MARTINBOROUGH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3129, 14 February 1889, Page 2

MARTINBOROUGH.

j- (FrimlO^feCorrespdenti}^ referred evident werolof ij|Sprpvecl times in the district generally; l-mehtiohed;anipiigother reasons that it wtis partly cine to the people having confidence in the actions of; tho" present Government,; I was prompted to again refer to tnis.subject through, having had the pleasure; of perusing your able article of the 4th ihat under: the' heading of Plundering and Blundering, in which you review the somewhat inconsistent actions of the Evening Post in takinelotask the .policy of the present Ministry. I Speaking from personal experience, as a rule it is not very difficult to understand the Evening Post policy; it is j.like that of the -American millionare, Vanderbiit, the Almighty dollar is at tiiej:bottpm,of -it,;;' hut 'why the Post should hi trying to kill the goose that lays:the golden egg I.am.rather too flense'to understand, It is generally considered >n;^Omen". that there is tbvbe.a change; bf;Mihistry, If that i^tiiejPost/s;opinidpl thiakdtwill ;&Qjijitjs: miStakehj"tor to quotea few v bf;ypuiv;remarks in^the article-1 reiferred; thoughtful -people in Hour community bur tehdency in -the pist:has beerito be tod dependent on foreign capital, and that what we need now is.to learn a little self reliance. . You. are perfectly; right; we have had more than enough of the the Vogelian era. of leaps and bounds, and I have no hesitation in saying that three-quarters of the bona fide residents of at least the country districts, and perhaps the Colony will !'echo'.'your sentiments. However, with regard to thisdistrict in particular, I can speak more emphatically, for not a single, person-here .would echo the Post prescription of more borrowed millions v emigrants, and consequent increase of professional pedestrians and permanent residents to that invaluable institution, the Home for the aged and helpless of the Empire City. One has only to draw a comparison between the- state of affairs when Ballanca was steering the State ship, to'tlie inevitable ruiu.it would have proved, had he not been removed, but, on the other -hnnd, allowed to continue his hobby horse of Small Farm Settlements, mi a la George confiscation of freehold right 'scheme, and the present satisfactory state of affairs, During Mr Balance's reign, all runbolders and other employers of labour were discharging employees right and left,and only doing those improvements they could not possibly do without, What was the result ? Why, a perfect army of men walking round and round the Island inlhe futile search for employment, Compare the difference now with a Ministry that has the confidence of the people. - In this particular locality, at least, all trades are brisk in the building lino; new places are going up, and carpenters are at a premium. , Amongst the public buildings just built, and being built, is, first the Town Hall, built by private enterprise, that has already proved a source of great convenience to the residents, and, I ought to add, amusement, The fiiukin? is kept up with spirit, and it surprised your Correspondent to notice such poetry of motion of the fair sex, tho proceedings being-.enlivened' by the local Band,

The next coining event is the concert and dance in aid of the Library, and although the wealhor is rather warm for dancing, I predict a full house. I contemplate going myself, and in my next letter will report proceedings. '• The next useful public building is the largo and commodious addition to the School, the former one being inadequate for the number of scholars attending. The present addition is a building 22 feet wide by 30 feet long, lofty, and well ventilated; the internal fittings are as complete as most of the Board's schools' are, In addition to this there is an infant class-room. There will be two fireplaces, and the whole of the' old building is to be covered with iron, being present covered' with that combustible mnterial, shingles. When finished, it will bo a credit to the district, and should amply 'supply the wants of the Maryborough residents for the next five years at least. Thenext public building of importance is the residence for our potent and worthy guardian of the peace, Constable'Mackey, In this matter there has certainly been an unnecessary delay with the powers, that bo. I don't know whether the usual tedious wire-pulling has been the cause, but it certainly has not made the policeman's lot a happy one. Several private residences are being built, and things in general have quite im animated appearance. The crops have been far above the average and have all been garnered in good order.

I Most landowners) large and small, r are making substantial improvements , to their respective properties, and 1 ' am pleased to say they are now all . large employers of labor. Tho" proj verbial" swagger only occasionally puts in an appearance,"and when he , does be usually carrios a billy, as if if bis intentions were to become as remarkable a pedestrian as the celebrated New Zealander, Joe Scott, They ask for work, but would certainly go away in tho morning, before the' boss' was about, if he set them anything to do. I noticed in one of your issues n rather interesting account of the'grain grown in your district this season, and the yield per aore, Masterton, as arulo, takes the palm for graingrowing capabilities, but this year, I think it has a rival in the yield per aero of oats. I had occasion last week to visit the lately acquired property of our worthy ropresentative,Mr W.C. Buchanan, M.H.K.near the Waiobine River, and, by the courtesy of. the manager, I was shown over the place, The splendid qrass paddocks, with the grass looking as green as if it was spring, and the turnip crop was certainly remarkable and estimated to fatten at least 25 sheep to the acre with access to chaff. But the crop of oats of about CO acres "was certainly the finest for tbe size of it T ever saw, ' either-in Canterbury or elsewhere, probably from 90 to 100 bushels to I the. acre, and Ibis is growing on' i land,that three years ago was impas- i sable for horses, So much for enter- "< prise and induptry, in fact the place i that used to be notorious as the ren- i devoiißof the wildest cattle in the 1 district in the early days of the settle l niont of Greytown, is now a veritalilf l I garden of Eden, and I should think i would gladden tho.eyes,of New; South i Welshmen, and prove, jf proof Iwas i necessary, the advantages of., our i Britain of the South,':as a field for ' profitable investment,-