The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1889. The Wellington Meat Export Company.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3274, 5 August 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1889. The Wellington Meat Export Company.

The statement of tho above company, prepared for tho coming annual meeting, is ono of the most cheery reports which we have seen for some time. Some special interest, too, in the proceedings of this company should be folt in this district, because the venture is almost a Wairarapa enterprise. Mr W. 0. Buchanan,, M11.R., is chairman of' the Board and out of the nine Directors Vi'ho manage it, no less than six are Wairarapa men. But whether the company be a district or provincial enterprise, it is doing a big business, Curing the twelve months, there havo been frozen at its works sheep and lambs to the number of 120,822, and beef equivalent to 5,086 cattle of 750 lbs each; or a total equal to 181,354 sheep, being tn increase of 69,165 upon the previous year's work, The returns for the past year are expected to be beaten by the current year's record, tho Directory having recently made preparations for an annual turn out of about 200,000 sheep, and 11,000 cattle. Arrangements have also been made both in the past year and for tho current one by which some of the heavy charges which formerly swallowed up the stock opera' profits arcsensibly diminished, The Directors ijuvjng the year which has just closed made concessjpns to stockowners equal to £5,962 and at the same time succeeded in doing a profitable business. They are in a position to pay an eight per, cent dividend aj)d carry forward a balance of £9OO towards nest year's profit and loss account, Shareholders, though they are in' most instances more; anxious for a good return for carcases than for large dividends, will be contented with a steady eight percent dividend, The progressive character

of this meat export industry, both as regards the output and the reduction of charges for freezing and export may he takon to bo tho direct result of capable business management. On the directory are men liko. Messrs Buchanan, Beetliam, and Pharazyn, who are thoroughly in touch with not only all that is known in this colony with respect to the industry, but who have by personal investigations in America and in Europo obtained an insight into tho conduct of tho meat

trade in those countries. The Weiington Meat Export Company has no doubt, in tho past, liko most other new enterprises, been subject to vicissitudes, and it has not been without

personal efforts that the directors have succeeded in keeping it in vigorous growth. The period, however, when any doubt existed as to its development, has now passed, and oven though a call is being made to provide for necessary extensions, there can be no doubt of the valuable character ot its shaves. It is sound business of tho character transacted

by this Company which is releasing the Colony from difficulties, and earning for New Zealand a good name amongst outsiders. Oflato years so many speculative, delusive, and untrustworthy companies have been got up by schemers, that the public mind is apt to regard with disfavor almost any investment in shares. As a rule now-a-days, promoters of public companies have to beg of people to take up shares, but with a few more examples liko the Wellington Meat Export Company beforo then., the position will be reversed and shares

in local companies will bo at a premium instead of at n discount,

Tho Licensing Committees for Carterton town and Carterton District hold I their quarterly meetings on Tuesday, 3rd September, at the Court House of that township, The business will probably bo only routine, Nothing of a special character 13 yet in band,

To-morrow there will be on sale To Aro House, Wellington, a choice li ■jf millinery at very low rates includiii uo following: Ladies' and girl's stra nd felt hats at 3d each, trimmed hat i great variety from Is Gd to 7s Gd nillinery bonnets 7s Gd, and children' ranny bonnets at 2s lid, The weather report from Tcnui am ho Coast is of a highly satisfactor haracter, Our Correspondent state ho grassing is looking woll overywhon nd feed is likely to he plentiful, Th rowth is too far advanced to ho soriousl; iijured by tlio frost, A meeting ot gentlemen interested ii he formation of a Gun Club was hold ii !lub Hotel on Saturday afternoon last Ir H, J, Haigh was yotedto the 3hair Ir A, Walker was appointed Secretary <ro tan, and was instructed to writo t( ill geutlemon likely to becomo mem iers, It was proposed by Mr it 'ampbell and seconded by Mr Wardell, hat a general meoting bo held on Vednesday 13th at 4p,m;at tho Olul lotol, Mastorton, It is stated that the spirits produced a Franco aro now for the greater pari .istillcd from molasses, and the annua' iroduction reaches 18,492,000 gallons, ?ho distillation of beetroot joioe is also r ery Important, producing alcohol of a ;ood quality. Tho picture attracting most general Mention at the exhibition at tho cadcuiy is Mr Orchardson's "Health to ho Duko," which is, in tho opinion of ritics, tho most important work which ins been exhibited by this artist. It is aid to be already ■ sold lor the by no leans extravagont sum of £6OOO, and i is reported that tho fortunate possessor Mr Job- "'•d, J'"

is Mr John Aim, M,P. | Mr Enoch Tonks, the Evangelist from Wellington, arrived at Carterton on Saturday night, Yesterday lie conducted a service at the Paleiiold Wesloyan Church at 11 a.m., and at 6.30 p.m., he preached in the Carterton Wesleyan Church. An endeavour will bo made to porsuado Mr Tonka to remain a fow days for mission nurposos,but at present it is doubtful wheather ho can stop. One of the most glorious sights at this season of t-lio year is a view of Tararua Hangcsat sunrise, Tho white crowned mountair tops glisten brilliantly and as the the stm rises higher in tho heavens the mists gradually disperso, and a lino atrctch of bush on the indulating lulls is visible. This morninij tho bush is crowned with a feht sprinkling of snow but not of sufficient density tu entirely hide the evergreen foliage.

Aii Auckland mum, published before tho death of Mr Justice Gillies, said that he had relinquished all his pecuniary interest in tho Bank of Now Zealand by transferring his shares. It is believed that his object was to hold himself perfectly free to try tho Bank of New Zealand cases. It would have been interesting to know whethor the Hons. Eislop and Fergus would havo gone out of their way to enquire, had the deceased gentleman actually tried the cases, whether he was not still interested in tho Bank, and bo embalm our Parliamentary papers with another set of choice correspondence.

Mr C Bills, of George street, Duneslin, received on Tuesday night six livoki.vis of the Apteryx Australis species, which wore caught in April last by Mr H. White awl party while prospecting for tin at Kopaka, on the East coast of Stewart's Island. It has probably never Happened before that so many kiwis have been seen togethor in other thin their native haunts, and it is not surprising to learn that hundreds of persons visited Mr Bills' premises to inspect the birds, which aro perfectly tome. The Otaro Daily Times says thoy are excellent specimens, and are each over 2ft 6in high, Mr Bills ha s offered tho birds to tho Exhibition Com. niissioners, but failing satisfactory terms in Dunedin it is his intention t 0 send them to Melbourne, where he ha s no doubt of obtaining a ready market Mr J. L. Thompson, of the Dookio Agricultural College Farm, reports that his experiment in cutting green grain crops for ensilage with the reaping and binding machine has proved entirely successful. Tins is another important stop in tho direction of cheap ensilage, and when it is remembered how simplo the process has now become, as well as the special value of the fodder, it is surprising how little is being done to introduce the system hi those dry portions of tho colony where it is most required, Under ordinary circumstances sdago possesses special qualities, which are making it popular in different parts of tho world, but it is in such a climate as that of our dry inland areas that tho full advantage pfthe system is derived, by supplying succulent food when the natural pastures are both bare and dry, Mr Thompson's most recent experiment consists of cutting crops of grenn stuff with the reaper and binder, and thus making tho fodder up into string bound sheaves, This effects such a saving of labor in gatherihg and general handling that it docs much io make silago cheap. The sheaves lu this case wero put in the silo stack, but they would no doubt do equally well in tho pit, whilo in the caso of chaffing into silo, sheaving would possess an obvious adyantage,—Australasian.

Good news from Wellington, and quito true, you can get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from LIS, organ with divided octave couplars all in solid blaok walnut cases from Ll7. This beats all tho cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by flic year four visits LI, travelling expense's added, All kinds of musical instruments tuned, oleaned, and repaired new reeds put in accordeons, conoertinas, harmoniums; and organs; also liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2s Cd per week. Call and exohaiige your old : m'ano for a new one atF. J. Pinny's Musical Instalment Dopot, Manners-s'treot, Wellington, (Solo agent of the .celebrated Worcester organs.)—ipvi.

The Greytown Masquerade Fancy Dress Bill is to bo held on Friday, 6th September.

A London paper states that the month of May will probably tako rank as the wettest on record.

Mr A It Bunny, wo avo informed, will carry on the business (if his late brother, Mr G E Bunny m Wellington and Petono. Mrs McMaster, scni', has accepted a tenancy of the residenco at Greytown next to Fabian's store, known as Hirschberg's house, and now occupies

The Wellington—Wairnrapa Foothll Match to bo played at Greytown next Saturday is advertised for two o'clock, admission ono shilling. Tlio romantic mountain railway, from Alpnach to tho Esel summit of Mount Pilatus, an ascent of 8000 feet, has been successfully inaugurated. The time for closing tenders lor leasing ten acres of land and buildings thereon near Masterton, invited by Messrs Lowes & lorus is altered to the

10th August. The Maoris say they expect to ronnm in Greytown about eighteen months over tho Native Land Court business, and they are already onquiriug for houso accommodation.

The Theatre Roypl fixtures appear in their usual column. There is a private Quadrille Assembly on Tuesday, and the Kingaley Brothers, who arc said tu be fttcikpnncqis on the bicycle will shortly appear, The friends of the late Mr A. Clifton aro invited to attend his funoral which will leave his late residenco, White's Line, Taratahi, on Tuchday (to-morrow) I at l.p.m.

A somewhat singular accident hap.

pened to Mr Lionel Caselberg on ifrida] Inst. He was standing on a counter h

their Masterton store whon ho took a false stop with that ho fell and in doing so struck against a chair and broke the small bone of his log. Mr S. Vennell, of Groytoivn,- who is absent on a round-the-world tour, has, wo hear, recently been married in England to a lady, who was a lellow passenger on tho Eomeward trip, Mr Vennell and "his briclo may be expected back in New Zealand by December next, AVo hear that Mr Hatry Tailored, of Ponatahi, has taken a lease of the house next to the Roman Catholic Church in South Carterton, formerly tenanted by Mr B. H Wultciß, and that he intends residing in it as soon as the repairs and improvements it is undergoing are completed. Mr James McKay, ladies and gentlemen's hairdresser, has an announcement in our wanted column calling attention to the various brauchos of his trade. In hair-work Mr McKay cannot be beaten in the province, a fact which is homo out, by perusal.of his advertisement. The Eagle brewery, Masterton, was put up for salo on Saturday lust by Messrs Lowesand lorns, in the bankrupt

estate of John Tuck, but failed tojreaeh the mortgage and was passed in. The plant was sold, however, and realised £125, Tlio sale concluded with furniture produce, and sundries.

Horses are at present being bought in Groytown for dispatch to Wellington to bo there used for bus purposes. The representative of tlio city firm is at prcseut in the Wairarapa, and from what wo can gather, the line of omnibuses, which is oither a new one, or an extension, is at present having its vehicles built, It is a significant sign of the tiiues that at Brixton Church, on a late Sunday, the minister should liavo had specially to caution the congregation to be aware of pickpockets.

One of the largest salmon over caught in the Toy was landed lately by the net on a station near Kinfamis. It turned the scale at 70ft, The largest fish ever brought to shore weighed 72ft, The body of Charles Hebbend, storekeeper, of Tinakora road, Wellington, was found at Wadestown on Saturday afternoon. Ho is supposed to have committed suicide by takin? poison as a bottle containing oxalic acid and another of" Bough on rats" were found on him. Also a revolver, two charges of which had been tried and apparently missed fire, Deceased was removed to tho morgue, where an inquest will bo held. At the inquest this morning the jury returned a verdict that deceased com mittcd suicide whilo in an unsound state of mind,

it 13 good hows to learn that (Jatdmal Maiming has recovered from his recent indisposition. Lately, when he held a reception, ho seemed in excellent spirits, and showed scarcely any trace of weakness. The Cardinal's liouso in the Vauxhall Bridge Road is a big, bfirrack-iiko structure furnished in an austero stylo, and lacking all pretensions to ornament. Tho Cardinal is an amateur of pictures, however, and has some fine old paintings, mostly of theological and ecclesiastical subjects on his walls,

During the recent hot weather the Quoin has driven ovor to Frogmois every morning about nine o'clock, and, after breakfasting in a tent on tho beautiful shady lawn, Uer Majesty has got through tho day's business (the Cabinet boxes and her official and priyitc correspondence) sitting in a second tent, afterwards returnins,' to the castle in time for luncheon, at which only monikers of the royal family are present. It is always served in the Oak Room, which is entered from the corridor, and of which the windows look out on tho quadrangle and Round Tower.

Tho libel suit of O'Donovan Rossa against Editor Cassidy was dismissed in a New York Court on June 13tli, after tho most damaging evidence given against Kossa, and which proved him a traitor to tho Iruh cause. It was proved that he had received 81500 from Patrick Ford, of tho Now York Irish World for the families of prisoners in English gaols, of which ho only distributed 500 dl, Cassidy, tho defendant, caused a groat sensation in Court by submitting a letter from Henry Laboucherc, dated Twickenham, April Ist 1889, showing that Rossa was in receipt of secret sorvice money from the British Government, and that he(Labouchere) in his place of Parliament had objected to voting away tho money of taxpayers of England to go into Kossa's pocket.

If one horse moro than another in this district deserves the attention of all desirous of breeding stock of sterling, pluck and quality, that horse is "Tho Administrator," and Messrs Bowers and Mcßao's stud notice in another column should on no account bo over-looked. "While Adminstrator in point of breeding, leaves nothing to bo desired, his reputation on the turf, it would be too much to say, is ono that any thoroughbred, such as he is, might woll ho proud of, His noted victories may almost be counted by the dozon. He is admirably adapted for mating with heavy inarcs, and as an'outcome might be expected a class of horsca' which would be absolutely unrivalled for carnago use, cross-country purposes, the Indian market, or in any capasity where real grit and sterling merit are of servico,

Tins evening there will he some really cheap garments in our clothing department and we invite tho working men of Wellington lo visit our annual Winter Salo at To Aro House, Wellington.

Foil such cold and wet weather as we have been getting, and arc likely to get, nothing is moro desirable as an article of wear than an overcoat. Just now wo have determined to cte out what we have left of these at prices thaffor quality have never been quoted baforc. Visit our salo of these at Tc Aro House, Wellington, this evening, Yeu can buy a really good beaver and tweed overcoats that were never sold under 20s for 12s Gd, some that are marked 25s for 15s Gd, and others that were sold at 27s Gil for 18s 68. Men ol Wairarapa, these are worthy your notice See them this evening at To Aro House, Wellington. There are also a few men's paget coats in small sizes, sold at 355! now to be'biu lor os Gd; a lot of boys' knicker suits, in sizes oto ■!, for os; and some men's tweed vssts at 2s Gd, real price 7s Cd, at oar Winter Sale Te Aro House, Wellington. Great bargains in socks, ties, scarfs, shirls, and uiulerclothing generally at this our Winter Sale.' Visit, this evening, Te Aro House, Wellington.—Ann,