The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1889. The New Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3238, 24 June 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1889. The New Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill.

The N.Z. Times has published what appears to lie an authorised version I of the new Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill which is oxpeoted to be introduced to Parliament tomorrow. ' It repeals all measures of a kindred , character, and deals separately with ' hospitals, charitable aid, destitute [ persons, industrial schools, state refuges, local homes, and outdoor , relief. The main principle, of the measure, however, appears to be the rolief of the consolidated fund, which doubtless may be classified as l " destitute," A portion of the burden hitherto resting upon it is placed upon the shoulders of local bodies. It will be well for the Wairarapa Comities and Borough Councils to carefully estimate their liabilities under the new Bill, for there is a fair prospect of their present contribution towards the sick find poor being considerably augmented. Under the new proposals the Government contribution to hospitals is put.down at 2s Gd per day for patients, This grant will no doubt be satisfactory to large hospitals in' the chief towns of the colony, where a large number of patients roduc.es the expense per heaJ, but in country districts like this the average cost of maintaining a patient. is double what it is in a large centre, and the aid given will be altogether out of proportion to the assistance hitherto granted from the consolidated fund, so that the local bodies will have to. pay the piper. An allowance of sixpenoe per day will also be made for chronic cases, and as patients of this description now cost in Masterton-about four times tjiis amount, the assistance given will not he ypry great. Under the Bill it is that the control of the hospital .should be vested in tltf'jJoi'Oiigii Qonncijl' .Tjbj jm'lJ be somewhat 'if an anpmaly N as %s. , bulk of the money forita maintenance' will.be.drawn from,the County, Power is, however, givon to the Borough Council to vest the managemenfcjn trustees if oue fourth the cost o( ijj raised by private subscription! aid on the other hand is .vested in'the I County Courioil. The money for this ' istocoine/r'onjtlie .same sources''as! the Etospital faii,d.. jfo'admijnjtering ■ ij.tjje:Borough of tpji"ai^id.'th t e { Countyarotohe'eopderedseparate < districts, aid no doubt applicants forji

relief, will, m' praotice, -. have the option of appealing to. either erboth foi assistance The local bodies, too, have to maintain .destitute persons and ohildien, an allowance of Gd poi day being meted out for tho lattei The Government undertake to provide for orphans iri' industrial schools, and also ; maintain ■'•certain mysterious State refuges of wbioh we ; shall probably hear more by and by. The local bodies are' also'to provide'' local homes and administer outdoor relief, We may expect if this new' measure passes into law, that the poor rate, wbichis now partially levied in country districts will become universal throughout the Colony, and that it will be a serious tax upon Bottlers, It is perhaps a disgrace to the flew Zealand Parliament that it should be deemed necessary to wipe out of existence the whole of the Hospital and Charitable Aid legislation. so recently passed by both Houses, under the auspices of tho late Ministry, There is to be no mending or patching,but we are to have anew lock, stock and barrel. Apparently the primary object of the present Ministry, as of the late Cabinet, is to throw a larger portion of the cost of maintaining Hospitals and Charitable Aid upon local" bodies. The late Ministry reduced the charges on the consolidated revenue to about* a half of the cost of maintenence,the present one seem disposed to bring them down in country districts to about a quarter, and probably the next Ministry will take the bull by the horns, .and throw the entire.cost upon counties and boroughs. A peculiar feature of the Bill seems to be that it'is a financing measure for the benefit ot the Government. No doubt the effect of throwing additional burdens upon local bodies will be to check extravagance in administering relief as far as it maybe limited. The liberal subsidies of the" past • have not been unaccompanied by a waste and extravagance which is unlikely to be indulged in when the money is mainly extraoteu from the pookets of ratepayers, from this point of view good may result from, the new measure, but it is a question how far it is desirable to impose additional taxation upon country settlers, and in a measure to encourage pauperism by making a too complete and a too ready provision for all cases of distress. We should not be sorry to see the House abolish subsidies to local bodies altogether, if an equivalent were given to settlers bythu remission of part or all of the property tax. Subsidies; practically mean taking say a shilling out of the'pocket of a country settler in order to be in a position to give back sixpence, It would be a good thing for the Colony if the House wiped out the property tax and subsidies simultaneously.' Jt is possible to mako both ends meet in the' Colonial finances without either a Property, Land, or Income Tax, but there is not sufficient political virtue in the assembly to attempt so large a measure of reform. Notice is giverun- another column of tlie striking of special rates for speoial loans in the Alfredton Road District, Mr fl, Hounslow, boot manufacturer, Mosterton, has anew and important announcement in our columns, A large Bale of fruit trees and shrubs generally, will,bo held in MrF, H, Wood's Carterton auction rooms, on Saturday next.' , A nearly new tr-ioyclo of tho latest principle is advertised as being in Mr F, H. Wood's Cirterton auction room fcr sale at less than half prico. Tile consultation with the Masterton Town Lands Trustees and Messrs Carter and Jackson over tho new Trust Bill did not evontuato last Friday, as those" two gentlomon could not attend. The Bill will be considered probably towards the end of next month, when ill the absence of Mr Beetham, it will bo decided who shall introduce it, Messrs E, 0. Shearman and Co of Wollingtonannouncethat they havolarge blocks of flax land in the North Island which can bp leased at Is or purchased at 20s per aero, Hawks are said to have gathered in tiie neighbourhood of Kaiwluita and Waikaraka in unusual numbors of late, though tiie'sottlors know of nothing that would be likely to attract them. Thoy generally gather to the number of twenty or thirty duriug the day and fly inaciroloovertho same spot for hours at a time, ■ .

Charles Gnrolo alias Bismarck was charged on tho information of Sergeant Price with stealing a aaddlo and bridlo one breastplate, oiiosursingle, and one spur Value £2 10s, the property of Henry Byru bailiff of tho R.M. Court, Masterton, the said goods then being in tho liyery stable of Frank Hood of Masterton, He was romanded by Col. Roberts, R,M. until to-morrow morning.

At the last meeting of the Alfoedtou Road Board, tho Oliaitman asked Mr t Phillips if he would now accept the i arbitration as agreed upon at the annual I meeting of ratepayers oyer the disputed j road through his property, aud also as to putting the bridge into the same ordor j in which he found it. But 'Mr Phillips I backed out of it. Tho quantity of land i required for road purposes is about three ) acres »nd the oost of erecting the foncp j is estimated at 12s Cd per chain by Mr . Phillips, the longth being sixty chains or , thereabout." For this the Board havo ' to pay M Not a bad speculation for Mr Phillips consideW ho says hp does 1 not want to make money out of it. 1 The Waipawa Mail apostrophises 1 thus .•—'What a pack of hypocrites I Tho '■ anti-Chmeso meeting last.night :at Wellington- deprecated anything like , boycotting as repugnant to the British , sentiment of lair play, but decided to solicit aid of all persons interested in urging upon Parliament the desirableness ot legislating Vith the object of setting apart m each colonial town a district outsido the limits of which the Chinese should not bo allowed either to dwell pr carry on thejr trade, -Where doos the difference come in ? It is like tho British sailor exclaiming'; "I'm n'oj prejudiced, but I hato a damned French, man 1" These traders in Wellington say. inefieot: "We won't boycott, like the wioked Irish; but we'll make it impossible for the Oliinaincu to intorfore with our trade." Faugh I A peculiar caß0 | engaged the attention of the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Friday,, when Edward Baukß Harris said, to be a priyale detective, was charged with obtaining £2O. from Cornish Hamilton Dijnlop, Tho prosecutor, who was it staiiqntnanager and had decided to -institute' djvorco proceedings against Jijs wife, stated that tho'accused wrote offering his services as a private detective and stating.tlint be ,\vas in- a position to furnish him within a week of ninplo evidence of his wife's infidelity. /The information promised was not forthcoming, and the plaintiff claimed to have; found on en-, quiry that sohio at lcastsf tho representationsmadeby the acoused were false and that ho (Harris) had been himself living fn •adjiltojjf- with Mrs Dunlop. Amongst o't)ier things Harris forwarded the plaintiff one. of his wifoVphotographs, whioli lie asserted he' had treat' i difficulty in proourintf. This was h> tended to be evidence : that he was on

the track, but if, as alleged, he himself was living with the wife, he could have had |i|tje, difficulty; in procuring the photograph," "Hup infos letters' stated that'he wouldl-Jitfnjj' 6yidonc6.;n|.(hi wife's' infidelity with'' a' member: of. Parliament yith a: private;income...of

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A purchaser in out wanted columns advertises for four good'milking cows to oalvoatonco.

Tenders aie invited by Mr E. L, Wnkehn for falling two hundiod acres of bush at Mangamohoo.

this session .'compelling all retail tobacco; dealers to pay a license';^: ; ; -; :V '.; : ; '•■/. Tho *Thentrb Eoynl "Fixtures" .are announcedinour amusement' column, it will be seen thatjMrOokerisnegociat-'. n.gfor .the early appearance'of all' the availabje.taleiitin tliecbuiiliy.;_' ;■•; , The building owned by Mr John Mace at Carterton destroyed [ by fire. early.an Wednesday morning last was insured m tho National office of which Messrs Lowes and torus are agents,': for iioo. ; - ;,■;'"--: • ••". ■'•■■■'-'

Wo rornind those '. interested that tenders for the cartage of coal aud'for tho supply;.of timber and firewood lor the Bofous;h of Masterton close to-morrow;-Tuesday, at fi p.m.

1 'Messrs Lowes and lorus announce the sale on Saturday next at the rooms of the stock-iu -trade of Mr Geo. Hooper comprising jewellery, docks and Watches fancy,'and Japanese goods.- Also the whole of Mb fumiturb and effects, household requisites, &o, Tho Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Society havo' fixed tho- following dates for their coming exhibitions:— Horse Parade,Saturday,2Bth September. Annual Show, Wednesday, 30th October.Kam andHwe Fair, Wednesday, 12th February, 1890.

The tickets for the performance at the Theatre Boyal to-morrow of the Pirates of Penzance, for the benefit of Mr Keisenborg are Selling frocly and we adviso those'who have hot already secured seats to lose no time in doing so. The plan, can be seen at Mr Price's shop."'",.'. '",•■"

The classification list tor tho next Oartorton Show waß "adopted at. a oemmittee meeting of the Wairarapa and_Eaat coiist Pastoral and Agrloutural Socioty W Saturday last, and it will be published. There is but slight alteration .'from last year's. ' A. new class has been made for "ponies of undor thirteen.hands," and it wasdecided that all milch cows entered would have to be on the ground, the preceding nipht, and be milked in. the preseuce of tho stewards at, seven' .o'clock on the morning of the Show. Tho date of calving would'. also have, to accompany oach entry in this clasß.

Tho District Court sits on Wednesday next, 'Tho folloimigcasos are down for' hearing:—(l) Rawson v Troan, damages 1100 for illegal imprisonment,' (2) Hogg v Troan,. damages £IOO for illegal imprisonment,*(B) J. Savage vO. and MJlcKillop. OlaihiM 12s. (4) Bank of New South Wales v Samuel E. dapper, amount of guarantee £IOO and interest. (5) Bly'v Briggs, damages 1100,' Tho first three are jury cases. There is also a considerable amount of bankruptcy business, ■•■■'■. Tho following gentlemen have been appointed a Show Committoo by tho East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society:—Messrs A. A. Anderson, H. Braithwaite, W..0. Buchanan M.H.It,, Jas. Donald, F, Gray, Andrew Mo. Konzie, F. Mqnokton, J, Moncrieff, J Raynor, J.BoynoldSj Alexander McKonzie, H. R. Bunny, W. B. Allen, and J. Drumraond, The Finanoa Committee is constituted as last year by Messrs Matthews, Buchanan, Booth, and Braithwaite,'

Mr W. Falconer, of Fernridge, called at our office to-day and requested us to suppress in our columns a Court case in which he figured as defendant, We pointed out to him that it waß our duty to tho public to e,m an honest record of the business of the R.M, Court, and that wo could not comply with Mb request. There the matter would have ended as far as wo wore concerned, but Mr Fair conor, finding .that he uould not persuade us to garble our Ooutc report . proceeded to throated us. Wo were told" that if wo ventured' to publish tho case, Mr Falconer's patronage would for the future bo withdrawn from the Wairaiupa Daily. We valued our independence na journalists at something more than oven Mr Falconer's patronage, and we again refused to comply with his demand. We tat there is no journal in tho colony base enough to comply with a demand like that which Mr Falconer had tho impudence to make to its... The Italian Government supports 19 practical schools. It pays about threefifths of their running expenses, the remainder beine provided by tho proviiioos in which they are located, which also furnish the farm buildings and repairs, much after the plan of tho American agricultural collego grant, All but two provinces havo one ot these institution?. About 800 students attend annually, most of the graduates going into agricultural pursuits, Experimenting with different breeds, implements, &C, is a feature of these schools, The Dunedin Young Women's Christian Association have initiated a movement which ought to bo attended with some good results, They havo established a course oMoctures in 'starching and ironing, tho teacher beiiift an experienced laundryman This is instruction of a kind which was some tinio ago strongly insisted upon by our special reporter, when describing sooial life in the city. For reasons then assigned,' anil for others that might be urged, we think the course adopted by tho DJ. W, O,A, is a very suitable one indeed, Such teaching will oiiablo many of those who partake of it to honourably; earn their living, matead of depending upon a Charitable Aid Board for relief. In placinr such means at thoir disposal it cannot bo doubted that the ladies of the Asooiation arc on the right track. Their efforts ate far more likely to be attended with benefit [to the members of their sex than if thoy were made .in tho direction of.seouring forwomon tho rleht to voto at elcoticm.—The Telegraph,

At tho last Oxford races, in tho Maiden Plato,. the raco resulted in Wpapa coming in firat and Lucifor second,. A protest Tyas lodgod by tlio owner of tho latter against the formor taking tho stakes on the grounds of a cross m the raco, and Because Waipapa was not a district, horse within the meaning of tho conditions' under which tho race was run; namely,- that- the term district horses applied to those owned by residents in.the West Byreton Cunt,'Oxfordand Upper Aehley 'districts. Tho Stewards met and decided that

thore had been no -crossing in the raco, and that tho tptalisator was to pay out upon Waipapa, Tho owuiir of Lucifer has since sued the officials of tho Club for tho" stakes,'and- oh at Rangiora Court, they consented to judgment, thus, whilst the stakes apparently go to Lucifer, the totalisator dividend went to Waipapa Conclusive evidence was forthcoming that Waipapa. was owned out of the district before December, 1888, and was therefore not eligible as a district horse at the Oxford meeting in January, 1889. The commander-in-chief of tho army of the Sultan of Morocco is an Englishman. ...'■; :' '

lii a few .0? the famine-stricken districts of China, mothers are selling their children.'. °

One hundred fatal accidents have taken place already at the Eiffel Tower .inPasis, ■..■■.■

Four" marbled polecats" are recorded among tho latest additions to tho London Zoo. ...

' There aro 2194 children under the control of the State Children's'"'Belief 1 Board of Now South Wales. ,' ;

■ Animal Wool is the matorial devisoil by nature' for animal covering, and possesses.' as tho sliiunkt experiments will prove, the val aublb ■ rjuality . of ; not, attracting or ''retaining' the 'noxious, mal-odorous matters which the animal. body, exhales." Moreover, being a slow conductor of heat, Animal Wool does not chill; even when damn.; Therefore, every one should 6ecure a selection of'our pure Flannels at. 'fe 'Aro House, Wellington. .' ■:,..',;." Wohavoancxlensivo ranged Engb'sh ahiCoiohial'Manufaoture, the fanner at pflocsiipffooted by the enoiihous •; juorease 'ot- duty/aWthe 'regardless of the idyahcelha^ 1 their p3uetio'ns.' : ' In'ii. word,™ shall 801 l ourJMnelspf.ail makers' tor,last"yeart pcw>t-T« A»:Houß'eiTOißftoh,'- "'"•'

I according, to;£ rtaojutionS of jthe [Gm '■_ | mittoe,' at lnisb.- nie©tirig,'':b'e: Emitted frep of | ;:;Tlie iroDort of- VMr- E. : W.Dorsefc''read ; ;tortne;'-conimittee' : pn; Saturday, vstated; ; thab■"eigliteeh .new' membors'joincd the Wairarapa and East; (joaafc Pastoral and Agricultural Socioty, since Ist April last. 'Seven resignations havebeeiireoeived, •;;;•:. :- : ";>V:":;:

1 This ei'onint; ■' at':. tlio Prosbytorian Churoh, Mastertoivtho Key J, Paterson I from Scotland will deliver a lecture on his wonderful Missioning travelsi through fhu world. Mr Paterson will include amonij other points, of peculiaMtiterest, tlio following:—His visit to, tlio ruins of -Nineveh', and Bablyou.'■ (Mr. Paterson, it is believed, is the only Clprgyraan in Australia who has been privileged to Bee thes'o, wonderful ruins). His inteview with the ling of Burmah; hjs experiences in the Land of Midnight Sun, his impressions after travelling over the Plains of' Manitoba, and tho Great North West,.'his' encounter with.:a.:Tiger; in Central'. India, his experience amid it'stampede of Elephants' in Coylon, adventures in Ouba and Mexico, and his visit to Jerusalem, etc. Mr Paterson is reviaiting the Colonies after aquaater of a century's absence in Foreign parts. He is well worth listening to and it is questiouablo whether there isa greater Missionary traveller, than himself to be hund. ; .<.!

' Our Flannels whcthor of English or Colonial 'Manufacture are all pure wool froms the best looms.. The 'manufacturers havo n well-earned reputation to maintain and our own prestige Ims bceu won by selling tlie best goods at the lowest possible prices We havo no liking tor "rubbish' 1 of. any sort, least of all in Flannek We s offer nothing bat what is ot sterling value at Te Aro House, Wellington,