The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1887. VOLUNTEER LAND SCRIP.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2682, 24 August 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1887. VOLUNTEER LAND SCRIP.

At every general election one of Mr H. Bunny's friends puts some question to.bim respecting voluntser knd grants aud Mr Bunny replies, ruodestly, that an Act was passed by the General Assembly empowering the Provincial Council if they thought fit to give these grants; he theu brought in a bill to the. Provincial Council at Wellington to give volunteers who had Berved five years the grant of sixty acres of land, which at the present time : are being enjoyed by many in this district, Loud applauso follows this statement and Mr Bunny, scores.a point. •We are a little' tired of bearing this volunteer claptrap drugged-before the public time after time, knowing as we do that tb& whole thing was a public scandal and a wilful waste of the public estate* In most j instances the land scrip issued by the reckless 'and extravagant Provincial Government, of which Mr Bunny was a- member, was immediately sold, for what it ■.was.-.worth in' the! market, There were .buyora of this lantlKfip—speculators in it, wbo advertised^n-tlie papers that: tbey were' prepared to, give the highest market rf%lfor ; it;; In some instances, volunteersftdaeicoV land with.their g'ranls, but we-ara-certain that in the majority of oases, they simply sold ibW for .what .they would fetch in ready cash.;:~in those days land was plentiful, and Mr Brinny and his friends made away with it right and left—sold it or gave.itaway to obtain money or political supportin Jarge blocks, in small blocks, in any sue blocks. A man who wanted a .big-estate, bought up Volunteer scrip' at a discount varying from 25 to 50 per cent, and then took up a block of j land with.it in the Provincial Land Office. The grants were virtually a cash bonus to the volunteers, and a very- pretty" 'speculation for' gaall capitalists; who at the ; time were/ acquiring large blocks bf~ land at Ibbs than the then market : pfice of ten shillings an acre. ■

Employers of-labor and. persons in search of employment, .either in town or country would do well-to consult Messrs Edwards and -Mcßeath of the Empire Labor Exchange, Wellington, whodovoto their whole time to the business. Their advertisement appears in another column.

■ There was a dean sheet at the usual ■!' fortnightly. R.M. Court Bitting at Garter- \\ ton yeßtet'day Our correspondent informs us that things are at: present very i quiet in that township. Mr <3autj- a-landscape and portrait, painter in oils; has commmenced businosß inMaaterton, in:the premises recently ' occupied by the; New : South Wales bank, ; Queen-street. .Mr Guat has a pleasing ' collection of his works of art which are ;wel.l worthy of .inspection, and should sufficient. Inditteinent; offer,, he intends ; e'stabluhing.iirawiiii? classes hi connection: with lib ..' ■-.-.,' .'..-. • .:-' fc.JJ.'p. .Amesbury has. left at. this. ixsffice.one (hfMs -patent- ■traiwfornration ■ tobiicco"curter«, and also a "barbed stem" plj>e The former ia a very simple contrivance and should prove a smoking room. -The.pipe cleaner is an ingenious arrange? ment, consisting of/a;,baTb ended wire, with, a small hole through it, a piece of string is' inserted 'in this and twisted round, forming a kind of sucker by which the juice and dirt is ejected from che pipe stems, forming a very effectual cleaner. A ; telegram from Rockhamptpn states that a fearful aooident occurred yesterday, bn the Gladstone-road, 17 miles froai : town, The wife, of a selector named • Mann was driving to town with a child aged -slit, in a spring cart, When going ; up'an.inqline..tiio'horse, hoing exhausted, backed, and' the .oart was precipitated over a bank a considerable depth.. The woman and.the child wero fatally injured and lay there for hours before they wero. wero no marks of violence ;on ieither,ibufc they had received severe internal injuries. The bodies were brought here andburied to-day. Mann, \ tiiehusbapd, was nearly frantic :•• : i Messrs Gant and Wiokerson, the com? • tnittee. Appointed to arrango for .the jnusioal portion, of this evening's entertainment to the Canterbury footballers at '■ the Olub Hotel, have been very successful in their efforts. The toast list has been so arranged that the musical selebr. . tions will preponderate over the oratorical efforts of tho various spoakers, and a very, • social and entertaining evening may cort- : tidently be looked forward to. Among . the vocalists who are on the programme,: : ; may bo mentioned' Messrs F."G.'Moore;, ' Coleman, Gant, Wickerson, Gaskill, : Rowe. H. Willianiß, Francia, Boan, Sutherland, Atack, and Roberts, Captain Jones made his appearance in • the publio gallery last evening, just as the Borough Council adjourned, to outer

a protest againßt tho Borough road scrapings being placed in front of his residence in Dixon Streot. Ho said it'was a, vreat inconvenience to himself and to'pertohs attending tho. Salvation Army services and also a nuisance to the neighbourhood owing to tho disagreeable smells arising from it. The nuisance is not so bad said the Captain, in fact we could stand that, but directly the fituff begins to harden,., and can bo trimmed off to make us a bit of a footpath,th'e -workmen come along, and cart it away again,' to. decorate■ 1 ; suppose, some of-the footpaths In tjrpnt of Bpiua of tho Councillors houses."? «He; hoped the councillors, would, tako so mo action in tho niatten The. Captain 'Was, informed that the complaiut would be ■brought undergo notice'of•''the' Works Committee.: .'• • •■. ■'"■ -'• '

■With the arrival, of -the" Canterbury team in Maatorton: yeaterdaji-j the weather, whioh for.the paßt soveral daya had been quite sutrimor-like. changed to winter, and a heavy : "southi^Bast ) gale aooompanied;: wi'h- copions rain, spoiling fcko proappota of to-day's match. Up tor midnight, lthe. ; rain, continued to fall,. but at ~m ; early hour this mornng another -change ' occurred, and.here is u'oht every probability of havings itieast-iine weather,, oven.; though the. [found'should.be somewhat sloppy. The earn were driven round tho distrjot this i\orniag, accompanied by tho reception ommittee, visiting' tho Akura, Upper Mn,.andT«;OreOtt.--, ' Some time ago, a" curious accident lappepedtoayoungrnan named James loward, in Queen Street, Auckland, says he Press correspondent. Howard was mlkinp downtho street, when he came coideutally.iii oqntact with a dead fowl, rhich was'lying on a bench ip front of Ir Hulrae's butohery, Tho fowl fell to he ground; and' flulme thinking the 'oiiiifi follow was going to annex it, ushedout in an excited manner,, anc lefore • Howard had' time to make ai

explanation, he was thrown ,to "the ground, Ho sustained concussion of the brain, and waa taken to Dr. Tennent's surgery, -where his wounds were were dressed,, He: was ■ subsequently taken home,. where ho has remained ever since in an unconscious state, Seveial doctors attended him, but he developed apoplexy, and on Saturday he waa : taken to the Hospital. Finding that tho young fellow had lost his sonsoa, : he was committed to the lunatio asylum, where he now remains. 1 understand that; Huluie haa not even visited or enquired : after the young man since he so unce'emoniously brought his head in contact with tho pavement. Compensation has been deuianded by the parents, and if not paid the matter will, iii all probability be brought into the law courto,

A rather serious caso of stabbing j occurred In ono of the.dormitories of the, Old Men'B Home at Ashbwton early on. Monday pawning in an apartment which Was occupied by a man named William fichaffef and another named William Morgan," Morgan, who is about GO.ye'ara of age, was gleepins! soundly arid'-some-what loudly, and Shaffer oalled out to him several timet to cease snoring. : Morgan Bhortly afterwards "got out of bed, :whe'u Maffer, it is'alleged, sttuck him oh the head with a piece of wood. A stable onsued, during which the old man Buoo.eed in getting' his antagonist down and taking the' weapon from bim. Schafforthon drew a knife and aimed a violent thwst. at Morgan's abdomen The latter/caught the blow, on :his hand, the blado going oToah 'through the back „of ; his haniandgUt at tho wrist,- Mr Fox inaster of the Homo, and a man named Viermanwere ouiokly-'On the spot,, in rtply to MorganVdries'for assistance, and the police and Dr. Troyor were sont for. Sohaffer, who is about 35,' years' of age, wp arrested, and will appear at the local . Court this morning, Had : it not been for Morgan ihterceptingihe; Blow with his hand, the knife, it is stated,- would have entered his abdomen, and tho injury might have proved fatal. ; "Mistakes, will often' occur'in tho boat regulated familios, ".and so it'is that to suit jtljd convenience of shippors wehavo a con: signmont of glassware that were not wanted before Christmas, Te Aro House. Wellington ABi however, they are" here, the public will reap the benefit of the error,'and will'' hayea'noppotunity-of.making a fee seleo. tioti in accordance with the amount of their purchases, and on a similar soale to the Jubileo bonus in the mouth .of June last. Daring the presoht month thoy can be had at Te Aro House."'

Tho soalo is aanounoed in another column, and Is auffioiontly liboral to attraot. a large amount of attention;- The artioleß are all' of as useful as well as: an;' ornamental. .deßoription, and no doubt wii! be much appreciated and Bought after- by purohaaefs at'To Aro Houee, Wellington, !' • ■Weneeclhardly say that' to those- who contemplate setting up housekeeping "this opportunity will be invaluable,'' while' those who wish to replenish their stoiik of- house-hold-glaßswteat once adapted ; for ordinaryuse, and, oaloulated to be ornaments to any well-laid table, will seize a chance that does not ooour every day, at Te Aro House, WeiUugtoa;—Adtft. -,-

Lowes & loniß, add. to their.: "btook Sale 200 Hoegets," : ' A horse belongitiec to Mr Hooklev, butcher, dropped dead this msrning in Hall Street. " .'■ ' Messrs Jas, Brown and Co. announce a Sale by auction on Saturday next at their rooms which' will include stoves,' water tank and window blinds lately in use at the Bank of New South-Wales;, also a. superior harmonium, furniture and pro..duce. '."■•. ij Prom an advertisement elsewhere, it will.be seen that Mr vY.Downe'Sj-whO'ia. . Well and in'this [ *awilwn:omih.e..VhtQnßoii^ • The premises are undergoing a.'thofounh ■ overhauling, and no doubt the ' new i proprietor will ccme in for; a share; of , publio support in Maaterton. ; ■; • The annual parade of stallion's in i Messrs Lowbb and lorna' yards is rannounced by. the Maßterlon Agricultural, I and Pastoral Association for Sdutamber 1 i4th. : '...: ; .•-;; I The now school near .the Mauriceville Railway Station .was opeued tins week with an attendance y,f fifty,ohildron/.'..;. 1 In the ; Mastortoii R.M. Court this f; morning, before Colonel McDonnell and' j : Mr W. H. Beetham, J.P.'s.amaiinamed ' Timothy Horan, alias Moran, :was 1 charged with beiug a rwjue and vagabohdlv if Mr Hooper gave evidence to jibe effoqt • that accused went to his plac>-b,eggij)gi i and the police records show that during ® the past eighteen months he had'spent " two-thirds of his time in; prison • for the 0 same offence/besides beitiji; senteucwLfor \ numerous oharges, of being JHe f was sentenced tp' twelve •'months''im--6 prwonment. ■■ ; ~ ''.. • ut .■■.-. :' New Zealand jTweed Quits' ; made to | measure, fit and workmanshipguaranteed, • quality of work uilsurpassed,' and' pricos : ■ _ within the roach of tho• jiooreßt,-. Clothing, ': Overwatß, Macintoshes, '.Oilskins,' Hat ; Caps, SWrts, Underclothing, Braces and ■[ Bolts, &c' 4s in the £ discount. A call

solicited. Note address—The Wairarapa Clothing Faotory, Queen St., Maatorton. J5. B. Harp, Manauer.