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The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891.

A very interesting letter from Mr J. .T Groves, junr., appears in another column, iu which the problem of how to make and maintain road 3 is carefully considered. Now that country settlers are making better incomes, owing to the increased prices paid for stock, they are in a better position than formerly to obtain good roads. We have a paternal Government whose interest in up -country settlers is confined to the pleasant task of taxing them, and it is idle to look to Miniaters for assistance. The broad plain faot is that settlers must pay for such roads as they j»eed, and the question is narrowed down in cases like the one cited by our correspondent as to whether the cost of construction should come out of special loan or be defrayed by an increas d general rate levied by, the local ro d board. There is considerable force n Mr Groves' argument that a higher road board rate is more fairly distributed among those who are benefitted by the improved means of communication tnan charges on a special loan would be. The settlers of the Whareama deserve credit for the efforts made in past years to over come the difficulties incidental to the construction of a good main line from Masterton to Tenui, and we trust that the time is now coming when feeders of this arterial highway, like the Tinui Manawa road, will become efficient. In the Middle Island many of the older settled districts enjoy an immense advantage over the >V airarapa, in having secured in the palmy days of Provincialism perfect lines ot communication. Those days will never return, but the enhanced prosperity of settlers in the Whareama district may enable them to obtain good roads out of their own resources. If settlers in the Whareama adopt the broad and practical view expressed by Mr Groves, we may expect, within a few years, to see the great pastoral country to the north-east of Masterton, taking a new departure, and rapidly increaSl ll ! Doln m tion.

TheMasterton Rifle Volunteers paraae for inspection by Major Newall this evening. T'.iere are now in New Zealand upwards of 17.000 acres in orchard, nut half an aore to each holding, there being hundreds of holdings without any fruit at all. A dinner is to be given by the Te Ore Ore natives on August 21st in honour of the victory of the Junior Football Club. A dance will be held in the evening. We are informed that shearing operations haye already commenced in some parts of this district. A football match between the Poneke Club (Wellington) and the Red Stars is to be played at Newtown Park on Saturday, the 22nd inst. The rabbit inspectors of this district must be doing good work. Their designation by runholdera is, "The squatter's trouble." The four overseers who have been puperintending rabbit operations in this district are to be retained for another month, to see that the work of poisoning IB followed up by. other measures. At # meeting of the North Wairarapa Rabbit BoarS yesterday, Inspector Drummond stated ihajfc stoats and weauls were very numerous on the Rimp r taka ranges. A lad who was oujt rabbittine had put Wshapd in a burrow and drawn out a live weasel, which appeared to be quite snug in the nest originally occupied by a rabbit.

An individual in Auckland is victimising the public by going the rounds of the suburbs and collecting subscriptions " towards defraying the costs of burying hi* deceased mother." So far he has succeeded very well.

For the Wanganui poultry show, which opened yesterday, there were 460 entries.

No less than 13,312,573 rabbit skins, of the value of JE118.487, were exported from this colony last year. A certain M.H.B. indignantly writes : " The Wellington newspapers simply burke the best speeches delivered in the Houbb." The city press, it appears, draws the line at his orations ! Members on the burst. Land Tax M.H.R.'s.

A parachutist named Fernandez ascended to a considerable height at Harrisville, (Q), when the balloon caught fire. He was unable to release the parachute, which cau?ht in a tree, and he was severely burned, having a wonderful escape from losing his life. Mr G. H. Kemper, of Mangatamoka, who is well-known in Masterton, and whose veracity we would not doubt for a moment, has written to the Fahiatua paper, stating that some thirteen years ago he saw a huge sea monster rise out of the water on the West Coast to a distance of about twenty feet, and then disappear with a splash. He is convinced it is the self-same serpent which was seen on the East Coast a few days ago ! In the case Lamont v Eagle, recently heard in the K. M. Court, in which the plaintiff sought to recover certain boxes and a sewing machine retained for'money owinJ, Colonel Roberts, It.M., has made an order that the goods be returned, or their value, £l9, by the 17th inst. The sum of 10s was also allowed for damages. The Wellington Acclimatization Society, recognising the advisability of increasing the game in the district, has undertaken the breeding of pheasants. A large aviary has been constructed at the Masterton hatcheries, where birds for breeding have been reared. Several birds have also been brought over from Nelson.

Sporting men would find It greatly to their advantage by c >rrespondinp with A. J. Jacobs, the professional Taxidermist from London. Birds, fish, animals and reptiles preserved and mounted in the highest style. Every description of skins preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ao lowest rates. Correspondence in all parts of the globe. 30 years' experience. AU work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exchange for huias, crows, New Zealand quail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Mr. Williams,' tobacconist, Masterton or Mr. Catt's, hairdresser, Carterton willbe attended to.—Advt.

Secure without delay some of these bargains in White Calicoes,all at genuine Sale prices, 12yds tor Is lid, 12yds fre 3s 6d, 12yds for 4s 6d, 12ydBfor ss6d, 12 yards for 6s 6d. Grey Calicoes, 12yds for Is, 12yds for 2s I Id, 12yds for 3s lid, 12ydB for 4s lid, 12yds tor 5s lid. These are all genuine bargains at the Sale of Surplus Winter Stock, Te Aro House, Wellington.

Secure without delay some of these bargains in Sheetings. Single bed Sheetings syds for 2s lld,syds for Bs(id. Double bed Sheetings syds for 3s lid, syds for 4s 6d. Crimean Sheetinps 4yds for 2s 6d, 4yds for 2s lid, 4yds for 3s 3d, 4yds for 3s 6d, 4yds for 3s lid. These are all remarkably cheap at the Sale of Surplus Winter Stock, Te Aro House, Wellington. Secure without delay some of these bargains in Welsh Flannels, 6yds for 3a lid, 6yds for 5s 6d, 6vds for 6s. 11 J, 6yds for 7s lid, 6yds for 8s lid. Scarlet Flannels6yds for 2s lid, 6yds for 3s lid 6yds for 5s 6d, 6yds for 7s lid, 6yds for 8s lid. .Ml sterling value, best makers and at sale prices. Ihe Sale ot Surplus Winter Stook.Te Aro Rouse, Wellington. Secure some of these bargains without delay, 12yds Stout Brown Holland for 2s lid, 12yds Strong Brown Holland for 4s lid, 12yds Twilled Selicia for Is 6d, 12yds Grey Cotton Lustres tor 2s lid, 12yds Grey Cotton Lustre for 3s lid at the Sale of Surplus Winter Stock,Te Aro House, Wellington.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3885, 13 August 1891, Page 2

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The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3885, 13 August 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3885, 13 August 1891, Page 2

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