The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1887 THE TOWN LANDS TRUST BILL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 276, 9 December 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1887 THE TOWN LANDS TRUST BILL.

Mr Eenall has invited Mr R. Have to meet liira face to face on the public platform to vindicate his action in connection with the Masterton Town Lands Trust. Wo are not sure that it is incumbent upon Mr R. Hare to accept this challenge because he would possibly find himself at a disadvantage if he pitted himself before the public against an able and fluent speaker like Mr Benall. The gift of platform oratory'is one that few men possess in any marked degree, and a man who does.not happen to have inherited or acquired it hardly acts wisely if he inflicts set speeches on the public. It may, however, be remembered that Mr E. Hare has a splendid record as a worker in the interests of the Trust, and that whether he speaks from the public platform or no, Masterton owes him a debt of gratitude for substantial services which he has rendered. No doubt in due course the Town Lands Trustees will convene a public meeting to consider their new Bill, and we consider that it has been an error in judgment on their part not to have done so before They had a

perfect right to bring a consolidating measure before the House and they are entitled to the thanks of the public in protecting the interests of the Trust by promoting a measure of this kind but we fear that they are open to the charge of at least attempting to smuggle a number of new clauses in it through the House, upon which tho public had a right to express an opinion, Sufficient opposition has been manifested to the new features embodied in the bill to defeat any attempt of this kind, and the Trustees now will virtually have to submit to the verdict of the public on the proposals contained in this new measure. Some opposition has been manifested to the clause in the bill which permits lessees of the Trust to act as Trustees. This privilege has hitherto been exercised with advantage to the interests of the town, and to withdraw it now might deprive Masterton of the services of some of our best available public men, There might be some ultimate advantage in adopting a stringent disqualification clause, but we question whether the immediate effect pf it would not be to impair the efficiency pf the administration of the Trust. Again some are of the opinion that it is undesirable that members of tho Borough Council should hold seats on tho Trust, and here there is again some reason for a disqualification. A short time ago the Borough Council somewhat unwisely asked the Town Lands Trust for a grant towards the Jubilee fire engine. Now if the ]3orougli Council once begins to appropriate any of the Trust revenue for municipal purposes, there will exist very strong reasons for members of tho Borough Council being ineligible as members of the Trust. A public discussion in the course ofnext monthon pointsof this kind will no doubt do good, but we hope that the public will not act ungraciously towards meu like Mr R. Hare, who have worked iudefatigably to secure and consolidate for Masterton a grand heritage of Trust property. The bill, taken as a whole, is a very fair one, and if the clause which apparently is intended to boycott secondary education is modified, we shall take very little exception to it.

For the first tirap in the Wellington Education District a school co)iifflittec has defied the jEiuthoyitv of tl>e JJoard, It appoara that a certajj} village Cromwell who presides over thfilfe mm wbgoj'owwiijttwj toe talmi

upon: himself to lock out the teacher, and carries the key of the premises in : his pocket. The master of the Kaiwaiwai school is a. competent but aged teacher. Ho is a well educated and thoroughly trained schoolmaster, and as far as morals go might wear the belt, but the infirmities of advancing years prevent him from, exercising an adequate control over :Ins little flock. The Board, it appears, recognised the desirability of placing a younger man in charge by. giving Mr Singer three months' notice. This notice has expired and the Board are continuing Mr Singer in his position for another month, against the wish of the committee. The question of the legality of this action is now raised, and the settlement of the point, in dispute will be a useful guide for the future conduct of both Boards and committees. The sympathies of the Board are with Mr Singer, and it is only right that an old teacher of high character should be fully protected by his. employers, but the rights and privileges of local committees are another question. Have they any? We shall probably find out when Mr W. 0. Williams, our village Cromwell, has fought out his quarrel with the Board.

The Masterfcon Cricketers complain that their beat practice pitch has been " honeycombed" through some would be athletes practising Hop, Step and Jump on it. The cricketers intend making an example of tho fiist offender they get hold of. Sergeant Price received information yesterday afternoon that Constable Cullinane of Pahiatua had arrested a man named William Smith, alias Brady, who was " wanted" for obtaining LI from Mr A. R, Bunny, Solicitor, under false pretences on July 29th 1885. The accused, will be brought to Masterton this afteinoon.

At Croydon, Queeusland, a great scarcity of water exists, and it is now costing five shillings per cask, or sixpence a bucket, Grave fears are entertained of a water famino. Owing to the rise in the price of carriage, flour has gone up to £55 per ton. The outlook for tho coming hot season is anythin? but a bright one,

Last year several small crops of tobacco were successfully raised in Kent. This year its cultivation has been attempted in Lincolnshire. Mr John Graves planted an acre from June 10 to June 15. Consider ing that it had only one good rain it made rapid growth, and was 4ft high when topped on August!. Gathering for curing began on August 15. Competent foreign tobacco-growers who have seenit state ihat it is a magnificent crop of tobacco,

Miss Mary Harmon, a plump, rosy cheeked young woman of 19, was walking through an electric light establishment with her affianced. A wire from her bustle had worked through her outer clothing and touched an electric wire at the moment when her hand rested on a bit of iron, completing a circuit, Miss Harmon fell to the floor paralysed. She has partially recovered, only to find her hair grey, her plump form shrunk, and her face indicating a woman of o'3,

Messrs Lowes and lorns hold an extensive sale of high-class furniture and effects at their rooms to-morrow. The list will include two splendid English drawing-room suites in. Walnut, besides couches, tables, chairs, bedsteads, chests of drawers, mattrasses, cheffoineer, dresser, washstands, and dressing tables, also a great variety of sundries, all of which must be cleared, The rooms will bo lit up this evening to allow the public an opportunity to inspect the goods to be sold.

All English contempory states that a clock recently patented in Franco is in imitation of a tambourine, on tho parchraont head of which is painted a circle of flowers, corresponding to the hour figures of ordinary dials. On examination two bees, one large and the other small, are discovered crawlimr among the flowers, The small bee runs rapidly from one flower to another, completing the circle in an hour, while tho large one takes twelvo hours to complete the circle. The parch ment is unbroken, and the bees simply laid upon it; but two matrnets connected with tho clockwork inside the tambourine move just under the membrane, and the insects, which are of iron, follow them.

Mr D, Nicholson, Jotworkor, of Queen street, has had several specimens of jet loft at his establishment by Maatcrton residents which, have been discovered in the vicinity of the Fernridge, and which points to the existence of coal in that locality. The samples procured, though somewhat perished from exposure to the atmosphere, were found by comparison to be equal to the best English jet, they polish readily, and show a splendid finish, A party of Masterton residents brought a sample of coal from the foot of the Tararua ranges on Wednesday last, where they roporfc, there is every indication of extensive deposits of tlm mineral, and specimens have now been forwarded to Wellington to bo tested.

Mrs Partington says. Don't take any of tho quack rostrums, as they are regimental to the human cistern; but put your trust in Dr Soule's Americau Hup Bitters, which will cure general dilapidation, costive habits, and all comic diseases They saved Isaac from a severe extract of typhoid fever. They are the «c j>fin iinuni of medicines. " Boston Globe."

Two organs. - Kegulato first tho stomach, second the liver, especially the first, so as to perform their functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nine-teen-twentieths of all the ills that mankind is heir to, in this ,or any other climate. Dr Smile's American Hop Bitters is tho qnly thing that will give perfectly healthy natural action to these two organs " Maine larjner."

The lapse of time brings us onoe more tq the festal and drowning month'.of the year and with it to the time honoured practice of the free distribution of Holiday, and Christmas presents at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse Te v ro House, Wellingt n, We have a really gra .d variety of useful, ornamental and artistic articles, lit to put on any table, and to adorn equally the mansion and the cof, and these wo intend to give away in accordance with the amount of purchases made, during the month of December at the Wholesale Family Drapery vVarehjuse, Te Aro House, Wellington. *

On all, cash purchases of the following amounts we shall give proportionate presents —thus; purchase 10s gift Is, purchase 15s gift Is Cd, purchase 20s gift 2s, purchase 2os gift 2s fid, purchase 30s gift 3s, purouaso 35s gift 3s 6d, purchase 40s gift 4s, purchase 4os gift-Is Od purchase 50a gift ss, purchase £3 gift 6s, purchase £4 gift Bs, purchase £5 gift 10s purchase £0 gift 12s, gift 14s, purchase £8 gift 10s, purchase £9 gift 18s, purchase £lO gift 20s, and so in the same proportion up to purchases of £SO or more at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, TcAro House, Wellington.

Wairarapa residents are reminded that in our Warehouse there is every facility of exeroising a large variety of choice, and that all goods are marked at actual wholesale prices, that a visit to. our warohouso would at once Ije prpfitable, and enjoyable and that they are sure to .carry back with them many pleasing reminders of ti)e advantage? secured in purcharingat tho "Wholesale Family papery Warehouse, To A" $QUbe, ■ WeNipgtGa,

The bankruptcy of Mr G. T. Farmer, tobneconist, is notified in our columns, The petitioners in the Bryce-Hutchison election case have failed to establish their charges, and the Judges have thereforo declared Mr Hutchison duly elected for the Waitotara seat.

The Schools in the Wellington Provincial District will close fur the Christmas holidays on Friday, 16th inst., and re-open after the vacation on the 23rd of January. Mr J, P. Cowio, grain and produc o merchant, opens to-morrow (Saturday) a' the.premiseshehas recently secured in Hall and Chapel Streets, from Mr Job Vile and Mr G. Heron. Details of his stock will be found in our advertising columns Mr W, Nation has laid a counter information against Mr H. Anderson, charging him with criminal libel. The alleged libel is contained in the Wairarapa Observer.

Mr G. Cooper advertises that a dark bay mure with foal is running on his property at the Pukurataki and that the owner can have tho same by payin? all expenses.

At the Greytown It. M. Court yesterday before Mr S, Von Sturmer R. M. James Driscoll of Carterton was sentonccd to three weeks imprisonment for indecent oxposure in tho public street, and fined 10s or 24 hours for drunkeness The soiree in connection with St Matthew's Church came off last eveniog in the Drill Shed, and proved to bo a most enjoyable gathering. About thirty couples were present, who danced merrily till the small hours of this morning, to che strains of a piano and violin. Refreshments were provided ad lib, and the whole arrangements were carried out in a satisfactory manner. Judgment was given this afternoon by Mr S. Von Sturmer, R.M., in the case Lyons v McCartney, claim of LIOO, breach of contract re thoroughbred liorse Piscatorious. His Worship overruled the objection raised by the defence that he had no jurisdiction in the case, as the alleged breach had occurred in this district, He held that the plaintiff had failed to establish an agreement between himself and defendant, and nonsuited him with ousts, which were:—Court costs, 15s; solicit r's fee, L 3 3s; witnesses' expenses, L2 12s; solicitor's fee at Napier, LI Is; total, L 7 lis

Mr P. H, Wood held his usual fortnightly stock sale at the Taratahi yards yesterday. The attendance of buyers was good, but stock brought forwari was not so numerous as at the last few sales, the falling (iff being principally in sheep. There was a demand for sheep of all classes in the wool, but very few were yarded, About 100 head of cattle were sold the prices realised being as under : Calves, 12a Cd ; 18 nwiths and two years, 30s to 455; steers, 2 and 3 years old, 40s to 555; bullocks, fat, 90s to 100s; Cows, stnre, 253 to 40s; Dairy, UOs to 85s. Sheep—Ewes and Lambs shorn, 5i lid, in the wool to 8s 1' j Hoggets, in the wool, 5s Id, shorn, 3s Gd. Horses—A pair of 5-year old draught mares sold for L3O ; Hacks from 40s to Lll.

The ordmaiy monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Trustees, was held yesterday. Present.—Messis J. O. Boddington (Chairman), J. B. Keith, B. P, Perry, R. D. Dagg, 6. Heron, and Rev. W. E. Paige. The Treasurer reported a balance of £49 2s 9d, and that he had received the sum of £2310s from Mr It, Coleman, secretary of the' Hospital Entertainment Committee, and L 5 9s (id from Mr Dougall, secretary of fcho Presbyterian Cantata %iir, being the proceeds of entertainments given in aid of the Hospital funds, Hearty votes of thanks were accorded-to the ladies and gentlemen who assisted in the entertainments, and the Secretary was instructed to forward copies of the resolution to Messrs Coleman, Dougall, and Keisenberg, Tho Hospital diary was read showing that the largest number uf patients during the month had been twelve, and that seven were at present in the Institution, Accounts amounting to £22 14s 5d were passed for payment. The Rev. W. E. Paige was appointed visiting trustee for tho ensuing month, William Truoman an Engine driver on the Wellington Manawatu Railway was presented yesterday by Mr Levin, Chairman of the Company with the hrjuzo medal of tho Royal Humane Society of Australasia. The medal, with clasp, was enclosed in a handsome morocco case, and

was accompanied with a vellum scroll, on which was written the following resolution of the Society;—" That the courage and humanity displayed by W Ilium Trueman, aged 32, fireman, in jumping oil'an engine going nine mdes an hour, and pulling a child, James Hosjan aged about 18 months, off the mils near the the Silverstream Raliwiy Station, New Zealand, 19th September, 1885, cal for the admiration of this Court, and justly, entitles him to the bror.ze medal of this Society, which is hereby awarded."