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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 397, 26 November 1891, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wellington Land Board is to be held to-day. The erection of the second school in Masterton is to be proceeded with during the present summer. TheTaamanian Exhibition was opened at Launceston to-day. Sir J. C Bray is to be appointed Agent-General for the colony ot South Australia. The remains of the late Mr T. W. Lewis were buried at Sydney on Tuesday, but have been exhumed aud forwarded to Wellington. Latest advices from Home state that the wheat market is hardening. Horses are said to have been attacked by influenza at Christchurch. Mr H. B. Bunny has been re-elected Chairman of the Waira? apa South County Council. The Eketahuua Boad Board invites tenders for the taking of levels and preparinsr plaus and specifications for three miles of road formation in the Wellington No a Block. A policeman in Christchurch has shot a hare with four legs before and f -hree behind. i A hot, dry summer is being foretold by the Natives who claim to be intali liable weather prophets. Mr W. B. Beetham has been apI pointed to represent the group Counties 'ot Wairarapa North and Pahiatua on the United District Charitable Aid Board. Councillor W. H. Beetham was reelected Chairman of the Wairarapa North County Council yesterday. This is the fourth term he has held *he position. The representatives of the Wairarapa Worth County Council on the Wairarapa District Hospjta' Board for the ensuing y<2»r»H* the Chairman Sftckey. Scene in tb* Makuri Gon,e, between a County Councillor on horseback en I a ion «f Erin on foot, knee deep In mud. —Pat: When will this road be metalled? liistbeaftheraliniring my »w»g away, £2O worth, and the next man I hear sin-nng " Rule Brittania," or "Britons never will bt slaves" I'll knock him down. Councillor: Where did you pome from? Pat: Boice through Donald Donald's forest. The Councillor pushed on, leaving Pat to struggle swaglesa through the mud and ilush towards Pahiatua.

Steps are, we understand, to be taken by counsel for the Piccuieaque Atlas to have a new trial in tho case Bowerman Bros v Riddle, on tho ground th»t the Justices had no jurisdiction. A collection of exhibits from the Masterton Museum, including those mineral specimens recently presented by Mr S. M. Drew, attiacted considerable attention it the Spring Show of the Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society yesterday. The various banking institutions in Masterton are to be closed on Monday next, St Andrew's Day.

A mob of sheep were being driven through an Auckland street when an erratic mutton bolted and dashed through a plate glass window worth £2O. According to one of the New Zealand Alliance representatives, there is on the West Coast of the South Island one hotel to every 105 of the population. A charge of perjury apainst Eli Strawbridpe, a victim of the Picturesque Atlas, is being heard in the Masterton R.M Court to-day. Rabbits, it is said, are becoming very plentiful in some parts cf the King Country, owing to the bonus paid for skins to the Natives having benn discon* tiuued by the Government on the score of retrenchment A feature of the show of the Mibterton Horticultural and Industrial Society held yesterday was Mr C. K. Darnell's display of ironmongery. Eveiy description of farming utensil was on exhibition, including buckets, dishes, churns, rakes, spades, etc, etc., together with a cough; of bhoafc well known ranges fur which Mr Daniell is agent. The Masterton Rifle Volunteers hold an inspection parade this eyening. A presentation is a'so to De made to exLieut A. G. Thompson. The following were the judges at the Spring Shew of the Masteiton Horticultural and Industrial Society held yesterday:—Messrs W. Jay, D. M. Wilkinson and W. H. Taylor (Wellington) ; Messrs T. Kempton and D. Barrat t, (Greytown); aud Mr T. Osborne, (Carterton) ; Fancy work— Mesdames Sheppard and iioddington and Miss Purser.

AH tho public schools in the Wellington district will break up for tho nhnstinns holidays on Thursday, the 17th of December. The pupil tuaohers' examination vrill be hbld on the two following days. The Napier Telegraph hears that many of the sttall settlers in ths Seventy Mile Bush have any amount of grass, but no money to buy stuck to eat it oil. The consequence is that some of them are letting the grazing of their paddocks to sheepfarniers, while others have sold out their holdings, one settler bavin? bought up five adjoining small properties. The election of Mayor for the Borough of Masterton took place yesterday. The contest between the two candidates— Messrs R. Feist and C. A. Pownall—was well fought, the friends of the latter, if anything, displaying the greater energy. At ten minutes past six the Town Clerk (Mr R. Brown) announced the result as follows :—Pownall 151, Feist 131, infer* mal 3. The announcement was received with cheers by the few who had congregated arou.id the polling booth, but as it was not expected that the result would be known till at least half an heur later, neither of the candidates were present. The proceedings were therefore unusually tame.

The Wellington Education Board has at laat received the building grant for the current year. It amounts to £4290, or «bout £I2OO more than the Board baa been accustomed to receive for the last three or four years. But unfortunately it happens that through.the delay of tho department in making known tho amount of the grant, the Board has had to anticipate the receipt of the money by making provision for necessary works, and has thus spent not only the whole £4290, but £556 in addition. Works are now in progress which will cost £1419. What it is proposed to do is to assume that a similar grant will be received next year, and to make provision accordingly. On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the Bond adopted the following schedule of works to be proceeded with in the course of the year:— To Aro, £750; Vogeltown, £l5O ; Te floro, £l5O ; Tokouwru. £IOO ; Makara, £250; Matcakahi, £250; Hawera, £250; Whakataki, £250 ; Mauricevitle East, £350; Masterton, £350 ; Mitchelltown, £OUO ; Stokes Valley, £100; Newtown, £4OO. Total, £3950.

The proposal by Mr G. S. M. M'Dermii, master uf Kaiwaiwai School, to hold an exhibition of school work at tome central place in the Wairarapa district, was discutsed by the Education Board yesterday. Mr Lee, Cheif inspector, suggested that the scheme should be made general in its application instead of being limited to the Wairarapa, and if the idea were approved power should be riven him to confer with the masters and committees for the purpose of making necessary arrangements. The matter was left by the Board in the hands of the Chairman and Inspector who were empowered to communicate with the committees and masters with the view of stimulating the movement, and putting it into practical shape. The Masterton School Committee recently passed a resolution urging the Education Board to arrange for importing school books and supplying them to committees at cost price. On the matter coming before the Board for consideration yesterday, Dr Newman strongly approved of the recommendation urcing that in several American States the system in question was adopted, and found to work well, while in one State the School Boards let out books to children at very low rates. Mr Younj said that wherever the experiment had been tried, it had resulted in yery heavy losses to the Board. Mr M'Cardle did not see why that should be so, and he urged that country districts needed some special facilities for getting books. lhe Chairman said he would like to have more information on the point before taking any action, Both the Ofcapo and Canterbury Boards had done something in the matter, but he did not quite know what; ind he knew the Westjand Board had had some experience, as the result of which it had quantities of books on hand, and was desirous of selling them. The consideration of the matter was deferred until next meeting of the BoarJ, and Dr Newman save notice of a motion that the Government be requested to take into consideration the question of the cost of school books with the view of lessening it.

John Clark, a visitor from Oamaru, New Zealand, says the Melbourne conespondeut of the Dady Times, went to Fleuiington racecourse to see the race for .the Melbourne Cup. Ho went early and spent ]the jtiine which intervened between his arrival and the starting of the first race in liberally patronising the variops refreshment booths, wjth the resujt when the starting bell rang he was so sleepy tha£ he, soughf the shelter of a carriage in the paddock and lay d,own under it. He quickly sank into slumber, and did not wake until all the rayas. including the Cup, were ever, and the owner of the conveyance under which he slept begged his pardon for disturbing him, but said it was absolutely necessary to remove the carriage, Claik shook himself into wakefulness and discovered tliat he had not only missed the sight he had travelled from New Zealand to see. but also his watch and chain, his money, and his pipe, which some incon riderate thiet had stolen from him.

li J. Hooper and Co are now showing '{))e nio.st fashionable and largest assortmeut of new spring goods ever shown in the district. English and 'French Jlilli Sery, Trimmed, and'Bniriwaiea' Hats and pnnets, flowers, and feathers, &'o. Stylish and pretty Jackets. 'ljorothy Capos, Mantles, jpusi, Cloaks, Garaboldi Jackets, i^c. Wjc are tawing a sipvk of Kashjonable peloinej, prints, .Cambrics, Zephyrs, Ac, We hold the best assortment and largest stock of nev dres« material)) in thft Wairarapa. All the leading shades, de> si<;ns, satins, and materials for the season, gingle and doable widths. The Fancy Department is full »f the best novelties, pretty aprons, ribbons frillings, collars, cuffs, and parasols etc-