JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4637, 1 February 1894, Page 2

JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON.

(By, Our Own Ootrespondent;).•';■.'.'; TOEBDAV, ' ' 'To ktl" the See offellkgtom' No Colonials need appiy.—Country Clergynmi arid (hew Stipends.—kri •■ interesting sight.—Ue' uses of Eltcbicity.—The Wellington Station" described.-A Ministerial hereules. ; Ministers' movements.—The wharfage aimmwdatki—Gonfmnct of School Inspectors.—Unemployed Olerfa—A great invention,—The N.S.W, Qrkkil '.'..■ Match, ; . ' ; ; We seem fated to be without iA Bishop, that is ao lonff.Aa.^re ItitiM import one from the 01d| stead of relying on Co ' c tionß. Ganon Danks haTOnRIasH the offer of the Archbishop rt Tom and the PI hop of Durham, the mission bppoint'id to obtain ft suitable man, it now remains for these able prelates to hawkthe apno£yfaii about a little more,.and pw|P?we shall eventually, strike eooio gehtlo-; man who will condescend to come out | for the £SOO a-year stipend and the apron, and gaiters of a Bishop, I hear, however, that some of the mombers of the Wellington Diooesan Synod ate heartily sick of the whole business, and that when the nest , meeting takes place a proposition will [ be made that the appointment of, the ' English Commission, or whatever else it may be called, be cancelled and that they (the Synod) do forth* I with proceed to ohoose a colonial , clergyman to fill the position, without , further delay. Arohdesoon Fancoort ' is mentioned as being likely toil the vacancy. Goodness knows, it is about time i something definite was done, As, | however, we, seem to have managed , fairly well without a Bishop for some" | time past, it would not be a bad idea ' if arrangements could be made for diapenning, with him altogether, and dividing .the £SOO amongst the poor , country olergy. Really, it is 4 disgrace ' to the church the way these country clergymen are treated. They have I barely enough to keep body and soul together, in many instances, and yet tli. y have to maintain a respectable appearance to bring up their families, dispense charity, alleviate aiokness and suffering, and minister to the bodily and spiritual wants of their con- • gregation, on miserable pittances that a day labourer would turn up his nose at. The Synod should certaijjfer move in the direotion of paying Country clergymen better stipends, without delay, otherwise our ohurch must go to pieces ' in the outlying distriots. It would be something even if these stipends were, at least, paid regularly, but they are not. The unfortunate clergyman has often to wait for months before he can touch a penny. It is a disgrace and a scandal the manner in which the stipend payments are arranged now. How oan a man be' expected to do his duty as a minister of religion if he'has to worry continually about the means Iwherewithaj to,obtain even a mere existence.' No oilier church but that i pf England wqnld'aliqVsuoh a s'ha'mi: ful state of affairs to exist for a day. Is it any wpnijer that the fabric of t|s English Church is becoming more and more undermined every day ?

One of the moat interesting and instructive sights in Wtll:Dgton ; flB the N.Z. Electrical Syndicate's station on the Ta Arp reglaraq>liop, nearly opposite tlio Public, library. Few people, I think, have any idea what a large affair this station for the. supply.of electrical energy is, Upon a recent visit to the works, I was very kindly shown over the whole estaijliahmenfc by Mr Suoklmg-Baron, the general manager,and bad everything explained to roe in the most luoid manner possible. Upon eutering the doors of the machinery room the first thing which catobes one's eye are the immense dynamoa-ii'in number^-eao|i ,l rt bj£ aj ut 'eVpall liouse'i "whipVocg'iipy tjjj| pentre of. the'large hall,'"!ljjn''thejf| is a cqlpaaal switchboard r.unniii(| tfte, whole length of the building elaborately constructed of N.Z, wood, highly polished and beautifully finished, It ib from this board that the various circuits for the private inatallf&S* are switched on and off. Immenßeir)'' wheels and bands are seen on all sides, and the maohinery fur the generation of electricity is run by steam, for which purpose four enormous boilers are.keptcoDstantly.ir4' Work. Too machinery at'present is feflJoicnt to' lj light i ' > |hirty Wfdrfy thousand lamps,' although it could easily be altered' to 'accommodate a mjich larger number. 'lt' is'aljjjoij for jn, trie lighting niaqkinery tp'fejjV plaQe. as in' an inatant', should one dynam( gp 'wrong, the current pan'he ohtaiuai py simply connecting |ip with one 0 . the o'tjjer dynamos, of as pr§i ypqly stated, are fomj. ; % 1 who}e eatabjiebtflent ja. full of ttja , most ingenious eleotrioal oontrivanoei, For instance there are the Blaoknjan Patent ven«latingfan r - flh ; f ; i{or ■■ .'.«.* ouildings, the great fans of which spin round as easily anc> smoothly as the wheels of a, watch, ' Those yentilafing fan's are to be fitteij in pe£ar]iames Buildings as 'part of _ the 'new ventilation scheme noil bejng proceeded with'under the direction of Mr T. Tumbull, Then 'there are yiii|or e'lec|rio ket't]es jn lon of water can bo boiled in five minutes, eleotrio oigar lighten), now in use in most of the Wellington Clubs, eleotrio flat irons, whereby the dirt, neat and annoyance caused to housewives is entirely avoided, as, % iron keeps beautifully hot as long as required and the current can be instantly turned, off by'merely unhooking a switch, There are alio electrioradiatow for heating purposes, a vast improvement over gaß-fires, electric curling tongs for ladies, hairdressing requirements, and all sorts of clever contrivances, tot culinary or domestio purposes. The company supplies cleptrioity for motive poser a,s well as for light'jng purposes. • At present (he dynamoß are on]y running ) for lighting purposes during night- *> time, but when all the services have been o,goneoted UD in various parts of the {own the machinery will be in operation night and day. . The N.Z! Electrical Syndicate's station mußt not be oonfoanded with the Guloher Company's station in Panama Street, which is used entirely for: the street lighting purposes, and. th,e inotivo power for which is wafer instead, of steam* %'twg companies are under one manage* . rnent,' that of Mr Suckling-Baron, but (heir funotjons are entirely. dis« .■_ tihot, The tgtalcost of the eleotrio: light in private 'establiehments, that is; K}fit as the aoiual Bupply.of eloov >; is "aboat ] ■? and baa % over gas as an:i|o^i«pThVcostflfan.inßtal..;/

stand in at a handsome profit over j ' his monthly gas bill. The syndioate will shortly be prepared to undertake independent country installations, ■ which can be easily managed by anyone after a few days instruction, The / electric light, for instance, would be I extremely useful on large stations for lighting, up shearing sheds, stock yarda, etc, and motive power could be obtained for various kinds of machinery in use on stations at a comparatively Bmall cost, and with little or no trouhle. As showing the advantages of electricity in connection with station work, I may mention that Mr . Chambers, of Hawke'n Bay, has a • most elaborate installation on his inn. .•. All his baking, cj&ris done by ovens :vieated _enjirj|j*jjj r ele'olrioity,-'his ;! machinery is worked .. Sbjlßhe same agency' the station lighted by electrioity, HHRmrall the men's hutß,thns the risk of 'ires occurring, W Telephones are in use all over the run, and the eleetric current in used to ...,,.drive all labour-saving machinery. understood, is a private plantjand the first of its kind in AustralaMj, so it will be seen that the enterprising Mi Chambers is" up to date" with a vengeance. In Mr Chambers' case the motive power for generating tbe electrical enrrent is obtained from a stream situated over a mile away from his homestead, and tbe ■ water can be turned on in a moment by a very ingenious contrivance which simply consists of touchf ing a button, and thereby turning on the water to the turbines, overs mile off, I mention this, as these facts may prove of interest to Bonie of the large station-holders in your District, Few people I think have any idea of the capaoity for hard work, hard travel, wonderful endurance and indifference to fatignf, which, is possessed by the present Piemier. For instance, during his recmt trip up the Wairarapa.thePrcroier practically had little or no sleep for two nights, what with travelling, receiving deputation, attending banquets and such like. This, however, was a matter of indifference to Mr Seddon for he calmly slumbered in the train all the way down to Wellington, and upon reaching town almost immediately commenced work in tbe Government Buildings, keeping at it without : intermission throughout the day. ; During his recent trip down South, ou the Weat Coast of the Middle Island, nearly all the travelling was ] done ,aj night, while the Premier slept as easily as a babe all the timei hewaß being rattled over stones and ' rough river beds, with such bumps and shocks as would have dislocated any ordinary man's spine to say ' nothing of effectually preventing him from enjoying a downy slumber, Often when travelling, Mr Seddon, during the day isconstanily receiving : deputations, attending to depait- ' mental business, and visiting places ' of interest, end working away till ' two oi three o'clock iu the morning ' and then starting off by coach or rail ' snatching what sleep he can in a ' poaphor railway carriage in order to | start work again at thp 'next place he ' etopg 'at, He is certainly a most \ Wonderful man, a t-'reloss worker'and ' ' traveller, he must possess a constiju- < tion of iron for no ordinary man ' coold possibly stand a quarter of the ' fatigue he undergoes, nearly every ' day be is on the road stumping the ' country. But such tireless and rest- ; lesßYhergy must tell in.the long run, ' anil that fine constitution of his will ] inevitably go under with the (train, j sooner or later, if he does not take ' the counsels of his friends and take ' matters easier in future. j

The health of the Minister for Lands is 1 hear very indifferent. Mr MoKenzie has not yet recovered from the effects of the severe attack of in* fluenza he contracted when down Booth recently. Although a very big, and apparently to look at a very BtiODjj-niab,- be has nevertheless any» lb'itio"but a'rbbiist' constitution', |Jate sessionalhcurs in a fpsiid atmosphere, pjpoßcd' tp pbijling draughts' qppir biped vith heavy depattpoental office work, bare played havoo with the constitution of one who bas spent the greater part of his life in the open air engaged in pastoral and agricultural ttifcßits, Mr MoKenzie was never intended by natnre to be an indoor worker, and his system naturally rebels against the enforced change of life which his position as a Minister of the Crown entails. Cincinnati must have had a stronger constitution than tk Minister 1 for 'Lands', 01* he would'neveVhaWbe'en able to come ifpm'tbe eeclueioh of h'is farm' to be the saviour pf hip country. Mr'MoJfepzie J8 a very psefui, cpnscipnt jons, honest, apd batd workipg minister, pndwhatpverhe does be does jt in the jm« Sic'it bsjief it !b for the good of the M lopy ( 'therefore all wish {nip a speedy reaJDratiojitP health. \ beat that the Premier shortly contemplates so extenii™ »"" - "»F| through the interior of this Island, going from Wellington to Auckland through tbe King Country, for the purpose of explaining to the natives tjje effect of the Native Land Legislation of last session. Mr Seddon will pf coufao be accompanied by interpreters, for he does not add a' knowledge of the Maorj language tp bia

p|her many accomplishments. Ho enp |MJH^t e the Premier such a useful for much good may ensue .{from the personal visit of the Minister the natives in the interior, Why the Native Minister is not mentioned as undertaking the tour deponent stateth not possibly however be wjll accompany 'the Premier upon his embassy.

The Colonial Treasurer has departed once more for the far South in,. ordor to look after his large business at the Blufi and Invercargill, and meantime the business of bis Department (the Treasury) has to bs conducted through the Post and Telegraph. A trulv wonderful man this New Zealand " ?opb Bah," Bow qq earth he manages to keep in touch with all his multifarious duties is an utter mystery. Yet he does, end that mighty well into the bargain. The Hod, J. G. Ward, like the Premier, must be a man of marvellous industry and strong constitution. Yet, unlike the Premier, he always seems to be ' taking matters very easily. He always has time to give an ear to anybody or attend to anything that may be going on. Ever smiling, coorteus and dlbonnsir, he absolutely seems to revel in tbe multiplicity of biß offices, publio and private. I understand Mr \vW !?''! shortly build a fine brick - grain and wool'warehouse on the vacant .site at the entranoetotbe Queen's Wharf, where the old Queen's bond used to Btand. This land Mr Ward leased from the Harbour Board tome time (go, and it is the very beat business site in tbe whole of Wellington, The plans for the new building are sow being prepared by the nohU' and it will'nbt belong now VbrfoM tenders an called for the ewo.

tionotwhat promises to be a rery Btately edifice.

The wharfage accommodation is shortly to be Increased by the construction of three, new Tees to the Queen'B Wharf, which will have the result of making the present pier one of the most colossal structures of its kind in Australasia. Many people are of opinion that it is a mistake to add to the present wharves, and that it would he much better, as in other large ports, Buoh as Sydney, to have a series of smaller piers at which steamers could load and disobarge, thus obviating the necessity for orowding all the work on to one wharf, which causes very often a great block of oarls and goods, on a busy day. especially. Anvhow, I think it may fairly be left to Mr Ferguson, the Harbour Board's Engineer, tcTprovide for every emergency, and to properly regulate the traffic It would be difficult to find a more perfect systdru for the discharging and loading of vessels anywhere than exists in Wellington, A dry dock is no doubt required, to add to the advantages of Wellington as a great shipping port, but our friends in the North and and South have found theirs such white elephants that we can easily afford to wait b littlo while longer, I believe the patent elip people are anxious to sell their property at Evans* Bay, Bad it would prove a very profitable investment in years to oome if the Harbour Board could see its wav clear to purchase the whole thing as a going concern, The slip could be profitably worked as it is at present for the purpose of taking up sailing ships and stearaeis not over 1000 tons burthen, and eventually the Bite would be an excellent place for a dock.

The conference of Bchool Inspectors, whioh meets in Wellington to-morrow (Wednesday), should take into their consideration the desirability of insti« tutingan uniform set of school books for use in the various Education Districts throughout the colony. As matters stand at present, a parent residing in Wellington and removing with his children to, say Dunedin, has perforce to purohase an almost; entirely new set of schoolhooks, and this is very often a matter of serious moment where wages are none too plentiful or times none too good. It very often means that the children don't go to school at all, because the father can't i afford to buy a new outfit of books, An alteration in the above direction would be mnoh appreciated, especially by the working classes, whom the present Government is supposed to specially take under its paternal care.

There are a great many clerta out of employment in Wellington at the present time. These poor men ore feeling the pinch pretty acutely from the reuson that the Government has issued instructions to heads of Departments to kerpdown expenses as much as possible, and more especially in the direction of employing temporary clerks. Tbis" shutting down," aa it were, of the departmental works, will cause a large amount of distress, as there are many men in Wellipgtop who never dp anything "else but I' extra clerk ing " as a means of obtaining a precarious livelihood. Qnce (his source fails them and they are completely at the end of their tether, The mercantile and other business houses are reducing, instead of increasing, their staffs, so there is not muoh chanoe in tbis direction. The poor unemployed clerks never hold mass meetings, they never agitate, they never indignantly refuse seven or eight shillings a day, or prevent others from accepting it, they have no labor bureau to provide them with work, and consequently one never hears of them much, at least the general public doesn't. What becomes of them all during the slack season? It seems as if they disappeared into the earth and rose again when work is once more plentiful, One thing is ceftaib, they vanish-silently and pear their troubles uncomplainingly,' ! '

pir Francis Dillon Bell, who is! now residing in Wellington teuiporar. ily, is really looking the very picture of health and activity, and seems just as lit lor work as ever he was, Sir Francis, I bear, intends to stay some time in the Colony, and will then return to England again and take up his residenco with his son, the Rev Edward D, Bell, who bas a very busy reotorship in the heart of London, where he is engaged in the Herculean task of evangelising the passes. ; • ■■•'■ ■ '

A Wellington engineer Ins recently perfepted'an improvement jn refrigerating machinery, which is expected to completely reyolutjpnjse pverytjiipg in this/ direction which has eyer been attempted. The invpntpr has, | untjerStand, bepn some years ip bjin'gjn'g his invention |o perfection,'and at last, after rjju.oh moppy ha? been Spejlt prj everyone's pationoe and faith ««•''» . . u ..tu, ioe inventor suddenly found himself on the right track, and subsequent trials showed bim conclusively that he had successfully achieved what he has been working at night and day for years, The invention has been patented in nearly ever; civilised country, and detajls are expected to be made publip very shortly. The inventor ha/brappistedwith capital for years past in hi; expert mente by two well-known Wellington residents, a lawyer and a dentist, both in large practice, All three expect to reap a very large fortune each from the invention, which, from the vague accounts one hears about it, is something altogether beyond (he ordinary

The great oricket match Las been played and drawn, and the Wellington team has every reason to be proud of too very creditable stand it made against the redoubtable Cornstalks. The matob, as far bb Wellington was concerned, was extremely unsatisfactory from the fact that at least four of our men were given ootby wrong decisions, and also from the I hard luck we had on the second day when rain set in just as Cross and Gore were beginning to knock the bowling about beautifully. The faot of the game not being played out from want of time should convince cricket authorities that two days is not sufficient for afirst-olass match, and that it would be better in the Brent of a return match being played to arrange for a three days game. The Wellington representatives for the fI,Z. team are likely to be seleoted from Messrs Holdsbip, B, Blaoklook, Cross, Gore, Ashbolt, and Niven,