The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1889. Trade Statistics.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3210, 21 May 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1889. Trade Statistics.

The New Zealand Trade Keview for the current mouth contains some interesting information as to the imporls and exports of the colony. We gather that the exports for the first quarter of 1889 reached the unprecedented total of L8,417,73i, as against only 12,083,650 for tho corresponding quarter last year, giving an increase of L43<i,084, Of this balance goods to tho value of about L 258,000 were sent to the United Kingdom, and L14G,000 to New South Wales. Turning to a table in which wo find a comparative statement of exports during the years ending March 81st 1889 and 1888, we 'find that there lias been a very satisfactory' increase in all but five of our principal articles of export. Wool stands at the head of these with a falling off of LG8,228, sheepskins coming next with 12,237. Smaller items are represented by rabbit skii-.s, cured or salted meats, and kauri gum. The total export of wool last year was valued at L 8,887,122. That of gold was L 842,066, showing an ■ increase. of L 29,788. Gram was represented by L 781,888, showing the enormous increase during a year of low prices of L 899,166. Flour etc., was valued at Lls3.oßl—an increase of L 98,285, Frozen meat took a bound up to' LGG6,656, or L 191,050 more than the previous year, Butter is set down at L13G,536, the inorease being L65.728—an increase of about 94 per cent. Flax gave an increase of L 80,729, tho total value for last year being 1j112,190. The totals for the two years were -1889, 18,201,409; 1888, L 7,009,247, leaving a balance in favor of 1889 of L 1,182,102. This also is quite unprecedented in the history of the colony.' Tho value of tho exports exceeds that of tho imports for the last year by L 2,298,188, the total of the latter being L 5,908,220. The imports of specie were LBGI.OIO, and the exports of the same L 882,216, so that the quantity of currency afloat in New Zealand does not appear to have boen at all reduced. The statement is a most satisfactory one in every respect, and shows that the colony is fast recovering its balance. A few more years without borrowing will see it quite restored, and we shall then hear but little more of long continued depression -unless, indeed, a. squandering Ministry like Jthe Stout-Yogel combination gets once more into office.

very reasonably do, lie' would have to enter tliem under Class 0, andpay la od, In the same way, 281bs of olover would go for 1b 6d; but entered aa grass seed it ■would, only require ls*- ! 2d to -pay the- froight. Rabbits (dead) of the same weight would coßt Is 6d under Class 0; but if they were sentas Game, under Class A, they would coat Is 9d. Flax .arid turnip seed wouldgo under Class 0, and be charged at a higlier rate than rape or linseed, which is supposed to go in Class E. We wonder whether there is an officer in the whole Department who could tell the difference between rape, and turnip seeds, .We are sure that gardeners cannot do bo. Nothing' further need be said upon the subject to show that the tables have : been arranged upon the most mysterious grounds, and also that they are likely to lead to endless disputes, No one could for instance,, prevent anyone from sending cloyer as grass seed, or rape for turnip, or vice versa. The table, by the way, | provides for the carrying of fascines ivp to a Hundred . weight,' We 1 wonder has it ever occurred to any- > one to send suoh a quantity by rail, or even to oart it ?

A Masterton resident was fined throe shillings and costs by Mr W. Lowes J.P. on Monday afternoon for having a foul ohimney, ' • Aoooptancea for the North Wairarapa Hack Raco Mooting to bo held un the Queen's .Birthday close this evening. Tenders are invited by the Town Clerk for service layin? and connecting on account of gas works, Tenders close on Thursday next. Mahakipawa appears to be looking up. Last week the Wairarapa party took out £42 10 worth of gold, and Inkerman and party got 42 oz, for eleven day' sluicing. Several other parties are also said to bo doing well. About 85,000 soamen are engaged in the annual shipping business of Sydney, and the freetrade port has a business of a little Bhert of one million tons per annum more than the protectionist port of Melbourne.

The flax industry iu the To Aroha dis" trict Is assuming largo proportings. Shortly there will be close on half-a-dozen mills at work,'and as there arc large tracts of land available, these ventures should prove profitable. The following team of the Greytown Football Club has been picked agaiust tho Athletics, at Wellington, on the Queen's Birthday;—O, J, and A Beard, E. and 0. Udy, Webster, J. Tocker, Ellen, Mitchell, Polling, Kallahcr, Lucena, Amos, Ingley, Grig?, and H Tully.

The Ball committee of tho Masterton Bilies met on Monday night and transacted a considerable amount of detail business in connection with the animal ball which takes place on the. Queen's Birthday. Everything lias now beon most satisfactorily arranged; so that thereßhouldbe nothing left for the committoo to do except a few things that could not be disposed of at present, A lady who has lately been rather conspiouousin the back country, was brought to Fcatherston to hold an audience with a local J,P, This gentleman extended an invitation for her to run down to Wellington and stay a month at" the' stone jug." To make things more pleasant he proyided an escort to accompany her. Everything beincr ready to start, it was found the lady had disappeared; but not far had she sti-ayed; the nearest 'pub' contained her, and a bottle found in her pocket testified that she had mado up her mind to enjoy her holiday.—Standard.

The Property Tax Reviewers sat at Eketahuna on Saturday last', but found very little to do. None tho property holders in the Mauricevillo and Ekotahuna Koad Districts who had lodged objections appeared to support them, and their valuations were therefore confirmed. In tho Alfredton Distriofc a small reduction was made to Mr Alnass,

and an objection made by Mr.T. Bayliss was not sustained. There was no further business,

j- An extensive excursion tour is being arranged for the Canadian Parliament throughout the United States, beginning in May. This trip is designed to ehow thorn the condition and resources of this country, Several Pullman trains have heon engaged, and all the chief American oities will be visited, It is believed that 400 prominent Canadians Will take part in the excursion.

Another love tragedy has taken place at Tours. It appeats that anon-commis-sioned artillery officer named M. Armand Moynand, accompanied by his mistress, Alice Roherty, an operatic singer, took a room at an hotel. Shorty afterwards a report of firearms was heard, and it was discovered that M. Moynand had brst shot his mistress through the hoart and then blown his own brains out,

The new tariff for small parcels of produce on the Government railways provides for the carriage of an article named " dholl." Wo havo taken :omo trouble to ascertain tho moaning of this word, but so far our efforts havo had a somewhat discouraging result. After vainly looking for it in almost endless tists of agricultural products, our imp suggested that it might mean doll, and for the moment it struck us that the recently appointed Railway Commissioners, intent on pleasing tho gentler portion of the rising generation, had made a special concession on dolls; but then we reflected that dolls are not usually looked upon as farm produco in Xew Zealand Tho Imperial Dictionary and two or three encyclopedias which we consulted give tho word " dhole," which is the nearest approach to "dholl" we could find. It might havo occurred to someone that tho dhole, which is the nation dog of India, would be-useful in the extermination ot rabbits, and that ho had made a suggestion which had boen acted upon by tho Commissioners; but as the animal has not as yet been brought to the colony, would, moreover, pay moro attention to sheop than to rabbits, and is not an agricultural product anyway, we had to give him up also, and with him tho whole question When the Railway Commissioners have another conundrum to Bend out we shall endeavor to pass it by. The durability of human hair is a. fortunato thing for those whose scalps more or loss laok that adornment, says the ungallaut Philapelphia Press, What would be the condition of one-half of our female friends if human hair was as perishable hb human flesh? What could art or science do towards restoring to woman her chief attraction if human hair wer not nearly as imperishable off the head as on it? Even death itself, which in time leaves no trace of flesh and bono, seems, under certain conditions, powerless to destroy our hair. Numerous are the instance!), pot only of the growth of hair after death, but also of its virtual indestructibility. A yery curious example of thiß was brought before the public notice at the monthly meeting of a society of antiquaries. A member produced# photograph of the back hair of a young Roman lady,- who,' judging from a coin lyine under her coffin, must havelivod about the time of Constantino. When the coffin was opened it was seen that the body had been buried in gypsp with the head on a pillow.- The frontpart of the skull "had given way, so that the back of the head thrown forward, and on it.was a long tress of hair with tivo jet pins remaining in it. It was a lovely auburn color, and in excellent preservation. Npw, it is liar for one moment insinuated that this interesting tress was such as young ladies of the nineteenth century hang orerlbe back of the bedroom chair. It indisputably belonged to the head of the Roman girl when she was buried.

It is estimated that the loss of the United States Government by the Samoan disaster will reaoh at least 2,000,000 dollars, , < The Sacoloi a Milan newspaper, is publishing the Bible i» 2JQ haljppnny parts of eight pages each, and S)00 irood r CUt«, ' "

The Mueterton Park :■ Trustees' liaye granted tho use .of • the Pari to- the Volunteers for review on'- the Quoen'a Birthday. _ .Mr Fi H. 'Wood Adds 200 etfes in lamb and 200 empty ewes to his cata* logue for hia next Taratahi sale?' :

The name of tho now Secretary to tho Exocutive Council is Mr Willis, not 1 Wallis, as it was printed yesterday, I The firat ahow of the Wellington I Agtioultural and Pastoral Society is expected to take place at tho Hutt; on the 20th and 21at November next, j ■ We regret to' learn that a private telegram which haß just beon received from Mr T, Cotter, who went to Sydney to consult a cancer doctor, conveys the news that ho is sinking fast, with, little" hope of recovery. ... Mr Jacob Joseph, a well-known settler in Wellington, where he was formerly a prominent "merchant, is at present on a yisit to Masterton. He is staying at tho Occidental Hotel. The number of bankruptcies that haye occurred' in the Wairarapa' since the beginning of tho year is eevon, four 6t which were credited to Masterton.. One of tho latter has since bojn annulled.

Tho many Wairarapa friends, of Mi' D. J. Baird will regret to leatn that he has been compelled to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court in Wellington. The Urst meeting of creditors takes place on Monday next, at 2.30 p.m. ' : No less than 27 school districts in the' Wanganui Education district failed to elect Committees on theappointed day, without including Wanganuiitself, which failed to elect, and has since held an irregular meeting for election, Mr Henry Toogood has been elected to fill the vacancy in the Whareama JRoad Board caused by tho resignation of Mr O. F. Vallance. We regret to hear of the death of Mr Richard Morphy, of Peilding, formorly a well-known resident of Masterton and Greytown, and a popular' driver on the old Cobb aud Co 'line between Wellington and Masterton. Messrs Lowes & lorns announce an extensive • sale of furniture, produoe, poultry, ornamental trees, shrub's &o, for Saturday next.

A most important addition has been made by Mr F. H, Wsod for his next stock sale at tho Taratahryards, Under instructions from Mr Bobert Buoksridge he will offer a number of high class horsoß, including the well-known bay gelding Scraps, the stallion Gre>hound, the trotting mare Mary Ann Mumbles, and several others. These horses should attract a large numbers of buyers. We are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Ltiwes and lorns' fortnightly stock sale which takes place at their yardß to-morrow. The list will embrace 2500. breedin? ewes in lamb. 500 fat owes, 600 forward enes, 200 forward wethers, 120 good lambs, GO head mixed young cattle, 6 dairy cows one draught horse, cart and harness, 3 young draught horses, 5 hacks, 11 large bacon pigs'jand 6 small pigs.

Wo are requested' to remind those who have received invitations of the Quadrille Assembly at the Theatre Royal this evening With a capital prosramino of danco music played by Mr Poarson's band, and a splendid floor, a very enjoyable evening may be anticipated; ' : The Red Star Football Club moved into its gymnasium last night. There was a laiyo attendance of members, and various exorcises were indulged in, Tlits gymnasium will be open'every night, and members will meet there two evenings a weok for runs, The first of these latter take place to-night, and a start is to bo made from the gymnasium. The two'Christchurch morning papers —the Press and the Lyttelton Timesare just now engaged in a fierce battle, The struggle is not confined to its local columns, but leader after leader is devoted to the subject. There is some very hardhitting, and some bitter things aro said on both sides. Tho Press appears to do most of the former, while its rival says the latter.

The following exceedingly funny telegram comes to us - f com the Ohriatohurch correspondent of the. Press •Association;-" It haß beou ascertained that the Ranger at Amuri was not reponsible for tho failure of the cases undor the Dog Act telegraphed on May 9. The informations laid were irregular, but the Ranger had not filled them: in, nor served the summonses, nor interviewed a local J.P. to get the blank notes signed." Now, if after all this the Eanger was not responsible, who in the name of common Bense was.

' The aquatic mooting in honour of Edward Hanlan was held on Saturday at Lako Takapuna, under the auspices of the Auckland Rowing Association, Oyer 1000 persons were present, Hanlan rowed in the Scullers' Handicap Race, about .three : quarters of a mile, the only other competitor being W Bailey, of the Waitomata Boating Club, Bailey was allowed a considerable start,was never caught, and won by a length and a half, The Whaleboat Race was won by tho Waitomata Boating Club, and the Gig Eaco by tho North Shore Rowing Club, Hanlan gave an exhibition in an outrigger. Evidences ot the march ot progress are evinced in these days by the. attempt so worthily made to bring tho great body of consumers into all but direot contact with the noted manufacturers of Britain and tho Continent, through tho medium ol the proprietor of tho oolebrated To Aro House, Wellington.

Not content with. having ercoted one of Largest, most Convenient and Magnificent Family Drapery Warehouses to be found this side of tho Equator, and whioh attracts as it should large concourses of Customers,' he seeks still further to influenco the public by sending his representatives through- the various country distriots, to make known to the residents the manifest advantages of dealing with Te Aro House, Wellington. . All parcels will be sent, carriage paid, to any station on the Government and Manawatu Railway Company's Linos that may be nearest to tho customer's residence, and thus country purchasers will bo plaoed on the samo footing as those resident in the City, and enjoy all the advantages con? neoted with dealing direotly with the Importer, James Smith, To Aro House WeHinßtoi).-AnYT.

A representative Is now in this distriot and wiU call upon all and sundry with patterns of Seasonable Dress-and other Fabrics, Household Drapery, Tweeds, Coating, &o. He will take orders of Dressmaking, Tailoring, and everything connected with the drapery trade,, and the .Proprietor trusts that overy courtesy will be extended to hiin with largo nurak's of orders to be executed at To Aro House, Wellington.