The Wool-Trade.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2992, 1 September 1888, Page 2

The Wool-Trade.

A writer in tho N. Z, Times says: —"Few • people, are aware that tho value of the wool exported from New Zealand diuiug the last two years ending June 30th, very nearly reached that of-New South.Walca for the same period.; New South Wales exp0rted.730,232 bales;. New,.Zealand, 538,117 bales in two years, But Ilayter, the Victorian statist says:—New Zealand wool on the average; brings 2d to 2|d'per,lb more at tho. London wool sales than does that from Now South Wales.' So that what we. lack in quantity is nearly made up in miality. These are the quotations giyen by Hayter for greasy wool .(which ho says] amounts to 7, jj per cent of tho wholo) —South. Australia, j New South | Wales Stl'i Yictoiia "lOd, New Zealand lfjld pßr lb, l'he total valilo of! exports from New Zealand for the year ending June 30, was L 7,215,415 of which amount L3,32G,250 represented our wool export," ■ ■ ■

. CARNIVAL.

The Hat and Cap Carnival at the Theatre Royal Skating Rink caused quite an excitement last night, the gallery.and stage being well patronised witli visitors and there .was a goodly number on the. floor. Between. 36, and iO took part'in the Carnival,;tlie ladiesbeipg in a uifnorityi^-There were sblne very original head, cover; ings, biit iw really fmndsome-ones amongst-those worn iy gentlemen. Amongst tne ladies, wore j a,.,.veiy )ty!ish '! Duchpss" hat ''jfbr:' sifhioii.Biie fobjt-'th'o orßt" : "priM "-aV". tbe; handsomest in the 'robttt. : ;: iJiss Mabel ■ Brummpnd d.sseryedly pn prize | for;'the'w'ost originnl design fof'a head 1 7-^<u p ''t l '■7>*•''■ ? **L•*l'-F'•" , ■ l ' Jflvering, -a black .fan.,which; r was

o&flfew'ore^uliibrian,;'.'.. rjfrblis6) Venetian^find:; Swiss feasant ■ lmfe,; 4hero;%as'a Krejifc.'viiiietyof headgear i The-.uiost original to an" Aurora Lamp Stovo" cohi[>letC| witb.a tin kettle on Jhe top, which was surmounted by a card on, which was printed, J! Keducedvto' 2s>d." ThewearevMr'A.M.Bradbury, was.awarded first prize, whilst tjiesecohd-wns taken by Mr Chalmers, who wore a very nicely designed windmill, and as tlie skater glided round the room the sails of the windmill revolved with rapidity, to, the (Might of the.onlookera, , There were, several other head "coverings which wero certainly original and. in, every conceivable form. .A^tall:- ChurchSteeple,' Sugar loaf, a tin stove ■ pipe llireefust long with a cross, piece, n padre, a silver toque -with fire revolv-1 ing winduiills,6uy Faux, a geranium in full bloomih a flower-pot, -'Bf beefeater, and a serviette knottedl ■ at: the ; four.corners.,;Thejudges^were;iMttf ; G/; Hooper of 'tiieladiesV'ami Messrs ; Wickersori.and Boss of'the gahtiemeiTa : head coverings'..-, The proprietor; announced that a collar, tie, and apron 'contest would be held on Friday night ' nextiv''> ;; ': ; ' : ' '■'■'■ ; '-'/ '" : ' : '"-'' : , ;

BREEZES FROM THE\ v - EMPIRE CITY.

' (By Boreas). - The miner's strike in New, Soulh Wales is already affecting' Wellington, nnda considerablejisein the price, of coal is the result. It is generally anticipated ' that for the next few months Now Zealand coals will bo in great demand in the sister colonies, and with a view to this rush, all available vessels nro being fitted up for the trade, and shares in the various companies are being freely disposed of, No doubt, unless tho strike should reach our own land, New Zealand will benefit by the dispute, and will wisely act in the capacity of the proverbial monkey with tlie cats.' The latest advice from Mahakipawa to the effect that in four square feet of ground gold to the value of £l4O has been, discovered, is causing intense excitement here, and the field is as-' snming the aspects of a veritable El Dorado, '

The Amateur Dramatic Company, who some time sinco were so very successful in their rendering of "lohmtho," intend catering amusement for the public during the summer months, and are assiduously practising" Mikado," which will, no 'doubt, draw immense crowds. The Kink mania in this city is fast subsiding, and the multitudes who in tho earlier portion ol the season were infatuated with the pastime, are now arriving at the conclusion that this mono of monopolising Ihiir "cash/ 1 should not be encouraged, and are therefore deserting tho fascinating floor. ■:,-'.,

The contractors for the ro-construc-tion of the Poslj and Telegraph Office are making considerable headway, and it is expected that tlie work will bo completed early next year. Amongst the notable public buildings which are now in course of erection is a large trick!edifice on Mount Cook, which is to be used, I am informed, as a receptable for tho criminal breakers of the law. 'Your cbrrresporident intends paying, an official visit to the establishment at 'an early late, and will advise jour, readors ate the general accommodation, providedp^;^ .::.:'; ~ .-y - The Hon. Geo. Fisher, the ifldefati:, gabloj Minister of Education, takes an extraordinary :aniount of interest in athletic performances, and every Saturday he may be found on New- 1 j town Park-.-in official attire, (i,e., swallow-tail and stove-pipe) witnessing the football matches. He has, without tho appointment of the Rugby Union, resumed the responsible duties of umpire and referee, and gives his decision on any point which maybe argued in the game, A couple of policemen are generally stationed on the field to prevent any small boys from molesting him in the (fulfillment of his duties. -

FROM CARTERTON TO GLADSTONE. -"; BY OUR TRAVELLING 4 RBPORIER.

The principal outlet to Gladstone from • the Timber Township—should I say City, as it is now a Borough ?—is by Park Eoad, which is.quite.in the centre of tho business portions of Carterton.-Thero is Somerset Road, formerly White's Line to the north, and Moreton Eoad, better known,, perhaps, at Carter's line.to the south, but Park Eoad carries very nearly all the truffle going eastward; the other roads being more a convenience for those living near them than otherwise. My route lay along Park Road, and I was pleased to notice the signs of solid prosperity everywhere apparent, It is not so long sinco this main thoroughfare was—l was going to soy a howling wilderness but impenetrable forosfc, with a 'swampy formation, better conveys the nctual state of the country through which tho road was taken, and tho swamp was considered so bad that many of tho old settlors thought the idea of.making a road almost impracticable,. However, they were mistaken, for, as I have said, by far the major portion of tho back country traffic is over Park Boad, and as there arc two sawmills near Gladstone, besides the regular carriers of wool, grain, and supplies ;fofthe \ seltlera out that way it amounts to something considerable in> the. year. ' The holdings on Park Eoad are for i the most part under fifty acres, held by dairymen and others who have .i contrived to lay tho foundation' of I comfortable homes, surrounded, in ' almost every instance ,by gardens ' stocked with flower, fruit, and orna- I mentaltreefi When .passing an unim- ' proved section I could easily realise < tho amount of labor it must- have ' entailed to bring about such results, i especially when tho only capital most I of them had,-was the possession of a i strong arm, and tho will to use it. ' Before leaving Park Road the wes- ' tern boundary of Mr C. R. Carter's j property is reached,' tho new fencing i indicating' that. this portion ot Park 1 roail is no longer available, as a: long ' paddock, for those who-are alwuys < ready for a bite of cheap-grass. Turning to the left from Park Road, tho way to Gladstone passes through Mr Carter's estate, and here- again there, is'evidence of the great change thit ; has'. taken place, sinco Mr Carter 1 decided against leasing his property i The newlyorected fending, neat iron ] .gales, and trimmed .hedges,; ire in : ; marled contrast to f)ie sjiuti of things inthis plage only a short Jtime; since, j and.iiiatead of qs.'fornierly'v being ; behind the .ago, it'must soon.-.; bet one ;* '^^[^k^^jm\^f%i. ; I districts;"iftef ] |jqto>of j j to%

theirhpidin^.makirigibplainitbattjiis 1 'districbicould do wellwith.'tnany ; mofe t oiitbejr:sp~rt%short diatauct) farther- i; bttia'thojfivoperty of Mr Skey,:whilo i on the other sido of tho'.rpad,is what \ wiis culled'-' The Warren,'' aiidoujy 1 100 well did this spotdeservetbb lilts- 8 singßhen|)ed.uponjt.,;;Wilh;nian!ik!i j ton feet high, and as thick'as it could t bestiick in the ground, tlie dogs had <! rio.ohaQOo against, the rabbits. B«tR ) now. order of things prevails now,<antl- c the ti-tree wbioh shoiild'.have been J down yearsago is being removed pre- 8 paratory to the'rooro profitable oocupa-, t tionsof .tlieland. Betlerlate than never. ( Passing along there is : iibthing calk t for. Bjtecial: comiuent oxceptina; the _ marked contrast between Mr Skey ,8 i improved property on fcho oneside; and <

' the hundreds of aores near, t that have J been occupied for over'a quarter of : a ; century, and are still in. the } improved state, t when takeni up, M.iitre'e was'not;then' 1 ' such anuißanCeasmow. Aiglimpseat t the road they hJd\to;trav¥p'ii I .befqre: I thei deviation; made: the ascent ironi i HurauuipmagiVflat,i';ftti easy]matter,-1 enabled me to imagine'a lively, scene; ■;. , Time,;Winter,':after I hemmedin ; between two fences, : inia ' half oliainunmetalledrojidj grade one I in two,' with an awkward, creek atthe J bottom, and'ja swollen river a little' J further on it must have been ploasuntl i And who butanillnaturii. miud,'c6uld i may now have iiftei'-all'the hnrdshiiis : :' they must have jiut'Vup'Vitli.. But ' all that is changed nqw,'the awkward , creek and the dangerous : fiuaina-' hunga river are bridged, and- the roads well metalled,!making atrip I to Gladstone a ntatter of inclination, irrespective of what the weather is like. Arriring at the' Ferry of course ' we needed refreshment. I hadcbin-

I pany by this lime, heving. been for- ■ tunate enough : to catch up to an old I settler, who could give me a full, true and particular accountfof almost everyone and everything' thut t had transpired in the valley since it was J first settled. About recent ovents he , caudidly confessed they came so fast as to make it difficult to keep pace . with but thej 1 good old times," when ', settlers were not too proud to pack their families in tlia bullock dray, and go off on a visitj-or to attend any ' holiday jollification, he was right in ', it, and many a laugh we had over the doings of the pioneers in the times that were, At the.Ferry I heard that Mr 5 Eobert Howe, who could tell more ' about the history of the fiuamahauga river, the fatal acciJents and hairbreadth escapes,- thau any other man, is about cutting up his property into " small allotments, with a view to e eucouraging a moro numerous population, Mr Rowe's property has a I frontage to the main road near the bridge, and also the road near the school, the position of the sections o giving this advantage. Once more on ' the road, we are soon passing through ''' the estate 'of another old pioneer, Mr e Duncan,McLachlan, of Springßank, ,' whose plough horses were at work, on

the hill side, making ready for a crop of turnips, Leaving the Poat Office, the road, to Longbush Glenside, Barinookbiirn, and Mr E Mason's on the right,we steered north toward* the far&iecl pastures of iTupuiupuriiwhich I hope soaie .day, to, have,; tin) pleasure of, "doing" for the Daily.: I did not get that far this time, for turning bliorb to the.right, nearly; opposite the •solioplmaster's residence,, which', like ail the others I saw; in tbeparterof'a'niee garden.: I made;"iny way 'to the farm of Messra : ; Stott, Oastle;';jtnd'.Hiird. who are recent arrivals.from; ' the neighborhood of WellSj'Somersotshire, England, by whom I waS hospitably welcomed. Their property is called Brooklyn, famous, ntnongab '".'other things, for its turnips, some'pf, which were exhibited in Masterton, last season, and scaled 20 and 301bs each, A b there wore. 60 acres it was a most profitable crop, Situated on undulating ground, at the foot of the Mungarake range, the position 'is perfect, commanding a splendid view ofmostof the Wairarapa valley, and what a 1 .picture it will be when the 250 acres—which is 60 more than lnsl year—are in full bloom. The property comprises. 600 acres,' divided into eight paddocks, and a nevor-failinij stream runs through every one ot them, It is now carrying 1300 sheep, 85 bead of cattle, and the horses. Three double-furrow ploughs are kept continually going, and the land just broken up. promises a splendid return, In addition ton corammodious dwelling house, which overlooks an orchard and garden of about live acres, this farm is well supplied with men's cottages, woolshed and stock yards, barn, stables, tind all iieccssary enclosures and buildings to be found on a well appointed place. Here I saw tho two-year-old Clydesdale stallion Loch Dhu, recently purchased from the Auckland Stud Company, and tho favorite old sire, Sir Colin Campbell. Loch Dhu promises to form into a great horso, and why shouldn't he, for ho is by imported Loch Fergus from imported Florence, both of them all the way from the old country, Loch Dhu is as quiet ami tractable as a hack,which is in itseli a great recommendation to, breedbis, ho has good feet, another indispensible characteristic, and moves as freely as a trotter, Aboiit old Sir Colin it is not necessary to say more thin that he is as good a horse as ever wore a collar, has worked every winter since'he was a two-year-old, is never sick or, sorry, and has begotten stock that cannot be' beaten for.'real hard work, J under-, slaud that he-is. under orders for Nelson for tho coming season," Leaving Brooklyn, after spending ut pleasant afternoon. : The fact that very nearly, the half of a 600 acre farm would be under crop this year, Messrs Stott and Co's first year of occupation, set me thinking where there was'another similar holding of which the same could bo said, I darpsay there are some, but I have not seen them during my tt'ftfels-eertajuiy not in the Tars-talu-Carterton distrjet, whoro at present the proportion of unbroken land to that which has boen ploughed and cultivated; is not as largely in favor of the latter as it' should be, bearing in mind the significance of the figures lately published in the Daily,, with reference to the statistics of the United Kingdom.

sheep, 85 bend of cattle, mid the horses. Three double-furrow ploughs are kept continually going, and tho land just broken up. promises a splendid return, In addition ton corammodious dwelling house, which overlooks an orchard and garden of about live acres, this farm is well supplied with men's cottages, woolshed and stock yards, barn, stables, tind nil iicccssary enclosures and buildings to be found on a well appointed place. Here I saw tlio two-year-old Clydesdale stallion Loch Dim, recently purchased from the Auckland Stud Company, and tho favorite old sire, Sir Colin Campbell. Loch Dbu promises to form into a great horso, and why shouldn't he, for ho is by imported Loch Fergus from imported Florence, both of them nil the way from the old country. Loch Dbu is as quiet and tractable as a hack,which is in itself a great recommendation to, breedbrs, he has good feet, another indispensible characteristic, and moves us freely as a trotter, Aboiit old Sir Colin it is not necessary to say more thin that he is as good a horse as ever wore a collar, litis worked every winter since'he was a two-year-old, is never sick or, sorry, and has begotten stock that cannot be' beaten for.'real bard work. J under-, eland lhat he-is. under orders for Nelson for tho coming season," Leaving Brooklyn, after spending a pleasant afternooi'. : The fact lhat very nearly, the half of a GOO aero farm would be under crop this year, Messrs Stottand Co's first year of occupation, set me thinking where there was'another similar holding of which the samo could bo said. I darpsay there are some, but I have not seen them during my trafels-certojniy not in the Tara-talii-Carterton distrjet, whero at prosent the proportion of unbroken land to that which has boen ploughed and cultivated; is not as largely in favor of the latter as it' should be, bearing in mind the significance of the figures j lately published in the Daily,, with reference to the statistics of the United Kingdom.