The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3943, 20 October 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1891.

i The patchwork Public Works policy , of the Government is, from a colonial point of view, a misfortune. Here and there all over New Zealand some lengths and patches are authorised which cannot possibly pay interest upon their cost, until a further expenditure of money carries them to a paying point. Why, may it be BBked, should we in the Wairarapa grumble when two tiny patches come out of the lucky bag as our share ? Simply because we shall be compelled to pay dearly for our whistle. Every mile of unprofitable line which is constructed is a burden on the colony, and interest on its cost has to be paid out of taxation. The Wairarapa has to contribute its share towards the cost of all unproductive patches out New Zealand. If our contribution to this liability amounts to a thousand pounds a year, the Wairarapa paye dearly for the two fragments with which it has been rewarded. Another source of regret with these " Sops to Cerberus " is that the gift distribution will awaken the public appetite for a new loan. North, South, East, and West the patchwork lengths will be sources of irritation till they are extended to points where they will be useful. The sums now frittered away will be used as sprats to catch the big mackerel in the loan market. No Government can long remain popular in New Zealand without it has the dispensing of loan money. This year Ministers are using up the balances of old loans, but next year they will have to tap some other channel. There is no valid objection, perhaps, to a moderate loan, if there were any guarantee that Jt would not be misappropriated. Had the Government for example taken the advice of the Kajlway Commissioners on the expenditure'pf the balances now available for public works they would have deserved to be trusted with a further loan. The E ail way Commissioners we feel certain would never have recommended the patchwork policy of the Ministry, i When Ifcha timp comes for the consideration of further borrowing—and the time is not for distant — only safeguard against waste and loss Fill be the guidance of a nou political body like the Railway Commissioners. The Colony is unlikely, however, to grant the present Ministry a loan for political purposes. The day for bribing GGGStituencies with public 'Works expenditure on a«y large scale is, we trust, gone by,

The estimated cost of the proposed new harbour at Kivertou is given at A' 83,000. The prospectus of " The Great Eastern Silver Mining Company, " i;f Zeehan, Tasmania, has leached us.

Atameetin? of the Committee of the Masterton Park Lawn Tennis Club held last evening, it was resolved to open the season on Saturday next. The priC9 for admission to the Club was fixed, and other routine business transacted. The Pahiatua County Council is to be a3ked to rescind the resolution by which a ranger was appointed. The district is thought to be hardly ripe for sach an official yet. Mr J. F. E. Wright, J P., a wellknow resident of Island Bay, and cne of the proprietors of the Happy Valley Meat Company, died on Sunday night after a brief illness. A patent is being applied for by s> Rikaia farmer for a "steamer for improving the condition of stacks about to be cut into chaff." A heavy gale and snowstorm has been experienced in New Suuth Wales, and much damage has been done. A telegram received from Melbourne states that Carbine has completely broken down, and will never race again. TheAshburton Mail says:—A line of 13,000 bushels of whoat was sold on Friday at Gs 6d per bushel, ex storo at Chertsey ; 10.000 bushels were Pearl and the balance Hunter's White. Another line of 90,000 bushels were sold at the same price and time. Mr Peter Doig was the seller and the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company the buyer. Messrs D. Henderson & Co , Limited, incite tenders for laying about forty chains of tramway. The hailstones which fell at Matahiwi yesterday are reported to have been exceedingly large—as large, it is said, as marbles. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports having sold 5000 sacks of prime wheat f.o.b. at the Oaniaru breakwater at 5s 2d per bushel. The Lyttelton Times says:—The best young blood goesfrom Canterbury and Ota«o to the North. About Pahiatua, Woodville, Hawera.lnglewood and Stratford, yoa may find the young men hewing dewn forests, and practising the hardy virtues they haye learned from their sires, the pilgrims of the Akaroa peninsula and the Canterbury Plain. We lament the loss of our sons, but we are proud of the record they are making. We are informed that the death of the child Stainton, to which we referred yesterday, was occasioned to gome extent through the neglect of the parents to consult a doctor until some days had elapsed after the poison had beon taken. The poison had by this time got a good hold of the system, and emetics weie of very little u.«e. For the information of families we might point out that one of the best emetics procurable in the case of phosphorus poisoning is sulphate oi copper.

The value of bran as fodder, remarks the Melbourne Leader, is very much under estimated. Uur ordinary horse stock, and even our racehorses, would be much healthier bad they twice or even five times as much bran as they now get. For xtnilking cows, especially in dry weather, it is one of the best fodders you can give. Sheep fatten splendidly on it, as do pigs, especially with boiled turnips or potatoes. Boded maize and bran is one of the best foods you can give cart horso stock. Hero it is always a high price,, very seldom is under Is per bushel, but even then it is cheaper than Hay at 5s 6d per cwt. It is good food for fowls, as is sharps, this latter being fine food for pigs. An old Maori died in Pouawa locality a few weeks asp under unusual circumstances. He was in his dotage and dodiered off somewhere beyond the ken of Ithe other natives. As he did not reappear it was thought he was drowned, and the fishing ground was promptly tabooed. Subsequently, says the Gisborne Standard, it was found that the old fellow had gone inco some bush and had laid down and breathed his last. The danger of allowing young children to wander about the streets at nipht has frequently been pointed jut through our columns. Bat,, parents appear to exercise no control whatever over their offspring, and the streets are nightly tilled with youngsters. A narrow escape from a serious accident occured last night in Queen-street. A number of children were playing together, when an equestrian came along and one of them was knocked over. Luckily, however, the youngster was not seriously hurt, although considerably bruised andscared. This should be a warning to children not to play about the streets after dark. The Taranaki Herald has been shown a£s note which, in consequence of ips having been folded and knotted into a small compass, was by mistake paid away among a number of ether notes by a resident of Waitara to a business man in New Plymouth. The said bundle of notes were deposited by the New Plymouth man to the credit of his account at the bank, neither the depositor nor the bank teller discovering the hidden fiver. The teller, however, at the close of business for the day, tumbled across the knot anions; his notes, and on ha'ahp~ ina came out of course £5 over; this was on fth August last. Instead of placing the found money to the credit of , profit and loss to assist in swelling the dividend, the bank set to work to trace out the rightful owner, who at last has been discovered and made £5 the happier, j The Woodyille Examiner very pertinently remarks:—Now-a-days it seems that a constable has only to do his duty to get into hot water all round. If he dares to arrest some drunken good-f»r-nothing politician he is duly reported to the member for the district, that gentleman reports him to a ready-eared Minister and the edict goes forth that he is to be removed. Or, perhaps, as in the case of Constable Treanor, some individual of whom he had fallen foul, writes to a low grade Napier newspaper abusing an officer who has done his duty only too well. The case of Constable Koche ought to be a warning to policemen who try to do their duty, fle runs in an employe of and henchman of Mr Hogg. The henchman defies nim and says if he arrests him he will re port him to the M- H.K. The constbale does his duty, the henchmau reports him to theM.H.R., and the M.H.R. reports the constable to .Mr Ballance or some one else ia authority and demands his dismissal with the alternative 'that'" jf fhe Pfjnsjable is not dismissed Mr Hor? will rioj, support th 3 Government next session. Tfyen the unfortunate constable has fo suffer for all this. 1a it not disgraceful and a scandal on our democrat lojUovernmeni that any public officer should be punished ibi doing his duty ? Constable .Roche is one of the Sjuartest officers in the force and a man who is a Credit to it._ If Mr Hogg ia going to use his ptwition to persecute Constable Roche to please | any supporter he will find that the act will recoil onhis own head. Cricketers will be interested to know f.hat they can obtain a a suit complete from tlw ]£ew Clothing Factory, Lambton Quay, Wellington; at the low price of on* sruipca carriage pjid- L, wijj be sent to them by parcels post upon receipt ol remittance for that amount. -Anti,

Boys' summer clothing; ju6t received at the Wholesale Family Draper? Warehouse, TeAro House. The following are all made to our special order;— Boys' White Drill "Sailor" Suits, Gilt Buttons <>nd trimmed Blue Braid, from 4/9 each at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Boys' Cream Drill "Sailor" Suits, Collars trimmed Blue Braid, Gilt Buttons, from 5/9 each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Boys' Drab Drill Sailor Suhs, Collars trimmed Buie and White Braid, Gilt Buttons, from 6/§ each at Te Aro House, Wellington, Boys' Blue Serge Saijor Suits, White Braided Collar, White FlanneJ Fronts, Arm Badges, Lanyards, &e., from C/ 9 each at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suite, Collars trimmed Red Braid, with White Singlets and Lanyards, Beautiful Badge on the Arm, from 12/6 each at Te Aro Hmse, Wellington.

"Jong Chung," the Chinese hawker who recently had a smash up nt Tenut, has had his caravan repaired by Messrs Ewington and Sons, and started on a fresh tour this morning. It is shown by calculations that the Nor*-h Canterbury farmers lose between £BOOO and .£9OOO this season by potatoes.

There is a good demand for butter in Wellington at the present time. A supply of from 6001bs to 8001bs monthly is advertised for through our columns. An individual who hid drunk "wisely but not well," found bis way in'o the Masterton police cells last night, and was dealt with according to the enormity of his off jnce by Mr Boys, J.P., this morning.

The examination of the Masterton public school commenced yesterday. The higher classes are being examined by Inspector Lee and the lower by Inspector Fleming. So far the results have been exceedingly satisfactory. The first match of the season of the Carterton Cricket Club wrb played with Matarawa on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the latter on the first innings. When returning to their homes the Carterton team was capsized, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

A man named Medore has been arrested at Dubbo for sending the following letter to Sir Henry Parkes :•-" I beg to sigualine to you that I have this day formed the conclusion of your destiny. Your doom is sealed, and await results. You shall be killed on the 17th May, 1891." On the passage of the steamer Jubilee from Wellington to Lyttelton during Thursday night a saloon passenger was robbed of twelve sovereigns. A meeting of the Match Committee of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers was held in the Drill flail last evening, there being present Lieut. Hooper, oergts. Hoffions and Bentley, and Corporals Hoar and Bentley. It was resolved to accept the challenge for a triangular match between the Wbakataki, Tenui and Masterton Rifle Clubs, to be fired at the Taueru on November 9th. The picking of the Masterton team was allowed to stand over till after Thursday's parade. At the Presbyterian tea meeting on Friday evening las; at Feathnrnton, the Rev MrLymburn gave the following financial statement connected with the congregation:—lncomefor the year 1890. Collections at tortnigfctly Sabbath morning services £l4 10s 2d ; collections for schemes of church, £1 lis I'd ; collection for hymn book 3 for choir, LI; proceeds of tea meeting, October, 1890, applied to fencing of section, Lls 10s, subscriptions to stipend fund Ll4 10s. ! Total, L 47 Is lid.