Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4312, 6 January 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1893.

Being the extended titu of the Wairarapa Daily, with whioh it is IDENTICAL

Some Government departments are fairly well administered, but there is one that always appears to be in a helpless and hopeless muddle; one that is almost past praying for. And this one is the special department with whioh, more than any other, country settlers of all classes are oontinually brought into contact. Who has not a tale to tell of tho oiroumlooution and heartbreaking delays incidental to the transaction of business in the Land and Survey Department ? On every side we hear of urgent publio works which are hung up through the laches of this branch of the publio service, There are many laterals in this branch, but it is only necessary to come into touch with any one of them to discover it to be sapless and almost useless.

Take as an example the Wellington Waste Lands Board, the strength of which is now, owing to Ministerial inactivity, reduced to one Government official and two members. Large areas of land are boing disposed of in a blind, muddled kind of way, but we utterly fail to discover any sign of intelligent administration of this moat important function. Nine out of ten person's interested in the disposal of these lands know nothing at all about them until they hear of their being allotted. Economy in advertising has been brought to a point which is fatal to the successful settlement of the country, A magnificent estate is shunted into the market with a minimum of publioity, and an utter absence of that intelligent discrimination which is usually supposed to accompany the despatch of important business, It is not to be wondered at that even country settlers who have been wont to display some confidence in the present Ministry, and who have endorsed their programme are deserting them right and left in consequence of the incompetence displayed in this department. If the Hon. John MoKenzie paid another visit to our Bush districts he would scarcely be reoeived with, enthusiasm or even be tendered a banquet. He would meet few but discontented settlers who one and all bad a bone or several bones to pick with his department. The Hon. John MoKenzie is evidently an utter failure, He ought to exchange portfolios with Borne other Minister, s»y the Post-master-General or the Minister for Education. The Land Department requires a man of business at its head, not an amiable hillside shepherd, who is probably less qualified to direct it than the humblest oivil servant who serves under him.

The Ram Fair under the auspices of the Walrarapa ard East Coast Agricultural Sooiety will be held on Friday February 3rd. After the success of tho last Tauherenikau moeting,tho WairarapaßaoinpOlnb iB considering the further enlargement of the Grand CU and the People's

Tho eleven year old daughter of Mr A, M. Brown, of Carterton, died of diphtberia*. • The Masterton Town Lands Trustees meifc this (Friday) evening. : .The Wellington agents have been advised that the b.b. Oopbic left Plymouth on the 26th of December for Wellington andlyttelton,

Pigeons are reported to be rather numerous in the Forty.mile Bush this year.

Mr D. Crewe fixes his next Pahiatiia stock sale for Wednesday, 11th January, at eleven o'clock. Particulars will be found in our auctioneer's column.

A man named James Martin, waß sentenced to fourteen daja imprisonment for habitual drunkenness at Greytown yesterday.

The land tax collected up to date amounts to £293,000, ami several small payments have yet to be made. Tonderß for road formation are invited by tho Eketahuna Road Board.

j A new, double-seated Jersey buggy, Ivory strong and particularly roomy, is advertised for sale by Mr F, H, Wood, at a particularly moderate price. Harvesters, grass-seeders and working men generally should observe the special line of clotlr'ng advertised for their benefit in to-day's issue by Mr J. L, Murray, of Queen Street, Masterton. Senator has been Boralchod for the Wellington Cup. Captain Stuart of the steamer Rosa> mond died at Dunedin yesterday of influenza.

Owing to the unpreoedently wet weather at Auckland tho Bowling Tournament utterly collapsed.

The best hurdler in the United States at present is F.O, Puffer, of the Manhattan Athletic Club. On October 15, starting from 10yds behind scratch in the 120 yds Hurdles, he finished a decisive winner in 103.5 th sees, time whicb is estimated at equal to 15 3-sth sees for the standard distance. In addition ho won tho 220 yds Hurdles in 25secs. A girl agedaoventeen was the victim of unrequited love at Melbourne recently. A courtship with a young man was broken off. She sought him at his work, whon he said, jocularly," Are you thinking of drawing yourself?" She then wont to the rivor and jumped in.. Tho verdict was'' Self-destruction."

Why ought the futuro Poet Laureate, whuever ho may be, to occupy rooms over or close to tho stables at Buckingham Palaoe 1 Because he would then be inspired by the Royal Mews.-Punch. The annual meeting of the Mastertons Park and Cemetery Trustees, to present the balance sheets for the past year to tho inhabitants of Masterton, were held in the Temperance Hall, at 4,30 yesterday afternoon, The statements are published in another column. A Fishery Exhibition is to bo held in Cornwall next year, at which New Zealand will bo represented. Mr Enys, so well known and rospeoted in Canterbury, is taking an active interest in the promotion of the Exhibition, Durins, tho year 1802, sixty persons wero interred m the Masterton Ceme> tery. This is ten more than the previous year.

A young man named Thomas Darley, a nepheiv of Mr William Darley, of Masterton, met with a rather serious accident last evening. Ho was endeavouring to catch some horses, when one fractious animal kicked out, breaking tho youog fellow's leg. Medical aid was at once sent for, and the limb set. Michael Walsh, a youth of some 17 or 18 summers, was brought up in custody at the Resident Magistrate's Ceurt yesterday, on remand charged with attempted fraud. Walsh, it will be remembered, attended the Boxing Day meoting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Olubj and presented a tickot at the totalisator that had beon altered from a " No. 1" to " No. 6." Ho was given into custody, and when brought before the magistrate he stated that the ticket had been sivon to him by an elderly man ho knew. The hearing of the onse was, consequently postponed till yesterday to enable Walsh to produce his elderly friend, This he was unable to do, and a sontence of one month's hard labour was imposed.—Hawke's Bay Herald, Some time ago (saya a writer in the European Mail) 1 mentioned lhat it was rumourod that Sir Julius Vogel had been offered an important engagement in connection with a leading insurance office, and it is now announced that he has accepted the appointment of joint London manager of tho New York Life Insurance Office, His oolleague is Mr Harrison Davis, who is well known in Christchurcb, New Zealand, as, until recently, he was Secretary to tho Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Company. Mr Davis has also many friends In the Wairarapa.

More sensational roports continue to reach Broken Hill from the surrounding district concerning important and extensive discoveries of gold, but, like the formor rumours, they do not seem to have a firm foundation, One man exhibited about town a nugget weighing over an ounce, and stated he had found It near a creek a fow miles from Poolamacca station. His statement oreated considerable commotion amongst those who had previously been affected with tho gold fever, but until more substantial information is forthcoming it is not likely many will attempt to find the alleged gold-bearing spot. It is alsj reported that payublo gold was found forty feet below tho surface, west of Burta station. A find of plumbago in a very pure form has been made a couple of miles irom tho Mayboll mines, Mr C. F. Browne, Headmaster of the Anokland College and Grammar School, has accepted tho headmastershlp of Christ's College, Ohrißtchurch,

The output of coal at Newcastle, N.S.W, for the year. 1892 decreased by 81)0,000 tons, valued at i250,000i The principle decrease was in th'e supply to Victoria of 7?|000 tons, tu Adelaide of 114,C30 tons, due to the Broken Hill strike, and to America of 96,000 tons. The Observer says that a Cartertonian who has just returned from a holiday trip to Wellington says tho excursion to Pictou was a moßt enjoyable affair. About 1500 people landed in that little town on Monday and had a pleasant timo all round. Pictonians must have had a splendid harvest for thoy were charging one shilling for a cup of tea, and other refreshments in proportion. The half-yearly meeting of tho Masterton Volunteer Band was held in the Theatre Royal last evening, a full muster of members being present, Tho.report, showing tho Band to bo improving, and with a good credit balance in hand, was adopted, New officers for tho ensuing term were elected as follows: Secretary, Mr. Wm, Hounslowj Treasurer and Chairman, Mr. J. Bentley; Committee, Messrs, Thompson, Diokensen, Schultz, G. and C. Bentley; Assistant-Secretary, Mr. J. Thompson; Librarian, Mr. J. Bennington; Auditor, Mr. G. W. Nicol. After other business of a routine character had been transacted, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the retiring Secretary (Mr. S. H. Balph), and the meeting concluded.

Those in want-of Carpet Coverings for their floor at economical prices are reminded' hereby that the best place in the Provinco for these goods is tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Abo House, Wellington. . Just now we are showing 6ome oapital Jute Kidderminster Squares with border at tho following prices:—9 feet by 7feet6 inches for 7b 6d, 9 feet by 9 feet lot 10s Cd, 9 feet by 12 feet for 16s 6d, and 12 feet by 12 feet for 18s 6d, at Te Ado House, Wellington,

Some very effective Jute Brussels Squares wi(li border all round are to be bad at 25s 6d for 9 feet by 1 feet 6 inches, at 42s Gd for 9 feet by 12 feet, and 52s 6d for 11. feet 3 inches by 12 feet. These arc very handsome carpets, are easily laid and as easily takon up, and are some of our latest importations, at Te Ano House, Wellington. • Then there are some excellent designs in Superior Velvet Pile Squares in the following sizes and prices 6 feet by 9 feet for 25s Cd, 9 feet by 9 feet for 37s 6d, 9 feet by 12 feet for 49s 6d, and 11 feet 3 inches by 12 foot for 039 St Te ifoo House, WelliDfj-1 ton.— Aoyx.

Sir George Groy is repotted to have been greatly benefited in health by hia recent yipib to Rotorua. It is estimated that the ospenarta of each Fatty in tho late Presidential election in tho Suites amounted to at least £1,000,000 from its general political fundi ,In addition to this there were immense contributions from local funds. The printing bill of each side is set down at L 125,000, and postages at L 20,000, During 1892 the Sydney mint issued 2,037,000 sovereigns. The pretentions of Princo Waldomar, of Denmark, to tho French throne, are being seriously diacusjod in Paris. A conspiracy to stoal the body of the late Jay Gould has been discovered, the plan of the thieves being to tnnnol Into the vault. The tomb, to which electrio alarms have been attached, Is now guarded night and day by two watchmen.

On Wednesday evening a seaman named Turner, who for sometime past has boon living at a boardinghouse in Willis-street-, Wellington kept by Mr John Smith, whilst Buffering from the effects of drink, jumped out of a window at the rear of the premises, and sustained a fracture of the arm. Be was removed to the Hospital. Mr Smith has informed the police that Turner lias been drinking for several days past. A general committee mooting of the Mastorton Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held at the Club Hotel yesterday afternoon." Present Messrs F. Gray (in the chair), Lowes, Hessey, E. E. Chamberlain, D. McKonzie, J. Stuckey, T, P, Lett, and the Secretary (O. B. Gayfer). The' Seoretary was instructed to write to Mr H. Fiockton concerning a miaundoratandmg regarding the prize money promised by him. It was decided that a list of members whose subscriptions were in default, and i a statement of the Association'sliabilities should be laid on the table at next meeting, The new rules were read and adopted, prior to confirmation at a futuro committee meeting, and subsequent submission to a general meeting, The Seorotary was instructed to procure a copy of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Act, 1877, with amendments, if any, for the use of the Association. It was decided to hold another general committoe meeting on Saturday, 21st January, to confirm the adoption of the rules.

At the annual meeting of the Goat Meat.Company, held in Wellington on Wednesday evening, Mr Geo. Alien, in seconding the adoption of the asked how it was that the meat sent Home from Wellington realised fd a pound less than the meat from Canterbury. Tho Chairman, Air James Gear, in reply said that tho difference generally was only |d a pound, and he really thought that the Cauterbuty mutton was worth that much more. Tho sheep in Canterbury were diSerent as a rule from thoße bred here, as they were crossed with the merinos. The result was that the meat from Canterbury was better than from this district. The breed so numerous in Canterbury would not do in Wellington, He was down in Canterbury the other day, and he really thought that a better olass of sheep for freezing purposes was produced there than in Wellington.

Policemen have a variety of dutie thrust upon them, says the Post, bu s theroare still people, apparently,, who consider that their sphere of usefulness should be further enlarged. This morning a young couple who, so far as the gorgeousnesß of raiment was concerned, would havo rivalled Solomon in all his glory, waited upon Serjeant-Major Hamsay at the Police Station and signified their desire to be mado one. Tho wouldbe bridegroom insisted upon his belief that a police officer was competent to tie the nuptial knot, and both he and his companion were astonishod and dia-> gustedwhen they wore informed by the sergeant-major that so far a grateful country had not made him one of those competent to perform the marriage ceremony. Ho directed them to Mr Wyatt, the District Registrar of Marriages, and by this time it Is to bo presumed the youthful twain have become one.

A correspondent writes to tho Daily Graphic with reference to tho question tvhothor ladies should rido astride" I am Bure you will be glad to hoar that in one part of this country ladios hare had the courago of their convictions in this matter. Some five or six ladies of the Devon and Soraorset Stag Hunt seat themselves in the manner demanded by tho men's saddle rather than in that generally expected of the women. The phenemona no longer appears a phenomena among us, so common has it be* come; but perhaps tho real reason why we have so readily sunk our sense of the conventional in our sense of the convenient is that our hunt is essentially a businesslike and workmanlike one. Wo como to it not for tho meet, but for the stag; we have a rough country to travel; and wo dress as best pleases us and as we think will enable us best to enjoy the pleasures of our hunt, with duo regard to the susceptibilities of our neighbours."

While attending a funeral in Manor Park Cemetery, near London, a Mr and Mrs Gray fell Into an open grave behind where they were standing and wero badly injured. They brought an action against the Cemetery Company, and this was tried beforo Mr Baron Pollock and a special jury, when Mrs Gray was awarded LlUOand her husband L 25 compensation.

Afarmor in Victoria has just returned from Denmark, bringing with him a new milking maohino, It is said to be far better than tho Scotch machine as its action is as near as possible that of milk ing by hand.

A resident of Dunedin, on a holiday trip to Melbourno, foil a prey to confi. dence men who eased him of LSOO, He has returned to Now Zealand, and vows that ho has paid his lastvislt to Australia.

A peculiar accident happened to Mr J. Burne, of Lower Rangitikoi, recently, but no injury resulted. He was riding homo from Palmerston smoking, when a spark from his pipe must have caught on the padding of his saddle, and set it alight, all unknown to him. Fortunately a gentleman rode up and told him his horse was on fire. Mr Burne then turned', and saw that tho padding of the saddle was just being fanned Into a blaze by the wind, and alighted at onco and extinguished it without startling the horse. The horse he was riding at the time was a young and valuable one.— Advocate..

Tho insurance periodicals wero rather heavily struck by one viotim in tho Thirsk railway accident. This was aMr J. J. Anderson, upon whose person was found no fewer than 12760 worth of Insuranoo journals, They comprised " Tit Bits" for£loo, 'Answers £I,OOO, 1 Greati Thoughts' for 11,000, 1 Ohristian Herald 1 £SOO, and 1 Ally Slopper' £l6O, Another of tho eight killed had tho current' Tit Bits' which insures for £ 100 on him,

A singular fact iu connection with the career of Mr Grover Cleveland, the now president of the United States, is that he has actually acted as a public exeoutioner, and carried out the last sontcnoe of the law on' two subjects, When Sheriff of Buffalo some years ago, be was himself obliged to bang two malefactors, being unable to obtain any substitute to perform the execution. He performed his terrible duty calmly and effectively, but was much upset afterwards and serioußly ill for a time,

A good Btory is going the round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular desoriptiop, "whioh was wanted by one of our local magnates. He tried everywhere in'sßJioh of it, and found it at most plaoea; there was no difficulty about that.' But the prices, Oh Fie I nine Bhillings'at one shop, eight atan-. other, seven and six at a.third, and a crown somewhere else. Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon tho seeker went home delighted, singing 'That Hat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat 11 got it at Hooper'siortwo and eprat,"—A»vx . .

Preliminary special annual clearing from tho estates of Messrs: and Donald Fraser," nfLowor appear in our auctioneer's over the signature m MeiW tSMH and Wiliianis, at whoso! PalmjnE North Horso Emporium the. sale iPBB be held on aiat January. IT should be particularly observed that the horaea are to be sold absolutely without reserro, and that , overy,single one of the fifty will be guaranteed by the voudors as being thoroughly sound and true to description.'i. - :| ' It may be that some of the girls who Beeh to matriculate are too frolicsome to please the university professors, but (writes" Attious" in the Header), to my thinking, after attending; a! tew "speechday ceremonial, thedanger we are inearing is quite of a different character, Bnd we run the risk of being surrounded by a crowd'of pronaturii proctorß. in petticoats whero we ought io find "Yumyums" and romps, In blioiL they nre making our girls too : Bedato and Bolemn fer anything enjoyable, and though they may pass at the univursity they will bo strung up at May Fair, Hi is a grave mistake to suppose that adorer,- studious girl need talk or look like a prig. With proper training sha Bhould be just as jolly and natural as the biggest duncemore so in fact. Tho foremost girl graduate of the century, Phillipjia Fawcett, is noted for her unaffected, childlike manners.. Her mother weis carefuLthat in the midst of Greek rootß and mathematical problems she Bhould keep a soft side for fairy loroand nuisery rhymes. She lived in a region of romance as well as of Euclid. Sho was a flood sized girl when her mother prepari ng to go off with her on a holiday trip, asked her as they werojrasy packing, " Where's your doll 1" Phillippa, alancingE.t an adjoining cupboard; the door cf which was open, said," flush, mamma, 1 don't want her to know she's a doll." ISvidently her heart was not buriod ii dry-as-dust learning. • '

A statement of the reoeipta mid expenditure of the Mastorton Park Trnat for the year ended 3lat December, 1892, is published in out advertising columns to-iay. The N. Z, TimeB 1 Palmerston correspondent writes The slip in the Gorfce is at the mouth of the second tunnel irosi the- Ashurat side. About a thousand tons of earth partially blooka up the ontranco. To-day twenty won were engaged in removing the de bris, and it is expected that it wilUake'them ten days to oonclude the work, llie train from Palmcraton stopped a few yards from the Blip, and passengers alighted and proceeded half way through the tunnel, the train from the Woodville side picking them up, and the journey thus being continued aftora quarter of an hour's delay. Judging by she loose appearance of tho of the earth near tlio present slip, it is probable that another o.ie may take place shortly.

There is a widespread iiuperstilfon to the effect that opals are unlucky. Nevertheless it is pointed out by a Sydney paper that the jockey who rode last Melbourne Cup winner.wore au opal broast-pin, and the man who won the first prize, £27,000, in tho big sweep was at the time working in a Queensland opal-mine, /

Mr E.Tennyson Smith's mission, which has been looked for with great expeotancy by the Temperance frionds opens in the Theatreltoyalon Sundayeveningat 8.15 when the renowneel lecturer will deliver from memory Dr Talmage's famous discourse "The Arch-fiend of the Nations" and will continue ovety evening until Tuesday week, tho 17th. The admission is to be free (with collections to defray expenses), except on the two spocial nights, when it charge will be mado. The special subjejts being " The Humorous, Pathetic and Tragio Phases of Life," and '■ The Trial of a Notorious Criminal," (alcohol.) A ten days mission in a town the size of Maslerton is a great offort on the part of the Temperance section in the community. We understand that a reception meeting to Mr Tennyson Smith will be held thifl evening and that tho Presbvtorian Ohurch pulpit has been planed at his disposal for Sunday morning next and the Wesleyan Church pulpit for Sundaj' evening on tho 15th inst. .

Considerable unrest Lias been caused in Belgian pigeon fancying oircles, says the Fancier's Gazette, on account of the application of the new cuatoms dues, on entoring France, to Bjlgian Homitiir pigeons releasing in France. The four principal Mge clubs have had to pay, during the months of J liuo, July, and August, morn than 9,500 francs in duty, or ;£3BO of English money. During the season now ended theso clubs have despatched 394,370 birdß to the following destinationsßelgium, 171,680 ; Ger. many, 93,230; Franco, 124,370, Their important Flying races took place, in Franco at Agen, La Rdole, Bagnkes do Bigorre, and St. Vincent de Tyrosßo. Tho_ new Mastorton publio drinking fountain has now been completed some weeks, and surprise is expressed that it has not been opened. On enquiry wo find that the contractor (,Hr Geo Arnold) has refußed to hand the work ovor until he receives payment for it. He has applied to Mr Woodroofo—with whom the agreement was made—for themonoy, but that gentleman informed Mr Arnold that ho had yet to oolleot a largo portion of it, and some of the persons who pro» mised to contribute had oleared out of the place, Mr Woodroofo further stated that he did not feel inclined to pay the money out of his own pocket. Wednesday's Napier Allograph says: "The Pabiatua orioketera are very unfortunate to meet with suoh continuous < bad weather- on their visit to Kapior. Arriving here on Saturday night by the express they have not yet been favoured with a fine day, and consequently unable to play a single fixture with the local olubs. As the weather does not look very promising evou nsw, their holiday will not be a pleasant one, and it seems quito possible that thoy will hc.ve to go back without playing any match at all, The comforts of the Working Men's Club have been placed at their disposal, a concession of which tliey are plcasod to tako advantage."

On Friday last, says a Marton paper, a village situated on the railway line five miles from Feilding was startled into a state of great excitement by the arrival of four persons in a buggy, who inquired for the most suitable stand for a oircue, whioh would play there tho following evening. The circus, they said, had drawn an enormous concourse of persons in Palmorston the previous evening, and would play again th.it nij;ht aud arrive at —: — early the .next (lay, The local boniface fairly beamed upon them, put them in the best room, delighted them with good music, and could scarcely be restrained from sending two men to clear the ground for tho circus at his own expenso right away. Siguoi: do Bosco, as the manager of the cominf! circus styled himself, with his party, t.!ien sallied out to complete their arrangements. The Chairman of the School Committee interviewed, and the use of tho school ground obtained for ss. Eight bags of sawdust were ordered and other details attended to. Tho sohoolmaster received a free pass to tho circuit, and several children were also as generously treated. Tho little game was nearly brought to an end through one of tho circus party bearing a groat reaombhuco to a wellknown resident of Fuildini;, indeed, said the person who thought he recognised him, 1 You are almost hiß double.' Tho nest evening the disappointment was keen at the non-arrival of tho circus, but the publican did well nevertheless, aud remarked afterwards, to ore of the party whenthe hoax was apparent,' 1 vill never know who you vas if you come again.' ■ Tho preliminary announcement of the Masterton-Opaki .Jockey (Hub's Autumn Race Meeting on St Patrick's Day, 17th March, 1893, appears in our issue of today, and the Socretary, Mr E. H, Waddtngton, notifies that the programme will be published later oa. A very neat .calender fo:: 1893 in the forin.of a convenient memorandum book baß been issued by -the North German Insurance Company) ancl'Mr W. R. Bone, the local agoiit, hiis kindly forwarded usacomplimantarj'copy. Messrs J. B. Tvingham and.Oo am the Wellington representatives.

lEuIhB - Mee sr Mastecton stock sal Ayrshire bulland three helfen/||HH The -owner for a valuable yfru2s™RH mare is advertised for by Mf&ristopheH Taitof Dreyerton. Sho is have come from Taueru way V ; - Mastecton.: I ' A;Statisio«l fiend.has figured)-that'iffejl' man fifty yean old has spent thjee ye'ara. j,: in buttoning his collar. J "V. ]'l Mr Glasgow, Government Anditop,' la.' tis at present in Masterton '• andiiing 'the'; : ;lE Borough accounts. i ■ A tastefnl almanaofor 1893 has reached 1; us from Messrs Lowes and lorns, agents ? \, for the Australian' Mutual Provident, i Society. It is a very creditable example : of cbromo work, considering that it-; is' the production of a printing and publishtog firm, : - 'J - Tho National Insurance Company's ■ J almanac for 1893 reaohes us through ].' Messrs Lowes and lornß, the Masterton ; agent;, : - ' ■.r, ; i The usual fortnightly meeting of the \ Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., waß held I last evening in the Foresters' Hall, Mas-/ terton, Bro. J. OjEwlngton was .'j duly installed as XW. Hanger for j tho ensuing term of six months. Bro. V Ewington then installed the remainder " of the officers who, took their respective chairs, It wbb resolved to abandon the proposed pio-nio for thlß year, owin? to the committee being unable to nake satisfactory arrangements with the Railway Department, and the poor local support received. It wbb resolved to present P.0.R., Bro. 0, H. Payne, with a neck ribbon and and certificate, his naire to be also placed on the new members pre initiaMjAd two ' proposed. -S-