The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3612, 12 September 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1890.

To-iioßiiow the farmers of tbelValrarapa are invited to meet at the Carterton Lyceum to receive the report of the Committee appointed to consider the formation of a Farmers' Association, Our Oarterton friends have displayed aconsiderable amount of pluck in starting this movement, and but for this consideration we should have doubted whether the capital proposed to be raised could be i subscribed in a sparsely populated district like this. No doubt by energetic and persistent effort the money required for tbe scheme can be got together, and if this comer be turned' tbero is every reason to believe, that the Association may be made a ■ success and prove profitable to all:; farmers throughout the distrioti ;

Four men at Obristchurcli'haye. been dismissed by the Railway Com-, miseionerß for inciting theircqmradesi to disob T ey tho rulers of bur lines. An opportunity was given to tbe/iiien to make "an amnds, M this was rejected, and they were.disnjissed,, and as a question of discipline it was': absolutely necessary that they should go, It was, however, singular-:that' three of the culprits worerpmbers of a deputation which waited 6a the Commissioners in June last/' At that time they were 'the masters of the situation,' and did not forget to show, that they were oonsoio.us of their power. They patronised the Commissioners, they snubbed. the Commissioners, they even bounced the Commissioners, and it is very creditable to the latter that before dismissing the' men they i gave them an opportunity of withdrawing from the false position they had taken, up. The tables are.turnei, and now ; it' is "wvkiii" '"" ' . " '• ' !

■■ .Can the' Borough. Council exist without JJ r Benall, or Mr Henall live without the ?oiough Council? We know not 1 but initiuj l "gain, having farewolled times out of num ber. We cannot even say that. this is positively! his last appear»nco iji the dovecot. It matters little to him whether -he, appears' on the; 'municipal deck as skipper, cook of!x>abinbby so long as he is there and ban talk to his heart's content, ~On thisdccaiiort his old right and left hand enter the Council Chambers with him, so that he has every prospect .of a, good innings,and people' will have 'o speak with/ hated breath of his ahedge channel."The reapppirance' 4 Mr Benall will make the Borough' admiflistrationlirelietifiMoe? Wt

cotitributa towards making .it more will tio x jd6(ibt be'Mlirig/tova'eo: ijinY W 4i thiifga now there teems $0 jjroßpeof al present.df' 1 ' either ; iinybody'else doing any goYd.' !V The .Wairarapa North County Council has jusfc'taken over .as ut ward the Whareama Road Board, and is likely to hala Kle troub¥witli lii new responsibility, It t willbe remem, bored that tho AVhardaniaßoad Board waß subjeoted to oertaiiv dissensions,* and, finding that itjjould not admin-; ister the Looal 'Bodies J\s with satisfaction to all applied to bo,inerged into'the NortJliQonntyJ (Th6.'latter.' bqdyaawat the time no'great objeotion to stooh a course being adopted) and "requested an adjustment of aocornts. Thij took place, and a speoial order. WaV made merginf the'Boardlrito the •County. Fortunately, however, Mi special order.waa not oopfirmedi; for yesterday tte;Qhairman of the Board, sent in an 'aocouh|j for ■' the, modest sum of £250 furaathorisod litigation expenses, ;'f he Counoil,; as a-matter of fiot, ttwatigemflriito.take over thi3''liajt>ility».snd qtiit? riaturally. ! desired abillofparficulare. it is hardly that should: be : c|alledupon to'=i|uareithiß; njaiter,,. I andithe proper bbljrsVwas' adopted in] referring the 'account back<,to>;the Boildfor an explanation".' Allliough in a|iy> 4 i ; pjE;:tl]iatt partioulaf';disftic|rwiil' bV' respond sible forthe a'moun|it clearly deVblVeaN ori'tlie Board, to producea properspment/pass the: account if reason able, and olear up the qffair.* It wrMd, bbweve'r,:be'exceedingly unwise to have further litigation on the question; übless, perchance,' thtf ratepayers preferred round numbers,; say £BOO irtstead of £2soi The County '.' had" over tliia matter,apd may be cbngritulated< uyon its "almost miraculuoua escape, - ; ' ;■■'• '.;!';^'.- r \ : ''...