Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the Extended Title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is Identical. MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4096, 25 April 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the Extended Title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is Identical. MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1892.

We ere, much inclined to think that returns of income under the Land and Income Assessment Act must be coming" 1 ' in comparatively sparsely,, and that it will shortly, be found that much neglect and mucli want of com* prehension bb to what* is required of them bag been displayed by people in general throughout the colony. The means taken to secure the rendering of returns at all have been far from and there has been a very 'inadequate notification—by advertisement or.olherwiso-as to who is affected, what is needed ,of them, and by what date tho returns should I havebeenr^ n r^^ d w! ally fixed upon: is now , n ' tbink it very likely indeed thatiui months to oome returns will be dribbling in, and that ft considerable time will lapse before all who should do so have sent in their statements,; if, indeed, some of them over do so at all. The Income Tax, the conditions, under which it is aud its likely effects, we do not propose to disouss in this present short note, but we do tliiiife that conoise and intelligent instructions to taxpayers should have been published in the newspapers of the Colony, which would have dearly informed the public of its duty in the matter of this tax and its consequent returns, . ,

Wdks any township, or district shows even spasmodic signs of progress and prosperity, it frequently becomes the text for a quite unjustifiable degree of felicitation and self-inflation on the part of those who consider it their special privilege to be the fir.«t to and comment upon theae signs of th,o /jqjes, If, after, this introductory reprjcjjp jiay that we wjsj) t,o give Masterton s.Vo.r| of| encouragement anql paDgrutalation, we either l«y oHrseJyes ppen to the, charge of following tbewsi/al cyeiom of giviug way to ''.gusli," or else it must be assumed that we hnvo drawn oareful conclusions and have ample justification for our estimate of the better position and prospects of the i place we l.iye in. We much prefer the VW y' e .VK'"' tan ' k®.'® Biippoj-t 6u r i jji preasiopeVior ifast etjton | und itii district fiafl, for ll|e past year; or two, been bi|'t surely «athering strength, and the period of J weakness which existed-in a very', pronounced degree before that time is now being replaced by a substantial and far more propitious state of things, Ee'rjiapti wi'lli" this past few months [he greatest )??? bpeo notice- * able", althougheven wjien we yerpgt; our worst our district and our towns! never appeared to us to be so miserably poor and devoid of life as some of the ifll/ifld agricultural settlements of the Sou til Island, of wp - l)aye of recent years seen them. There a>'o .wi/Wi indications that Mastefton is advflnc- 1 iflg, At th,e present .time, there is baldly aji empty house ,<?r an empty shop in the Jojvp, while epquifi.es for habjtfltioDS have by no ra,eang ceased, T|i/) iujloiy of puttiers from jDant.e.i'bury and the Island-regular if not (intensive—ferespqpsjble }n po small degree for'ftu. 'fhen agfliu, u,'oney is not quite so tight a? jt wn?, and the conditions of trading are better in proportion— a little more cash and slightly less credit. Even our; streets','. have: .presented a more animated aspect, and we have, even on several occasions lately seen Qneen street iu an almost thronged condition in the day time, while on jfoturday nights the town'is beginning 'io'i&moA very business-like aspect, and'the well-litsliopa Ufltl 'fion.stantly moving rjro'ips of people afford atiipte indic'dtioii that' souieono is : benefiting '& jH 6rB l advancement, Still anbtner the attention outsiders are conijmeMg t& nay 'lately; tliefe' 'has been evident'disposition on .the part' of business tuea net jtfewn, to open up hero, and capital lii establishing a trade connection. The causes of our altered circumstances I are various, but it is undoubtedly the

fact that the Setter prices which bar been ruling for cattle; and sheep have had much to do with it piuid long may they continue, Tho splendid reproductive, season which both pas* toralists and agriculturalists have experienced Las also not been without its effect. These and other auspicious circumstances have done much to help us, and have gone' a great way towards affording the chance to place trnde upon that firm basis and to enable it to be conducted under those careful and sound principles, which in. a less prosperous time it is so hard to" control. There is still, thoagh, one want in the Masterton district which could profitably be removed, and that i» tho absence ofany manufacturing concern on a large scale wherein our products and our labour could be converted into inarketablecommodities. Co-operative movement in this direction, if we have to wait for it, will, we fear; be long in coding, and even were it available we have not the tjest. opinion of its obanccs of'success in this district; but in the long run private enterprise may. do something! ; Frozen .Meat Works —no doubt' transit ' to' the ship's side would be easily ; enough managed with'cool trucks—would be one ,of the best, institutions we could have in our ,'midfl 1 ! ; b'«t even, ;\vhen fruit growing; becomes more, general, ,a jam factory would, be of some service; Here in the neighborhood of Masterton-we have not even i dairy factory, and manufacturing ot any kind practically does not exist. This at present; is, as we, have, said, our greatest want, and we hope that it will be remedied in the early future.

The great topii of conversation in Masterton at the present time is the price of oats. One individual says he hai purchased a quantity from a strauger at six shillings a bag! ' A special order of the Alfredton Road Board, that the number of members of the Board he increased to seven, and that the additional member be returned for tho Tawataia Ward, has been'gazetted.

The, New Zealand Herald .declares that some of the' best' and . cleverest members of Mr Ballauce's. party have broken away from their leader, and are likely to be iu Opposition next session.•; Lambing has already. cjmmanced, MrT. P. Girdwood, of Alfredton; discovered that a fine young lamb had been dropped by one of his ewes on Wednesday, and sent the new arrival to Masterton to be hand reared. ; ■ 1 ■

A trap driven by Mr Gundersen ran into a horseman at Car Jetton on Friday night. The shall; passed, between, the rider's thigh and saddle, and threw him clean off. When picked up the rider (Erueßb Mercer) was found to be severely btuised and his leg hurt, but no bones werobroken.'; 0 i. !..i ' i 1 ''

Harvest thanksgiving services were conducted by the Rev R.'Coffey at St. Mark's Church, Catterton, ou Thursday night: The Rev. gehtleinaii was severe on the congregation for the poorness of their offertories during the year

A new ticket is now in use on the Wellington-Masterton railway, In future tickets ire to he cheeked by the guard at Carterton and Kaitokej so that it will be impossible to cross the Rimutaka without a ticket, as mayhavo been done in the past.

Over eleven million cubic feofc of gas hasbeon consumed in Masterton during the past five years, The new holder at the Mastorton gas works will be.ready for use in about'a fortnight, : .. In consequence of the dry weather, settlers in the, Forty-Mile. Bush have been compelled to sow their. burnß twice this season,: • ThePahiatuaStaraays |—Capers grow well in this district, We do not know whether it would pay to, preserve ; the seed in tho same manner as the imported article, but forprnament tho plant is well worth growing, In Mr Kemper's.garden there are a number of theni in full bearing,

. At a moeting of Parkvillo Betfclera held at the Eketahuna Road Board ofiico on Saturday, it was resolved, on the motion of MrFogden, seconded by Mr Parsons, that a Mr John King, engineer 1" ! ltia eta ' huna.Road Board, met with an accident on Saturday afternoon, on the Hawera road. While riding at a smart. pace his horse tripped and fell, throwing the rider hoavily. Beyond a severe shaking, however,, and a slight kick on the back of his head, he was not. seriously hurt, bejng ablo to pick jiimself upand resume hisjoipey.

The twenty/first appearance before the public of Johnston's New Unj-ed Cirous and Equine Paradox wit! be made in Masterton to-morrow night at the Theatre Eoya! where a circus in . its entirety will be shown in a Theatre. A number of novelties of remarkable character will be introduced, making the entertainment worth witnessing. , . ' Whilst a brake with a pair of horses_ belonging to Wirth's Circus, was en" deavruring to cross a narrow and dangerous bridge on the main road at Taratahi it ran into ahorse and rider, badly injuring the horse's leg. The driver escaped unhurt. The Road Board is blamed lor selecting to replace -this bridgo with a culvert.

The Hon, Mr Seddon (states the Westjjurt News) says that overy working man lii'jEhe jGoJony who'has a family contri» butes JEif a year the Customs in taxation, '' '

A resiifoijt, HrS,J3ay, haa orematioj) o)| t)jp b/ain (says Herald), and proposes to build a grepThe cost is set don nat £I2OO, ' "

The following gentlemen have already: been nominated forseats on the Featheretoa.School .Committee.; Messrs; Williajp Bentun, Charles Cundy, James G Cox, .fdhuftobeiJtson, TOlliain Toogosd, and '

' We jgarn with extreme.regret that Bishop ; Bi|tep ' experienced" another seizure on Monday, the Uth inst, The attack was a very bad one, and at one time the Bishop's state became very grave indeed. The latest advice that wo have is that he is slightly better.—Nelson Mail; • ; i

Dter are becoming bo plentiful in (Hagu 1 that yi a very few years frozen veni?pn %i!l bo' exporfsi) Jj> pn^land. Edward Allen' Pitcher, who was; .enquired for through Lloyds' Weekly, is at present employed <n the Kahuraingi elation, near Masterfcim,.

During the jvijifef nionths tho Monday's coaoh servjije between Masfepton and Mau'ricevillewill bo discontinued. Mr Preston's coach will, however, run every Wednesday.and Saturday as usual, Jeaying at 8.30 a,in, and starting from'lla'steftijn the return journey at 8 p.m.

, Eljfortaare Jjeing made to resuscitate! {the Mastertop Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U,, lias latterly drifted into a state of co)lapeo. Ai|ieetW ?as held on Saturday night last at which there were nrosent P.u.M. Bro J. Smith, U.S. bro J, Kershaw, and p.P.G.M, Bro Waters of Wellington, Bro S, B. Johnston, of Petone) and about fifteen members Bro R Browr. was elected Secretary, pro /em, and a Committee was appointed to investigate the affairs o! the Lodge and endoAvour, if possible, to re-form it. j

Judgment ires given by the Cbiel Justiciyun Friday in connection with the •iflliiißong 'on- 'bejjalf of Pjripi, an aboriginal native, for-' the roraoVal of p meat lodged by Start and Co., sawl 'laille'e, against any dealings with respect to!® portion of the Moiki Block, Wairatamv' Bib Honor upheld the contentions off'Mr ft. JBufehen, who appeared for 'Stewart Vfc C&,i ihatthb summons had iiotyeen itoitod jijr# rekistored proprietor, and (hbVtlfe eaveatoA had n good title to support their caveat. The summons was therefore dismissed with £5 5a costs. Mi Gully received judgment on behalf of Pitipi,

Tlio annual mooting of houteholderi | for tho election of School Uomimttces talcea place in the various schoolrooms in the district this (Monday) evening, The Commilteo for the Maaterton school will be composed of iiine,-irßtoad of seven as heretofore.

There is great depression in silver Etocliß in Tasmania, and it is believed that Boveral companies will shut down for the winter.

Mr W. Scale, it one time a Constable in the Wairarapa, has been appointed bailiff of the Maaterton R.M, and Disv trict Courts, 1

. Over thirteen thousand ohildren are attending private schools within the Colony. Mr F. Dow'sett has been appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for the Eketahuna district.

. ; A ninety,'-nine acre seci/ion; of land in the Eallanco Special Settlement, Fork}Mile Bush, has just been sold to a'Nelson Bottler for £5lO.

Detective Borbert is again inPahiatua on a short visit. Nothing fresh has ttarispired of late regarding the ■ poisoning case. ■■■ ' ' ■ ■ ■■ ■ '

, The following tenders wero received on Saturday, by tho Masterton Road Board for Contract No. 8, Nbrthcroft's Road :-M. Hiokey, £370 (accepted);, P.Carr, £364 j M. Kerins, £875; M. Sullivan, £405; P. G. Madsen, £422 ; Alex. McKenzio, £SOO.

The triennial election' of' mombcrs of '(he Masterton '.Road JtoHiJ takes', place onWcdnesiJay, 4thMay. It is expected that in aub-diviaion No 2 only there will be more candidates than members required. Nominations for the five vacancies close on Monday noxt.. Nominations' for' the respective'. \yarda in the Eketahuna Road District citiaoto-day 1 (Monday). 1; ■■''' ;l . Three thousand pounds of honey were obtained last Beasori by Mr Thomas Dixon, of Masterton, from thirty hives al his Worksop Apiary. """ "' .. Several deaths have lately.occurred in Hawera from a species of diptberia known as " acute laryngitis," which proves fatal ih a few hours. : A cheque for three pounds. has been eent to' the TroaßUror of tho Masterton Hospital by Mr J. 0. Androw, of lea station, as "blood money received for damage dogs."

A cowshed slid Btable belonging to Mr ,1. F. Heckler, of Mangamahoe, was totally destroyed by fire on : Friday last. The lire is supposed to have originated through 801110 children playing with crackers amongst the hay. . A four-year-old son of Mr Heckler attempted to extinguish the :.flames when they first started, and in doing so was so severely burnt that it was found necessary, to send to Mastorton\for .Dr, Beard. It is believed the • buildings destroyed were insured in the New Zealand office.

Circulars are being issued by Ministers to the heads of all departments m the Government service, calling upon them to furnish tho names of men under them who have replied tho ago of .sixty 'years, with the amount of compensation they are entitled to,'and in case of those who have Qualified for pensions, the amount of ponnion. ' Mr' Thomas Burrows lin'ipott, a baker and confectioner, of 415, Oxfprd«stre,et, and elsewhere, sued Mr George Jupp, a lodging house keeper, of Half Moonstreet, to recover damages for slander. Both plaintiff and defendant were members of the vestry, of St George's, Hanover-square, London,'ind the action arose out of the election of churchwardena for that parish. The defendant expressed the opinion that plaintiff was not a fit ' and proper person to bV a churcliwardon, and in a speech said, •" Look at the moral oharaoter of tho two men." This—we quote from the Weekly Despatch-was the Blander complained of. The judge told the jury that the mero.imputation, of immorality did not give rise to a cause for action, and asked them to say in- the first instance whether the words referred to plaintiff as & vestryman or had regard/ to';his biisinoss. If they did not the action would .not. lie, and neither would it- lie jf.it referred to him in his future capacity of churohwarden. If, howeverj the words did refer to him in h'is office and business' then the question was whether it was true, .There was no suggestion made that plaintiff had been immoral. He had presented himsetf in thj witness box and defendant's counsel bad not dared to ask him a'single question upon tho subject, It might be .that the plaintiff could not recover, but he had done all he could to olear his character, Tho jury returned a • J, "Mor the defendant, stating that they fonnd that P ; a ;;;::? ha(isw^tod ™ damage in bis position of vestryman o> in his business, but there was no ground for any.imputation of immorality. The learned judge Baidthat was a very proper verdict.' Mr Cock asked his lordship to niako an order as to costs, but_ his lordship Bsid he could not do so in a case yhere the action did not lie. A meeting ot the 'directors of 1. J Hooper and Company was held to-day Present, the Chairman, Jfr L. J, Hooper, and a lull complement of the directorate Tiie'Chaivman in accordance with preyiou instructions submitted plans for converting the shop next door to. the Company's pre?misesinto ; a first class grocery and provision store run on tho principle of keeping tho very best of everything and retailing at a small margin of profit, The Managing Director submitted a statement of tho month's transactions, showing the extraordinary rapid progress the Company oro making, and advocating a system which would be a boon to all doing business with the Bon Maiche and completely knocking all the other companies and firmsinto a cocked hat, i This matter was in the blaze of disousßion when our reporter sent his uotoß to the press.—Advt..