TAURANGA CANAL SCHEME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2735, 7 November 1887, Page 3

TAURANGA CANAL SCHEME.

'' K ' [United Press Association.] •.,. _ ./••;". ; .. TATjJßANGArNoveifiber. 7, . ■ sotemo • fof rif Xauranga:Har|)or.'to.:Te. ; w. _ PnVeßetj;lemQn{,' :a,,distanee;'ef'Bßyeri; 'tm 'mile's from here^agajrres • ■■ 'Boated/and Mr Purvis,'.vs.plioitori. ' v _ WW going iipuie," intenflßjjing.;to ; •■ ' ||sra l° an ' f° r it-. The canal would ; •:..: through a block, of ric^Wamp' • ' laid and the idea is to give a block ■ .' , of land to capitalists willing to carry 'out the work, which would proyide: inland' communication by water, and * render eome thousand acres of .excel: : • • ~ lent swamp land fit for settlement. ; , *"'■ " ■'::"' -'K'. '" v >Ve are requested to remind intending ''exhibitors that entries for the Masterton Pastoral Association's Show close on - Thursday next, 10th inst. Mrs Martin, wife of ..John Martin, licensee of tho City Hotel, Wellington; poisoned herself yesterday morning- by .•taking''Rough on Rats," The deceased ~ • funs about thirty-four years of ago, and ft the mother of,'sis children, all'of om are alive, the oldest being T2 years . ~. ajjo. ..-... .■■■.' ' '/ ' '" ''.riaiiion with the Go's)jel' .Temperanco ','," , Union takes place ill the' Temperance .Hall to-morrow evening. Seeing that the well knowji and highly- papulae "preacherand temperanco advocate, tho Rer.:L.'M. Isitt, is to tako part in' the ....... proceedings.' There should, be a large . .gathering. ■ TherewiUbouo charge for ■ v admission, but a collection will bo made .'■■ , in aid of the funds of the Union. ;■;.- ■■■■> •• Aiullpropramme.of the concert to be • ■ ■ given on Friday evening next in aid of : . ■ ■ the funds.oftbe. Masterton Hospital will -•WXv - appear'in to-morrow's issue. The per- " formers are practising assiduously'for the 'event, which promises to a musical point of of 'the' best- .-. placed before «i Maatorfon andience, : .A' full practice will be held this evening at . 7.30, in St. Matthews Schoolroom.,- : A meeting of Mr Walter Morisoh's creditors was held at Masterton 'on Friday kst, Mr R. S Stansfield, Deputy Official' ." Assignee, presiding. The liabilities were .' put down at £74 8s ; and the f, ass§ts nil. mbi debtor attributed his • failure to the ■Jast dry season, when.he experienced heavy losses in his oat crop. , Ho also entered into a laud speculation which had : not turned but successfully.., He had a plough, horse, cart", harness, and a reaper and binder, valued altogether at about '£ll2, when he commenced farming at' ■ '■■'■'■'■ Tancr9d's. Tholaborfor : piMrigin the ■'■■' -'crep amounted to Ll5O, the crop yielding •. • only L9O; Ho had also an entire., horse .;" Rufias,': which was worth "about LIOO,, ~ . but aB he g»t into miancjaj-difficulties ~• ...everthing went to meet R'ufua ""'■;'. .being sold ~;' fle'.conflideredhehad'MabqlUßOi'n -. .• ; two.yea.rß through the. bad ,; weather and