The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1889. The Borough Balance Sheet.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3230, 14 June 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1889. The Borough Balance Sheet.

We have received a copy of the Jlastertou Borough balance sheet for tho year ended 31st March last, containing tho usual multitudinous array of figures, which the exigencies of tho Municipal Corporation Act require. Ratepayers as a rule do not trouble themselves to evolve the intricacies of the actuarial document, and are contented, or discontented, to know that at the present time tho local overdraft lias been exceeded, and that no money is available for necessary work, There, is apparently some risk in the Council overstepping legal limits with the overdraft, for we learn from a DmiGtliu telegram of yesterday that at a meetiug of the City Council a letter was received from the Auditor-General returning the balance sheet, and stating that he disallowed a sum of £1,228 13s 7d transferred in excess oi the authorised limit from the gas to the geueral account. At the same time he said: " I feel it my duty to place in the hand of the Crown Prosecutor tho question whether Councillors have not incurred the penalties imposed by the Act for overdrawing the amount of the borough fund at tho bank," Probably Masterton eccentricities in financing will not be on a sufficiently large scale for a referouco to the Crown Prosecutor, We observe from the balanco sheet that during the past year tho receipts of the borough treasury In tho general account have been about £1,700 and die expenditure about £1,900. Looking through the money spout wo find that in round numbers about £7OO has gone in making and mending streets; £SOO in salaiios, office expenses, and sundries; £2OO for fire brigade purposes; £2OO for interest on overdraft and gas debentures; £IOO for gaslights, and £SO (or charitable aid. Undoubtedly the cost of machinery is out of proportion to the income of the Council, and it would.be well if the Mayor and Council could give serious attention to tho task of bringing about a bettor adjustment,. Shoul/1 the income be increased by extra rating or borrowing ? or should the expenditure be reduced by further retrenchment? It is scarcely the province of outsiders to say what method should be resorted to, or whether, as in tho caso of a good many private individuals, the remedy should take tho somewhat doubtful form of waiting for better times. It is clearly tho duty of the Mayor • and Council to determine what courso should be pursued. It is undesirable that tho overdraft should, bo exceeded, or even that it should bo kept hard up to its legal limit, The financial .adjustment has to bo faced, and we may reasonably hope that the Mayor, after nearly two years of office, will possess the j necessary experience to give the Council a lead as to the best method of arresting the process of drifting which has been going on for some | time past,

I ';. •Wk regret to loam that it is uncertain i whether Mr-Goorge Beothanr will bo able to return to New Zealand iu iirao tP'iittoiid the.uppi'oaohiiig aesaion of Parliament, We are also Borry to'hear rem private letters recently received that tho state of his health is such that be hesitates to face tlio present New Zealand winter, and he leek unequal to the stiain of Parliamentary duties until Ins health is restored. If Mr Boetham decides nut to return to the Colbny till the winter is over, ho will probably apply for leavo of absence Iroui attendance at tho House during the ensuing session. No doubt, this request, if made, will bo readily grantod, huwever unusual it may bo, Mr Beethain is extremely popular in the House, and members would be certain to display good feeling iindor the orrcmnstauces. It is quite possiblo.that many of Mr Beetham's constituents might viow his absonco from his place in Parliament not only with regret but also' with disapproval, but it mu6l! be borne in mind that for twolve ye'ars past their representative has labored loyally for thoir interests ns woll as those of the Colony at largo, that he has never spared himself iu session or out of session but has boon an earnest and diligont worker from the commencement of liis political career, and that ho may fairly claim consideration and forbearanco at their hands under the exceptional difficulties in which ho now finds himself placed.

Wo hear that His Excellency the Governor is on a visit to Pihautea, Lowor Valley, Tho E.M.S. Kaikoura with Enidish Mails, is expected to arrive in Wellington noxt Sunday night, Messrs Lowes and lorns 'add to their Stock Sale, 100 Ewes in lamb and three Lincoln Bams.

Wo are requested to mention that tho Wairarapu representative of To Aro House, Mr Price, will remain in Mastorton during the next week where ho will bo pleased to elioiv samples aud secure orders.

The themometer registered 20 degrees this morning in the shado. Tho Tararua Banges aro covered with snow,

One hundred and thirty-live porsom loft this Colony during tho month ol May in excess of arrivals, who nuuiborod one thousand and thirteen.

At Palmerston North on Thursday the man Micltlcson, who was arrested for the 8,-,fe robbery at Mr J. Miller's Store, was brought beforo the R.M. and remanded for eight days. It is believed that others implicated in the robbery will bo brought to justice A number of persons mot togethor at the Temperance Hall last night to teiidor farewell to Mr Roberts, managor of Mr Woodrulib's drapery store, who is about leaving this district, where he has during his stay made many lriends. A dance followed and a ycry pioaaant ovoning was spent. Mrs Corbett announces tho arrival of a large and varied assortment of imported fruit.cumprising now seasons pine apples, lomons, oranges, apples, pears, bananas prunes, and nuts assorted,

Mr F. H. Wood has a long cataloguo for his noxt Taratahi Stuck Sale pirticulars of which may be found in his usual column. He makes a further addition theretoof 200 forward wethers.

, E Mr J. Stone tho well-known Waipoua Nurseryman has a seasonable announce. ;0 Mont h our columns. Ho notifies that he has on hand all kinds of nursery stock j, samples of some of which can be seen at y Mrs Corbott's shop, Queen Street where iU orders may ho left, Wo are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns salo of fruit and ormimontal, trees at their rooms to-morrow. The consigumont is [, from Nelson and will embrace fruit trees 10 ol the belt description, ornamental trees . flowering slirub.3, atrawhorry plants, I- rhubarb rootß, etc, ■_ His Honor the Chief Justice yesterday madean order in Bankruptcy for payment to William Clark of Wellington n draper, out of his bankrupt estate, the e sum of LdO for maintenance This was h at the rate of Li per week for tho lon y weeks ho had been engaged aßsistiug i. tho Official Assignee to wind up the n estato. We have received from Messrs fl. G, Gibbons & Co garden and farm seedsman Wellington, a very neatly got up illustrated and descriptive catalogue of their 5 Beeds with Horticultural sundries and other interesting items. Any porson !, interested can see the cataloguo onap--8 plication at this office, n Another of tho early setlors has passed away in the person of Mrs J, Chittenden who died at her residence at an advanced ago last night, The death is no doubt due to a shock to the system which Mrs Chittenden recently received, when she • fell ill tho lire iu a fainting lit, and was bravely rescued from her dangerous pro dicamont by her daughter, Mrs Iruscott, e Tho Wairarapa agency for the salo of r the celebrated Honey-suckle brand of puro unblended tea, has been conferred ' upon our energetic fellow towmiinn Mr W. W. Scott of the Temperance Hotel, ' Hall Street, Masterton. Particular as t to price and delivory will be found in an t advertisement in this issue over the j loader. _ " A Horticultural and Florist Society has been founded in Wellington, the ' Gardenors Society and Chrysanthemum Show Coiiimito having united for.that ' purpose. Wo wish the new Society ' every success. Wo think however they ' will find it to their interest to add a ; branch for local industries, It creates • an increased intorcst in the show and has proved ut great sum in Masterton. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels mado their second appearanco last night to a bi» \ audionce at the Theatre Eoyal, The body of the liuuse was closely packed, | but tho gallery was somewhat thinly populated. The Company were very unpunctual in commencing their programme and during the .interim the , Geds were,very noisy; butonce started the long and varied bill of fare was ' faithfully carried out to a finish without pmissipn./jr curtailment, The night was bitterly' cold,- 'aud it was evident that the mlpi were aXlitth) doprojsod by l the ciiilrj'but notwithstanding this draw- c back,.th^porfaniiatipe went off well and t ' , A_ most' 'ccnipko and extromely serviceable of coaches is being con. " eluded by-Merits Thomas andMargett's of Maryborough, and their enterprise \ deserves a word of recognition, and a I measure of support from the public for v whose travelling convenience they so t ably cater. They carry both passengers i. and goods in first class coaches, makin" a daily return trip between Martin" ? borough and Foatherston, to suit trains, " a Thursdays kip to Lower Valley, and ut a Wednesday's trip to Greytown and a back.. This last coach connects with t Messrs Bowers' and Moltao's coach to ut Masterton, and Maryborough passengers and parcels can make tho through journey in one day, a very groat eonvenjeiHß indeed, Full particulars and ° tho firm's tinietable appear ii) our V aderlising columns aud should bo con- o suited by those interested. 0 A report is current that the Now p, Zealand Times has changed hands, tho v new proprietor (or-tors) takiug posses- j siou nest month but I have been unable ti ascertain the name of the person or party. B Mr Chanlroy Harris is the present owner, far Various rumours are in circulation as to d

the new proprietory. One says that ut is an Auckland man of moans or a syndi? cate; while a third has it "on good authority," that a prominent politician,

who was at one time a printer, then a journalist, momber of Parliament, and a Cabinet Miuiator, is tk man, acting for a company, I hope that tho latter is the case, as it is woll known that the Times has not beon conducted in a popular or enterprising spirit, and if any man can put a dash of energy into a newspaper, tho ox-miimter is tho man. -Typo. Animal Wool is the material devised by natare for animal covering, and possesses, as the slimpleat experiments will prove, the valauble quality of not attracting or retaining tho noxious,' mal-odorous matters which the animal body exhales. Moreover, being a slow conductor of heat, Animal Wool does not chill, even when damp, Therefore, every one should secure a selection of our pure Flannels at Te Aro House, Wellington,

rScarlotiria ib stated tobo : pro'yaient •aE-Bunnythor'pe, and the piiblio school, has in consequence been closedr ■".•'■ i A man named JainesLindsay, arecont arrival in Duricdin, who had been drinking, to found dead in Mb bed at the Spanish' Restaurant yesterday morning. Mr E. O'Conor, at Westport on Thursday night, and Mr W. 0, Walker at Ashburton on Wednesday night, each addressed their constituents and received a vote of thanks and confidence.

In tho Bankruptcy Court,- Wellington, yesterday,, tile several . oharges were preform) agl)lll8t J, J. Ingram, tobacconist, a bankrupt, and dismissed. His Honor the Chief Justice, remarked that any charges could bo brought up again, when the bankrupt applied for his discharge.

Notice is given in the Gazette that all i general licenses to use the totalisator at race ■ meetings heretofore granted to any racing olub under sectiou 46 of tho Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1881, are revoked and determined, in pursuance of tho authority vested in the Colonial Bocretary by tho said Act; such revocation to take effect on the Ist July, 1889. Mr Hounslow request us to state that though unable through ill health to personally attend at his Boot aud. Shoe establishment, Queen.Street, business is still being carried on aad all orders will bo punctually attended to. Hugo Buffalo Minstrels make their final appearance to-night at the Theatre Royal with an entirely now programme, which is anticipated to give .even greater satisfaction than their previous efforts, Mr Buchanan said at Carterton on Wednesday night thali ho considered it impossible to pieparea fair protective tariff, without treading on someone's Our erring type-setters, by a misprint, represented Mr Buchanan as convoying a somewhat different sentiment, and ivo now huston to make correction.

Thore were about 80 persons present at tho Oddfollows' Hall. Featherston, last evening, whon Mr Buchanan delivered his pre-sessional address to tho electors' of that district, Tho chair was taken by Mr J, Reynolds, who briefly introduced the speaker. Mr Buchanan was well received and ropeated in the main his speeches delivered at Greytowii and Cartertou, Ho was repeatedly cheered, his remarks upon education, railway management, ohautablo aid, tho Frisco mail sorvica, and parliamentary representation meeting with especial favor. Ho was not in favor of tho Hare system of., representation as proposed, and should vote againbt it in its present form, as ho- contended that it would debar a groat many candidates from contesting an election through heavy expenses. Ho corrected a statemont made by the Eyening I'ost to the effect that their was nothing whatever to provent tho Government proposing anotlicr loan at any time, stating that the AgoutGeneral gave a distinct pledgo that wo would not go on tho English money market for three years, when raising the last.loan. In answer to Mr J. Cundy ho said ho would give direct grants to districts like Pahiatua instoad of subsidies, so as to open up tho Crown lands with good roads, and so facilitate settlement jju answer toMrMouckton, he said that while admitting that a small tariff was necessary he would not support the amounts that wero now levied as he considered piotective tariffs were growing evil's, A unanimous vote of thanks was carried to Mr Buchanan on tho motion of Mr Mouckton, seconded by Mr James Donald,

Thoso who love music best when adapted to sacred subjects nud when its inspiring harmonies are used to set forth tlio eternal verities of divine revelation are about to have an opportunity such as has not for a long time past been enjoyed by tho'peoplo of Masterton. The Oratorio " Paradiso" will be rendered on Tuesday next at the Drill Hall, Masterton, by a larpo company of ladies and gentleman, comprising the combined talent of tho lower Wairarapa valley, several of whom aro well known to possess voices of great sweetness and powor. Sacred music of a high character has a fascinanation and grandeur all its own and wlion used as nV will be on this occasion to raise funds for church purposes, it couiuionds itaolf to the best feelings of every one. Tho entire work is comprised [hi two parts. The first opens with a brief recital of tho happy condition of man in paradise, his temptation, fall, and expulsion, thus pieparing the way for the regular action of tho poem which commences with tho lines—

" Cease your lamentations loud, Cease to mourn for Eden's loss I" The announcement is thon miido of the Great Delivoror, whose special work is to restoro man to a moral paradiso; and | tho remainder of this pare is occupied with a series of visions and predictions relating to the Messiah and His advent as a Deiivorer. The first part being thus occupied with predictions, the second part of tho Oratorio is dovotod to a recital and representation of their ful. filmont, commencing with the Annumcation, and cnocludiug with the Adoration of the Wise Men and Shepherds, in conjunction with tho Angelic Host, Tiokote for the above we understand may bo obtained at various shops in Queen Street, and also from several ,'privato persons,

't Hamlet: "The air biles .shrowdly," y Horatio, " It is a nipping and an eager air, y my Lord." Had the philosophio Dane a lived iu our day and city,'ho would, willi s thousand of othor intelligent oitizens, havo j sought and obtained, tho true Safeguard, . good, honest, Flannel, at Te Avo House, Wellington, ''The wind that blows" and "the air" that t "bites shrowdly" would have been sucooss- > fully defied by selecting from the many ! oscallent makes of Flannel that are to had i at Te Aro House, Wellington.