Whareama Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3374, 30 November 1889, Page 2

Whareama Road Board.

The ordinary meeting of the Board i was hold at Car-swell's ■on Friday. { Present-Messrs H, R, Elder (ohair- I man), E, Meredith, G, Moore, 11, Toogood, and 11, 11. Meredith. Tho minutes of the last meeting woro read and confirmed. COHHKSPONDBNCK, ! From the Taratahi-Carterton Road ' Board asking if steps had been takon ' to lay off line of road to establish ' through communication between the ' Coast and their district. From Mr \ W. Bennett, of Fernglen re repairs ■ required and also done by him m his district, from Mr F. H. Wood, of i Greytown, requesting that his name J bo placed on the voters list and ratepayers' roll on account of property i held by him in the Whareama, From tho Property-lax Department requesting the Board to make certain alterations in the valuation roll. From Mr lJunny, tlie Board's solicitor with' reference to tho award of the North County Council in connection with the balance of accounts between tho Masterton and Whareama Road Board. From Mr W. G. Beard requesting the payment of £i>3l9s »d, balance due to the Masterton Road Board, by the sth December, otherwise the Masterton Board would take steps to recover tho amount. From Mr Bagge, of Masterton, re East Coast mail route. Mr Moore said while on this subject, lie would hand in a telegram received, which stated that his appeal was successful, and that an order had boon mado against Mr Meredith to pay costs of both Courts and 10s damages, and an injunction against further use of the road, Ho moved that this he sent as a reply to Mr Bagge's letter. Mr K Meredith differed. The telegram was merely a private communication from Mr Moore's solicitor and not an official intimation to the Board. ■Mr Moore; Probably the Department ivill accept it for what it is worth. As tho result of the appeal had already appeared in print he considered it quite sufficient to convince them of its genuineness, It was ultimately resolved that Mr Bagge be informed that no official communication has been received by the Board on the subject referred to. From Audit Office enclosing information asked for re matter of illegal expenditure of loan monies brought ' up in the House of Representatives, by Mr Buchanan, X1.H.8, and intimating that the loan had been applied in accordance with the terms on which it was raised, and certified accordingly. [ From Mr Hitchings re work required in his district. ■, 1 RESOLUTIONS. It was resolved on the proposition of Mr E. Meredith, seconded by Mr Moore, in reference to the claim of the Masterton Road Board that the - balance of the claim, £SB 19s 5d be , passed for payment, and that.tho ' Chairman and Treasurer bo author- , ised td make such arrangements with ; the manager.of.tho Bank of New South Wales, as may he necessary.

The Chairman and Mr R. R. Merodith opposed the passing of the above resolution; as thoy considered by supporting it the Board was not acting consistent with its previous actions in th<) matter. That Mr W, Bennett bo paid Os expended by him on repairs. That the clerk bo instructed to reply to Mr Hitchinsg' lettor, and to state that steps have been taken with rogard to repairs asked for by him. That a copy of the letter received from the Taratahi-fJarterton Road

Board be forwarded to Messrs Nitz • and Talliam, and asding them to obtain the consent of the Native '• owners re laying off road; and that a copy of the resolution re. the same ' matter passed at last meet- ' ing bo forwarded also. That 1 the clerk bo instructed to placo ! Mr Hugh Cameron's name on the 1 rato-roll, provided he gets the neces--1 sary qualifications, That the clerk 1 be instructed to place the namos of » all duly qualified ratepayers who ' apply on the ratebook. 1 Several accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned 1 until Saturday, the 28th December, Honourable Distinction. (To the Editor.) ; Sir,—As seen by the telegrams , lately published, the Hon MrHislop , lias been created Knight of the "Legion of Honor" by the French Government, Allow me through tlio moditim of your valuable columns to ask what that gentleman has done t to receive such an honor ? To my certain knowledge the statutes of the , Ordor contains the following words: 1 qtte ckiqut cltevalicr soil mug piur el i scud reproek, that each Knight bo ■ without fear and without reproach. I i do not exactly know how far the lion, gentloman in question may be ■ qualified for membership as far as i the first quality is concerned, but as i for the second named quality any ! child perusing the now notorious i Ward-Hislop correspondence can soo that ho is totally deficient, or is it perchance a strange attempt on the ; part of tlio French Government to ■ prove to the world at largo that they arc capablo of seeing merit there, Tvhero the rest of the world only find occasion for censure of tlio gravest kind. It was not Mr Hislop, but Mr Fisher, who was engaged in collecting the different oxhibits, It would therefore not have been so very surprising had that honor boon conferred upon tho latter gentleman, Bo that as it may the fact is thoro, and facts aro very stubborn things and hard to deal with. However, should the honorable gentleman carry bis moral courage so far as to sport the decoration of tho Order publicly; and I fully believe him capable of doing so; then I would advise him to add a new motto to it, namely, "Les extremes se toiichent," extremes meet. For the nation, who make it their boast that they arc tho politest people of tho civilized world, have conferred the highest mark of distinction on a man who has gained a very questionable notoriety ' by abstaining from even every day common civility in his official eorrespondence.-ItospeetfuHy yours, YoxPol'uli. Commercial. Laery aud Co, report prices for tho past week as follows ;-Potalooa, i)os to 50s, according to quality; new potatoes, Si 10s to £5; onions, lid; oats,>2s 5d to 2s 7d ; pojlard, 75s- to 85s; bran, 70s to 755; oaten sheaf chaff, 82s to 100s; straw chaff, (iOs; ; oaiulw!; £ H! : »aize, 3s to 8s Id, nominal; wheat, 8s to S; S3 }• fowls' : wheat, 3s; malting barley, 8s to 3s Oil; : beaus,Bs 3d fa 3,s Gd; neas. 3s to 3s Gd: jjearl barley, £18; four, M 10s to .610; bacon,'piihocii'ii cure,' 7d; hams, l)d; outside cure hams and bacon, id lower; cheese, SJJtTto -Id ] for largo size'; loaf cheese, 5d to 5 id; i fresh butter, fid; salt ditto, 7d, nom- i iwl;eggs,Bd|turkeys,6sfid;geese <

Os; ducks, 8s 9d; fowls, 2a yd to 8s per pair: figs, 7s; apples, 12s; oranges 9s to las; lemons 18s ; cocksfoot grass seed, 2id; rye grass seed, 2s Gd to 8a Gd; pufes 4s Cd to Oa. A wizard's iun with a Chinaman, " Talking of this Chinese piny hero,, said ut well-known lawyer yesterday 1 , " I never had more fun than I did at a Chinese |ierfonuan:e in Ban Francisoo several years ago. I went'there , with Uermunn, the magician, and several San Francisco journalists.. It was' in the ,Gliiiieso quarter, and; Ihe performance was the adjourned, • act of a play that had been started a month before In the lobby -,vero a lot ot Chinese peddlers selling Chinese sweetmeats, oranges, and other fruits, Hermann made * dead set at the oranjjn mini, a thin-faced, avariciouslooking fellow, who wora a queue about Oft long, Hermann bought an orange,'and put it open. "With an. exclamation of delighted surprise, bis • eyes sparkling and his face lit up with smiles, he drew a sdol gold piece A out of tho pulp, and held it up so \ that the Chinaman could see it, The : hitter's eyes bulged from their sockets and a painful look of dissapoinfraent crossed his expressionless face. Heraiann bought three riiore oranges, and - from each' ho drew a shining fiver. By this time the perspiration rolled in beads down the Chinaman's face, and ho looked so Kick I.felt sorry; for him, j He gathered up tits' stock, rhutterinirtp to himself, and when Hermann f wanted to buy another half dozen the Chinaman refused to sell them. " I'll giyo you a dollar for them,' said Hermann. •'The price was only 12c, but'the Chinaman was tired of giving away gold pieces, "Me no wantee sellee,' he said shrilly, " A few minutes later he retired into a corner, and, with the air of a conspirator, began to cut up his oranges, One after another they went, and his look of dissapointment became darkor and deeper as the magic gold pieces tailed to apprar, It was actually tragic.w|)en tho last one was gone, and Hermann gave him a dollar to prevent his com- j mitting suicide."—New York Sun.