The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1888. Squandering the Public Estate.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2927, 18 June 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1888. Squandering the Public Estate.

In our last issue our Paliiatun correspondent, who is a very reliable authority iu all matters of fact appertaining to his district, gave a graphic description of how certain waste lands had recently been disposed of under such absurd conditions, and with an absence of that reasonable publicity which is essential to the successful sale of property, so that .sections which were knocked down by the Government for £5 each now have a market value of £SO, Now this is a somewhat serious matter, The public arc submitting to a very rigorous and drastic course of retrenchment with a good grace, because they believe that the economies now being practiced will bring about a condition of prosperity, but if the Government while clipping salaries and bringing the noses of countless heads of families to the proverbial grindstone are squandering tho public estate by giving land away at a tenth of its real value, where is the gain, Home explanation ought to be given by tho Government of such an extraordinary sacrifice. Ministers may put the blame on tho Waste Land Boards, but then they are responsible for maintaining these expensive and shortsighted buffers. We have a great respect for many individual members of our Waste Lands Board, but if they give land away for five pounds which is worth iifty what is to be said for them. We would prefer that Kennedy Macdonuld should characterise the transaction or their capacity as land salesmen, or wo would like to hear what the Secretary of the Manawatu Railway Company said of such a phenomenal sale. On the West Coast we notice land being sold at its full value, while in the Wairarapa it is given away to speculators. On the West Coast we observe a private Company creating a traffic for the railway by the judicious settlement of large areas of land, but in the tVairarapa, the Government with far better land, and more of it, stop jt|jc railway at a non-paying point, and discourse rather than foster the settlement which is necessary to feed their line. If the Wellington Land Board cannot give some satisfactory explanation of the sacrifice made of the public estate at Mangatainoka it ought te be abolished, and its functions handed over to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and full liberty given to that officer to secure the services! of n capable auctioneer who understands how to dispose of land at its actual value, and who will not give it away to speculators. The Mangatainoka sale may be a small affair, but it serves to show how the wind is blowing. The relwi.iphmenl policy of the present Ministry is of inestimable value to the Colony, but if pushed too far it will tend to paralyse the teiltp and energies of public men and officials. For this roason we could not follow Messrs Beethan and Buchanan when they desjrpd tjjat retrenchment should be carried to still greater lengths, No doubt it could be, bulcvena remedy carried too far may be worso than the disease, and the effect of a few more turns of the sgrewpght be disastrous to the bast interests of the Colony. Even now a uiiW kind pf pajijc has spread through all departments of the public service, go tliftt officials are frightened to itifuir an expenditure which, as in the particular instance we have cited, was essential to a productive result. A department cautiously saves two or three pounds, and loses forty-live by a mistaken economy. If Messrs Beetham and Buchaijau ruW that they have vindicated their freetrad.e principles, and delivered their protest ojjainst t)}P

tariff, abandon their futile efforts to oonvinco Sir Harry Atkinson,, ancl instead wake liim up to the expediency of settling and developing the waste lands of \Vairarapa North, with the same intelligence, perseverance, and enterprise which characterises the settlement of the country on tlio other side of the ranges by the Manawatu Railway Company, they will do a great work for both the Colony and for the district. We sincerely trust they will not allow the public estate in this'district to be further squandered by a paralysed department or a bewildered land board,

Messrs Lowes & lorns announce an exiensivc penoral sale for Wednesday next,

The balance-sheet of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association together with a statement of assets and liabilities will be found published in another column,

We are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes & loins stock sale for Wednesday next, when they sell a large catalogue of sheep of all classes, as also cattle, horses, pigs, &c, Tenders aro invited in our advertising columns for leasing that splendid dairy farm known as Woodreef, situated near the Wamliine bridge between Carterton and Greytown.

The population of Victoria on 31st March, 1888, was 1,047,000. Tho members of the Masterton Philharmonic Society meet on Wednesday evening next at St. Matthew's Schoolroom for the rehearsal.of Pinafore."

Tenders for fencing are invited in our wanted columns.

Messrs R. Aitken & Sons add to their land sale advertisement, sections at Parkvale,

Mr F, H, Wood adds to his stock sale atTaratahi on Thursday next twenty head of mixed cittle and ten yearlings and eighteen months old cattle. The Wellington-Wairarapa Acclimatisasion Society are despatching from tho Masterton Hatchery to-morrow 10,000 American Brook Trout Ova to the Napier Association,

The City Council, Dunedin, against the advice of their solicitors, have granted certificates to three married women, to whom tho City Licensing Bench granted renewals. The Temperance party are moving the Supreme Court to interfere. Messrs Lowes itlorns add to their stock sale for Wednesday, "oth inst., 10 dairy heifers, 1 youg bull, 1 young Berkshire boar.

A Mayoral proclamation appears in another column to the effect that from noon on Thursday next, June 21st, will be a public holiday in Masterton, that being

lie day upon which the Wairarapa Exhibition will bo opened in the Drill Hall, Mastcrton, Cablegrams from London contradict the report of the death of Mr Jones, the New South Wales cricketer. He is stated to be recovering from the attack of rheumatic fever which prostrated him.

Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonnld & Co sell at their rooms, Wellington, on Friday June 22nd, forty-one unallotted town sections in the township of Ballance, Mastcrton-Mangahao, and eisrlit suburban sections, These sections should command n ready sale either for settlement' or speculative purposes.

There was a larye attendance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, every pair of skates being in use in the evening. It will be seen by advertisement that the rink will bo open every afternoon and evening this week with the exception of Wednesday. It will be closed on that day to prepare and decorate the rink fur the Fancy Dress Carnival in the evening. Messrs Lowes & louts report at tliuiv sale of land on Saturday, three of, thelSketabuna sections, fronting Parkville road realised £2O each. A rural section of 37 acres lyas passed at £ll per acre, at whicli price wo underhand it lias since been ;sold privately. Section I'2o, Parkville settlement, not reaching the reserve was passed in. A long catalogue of Nelson fruit and ornamental trees were put through by the same linn. Mr G, T. Dcjoux, Town Clerk of North lnvercaigill, charged with alleged embezzlement of borough funds, has b'eeij undera cloud for a considerable time, and was superceded some months ago. Comment is made oi) the laxity uf tiio audit and municipal management disclosed by the fapt that m this case, and the borough of Wintun, the Town Clerk of which is now in prison for the (same oll'enee, these ollicials were able to manipulate the books for years without discovery, although the entire revenues of the boruugh are only a few hundreds a year. The Limdou Chronicle's correspondent at Paris says that Cardinal Gibbons has written another letter urging the Vatican not to condom Henry George's writings, on the ground that George only follows the theories of Spencer and Mill, and it is better to allow false theories to die a natural death than to fan tlieic by giving tlicin artificial importance. At the It, M, Court, Timaru, last Friday, the licensee of the old Bank Hotel was charged with keeping his house open for the sale of liquois on Sunday the 3rd. It was proved that some residents wept in at the opep door some distance from the bar and liquor. The ease vyas dismissed ,qu ,the ground that the jfoijso was net kppt open for that special purpose, but for the convenience of boarders, and the residents simply tooji advantage of tlijs and were sefyed. S.eyeral cases were quoted by counsel fo)' the defendant in support of that ground. A mpetjng of tlm General Cimpnittee qf the Mastertmi Agricultural awl Pastoral Society was held in the Qmtral Chambers mi Saturday. Present: —JD. Meredith, (President), J. Stuckey, 14. 11. Smith, R Chamberlain, D- Donald, J. Ross, T. Chamberlain, W. Pprrv, E. Dixon, and E. MpEroi. It that the President, Vice-President, aiuj Treasurer be ex-ollicio members of the Executive Committee. The present members ql (.hp Executive Ceimiiitec were re-elected \yitl| the addition of Messrs E. McEwen, 1). Drnald, and W. Lowes, The President, Vice-President, and Treasurer, W.Lowes D. Donald, and W. Perry, were re-elected a Finance Committee, to meet on June 30th at J.l a,in, If was decided to hold the show on tlje 82nd November. A serious accident happened qi) Wednesday evening to Mr O. Foster, son qf the Rev, George Foster, of Timaru. He had been to Winchester with a dray loaded with grajn, and drawn by three horses, and \yas returning home late at night with an empty dray to bjs farm at Kakal)ti when the reins fell to jjfe ground, Mr Foster jumped down to pick t)p the p4i)sj, and while doing so the wheel knocked hjni and passed oyer ljis side, crushing it badly. The liofses became and lilted for h,qmc. TJie ijufqrtunate iijan was Iqiiiif] lyi!)g fii§c||sjbjp sqi)|e time afjienyijrds by a servant of oiH)t(ii)i A. ty. Wrjght. qf Monaville. The girl' übtai|)ed ' assist: ance, and the injured man wa3 conveyed to Mr Wright's, where lie was attended by ,Dr Fish, who had been immediately summoned. Mr Foster was found to bo very seriously injured and ic will be some tune before he will bo able to yet about again.

Tenders are invited for the lease of six acres of land opposite the Masterton Hospital, together with office and stock sale yards, for a period of from one to live years at the option of the lessee, 'Tenders are to be sent in to Mr F. H. 'Wood, Greytown, by the first of July next. On Saturday a number of citizens met at Gilmer's Hotel, Greyinouth, to wish Sergeant McArdle health and prosperity in his future career, he being removed to Dunedin, The Mayor presented Sergeant McArdle with a gold watcli on behalf of the citizens of Gicymoutli, and bearing an inscription to that effect.

A mail named H. A. Soufilot attempted suicide at Wanganui, on Friday night by stabbing himself in the breast with a sheath knife. He was brought up at the Police Court on Saturday, and committed for trial at the District Court. He assigned as a reason for the act domestic troubles. A divorce suit in which he is concerned is coming on in Wellington next week.His wounds are not dangerous. At a meeting of the Dairy Factory re prcsentatives at Invercargill it was re solved to communicate with tho Premier remonstrating against the appointment of G. M. McCallum as Government lecturer | and instructor in dairying, on the ground? that the appointee is not n practical dairyman, and his experience is very limited; and that the Premier be reminded of the distinct promise that only a qualified and practical man would be appointed to the position. The proposal to appoint Mr McCallum caused some surprise here, as his only known connection with the industry was as manager of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's ostate, on which a factory was erected at Edeudale. The roward for information lending to the discovety of the escaped convict Roberts has been increased to £SO, The Akaroa correspondent of the Christchurch Press sendsthe following:—" It is reported about Akaroa that the now notorious J. Roberts was seen in that town on Monday night, and that he bad a long conversation with a particular friend there, and the fact that the Harbour Master's boat disappeared the same night, and has not been seen since, make people here believe that he is well stocked with provisions, and pulled boldly out to sea, with a chance of being picked up by a passing vessel. As it has been blowing mir'iYest for the last day or two, he would have made good progress, and sot well clear of land. He is an expert hand in a boat, and owned one when living here." The unremunerative prices obtained for some of our main staples ought to lead to efforts to open new linus of trade for some of our more neglected products, and we have no doubt that this is being, and will lie, done. We are glad to observe a vigorous attempt being made to promote a trade in horses with India. The Tekapo which left for Calcutta on the 9th inst, had hi board 251) horses for sale in that market. The principal shipper accom panied the consignment in order to make himself acquainted with the prospects of the trade- From .Napier we hear of successful efforts ti open up now lines of timber trade with Australia, and a iuw market for butter is being sought at llio to which place the Tuianaki Butter Company consigned live tons of butter by the Doric on her last trip.—N.Z. Trade Review,

A question in connection with the new tariff is made the subject of comment at Inyeiutrgill, Mr Ward, MJi.K., and a Protectionist, is agent for an Einilishniade sheep dip, and lwd 200 cases landed after the House of Representatives had adopted the tariff. The Collector of Customs claimed a duty on these, presumably under the tariff it°ins, 'patent and proprietary medicines, and other preparations recommended to the public under a general name or title, as specified, of any disease or affection affecting human or animal bodies', of 25 per cent, Mr Ward held that there was no duty payable, and after a communication with the Treasurer an order came to admit the sheep dip free. A local maker, who is ii stroiis; Pnieotiunjst, says that ho understood the items protected sheep dip, otherwise ho would have made representations to the Government with a view to the imposition of a duty on the imported article, there being about a dozen makers of the commodity now within the Colony, Wo#kin«-Mm,— 13 efore you begin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation, you? system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of Ague, Billions jr Spring Fever, op some other Spring sickness that unfits you for a season's wo)j;, Yoij will save time, much sickness and great espouse if you will use one bottle of Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters in your family this month. Don't wait. "Burliii'.'toi) Hawkeve." A Coop Houskwifj-;.—The good housewife when giving her house its spring

renovating, should bear iu mind that the dear inmates of her house are more precious tliiiu many houses, and that their

systems need cleansing by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels

to prevent and cure the diseasus arising

from spring malaria ai|d miasma, and she must know tl|at there is nothing that will do it so perfectly and surely as Dr. Soulo's American Hop ljittors, the purest and best of mediiiiues. ''Concord N. H. Patriot." .Inst livo days before the tariff resolutions were accepted by the House, and acted upon by the Customs authorities, we passed entries for our latest imports of Itannels and blankets, for the season, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.

We consequently escaped tho rigorously high duty thai, in accordance with protectionist proclivities, is now levied oil these

goods. Whether this step is one in the right

direction qr qthmviiiu we are not disposed to argue. One tiling is very pei'liiin that we have now a splendid stock of flannels and blankets, thai in spile of the increased duties \ye shall sell t'qr tlje old prices, at Tc Aro House, Wellington, We were never better able to supply the public with bqtli quantity ai]d quality in flannels and blankets, and we venture to assert tlpit no hquse in trade has so large a stock, qr is able tu sell such good value for n|qncy, as we arc at Te Aro House, Welliugt()i).

would, therefore, be prudeqt, economieat, motley saving on the part q! everyone to see our flannels and blankets tirst before laying out a penny oil these articles elsewhere. Time is money, and worry would he saved it) buying all that may be required of these articles, at the Wholesale family Drapery Warehouse. Te A T ro lfouse, felling lon.-ADYT.