The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1890. Local Government Difficulties.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3536, 14 June 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1890. Local Government Difficulties.

At the meeting of the Wairarapa North County Gounoil on Thursday,' a question of vital importance to the district generally was introduced by Cr Maunsell, viz.,- the necessity of making provision for the immediate re-construction of bridges destroyed by : flood or fire, , The scheme ■ propounded by Cr Maunsell was the institution of a trust fund, which at all times would bo available for the work of restoration. Gr Von Bedin, however, recognised thaUhere would be many 'difficulties attending the establishment of' such a trust, together with tbe probability of a shaking fund being devoted to purposes for which jt.was hot intended, A good de.aj r flf 'diiscuijsi.an ensued, with the result that'it was decided la strike a general rate throughout the County, for the re-consiruction of bridges costing £4oo' and upwards, wbioh might be' destroyed. Cr Maunsell it deserving of the thanks of the distriot lor the interest he has taken jn. the matter, although the result is not ,quife wljat jje anticipated, At any fate, jbbe outcome of ilia aptipn is a'provision for tlje immediate re-oonsitruotioi) of any important structure, which may, from uncontrollable causes,be suddenlydestroyed. Properly speaking, the risk should be regarded as an insurance queslion,but local bodies in New Zealand are so handicapped by debt that they cannot trust themselves toforni a reserve fund'ibr snob contingenoiei Tbe temptatiou, It pHob a fund were initiated, to make it a .security for an bvejdraft,or to pledge it indirectly to smooth some other financial embarrasemenfc, would be constant, and in a weak moment of iiHj)Bjm.]jpsity a barrassed Council might yield to (t. The only* other altornatiw is another rate, and no doubt when misfortunes arise, not singly, hut with the proverbial multiplication, the rate will be regarded as a great'grievance, Perliapsin time it maybe possible so to limit the financing pf public bodied that the chronic debts arid embarrassments from which they Buffer maybe abolished. When this is the case, it will b6 'easier to establish a reserve fuplj for contingencies. As things'are how, tjio Ijgal overdraft should be, properly Ppeajfhjg, fhe provision for emergencies, ; but Jocal ■' bodies'are too much iu debt as a rule to be'able' to;cohfine this last of their resources tpitsf roper use.;,., -^

The..County Council lies acted rightly in exempting the Ttnui ooaphdtom ,! the operation ofthe wheeltive-by-law; •! The cp|oh' service" to Cashpoint iaVa' public;"convenience/ to the district . rather tlmti a source of profit to its proprietor, and to. compel tlie latter toiucrease. his expenses during the . winter season, when traffic is at a hiinihium, would riot only bo • hnvsb towards an individual, but it would bea distinct loss to the community, if it resulted in suspending a speedy and convenient line of communication through a sparsely populated district. The Council unfortunately had not on a previous occasion displayed a similar, degree of wisdom with reference to.the.coach service north of .Eketahuna, for it compelled, its proprietor to alter his vehicles'; at a considerable expense, and is in the oqnivooal position of having mado fish of one'man and flesh of another. Even Cr Von Eedin's proposal to: abolish the wheelliro by-l«w altogether would.hot extricate the Council from the'dilemma in which it has placed itself, The fact is that good coach lines, in a country like this are scarce; and the policy of the Comioil should have been not to impose difficulties/in the way of services which were a special benefit to the community as a whole, but. as far as possible to provide facilities for their eicient maintenance, The exemption granted to Mr Lett is virtually an admission that the rigid inforcemeiit;%thV by-law against ill* Macara was a blundor.

It is to be hoped that-the North Wairarapa and Pahiatuii Counties will be ablo. to;m'ak'e.some arrange-.; merit which will obviate the necessity for the establishment .of. the proposed toll.gate at Ekotahuna. We are disposed to •• regard toll gates as a most expensive and vexations method of raising rovenue, and in this particular oase it is ovident that the erection of another block on this road line means diverting the bush trade from Masterton to tho West Coast. •

It is stated that the amount paid by Captaiu Baldwin for the: Now Zealand Times was £9IOO. ' • A meeting of the Directors of ,the Walrarapa Caledonian Society will be held in the (Hub Hotel this evening, ''

The election of school committees foj tho Pahautanui, Wadestown, and lielyi [lore districts takes place on Monday next, A Maori up the.Waitola'ra river ii supposed to liavb murdeted his wife bj breaking hor back. Inspector Pardy ii investigating the matter.

The s.s. Kiwi, .which for some timo his been running between Wellington and Castlcpoint, has been laid up on account of elncltness of

Theannivorsaiy tea in connection with the Grcytown Wesloyan Church took place on Thursday evening, the Rev.-J. Dollow presidins;, At the after meeting addteases were delivered by the Keys. Rowso, Murray, and Dellow. Mr.W CBuchanan, M,H,R,,addressed his constituents at Greytown. on Wednesday eveniug,. at Peatberston . on Thursday, and at Martinborough on Friday. At each place the member for South Wairarapa was well received.

A' lively scone occdrred at the meeting of the Featherston Licensing Benoh on Monday, Constable Smith alleged that 'several charges had beon formulated against him by':-Mr W, Oundy, J.P., and he wished them substantiated, A good deal of cross-questioning, ensued, and the matter was only allowed' to drop upon the Constable threatening that if he found Mr Gundy in a licensed ho'useafter hours he would lay an information against the house and call him as a witness,

Messrs Freoman R.-Jacks™ and 0 o report:—Thequality of the cattle yarded at Jqhnsoriville on Wednesday was inferior, and consequently trading was dull; prime sorts would havo sold well, The sheep also wero small. For pigs baconers were those only in demand; small stores neglected. Cattle, £4 Is to £5 7s Gd. Sheep -Bcst-wethors 15s Id, smaller 13s Bd, owos 10s lOd. PigsBacbners, 34a to 455, large porkers up to 255, stores, 4s to 7s. Ox beef, IBs tho 1001b.

A singular accident is reported by the Lake County Press to havn befallen Thomas Russell, carrier, while driving around the precipitous bluff of ruck that ovorhange the Swiftbum. A sheep grazing above lost its footing, and without any warning fell and struck Russoliwho was knocked off hissoat, tho tlieop being killed. Formnatoly Jdßoph Woodhead, a country road man, had joinod Kusaoll a few minutes before the nccidont,'and 'ho was able to lift Russell again, and drive the team to a safo spot,

A somewhat scurvy trick has jußt been played on a resident at Mauriceville by threo men who profess to be runaway Bailors. It appears, from what we can learn, that the men in question arrived in Maurice'villea : few days ago, and calling at ono of the lime works asked for something, to eat, expressing their willingness to work, They were provided with tucker, and after some conversation they agreed to cut 100 cords of firowood at a certain price, the settlor to find them a tent, &0,, and to be responsible to tho storekeeper and butcher tor their little bills. An agree-' ment waß drawn up and signed to this effect, and the men set tinvork, Yesterday they knocked off, and taking all the stores and utensils quietly decamped towards Ekotalmna, Tho settlor, on discovering thafc'tbey had, f)"W?> immediately proceeded to Eke'taliuna to obtain a.warrant for their arrest, but to'his infinite disgust ho found ho had no legal remedy; .'Settlers .in- the Fortymile Bush had therefore better be on the look-out tor these gentry,

Tho following rather facetious paragraph iB taken from*' the Poverty Bay BeroWi-The Maoris of the Woipa valley are hot contehfwith their dmliuakon. keopingjs not enough for their pfyjhsed aspirations... S.omo of these worthies who; hivo/, graduated at Napier'or attended fideu'-.fjiul- ijayo taken to sheep stealing; and' sliced "off tbo ear marks of an adjoining flock. Tho Bheop inspector'has informed the aggrieved sheep owner's that (both are Maoris) when more than one third pf the ear is cut away the mark ceases tobe'lep)j)ranyrproof of ownership. A Native these parts' -is reported to Hayd told an honorable Minister that bo manj':pf his beat-sdiolais had turned out badly [j.e M criminally) 'that ho wa.s Bometipjeß jn. grave .doubt whetjier |p was wording for God pr the DovjL A Poverty Bay jjfaori was recently, wanted, /by'■tho Ppjijeliflre on a charge of forgery; He had nnparrently learned too well how to. write.

A vebx special invitation is herewith extended td the ladies of the city ,to pay. an i early visit of inspection to oar magnificent and «tlrao|iye display of ball and ovenlng I dress fabrics, wbh«), ; h)Setber with all noccs. ! I sai7 ieqaCites are how'being bJjo!)'ji on the conlraloountef'ntTe'Arb House.'-;' "' ' Ti|B variety of too charaiing fabrics is yerylargi), rod the' numerous/fashionable tints fl.ro i)f tlw FJio§t' pleasing cha'raoter, whilo tl)6 prhips. are o?,6c>d|n'giv ifjoijißrato, j Tlje display is easily ..ac.cessiblp, j? *ery| artlptb t) its smallest detajty and c.qald not .falitflwogrotifylßgtsall Visitors to. To| Aro House.. ...- ~.'.„ ■„■;

Wk shall be delighted to show them to all visitors whomay rest assured that • they ■will not bo importuned to bUy, Indeed (here wiU'bo no occasion to dothis, for the goods yjil spe'r,k for., themselves; and. wo imagine 'thVi* m few IJdies who'oeitld look at thoso beautiful on irresistible deslro.to puroha.se at'le Are House.; :;';.-, ! ''•■ ;v >■■•';.'■■!.■

.. >Yb invito perusal of- a-Bpeoial announcement on the front pago of this paper; which giyos hjjl pjrtipulars of the hames/niakes, colours; to, of thjsij and evening dress ■fabrics : aud''reoufsifesat the' Whole|a)e Family Drapery warehouse, Te Aro House, Winglou.-APYr,. ..•',: •.■"•"•',

: Mr Easton, ovaiijelisVjis' >' anubuncedi to preaph again ! tomorrow i evening'in the Temperance,(Hall.' !;;<'- ':■ A mooting pfj iho,- Wnirarapi: Rutfliy ■football Union' ffaai hold ; at Carterton last evening 'when final arrangements, for the Cup Matches were made, . Theetritiß band of Mr A Von Keiaon • berg has been engaged for the forth coming Volunteer ball, and not that of Mr Papworth, as intimated yesterday, '

Six thousand .coalminers at St' Etienne, a town in the Department of Loire, have gone out, on strike., Messw Lowes and lornsadd tothoir Stock Sale list lor Wednesday nest 25 3 and 4 year old bullocks. Tlio editor of tho.Wangahiii Ohroniclo haß received a circular addressed; as follows:-"Mr Gilbert Carson, Eoloroft's Monthly, Wangahui, Otago, flow Zealand, ■ .i ,

Mr Marchant, Commissionur of Crown Lands, visited JFoatheraton. ycsteiday, to examine the claims of old Boldiers made under thu Military and Naval'and Volunteer Land Act.

_. Edward O'Koefe, whowasconspionouß in the late assault case, desires us to state that he was not allowed time in which to pay his fine, and was therefore compelled to "take it out." 'A Chinese fruiterer and storekeeper started in business, in Grey town some weeks since, and now a countryman of his is stwtins; the same bubiness in a Bhop in High Street, Carterton, Thus tboy spread I '..'.'

It is said that Mr Ballance, a loader of tho Opposition, will table a no confidence motion in tho first'days of tho session, with a view to.foroihga dissolution. The motion is likely to be moved either on the Governor's speeoh, <jr on the Addresj-in.Reply. The Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeou -and Canary Association advertise their sixth annual show for' the Mth.and 31at of July. Entries for the Show close on Thursday, the 21th J.uly.>,lt is expeoted that the number of entries this year will bo largo..

The frionds of the Rev, D. Fulton,

late of Mastorton, will be interested to loam thai immediately on his arrival at Sydney ho was given the temporary charge of a parish in the country. The Rev. gentleman left nis wife and family iu Sydney and proceeded on the Barae evening to his new charge ' An indignation meeting was hold at Eketakuna last night to protest against the proposed erection of on the main road, Tho meeting. \m well attended, and tho matter freely discussed, itbeimrresolved.that.a deputation of ratepayers wait upon tho Parnate County Council and the Wairarapa North County Council praying that no toll gates be ereotad. The new editor of the Sydney Daily TttymjihM (says the Mlktin) be selected from the following gentlemen.'— Mr E T Gillon, editor of the Wellington

Post, who, if he comes to Australia, wi have to wear hats.less shockingly ba<

Mr R A Lousjhnan, the. scholarly ex. editor of the Lylkllon Times; and Ml Thomas leva of the Auckland fltor

. The Mount Ida Chromcie mates unit two young men who lately., passed through Naseby'.had travelled all;the way from Queenstown without being able to obtain employment. At one station where they asked for work, but wero refused, two Chinamon wore employed as shepherds, one as cook, another ib nurso,, aud Btdl another as " rouse-about;" >: v

Sir Robert Stout has been at' loggerheads with n South Dunedin paper called the Otago Workman. After sundry threats of libel, &c, Sir Robert ordered the paper to bo no longer sent to his address. If. ho goes no further than that but little harm will be. done; The Workman replies that it. knows Sir Robert will borrow the paper from one of his clerks, and read it all the same. George O'Brien., was 'charged-, before Colonel. Roberts, R M,, this morning, with being drunk yesterday in Queen Street.. Accused pleaded not guilty, but Constable O'Leary, the arresting constable, stated tliac he was an annoyance to tho public. The Sergeant asked that tho man be dealt with leniently, and on the accused promising to leave the town at once, he was convicted and disohartred.

The Foresters at Carterton have nominated their Secretary* Mr A HDe Laoy, forthoDistriotSecretaryahip in Wellington, for which an appointment is to bo made in October, rendered necessary by the death of the-late Brother Bovn. A deputation from Carterton will -wait upon the Masterton and Greytown- Foreßters to solicit their support to the nomination of Mr De Lacy, who is considered especially suited for tho position. A gentleman at Hokianga writes to a friend'in Gißborne;-"YoOT brother was with me a few days ago on a vaccination tour' nt.Herokiuo, and reports a violent outbreak of leprosy at Herokino amongst the natives, several of. whom are dead from it. Others are in a fearful stato. Their fingers and toes rot off; their noses, teeth, aud jaws oorroding, the bodies are rotten, He has rtporti d the matter to the Government, It is atrango to say that ithas got this length before we heard of it, The Natives are scared, and avoid each other.' Timoti Puhipi recommends that tbe lepers should be deported to the Three Kings Islands. Oar readers will be ntorestcd to know that-Messrs L. J, Hooper and Co,, have now opened and showing' the new winter shipments of Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing The liress Department at theßon Marche is exceptionally heavily'stooked with the newest designs and makes in Dress Men, Knicker Tweeds. Homespuns, Cashmeres, Fanoy Flakcs.'Braided dresses, English and Cplonial Dress Tweeds, Tweeds in Check, Borders, Stripes, and Plain,' Tho stock in this department has been brought remark-' ably ohcap aud aro being sold cheap. -Visitors to tho Bon Maroho b'howwonis will be well repaid by inspecting the superb assortment ot Indies' Segletto Jackets and Mantles, Cloth and Fur Jackets and Mantles jn great variety, jjadies' "ijiid' children's ulsters, Fiif lined and ipi lined' cloaks, Lndioa' and ohildrcji's Pa,noyCapes including the Coachman and Highwayman iu all colors. ■ •

Messr3 Hooper' aud Co,, invito speoial attention to their munificent display of English and French Millinery, Felt and Straw Hats, Ladies' fashionably trimmed Hats ond Bonnets,.Thoso goods are marked off at a very client advance on cost price, Now the winter has fairly sot in, wo aro brought to faoo the faot that an oxira. pair of.Blankets and good warm under-doming are tin necessary articles of the day. Messrs flooper and Co,, are showing largo stooksof these classes of goods, English and Colonial Blankols, Flannek Men's and Boys' Clothing, shirts, undershirts', juid pants, knitted sookß at wholesale prices at the Bon Marche, Masterton,-Adv.