The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3, 1887. EXPENSIVE PATRIOTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2664, 3 August 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3, 1887. EXPENSIVE PATRIOTS.

■Mb Ballanck's recent visit to Maatertoa suggests that thoro in a inoreaerionn Bide to these miniatfirial wanderings, lectures, and stump spewhea iu which ho participates, i.e., .the expense' which they ont'ail ii|>on an impoverished and too heavily taxed country, and from which the Ministers do but wo do not receive any benefit. We aro not only not grateful for theae expenses, but we strongly declare their incurrence ia .neither decent nor utriotly honest. On the stb May last a return of travelling expenses of Ministers was moved for in the House. Thin return, which could easily have beim prepared in an hour whb not laid upon tho table until the 10th Juno, or 37 days aftunvards. It was presented ou the la<;t day of the session, and anything like its. full discussion was oonaequeutly burked, and members did not hesitate to openly declare that the return had been purposely delayed with the object of preventing diacuasion. This remarkable document shows that the expenses of Ministers including salaries but excluding coat of Mmterial residences, amounted to no less a an.n than £13,178, and that at a time of great national depression, and when paltry per centages were being taken off tho salaries pf Government omployes already sufficiently ill-paid. The travelling "expenses of Ministers and their servants, amounted to £3478 18s 4d, or the average of £435 per Minister. The following is the detail :

It will be Been that with the exception of Mr Lurnach, who hasi travelled during tho puriod ft grtmt deal on tho west coast of tho tuitMlrj fclnnd, tho oxprnsoß of Sir Robert Stout and Mr Ballanca are nenrly twice thaso of other Minister. Sir Rober f 'Stout':i expensed (including balwry an Proti'iier) wore for 1886-87 £2400 2a B*l, and Mr Bal lance's £2059 3a 6d, and, n« rcgurdb the truvellihg.-allqwajict-H.-wo have no hesitation in Haying" tbit the expenditure was in muny cases absolutely unnecessary to the welfare of ! the country, and was frequently incurred.for mere purposes of popularity hunting. These lectures and speeches similar to that delivered by-, Mr Ballance at Maaterton, and those delivered by Sir Robert Stout at "Waipawn, Marton, .Napier and elsewhere, may tend to increase thonumber of these gefitlcmeu'a sup- , porters, but they &Jao tend most materially to increase the burdenß of the country. • TJteie stump orations scegfirded' j£f electioneering taeticsj perhaps- show considerable flmartneaf;, but tjje|;.,«u;e entirely dishonest to those members who hare to conduct their flection campaigns at theirown exponas.

Tho cry is for retrenchment ; thesalar-, ies und travailing expeiiacfl of tho Ministers of tho \am Government show unmiattitceablv that whatever they omy think of rctronehincut for others they have no idea of applying it to them-' selvis. Wo have been told thtit the tittrviuus of fiouio twrnty Government printers have just been dispensed with, the amount frittered away by Ministers for travelling expenses would more than have kept the twenty men and .their families in. work awl comfort for 11 yar- We "have no desire to be discourteous to Mr Bnllance, hut We think it would bo moro patriotic, more honest of him if, instead of making election Bpeeches at our expense, ho spent, hia spure time in . devising methods of retrenchment, not by cutting the salaries of poor pi inters but by priming the reckless expendidureof himself and colleagues. 'Mere lip patriotism in ut cheap and common article. The country demands deeds, not words.

Mr G. Beetham will addross the eleotara of tho Maatorton dintnut at Kurupuni Hall to-morrow eveuhiy at 8 o'clock.

Mesßi'B Lowes .nid Iwns announce a general sale at their rooms for Saturday next.

Mr F. H. Wood's uaual atook sale will bo hold in tho Ttu-atahi yards to-morrow (Thursdny.) The lint afproaent includes 100 fat cwoa, 100 forward fives, 75 ewen in lamb and aoverul other linos of sheep and onttle.

Mr A.W. Hogg will address the electors at. tho Tnuerit Schoßlh'ouau to-morrow evoninir.

Mr 0. Oollior, wool ilyyr and scouror and purchaser of skins, hides and wool, has an advertisement in another column of special interest to tvuolgrowora and furmcrs.

Mr W. S. Pulford, a, well known resident of Auckland, was found dead in a paddock off Putisouby-road on Monday night by two boyu. The c:ui3o of death ia unknown, but it in supposed to be apoplexy. The deceased was cunnoctcd with tho press in New Zealand mid Victoria for many years. Mr D. Reese addressed a crowded mooting in the Eaat Belt Oddfellows' Hall, Ohristchurch, on Monday evening. The proceedings wore- of a disgraceful character, the larrikins pelting the candidate with rotten eggs, rata, &o. Mr Eeeao managed to speak for some time, but at length the amlienco became unmanageable, and the meeting broke up in confusion.

The Hawkes Bay Herald Bays :—"The Premier on Saturday did not like a question about putting UiO.OOO taxation on prints, hollanda, ahirtinga, and calicoes. After his " blarney" abi-ut tho Government taxing the ailku an 1 antins,, of the ri. h, and lotting Hie poor go free, it was awkward to have it pointed nut that articles consnmo.l hy the ivoikiiu; people, and that had hitliertc beoti untaxed, were Bingled out for a heavy impost. The Evening Press states that thoro ai-a now absent on leave from iho Kailway Department the General Manager, Li,ooo a year, tho Locomotive L7OO a year, the Manager Napier, 1/175 a year, and tho Stores Manager, 1475 a year,—four, officers with, an ngyregato salary of L2, , C50." And. rhu best paid of those, Urn Inoky possessor of the snuggest, byHli with LI,OOO a year, into have LICO for travelling expenses to go to Milan M, find out whether euginosj ought to bo painted green or red ! Our sympathies, and tho sympathies of thepu'biio wo any, are not with tlieeo lucky and wealthy gentleman, but with the pour follows who are out of n billet and walking tho streets to-day, and wondering how they am going to provide for their wives and children next week.

Our Eketahuna correspondent writes— On Saturday last, an old resident of thio district named Mahoncy, late of Masterton, came over to this district from Parkvillo, and loft for home during the afternoon of tho (mine day. As ho haxt not returned homo late at night, his relatives made enquiries in the township as-to his whereabouts. Yesterday morning, Constable Healy, and Mr .). Lor.sen in searching ; tho Makakahi Rivor, found his dead . body in about lour feet oF water, a short distance below a dangerous bridge, which is formed across the rivor. by the fallen trunk of a free, When fouri'', deceased had a parcel of rose cuttings under his arm. He was well known and respected throughout tho Wairarapa, and was nearly seventy years of aye. This fatality sliowb the necessity of a safe bridge across the river for the convenience of the residents of the risine settlement of Parkville.

A childs boa has been found near tho cemetry, the owner can have the same by applying at this office.

Mr G. Ueetham will address the electors at Taueru on Monday, the Bth hist., and at the schoolhouso, Opaki, on Tues' da*y, the 9th.

The Mastorton Steam Piro Engine arrived this morning, and as wo were gamg to press was bo.ng tested in Albort Street. Steim was got up in a remarkably short time, and when thopump was starfcodtwo strong jots woro thrown a groat distance, and everything appeared to bo working satisfactorily.

Mens Colonial Suits, 18» (Jd, 25a, 3bs, and 45b ; men's trousers and vests, 9n (kl,' 12a Od, 16s Od ; men'b trousors, 4s «d 7a (id, 10s (Jd, lfw 6d ; hats, caps, nhirtn' scarvoo, bolts, braces, blankets, ruga, Ac. at pricos 20 per cent bolow any other house in the trade, A call solicited Jho Wairanipa Clothing Factory, next Mason's Ohomiat. E. R U.uut, Manager

AKOTinsn grand opportunity, "and the lanl, Customers to-morrow and during tho ensuino week will Hno tho halancn of our Burplus winter stock ilkplayotl on tahloa in the contra of the waro.hoitso at, To ,Ar<v Houao, Cuba tilreet Wolbngton. Alt, that aro on the tables wo are desirous to clear out, and therefore we have still further reduced thorn to prices that must tompt tho most frugal. Tho balanoo of our glacn Surali silks will 1-5 solrt 1 tKU at per yard, the residue ofunr brocho silks At la per yard, and the oddments of our aupe;- check silks in various lengths from.-lid to Is lid por yard, at To Aro House, Cuba Street, Wellington,

We call special attention to the extraordinary hargainp- in' millinery. All our millinery bonnets at ]y B fid, lfla 6<l, and 13s 6d, will be sold for 7e Gd ;' those at 10s fSd, 21s, and 32s (Jd, ma>/ be had for 10s Od; all at 35s Gd, far V2a Gd ; while thoso at 32a fid, 84n Gd, and 42b 6d, are \pO»ttivtty to be had for 17s 6d, at Te Avo Houflo, Cuba Street, Wellington. Ocr season's trimmed hats will be also at proportionately low prices.. All marked from; 3s Gd to Os Gd may be purchased lor 2s Cd ' those from 7s (id to 10s Gd, for 4s Od ■ all from 12s 6d to 18a 6d for 7s 6d ; and a'few from 18s 6d to 25s 6d for 10b Cd, at Te Aro House,. Cuba-slreot, Wellington. Don't go without a too cosy for tho sake of one Bhillintt, nor wear wool gloves when you can got 2*button blaok French kid for one sMlliiisf, and 4-button tan kid for Is lid Frilling Is surely cheap enough at 8d for 12 yards, and pompadour aprons for-id oaoh, at tho Wholesale Family Drapery I Warehouse To Aro House, Cuba-streot, Wellington Abvt,

MrG.S. \V. Dalrymplo iidvi-rtises for J flalo on deferred payment, 840 acres of lirat class mixed bush ;it Wnuguchu.

We understand thut a number ut persons hnve phctiri themiiulvtsH on the Muoterton mil who hnve not tvm ed for mk mouths within the district, bein*' pr.ibably Misled by upa-agraph. which iipprarcd in the columns of our local contemporary a. few days ago; We consider it our duty to caution persons who deairo to register, against making a mistake of thin kind, as under the provisions of the Registration of Elearora' Act tlmy are liable" to a penalty of £2O. Mr Locke, the late member for Ginborne, addressed a- meeting there last night, and announced that through continued ill-health he wua obliged to withdraw from the contest. The meeting .exgrout sympathy with- Mr -Locke On the cause ot his onfureed. retirement, and gave three cheers for him. Mr Andrew Graham, late Chairman of the Harbor Board and a prominent merchant, has decided to stand now fir Looks baa retired.

Sir R. Stout Xi a. ''. 669 2 8 Sir J. V<m?oI 248 1 2 Mr Ballancn , 659 13 0 Mr Richardson 305 7 3 Mr Larnaoh 892 6 1 MrTolo 216 12 8 Mr Buckley 357 10 6 Mr Reynolds 91 4 6 Total ... £3478 18 4 On referring to the past wo find tho travelling osyenscB of previous Governments bnve Wn as follows :— ' Grey Gov&rntnetit (1879)* L. 3650 Hull (1880) 1691 Holl „ (1881) 1429 Hall <1882) 1G48 WhitaliLT „ (1883) (18B4) 230(1 Atkinson ,, 1601 Stout-Vogd „ (1886) (1886) 2094 Stout.VoroI ., 2800 StDiit-Vogc! „. (1887) 3478 * lit Stout v:cui a member of ft ts Go~ vernmad.