The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1888. Messrs Beetham and Buchanan.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2915, 4 June 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1888. Messrs Beetham and Buchanan.

It is rumored that Messrs Beetham and Buchanan have withdrawn their support from the Government in consequence of the new tariff proposals not meeting their views. No doubt one or the other of the Wairarapa members, will shortly express in the House an opinion on the policy of the Government, and their constituents will then be in a position to understand precisely the line they are taking 011 this important question. When the present Ministry was constituted, it was generally admitted that both Messrs Beetham and Buchanan had stronger claims upon Major Atkinson for a portfolio than Mr Fisher, and had they chosen to fall out with their chief on personal grounds they had then a favorable opportunity of leaving him. The Wairarapa members belong, however, to that unselfish classof politicians which makes duty the ruling sentiment. Messrs Beetham and Buchanan have given Sir Harry Atkinson a loyal support, though we can hardly expect that the entente conluik which formerly existed between them to be still maintained. If they believe that the new taxation proposed by the Ministry is too severe iv strain on the country tlicy will act quite rightly in withdrawing their support from the Ministry. If the alternative lies bstween accepting the budget and clipping the education vote and abolishing subsidies to local bodies, we would prefer to see the budget passed, The operation of making both ends meet cannot be made easy to the Colony exceptingby living out of loan and we have had enough of this. As a rule, the reasons which determine Hon, members to support or oppose Ministerial proposals are not always apparent on the surface, In the Legislative lobbies, there are bargains and understandings which decide the fate of measures, but which do not find their way into public records, Sir Harry Atkinson must be drifting from his old friends, when men like Messrs Beetham and Buchanan forsake him. One of the anomalies of our political administration in past years has been that the leader of the Conservative party has been a Radical, and the leader of the Radical party has been a Conservative. This has in measure been compensated by the consideration that the former is trustworthy, and that the latter has retired from the political arena. Sir Harry Atkinson and the Hou. George Fisher would make very good leaders of the Radical party in New Zealand, and we should not altogether regret to see them formally installed as such. For the present, our sympathies are with Sir Harry Atkinson, in his efforts to obtain a financial equilibrium unless there is something behind the scenes with which the public is not as yet acquainted. It is quite possible that Messrs Beetham and Buchanan may use their influence to modify some of the harsher features of the new budget, but whatever nmy bo their course of action they will doubtless be true to what they believe to bo the best interests of the Colony and of the district. We are fully alive to the grave burden which the proposed new duties place upon the Colony, but we fail to see what can be gained by turning Sir Harry Atkinson out of office, and putting another man in his place. We sincerely trust the Wairarapa members will not go to such a length as this. Money must be obtained somewhere, and when trade revives and population increases, taxation can be reduced, A time will ao doubt come when a re-organisation of parties may be necessary, and the process of sorting and arranging is evidently now in progress, but we do not want to displace Sir Harry till he hag completed his present task. We do not want to change horses while crossing a stream, [Since the above was in type we learn on reliable authority that Messrs Beetliau] and Buchanan have with-

drawn their support from the tariff on the following grounds:—l, Insufficient retrenchment,; 2, excessive protection.]

The Town Lands Trustees decline to proceed with the Bill which a series of semi-comic public gatherings has mutilated, In this emergency Mr Renall undertakes to pilot the Bill through himself. We admire his pluck and determination, hut wo shall be very much surprised if a Masterton Town Lands Trust Amendment Bill is passed this session in opposition to the expressed wishes of the elected representatives who constitute the Trust. Mr Renal! had good grounds for opposing the Bill which was originally drafted,''and had ho been content to simply excise objectionable innovations, the Bill might now have been before Parliament, but when he permitted the original scope and intention of the Act to be garbled by a ridiculous and unnecessary interpretation clause, lie decided the fate of the Bill. He may get another meeting or two out of it, but he will hardly carry it through Parliament.

At a meeting held in Wellington on Saturday night, a resolution was passed against changing the route of the Wood-

ville-Mastertcn Railway line, as desifyd by the Pahiatua settlers, Charles Gray and Peter McMillan, for being illegally on the premises of Mr Toohill, publican, at twelve o'clock last night, were each sentenced to four weeks hard labor by Mr Lowes, J.P., this morning, ' We would remind our readers of Messrs Baker Bros' large auction of Wellington city, suburban, and country township properties which will be held by that firm at Wellington on Wednesday next at 2 p.m. The sale will include a number of sections at Woodville and Pahiatua and a cottage at Palmerston North. That hares are scarce in some parts of the district may be true, but round Okoia way they aie doing a great deal of damage to one industrious settler who is trying to raise an orchard. Out of some 200 young fruit trees lately put in probably only 40 will survive, and yet, says the Yeoman, protection is asked for animals that do so much damage. There was another large attendance at the Theatre Royal Rink on Saturday afternoon and evening. The fixtures for this week are published in another column, and include a Bon Bon Party for Friday evening, and the long expected novelty for Saturday. No general order has been given fur a reduction of wages of men employed in the Government railway workshops by Is a day, though a reduction has been made in some cases. A uniform rate of 9s per day is being lixed for carpenters, coach builders and painters. There was a very large concourse of people at the Salvation Army meeting last night, the occasion being an address from Mrs "Captain" Tullocli, who was for ten months in charge of the Christchurch Rescue Home, To-night Mrs Tullocli gives an address on Rescue Work and her own experiences of it. The Hunterville section of the Marton-To-Awamutu Railway, was opened on Saturday. Its length is 18 miles, Trains will at present run twice a week. It is ijuite possible that a two-horse brake could comfortably carry all the passengers and luggage on this line. A hundred pounds and not a hundred thousand pounds oupht to be the amount of capital invested on the Hunterville traffic. Mr Halloran ha 3 resigned his office of clerk to the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society. It is his intention to leave the district. The Society will regret to lose the services of so reliable and useful an officer.

At a public meeting held at Woodville on Friday, to consider the proposed new county of Pahiatua, the following motion was carried. That a petition be got up and sent to Parliament asking that the matter might stand in abeyance till the feeling of the settlers in the bush ridings of the Waipawa County was ascertained and represented to it next session. It was further resolved to send copies of the resolution to members for Ilawkes Bay and Wairarapa. Mr \V. Anderson has favored the Waverley correspondent of the Yeoman with the result of his thrashing operations in that district. From it we learn that he has thrashed 454 acres ot wheat on 28 firms, giving a total yield of 22,3139 bushels, or an average of over 49 bushels to the aero. In oats there were 230 acres on 25 farms, giving a return of 11,820 bushels, or over 51 bushels to the acre. In barley there were only 21 acres, yieldin? 882 bushels, or 42 bushels to the acre,

A new departure has been made iu the judging of roots at the agricultural shows in the Old Country, A good many scientific agriculturists liavo long been discontented with awarding prizes to mere size. The true test of the relative values of roots ought to bo their feeding power. The new method recently adopted is to weigh the roots in water. If this is done, t)]e very large mangles will float, while the smaller will sink. It is the same with large and small swedes, showing that the smaller roots contain a relatively larger quantity of solid or feeding matter. When you purchase large roots, you are in reality buying water.—Exchange.

Before the cup match started on Saturday last, a very handsome banner was presented to the Red Star Football Club by Miss Emily Nicol, on behalf of eight young ladies of Masterton, A testimonial, which contained the names of the fair ones, was also given. The captain of the Club, on receiving tho banner, sincerely thanked the ladies on behalf of the Club and called for three cheers, which was heartily responded to. The banner, which is indeed a handsome one, was designed and made by Mrs Geo, Hooper. One side was red plush, and the other blue satin, with II.S. and four red stars worked in red plush. This was prettily edged round with "olden tinsel. Cords and ribbons finished off this handsome prevent, which is a credit to the young ladies interested, and the maker,

Some important recommendations were made by Mr tfranldand with respect to a proposed new method of insuring diseased lives, and those of persons of ill health, or unfavorable history. Ho says the only way of insuring such lives is by dispensing with any estimated mortality that will take place amongst them. This coyjd only be dono by leaving uncertain the sum payable at death, and he proposes that it sepra|te se.ction should be opened in tho Insurance Department without regard to health, habits, ; qr family history of persons insuring ; that the s.um gijajfaijtecjji at death shall not be fipd, but that certain proportion of tho pure premii}))) income b,e periodically divided aiponmt representatives x»f persons dying the ii)t,erval immediately previous to division. Tlfe proposal nas, lioweyor, bpeji reported against by the London actuaries;. They gonsidep his scheme ingenious and feasible, but.oppi) to so many objections as to vender itd adoption undersirabk.-E sghmisje,

Messrs Lowos and lorns add to their stock sale for Wednesday, 50 dry ewes,

The annual meeting of the Mastertoti Agricultural and Pastoral Association, will bo held at the Central Chambers, on Saturday, 9th hint,, at 1 p.m.

Mr Martin announces in another column that lie is taking orders for Dr A. W, Chase's last Receipt Book and Family Physician, an American standard woik of high reputation. Mr Tlios. 15. Price has the portraits of two local celebrities displayed in his window in the character of the ''Blind Musicians." The make-up is immense, each one has a board suspended in front of him, on one is written: " Born blind, have been so for years," and on tlift other: " Stone blind, can see very little." These characters will be introduced into thn opera to be given by the Philharmonic Society on Thursday next, June 7th.

The Masterton Volunteer Band require the services of some portly musical gentleman whose epigastric region is sulliciently developed tobeanelevatorforlhebig drum. The appointment has been offered to the member of the legal fraternity who measures the most in inches round the waist, and the bandsmen feel that should they secure his services, they can again visit Mr T. E. Price 3 studio with the certainty of making a good picture. The following tenders were received by

the County Council of North Wairarapa for carting broken metal from tho road at Waipoua bridgeJ. Keefe & Co., 7s 9d per. day, accepted, Declined —J. Cavanagh Bs, R, J. Chapman 9s, J no. Kelleher Bs, M. P. Britt Os 3d, H. Munro 9s (id, Jno, Savage 1)3 Gd, H. Wostbrook & Co. 9s Gel, C. Ewington 10s.

Tho Duncdin Protection League have made a scries of recommendations, including a duty on boots and shoes at per pair, 25 per cent on turnery goods, 5 per cent on preserved fruit, 20 per cent on malleable castings and all agricultural implements except reapers and binders. Jewelry should be taxed the same as in Victoria; 35 per cent on pictures; 35 per cent on shirts, if shirtings and cotton goods are not admitted free.

Truth remarks on the last boat-race between Oxford and CambridgeAs to the boat-race, this year's exhibition has clearly shown what a contemptible farce the whole thing is. And, if certain of the sporting papers are to be credited, it has also shown that it is as demoralising in its effect upon those interested in it as the most brutal prize fight. It lias been asserted that the Cambridge crew never rowed in their real foim until the day of the race, the insinuation being that they misrepresented their power in practice in order to reduce the betting odds. Whether this accusation be true or not I cannot say,though it is clear that whereas at one time the betting was two to one on Cambridge, it gradually altered to only six to four, and then, suddenly, when the true facts of tho case leaked out, went to

four to one on the Light Blues. I would suggest that those who take an interest in tho race merely for the sake of rowing would do well to have this matter most fully inquired into. A writer in the Otago Daily Times draws attention to the fact that barley is being imported from America into Australia, and even into New Zealand, and that the price realised for shipments in Melbourne and Sydney was 1.371 f.0.b., or 5s Id per cental. He reasonably enough areues that there should not only be no necessity to import barley into New Zealand, but that Now Zealand could supply Australia's wants ai well as her own, From the opening season 18871888 up to April sth the quantity of barley shipped for New Zealand and Austialia jvas as follows:—To New Zealand, 9245 centals; to Melbourne, 91,002 centals; and to Sydney, 10,095 centals; -total 117,011 centals, equal to 220,000 bushels,

Another instance nf juvenile crime came beforo the Auckland Police Court on Saturday when a boy, aged 15 J- years, named George Burgess, waschargcd before Dr Giles with setting fire to a whare at Swanson aiid stealing a watch and gold chain. In giving his decision Mr Giles said lie did not know what the Colony was coining to when children of that ago were constantly coming before the Court on charges of larceny and other offences, It was indeed a sad state of affairs to have the youths and children of the colony constantly coming before the Court and being sent to goal. JNo doubt the gontlemen of the press who were present in Court would not fail to notice the statement of the boy, that he could not help doing it. It seemed to him to be an answer which should suggest serious eonsideiation for the uducation of youth. The boy wassentcr.ced to receive si.\ strokes from a birch rod, to be imprisonod in the police cells for 48 hours, and to be then sent to the Industrial School at Kohiuiarama, and to be kept there until he was ir> years of age

WoHKixn-Mux.—Before you begin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation, your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of Ague, Billious or Spring Fever, or some other Spring sickness that unfits you for a season's work. You will save time, much sickness and groat expense if you will use one bottle of Dr, Smile's American Hop Bitters in your family this month, Don't wait. "Burlington Hawkeve.''

A Goon Housewife.—The good housewife when giving her house its spring renovating, should bear in mind that the dear inmates of her house are more precious than many houses, and that their systems need cleansing by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels to prevent and cure the diseases arising from spring malaria and miasma, and she imist know that there is nothing that will do it so perfectly and surely as Dr. Soulc's American Hop Bitters, the purest and best of medicines. "Concord N, H. Patriot." Goon Housewives in all parts of the country should always make it their business to ascertain whore they can lay out their money to the best advantage for all weaving apparel, for the every day tilings that are required in the family, and fur all articles appertaining to the comfort and well being of the household, 11 is unnecessary to say, after all our advertising, that beyond controversy all t]iose advantages arc to be obtained at the Whole' sale Family Drapery Warehouse, Tn \\io Housk, Wellingto \

In tub matter of Winter Dress Fabrics wc have over 510,000 yards of positively New Dress Material, varying in quality and style and ranging in price from 'ls lid to 5 guineas per dress of not less than 12 yards each, In Mantles, Ulsters, Jerseys, Costumes and Millinery, we have the largest and best stock in the Province, and all at Wholesale Prices at Te Aito House, Wei,lix«tox,

We have a grand lot of Blankets from 5s lid to 50s per pair, Quilts, Carpets, Hearthrugs, and Linoleums in great variety, and lowest prices, Over 10,000 yards of Flannel in all makes, from <ljd to 3s per yard, and every description of Calicoes from Is Od to 10s Gd per dozen yards at the Wholesale Family flrapery Warehouse, Te AhoHouse, Wellington. ' Sy hat is of importance tp Country ftesidents \vlip dp npt .often visit town, we will send patterns of any materii}! desired, post free, and will execute carefully, and despatch promptly, any orders forwarded to James Smith, the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehgixge, Te An.? House, Wellington, Tnii Public luusit please' reiiieiifber that we haveV'tecii festablishmerit pyyhere in the pountry, ai)d that lire advertised pqn' ojily be obtained at the Molesple Pwry'WpliQ'ip, Tii Aiiq Jloiisk, "VVel: lington,

11x6 local option poll taken for the Borough of Woodville on Saturday resulted in a largo majority voting in favor of ail increase in the licenses,

The attention of the customers of Mr W, Jessen, storekeeper, Mauriceville, is directed to a notice which appears in another column,

A rumour was prevalent in Masterton on Saturday that a well-known resident of this town, who had been for some time oil a visit to Wellington in search of health, had died in the Hospital there. His wife was somowluit abruptly made acquainted with the supposed fact, and experienced all tho agony of a real loss. Her brother immediately telcgraphtd to Wellington, and, to tho great relief of the lady, received word that it was not her husband who had died but a person of a similar name,