The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3988, 14 December 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1891.

The arrivals in New Zealand now exceed in number the departures from the Colony, and the Government can cl»im some credit for the turn of the tide. If tbeir policy with respect to the unemployed should possess thelement of permanency it would slowly, but surely, absorb the indigent population of Australasia. It offers co-operative industry at a full rate of wages to all who seek work, and no other Colony is at present making so liberal a provision for the toiler. No wonder those who left our shores for Victoria and New South Wales are anxious to return to a Colony which enjoys a more salubrious climate and offers a better guarantee of remuner • ative occupation. Our Public Works Fund is hypothecated for the direct benefit of the working man, and the contractor, once deemed an indispensable factor in every undertaking, now finds bis occupation gone. The State saves the money he might make and at the sunie time bears any loss he might sustain. The idea that a contractor by his skill, knowledge, industry, and intelligence earned the profit he was wont to make out of his contract is old fashioned, and new ideas prevail, which will, no doubt, prove satisfactory to the co-operative workers. Probably, if the Govern* ment take it into their heads to assume a State control over the steamer traffic of New Zealand, they ' would carry out the co-operative idea by manning every vessel with hands all on an equal footing, and abolishing the office of captain, so that the higher rate of wages paid for special qualifications might be divided amongst the deck hands and stokers. The co-operative principle is now absolutely on its trial and should the GovernmeHt succeed in establishing it as an institution in this Colony it will undoubtedly attract population to New Zealand from all parts of Australasia. If by statecraft, the New Zealand labourer can earn more money with less toil, or if he can oply secure permanent employ* ment through the Governmental aid, the indigent workers will flock to this colony in large numbers. In time possibly the trade unions and even the great Liberal association will recognise the peculiar position to which throughout the colony will attain. If Mr Ballanoe by his statecraft sue-* ceeds in assuring every worker steady employment at eight shillings a day, thousands of men will land on our shores from neighbouring colonies to take a share in the good fortune provided for workers by a Liberal Government. This inevitable contingency will break fawn the Ministry if it lives long enough, but the probability is that t]ie good sense of the country will not allow d, mis- j taken policy of this kind to reach to such a length. The tried and proved economic laws which have stood the test of centuries are brushed aside by the new Ballap f ce Statecraft, which probably will enjoy a short and merry existence.

A parcel of laud near the railway station, containing five eighths of an acre is advertised for sale. There is said to be a great deal of sickness in if'eatherston at the present time. Dr Baker, of the Hutt, contemplatas commencing practice m that township.

Mr M'Pherson, of Timaru, hac been appointed Secretary of the Longbiirn Freezing Company. There were over a hundred applications for the position.

An open-air concert was given by Pearson's Brass Band in the Masterton Park yesterday, vhiph w&« highly appreciated by the large number of persona who visited that pleasant place of resort. It was intended that a collection should be taken up in aid of the Peacock family, but for some unknown reason this was not done by the Mast< rton Rifle Volunteers, who had the affair in hand.

The sittings of the District Court in Masterton were concluded on Saturday, District Judge Robinson returning to Wellington by the afternoon train, A shameful attack waß made on two Salvation Army airls at Norsewood the other day. They were chased into the hpuse in which they lodged by two drunken men, and had to seek refuge on the roof. The matter has been reported to the police. There are now twelve patients in the Masterton Hospital, ajl of whom are progressing tavourably. The last to be: admitted was a victim to influenza. j

A free fight between a number of Euro- j pcansand Ni'tives took place at the rearof a Masterton hotel on Saturday night, iu the presence of a largo crowd of exspectators. The appearance of the police upon the scene, however, quelled what would certainly have resulted in an emeute. The programme tor the annual fathering <>f the Jdauriceville Athletic Society, to he held on Monday, December 28th, appears in our advertising columns. Tho reyenue so far received under the Propel ty 'ta.< is considered very Bitisfactorv by the Department. amount collected by the Post Offices of the Colony up to the IC'ih inst. was

The Mauricevi lie Road Board invites separate tenders for completing formation, etc, on Mauriceville West Road, and fur constructing i wo cart bridges on Dreyer's Rock and Wangaehu roads.

At the Eketahuna R.M. Court on Friday, judgment, was given tor the plaintiff in the case C. E. Brenmuhl v. Kenny, for Pfi, for goods supplied. All Picturesque Atlas cases were adjourned till January the 29th. Miss F. E. Caldwell, of Wariganai, has been appointed mistress of the Grassendale aiued school.

Typo for the month of October has just reached us. Although late in its arriviJ it is full of matter of great interest to the trade.

The various public schools in this district " break up " for the summer holidays this week. Another heavy thunderstorm occurred m Masterton on Saturday afternoon, the rain descending in torrents for about an hour.

Messrs R. D. Thompson and T. Thompson, ot Masterton, have entered for several events at the Fielding Athletic Society's sports, to bo held on Boxing Day. The well known butter buyer, Mr Chester, has purchased a quantity of butter in the \Voodvill9 district at 7d per lb for export to England. 'ihe influenza epidemic is abating in Masterton, and the attacks are not nearly of such a virulent character as they were a tew weeks since. In Greytniuth they have an impatient reformer. Warning a neighbour in the local paper to remove a nuisance he siys, " failing which I will take proceedings at law to cause the removal of his skin yard and vermin breeding establishment, as I am not a Hottentot and cannot stand it any longer." A son of Mr F. G. Moore, of Masterton, recently had his hand poisoned by a bite from a spider. As there are uo katipos in the district, it would appear that the ordinary household spider is venomous.

Mr J. Charlton, the well-known piano and organ tuner of Wellington, i» now on <t periodical visit to Masterton.

A somewhat strange discovery was made by the Rev W. E. Paige, of Masterton, on Saturday last. Close by the back door of his residence he picked up a piece of stone of a peculiar formation, which was decidedly foreign to the locality, and on examining it found that it had recently been subjected to a process of fusion. The theory is that the stone, or metal, or whatever it may be culled is a fragment of the thunderbolt which fell on Friday last. The Oamaru rain makers shake things. A row of young roosters sitting on a perch about four miles from the scene of the explosion were precipitated to the ground by the force of the explosion, and two individuals who had gone " early to bed " were rolled out on the floors of their respective bedrooms.

Mr Pinkerton, M.H.R., has knuckled dowu to his boot-mending and patching like a brick, says a correspondent of the Manawatu Standard. It both pleases and amuses us to see him in the evening homeward coming, grimy and black and unprepossessing-looking, trudging along Princes Street like any other ordinary individual.

The toy and cake fair in aid of St. Matthew's Church was brought tJu clobo on Saturday night, when there was a good attendance of the public. article offered wa3 disposed of, and the financial results should be very satisfactory. In the list of ladies who presided at the stalls we omitted on Saturday to mention the names of Misses Miller, Walton, and Boddington (2). The following clipping from the Peruvian Mail of September 30 will be of interest to all interested in the introduction of New Zealand's products to new markets :—" The splendid British iron clipper ship Crusader leavea to-day on her return voyage to New ZeaUnd. This vessel arrived here a short time ago, after the extraordinary short voyage of thirry-five days from Now Zealand, with the firrt cargo of flour brought from that country to Peru. The quality of the fhiur is pronounced to be something magnificent—so much so that it has to be largely mixed in baking with other brands. We understand that the Crusader i» likely to return to Callao with another cargo consigned to Messrs Perkins and Campbell." Thirty years ago Chili supplied New Zealand with large quantities of wheat and flour. A Dunedin paper states that a rather gruesome and startling discovery was made in Jnveicargill on Saturday. From a telegram received from Mr Hickson, Inspector of Police, from Sergeant M'Donnell, it appears that Mr Darling, bonedust manufacturer, Mill road, boueht some bags of bones at Froggart's sale on December 2nd. On Saturday he discovered that one bag contained human bones. Sergeant M'Donnell and Dr Youns, on being informed of the discovery, proceeded to make investigations, and found the bones of four adults and probably those of qne child. Sergeant M'Donnell at once took possession. He found that Mr Froggart had received bones from different persons, but thinks the bpnes themselves came from ao auctioneer at Riverton, and further enquiry will be made there. The bones were very old, and were evidently dugout of the ground. It is j probable th3> ar9 the bones of Maoris, picked up by a bone gatherer from sjme Maori burying-place. Owing to a dispute with some Inspectors of the Poor Law Department, Dr Co| je, the best living authority on 'the subject of infectious fevers (says the London correspondent of the New Zealand Hvraltl) has beeri compelled to resign his position as chief physician of the Eastern Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. One of the points on which these gentlemen condemned a physician of European reputation is that ha fed his hospital patients on beef tea jnsde of American beef and upon bpilcd ih'fi/iton fprri Nety Zealand., The lilt-Hectors think thap'tlie meat should he English, but as ihe fityt;s points out, '• there is a prevailing belief among housekeepers that uiany"butcheM supply foreign meat as the 'best' English, and inferior English when they are asked for foreien. At any rate, if the meat hi wholesome and nutritious, it is difficult to conceive in what way the country of itsgcoythpan i" a ke any difference to the patients*''

The Inquirer, Perth, has an article on the depresvion which now prevails in Western Australia. According to >hio authority, '' People are going away from the Colony as as they coino to it, and are shaking the ti'iist off,tlieir feet. They can Slid neither jjro'rk to |lo nor a pjiace in which to fay their heads. Tiiey are unpleasant assertions, and we make them sorrowfully, though without hesitation. The energy and enterprise that manifested themselves twelve monchs ago are no longer discernible. Tradesmen wh<) have large stocks on their hands find few purchasers, tlje buijding trade is growing duller and duller week by week, mining enterprise is ebbins, and what with one thing and another the most sanguine and 6iithusiaatic Colonist is commencing to lose heart."

Vi e shall be ever ready to welcome the crowds who may take advantage of these desirable opportunities, and the more widely to distribute aur Christmas gifts the better shall we be please J at Te Aro House. Weiling ton. In addition to offering exception al advantages to customers,' such as an 'nijhense Variety, e carefully selected and fashionable stoisk of KOodi in" every department' of the warehouse, we intend, during the remainder of the present month to present all cash customers to the extent of 20s and upwards with an attractive Christmas gift, at Te Aro House Wellington.

We have a regular, devised scale for the things, and in proportion to the amount o purchases bo will be the value of the present Ihis soale will be on the simu lines as on previous'years, and no doubt will give equal satisfaction, at Te Aro House, Wellington. One thing should be noted especially, and that it is that this gift distribution will extend during tbe present month up to the very last day of December, 1891, neither more or less. Those that are wise will therefore take care to be in time a£ Te Aro House Wellington.—Anrr