Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3242, 28 June 1889, Page 2

Commercial.

i London', June 2G. The English wheat'market show f a general advance of fid, i The Continental is changing fo t the better and the American mark< [ is advancing. r The quantity of' wheat and flou afloat for the United • Kingdom i t I,sl2,oooquarters;-for the Conti i nent 248,000. j The American visible wheat suppl is estimated at 16| million busheh Bank of New Zealand shares ar I quoted at L 9 10s. ' , At the wool auctions 15,000 bale j were offered. The market is ani t mated, and prices remain firm. ! THE PAYNE FAMILY. ' Mr James Payne, business manage ■ for the celebrated Payne Family c 1 musicians, who have been performinj i in Wellington during the preseii ' week with great success, arrived ii Masterton yesterday to make arrange ments- for the Family's, appearanc here at' the Theatre Royal on Thars day and Friday evenings, July 4tl | and 6th. The Family comprises, M Payne, tenor; Misses Lizzie am ! Nellie, sopranos, violinisles, pianistes Miss Maud, contralto, viohniste, am pianiste; Mr W. J,. Payne, bariton alid flautist; and Mr Ralph Steele baritone and pianist. They com from Ballarat, Victoria, of whioh oit; they aro natives, and have been sue , cessful in winning ten first prize goli t medals at the annual musioa competitions of the Ballarat Welsl Eistedfod, During the past threi | years toy haye made a most success [ ful tour of the Australian colonic! j and Tasmania, being every wheri received with great favor by the presi and public, •• Speaking of their recenl appearance at Dunedin, the Otagi Timeseays: 'jTheirpart singing(unac companied) is extraordinarily good, and calls for warmest praise. "Tht Bells" was the best vocal number, ! The performers gave a most clevei | imitation of the liarsh, metallic olang, . and the softer vibrations and the whole management of the voices was consumately olever. The anthem , "He shall feed his Flock," was i magnificently rendered., Oftheothei i part songs tho best were the slave ; melody '' Steal away .to Jesus," and the humorous compositions which comprised very fumjy " sneering" and " sobbing" songs. Miss Lizzie has a fresh and strong soprano voice and Miss Nellie's voice is managed > with great skill, The " Three little maids from School," trib from the !' Mikado," has never been sung so well in Dunedin as it was by Misses ' Lizzie, NeUie, and Maud Payne last night. Miss Lizzie's •; violin: " The lapt rose of Summer," was treated with a lightness that was astonishing,. Miss Maud has ability as a violinist wonderful for one so young. • "The wind tha{ blows" an 4 "tie sir" th?t "bites shrewdly" would have been success* : My defied by. selecting from the many excellent makes ofllannol that are to had at Te'Aro House, Wellington. ■; Hamlet:- "_ihe, shrewdly," Horalio, " It is a nipping and an eagor air, my Lord," ; Had. the 'vphilosophio Dane lived, m.our day : and oily," hovouldj with tliouHandofotherintolligentoitizens.have sought and; obtained,/the"true ijafegaard, cood, honest, Flannel, at Te Aro Howe, piijjgtoa, < * r!£V

Masterton. ''Horticultural ant "Industnal Society. - : //The annual mooting of the Sooiet) was held last night, MiftW; G. -Beard (President), in the chain About twenty members were present. - The Secretary read the following report ' " Your Committee liave to report thattlie' Showsheld: during the:pilßt year Lave: been successful in respect of exhibits, . the ■: Autumn . Show especially, being the-most successful yet held by the Society. The wet weatheratthe Spring Showmaterially altered tho amount of receipts; £BO onlybemg taken : against£44/omtbe previous year. .- Your • Committee began the year with wdebit balance of £l2lßsld, and still are overdrawn to the extont of £lO 12s 6d, It will thus be: seen . that' the year's work' has been favorable. £64 6s has been paid: in.pnze money exclusive of speoial prizes,-.valued at about £lO i and £4 now owing, making' a total. of | nearly £BO. paid for prizes during the year. The door money amounted to. £54 8s 8d; : against £64 odd last year. Your Committee feel that tho amount of prize money to:be 'given/in l future must be slightly? decreased so as .to provide for- contingencies, such:as wet days for the Show, or a falling off in speoial prize?. . Your Committee are much gratified: at the success which has attended , the home work class and' the childrena' class, and at the mcreasedmterestwliioli has bee n taken in the Society on account .• of 11. - '• .v.-','

the same. '. ' .■"*.. _ < W. G. Beard, " I „ President, The balance shoet showed receipts: ■ —Subscriptions, £BG j'door money, ■> £54 Bs.Bd;- entries, £4;:11b; sale - fruit stall; £1 Is; Total—£9slßs-Bd. , Expenditure Dr. balance/ £l2 ■ 18s i Id; prizes,. J6G4-6s;■printing, and advertising, £l6 5s j'salary, £7los; ■ labor and timber, £4 -ss; judges, ■ postages, cartage, .toy £6 -8s Id; Total—£llll2s 2,.leaving a debtor balance of Llol2s od. : ' .The report aM balance slieet were adopted, - Tlie election of officers was tlien proceeded; -with. . ' Mr . • Gardener proposed and Mr Fitzgerald seconded that Mr W. 6. Beard be re-eleoted President. ... Mr . Beard said ho had held the < office for sometime and;lie thought , it would be better for .the Sooiety to have a change., He proposed Mr Win; ' Beetham as * President.: He thought it would be better to have fresh: blood in the Sooiety. Mr R. , Donald: seconded the motion!' After some further discussion Mr; Beard agreed to continue the office for another term as it was, the wish of i the meeting, Vice-President Mr A. . J.Eaivson. Secretary and Treasurer, j Mr W. B. Chenriells. Committee, 3 Messrs T. Dixon, E. Tayler, W. Broom, J. Fitzgerald; T. Gardener, 1 S.'Wickendep, R, Donald, J, Brown, 3 W. Everett, J. Btone, and T. , Osborne. , The date for the Spring Show was' i, fixed for November 17th the same f day as tho Pastoral Show, iMessrs Donald; Fitzgerald, Dixon, Eawson, and the' President .were appointed a Committee to revise - the i catalogue and report to the General i Committee on July 11th. Tho Com'- , mittee was instructed to. consider the ~ charges for entries in class one, pot r plants, -with a view to their reduction, ,* .alfio to repoit whether it would not I, be better to expunge farm produce ij ; from the catalogue,, that coming , within the province of the Agricultural • Society, The meeting then r adjourned. Wellington Land Board . The meeting of the Board was held yesterday. Present—Messrs J, s W. A. Marchant, (Chairman), Fitzherberfc, McCardle ana Bnnny, The. r Chairman stated that since the last it meeting of the Board 3558 acres 0 roods 26 poles had been disposed .of it' at an upset price of £3243 13s Bd. s It was decided to approve of twelve ;• applications for transfer, ten applications for extensions, ahd two y applications to capitalise. The i. applications of E. Mossman to be e allowed to obtain the title to section 9 Block IY., .Makuri, and J, N, |S Harris, to be allowed to obtain the i- title to seotion 2, Block I, Makuri, were approved of. A, R, Mackay applied to exchange the leases of section 208, Block II and 100 Block 11, Kopuaranga, held by him under r the perpetual lease system, for a lease ,{ under tho deferred payment system g and to extend tho term of payment t to U. years, The application was n approved of. With regard to Mr Bunny's motion je the future 0 disposal of Crown Lands by public auction, an intimation was recoived |j from tho Minister of Crown Lands r to the effect that .the proposal fl will be considered when the j next- blocks of / Crown, Lands A were available, for disposal,' Tho e Board resolved to defer consideration !( of the disposal of- the Makurie Puketoi Block, until next meeting, y On the motion of Mr McCardle it was decided to inform Mr J. J. Donovan 3 that be and his sons can continue to J effect the required improvements' on l! the one seotion and to be allowed tiuie 0 to do the required improvements on i. the other two sections, It was lS resolved to allow selectors in the 0 Masterton, Mangamahoe,' Fielding, s and. Birmingham .special settlements' t extension of time to effect the required--0 improvements, Tho application of .. R, Rothwell for two gears'* time to ( eftect improvements on his section e was ; granted. It was decided to ■. approve of tho proposals for tho r expenditure of thirds in the Makuri , survey district, where the secB lions are benefited by. it. It j was resolved to give village home-. 1 stead special settlement selectors g who had failed-to comply with the c terms of the regulations in regard to 3 residence one" month's' grace, The 1 applications of Messrs ' I<. G. i Hamilton - and Mr Biilcher to' be 1 allowed exemption from residence on 3 their sections were granted. H. j Clarke applied to be allowed to I obtain a transfer of section 42, Block 3 XII, Makuri, from G. Chute, whoso 3 interest should be cancelled. It was j resolved to give him time to get the i transfer, Ontho motion of Mr Bunny, t seconded; by Mr McCardle it was j decided , that the Government bo j moved to try the effect of Mr A. E. j Mcroft's suggestions for arresting r the progress :of eand on tlie west j coast; of this land district, and elsewhere, On the. motion. pfMr ' McCardle/ it wis decided, to rscom--1 m'end i that an inspector be appointed >. to assist Mr Mackay in his inspection | as, owing, to the number of inspections required, it was impossible for him to , keep - pace with. the . work; . With j. regard to the reserve on W.-Whit-i combe's .block, it was resolved to t rescind-ytbe previous resolution, and that tho price be reduced'to L 3 per • , nrd ond ..anhtviiHArl'

Council of New Zealandjwas md a- **?» ,'2f- ';vct" : SOUSE OFREPR^SKNTAiIVEi "A,motion was Mri Speaker' .acquaint'..Captain^ r Cecil : Home'" that ■ the p-Houbb entertains, a 4 just sense m which he has uniformly diSv services' to' '■ the-. House^ for.tlio■ 1 aefc nine ruontha. J In answer to questions ,it was^ in -some cases,v the' Governinent fliOx not intend this session to introduce aBill to allow' m'ame3': V6nioi to hold.? publicans' licenses;; or; any other J amendment of The result of petufdleaso-arid'.te lands w The House .would be Mkedi jii; a ;few;* ; days to appoint , a committee-to :con?g sider fordeaUngiwUh'old^spldi^ The second tional Franchise Bill was'carried; also the CriminahEviden'ce;Bill:-£ftjg : The House went into Commitfpß of Supply on the< Estimates, iu»; ■ votes in the Colonial. 'Beorfltary'fj: ; departmentbeing:under; ; tion. Yariojis votes', were agreed to; ' Under the item ;LB9,664,tliunatio; McGregor', as- Inspector 1 of-Luflatio' i' Asylums and Hospitals-at L1,200."ft: , year for a term' of. five years was i agreed to, after discussion. j . The vote for printing and stationery ; L 20.097, and misceUaneous" : services 126,804, were- ; ; The House rose at 10.80. £