The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3427, 5 February 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1890.

Potato Cultore. Last season the bulk of the potatoes nsod iu Masterton came oyer tho Rimutaka, and fifty, or sixty pounds of our money weiit out of the district ( every week, for produoe which ought to have been grown on our own land. | Wo attach some importance to this ' point because when" we send money , out of tho district like this we drain ■ our resources needlessly and unwisely. Last year the potato, crop in the immediate neighborhbodof Masterton waS a failure, owing to a protracted I drought/: Brit in the bush districts . there wis : a, fair rainfall, and there ' was no roason why tho money which '. W-V6M sending, over the Rimutaka should not havo been expended at Eketahuim or Pahiatua. There' is i soil iu both these localities admirably ■. adapted for: growing tubers, and when it was found that the . early , crop about Masterton was a failure, our friends at Eketahuna should have taken the. opportunity offered of a good market,'and planted a big late ■ crop. Pabiatua, situated at a greater distance, is perhaps somewhat handicapped by cost of carriage froui ' supplying this town, but notwithstanding this drawback, some of the best potatoes sold in our local stores during the past spring months were grown there, and we trust proved as satisfactory to growers as they djd to consumers. It is very gratifying to notice that this season Eketahuna is taking that advantage of its excellent climate and fertile soil which it missed last year. Our correspondent in that township writing, in ,our last issue reported ' that" Messrs Turnor: ; ! and Co have the finest crop of potatoes yet seen, in tho district. Mr Turnor wont to considerable trouble and expense to import from England some specially selected seed of two or three varieties, being Champions, Magnum , Bonums, and one or two other kinds, fliey liavo several acres under cultivation. The. English potatoes \yere planted. alongside of; two Colonial varieties as a'est, and although the latter arc a good crop owing to tho excellent'quality of the land, they look' mere.; scrubbers beside the English"crop, ,They,are oil grown in drills Bft x Gin apart, and the tops of the Home seed liaye completely hidden the drills, Mr Turnor estimates tho crop • will' yield twe.nty tons to the acre. "' There are', some pseful., idopis ', embodied in the report' of" pup"'correspondent which deserve more than a passing liotice, The, contrast botweeh .'the English and the Colonial seed i)s described is a .striking one, and Mr Turnor ! ougbt to be able to make a big profit on his vonture by supplying tho market with improved seed. ■ There is Do4flJ)bt thatnlue!} of the failure which attends' the psto of potatoc-3' ill this ; district is'dllO'to' 'preventive causes, Here we have an instance of superior seed producing a superior • crbp, side by side with inferior seed yielding an inferior crop. Three months ago an illustration of the art of potato growing might be seen in the immediate Masterton,, i ; On> one. .Bide .of ,the ; road, a crop: of j/one]4ecles & tiiber grew luxuriantly', and on the sther'a, crop planted at.tlio samfi time was blistered anfl'Withered tip by frost.^This ■was anjiijstttuciS of; the;,difference between-hardy j f suitable to pur ohangelibi^pJiMte,,an3' V more sensitive'wriety;'tyjjijiii '# all prac.'' ticali 1 - Was worthless. It will also be noticed with ;refoiWctfc'o/:Mi.' Turnor'e.orop that lie ate ample room between the rows. Tl^e,, .^Qditiori^' tfeo •successful oult'uro ; o( tl» potato eeern

olevably simple, and it is to be .regretted that many., growers are unsuccessful from not carrying them out. However, we may expect the' example of Mr Jl'unibr to be copied; and if only a score ,of enterprising favraera follow, liis lead, the Wairarapa will soon begin to export pptatoos instead ol" importing them. If half the tonnage to the acre which Mr - Tumor is said to- have secured could be realised on a laige area of land,' and. suitable ■ arrangements made for freight .with the railway authorities, our bush districts migbt supply the two or three thousand tons of this necessary of. life, which are annually consumed in the city of Wellington,

We notice that souie School Committees are supporting three Wairarapa candidates for the Eduoation Board vacancies ignoring tho iaot that Mr Fr&ser, an admittedly able representative of the City of Wellington, is a candidate for re-election. This is a blander, because, unless ■ Wellington is fairly treated the City Sohool Committees will be certain to retaliate by opposing all VVairarapa candidates. We adviso Wairarapa Committees in the interests of the district to vota for, the three retiring candidates. They may go further and faro worse I

Ought a servant who for a short period is prevented by sickness from carrying out his duties to be paid for the same? This question ms discussed at tho Borough Council's meeting last evening and it is one that most men settle for themselves without any difficulty in the case of private employees,.' Tho inslinot of most porsons is to. pay a servant who by no fault of his own is temporarily incapacitated from work but justice is a higher .trait than generosity, and we cannot condemn those councillors who last evening voted against paying Mr Reardou. It would'have been a cheap generosity to havo paid him at, the expense of tho ratepayers, but we feel that a sense of public duty made these councillors moro Strict in dealing with this.caso than they would have beon in determining a private claim, The course they took is likoly to bo somewhat unpopular but it was right in principle and wo fool bound to endorse it.

Messrs Lowca and loras announce an extensiyo general Bale for Saturday next Theroare .at present live patients in the Masterton Hospital and thoy are all progressinsrin a satisfactory manner. Mr F.: Chapman lias applied to tho Borough Council for a situ 011 which to orect a woinh bridge. Tins would be a groat convenience tn grain, wool, and flax carriers generally, if placed in a Buitabla position.

The Ashburton Borough Gounoil haye vstod LIOO for a Jubilee clock tower, and thepablicaro tosubscribe tho balance required;

Princo Bismarck, in cimsequenco of recent illness, has lost the few hairs that were on the top of his skull, which is how as smooth as a billiard ball. : Messrs Lowes and lorns add to thei l ' stock salo for Wednesday next 10 calyesMr 6. Avery, of Paliiatim, it is said, is shipping home a great quantity of butter this Boason. He was offered 7d a lb by a local storekeeper but doclined the offer.

A poll for the election of live persons ai a licensing committee for the Borough of Masterton Licensing District takes place on Friday 21st inst. Nominations take place at noon on the 14th inst at the Town Clerks oflico.

MrMaltby gives his first entertainment at the Masterton Rink this evening. From the description givou by our Greytown correspondent in. yesterday's issue it will bo seen that Mr Maltby's Manipulation of tlio wheel must be something extraordinary, and ivo have no doubt he will have a crowded house. Pearson's band will play choice selections dntintf tlio evening, A party including Dr Alesaudor and Messrs J; M'Dunald and W M' Donald returned to Duncdin last wock from a trip to the Sutherland Falls, They report that the track being made by the Government party has been cut for only three miles up the Clinton Valley,' but that the falls can bo reached by M'Kinnon's track in two days' walkintr from the Head of Te Anau. The huts along tho track are now complete, and it is therefore unnecessary to take a tent.

A dog cart, belonging to Mr W, t). Bidwill,, was brought into Masterton to-day for repairs, The owner was returning from a meeting of the Feathdrston Road Beard on Saturday, aiid having somo business to transact ho stopped and left his vohiclo oil the road for a |few minutes, Something startled the horso, which bolted, and was not pulled up until ho had gone a considerable distance, and lwd considerably damaged the conveyance. The animal, a valuable trotter, escaped without serious injury.

On receipt, in London of reports of tlio Auckland meeting of tlio Bank of Now Zealund (writes thp London correspondent o( the Sydney Morning Herald) soino of the financial papers, which had made it a pruotico for years past to atlaok tlio management of certain large New Zealand institutions, indulged in comments upoii tlio meeting which depressed the value of the bank's shares. Th? chief paper which adopted thoso tactics van the Financial Tinjei, not an organ of much reputo or large oiroulaiion. It accepted all Mr Buckley's statements 03 genuine, and expressed the opinion that tlio bank ought to 30 into liquidation, This extreme view, while producing some advorso effect on the market was laughed at by everybody whoso opinion on .New Zealand subjects was worth having, The quotablo value of the shares fell about £2, but it has now recovered. This depression, howevor, had littlo effeot on tlio real valUo of tho stock. Such was the confidence of buyers that they would nut soli, and it was with groat difficulty that small parcels could be picked up at all. I may mention, as an illustration of this, that one gentleman wanted to buy 100 shares but it took him three days to get them, and then 110 hud 'to pay IQa aboyo tlie quoted market price, Reports have been received from the colony that telegrama havo beon sent nut from London indicating a rußh to withdraw dopbsits from the bank hero. There is not ono word of truth in this statement, The bank has been doing ordinary,business without the smallest exhibition of panic and depositors .aro briugiug in their money as usual. Some of the London IT|orning npjyspaper.a ' aro demanding oxplaiiatioiis from t]ie banjj, and I hear that thoso will bo givon by tho London boafd sonfling out a gentleman in wliom they havo confidence to investigate affairs in Now Zealand In view of the oliatigoof control which is about tojbo made from Auckland to Loudon. Te Alio Housk "Faiii,' 1 To olear out the balance of our Summer stool; of fashionable Drapery, wo intend to hold a grand " Fair" for thirteen days only, at the Wholesale Family Prapery Warehouse, TeAro House; 1 Wellington, 'i ■ ■; Tfl Alio House "FAin.".!This "Pair' 1 will commence oil Saturday, February Ist and terminato oil Saturday, February .15th. t]ie.Wairai'ip will .'find that wo sllll maintain oiir reputation for giving tho most wonderful bargains possible at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Tb Ano House "Fair." No matter what is requirediWc can find unsurpassed bargains for purchasers. 'ln every department of our warehouse we shall havo specially cheap lots, far below their value, at the Te.Aro House "Fair," Wellington. TkAnoHotrsu "Faiii" ,We invite our Wairarapa friends to pay us an early visit, lo go through the Mantle, Millinery, Dress grapery, Carpet and Clotliing departments and yeiify our assertions as to the astonishmgly low prices at whicli'ivo' shiill offeV ; 6iir Spifflj ffunnper Sto6k. ,at Te ; Ato '• Hpusi Wfljingtpi}, * .' ' jj OD ? K "I'Ajn," on oaturday, Fobriiary jst, and will come' to an end on Saturday, February 15th; and thus only olear business days will be availatte for pioking un bargains at tho "Fair," le kfo Heuse, Wellington,.

Several additions are made by: Mr F, H. Wood to the 'catidosjuo of thn Oartorton Ram Fair.

•' MrG, H, Smith,.'solicitor, whoduring tho past-year haa been in thooffico of Mr A. R;: Bunny of thia town is arranging wo understand to take up his abode at Pahiatua and practice his profession tlioro,.

MrW.R. Bono, who has an office adjoining. Mr J. Williams' shop Queen Street, notifies that ho is prepared to keep tradesmens hooks, colleot rents and also to undertake any general commission work that may be entrusted to him,' . '

At the meeting of the Municipal Fire Brigade hold on Tuesday evouing, tho mombers were congratulated upon the advance made in every direction of late and a roinark made by a speaker at the presentation of tho banner, that the habita of members wore nuw characterised by the strictest temperance, and that they did not find it necessary now to "adjourn to a pub and have a wet" was received with groat applause, Tli® _ iißuhl monthly meeting of the Municipal Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, February 4th, there being a .large attendance and Captain Pickering occupied tho chair. Aftor the transactions of the ordinary routine business, .Captain Pickering tn a few well chosoh words, presented tho Brigade with the handsome banner used in the recent Jubilee procession, and whioh .was painted specially for him by Mr T. Donnelly, In making tho presentation the Captain expressed the liopo that the Brigade would be in exutonco at the celebration of the centenary of the colony, and that some of the younger members of t!io Brigade would liavo the privilege of forming part of a procession 011 that occasion. The banner was accepted by Lieut. Baumber on behalf of the Brigade, and a hearty voto of thanks was accorded Captain Pickering by acclamation for the handsome gift, The resignation of Fireman Foster, ,who lias been connected with tho Brigade for a number of years, and who .is about to ontor into farming pursuits in the Forty Mile Bush, was received, and accepted with regret. A vote thanks was acuoided Fireman Fester for the valuable services rendered by him during lus connection with tho Brigade. Captain Pickering was appointed delegate to the meeting of tlie United Firo Brigade Association to be held in Yvelliugton in March next, The following meinben were selected to take part in tho forthcoming: competition to be held in Wollinyton:-Fore-man, J. fait; branchmen, Bacon, Parker, and E. Pransnell, and firemen, Smith, Reynolds, A, Pickering, C, Ewington, _ and Gilbert. Fireman Jensen intimated his intention of pro ceeding to Wellington to tako part in the competition with life-saving apparatus, ho having a very useful apparatus of his own invontion, and for which he has recenth applied for a patont. A vote of tliauks to the chair concluded the mooting.

Good nows trom Wellington, and quite true, you can get a splondid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octavo couplars all in solid black walnut cases from Ll7, This beats all tlio cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travailing expenses added: All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, new reeds put in accordeans, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2s fid per week. Call and exchange your old piano for a now one at P. J Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street, Wellington. (Solo agont of the celebrated Worcester organs.)— Advt