The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1889. The Auckland Village Settlements.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3105, 16 January 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1889. The Auckland Village Settlements.

Tns Hon G, Richardson, the Minister for Lands, has recently made a personal investigation of the conditions of the village settlements north of Auckland, and it is understood that he has arrived it the conclusion that Government aid will be indispensable to the inhabitants thereof for another two years. This result of his observation may be regarded as a matter of regret or congratulation according to the aspect from which it is viewed. To provide village settlers with relief works for three or four years is a gravo tax on the resources of the colony, but on the other baud if a subsidy of even four years duration converts a man who has been a drag on the community into a producer, able to live for all time on the bit oi land on which he is located, then the colony does get a return for the money expended upon him, The village, settlers in the Auckland district differ from those in Wairarapa North, inasmuoh that, they reside in a district where there are scarcely any employers of labor. The consequence is that the Government must step iu to provide tho labor, or the settlements' must be abandoned. We begin now to see what these village settlements really mean. Each settler, first and last, requires say about £2OO worth of labor found for him by the colony, and the colony does not, probably, get in return anything like this value in work performed. The question then arises, are settlements which require so much bolstering up a success ? The Lyttleton Times, an able Opposition paper, says they are, and argues that

The alternative is the relief system, by toll less thnn current wages are givau for for)! which leads Iq nothing. After two r three years qf that system the eople who are tlje yictipis of it are mora liserably dependent Mid wretchedly hope. !B8 than ever. According to the latest proouncement for the Minister ot Lands, the illago settlement system, after giving even iss wages for a similar time, leaves the n PPy objects of its beneficence indepenent for lifo on their own properties. No. lung has ever being said more to the oredil f tho village system. )ur contemporary takes, we fear, toe lopeful p, View of the position of the illage settlers two or three years lence.' There is really no guarantee Jj.at when the .Government prop it Htbilf,a\yn the village settler will ive independently find happily evei Itenyards. AIJ that cfii> fee said ii hat after two or throe years help, hi night to be jn & position to providi or himself,, Oiir experiences' so fa: 11 jipw Zealand do no justify ai Ktensiop of the village settlemen ystem. Those who have bpen placei n such (settlements must no doub cceivo torn tho Government th immy to .compunsat liein for tho uncler wbicl hey lab.ir, hut we soaru'j thinban, Jovernment will feel juatifieu 11 ilacing more men in a sirnila: losition. If thero were no alternative letween relief works and villagi lettlements, the latter, howeve ixpensive they might he to tin jolony, would probably be preferable -but there is another alternative. Ii bis colony private employment i ilraost always more or less obtainabl by all who seek it. The man wlv has absolutely no capital canno reasonably expect to start in busines lor himself either as tradesman o farmer. It is his place to work fo wages until such time as he is in i position to set up for himself. Wha would become of the finances of th colony, if every adult-had a claim <b one or two hundred pounds worth c labor froji the Government; Suol an absurd method of subsidisin, settlers inevitably break dowr No doubt ,the will se through their troubles f,Jio mei already placed i.n our .village settle me&ts, : but.they .will be .very chary i: .Thelopatioi of men ou laud who'Msessno .capita is ayiolatipii ofaU^cos^iflla^fl'''

v Mr Percy Smith has~ boon appointed Survoyor.Qenerul in the stead of Mr McKerrow,

. Slavin-haß challenged Burko for the value of the house, toknook him out in six rounds in a twenty foot-ring. ' Dick llatthowa the great boxing man who reoontlyvisited Mastorton has given up, exhibiting his science in tho noble art of self-defence, and started -business as a bookmaker. Eleotricians are not agreed as to the cortainty of inatant death resulting from an olectric shook administered to a condenined criminal. It may ieavo bim'.in a state Of suspended animation, It will be necessary,"therefore,to hold an autopsy to ascertain whether the man is dead or out, and if the electricity lias not finished him,, it is expected that the surgeon's, knife will, •Tho , late Editor Venables of the Ltmdoii Saturday Review was the boy who broke Thackeray's nose at Chatter House School. He had a wonderful, memory, and always wrote up view's "Summaries of the Kear" without looking up a single date. Mr Joseph Burno one of Wellington's old identities'died at his residence The Terrace yesterday morning. Deceased was for many years'a draper in the Empire City, but had long retired and was the'owuer of tho block of buildings in Masterton known as Messrs Sellar & Hales' store.

At tho half yearly meeting of the local lodge of Oddtellows last night tho following officers wore elected and duly installed, N.G. Bro. J. Hooper, Y,G, Bro. W. Page, E.S. Bro. ,W. B. Cher,nells 0 M. Bro. J. Brown. . The balance, sheet and auditors report was.presented and passed, The general business was spo'edily got through; and the Lodge closed at an early hour. Madamo.Uoumet, a septuagenarian, of Premillieux/in the Department of Ain, was on terms *of great friendship with Jemie Torriou, a wouian of tho same age. They quarreled over the best way of liiakitigcoflee, Madame Gonmetlost her temper,, and snatched up a hatohet and split Mjadame Torriou's head open. The.murderes3 then washed, the head of her victim in a bucket' of water, took out the brains, and salted thein, and put them under a glass cheesecover.

Mr F. H. Wood's catalogue of Stock for sale to-morrow at Taratahi is a varied ono. In addition to 700, sheep and lambs and a hundred hoad of cattle assorted, the auctioneer will dispose of eighteen first-class dairy cows on account of Mr D. Reid who ia giving up dairying and in the estate of the late W, Mitchell twenty one horses of all classes, including several first-olass hacks, brood mares, somo with foal at foot, light and heavy draught mares, and geldings. To be sold without reserve,

Notice is givon in our advertising columns that a dramatic and musical entortainment willjake place in the Theatro Royal on Friday evening next, January 18th, under tho patronago of His Worship the Mayor and citizens of Masterton, in aid of Mr George Allen, who has been thrown out of employment through disease- of the bones. It is hoped that sufficient fijnds will be nised as will enable him to visit tho hot springs, by doing which ho stands a chance of recoyery. Many of tho leading amatours aro taking part in the performance, whilst in addition the Masterton String Band and Mr Pearson's Band have promised their services. Our Eketahuua correspondent writes i —Tenders are called for the bridge across tho Makakahi to connectEketahuna west with Eketahuna, The road is also pegeed off from the proposed bridge'to Fogden's, tenders 'for which will be called for in a few days, Wo have had tho surveyors at work hore pegging off tho frontages to the main road, Ido not seo what good it will bo to us now

the houses are all built. 1 don't think anyone will go to the expense of removing thoir buildings us far as.l can hear.

Mr T, 0. Williams is also petting his frontage section levolled, so as to enable buildings to be erected on them. Thero

is some talk of a cricket match to be played hero on Saturday next, betwoen tho Mauricoville andEketahuna Clubs. A sad case came before the Pahiatiia County Counoil on Saturday last, says tho Examiner.—A letter was read from from Mrs Walker of the Village Settlement stating that she and her children were starving, and that she was without clothing, having made up her own clothes for the protection of her little ones, Her husband had to leavo home ill and weak to look for work, Such is the heartronding story, and it is only the talo

which others might tell in the settlement The system has not accomplished what was intended, and tho fact of establishing such settlements on an extenaivo scale far away from regular employment could not havo resulted otherwise. As one of the Charitable Aid Committee of the Council, Crßirine proposes making, with the other members, a ful personal inquiry into the cases ot settlers needing aid. l'he idea is a good one, and tho report will bo of much interest,

in connection with an advertisement of a new sheep dip which appears on our limb page, and /or which Messrs Levin and Co. are the agents A Napior contemporary - gives the following information Messrs Murtou and White liavo been for some time carrying on experiments with a view to quicker destruction of parasites and eggs in connection with their valuable Sheep JJip, The result shows' tlmt all the lico and eggs are killed instantly, all the ticks within a yery short time after the sheep cone out of the bath, and the tick eggs will bo found compressed and indentod, turning nearly black, the vitality being destroyed, Tho result of a test made recently in further confirmation of the result already obtained showed everything dead within three minutes aftir dipping. Tho specific is now being manufactured for the forthcoming season to produce the above results, which, coupled with its other valuable qualities as regards the wool and the ease with which it can be used, should ensuro for it a very large demaud. The following Melbourne Exliibiton awards are announced:—Mrs Stoddart, of Sydney, secures first prize for the best design of Exhibition certificates, and Mr Altman, of Melbourne; first prize tor medal designs. New Zealand takes a largo proportion of the awards in preserved meats and fish, Tho Welling-ton-Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Company roceive 1G first awards, nine second, and tw.o third; Fortpr unj Bosiingiof Blenheim,seven first awards, two second, two third, and one fourth; tho New. Zealand Packing Company, six first awards, nine second, five third,'one fourth;Waßganui MeatjPreserving Company, three first awards and three second; Robertson Bros, of sewart Island, fjahourei's, throe first awards -and one second; thoPatea Weatem Packing and Canning Ob., throe first awards/and three seconds , and one fourth| S. Kirkpatriok and Co., Nolson, threo first and Co., Wellington, to"? fi" l awards; Ewing and Co., Bailey, Kaipara, oKS first award; Leask ami Co., Half-moon Bay, Stewart. Island, one second award. The Phoenix Confectionery Company,' of Duned|n, receive a socpiid &pt<i for golden syrups, On Monday aflternfljQii anjawp ponging to Mr fisher, of (jreytpm met with a nasty accident, Mr Thomas Ingley was riding one horse and leading another' by the reins, Having to see Mr Webster; on business,- Mr .Jndjjf went to his house on the Kiiratiwliiti road, and dropping the .reins'of the maro oyer one half ,of the gate, he passed in through the other parton the horse he wasriding.,. He.wqs riosobnor through than the iunfe made a .jump to clear- the gate to follow, (Uld, not sueceding, got, impaled, oh the paiHngs, Jn this position thopoor animal uttered ■most pisrping ories, ■ being unable to extricate itself, Mr Jnglev at once tan for an "axe and oliopped the gate down, and when the suffering animal was released the entrails protruded considerably. - Mf:S. Jackson was sent for, and/he mare, having been removed to Mr O'Connor's opposite, was and the.wonn'd sewn tffc ; : -The; anijna!, hbwqvwi" died•jwtflrfjijr,

•Mr 0. Hic;gios has ~ takoa over the nianagemontotthe Featherston.Ohroniole, " i

_ Renders to oloee on January 23rd are invited for tlio erection of a cottage on the Opuki for MfPieroe Oottor Junior, Speoififiationa canbo seen at the Daily Office.

r Aa an instance of expeditious farming: r-Just reeoutly on the Te Ore Ore plains a paddock of oats was cut and stacked and the field ploughed and harmed and sown in tlirnips all within one week. i A eomowhat auddea death occurred in 'Bannister-street; Masterton, on Tuesday eveuing last. A.MrsSloa'ne, who .recently arrived from the South Island, died during, her coufinemSnfc notwithstanding all that medical skill'' could do for her, ■ ; -v.

On Sunday night about 9 p.m, Mr Hart Udy who was riding from Carterton to Grey town, collided on the southern side of the Waiohine with a vehicle driven by Mr Thomas. It appears that Mr.Udy's steed being juveiule beoame frightened 1 at the 1 trap lights, thus occasioning the accident. Mr Thomas' bujgy was completely wrecked and Mr Udy sustained a severe shaking,—Observer. ' : : r - ■

. Sunday Schools among the Maoris have been established .by the Mormons throughout tho North,lsland, In tho Wairarapa thoro are sohools at Papawai, Waitapu and Te Ore Ore, commencing at 10 o'clock every Sunday morning, and at which the children willingly gather, where they are separated into classes according to thoir ability to read, and are taught by thoir Maori oldcrs. Mr Bishop the person in oharee of the Wairarapa district, says that the Sunday school is one of the'brightest features of the work among the natives. In the absence of European teachers the adult services are addressed by native preachers whose oratorical powers are equal to many gifted white clergymen. Mr Bishop in. forms us that there is a strong desire among a number of the Maoris to leave New Zealand and take up their abode in the city of saints, Utah, and ho bolioves thatwhon all the Lands Court business is settled,there will be an exodus from New Zealand.

During tho past month our showroam wjs daily attended by large numbers of ladies intent on inspecting and purchasing tho attractive items in the millinery and mantle departments at Te Aro House Wellington, in millinery we were forluuato in being 'able to eraotly suit tho taste of our patrons, and for style, fashion, and the harmonious blending colours, we are as yet' unrivalled in the city. We have still the same ability and means at onr command, and daring the present month shall bliow some special Hoveltics in ladies' trimmed hats, at Te Aro House, Wellington.; Our mantle and costume department has also been the scene of groat activity. Wo have sold an amazing number of ladies' jackets and manl lea of the most fashionable description, and our costumes have been the subjects of much admiration at Te Aro Honse, Wellington. We have a very choice lot of ladios' costumes, in all descriptions of fabrics, and iu a great variety of fashionable styles, comprising prints, zephys, sateen broche, Swiss embriodered, veilings, Pongeo and Liberty silks, ranging from 6s Cd to lix guineas, at To Aro Houss, Wellington. We cordially invite any visitors ftom the country who may be staying for a while in tho city to visit our shoowrooin when every attention and civility will bo shown, without attempting to press purchases, at Te Aro House, Wellington,— Aovt.