The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 1887. WORK IN VICTORIA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2678, 19 August 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 1887. WORK IN VICTORIA.

VioTOBU has been held up to our gaze lately as a model colony where tho struggle for existence whioh embarrasses many people in this country is unknown, but in spite of its spirited and thorough protective policy, tho cry of''Work Wanted" is riot "uiifroqueut within, its borders, This time last year tho Viotoriau Ministor of Public Works sent circulars to all the Country

listriots in order to ascertain whether ;hey could absorb the unemployed of Melbourne, AH the local bodies re-

plied that they had no work to offer excepting two, aud those said they could find work for some men, but only at low wages, The Buljeen Shire Council deoided to offer.ineh 8s per

eok and rations. : Some hands were

sent by the. Commissioner, of Public Works to Gippsland, where it was understood , : that labor was available and when they, got there they were told that any amount of labor was supplied locally at two shillings a day. In the city of Melbourne itself firstclass tradesmen were only earning five shillings a day, and .verymany of them could not get work on those

terms' In New Zealand wo may be thankful, that badly off as we are we have not readied the condition of proud Victoria. The real fact is that neither Protection nor Freetrado will oure bad times nor keop wages up during a-period of depression. A steady, intelligent, journeyman who loft our office some short time ago to try his luck in freetrado New South Wales has boon looking for employment there week after week for' four months without obtaining it and was proceeding to Victoria when he ascertained that things were even worse there than in Sydney. New Zoaland has always been the best Colony for the man dependant upon wages, but some people are confident that they can improye. that which ought to be. left, severoly. alone. What is wantednow is for ■ all classes in the community to pull together to make the best of the present condition of the Colony. For election purposes very many candidates are wickedly and foolishly sotting class, against class and endoaYoring' to divorco labor from •oapifel, and to make disoontented the working man, who perhaps, at present prioes for producers almost a loss to the farmer who employs 'him,' It is evident that tho hope of certain democratic candidates lies in sotting man against master and it would be well for those who are .influenced in thts manner to make independent inquiries for themselves, and learn the truth for themselves about places like Victoria.

Open letter No 3, from' Ivo to A. W. ; Ho#t, EBq., will appear in bur issuo of to-morrow. Wo havo bean requested to inform our readers that tlio cxtendod hours of pollinp at tlio coking elections are for largo centres only and till not affoot this district at all, Tho annual football match, Wairarapa v. Wellington, takes placo at Groytown to-morrow, when a close and interesting match may be expooted. Tho Wairarapa team is much faster than the ono which was defeated a fortnight ago in Wellington, At the soino time, the backs' aro considerably weakened by the absence of 0, Perry. It is, however, expected that lie will be able to play aeainst the Canterbury representatives at Mastertdn on Wednesday next. The matoh to-morrow; starts at about 130, and visitors' irom Masterton can take advantage of the' local train; whioh leaves in tho morning at 10 o'clock and returns about 5 o'clock; in tho afternoon. We published the list Wairarapa representatives yesterday; the' following will represent Wellington; ■BackßyiJi-W. Kilnor, D. Gage, Y. Mrbrother.Murphy,Moorhouso,Sim; Forj-wa'rds-Mv 0, Barnett, Oonnal, S. Cockroft, T. Ellison, M. flyland, P. Moore, L. Storey, J. E. Smith, R. Taiaroa. The Masterton contingent will leave the Club Hotel at 12 o'clock Bharp, by coach.

The San Francisco Mail arrived at Auckland yesterday; Messrs Jaa. Brown & Co., sell at their rooms to-morrow, furniture, Iroiimonvety, clothing, prnduco, and sundries,

Mr Thomas E. Parr announces that he has. taken.the. blacksmith shop at Tinui, formorly occupied by Mr W. Brady, And tliat he will commence business next month.

The Reception Committee have decided to hold tlie Banquet in honor of the 1 Canterbury ;;Ptiotti.aHerß - at : _-% .£jfebi Hotel, Msslertonv"on'Wednesday eve»' ingnext. .... . ' . .

A few.evening ago as. the. Captain: of. •the local-Salvation -Army -was -sitting in his house in Dixon street, a stone thrown by Bom'eone outside orashed through the window", caught in the window blind, and swinging round struck him on the head.. The perpetratorof such a dastardly action deserves to bo woll'pumshed.

Messrs G. Beetham and W. W. McCardie waited on the Colonial Secretary yesterday, and pointed out ttrhim that if a polling booth were not established at Munpauiahoe a number of electors in the Woodville district would be unablo to record their votes Mr Buckley rocognisod the reasonableness of the request for a booth, but said ho was unable to interfere in the matter, whiob was one for the returning officer, -Times, Wo havo to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the latest new waltz, '' White yiolets," by MrH, Brooke, a composition with a very musical rhythm running through it. The frontispiece is nicely illustrated by a bank of white violets in the foreground, with a distant view of tho Wellington wharf and city, The drawing was exeouted on the lithographic Btone by Mr W, Leslie, and the printing by Messrs Dutton, Brown and Thompson. As a local production, .the " White Violets" waltz deserves every oommendation,

• A meeting of creditors in tiio estate of James Inijley (bankrupt) was held at the Courthouse, Carterton, yosterday, Mr :Stansfiold, Deputy Assignee, presided. Mr Sandilands watched tho proooedings on behalf of tho debtor The following is tho list of tho liabilities :—Messrs Pierce Cotter, sen,, LIOO ; Fabian Bros., Ll7; 0. Fairbrother, LBlss; Eli Strawbridgo, L3loa ;B, L Wakelin, Li IBs lid; A, L, White, LI Is; H. Hodgins, L 6 ;R, Fairbrother, LC ;ii), Buckeridge LIS Gs; James Stevens, L 9 ; J, Winteritigham, L 5; G. vVinteringham, L2 10a; D. Cameron, L 4; J. Hodder, L 4; total—lßo 17s lid j assots, nil. The debtor was very closely examined by the Assignee as to his earnings during the last six months, but could olicib nothing for the benefit pt tho .creditors. Tho debtor stated that ho filed owing >to 'the losses which he had sustained in leasing the run known as." The Cliff" from Mr Dakin some three years ago. In anawor to the Assicjnoo (the debtor) said he was not in a position to make an offer, ; but 'Stated that; if lie \ had his: health'and strength to Iwo'rlt. he would pay them all-in time. -'.The Assignee asked tho.creditor.s ii.thoy wished to make any proposition in respect to further proceedings.against the. debtor, when Mr Steven's moved and. Mr. E...L,, Wakehn'secoii'dod, that taking 'into .consideration the debtor's large' family,' and ; that ho had nothing.comingdn- whi't" he worked'for, that no furthe'r'proceed; ings be taken in the matter. "A good man always dies ; too soon, ".ok-, serves a Buffalo' paper. bo questioned. Look around you and see how.tuaivy of us old follows arc still hans?ing to it and growing fatter ovory day. Most of the 150 persons killed' by the eruption of the new volcanoes in Mexico are found, to have died of. fright. It fa supposed that when the Mexicans.sawthe lava running down tho mountain aides j they mistook it for soap, ..

" Mistakes, will often occur in the beat regulated families, "and so it is that to suit the convenience of shippers we. .have. a ; . consignment of glassware that were'n'ot wantea before Christmas, TeAro House. Wellington As, however, they are hero, the public will reap the benefit of the error, end will have an oppotunity of making a-free soleotion in apcordahce-.wiUi the amount-of their purohases, and on a similar soale to tho Jubilee bonus in tho mouth'of June last. During tho present month thoy'can be had at TeAroHouso." . .. .-■•■: The soalo is announoed in another oolumn, and is sufficiently liberal to attraot a large amount of attention. The articles are all of as useful aa well as an ornamental description, and no doubt will bo much appreciated and sought after by purchasers-at Te Aio House, Wellington. ■ '-."■■■ . Wcneod hardly say that.to those who oontcmplato setting up housekeeping this opportunity will be invaluable, while those who wish to replenish their stock .of house-, hold glaßswavo at once adapted for ordinary use, and, calculated to be ornaments to any well-laid table, will seizo a chance that does not occur evory day, at Te Aro House, Wellington:—Advi.