Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1892. SETTLEMENT AND CAPITAL,

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4077, 31 March 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1892. SETTLEMENT AND CAPITAL,

Being me extended title of the WaIRAKAFA Dahy, with which jt is IDENTICAL,

We have bad ample proof, in this part of the North Island, that New Zealand does not lack the settlement element within hsdf. The rapid absorption within the last two or three years of waste lands for direct settlement purposes has been very marked. Thebgsh districts have been overrun wM land seslfejs from all parts of the Colony, examining and competing for the Crown Lands. Indeed, tUis influx has led to the transference of & large quantity of hitherto unoccupied absentee Ipijs to active settlers. • Take, for instance, that large tract of country atretpliing from the; Wangaehu to Alfredton, hitherto, to most people, a, Una incognita, it It now almost entirely in the hands of settlers. Then again, the individualization of the Native claims kvhicji has been dragging along through the Native Lwi} Court baa, on thepasßing of eaoli bloolc', led to active occupation with a secure title, These results should be felt distinctly 'in the .direction of progress for the district, Wj&ahs tiiinlf that another oircumstance should, ljegm tjo jbe felt] in this direption. Ayy must see, in movjng abgjit the country, that a largd extent of level good land has been Iqow so long cleared that the stumps and roets cannot muoh longer ward off the plough; following whioh there must be largely inprftpfd produotivoness and employment of laboijp, |3ut all tbis means a large outlay in money, ft is indeed by the sweat of his brow that thja Jjusji and scrub country is led by man into cuylivjty. Money will undoubtedly be largely required to ai4 in thjs* worjk of settlementmoney that .slwuU be obtainable readily and cheaply, on the security of s'-ioh fine country, otherwise it can only be a It is regrettable therefore, in the face ofsu.qh requirements, to read increasing reports of the withdrawal from th,e Colony cd.pit.al, a withdrawal yhicii is .ufldflflbply taking place, TheeM lipre will be similarly felt in the other bush districts of tins island, into all which settlers nig juisinnfj ibfil' way, Surely in the interests fit ggtwSwen'i which is taking sucii AOtjye st.ejpj w J))§se times, (t was aji plucky mishap that a Government of the ijay Should place lance iaarest against the lenders of what we so muoli need. Railways and reads we have pushing into the interior, hajrbors ready, willingliands, growing sturdy pops $ .sutlers; but vast stretches of virgin fipil,"s)ipb should bring all tbeso .into reproductive play, are idle, cumbered with forest; What can lead to removal of this obstruction at any reasonable' speed other than the

judicious conjunctiori of capital.%ith what we possess, "AVe 'iiaVO "but soratohed the outskirtsofy the main, part'of this ielandr ng.yet," How, are vast sums S spent on:our railways-and trunk roadtj to.make- soiiledecenc return until every available acre in their vicinity sends them Work ? At a time when the financial affairs of Australia are.cauaing uneasiness at Home we of New Zealand must needs give an extra fillip to the timidity of V: he investment seeker. The lesson -.ppeara to have yet to be leai-at by a majority here that for the steady progresg of the Colony we need the present aid of capital as much as we need the American axe to fall our bush with.

Wirth's circus opens In Wellington on Mouday noit. ■ Mr Gallie, who 1 some years ago was a storekeeper in Oarterton, has taken over the businoss of Mr George Pain, ol Martinboroui>h. Sir James Heotor has visited the antimony find at Russell and reports favourably of . i : The Bank.of Australasia has declared a dividend of 12} per cent.,.and carries . foiward£ls,OCO to the reserve,' The residents of Morrison's Bush intend to present Mr Hush Morison, who did so muoh in trying to find the body ot young Perkins, with a boat suitable for river work, Flans for the Masterton infant school are to be laid on the table at the next meeting of the Wellington Education Board, Mildura (Australia) has a population of 1400, and is a:Prohibition town. A recent visitor there statesVl saw not a loafer all the time 1 was there, neither, did 1 see a drunken man, although 1 am notlnsanß enough to say that there is no drinking there,"' A ball of fire was seen floating in the heavens to the north of Masterton last night, which attracted considerable attention, curious and absurd speculations being made' as'to what it could be. On enquiry we lind that it was a gas balloon, liberated by the Davys' Bright Lights Company, who generally despatch one atabout half past seven o'clock, prior to each evening's performance they|,ivß At the request of a number of shareholders, Mr 0, B. Osborne, of Dreyerton, has become a candidate for a seal on the directorate of the Masterton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Company, Limited. Tho election takes place at the annual mooting on Saturday, The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says he would not be surprised if the penny inland postage, promised by the Government, is not brought into operation at all. This is somewhat significant. The recommendation of the Pahiatua, Masterton, and Eketahuna School Committees regarding the appointment of pupil teachers have been adopted by tho Wellington Education Board. The matter of filling up the vacancios has been left with the Chairman to deal with. Mr J. lorns, the woll-known auction', eor, notifies that he will hold fortnightly stock sales at Pahiatua, and miscellaneous Bales at his auction mart periodically. Train robberies (writes the Capo cor-, respondent of the .Argus) are by no means rare iu South Africa, and a cose which has just happened was fur a time surrounded by considerable myateiy. Somo bags of gold, abont £3OOO in value; were sto'en from the safe of-a train 'travelling between Maritzburg and Dur» . ban, and the strictest investigation was for Bome days fruitless, The culprits, however, turned out to be the guard and one of his friends at a station on the , line. Tho friond dropped the bag into shallow water in a river, and it is possible that by the exercise of a littlo pru ! denco he and the guard would have eyentnally managed to leave the country with their booty, The guard's acoomplioo, however; oould not tiiar himself 1 away from the river, and when arrested on suspicion his excuse that he was \ looking for a suitable fishing place, was accepted with grave doubt, seeing that he was not provided with taokle. The 1 detectives had the river dragged,' and the ! missing gold was found, r The Feilding correspondent of the Mercury is responsible for tho follow-. ijig At (i little neiphbonrin? settle- ' mont a day op two ago, a meeting was held in a blacksmith'? shop for (he purpose of holding an ''inquest"on the i " death" of a young ujan named Blank, The "coroner" duly swore in the " jury," and after certain " evidence " had been given, adjournment was made i for the purpose of viewing the " body." ( To the astonishment of all the" corps? had come to life and was in the act of putting on his boots, but that be had l Jjeeo dead there was not the slightest dojibt. 4- further adjournment was , afterwards made f.o tlje village pub, ' where the matter ended }n a hearty ljug|) by njl ooncerned. Tha Salyatioti Army Jiave seoured a ! site for theirnety Fortress' 1 jn Djxon ' Streot, Wellington, at a p,ost of £I4QO. ; They intend erepting a spaces brijk I building thereon at an early date on the . plan of that in Dunedin which is the best | Salvation building in the colonies. The 1 total cost is expected to be £SOOO. We ' are informed on excellent authority, says 1 the Evening Press, that outsiders of all I creeds contribute liberally to tlie Rescue I Homes and building funds of the Army, The pew building here will comprise a J main hall, with junior h ills, divisional r war offices and possibly officers quarters will be added, it Morcytio,'" in the Auckland Weekly 1 Ifeys, jpot)u off the followingA ' .sprightly young fejtoti of njy Wqijain: tance asked mo one day last iraek' what - ladies' picnic was being held thai; afterI noon. I was unable to tell him, buj) on asking him his reason for enquiring, I [ elicited tho statement that a heavily- \ laden'bus was passing along one of our 1 streets', and a charming young creature, 1 who was sitting on the top of tho con» 1 pvedsnd kissed her lily-white i hand fed called oiftjo (jjip, fho young ' lellow was evidently otalytop' walj , pleased at this mark of admiration of 'his , fine figure'from one of the fair sex who ! appeared to be a complete stranger to ! '^i/i) r afliHe wsntonhishomeward road ' reioipitig.vOn readjng his Herajd. nest 1 rcormnValiMßUhe first paragraph tftat 1 met Ijis" eye was one siting that the ; patients of (he Ayondale Asyfum'had | been indulged with an outing that day! , He was real "mad "when he saw how he had been the viotim of " misplaced ' confidence. The Avondale institution is a prohibited topii) of conversation now in his domestic circle, Always wad tho newspaper, and keep thoroughly po'stei'in saard tj the transactiobs'of the world. He w&o_is f Jthijut newspaper is ou£ ofl from his theje days of telegraphs and steam, . 'Many implant inyeutwijs'find improvements 'in every branch ijl trade jjts hqng and he'who doi't comult 'the 'mjfywt} jvill yery soon' find himself out ii the cold, Stranger; tjii)t don't rcsd this parag'rap' will hardly &.QW tliat L'J, Hggner and Co., of the Bon MarohS, ,19 the ohesp&jt. «d bf st drapery establishment, and hwo nowopened up ink" ww season's shipments of all the latest novels m Bngl sh and French millinery, .dress goGuS; flo, jr? known to them as well as Howrockses Residents hayo w advantage as Hooper & aqd ybjelj the grin k«S aiig'stpjkpCfp there are residents' Vi>n!4 ts °i» '9 W®ji'® f( "w did 'not consult the papers, Sqt instance Messrs Hoopor and Company jiave a speoia line they they know. Is going to glveiOsin the & in value to those who purchase it. They let theirfriends know through the columns of ibeptesa; ,aonio icadit, BOibe don't, .Those they' (to have an advantage over those that don'-'Xadiejrai# oMldretfs .ulsters, jackets/ TfwJ'W. oImS?. TO B -;' ,§ nd plushes, fur goods, umbrellas, how hqsiery and gloves Special makes in clothing just opened from the Mosgiel, Roslyn, Kaiapoi, Petons, and Onehnnga mills. Blankets and flannels, nigs, shawls and a large variety of boy's clothing manufactured to their own order froty g'ogd duf jble f weeds, Tailoripg is a specialty with .'tfce firm, +hM¥ rCS3 to those who don't know them fwhioh is very few in New. ZealandJ is L, J,-Hooper & Co„ ; Bon idarohe, Masterton, and any order so addressed will be promptly XCCUted.