnessed many other machines designed to unravel the flax tangle or solve the phormium tenax problem. Some or them; were [sk small as a corkscrew, and others as big as a.house, but one and all--vliaya; had their dey and become commeri cSal failures. The "Wairarapa is a flax district, and at various times enterprising settlers have caught the phorriium tenax mania, and have dropped a good deal of money in trying to make a fortune out of it. We and thought that the flax fever was a thing of the past; that-every one who, ,Srraly believed that there was money" in it had given up alf expectation of it becoming (j, local industry. We were, however, mistaken, One veteran experiment*: alist, who in past years spent money and time freely on phormium tonnx, is still sanguine of success. We have rocm'ved.from Mt 0; J.- of Wellington, a eircnli? ple&cHrig tho cause of " a fallen weed," Mr Pownall tells .us"skt/phormium ton&x will yet prove one of the mainstays of the colony; He explains that half a million of money hag been wasted in tho, past ip preparing this fallen weed for the market by unacSeniifie wetnods t( The true.mode of treating ilax, 'he'eirarmp to W'the simple Ma,orv t scrape'. There wrs, unfortuwdy^stßeriy^ijo^feig: machinery for a guide to imitate this native scrape', and the liftvo thbra. tore been manifblcS, the labor incessant; and tho expend of .ftajting-on* trial after trial as useless, somewhat dig* couraging. Perseverance, however; generally conquers, and we have now Ihis mechanical result. The fibre,, with the surfaces of the leaf planed off,' as delivered from a machine, f are intact, artificially dried, and completed ready for baling for the market in thirty ininutei. A brilliant; silky fibre of:great phorminm tcnaxj" its .only ultimate fibre being, one true, fine thread, divisible from the bulk from''the whole length of the k&t in t&efc, and jminjtrecd. ifr'C: J. Pownall claims that 1 at last the problem -of utilising our fallen, weed lmsj biaen: solved, arid is prepated to demonstrate, tp anyone interested ih\ the fibre4he feasibility of his prMect;% The tjm4 : ; he declsured, h*s coma When i New Zealand c&ri,*not ; only recoup all jits losses, but eaiTy oji the increase of its exports for this' material to very Krga extent. :..-,-: ' ;r ; 'V '

,raid on the Civil Service, ins* refids •s-sa a diMppointmeni, We 'lriMilf; like to Bee ike Jubilee loyally agS" worthily celebrated in thin difltri6t».ml as there" is little ohanee of this hm&g accompl>9hfcd t; . 'we are disposed j5 believe that the'less'that k' said ftiosst it the better. Mr.Baeihjti&fiioitaabfe, falSllcd .Jh pwirigng*-!* question: before* a waning, 'bnf it -was,, perhaps,' oa hja part to hut* promised to saliilfc 'it. ii the Jrina of cebbs&tion in wjbieh; tar town.risWsfeMVcwitak» a-pridj& t

• •' . l«n Ml ■ ■ .» Hra EscfittSHCT has granted Minis. ters.ss and it now devolves upon UteHoiis4/to suppoirt'hia fibtion I by granting supplies to tide owthe! , elections. .If the latter are held uader the new Representation Bill,/ they J cannot well take place until tho latter, end' of' August.- Unless the House refuses to grant-'supplies a second session this year is inevitable., The latest and,moet reliable intelligence from Wellington',is that the'dissolution' has already been granted, and that if ■' supplies are voted - the House will be dissolved in eight'or ten days time. The elections will take placeunder-the new Act, which will be hurried through the Council. It is expected that the n'ewelectoral'districts'(frill lie framed within a.month,. an<]< the elections complefced'within three, the new Parliament meeting early in October.

: Notice ia sitting: of the Assessment, Court 1 the; Masterton,oh • jfrriday^nek'tv June Srd.;^; v^ -■• •\ : k-^t:{

'■" By atiew advertisement in »n<>l;liief"' column Messrs: M. Oaselberg ami Co., call attention to theirsecond shipment' of seasonable ■" including blankets, overcoats, and; general drapery, f#hich j tliey invite tbe ihapect, ;W >i 'Tenders are invited-by Mr E. Wrigfey, ! architect, for- tho erection of a residence in. Dison-street. Masterton, ,_ Plans and specifications may; be seen at Messrs :-\ti.~ 3. Hooper & Co's.' :.'_•:■ ;'S * The Masterton Volunteer Assembly was attended "by ■ about twenty-five couples last evening, thedancers through-. out enjdyhjK themselves, to the inspiring strains'of the Voluntcr band. ■ ~"; .

The T Mastertori;y6uug Mens Evening Class, held in St. Matthews schoolroom. "is jfteeting with great success, therebeing.' tweiity.five scholars'preserit last eve'iiingv The class, meet on Hondays; Wednesdays'and;Fridays in each week. ;• ' -•■ ■''-*>■--*. Mr Dick, a representative . from.;.lir P-.0. B. Jenseu, medical herb»lwt'and| botanist, Wellington,, is in . ami has niade arrangement* fc> open a branch eßtablisTiment hi one of the Theatre Royal shops in a; few days. Wc'reraind our readers of ths literary recitals of Madame Blanche VaiifKan at the Theatre Royal this evening. As an elocutionist the lady ia stated lo be of, considerable merit, and her selections for: recitation are most judiciously made. •Madame. Yaughan quotes leading authors and a great literary treat is in store for visitors to the Theatru this evening.. The great "card" of the Ministry during-the recess, writes the Hawkes Bay Herald, ."■" was., the' number of- people* " settlod" on tlic land ;during : the last three years, and great hiilos was churned j for Mr Ballanco in ■consequence. 'Tliis is] •one aide of the sliieM. We are now: ba-i ginmiig to learn something of rheiieverae'.l; The "report of the Minister -frtj- Lands is! not yet printed, but it is before the' House, and we arc learning' sotnethiiur. of' it by dribblets. The first hin,t we. had of. the nature'of the.other side of the shieldwas in the Financial Statement. -;, In almost a querulous tone Sir JuliusToftel condemned the.land administration of his colleague, and let out the fact that during last year the receipts of the Land meet were not sufficient to cover actual expenses,, and that instead of the.proceeds of land sold 6r leased being available for the prosecution of public works, at* ! amount will actually have to be taken j from loan to make up a Brom Major Atkinson's speech ia moving the : no-cor:'Sdence taotion on Wednesday we, jieam- that tlris deficiency is .I&fyQ&Q}} I against a surplus of LBO,OOO the year: before the present Ministry took office, j Adding those two amounts together we ■; get L 130,000 as tho amount Mr Ballanee'i " fads'' have cost tho colony. It is said j that, five hundred families have /been j M settled" on.the land during the past year; If so, it has cost the country at the rate of L 260 each family, and the laud is ! given into the bargain. Truly a fine 1 prospect for the over-taxed people of JCn'aw Zealand! What would be thought of a private-owner of land who sold part of it' every, year and leased another part, at a pneo wSiioh 4td; not cover the actual expense of selling and leasing? Why, he would bo considered a, 'fit inmate 0f...» lunatic asylum, Yet that is exactly what Mr Bjillanee is doin'jf with Now Zealand's landed property, , I The following casos wore disposed of in the Mastorton tt.M, Court yesterday after wo wont to press ,—James Hartley V. Patrick Oarr, claim L 8 damages for termination of contract. Judgment, for nlftintifj for L 4 niul LI Jss cpstg." Q, 1 Pinkciton v .T. SwJngton, Illegal detention of three duokg, Order made for the duoks to be delivered to plaintiff or to pay 12s, together, with, costs amouniitk to.LSSswU, W, Whiifcv'H.XPehtf! Claim, LI9 18» lOd, dishonored ptomlSorynoto. Judgment -for-, ■amount -m& costs, Li3S»; K;''H*to *J. (Junthir, ctnini ta 6s, goods supplied, Judgment ;fop amount and costs, to be paid within 2id&yg; in default 7 diws imprisonment. Judgment fur plaintiffs with.flos%s.were given in tho following cases :—B Here vWm.'Bryant, L 3 10a, oosta 16.-' ,<?T, B, Price v T. A. Lyons,. Li 19s lid, cost 6s/ McGregor Bros, v Ralph, LlO 8s 6d f costsLSls. ,_,:, ,-■ ... / v i\-<;".. .','■■' Ok and after this date ; w.O'shall comtriene« 6 now era in oar second dressmaking depart-■'■ 'pent. _ Additional apace has beeii; provided* including a comfortably! furnished reception and fitting room, for the convenience of the numerous customers at To Aro House, Gubastreat, Wellington. ■ - tt was fonnd that a second renin was abaci-; utely iseeeaaary in order its keep pace with the requirements of our daily increasing eonnwjticn, as well as to making up inexpensive and inoderate priced dress fabrics' at * lewer charge than was hitherto possible at Te' Aro House, Cuba-stj eel, Wellragton. " Fob. this purpose wfj have'engaged the burvices of a lady who" acraeA wittt axaallsnt t/isirmoniak as to 'experieneeV' KMlitf, 'and taste. 'We «att With safely, gnerfcnise spet&wt fit and. satisfaction. if> iof,- enslqwsrs, while oar charges . for > room- will Ts.amJTam ]Ss &l id Te Aro Jimm< Cul>s-istr«Bt'. r, - Fob eh«ap md inexpensive tlrfef «l4|sdffi& fdapiod for winter n6'p?fesV^s , #, varied ftnA axUmh'ti amssrtsssut'i W_ : t«s>fe' m s,\ fuzaily wwehonss." wr, ere »?sHva!fe4 i'of -fha qnsStVi ■esm&i®,' exA ■ wearafcilJty at oar SsshioaitHs' ifitsss mnoSss& BiMSfuiRS ISyds £seh, T fer Ss ll«|,'«Ssi 114, &» XI, (m 11(1, 7s 14d, Ss life, f in lSg SS aaH ngwarda, at -tha Wbctesftlo F«T»Uy Brapery Wurehouse, ffp iA*o Ccb«, gtrf«t, Tsas rsHtea*|i»Ent-r«am U. open frost ts s,m. ia & B,m, f£ T« Aro Hous*, Og&s Blrsmi, A»?y,

. Jfcrttot.&T. lift Gngrtown Sale lor 'WellisfSoH urn, route f«s? ' - Jpskj' - »«rtiily meeting of ihe »• MM fce-KRorsow afternoon at the did not meet with anffi,fjmk eswufsgeffip-it in Masterttaa on her JtaetHift 'riait, to establish «, cookery dan jhf*fc Tki matter &m ba®n 'left in the ■J»n*t ot, a coßiraittse of fatim, and Mse«M £&• Isduesse&nta matt, with, a and hold the "proposed sohoel in fsexnMJztt, - i • The thiwi naoaal football match between she Christen nreb and Wailing, ton Clubs mi played st' Newtown Park, Wellington, yesterday afternoon, and 1 was von by the former, alter an ioterwtini contest, by 4 points' (a potted goal fey Mathins and * try by Hariey} to bfl. ' Tlsa following team will represent t&s MMcerton- Kities in the return match with Feathcrston, to be fired-at Feather«ton on Saturday next, 4th insfc:—Capt. Donald, Lieut. MeL&chlan, Sergfc. Matthews, Vols, G. "Omitley, G. Bcntley, W. Welch, W. A. Wilton, U. Hoffsins, G. Bi&tie, 11, MoKenssie ; emergency—Vol. J..3entley; referee—Lieut. Thompson. •TkQ teem will leave by tl» 7.25 a»ns: train. _ -j . BythelestGovernraohfcGazette it is noticed fur that Monday, Tuesday, an*r''£Yednu&day, the afjth, Slot, and 22nd&$• of June proxiuto, will be obaerve&.-ras general holidays in all department of the Public' Service in New ia honour'of the completion of the teeth" year of Her Most Gracious Victoria's •glorious reign. ■ ; .We are requoated to'rtSramiJ our readers ■b|--Mea»rß* liowes angioma' sale at M : .ElltJna'-.farm, Johpi»ton. atreet; at .one o'clock to-morrow. tHisi listiwilli embrace .the contents of the dwelling and ! dairy, 'fowls, pigs, pigeons, "horses; \ trap and harness, dairy cowhand\a lot 6f j useful farm and garden implements,! all of which must be sold hi conseqrieiice of his leasing the farm. A concert was Riven at the Town. Hall Greytown last night, the third of a. series for the purpose of supplementing a fund for;a new Fire Engine for the : Borough. PrSpratfc and.Mr Guff arranged the enfefta^ni.eiitVvand an'^^e^leni;,,;;pro : gramme Wl j s ' provided althbu|jlv the V 'atfS' ience waS'-Rot-a- large; H. Parker and' Mr Stoveffßpp.'.Siid'irf'Spaek;m»n (comic) with Miss Tocfc'er,7arid Miss Candy were the Featherston performers, andtheir excellent"talenfc was much'iap^ planded. Mr Black> songs and H. • '"Campbell's reading, and Miss Wyeth were anions: .the Greytinvn performers and the 'Greyiown Band played' some- Ve'ry stood selections. ' .' ■'■ *?:.'.''; & •■'!-*■ ' : -The Wairatiipa Clothing ••Factory are \ jiitill allowing purbhaßers of 'New Zealand 1 of,ss in.the £. They. are (Usu.^iiiftE'ing , ''Buit3' Eo'"nieasufe'':from." 47s OdVTroiiadvß and Vests -froni" , .2Bs-.6d,. dMjHirVifed.- 'Notet*Hß , ;addte.s.s^ e S"est T. G."- Iftaaon,. Queinrstreet, Mkstefiwii, K. B. Hare, Mauacer.—Advt. v \j'''r ■..A. Hens.—Many-are the* : insfcHiceScited : of the aiUiiS^'ftingT^fndity of the various species.of domesticafeßd fowl; but the celebrated Hekh (which, strange to s*y, &»f the gender) has a soul above the "mere'production xii .egpa.. • ./Fha-jinanner •iri which.he turns out. Vehetiati: Blinds, . etcv. is'.-tha.. wonder, and .adinirafcion of: everybody,* from .the Governor downj wards. The name of this wonderful tiftd : is R. W. Henn, and his well-known fowl- ' house ia the Ponuke Steum "Wiuitaw j Blind Factory, Molcsworth-atreet, Wel- ! linKtnn.—Advt