Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, JULY 31, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4400, 31 July 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, JULY 31, 1893.

SECOND EDITION

The bugbear which alarms many, when a municipal loan is spoken of, is of coursa the contingency of »ut increase of rates. It is somewhat singular, however, that this result is not always obtained by municipal borrowing, The other day Mr Swan, M.E.R., gave an interesting reoital of the experience of the ratepayers at Napier, and his words on this head, which we copy from Hansard, will be read at the present time with considerable interest. I believe it is the duty of the Government to reduce as far as possible the burdens an the people, and. not gather from them taxation in order to carry on public works. I will just give one illustration of my meaning In this regard, and in doing so I will refer to a small matter in connection with our municipal body, We were very deeply in debt. Wo had an overdraft of some £7,000 or £B,OOO, and we had a mortgage of £7,000 or £B,OOO, and wo expended £12,000 on a very important work for Napier—that is, the Marine esplanade—and for that we bad to borrow money. Prior to this we had been doing permanent improvements, such as carrying out waterworks, a drainage scheme, and the formation of roads and other works. We had been doing all this out of the taxation of the ratepayers, Wo thought that this was not a desirable way—that we were not in a good position, and that we were not justified in imposing further taxation on tbo ratepayers. We therefore set to work and formulated a seheme whereby wo took a poll and borrowed £35,000. In fact, we paid oar debts by getting further into debt. We accomplished this by paying off our overdraft, by paying off the mortgage, and by paying off the debts that remained on tho formation of that important work the Marine Esplanado—a work that cost, from beginning to end, £21,000. Well, Sir, how did wo accomplish this? I may say wo further, in this operation, reduced our rates by 2d. in the pound: that is to say, wo cleared off all our dents, and we were enabled by thismeans to reduce the rates by 2d. in the pound; and we hope next year to be able to show a further reduction of Id. to 2d. in the ponnd. It may seem strange how this was done, but it is very simple when it iB thought out. Heretofore we had been doing permanent works out of revenue or rates, and wo determined no longer to adopt that principle, but to borrow auflioient money to carry on our permanent works, such as the extension of the waterworks, the drainage scheme, and other permanent improvements. The process was very simple. W6 relieved our general rates, by that means, of a very large aunual expenditure, because, instead of taking the ratepayers' money to do these works, we are now simply doing them out of loan-money, and the ratepayers are only paying interest on the loan. We do not believe that if Masterton floats a loan for water and drainage there will be, as in Napier, a reduction of rates, but the material increase. will be much less than m imagined. Every progressive municipality in New Zealand has found ft . necessary, to borrow; for permanent j improvements and if we'ask when did i a leading city like Wellington or a leading inland town like Palmerston j North first shoot ahead and begin to < distance other' rival centres we find the date by ascertaining the 1 year in which they borrowed' a ' considerable sum of money for 1 necessary public works. Permanent ] undertakings such as water .and < drainago,' oanhoc be made out of rale's. 1 They.must bo constructed out of ( loan.. Masterton would be a more ( otosperous town to-day if such works j had been undertaken .fiveyflara.ago. ■ lb will go down hill if they are post* poned till five years hence. The only i word as yet said against the proposal comes from .Carterton. The local "J paper there sees clearly the lift a pro-, j

ject like thia will give to Mosterton, the green-eybd monster- bleaks out, ' and the .scheme ia denounced. We '■ pan afford to take cviiicism of this kind.good hainouredly. '■ To our mind • it is an nrgiimerit in favour of the \ project, - . 8 = ■■■■„■; J _ Tho larrikins hnvo been at work again c in Master!on, Last night they removed 1 a sign from the chambers of Mr Pownall, j barrieter and, aolieitor, of Queen-street, i to certain premises in Banriia!er>Btreet, < Mr Henuiker Hoaton, M,P,, advises ! the Australian colonies to retire from 1 the Postal Union. ' Tho English, Scottish, and Australian . Chartered Bank direotorsHopo to re-open • in a few days. 1 Mr John Bagge, Postmaster, at Mastcrton, has been grunted a month's lea'vn of absence, on account of his health, Mr , Jas. Aitkou will continue in oharge of the office as Acting Postmaster. ' The great salo of drapery on the premises lately occupied by Mrs P. Dickon, ifiil commence on Satuyday, August 7th. Tlio Worka and Finance Committee of the Mastertnn Borough Council will meet this evening. Very heavy rain fell in this district during Saturday night, and the rivora woro considerably swollen, the Waipnua overflowing itsbauks in several placer.. The Kennedy Cmnpany will produce "Current Cash" at the- Masterton Theatre this evening, Tho annual gonoral meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will take place in September. The new choir atSt, Matthew's Church will attend tho sorvices nest Sunday, We understand a very largo number of ladies and gentlemen have joined, and the final meeting to elect a conductor will be hold to-morrow evening. A suggestion was made at- the last meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, that members subscriptions should be made 10j Gd with a limit to ■ tho admission on sports days, if this were done there is a probability that the membership would more than double or treble, if the district was properly canvassed. There is overy liklihnod that this matter will be brought up at tho annual meeting where it should be carefully considered, Mr Hogg is urging the Government to oxtend the jurisdiction of Resident Magistrates, so as to make the District Courts umteaessaiy. The "poor innocent foreigner" again I A Wellington Chinaman consigned a oase half fall of flasks of gunpowder to another Celestial in Carterton as "pro> visions only," Somehow the case got smashed in transit, aud John is to be ' askodto explain, ' . ! An incident, tunny despite itß circum- ' stances, happened during tho Tarawora J eruption, and does not appear to have hitherto found its way into print, At Tanranga a Minister's wife rushed into the street exclaiming, " The end of the , world has come, and there's no steamer to take ns away." This was surely mix- , ing up matters with a vengence.—Palliatua Herald. Wairarapa visitors to tho Forty-mile ' Bush will find an old triend located in I Pahiatua, We refer to Mr W. Vile, who > for many yoars ran the Mauriceville - coach, He has now taken over the t livery and bait stables, formerly in' the occupation of Mr Job Vile, and hislines appear to have fallen in pleasirat places, i judging by the amount of business be waslningon Wednesday last, when ' some fifty horses were attended to by Mr Vile and assistants. In an advertisement (which appears elsewhere) Mr i Vile solicits public- patronago, and requests all old frieodß to remember (whan passing through the bush) that they may rely on having good stibling ' and the best of fodder for tbeir horses, | Rain again set in at Masterton last . night, and has fallen heavily at intervals over since. : The N,Z. Times states that the man ' Benjamin Cannon, who was laßt week received at the Benovolent Institution, ' Wellington, from the Benovolent Institution, Wairarapa, and who was buffering so severely that it was decided to ' pluco him in the hospital, died there about 7 o'clock on Saturday night. „ The .Masterton Railway Station has " been open about twelve years. In that time the department has had in use four ' systems of supplying the engines with ( water. At first it was pumped into tho tanks by manual labour, then a hot air ' enpino waa usod; in a short time this was discarded in favour of a ram and now ' we notice tney are oreoting a windmill, j It has been deoided to alter the date of the next dance of the 3reytown i Quadrille Assembly, which should bo f held on Friday evening, to Wednesday t next tho 2nd August, in order to allow ( the Kennedy Company to ocoupy the 5 Hall on Friday. Mr J. J. Mackersoy, of Masterton, is reported to have diaposod of his interest in the Lake Station, Wallingford. j Messrs Hood and. Johnston request i thit all coupons with guesses, in their . lollio guessing competitiun.be returned at • once, as the bottle will be opened to--1 morrow and the number of its contents 1 ascertained. [ Tho following fixtures for the rej mainder of the season have been ar--1 ranged'for the Wairarapa Hunt Club:— r Thursday, August 3id, at Masterton; - Monday, August 7th, at Kaiwatwai; r Saturday, August 12th, at Carterton; ■ Thursday, August 17th, at Featherston; ' Thursday, August 21th, at Greytown; 1 Thursday, August 31ut, at Morrison's ' Bush. t The Kennedy Company is advertising I for twenty pretty children. I Wo are indebted to Mr Jos Bonnett ! for the comparative record of tho rain--1 fall at Otahuao, for tho paeb month:— J July 1898-C 8G inches on 13 days; July | 1893-4'61 inches on 19 days; July 1891 | >l'9l inches on 11 days. ; Last evening tho Rev. E. Walker i addressed a public meeting at the Tem- ' poranco Ball, at tho closu of the church 1 services. Ho dwelt principally upon > Christian motive and energy, as tho ' means by which the Temperance reform | would be offected. Ho said tho licensed, ' victuallers of New Zealand had sent a [ reporter to the United States to visit i prohibition districts, and prove to Kew Zealand readers that prohibition was a ' failure. They know the line, such i reporting would adopt. Anyone sont to New Zealand to report on and ridi- ! cule the prol ibitinn bylaw ot.theiving, ■ murder, and other crimes, might make | out as good a case by stating that in spite of the prohibitive law, thefts and other crimes were continually happen* ing. The answer to all these waß that tho parts of the United States which had given prohibition tho fullest trial, were least likely to go back upon it. The people on the spot were the best judges of its value. JohnDowd pleaded guilty before Mr Hutchison 8.M., this morning, to being in charge of a horso while in a state of drunkenness. Bo had also ridden furiously along Queen street. His Worship said that on account of accused promising to leave at once for his work, he would be discharged with a caution. Salvage Salo of goods saved from the burn ing ship " Port Jackson" in Sydney harbour bought at 10s in £ commences on Friday, June 30th, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Salvage Sale, 500 good Winter Dresses cheap at 6s Gd, now selling for 3s 1 Id. 850 heavy Melton Dresses, in navy and red, worth (Is Cd for 4s lid. • Sale, 300 heavy Cheviot Tweed Dresses/ valued at 22s 6d, for 12s Gd. 150 | splendid Cashmere Dresses,in all'colors, i usual price 13s 6d for M, . Salvage Sale.: Heavy Striped Flannelettes ! iHlldper dozen yards, Twilled Flannelettes J 2s lid per dozen yards.: These are oxaotly I half price. , . , : Salvage: Sale. ; 6000 yards Stout Grey , Calico 3s Sd for is lid dozen. HeavyCrey Calicoes, lyd wide, 6s 6d for 3a lid. dozen 1 yards,-. : ■: V' ( : Salvage f ale. 1250 yards White Calicoes, ] lyd wide, 53 6d for 23 lid dozen. Heavy White Calicoes, one yardwide, 6s 6dfor 3s , lid dozen. \ ■. ' •Salvage; Sale from burning ship" Port ( jftokson ■" oommenoes on Friday, Juno 30tfi f 'l'e 'Aro Houso, ■ Wellington, > Hurry up for =

A farewell smoke concert was given to ( Messrs L. Fuller and A. Wright, in Mr < C. Rogers' Hotel, last Saturday, evening. i There were about eixly present, and :a most enjoyable evening was spent; Dur. ' ing the evening presentations were made * by Mr R, H. Smith jto Mr Fuller a hand- 1 some pipe and oase and tobacco, aud to ( Mr A. Wright a very pretty miltese < cross, and a valuable gold ring. The | recipients feelingly responded to the . good wishes of their friends-', and'the ! merry party broke up shortly after 1). ' o'clock. Messrs Fuller and Wright aro ' leaving for a tour round tho world, and intend visiting the World's Fair at 1 Ohioago. We wish them bon mjage. i At the E.M, Court to-day, before J Mr Hutchison, K.M., two first offenders ] pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, and were convicted and discharged with a caution. The following weather report for the month of July, has been kindly supplied by Mr Coubourne, Station Master, at Masterton:—Average temperature,67*9o; rainfall, 6'57 inches on 14 days.' The body of a woman nuned Carter was found beneath the floor of a house in Berkshire. Her husband had previously been twice married. His wives had disappeared, and, when questioned about them, he had stated that they wore dead. The Post Office Savings Bank returns for thesecond quarter of tho year, ending 30th June, are interesting aud show that 8,039 accounts were oponed and 4,948 were closed in that time. During the same period last year 6,861 accounts were opened and 4,595 were closed. £699,188 was doposited against £472,199 in the previous year, Last year during the tame period the excess of deposits over withdrawals amounted to £18,161; this year the sum in excess is no less than 1188,262. We notice from tho estimates that the clerk aud bailiff to tho R, M.' Court at Danevirke receives £l6O per annum, while a similar officer at Pahiatua, who does more business, only gets £SO per annnm. The Rov.'Edward Walkor left Masterton to-day for Carterton. Latest advices from Wellington report that Mr Henry Phillips, of the Occidental, Masterton, is still in a preoarious condition. ;. It will be interesting to* our readers to know that the largest and best assortment of monumerts in New Zealand Is kept by Mr Win. Stocks, of Madras Street, Chriitchurch. Kstablished fur many years he has supplied some of the best specimens of workmanship that aro to be seon anywhero in New Zealand. Anyone who desires to procure a mcnu--1 ment should send to Mr Stocks, who, 1 in an advertisement clsewhero offers to ' supply at special rates, and will prepare ' designs and givo estimates of all classes 1 of his handicraft. Tho Wairarapa Hunt Club ball will ' be held at Qroytown, on Thursday ' August24th, Tickets maybe obtained 1 from members of the Committee, whoso ' names appear in an advertisement else* 1 where in this issuo. ' Mr Alfred Saunders, M,B.R. an old time Liberal, who sat with Mr Eenall in tho House of Representatives when it met at Auckland, came-up to Masterton on Saturday and was the guest of his old , colleague. Sir Saunders is now tho father i of tho Houso and is still an able and , vigorous orator , A first meeting of creditors in the j estate of Paraone Pahora, will bo bold , at Masterton on Wednesday, August 9th. St. Matthew's Church was wel, ( filled last night, when the Rev W. E , Paige delivered an impressive sermon,' ! in tho course of whioh ho remarked j that a deal of trashy and fnvolouß , literature was included in the Masterton r Library. Q'he ltov gentleman also I alluded the social question, r "Current Oash" should draw a large fc audience at the Masterton Theatre Royal this evening. Tho plot ot tho play is so well conceivod, and comedy and tragedy, j humour and pathos are bo skilfully B blended that the interest of the audience is rivetted from start to finish. At the Masterton R M. Court to-day. 5 before Mr T. Hutchison, R.M., Sergeaut c MoArdle applied that the child of Mrs i Devery, should be committed to some " institution on account of tho intempor- " ate habits of the mother. Proof was 5 givon that the mother was an habitual 0 drunkard,' and thereby neglected the child so that it had to be looked after by s the neighbours. Mr Jaokson, who t appeared for accused, said there wsb no r evidence to show that the accused was j incapable of looking alter the child. The a oliild was presont and did not look as if rit was negleoted. In evidence Mrs j Devery said that she had always taken ? care of her child, and would undertake to give upherintemperatehabitsin ordor , that the boy should not be taken away , from her. The boy was four years old. 3 Only on one occasion was she unable to . tako caro of him, She could not rer collect being unlit to take charge of the s child one Sunday three weeks ago, She had only been drunk on one occasion in foui* months. She would agree to a 8 Prohibition order being issued against ' her. Sergeant MoArdle poiuted out that such an order would be valuot less, because there were any r amount of people who would take t drink to such people as Mrs Dcyery, • the police wero powerless to pres vent it. His Worship said he wished tho police would bring such people before him. In the present case he would not convict as he desired to give her an . opportunity to prove that sho was , sincere in her promise to look after the ! child, The case would therefore be ! adjourned for a fortnight to enable her '. to take out a prohibition order. ' Acrazo tor bargains set in this morning J at the Bon Marche. We, that is Hooper! Company, have started charing out the balance oi our winter stock. Our bargains ' aro always genuine, We don't say wo enll at cost price, because no one or very few ; could test it, not knowing what the cost , prico is, We don't offer our goods at 20 per cent discount because no one can check t iho calculation, not knowing on what it is Sased. Wo rely upon tho prices at which - we offer our bargains and in nine cases out of nino and-a-half those prices are staggerers , both for tho Publio arid tho Trade, Of , course, weare going to lose money over this job I How could we do otherwise? Ru whynot? Why shouldn't we as well at other people ? Everybody's losin moneys now-a-days, and we are 'prepared to drop our share just tor tho sake of company, but < that we lose wo lose in a good cause. We benefit tho Publio, so keep your eye on the Bon Marche for bargains, Everything at panic prices.