Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3196, 4 May 1889, Page 2

Commercial.

Laery H'o. report sales for the past'week:—Potatoes, -75?t0 80s; | onions, L 8 to L 8 i4s; data, 2a lOd; pollard, Ls'loa to Lslsa; bran, 90s to 955; oatori Bbeaf oliaffj 80jio 90s; 'straw ..chaff,. 655; oatnsW Ll4 10s;' maize, 8s ?d, nominal; ■ I wheat, 4s to 4s Jd; fowls'wheat, 8a : ; 6d, nominal";; mailing barley, 8s:! 9d':. to 4s; beans, 8s Cd; peas,; 8s 8d to.; 8s fid ;iiearl barley, Ll'8; flour, Lll, Ito Lll 10s; bacon,- 6Jd to !)$) hams' 8d to 9£d; oheese, ,6Jd to 6sd, ; for large size;. loaf oheese, Gd. to 7d<;; fresh-butter,4lOd to'lld; 'salt'butter, ■ 8|d; : . demand, 9s j geese, 8s; duck's, 8s 6d; fowls,2b9dtoßs; figs,7sßd;dates,' sd; inferior sortsj. 4d.;.Barcelona liritsj 6d; alinoMnuts,' 9d; peanuts, 2Jd to 8d; apples, ss'to Osipears, 9s to 14s j oranges, 8d to 9d; lemons, 20s to 24s ;v quinces, ljd; cocksfoot ■ grass seed, 2Jd to 3d; rye grass seed,' 2s6d to 8s 6d; rape seed, 2d; flax, .£B6 to £B7 o.i.f. London. . >:\ Masterton Town Trustees. The regular Monthly meeting of Trustees was held on Friday night. Present - Messrs' A.; W, Renall, W. Perry, E. McEwen, and the newly elected members, Messrs Galloway and J. Graham. v§k"Mr Renall was voted to the chair, and the minutes of the last meeting were oonfirmed./ •' ' 3

The Treasurer reported a credit balance of L 194 4s Leave of.absence was granted to MrLowes. Mr Renall said as this was the first meeting in tho new financial year it was their duty to electa ' chairman. Mr Lowes had shown great ability and devoted considerable v attention to the duties of the office during his term as chairman, and; he was not going to treat him with" ' the slfeuW ingratitude, (hear, hear.) He had sufefed. enough \ of that himself. He had much pleasure iii proposing Mr Lowes as Chairman to jthe Trustees :for the current term,. When u Mr 'Lowes , took office there was a large { of arrears owing for rent, .and by his" ' energetic action that 'had been ra«; duced quite four-fifths. Some, eien who had held seats on the Trust, had been largely indebted in that way, , but' there were none in that posnjtn on the present Board. Thoseroo had sat on tho Trust with Mr Loires as phairmanwould know.how deeply they were indebted to him'for their present satisfactory position; (Hear, bear.) •' - -, : ' ; v '- " ■/.' Mr McEwen in seconding, the motion, ondorsed the sentiments of the last speaker.. The motion was oarried unanimously, ' Messrs Lowes, Renall, and Perry ' were appointed a. Finance Committee,

Mr D. McGregor, ohairman of the Fernridge Sohool Committee, notified the time and place of the proposed picnic which had been agreed to by Mr Lowes on. behalf of the Trustees as arranged at the last meeting,

The Chairman said he should be sorry to raise airy apposition to the application, but in the face of the trouble with the Mastortou Sohool Committee they would need to be cautious,

In answer to the Chairman jflie Secretary said by bis reading Act the Trustees were to carry out one united picnio annually for the schools of Masterton and Fornridge., The Femridgo Sohool Committee, had been duly notified that a grant of £lO for a picnio had been made..

The Chairman said if the Trustees gave way in the present case it would be a precedent to the Masterton School Committee to get out of their difficulty over tho school prizes. Mr McEwen said having voted the sum and authorised the Chairman to settle the time and placo of the picnic, and he having done so tho question was settled.

Mr W. Sellar, Secretary to .the Masterton School Committee applied to the Trustees to organise a picnic for that school in accordance with the Act, and suggested the Queen's Birthday as the day upon which to hold it.

Mr Galloway proposed that the request be acceded to. He suggested the Fernridge School Committee should be asked to join in on that day instead of the 18th inshJlt would bring them within the a^Jfc) Mr McEwen said the,Fornridge School Committee had already made tboir arrangements, and- he thought they would not care to change Mr day,

After some further discussion Mr Galloway was appointed on behalf of the Trustees to. act with the MasterSchool Committee to organise a picnic in accordance with the application made.

[ The Mastertbn Soliool Committee applied for a grant-in-aid cf £75 for the following purpose: To remove and improve closets £25,. Swings £lO, Maps etc, £lO, new water supply M The application was referred to the Finance Committee.

The Chairman said the water ' supply was proposed to be taken from the springs at the Acclimitisation Society's ground, and it would be necessary to interview Mr W. H. Beotham on the matter. It would be necessary for him .(the Ohairman) as owner of tho land to make a email annual charge as rent, The laws in regard to water were very .'complicated. No owner of laud had to. the water. , ■■■• ?9"l. . The Sooretary was instructed to notify to all parties having applications for grants to send them in by next meeting of tho Trustees. It was resolved to grant the sum of £2 15s towards providing gas-fit-tings in the Salvation Army Barrack's, the fittings to be the property oHlie Trustees at tho end of tho to/,m Accounts amounting to £2 ftivd were passed for payment. . The" black list" was read over and in ono case the Secretary was instructed to re-entered take possession of the property. _ The Chairman stated that the title to the half acre Ko 22 had been handed over to him by Mr Carter, and the deed stated that the land had been transferred for a road. A draft'of the new Trust leases was read and discussed.

The Times London ■, correspondent stales that tho one question agitating . the minds of tho great majotity..,pf churches in that country is, Imtjto inako the sermons more atactivliotho goneral public. The Binging and tho sermons don't prove so attractive a« they : ought, and tho goneral feeling:is that » somethini! eiso must be tried to draw ' larger congregations. The Rev. E, G. ■ ; , Thatcher, vicar of Tainworth, is trying ,' to soivo the difficulty. He has prepared' , course .o|ferm6ns;dealin?.,mth ojepenfeftf and V to illußtrale ,; hiß'discourses;? fie 1 "' jntends. ' holding a service after.the ordinary "'■: .service on Sunday evenings, at which hoi •:'■(' will exhibit a magic lantern, the pictures ; ; of 'wbich.jviiithrppf a fuller Jight on w~ r '; ajraoji//This.is;certainly- trie jmosty : f : novel MpeHmoiftyeVtried'in drawing crowded oburolj,:,:'■ ':.' • '.•'. •■''•■ ■'■JjL-