The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1890. The Wellington Harbor Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3418, 25 January 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1890. The Wellington Harbor Board.

The returns of the Wellington Harbor Board • have recently been published and ought to be a subject of interest to this district, becauso the Wellington Harbor Board is virtually the Wairarapa Harbor Board, The Wairarapa possesses a seat at the Board, which for many years has been admirably filled by MrW. Booth, of Carterton,-whose responsibilities have perhaps been almost equal to those of the district members for . the House of Representatives, It has.been the work of the Harbor Board to render the task of exporting our produce as speedy and economical as possible, and probably there is no settler in-this district better fitted to carry out a great commercial undertaking pf this character than Mr Booth.- Our facilities for despatching produoe at a minimum cost on its road to tho grsat London market are now incomparably greater than they were a few years ago, and it is this advantage which has enabled' up country settlers in a great degree to tjde over the year's pf depression now happily past. 'We publish; below extracts from tho Harbor returns pf tho past year, because they constitute the best/register of the material progress ot both town and country. The Harbor Board is the pulse of the provincial' District pf Wellington, and when, as at the present time, it beats vigorously, all is well both in town and country;

During the year 2,253 vessels of 796,219 tons entered the port, being an inoreaso on. the previous year (1888) of 134 vessels and 76,859 tons, or an inorease of nearly, ten nor cent in tonnage, The pilotage, port obargoa, and harbormaster's) fees, amounted to £4,619 3s 3d, an inorease of £l',()fl6 over 1868, and of £132 over the largest previous year (1885). Tho. imports amounted to 128838' tons, »8 against 120,212 tons for the, proyious year, and 127,241 in 1687. The tonnage of general goods sent to foreign nor'to w.a's G. 5.85, as -against ■ 6,605 tons for the preyjous ywTJje coastal, and colonial exports amounted jo 39,l6UQn° ( asogairist 27,838 in 1889, and 29,166 lops in' lip. In 1889,69,675 bales of wool wero exporlefl asagajnat 60,639 for 1888. Flax.w.as exported to tipsamount of .67,973 bales in 1889, against 17,654 bales in the previous vejr, ThefQtal,oxnort?.of wool "ajicl in 1889' were 139,548 'bales,' as' again?.' 78,693 boles in tho previous year. The inoreaße of wool was 9,036 bales, nearly 15

por oont, and flax 62,410, nearly 300 per cent.- The inorense of both Unit and wool was 61,455 bales', The ledger accounts had risen to £46,445 from £34,653 in 1888—an moreasb of 34por cent. Tho receipts from', wool and.flax (excluding pressing) was £11,580, as against £5,777 in 1888. 82,000 bales were stored at an average cost per bale of 12 . !).16tbs pe'iico, as againßt 86,612 bales in 1888 at 12 pence • average. The storage fees oh general cargo amounted to £1,687, as against £2,070 in 1888. ;;

Uonstablo Charles Bowden has boon transferredfrom Wellington to Masiorton to take the place of Constable O'Connor.

Wo hear that a hen roost in Colo St. was robbed of between thirty and forty fowls one night this week., A good second-baud piano is advertised for sale in another column, particulars can bo obtained at this office. One man was killed and another injured by coming into contact with the electric lipbt wlro at New York City on 23rd instant.'

It is proposed to form an Orchestral Sooietyin Masterton for the cultivation of instrumental music, and a meeting of persons in favor of the proposal will bo hold shortly, : Mexico was ravaged for eight days by a blizzard! 20,000 sheep and hundreds of head of cattle perished ia the drifts. Worth, of Paris, the last day of the Exposition, gave his GOO employe's a half holiday and £2 each to buy an Exposition souvenir,

Tho land scheme for Ireland, rewntly submitted to the Britith Cabinet, will require £7,000,000 to £10,000,000 to carry it out.

On Thursday, last another lot of fine purebred Herefords were sent to Australia from Mr M'Lean's long established Auokland herd. There wero twenty Herefords and one Shorthorn bull.

Tbo Rangitikei Ad"ortisor professes to have absolutely reliable information that large merchants have, within the past few months, beon detected in quito a 'argo number of instances attempting to defraud the Customs, and yet in not a single instance has a prosecution been instituted,

The reapers and binders are in full awing in and around Mastorton just now. Every fine day in the harvest season is dbvoted to the work of gathering in the sheaves, and even the sabbath is not allowed to interrupt the proceedings in this gloriously, enlighted land, nothing but the state of the weather being res-, pectedi >.:•..'■.■

Wo (Rangitikei Advocate) havo boen shown a splendid staple, of wool, clipped from a Lincoln hogget 16 months old by Mr, James Beard, of Wangaehu. Its longth was one loot nine inches. Mr Beard has shorn a Lincoln ram of his own breeding, which clipped the astonishing quantity of tl-llb of wool, Tho following gentlemen are gazetted with others as Justices of the Peace : Eichard Slingsby Abraham of Palmorston North; Alfred Augustus Browne

ofWanganui; Samuel Biown of Wellington ; Frederick Edward Darby, of Ohai'iu, County Hutt j Robert Ohiseriball Hamerton, of Wellington; Somerset William D'Dr'cy Irvine, of Wellington ; Goorgo Fain, of Martin-

borough; and Joseph Studholme, ol Karioi, Wanganui.

it will bo seen by announcement that the celebrated Bairnsfather Family of Scottish vocalists appear on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next. This Northern papers speak highly of tho Family as entertainers; Mr Bairnsfathor being equal to the immortal Kennedy as a tellor of Scotch storios, Mrs Bairnsfather is possessed of a sweet soprano voice, whilo Master and Miss Bairnsfather both sing and dance in character. Tho oirtortainnient national in character and we have no doubt that tho. Family will receive a hearty welcome from all classes. Our'local contemporary says "that tho action of tho Park Trustees in imposing a charge for the Jubilee Celebration is utterly at varianco with sound publio policy." Now assuuiin? tho Trustees had been in a position to allow thegoodpeopleinMaatertouliavethefree uso oi the Park on Aiinivorsary day how would tho Jubilee Committee have got along without their eighty pounds gate money? Of course if tho peoplo are to have the free use of tho Park it would nover do to allow pato money to be collected. The Ogden Company presented TJncle Tom's Cabin to a capital house last night, Tho piece was well staged and played with effect. Tho largest share of tho work fell on Miss Men Forgus, who played no less than three characters, all of them distinct impersonations. In tho first act she appeared as Eliza,.the slave girl, in the next act sho impersonated (lie frolicsome Topsy, whilo in the lust act she kept them spell bound by her capital acting as the Quadroon cirl Cassio. Baby Ogden played the part of Eva, Mr Oeden tint d Uncle Tom, and it is certainly one of tho best of that gentleman's impersonations. From an artistic point of view it was tho study of thepieco, The roiidcrin? of this great character was easy and natural, croatim; an impression that Mr (Men possesses genuine histrionic power as well as.versatility, Mr Dunbar made a forooious Legree, and a word ot praise is due to Mr Joe Smith for his slmro ot the work. Tho piece was materally helped by a good local orchestra led by a well-known pianist, Miss Oorbett.

The annual meeting of contributors to theGreytown Hospital was held at Mr P. H. Wood's office ou Thursday Mr Yvyett in the chair. The resignation ot Messrs Cuff and Hillier were notified, and MrR. A. Wakolin and the Rev J. Dollow wore appointed to fill the vacant places. Tho report was read and showed that during the yoar 1889 31 patients had been treated; pf those 2? left cured: one died; one was removed to Wellington and two remain under treatment, The receipts for the year which slightly exceeded tho oxpouditure, wero £327 Bs fld: fees trom patients £3l Os (id; subscriptions and donations,. inoluding Hospital tickets £342 !)s 7d; Government subsidy i£lG3lss Bd, The year's oiponditurewas£27B4sld.

Good news trom Wellington, and quite true, youoan get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from LIS, organ with divided octavo couplara all in solid black walnut cases from Ll7. This beats all the cheapest houses in town, 1 Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the ypar four visits LI, trayolling expenses added.' All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, new.reeds put in accordeaus, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges made, Any instrument maybe purchased on the time payment system from 2s 6d per-week. Call and exchange your old piano for a new one at F. J Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot,' Manners-street, - Wellington. (Sole agent of the 'celebrated Worcester organs.)—abvt We havo received by the ship Tnrakina our last shipment of carpents and linoleums for tho present season, atTc Aro House, Welliugtpn, ' These compi'iso tapostry cajpets in some of tho best designs and colorings wo have ever been able to show, at a moderate price viz., 2s lid per yard; and also some bordered tapestry stair carpets, for Is lid and '2s Gil por yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington. We liavo also oponed out a very nice lot ot linolounis of medium and bost qualities, and in dcsjgps exclusively our own, from 8a dd to 4s per yard. The patterns and oolorings' of these aw really expellpnt, being a new doparturo from the ordinary humdrum designs so commonly shown in tho trade, and will serve to maintain the reputation; of the department at Te Aro Honse as being the most enterprising and artistio iu this c ; ty. Wellington. We would also invito Bpecial attention foapainqtof walu'ut'curtajn pqleß, with ends and rings complete,' [a black and gold black'and pine, mahogany d)jd pipe, pine and black, The sizes and prices of these. are—for 4'feot 0 iiiob.es,' 7s Cdi 5 feet, 8s; 8 feet 6 inctopV&'s Gd; and 6 feot, 9b 0d; • at tho Wholesalolamily Prapery Warekouso, Jo Aro House,. Wellington, ' Wu havo -every facility in opr carpet department.for.enabling customers to choose With .'satisfaction to themselves. Two mam advantages not attainable'elsewhijroj'.boiiig. light and room,-are t,Q bo found in perfection .at the Wholesale i?a'mi)yftrop«y Warehouse, To .'Aro House Wollinpton.-ADVT,

"■■'• Afirsb class dressmaker is advertised for byMr T,Proctor, draper, Oaatorton.' Notice is giyon in anotkor column that the Banks will bo olosod in.Masterton on Wednesday 29th inst,, Jubilee holiday. - A now advertisement for' Mossrs J. Graham and Co calling speoial attention to his stock ot India, Ceyion, and China teas will appear on Monday. . Tho spring of a carriage lamp lost on Jubileoday in Queen Street is advertised for in our wanted columos,

It will bo. soon by tho notice in our amusement column that owing to the nun-arrival of Miss Forgus' wardrobe for EastLynnb. "Jo" will bo substituted for the playannounced last night. ' Mr F, H. Wood publishes the preliminary catalogue for his next Taratabi stock sale which takes place on Thursday January 80th. Several additions are also madetothepublishedliatofentriesfortho Carterton Ram Fair,

Mr J, P. Cowio, produce merchant has become a convert to the cash system of doinc business. He notifies that on and aftor Ist February next ho intends to sell all produco and merchandise strickly for:cash and- prices will bo reduced accordingly, ' . Mr O. E. Carter has presented a most valuable collection of books relating to Now Zealand to the. Now- Zoaland Institute and Colonial Museum; also, a collection of-arms gathered on tho battlo fields of tho Franco-German War of 1870-71, and a French chassepot riflo used during the siege of Pariß in 1871. As showing the advantage of universal suflrageand the great amount of intorest taken in the question by the inhabitants of Masterton we find on enquiry at 1 the office of the Secretary of the Masterton Town Lands Trust that in response to tho advertisement calling upon all who desire to vote at any election of Trustees to register their names with the secretary, the large number of fortysix requisitions have boon made up to noon' to-day. As the ■ list closes on the 81st January and no names will be entered on it except on personal application in tonus of the advertisement, some thousand or so of Masterton inhabitants will find themselves disqualified from contesting or voting at futuro oleotioni of.Trustees. Advance Masterton !