BREEZES FROM THE EMPIRE CITY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2998, 8 September 1888, Page 3

BREEZES FROM THE EMPIRE CITY.

TO .. i ,-7.rr,/.. 1 . i -.. " ..'(By Boreas).

Sir James Hector, tho woll-known sciintifio authority of Wellington, who was deputed by, tho Government of tho colony as supervisor and arranger of the New Zealand Court at the Melbourne Exhibition, has got into hot water over the affair, and, I understand that most New Zealanders who havo visited tho Exhibition pvonoimco the display.to.be an entire failure, It is generally admitted that Sir James is an oxpert in dealing with things scientifically fluch as anatomy, miner- j alogy, physiology, aud subjects portaining to a museum, but the displaying of the products of a'Oolony at an Exhibition such as that being hold in Meltouruo, is ,flligtit]y,beyolid his accompliahrnentiL'l |E[i'.d pti jexp'erfenctd window-dresserfr6m;OriebXthedrapery this city: been.sent jfer with Sir JameM'thje first inrojflco, some satisfaction thight Irnvo km given, but, as matters now stand necessary to expend another pprtion of the revenue (which should have been utilised in oponing up country and assisting the poor) in securing something like an adequate.display at the.show now being held in the Australian metropolis,

_ Those well-known city philanthropists, tho purveyors of Charity, who for some considerable .time have :been

congratulating themselves upon having tbo ignorant and unlearned country Bottlers under, tboir thumb, discovered at a meeting of the United Board tho other day that they had fallen into an awkward dilemma in imagining that they could impose!whatever rates they considered necessary upon tho country districts for the maintenance of oity pauperism, Although they have undoubtedly the law in their favor, Mr Bunny, n gentleman of no. mean importance, has'takori up tho cudgels and is wißlding them for the country, and his emphatic denunciation of the exist-in-laws and ;their supporters have dßdycausodaquakingintheenemyls and T something extraordinary may bo looked for at .the meeting of the Board "to be hold on Tuesday, next. ' '•" ■'■■■' ' ' ,!

It is evident that some of our more venerable clericalgentlemen anticipate in tLo diatunt future a transportation from this climo oi earthquakes and mistakes to tKo proverbial city of, " Moses and the Lamb," , A leading pastor at ono of the city Churches recently mauVtke following rather amusing obstfrration:—" Friends, you talk to mo about Biblical mistakes; 1 am well aware that tho Bible is not free from mistakes; when I get to Heaven I will, uiake cnqairics.for my brother Hose's,-liwl'then Twill then get to know as to tho truth of his statements, and I will ondedvour to communicdto the result,of this interview to y'ou who now criticisb his writings.' l ~.>.: of Wellington -.'citizonß, Ming tho'Vcri Archdeacon' Stock, lof yesterday by thoB.M.S. Buapohu for tho" Old .Country." Besides these regular Homo boats, tho Melbourne fleet is also crowded with' ' tlioso who are leaving this land of .'.'.milk and honey" for something better, and Wellington, with .tho/ rest, of ■■'■ tho

? centres, is being robbed of tho best !|,' of her citizens, '''■'■'■ ■''■•"' ''■ | j I do not wish to flatter tho propria--?f, tors of the Daily, but I would liko for 's■ their encouragement to Btato that of % late ,tbatjournal has been road with I considerable interestjiii! Wellington, I .' ' and ono leading gontleman in town |. informed yqpr correspondont,'j aa't fclie other day, that not only doesi.lieimd the paper ihipiselfr'but forwardß it }■.'. regularly to friends in Australia;''aii<j | : even to' coi'tain 'porsiaagw ijj Jjlifj;; % ■ land. ,:,,<r-/i'xvy : '<■'