The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1890. Mr Macarthur's Road Scheme.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3530, 7 June 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1890. Mr Macarthur's Road Scheme.

Mb Maoabthor, the member for Manawatu, in 6 recent address to his constituents, gave his ideas on road making in the following terms i- " The diffioulty with regard to roadmaking at the present time was," ho -*<'< l. " the system of land tenure. ml'!' > B1 ,„' ll, ":of the land was'taken iuree-louriu. •.... „ „„„,„. - iii 'tft rental of up on perpetual leaso, ut. 5 per cent, on the purchase moiib,, and it was evident there could b9 no eash forthcoming to construct roads. He would suggest a much better plan than that of-Mr Fergus,.and after careful consideration ho had come to the conclusion that it could be worked out successfully. His proposal was to add the price of the roads to the land, and then be would put such a rate upon the land as would pay interest on the cost of the roads. He would say to these districts which would be benefitted by the roads:" This rate is to be put upon the-land; your roads are all going to be constructed out of this fund. We will borrow money to construct the roads, and you will have to pay this special rate until the whole of the money is paid in." But what he ..would add. would be this: "A's your roads are constructed, and as there is no liability on the local body of this district to construct roads, you will be relieved of liability to pay the full rates which are leviable by Eoad Boards or County Councils." That was, he would relieve those blocks of land of suoh proportion of the rate as would fairly represent the. relief gained by the local body'..in-having the wads already constructed, ; leaving a small joyjable for the purpose of maintaining the rosuk Tjjey could see this, that any soljeme Ito be .successful inmaking roads through a bloek of land should be carried out atpneo; it should bo done when

tlie land was soldi' 1 :.It 18 .lnterflßtirig. ,to;.find; the.represoutive of any 1 country constituency tryingtp:' think out the' vexed problem of road 1 making, but after all there is ih'tliis, ' as in many .other things, ■■'." nothing . new .under the sun," and Mr Maoar'thur adds little to what is already known and tried. Wedo not tbink that his proposal that roading should precede settlement, and that a high : way should be included in the claim against the land purchaser, will be altogether appreciated by small settlers. A poor man, when he takes up a section, prefers locating himself where roads are to' be made, rather'than in a district where they have been constructed, For the first two or three years he can-obtain but a nominal return from bis land, and he is. wont very frequently.to rely upon road-work for the wherewithal to keep body and johl together. The.leading point, of the road problem are-first, that survey charges must be paid for secondly, that roads must be paid for, and thirdly that interest and other incidental chavges must "be defrayed, and'all these paymeutsmiist eventually be met by the person who buys the land, All sorts of ingenious schemes abound to enable the seller to have a long.timefov meetiug these inabilities, with the obvious result 'tit the greater the extension of .credit the more money lie has to pay, 'jjyery. politician' 1 can construct an ingenious scheme for settling land, and the more complicated itis the less effective it proves in practice. *fhe old. 'fashioned plan pursued in former days, though wanting m the novel/features of more recent projects, answered- better in practice. The .Wellington Provincial Govern- , irient, for example, used to sell bush land at ten/ shillings an acre, and pay half the'cost'of making and maintaining roads through it. The Minister of Lands now-a-days cannot afford to sell similar land- at less than a pound an acre, and he is. not in a position to give that liberal assistance iii road making which the Provincial authorities used to afford. Our statesmanship now-a-days seems to run in the direction, of financing, of giving credits, or manufacturing loans, and the old spirit of self-help which sustained so many of tbu earlier settlers in their struggle to acquire a freehold; no' longe exists, Men look to.the Government when they' should be relying upon themselves. Our modem schemes teach men that they can start a farm with comparatively empty pockets by simply incurring liabilities to the State-Mr Mao-' arthur's project, like many others, may answer a certain purpose by shifting a burden, or lessening its weight by increasing its duration,

but tho real trouble is the existenci

of undue burdens, which, under a simpler mid more sensible admiuistration.did not formerly exist. Five and twenty years ago a man paid £2O for the freehold of a forty acre section and a light road rate, If he wanted work he was almost certain of obtaining it under the Eoad Board where his land was situated. He owed theStatenothing and there were

no payments to face, which, if uuprovided for, rendered him liable to a forfeiture of his homestead. Now-a-days, however, people will not put up with the simple and wholesome conditions of land' tenure which formerly secured the prosperity of holder, and the consequence is that the 6poon-fed settler is less success Mas a rule, than his more independent predecessor.

Wo have to acknowledge the rcooipl of the 41st annual report uf the Australian Mutual Provident Society.

- A number of ardent admirers of the ?anio of Football, loft for Wellington by the early train this morning, in order to witness the Mnstcrton—Ponoke match at Newtown Park.

At the farriers meeting at Carterton on Thursday, sympathy was expressed with the Early Closing movement hut the farriers regretted their inability to adopt the half holiday privilege.

The justices in "Viotoria nro tryin| their best to Btamp out Jarrikinism, Oi a. recent occasion they fined three youth in substantial sums one being mulclei itrLSl).or seven months hard labot

another in L2O or four months, and the third LIB or tour months.

...The fallowing choice cutting jb token from the last issue of the" War Ury"— "Many a man imagines- lie has got rojigion when it's only the liver coinplanib.—£fani Jones" We don't know Sam Jones, but judging from the abovo, he appears to have a great future botore him, and will probably some day succeed tho " General,"

We loam from tho Ohristckurch Telegraph, that the Mnyor of that city has decided that. instead iif giviu« the

usual mayoral ball' this year, he will devote the money to providing coal for poor citizens who are not in receipt of Oharitablo Aid, Those who loye festivity will be disappointed,but kiskindnes will no doubt cause rejoicings in many homes. . ~ .

On the arrival of tho steamer Waihora from tho Bluff, tho wharf lakoroiß at Hobarfc refused to discharge her, owing to a dispute, with tho stevedore, whom they accused of favoring certain members of.the Union. Eventually the stevedore was removed, and tho vessel discharged. The difljoulty is only temporarily arranged} and further' trouble is anticipated.' ■ '■■'■■ Tho following rather facotious paragraph a taken from the Poverty Ita'j Htridd :- " The Maoris of the Waiapa valley are not content with their civilisation. Sheep keeping is not enough. for their civilised aspirations. vSoii)o'> of'those .worthies who, have graduated nt Napier or attended Edou gaol Have taken to sheep stealing, and sliced off tho ear marks of an adjoining i tkKfcj/The Shoop Inspector ha? hi- , ** the aggtieved 'sheep, owners ?T" , T „„-'Uhatwlienniorethaii (both are Maou., ; ...,. tl one-thud of the ear is cu. , '' .„, mark ceases to be legal or'any prooi o. owuership. A native teacher in thoße parts is repprtod. to. havo told an honorable Minister, that so many oi his best scholars had turned out badly (i,0., criminally) that ho was sometimes in erave doubt whether he was working for God or the Devil.' A Poverty Bay Maori was recently, wanted by the Police hereon a. charge of forgery, He had apparently learned too,well how to writß.

Wk havo received by the Aru\va. some choice novelties■ in winter dress fabrics, such as fancy Itniokortweed robes in new effects/ The cloud..shadings, showllakes, 1 artistid chcoks &di,' with a select assortment of tho newest combination robes, plain materials, with fancy novelties, farming the complete trimming, From our 'superior dressmaking rooms these would come out as works of art beauty and elegance, at Te Aro : Hou6e;.Wellington. . ;

Tuere have also'come to hand a beautiful seleotion of bouretto, fancy Hakes, and checks,in the new; tints,of clover, aloes, heliotrope, cotta, myrtle, greriat,; &c; also, sonie42in plain, all wool foule, in tho now shades of.olover and holietrope, witn, a third delivery of our celebrated makes/of French cashmeres in olive; navy, maroon, oloyer,heliotrope; &c.,'at Te' Avo ;; Houso Wellington. 1 ..-,'■' ■:,..;::/' '...'■'"'.. '■■'•' : .' : - Siwiih attention is invited (p gqr large slook of braided dress , es; : wl)ich'are'ii}.Bc>: viceablo materials; and in attractive deaigpa and leading coloursi 'We are selling these at lCs fid, 19s 6d, 22s ,6d, 27s fid, 29a ,6d,' at Te Aro House, /Wellington, Otjß dress tweeds, ot b.ith.English and colonial nianufaeturo,,have been admirably seleofcd for'shadj™ arid quality, and range in price for i'ii'a >v l iuo''fiora'la lid to 3s 9d por yard, at Te'Aro; House 'Wellitfgtfln,— Autt, . '. .' ' ""■' :! "':'■ •

. lnanit has boon dbihg'good biz at Ttho Palnoo.Hall Greytown. .;■ d \';;;'. i ,'■'.•;; . The Theatre Royal skatingj rink, will be open'this afternoon from half past 2 till 5,30. '. :•' .; ■ ';■: : .. Truth states that Prince George o* Wales will-. ahortly.be created Duke o' Sussex,--: A notice of thanks from the Maeterton smiths to their Oartorton fellow trades-

men appears in our advertising columns. 'The treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowieges, witli thanks, the receipt of fills from' Mr John M Rowe. Mr George Cokor is, wo understand, negotiating-with the eminent Shakesperian actor, MrG. 0. Miln to appear in Masterton at an early date. The vexed question of the Wellington Jubilee surplus has at last been settled and the money is'to be dovote to the Free Public Library, ■ Captain R A Edwin wires a3 follows:

"Northwest to North and west gale after two hours from now, with glass fallmp. Indications of rain,

Tho Salvation Army is starting labor bureaus for the purpose of registsring the unemployed. If is intended, if possible to establish co-operate farms and workshops in London. Yesterday the nominations closed lor a vacancy in tliß Groytown Borouzh Council. The result was phenomenal. Nu one was nominated, The football nwtcli between the Mas-

terton Bed Stars and the Carterton Biynls which was to have been : played at Carterton to-day,•"■■« not coram? off, oning to the foimemot being able to Ret away.' This contest will evidently have to be abondontd altogether, as tho Oun Matches start next Saturday, Mr J B Penny, of Olarevillo, had a valuable vehicle-one which was purI chased at a recent Exhibition -' 'smashed

to smithereens" the other diy, hardly anything but the wheels, the, flooring,' and. an assortment of fragments suitable for firewood, being left, The equipment was'standing at his residence at Glareville, when the blinkers wore, takon off for some purpose, The horso got frightened, bolted, wildly careered round a fenco, cannoned against a gate post, and otherwise conducted himself in a'very frisky and ill-advised- manner to the delporablo destruction of tho carriasjo. Amoyomentisonfopfc to alter the date of the annual Horse Parade at Carterton to Thursday, ffith'Seoteniber, It is usually hold on a Wednesday—the last Wednesday in that month, "The reason lor the proposed charge is that Thursday-being a Btock sale day, a larger attendance of the public would bo secured'i and the horse owners, who arn interesting themselves in the matter, are in favor of holding the exhibition in a paddock in the vaoinity of the Taratahi sale yards where the settlers congregate on the day in question. The Masterton District Licensing Committee met at noon, today. Messrs Eyeritt, Guudorsou, Wrii»ley, Dalrymplo and Bhnkhorno wore present, Tho minutes of last meeting woro read and confirmed. This being the annual meeting, 'an application for a renewal

of license was received from Thomas Usbnmo and grantod, the police report being satisfactory. After somo consideration the Committee declined to reduce the fee for occasional licenses. Accuunta amounting to £3 3s were passed for payment,' and the meeting adjourned. Our readers will bo interested. to imow that Messrs L. J. Hooper aud Co,, have now opened and showing the new wintor shipments of Drapery/Millinery, and Clothing. The Dress Department at tho Bon Maiohe is exceptionally heavily stooked with the newest deaigna and makes in Dress ltobos,

Kuicker Tweeds. Homespuns, Cashmere Fancy Flakes, Braided drosses, English an Colonial Dress Tweeds, Tweeds in Checl

Borders, Stripes, and. Plain, • The stock in this department has been brought remarkably cheap and are being sold cheap. Visitors to. tho JJon Slafcho Showrooms will bo well ropaid by inspecting the superb assortment of Ladies' Sealclto Jaokets and Mantles. Cloth and Fur Jackets and Mantles ill great variely. Ladies' and' children's ulsters, Fur lined an'd Silk lined cloaks, Ladies' and children's Fanoy Capes inolud- : ingtho Coachman and Highwayman in all colors.

Messrs Hooper and Co., invite special attention to Iboir magnificent display of English and French Millinery, Folt and Straw Hals, Ladies' fashionably trimmed Hats ond Bonnets, These goods are marked off at a very slioht advance on cost price. Now tho winter has fairly set in, wo aro brought to face tho faot that an extra pair of Blankets and good warm under-olothing aro the necessary articles ot the day. Messrs Hooper and Co,, aro showing large stookßof those classes of goods, English and Colonial Blankets, Flannels. Men's and Boys' Clothing, shii-18, undershirts, ond pants, knitted socks at wholesale prices at the Bon Marche, Masterton.-Anv.