The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1887. FREETRADE v. PROTECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2665, 4 August 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1887. FREETRADE v. PROTECTION.

On Tuesday evening last there was to have been an interesting debate in tho Theatre Royal on tho respective monts of freetrade and protection, and wo ean only regret that it did not come off. Mr G. Beetham did his duty by submitting a oarefully arranged series of arguments in favor of freetrade, which were supported .by voluminous statistics., It was the duty of the speaker who followed him to Bhow that his reasoning was defective or his facts unreliable. Mr Eenall,. instead of doing this, started away on fresh ground, and his line of arpment .never once approached, the base which' Mr .Beetham had' laid down.' Mr Beetham's facts and figures still remain unanswered for the simple reason that his opponents had not studied the economic points which he submitted.. Wo feel bound to state that the farther the meeting got away from facts and figures the happier it seemed to be, and we oan well believe that very many of Mr Hogg's friends are quite content to take his word for it that protection will benefit them and relieve themselves from all mental worry which might afflict them if they thought out the question for themselves. If protection does become established in New Zealand, they will find out slowly and surely exactly i what it does mean. They .will find themselves gradually becoming pinched and straightened, and will wonder how itis that their hard earned wages do not hold out aa they used to do. Their poverty will come '• bb one that travelled, and their want as an armed man." They will, perhaps, then be told by some old settler whom they have known for a life time, but to whom they will not now listen, "It is Protection that is killing you, and it serves you right I You allowed yourself to be led away by comparative strangers, by men of straw, to vote for a measure which has been your ruin; Do you think that if there had been anything to be got by Protection, that tho shrewd business men of the Colony would have been against it?" We do not believe that if Masterton in a mad moment declared for Protection there would be miioh risk of tho Colony committing itaelf to bo disastrous a policy 1 Even Ministers only advocate it in a half-hearted way, They want to put on more 'taxes, and the happy thought occurred to them that they might make them go down with a deluded people under the pretence of encouraging local industries. It was rather awkward that Sir Eobert Stout and Mr Ballance should have previously passed as Freetraders ;'but these honorable gentlemen do not stick at trifles, and ProtsotiQnipt convictions came to them instantaneously. Their Protectionist prejudices will probably speedily djsamiear, jf they can find some other means of keeping themselves and their friends in clover, i IfjjMinisters were as earnest on Proas Mr Hogg is, the question wjotud menace the Colony with a serious misfortune. We are attaching an almost undue importance ;to it inlj Masterton. The late meeting, though | it wa|a failure as a debate, Jissemin-.'l : ate4;|;good deafof generai'Mormatioji. on t; tfe question, and although Mr Beetham's address was a little tedious, from the masses of references with which it was.fortified, he may be saidto have done his duty to the constitu ency bylaying before it a trustworthy exposition of the principle at issue.

Possibly, had time permitted, we might have been favored with' other speeches doing justice to the question, but, as it is, Mr Eeetbam's address was the only statement submitted, which was deserving of serious consideration, and his arguments still remain unanswered.

We understand that some' town and country 'representatives of the labor .class in the Masterton district have expressed discontent with Mr A...W. Hogg as their candidate, and that they are anxious thatMr John Gardiner, the wellknown contractor, should comeforward to lead them, There is no doubt that Mr Gardiner would command a larger support, and a'heartier sympathy from--the wage earning classes than Mr A. W. Hogg if he accedes to their wishes to become a candidate.

The usual monthly mooting of tho Masterton Town Lands Trust takes place to-morrow evening at the Boroiigh Council Ohambors. ~ .„ ~

Mr W. K. Bishop's handy, little monthly timetable for July is to hand, It contains besides tho usual infoi'inatioir tho population of tho oleccorates of the North Island under tho new Representation basis. The dates on which Mr W, C. Buchanan will address tho electors of Wairarapa South, at Clareville, Parkvillo, Dalefield

and Kaiwaiwai appoars in our advertising columns. Members ot the Wairarapa Football representative team, and all playors mtorested, are reminded of the Union practice at Groytown, on Saturday afternoon next.

Owing to Bteamor arrangements precluding the possibility of tho Canterbury football representatives visiting Nelson, their programmo has been re-arranged as follows '—Leave Lyttelton, per Wauaka, Monday, August Bth; play Wellington, Uth, Aucklandl7t.il, Hawke's Bay 20th, and Wairarapa 24th. • We have received the first number of The Now Zealand Chess Chroiiiclo a monthly periodical published in Wellington and entirely devoted to the gamo. It is very well got up and contains some useful information to young beginers, According to' Puff" in the Evening Press, the Government are emplojing Mr Henry Anderson, a well known journalist, in the Native Office during the elections. Mr Anderson is also said Jo be editinj? a, Wairarapa paper in the interests of a Ministerial candidate.

A correspondent of the Pahiatua Star says:—My old friend Beetham getting it hut all round down Masterton way. That won't do him any harm, though. The minority at oveiy election aro the noisest cusacs imaginable They try and make you bulieve.they are petting tho best of it for the sako of creating a disturbance Look at Major Atkinson's opponents,-for instance. Bot my last button (got no silver or gold) that lie comra out with a big majority. Tho flUth annual report and balance sheet of the Wellington Meat Export Company just issued, shows, that after writing off £IOOO- for depreciation a balanco of £1131138 0d remained to the crodit of tho profit and loss accouut, arid the Directors recommend that a dividend of 8 per cent be declared- Fifty thousand six hundred sheep and'lambs were frozen at tho works last yoar, as against twenty four thousand nine hundred and sixtcon of the previous year. Thu Company aro extendiug their premises and means.of transit, and hope that the next step will be a reduction in The following particulars have been received of tho fatal bushfalling accident at Walkaraka It appears that a workman named John Stevenaon, well known in tho Lower Whareama district was bushfalliug forMrW.Bennet, On Saturday last at noon, Mi' W. Benuett junr.,. not having heard Stevenson at work for a day and half sent one of his brothers to see whether he was there or not. The boy on making Bearch found the dead body (if Stevenson with a tree upon.it, the deceased having apparently" been killed instantaneously, and had been dead since about Thursday morning At the inquest held on the body boforo F. E, Tatham, J.P., a verdict of accidental death was teturned. Tho deceased, who was about forty six years of age, leaves somo property behind him, but nothing is known as to tho whereabouts of his relatives, more than that ho sometimes Bpoke of them as living in the North of Ireland. The ordinary monthly meeting of tho North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was held at the Institute yesterday afternoon. Present-Revs. W. E. Paige (Chairman) J. N. Buttle, and D. Fulton, Messrs J. Macara, J. B. Keith, and W, H. Beetham. The Treasurer reported a credit balance of L2 12a. A letter was read from Constable Cullinane, Pahiatua, re J. Hickson being admitted into the Masterton Hospital. The secretary a action in connection with the matter was endorsed. Mrs Turner (lato Mrs C. Osborne), wroto thanking tho Trustees, for taking care of, and investing money on behalf of her children.' Mr T. Thompson wrote with reference to Mrs McDermott, who had been left without any meanß of support, owingtoherhusband being under sentence of imprisonment foi illicitdistilling, It was decided not to take action until the esse came before the Trustees in a formal manner. The Italian, Louis Pode, was reported as gradually becoming worse, ho having nlmoßt lost his eyesigt. Accounts amounting to L 34 11a were passed for-paymentamonp which were, C. Waglaud,L7 6s ;0. Petersen, L3Bj; F. Temple, LI 19a ;G. Wyeth L2; M. Caaelberg & Co., L 4 4s; J. Graham (2 months) L 8 2s. Tho standing cases wore dealt with iu tho usual way, and aavnrol pressing and deserving cbbus of reliof were temporarily provided for. Several caaualß wore relieved during the month by the Chairman and Secretary. Another grand opportunity, and tho last. Customers to-morrow and during the ensuing \v(!ok will see tho balance of our surplus wintor stook displayed on tables in tho centre of the warehouse at Te Aro House, Cuba Street Wellington. An that arc on the tables wo are desirous to dear out, and therefore we have still further reduced them to pricos that must tempt the most frugal, The balanoe of our glace Surah silks will be sold out at 9Jd per yard, the residuo of our brocho silks at Is per yard, and the oddments of our supor check silks in various lengths from iU to Is 6d per yard, at Te Aro '1100661 Cuba Street, Wellington,

Wi; call special attention to the extraordinary bargains in millinery. All onr millinery bonnets at 13s Od, 15s 6d, and. 18s 6d, wi'tt k mU for 7s 6d; those at 19s 6cT, 21s, and 22s 6d, may be had for 10s 6d'; all at 25s Gd, far 12s 6d ; while those at 39s fid, 6d, and 42s 6d, are poiilkdy U be hud for 17s 6d, at To Aro House, Cuba Street, Wellington. Oor season's trimmed hats will be also at ; proportionately low prices. All markedfrom; ,i)s Gd to 6s 6d may be purchased Jor 2s 6d; those from 7s6d to 10b 6d, lor 4s' 6d; all from 12s 6d to 18s Gd for 7s Gd; and a few fro|n,lßs 6d to 25b 6d for 108 6d, at Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Wellington. Don't go without a tea. cosy for the sake otone shilling, nor wear wool'gloves when youoangot 2-bulton blaok French kid for one shilling, and 4-button tan kid for Is lid. Frilling is surely cheap enough at 8d for 12 yards, and pompadour aprons for 4d each, at ■the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro Houso, Cuba-Btreet, Wellington,— Advt. ' I

Three good dahy cows, to calve very shortly are advertised for sale in our Wanted column.

Mr Reese has been bombarded with eggs.rats, and onions at the Linwood election, Ghristchurch. A report of Sir Eobert Stout's Wellington meeting by our speciul reporter is in typo, and will appear to-morrow. MrS, Von Sturmer informs us that the nominations for the Eastern Maori

election takes place at the Council Chambers, Napier, on-August-nth, the election if necessary on September 7th, the writs -being returnable on September 30th. Mr Horace Baker will add.res 3 the eleesors of tho Woudville district at Pahi'atua on August 13th in the Town Half; Alfredton on the 16th at Mr Macquarrie's at' 2 o'clock p. m; and at Eketahuna schoolroom on the 18th at 8 p.m.

At Mr McCardle's meeting at Makatoku last night, 10 were present, Mr Lycett being tho Chairman. The candidate produced a most favorable impression and was frequently'applauded, all questions being satisfactorily answered. A vote of thanks was unanimously pasaed. The following osbo was proceeding .in the Mastorton R.M.' Court, beforo S. von Sturmor, R.M. as we wero goiu£{ to press -Loweß & lornß v D. ifc P. MoLaren,Wainuioru, Lowor. Valley-Claim, £l6 Bs, commission on sale of stock in April, 1886. Mr Bunny appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Beard for defendant, Tho caso arcseout of a dispute between F. H. Wood anl Lowes & lorus, Mr Wood refusing to sell iir conjunction . with Lowes Morns. The latter claim coin-'

mission, and hence the actiou, Me'BBK Loweß and lorns report, at thei l ' yards yesterday all. stock advertised came forward, and all lines sold under the hammer. Sheep maintained previous rates, in fact good wethers advanced a little. Cattle entries were limited although good stores found buyers. Horses wero not well represented. Pigs wero plentiful and sold freely at fair rates.' T bo following aro tho priceß obtained— Heavy fcurnip.fed wethers 12s Id, grass fed wcthors lis, good store wethers ranged from 8s to Us; forward ewes, made 6s lid to 7s, medium stores 4s lid to Gs, prime heavy yuung Lincoln ewes in lamb ranged from 7s to 8s 3d, cross-bred ewes in lamb Gs to Gs, hoggets Gs for good, medium Es Bd, culls Is 3d to 3s, Small store cattle 455, calves 20s, cows L2 to L 4, Pigs-porkers 8s to 12s Gd. medium 7s (id to Bs, small ss. Messrs Lowes and.lorns, agents for Messrs Reid and Gray, agricultural implement manufacturers, gavo. under the direction of the firms representative, Mr R. Gray, a trial of one of their new disc harrows, with patent broadcast grain Bower attached, which proved most successful. The trial took place in a paddock adjoininiug the residence of Mr j Hessoy, and was witnessed by a largo number of farmors from all parts of the WAirarapa, who oxproßsed their entire J satisfaction with tho work done by the machine, both on ploughed and Btubble land.. Mr Gray announoed that he would direct, a further trial of similar .machines, and also of a patent drain plough manufactured by his firm, which is calculated to be of immense value to farmers. This trial will'probably be. on Mossra- Lowub. and lorns nest sale ,doy, August 17th. Tho agents' aro much indebted to Mr Hoasey, who not only gavo the use of his horses,-driver and land, but rendered much valuable porßonalabSlßtance. Menß Colonial Suits, 18a|Gd, 255, 355, and 45a; men's trousers and vesta, 9a Gd, 12s 6d,'l6s Gd ; raeu'b trousors. '4s Gd, 7s Gd, 10s Gd, lsaGd ; hats, caps, shirts, scarves, belts, braoes, blankets,, rugs, Ac., at prices 20 per cent below any other liouae in the; trade. A call solicited. The Wairarapa Clothing Factory, next Mason's Chemist. E, B. Hare; Manager.