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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4052, 2 March 1892, Page 2

His Worship the Mayor may have been actuated by the best uf'inotiveß in moving as he did last night that the levels of the town be taken and a bonus offered for the most practicable scheme for a water supply for flush' ing the streets, fire prevention and drainage purposes, No person having property in the town will dispute the fact that a water supply for fire prevention purposes is needed, and no resident having regard for tile health of himself and bis friends will deny that drainage is urgently required, At the same time the expenditure of £IOO of the ratepayers' money in taking tho levels of tho town is quite unjustified when it is by no means certain that any practical result will follow. Of course it remains with the Council to take the initiative in thrse matters, but tefore any considerable outlay is made the fueling of the ratepayers should certainly be tested.

It is said that a Roman Catholic priest iB shortly to take up his permanent abode at Pahiatui The proposal to form the town of Fahintuu into a borouph has fallen to the ground for the present, the rateable value of the place being insufficient. Tho Pahiatua cricketers havo been defeated in ono innings in eaoh ot two matches played at Napier. A social gathering, or "banquet," is to be held by the Pahiatua. Assembly of .the pighta of Labour on Maroh 18tb, 4molig chose present nill be the Hon. B.Sedd'on and Messrs. Hog? and Smith, M,a.R, g er Donovan, who was appointed to succeed Sergt, 2»nn»n in Masterton, has been transferred to vVaipaWS, to take the place of Sergeant M'Ardle. The latter Sergoant will probably arrive in Masterton at tho end of the week, The Mcmatwtfu Times saysi-rrWljen cutting a limb of rata with tho oircular saw at Messrs Luxford and Go's receutly, Mr Bottomley found a stone firmly embedded in the heart of the limb, which was about a foot m diameter. The firebell at the Rurupuni Fire Brirade station is .cracked, and of very little use, it is designated by residents of that end' of the town as tho " cow bell." The bell originally cost about £'s, and has pnjy been hung for a few months, A glove fight botwoen MitfihelJ apd Mahony (the former late of Mast.ort.oni is to come off in Wellington on Batuway night. Mitohell is being trained by Bob Matthews. ■ The couforence botwoen delegates of the Wairarapa North and Pahiatua County Councils for the re-adjustment of boundaries, takes place on Maroh 9th, Six hundred gallons of milk a day are being supplied to the Woodville oheese factory, which is now in a nourishing condition. The manager of the Bydnoy Deposit Bank has been arrested on the charge of making a false declaration in connection with the affairs of tho Bank. A petitiou is, wo understand, about to be circulated in Masterton, praying that tho Borough Council will take action to prevent a repetition of the brutal prizetinhtiog exhibitions recently made in the Theatre, Royal. ■The Masterton Borough Council gives notice of its intention to take certain lands in the Nganiatawa Blook under tho Public Works Act for the formation of a road, A special photographic notice for this month is'published bj Mr T.„E, Price, Three-quarterand fall length;, cabinets are beautifully fawned for Ta.'fid per half dozon, 12s 6d a dozen, Or 8s first copy. TheßO prices are for cash at the time of sitting) only, Mr Price is a thorough master pt tho photpgraphio art, and is jssisfed by a t;crhpetenf ata/F. ■'■• The next wool auction sale, under the auspices of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ag'enoy Company; Lirnited, will be held in Wellinpfcon on the 4th of March, (Friday next). The company has also for'sale at lowest rates, Poverty Bay Rye prass seed, Pacey's Perennial, and Otago 3nd locally grown cocksfoot, clovers, etc., etc ' - . A business man of Masterton is seriously considering the advisability of dispensing with the services of a couple of his employees so that'he will not come within t|j6 Bjo'pe # jtoe factories ty t fl? prefers to Bave £IOO in wages to expend: i J- WO 111 wbltWShipg the interior of' hi;Wroom:: ,dMl(9F[nln/otb6r necessary actß, Our first shipments of new goods for the Autumn and Winter season have now come to hand by the latest mail steajers, and we have bcon busily employed in opening them out and preparing them lor inspection at TeAro House, Wellington. We shall be happy to forward patterns ol our new Dress Fabrics and other noyeltjes free by "pt)3t"t.Q any address, on .application to James Smith',' Te'Aro House, Wellington. Our 'selection of Autumn and Winter Fashions has been made by our own buyers -men ot great experience, taste and judg. ment-in the. British,>.• French ■ and Continental markets, and may be relied, on as surpassing every thing we have previously shown at To Aro House, Wellington. Our ladies would find it to their advantago to make their choice, as early as possible, and'so to havo the advantage of getting their dresses made in gcod time for tho Season, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wo will also forward our Chaito for sell measurement to '.anyone -intimating their wish in this respect to us, and will gijaranlee'ls iul'cusfoiners the advantages of taste fit, finish and prompt exeoutieri m our Celebrated Dressmaking Room at ;Is Aro • Houbo,:Wellington,..;- ■■•.: |

-Whooping' cough is noW prevalent in Marterton; ; Two cases were reported to the Borough Council last night by Dr Beard.'-;. ' '■'.'■: ■..' , rhere h an ttrgont need for more Justicea of the Peace"inGreytown, At the present tirnelhe lion's share ■ of the work fallsoh the Mayor. The diffiooHy baa ariaen'ifefitigh Dr. Sprott and Mr F, H. Wood having resigned their Oommißsion. . . > . At a mooting of the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade last evening, Captain was presented ;with a Maltoso cross with gold centre fgr,having been first upon the scene of fires during the year 1891. Fireman H. Marsbj junr, was also presented with a medal for having served five years as mesaen* tier;' .There are unmistakeable *Bign's of' returning prosperity, in this district. Notwithstanding the severe weather of last month the harvest has beon better than usual, and a spirit'of pleasing con i < tentment obtains amongst the farming community. There has also been a great demand of lata for all descriptions of stock, and good prices have been realised. As a result there has been a marked revival hi business'in Masterton which gives every hope of continuing. Several fresh businesses are. about to be established, and new houses' are going up in all directions. All' this without the assistance of a L 50,000 loan, The Pahiitua Star sayß ;-Every day we have brought under pur notice some example of the pernicious efloctofthe new taxation proposals. Thtt latest is ' a : story of a Victorian gentleman oii a visit for a holiday trip who saw a property at Gisborne to which he took a great fancy, He enquired the price— .£27,000 it was —and agreed. to buy. Returning to Victoria, before the bargain was closed, juat as the tiiiE-ncial proposals'of the Ministry were put before the country, he decided to forego his deposit, and remain in Australia, to endure the olimare and its pests and drought rather than orane into a colony where the fact that a man has the means to buy a decent run brands him as a social pest in the eyes of the ruling party intho colony and makes him a fair object for attack. *At the annual show of the Walrarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society last November, uridor the head of Dairy Produce, Mr Wra, Moore, storekeeper, Carterton, exhibited two ke»B. of butter for which he received first and second prizes respectively. Mr Monre shipped this butter to England, but before doing so, he placed inside each keg a nute desiring whoever might be the purchaser to let him know in what condition the butter arrived, Mr Moore has recoived the following'letter from Edinborough dated the 10th January, 1893:—"Sir, In a keg of .butter opened by us to-day we find a note dated 7th November, '9l, desiring the buyer of it to communicate with you, and stating it obtained second prize at the Wairarapa Show. We found the butter in perfect condition and the quality good. /IS was as good as any kegs we have seen of New Zealand produce. We could do with a considerable quantity of it regularly, Wn are, etc, Livingstono and Weir,"