The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1889. DR. McGREGOR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3258, 17 July 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1889. DR. McGREGOR.

The Opposition press of the Colony bus, in some instances, endeavored to make capital out of the large salary paid to Dr McGregor for tho inspection of lunatic asylums, hospitals and charitable aid. Estimates have been given as to the number of widows ant] orphans his £I2OO a year would maintain, and it is quite evident that were his income appropriated for the purchase of bread for the indigent it would provide for them eighty or ninety thousand loaves, It is, of course, pointed out that it is big salaries of this kind that eat into the vitals of the Colony and keep it ill its present poor condition, There is, however, another aspect of looking at a large inspectorial expenditure of this kind. Both the late and.present Ministries are of opinion that for the particular post which Dr McGregor fills it is cheaper to have an expensive man. In all business communities it is an axiom that certain work must be highly paid in order to secure the best results, If a merchant requires a manager, he does not look for ono at three or four hundred a year, but prefers perhaps to give a thousand pounds per annum in order to secure an assistant who will fulfil his expectations. In a large business it pays better to give a high salary to a picked man than a low one to the ordinary rank and file. The advantage of this practice has never received a more striking verification than in the case of Dr McGregor. Last year under lhs superintendancc a sum of £20,000 was saved on the hospital and charitable aid vote, and there has been a general conconsus of opinion that tins' economy was not secured at the cost of efficiency, A less ablo and intelligent officer than Dr McGregor could probably have been obtained for half his. salary, but the paving of £OOO a year is an absurdity as contrasted with the larger saving "of £2.0,000. The members of tho ' House wsre ; not so idiotic as to idisponso with Dr McGregor's services because he demanded a high salary. Of course he gets more money tjian oven a Minister of the Crown, but this does; not prove that the sum paid to him is excessive. If by inoreasing Ministerial emoluments we could get better men in the Cabinet, it would pay the colony to double their incomes. But ; unfortunately, an increase in this direction .would not be attended by such an advantage.: Tho best politicians in New Zealand do not work for the sake of money. Other rewards, such as honor and distinction, are dearer to them than salaries. Excessive money payments, indeed, frequently demoralise politicians by attracting within their ranks men who are influenced solely by mercenary considpratfous, and who regard admission to the House of Representatives merely as a moans of livelihood. The case of Government officials is widely different. There the best man musj ine-yitabjy be the best paid man, and the ability-and experience of a public servant'has a distinct relation to the amount of his stipend. No lawyer doctor, or engineer of the highest reputation is worth less in this colony than the income paid to Dr McGregor. What those who consider his salary excessive haye to show is that the

services of au equally competent man are available at a less cost, This they do not attompt to demonstrate, drat content thomselves with a cheaply earned popularity by assailing the salary without assigning any reason which will stand the test of examination,

A3 an instance of tho 'extent of smoking which is earned on upon tho Atlantic passage of ono of tho big stennwa it may bo stated that on tho Etnira,oftlioCunark Line, last year there were sold.for consumption on board, 34,350 lbs of tobacco, 63,340 cigars, and 60,875 cigarettes.

It is said that an unusually largo number of vipers infest the neighbourhood of Wardnoll Wood, Nowington, Kont. No less than ten vipers havo been killed, and tho cottagers who. live in tho neighbourhood eagerly sook after them when dead, extracting from them tho oil, which they declare to be a sure antidote to a bite from a viper,

A gem from Sydney. An orator was discussing on Homo Rule. "What elso could tho poor felloiv do? Turned from his holding, bereft of his farm, he waa obliged to scrapo a few pouuds together and quitOuld Ireland for ever. Othello's occupation waa gono." Voice from the crowd; "Threegroans for O'Thellor—. dhurthy blaggard av a landlord 1 " And tho groans wee given right heartily. .

In the statement of the revenue and expenditure of each railway station for tho year ended 31st March, 1889, Masterton stands—outward tonnage £4,831 10a, inward £3,219 Is. Tho parcels number 4,538 inwards, and outward 3,120, sheep 72,811. The number of ordinary passonger tickets issued amount to 14,504 and 81 season tickets. Tho total.value of tho revenue was £9,763 6s 2d; tho traffic expenditure is returned at 1887 7s !)d, Six hands are omployed and tho office is open daily for 13| hours. Tho follo\ving|figuros in Dr McGregor's report giye the daily average cost per patient in some of tho hospitals in the colony.—Dunedin, 3s 3Jd; Auckland, 3s 4ld; Wanganui, 3s 9.} d; Greymouth, 3a 9|; Picton, 3s lOd; Oatuaru, 4s; Hnkitika, 4s id; Wellington and Livorcargill, 4s 3|d; Timaru, 6s; Nelson, Bs 4d; Napier, 6s 2d; Masterton, Os 3}d; Now Plymouth, 7s 2jd ; and Patea, 12s 4d. Eospoctim? tho latter Dr McGregor remarks that tho rate per day is higher than tho highest hotel charges in tho colony. : The Rev. Lord Archibald Douglas, tho foundor of a Koman Catholic Boys' Home, whoso name was lately mentionod in connection with tho romantic career of tho priest who succeeded him, is aboui to undertake a remarkable crusado in Scotland. He has it is said, hired a caravan, which he will fit up with all tho a:cessorics for worship and for his own residence, and ho will travel about tho country in his four-wheeled chapel, preaching to the scattered populations whom ho meets with. His mission will conimonco in Galloway, whore tho Douglases are woll known. The latest novolty from America is the "ocean tricycle." There is, we hoar every probability of its being introduced to England in the coming seaside season. This extraordinary vehicle consists of an olevatccl platform supported upon iron frame work, and connected by a ladder with a lowor platform under which are throe driving wheels of large diameter, These wheels aro driven by ft steam engine placed, together with the riders—who may number 20—upon tho higher platform, well out of the reach of spray. Thousands d people who now tako boats or walk on piers would, it is supposed, enjoy a ride over two fathoms ol sea water

There is fashion in everything, but of lute the varieties of stationery in vogue have been so numerous, that it has been almost impossible to keep up with the changes, At one time it was the Japanese style which was all rago j then we got writing paper and envelopes of a deep red j whilst now it is the "Goblin Note" which is seen overy where—a dark-grey tint upon which it is difficult to write distinctly with black ink, so white ink is sold with it, and all sorts of strange devices and conceits may be half written, half painted upon it in this whito ink, the favourite adornment being white mice, although what sontiment they aro intended to convey is not apparent,

The percocity of some juvoniles is proverbial, but if ooul cheek can bo called precocity the following sample by a boy is rather rich:—lt appears that a medico who practices not ono hundred miles from New Plymouth engaged a boy to drivo round with him on his daily rounds, and look after his sulky, carriage or whateycritinay be, while ho (the doctor) was looking at his pationt3. On the first day of the engagement the doctor and the boy set out on the rounds and had got partially through when the boy, mistaking tho doctor's kindness, doubtless, for it sort of good fellowship, thought he would reciprocate it, and taking out a packet of cigarettes ho put ono in his mouth and lit it, and then tuminf on the doctor remarked;" I say, boss; haye a cigarette" Tho doctor did not have a cimetto, but ho drovo direct to the parental domioile of tho boy, whom ho left there with the intimation that ho did not want him any more. Tho boy, to uso a hacknoyed phrase, was "getting too beastly familiar," and tho doctor took prompt measures to check such a spirit, as far as ho was concerned, by giving him instant dismissal—Taranalu Horald. Tho foil wing statements have been filed;—Tayler, Edward, of Masterton, fruiteror. Liabilities [—Secured— Trustees of Hirsohb'org's ostato LCI2. Uiv secured—Wellington; G, Thomas and Co. L7C; Laery and Campbell, L2B; Wellington Biscuit Co,, L 35 lis Gd; Brora, Thomas and Co,, LC 9s sd. Nelson; Griffin and Sons, L 9 'ls 3d, Dunedin: Phoenix' Co., Ltd, Ll2 12s Id. Masterton: M; Casolberg and Co, L1315s 2d | Townaend and Cowpor, L2 4s; AW Henall, LB 14s lOd; Chamberlain Bros, L 3 9s 3d; J Graham and Co, Ls2slld; Eossand Mnir, L3los 3d: Lowes and lorns, U 3s; J. Brown, L2 3s sd; Smith and Hogg, L2 2s4d;H l'ctorson, L 3 7s; W Perry, L 4; R Johnston, L 3; W G Beard, L7lßs Gd; Miss Tockor, L 9; Mrs E Tayler, L2S; F Gray, L 22 Us;' Borough Council, L2. Queensland | Mrs T Thompson, LOO. Greytoivn: D Barratt, L3ls Gd j total L34512s Bd, Assets;- Stock-in-trade, L4O; book debts, L1912s 3d | furniture, L 10; yaluo of securities, L 1000; total, LIOG9 lGs 3d. Surplus, LI 12 3s Gd. Tuck, .John, of Masterton, brewer. Liabilities:— Secured T Parsons, L 850; Masterton Building Socioty, L-30Q j total, L 1216 14s, UnsecuredWellington I Lsjrjrj and Co, Ll2. Masterton:' Caselberg andCo, L2O;C Witt, L 3; Lowes andTorns, L3Qjand small Biims; total, L 65 14s, Assets '.— Leasehold of brewery and premises, estimated at L 1150; stock-ih-t'rado, LI00; took debt? estimated at total, 11320, Surplus, 1/104'95.

Good news from Wellington, and quito true, you can got a|splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from LIB, organ with divided octavo couplars all in solid black walnut cases from XjJ.7- This beats all the cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four MsjM'Wi travelling expenses added. iSJI kind's of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired m roods put in acoordoons, concertinas, harmoniums, and oreans; also lihpral exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased oh . the time payment system from 2s (id per week.. Call and exchaugo your old piano for a new one at P. J. Pinny's Musical Instrument i)epot, Manners-street, Wellington. (Sole ageniqjtho celebrated Worcester organs,)—invi " Hamlet: ""The air Hies shrewdly,'.' Horatio, " It is'a nip'pmg aiid an eager air, my Lord," Had the philosophic Dtae jfved' in am day and city,' he would, with thousand'o'f oihw intelligent citizens, have 'sought and •obfaipeJ," th« trijo Hnfoßuarcl, w/od,' lionest, FlanneVtij Vo"M House, Wellington.' "The wind that blows" in* ."the air." that "bites shrewdly" would have been successfully delied by selecting from the many excellent makes of Flannel that ai'js o.had , Te iro House, Wellington.

Messrs Lowes and loms announce an oxtonsivo salo of furniture, produce pouttry, and general sundries for Saturday' next.

Mr Thos. Moore is building a-new hotiso down Moreton Koad, South .Carterton. A six or bovoii roomed

W« draw the attention of those interested to Mr F. H, Wood's ordinary fortnightly stock salo which takes place at tho Taratahi yards to-morrow, "The Pirates." the junior football club of Carterton, are rehearsing for an attractive entertainment they are goinp to givo on about September 2nd, Messrs Lowes and.lorns report at their salo atEketahuna yesterday attendance was good and fair business dono throughout.' Dahy cows £5 2s 6d to £7los, Horses £8 to £l2sGd, furniture, and sundries finished a long catalogue. A quart of peas sown in a shallow box (15 inches wido by 18 inches long) at an? timo of the year, cut off when about i.or 5 inches high, and boiled like spinach, with a little Bait, r makes a delicious dish. Atonic-sol-fa class is being started in Carterton, and a meeting is to be hold

next Friday to eleot officers and arrango for methodical practice. Mr T, A. Weston is the coinmondable promoter of this beneficial recreative movement and he has already over twenty names on tho membership list. Ho has also kindly offered to act as honorary instructor. About ono hundred and thirty sat down to the breakfast provided by Mr E. J, Itiddiford at his residence Lower Hutt for the members of tho Hunt Club; a capital days sport wound up with two or threo- impromptu races. Somo half a dozen spills occurred buL,no ono was seriously hurt. About forty Wairarapa people were present.

It was mentioned atlast-night'a animal meeting that during tho past year two substantial improvements had been made in connection with St. Mark's Church, Carterton. Tho Sunday School room has been enlarged at an oxpeaso of £67 chiefly through tho kind and onorgetio efforts of Mr Rathbone; and a largor and vory fine organ has been procured at a like coat (£67) by tho ofiorts of Messrs Potts, Dollar, and Hathbono. The Greytown Dairy Company oxpecfc to clear ono hundred and fifty pounds as profit for the past season. Undor tho now constitution thero aro only about ten shareholders, and hotter results may bo expected than in the past. Butter making will come undor tho consideration of the Company when making arrangements for next season's operations. Tho separator system and a plan by which the present vats could bo used, will bodiscußsed, The whole matter is however, at present only .being ventilated,

.We remind our readers of tho lecture to be given to-night in the Masterton Presbyterian Church by the Key Alexander Johnson, of Patea, on astronomy, illustrated by a working model of the planets, etc, and views by a powerful magic lantern, There will also bo views of scenery in Ireland, Scotland, England and tho New Hebrides, and a number of amusing pictures.

Tho many friends of Mr Joseph Bennett, of Otaluiao,' will learn with ■ deep regret of the death, on the evening of the lClh instant, of his daughter, Catherine Helen, after a brief illness, Tho funeral is arranged for Friday next, and will arrive at St Matthew's Church at 2 p.m.

Forty pounds worth of new books, comprising upwards of two hundred volumes, are under order from England for the Carterton Public Library. It will, however, bo some litfclo time beforo they arrivo and aro in circulation. They have all been vory carefnlly selected and ineludo some of tho noivest and most interesting works, This library is now one of the best country libraries in Now Zealand, and it owes much to excellont management,

The main drain m Carterton is again troublesome and its rotten timbers have once more given way, causing a holo in the street opposito Mr W.Catt's store. This drain which is about oight feet wide and runs under the main road of Cartorton for a very considorablo distance is a constant source of expense, It was originally an open , drain of large proportions, and was covered in simply by putting slabs of wood over tho top, and then earthing up, These were of rnatai timber, and as thoy rot aro being replaced by totara. But, it remains a clear point, that tho system of construction whioh,as will beaeen, is ofavory primitive kind, is faulty, and it is only false policy to keep potcliing it np. Sooner or later a new drain on more modem principles will hayo to bo mado and this constant source of annoyanco and exponso avoided.

An extraordinary occurrence took placoatAigburth, Livornool, tho other day, As the result of certain rumours with regard to the death of Mr James Maybrick, a local merchant (a brother of "Stephen Adams," the woll-known composer), it was determined to charffo his wife with causing his death by poison. Tho lady being reported too ill to bo removed, a magistrate and other officials with two medical mon and Mrs Maybrick's solicitors, attended at tho house, and the charge was preferred in the bedroom, a romand being ordered. 'ln the ovening the accused was removed to Kirkdale gaol, in an invalid carriage.

The balance-sheet of St, Mark's Church, Carterton, read at the annual meeting last night, showed on the whole a'very satisfactory stato of things; tho only detrimental feature being an arro.ir of £4B o( stipend owing to tho clergyman. Mr Bathbone, however, stated that an anonymous givor had offered £5 towards liquidating this, and hohadevory reason to believe that by special effort and otherwise the whole or greater part of the outstanding debt would bo removed before tho end of the onsning year. The pew question caused some discussion. At present the scats in St. Mark's aro all free, and it was advocated that if only a portion of them wero allowed to remain so, and that rent be charged for the remainder, a new source of revenuo might bo added. Ultimately consideration and a settlement wero reserved until a special meeting sliouid bo held in about two month's time. It sliouid be monthat there was also an outstanding debt on tho parsonago of LSO, but as this was a |oa[j at a low rate of' interest, no immediate steps for reducing it ivoro considered imperative

The Wcsloyan quarterly Circuit tea mcetins held in Carterton last night was very successful, about one hundred and forty persons attending. The tea was a liberal and good ono and was much enjoyed, Eiyht pounds will be cleared by it, ut there were practically no exponces, everything being given. At the social' evoiiine spent afterwards, the following programmo'was gone through; —Address and financial statement by Addresses by Messrs S.Hart'andETonks.' 1 5.6j6,1{0v; Mr Dellow.. Votes of thanks to the ladies, and to Mr Tonks of Wellington, who had just kindly conducted a most successful mission, and was returning to the metropolis. Mr Dcllowurged opposition to the proposed Bill by which a special liquor license was to bo granted to the Uiin'edin Exhibition. Ho hoped his hearers wouid \yrite : fq tijeir "Meinber" on the subject. •.••■.•

Our Flannels whether ot English or Colonial Manufacture aro all pure wool froms the best looms. The manufacturers have a well-earned reputation to maintain and our own prestige has been won by selling the best goods at the lowest'possible prices. We liave.no liking for "rubbish" of any sort, least of all in Flannels. Wc offer nothing bat what is of sterling value at Te Affj- House, Wellington. Animal Wool is ihs material devised by nature 1 'for'animal covering, luidjjosse'sps as the slimplest experiments will prove! "to valauble ' quality ot not attracting or retaining the noxious, mnl-odorous matters which the animal body' exhales. Moreover,' being a slew conductor of heat, Animal Wool'docs not chill, even when damp, Therefore, every one should secure a selection of our pure Flannels at To Aro House, Wellington,

John Btaples of the firm of W. and J. Staples, Wellington, died yesterday of nUammation of the lungs.

Mr F. fl. Wood adds to his catalogue of stock for salo .at Taratahi to-morrow, nine steers and five heifers,

A largo general salo of which furniture will be a prominent feature, will be held in Mr F. H. Wood's, Urcytown Rooms on the Saturday after next. _ The Rival Football Club have organised a first-rate gymnasium, and havo been meetiug for muscular exorcise twice a woek in the Aasombly rooms, Carterton, Tho appliances aro most coinpleto, and are made good uso of. Tho following oflico-bearars were appointed at tho annual mooting of St, Mark's Church, Carterton, last night : Clorcjym'an's Church Warden Mr Flux; Pnrishoners Church Warden Mr

Richards; Vestry Moßsrs Brann, Price, Anderson, Tucker, 0. J. Smith, Kupert Fairbrothor and Bathbono,

At tho inquest on tho fire at Mrs Walker's millinoiy establishment,' Lambton Quay, Wellington, which happened on tho4th inst., tho jury returned a verdict that there was no ovidenco to show how the fire originated. Wesleyans aro holding sorvices in Cartorton aftor tho stylo of tho Salvation Army, this week. They meet at 6.30 p.m. by tho call of buglo, sing a fow hymns in tho main street, and then adjourn'to the Church where tho service is concluded,

Tho following team will represent tho second fifteen of tho Red Stars at Greytown on Satruday against 'the Fire Brigade. Bannister, T. Welch, Peugh, Remeiii, Thompson, Boagey, Hi Welch, Cainpbell.Westbrook, Collier, Mawhinay Darley, Ewington, Morns, Wilton. The team to play in tho Cup Match against Greytown is tho samo as published last week with the exception of Wilsone, who takes the place of J, Pelting; Morris, and Thompson, emorgonoies, Players will ineot at tho Post Ofiico cornor at 7.30 on Thursday evening for a run. A petition is bein« numerously signed by Wellington residents, praying His Excellency tho Governor to roviow the case of tho condemned man Louis Chemis. The petition states "The evidence upon which the condemned mail was convicted was wholly circumstantial, and wo venture to suggest to

your Excellency thai it was oiroumstantial evidence of tho most narrow class. The whole of the. surroundings aro so enveloped in doubt—the doubt is apparently so strong—that we feel that if the sentence of the Court be carried into effect, this man's, life may possibly be sacrificed. Had the man Ohcmis arrivedjin his present position step by stop in crime, wo, her Majesty's lawabiding subjects, would have paused before preparing our petition on his behalf; but it is not so, and as the law says that whilst meting out justice the Crown may oxerciso tho prerogative of moroy at discretion, wo humbly petition your Excolloncy to talco this caso into your merciful consideration, and extend the clemency of tho Crown to this unfortunate rami, Louis Ohemis," A statement mado by Chemis sinco his sentence has been pub in writing and laid before tho Minister of Justico by Mr Jellicoo,