SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4007, 8 January 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

TheGovemoMn-Council has mitigated the penalty of the Court of Enquiry, which suspended Captain Groombridgo, of the Duko of Buckingham,' for,three months, Tljo' cer'tificajie' has been returried'to the captain, and lie talyes the vessel Some on'her present trip.' Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale for Wednesday next 350 twotooth wethers, Mr Frank Stevens, who has for fivo years past been engaged as a reporter on the Wellington .Emilia Prm, has received an appointment in the Public gf tyestej;n Australia' Messrs Loire* and lorns hare receive J Injtruotions from the oxeoutoraof tho late henry Bannister to sell at thei Mastorton rooms on January 16th, the share of Baneira Eoimata in the Akura Block, containing 800 arroa, more or lessA couple of doctors ought to make an immediate examination of the''Hon. Minister who manages the police. A fetr months ago' Sergeant tfaan.ui was removed ,with'hij wife'add nine children from the 'MkjMtWn'-iat 'a larjfe expense to' the country!'. 'lust' as they'goV'seTtled'her'e an for the. eleven individuals comprising tfi'e family to return from whence they came. They are just packed up and about to 1 move when a countermand arrives. If is'tbqußht that a return trip \o the W'aat Coast will not be sufficiently expensive and that the family will probably be sent via lilvercargill to the Bay of Islands,; ;, ; A' ~.

Thiity persons have been arrested in Masterton during the part year for lar- : oany. Durin« the previous year only threo arrests were made. Whether this is the result of an increase in crime or the greater oilioioiioy of the police officers' we leave the publio to judge. Tlu Wellington Trades aud labour. Council has passed the following resolution:-" That' tho Oouncil cannot seo its way at present to express an , opinion as to the advisablenees of/* appointing Sir George Grey Governor of the Oolony." We may assume therefore that Sir George will not be appointed, At the Land Board offices yesterday afternoon,. the undermentioned, tuna were sola by auction to Augustin Stompa, fanner, Upper Plain, Masterton, at the following prices :-Run No. 28, Block XT,, Mikimiki, 27 acres, ..sold at the upset annual rental, £l9sßd; Run No. 27, Block m., Tiffin, .120 aoros,-upset annual rental, £1 10s, sold at 10 sa, The lauds were disposed of on pastoral lease for a term of ten years, and suhjeob to the provisions contained in The Land Act, 1886, relating to the 81110 of I'JIS.

Since tho rather heavy shock of earth* quake whioh was experienced about a fortnight ago, the majority of the wells in the Kairanga have become dry... Artesian wells which previously had a flow of water over tho surface have, accord" ing to the Manawatu Times, sunk quite two feet bolow the level of the ground, and other wells have gone dry, the most - noticeable being tho well at the freezing works, where work had to be stoppeduntil arrangements were concluded for running water from the Mangaone into the well. Messrs Nathan &. Oo hava-:' been compelled to bote sagin for w&twK'..' and several settlers in the vicinity are resorting to the same process to procure water. Mr Wmgate's well has also run dry, and he.hasbeen pumpingwaterfor his cattle for Some time. ' . ■ \ ' A meotmg was convened laßt nieht by tho Mayor of Carterton (Mr Alfred Booth) at the Borough Council Chambers, to receive the report of the Committee appointod to canvas the district in aid of the new fire eugino itmd, Mr F. Feist, who acted as spokesman stated that the principal business people had been waited on and all that they had been able to get towards making up the £ls, which was now due on the preaont year's instalment, was £8 Us 6d and £22 was promised towards the annual instalment of LlO, After a good doal of diacuasion as to the advisability or retaining tho engine, it was decided to retain it and try to get up some enter* tahments to raise the requisite funds, The committee promised to make an« other canvas to try and make up the Glance. Messrs Dudson and Meyrick wero appointed delegates to form a fire brigade. 1j J. Hooper and Uo ore now showing tho most fashionable and largest rricnt of now spring goods ever shown in t the district, English and French Millinery, Trimniod, and Untrinimed Hats and Bonnets, Flowers, and Feathers, &o. ■ Stylish and Pretty Jaokets, Dorothy Capes, Mantles, Dust Cloaks, Gavaboldi Jackets, die. We are showing a splendid stook of Fashionable Delaines, Prints, Cambrios, Zephyrs, to We hold the best assortment and largest stook of nevr dress materials in the Wairarapa. All tho leading Bhades, de» signs, satins, and materials for the season; single and double widths, The Fanoy Department is full of the best novelties, pretty' aprons, ribbon's ' (rilings, collars, cuffs, and parasols eto