TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895 THE NEW CHRUCH AT

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 32, 6 August 1895, Page 2

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895 THE NEW CHRUCH AT

THE TARIFF. * The new Tariff is a wretched pieoe of tinkering. It is not easy to guess who is responsible for the bad workmanship. Certainly Mr. Ward's Tariff is not based either on the evidenoe taken by the Tariff Commission or the recommendations made by the Commissioners. Their opinions and advice have been studiously ignored. Having regard to the very oordial relations -which appear to have existed between the Commissioners and the Seoretary of Customs, it is almost impossible to believe that the new Tariff has been framed on the advice of Mr. Glasgow. Internal evidence would appear to point to Mr. Wabd having been guided by the advioe rather of subordinate officials or of interested non-official persons. It is difficult to traoe any prinoiple through the items of the new Tariff, unloaa it is a desire to sorew more money out of the necessities of the people, and a oertain shame-faced inclination in the direction of Protection. It is not an honest attempt to remove anomalies or to equalise the burden of taxation. It creates nearly as many anomalies as it removes, and it in no way simplifies the apportionment of duties. Anyone with even a superficial knowledge of the subject must perceive that the new dutieß are intended to yield, and will nndonbtedly yield, a great deal more revenue than the Colonial Treasurer admits an expectation of receiving. The spending power of the people is no donbt greatly lessened, but the new duties are cunningly devised to sorew more money out of the necessities of the poor and to grab a share of their last shilling. Instead of yielding only .£IO,OOO additional revenue, the new duties at the lowest reasonable estimate will yield .£60,000 thus providing the Treasnrer with a ready-made surplus of .£50,000 for his next Budget. Most of the new duties, especially those on Bof t goods, will press most heavily on the olass least able to bear extra financial pressure just now — the labouring classes. Many of the alterations will also tend most materially to rednoe employment, especially for women in shirt-making and other ways. The Qonoessions -will prove of little or no value to oonsumers. Farmers may benefit very slightly by the concessions on fenoing. wire, bnt they will hare to pay in other ways more than they benefit by on this item. Tho new tax of 20 per cent on traotion engines will severely affeot the agricultural' interest, ac it will tend to increase the cost of preparing grain for the market. The new duty will-, increase the cost of threshing machines by about £100 eaoh, and the cost of threshing will necessarily be increased in proportion. Tho reduotion of the duty on tea in bulk by one penny per pound is utterly useless and indefensible. It ia not proposed to benefit the .tea drinker. The prioe of tea to the retail purohaser will not be in the slightest degree reduoed, and what the revenue loses will simply go into the pockets of the tea importer. The rednotion will be simply a bonus to him, and it will be made np to the revenue by the extra taxation imposed on other as necessary articles of every-day consumption. The promise that the consumer will benefit by getting an improved blend of tea will deceive no one. The importer will get the penny on the pound, and may be trusted to stick to it without any effort to suit the palates of his customers by improving the quality of the artiole supplied. Very little of the penny per gallon oonoeded on kerosene is ever likely to benefit the consumer ; and, in foot, the whole of the concessions of tha new Tariff will either be ab. aorbed before they reach the consumer, or they will be more than compensated for by ' increased charges imposed on other articles of equally general consumption. The redao-

tion in the duty on mat -lien does not «fo by any moans bo far as thoTariffCommissioners, after fall inrentifcation and consideration, recommended. Had their reoommendation been carried out thß publio would have benefited. Under Mr. Wakd's Tariff it is not likely that any redaction in price to the con. Burner will be effeoted, bnt the local manufacturers will not put quite so much profit into their pookets as they would otherwise do, and had c&lonlatod upon doing when they entered on the speculation. The revenue will not benefit a farthing by maintaining even Mr, Wabd's modified duties on matohes. The duty, whatever it is, will roally all go into the pookots of the local manufacturers, but the publio ■will not benefit by tho partial reduction of tho dnty. If the duty were swept away altogether the public Would benefit, aud the revenue Would not suffer. The following extraot from an Australian paper on the subject of tho match duty, quoted in the Arpua, is suzgestivo and in-struotiye!-*'ln Victoria, for the sake of " keeping throe men, two boys, and 48 girls " employed, and tho girls only mako from " 83 to 10s per woek in tho manufacture of " vestas, tho colony loses JMSOO in duty. " And all the while wax vestas ate sold by " the samo manufacturers (R. Bell A Co.) at " Is to Is 3d per gross cheaper in Sydney " than in Melbourne. God bless Proteo- " tioa ! " We sincerely hope, although we soatoely expeot it, that Mr. Wahd's proposals will undergo considerable modification and alteration bofore they are embodied in a Customs Act Amendment Aot. Undoubtedly they are not as t. Whole popular with either the Honso or ttio country, but Ministers will probably play off one seation of objeotors against another, and by a little* judicious log-rolling manage to carry the new duties in detail. It will be a bad thing for the country if they do. Perhip3 one of tho most vexatiously objectionable and unnecessary of the now imposts is the proposod dnty on small fruits. This is Proteution'of the worst kind.

The reading matter on our fourth page includes reports of the meeting of the Unemployed Belief Fend Committee, the annual meeting ef the Wellington Amateur Athlotio Club, and the meeting of the Hatt Borough Council ; also acceptances for leading sporting events. The Grand Jury found true bills in all of the indictments preferred yesterday— l 6 in number. ' The Educational Conference opens in the Board of Eduoation offices at 10 a.m. t6morrow. Counsel for the defonoo in one of the cases tried at the Supreme Court yesterday made no loss than 18 challenges, and claimed the right to challenge 36, on bohalf of his threo jointly-accused clients. A Board of Exports is to be set up in connection with the competition for the prizes of .£l5O and .£lOO for the two best series of designs for New Zealand postage and revenue 3tamps. About 200 designs have been sent in. The Agricultural Department is oonvening a conference in connection with the frozen moat trade, to be held in Wellington at the ond of the present month. j 1 here aro at the present time ISO patients iv the Hospital— 9B males and 52 females. The BGoond annual Conference of the New Zealand Counties Association will begin in Thomaß' Uall.Ootdmhonso-quay, at 11 a.m. on Friday ttext. Nnmerous notices of motion for consideration have been reoeived, but as Ihe Looal Government Bill is not yet in oiroulation, it is probable that an adjournment will be deemed necessary. Mr George Wiltshire, City Surveyor, who has been confined to his lioubo for 14 weeks with an injured knee, was able to attand at the Corporation Offioes yesterday for the first time einoo the accident. It will, however, be some time yet before he is able to dispense with crutches. The oase against Martha Biohards, oharged with, arson at Parkvale, is to be heard in the Supreme Conrt to-morrow. On Thursday the Mastorton murder case will ho commenced. It is expected to last two days. Mr. B. Mothos, Seoretiry of the Hutt and Fetono Prospecting Syndicate, received tbe following cable message from Coolgardie on Saturday :—" Received wire. Struck good reef in the Duke at 50ft deep. Wire more money. Letter potted.— Williams." The Art Gallery Exhibition was closed to-day out of rospoot to tho memory of the late Mr. Justice Kichmond. Ii will be re"opened this evening. There was a good attendance last night. TheChiof Justice has remitted the fines imposed upon Messrs. W. M'Lean and J. F. Kuch for Tailing to attend tho .Supreme Court yesterday morning on thoic jury summonses. A meeting of dolegafces from the shipping companies and the principal freeiinir oompanies in the colony was held in Wellington yesterday afternoon, when a resolution was passed affirming the desirability of regulating the shipments of frozen meat, and of ineroasing the storage Bpaco in the colony where neoessary. An interview took plaoe yesterday afternoon between the Premior and fe deputation from the New Zealand Breworh', Wtne and Spirit Dealers', and Licensed Victuallers' Association in reference to the Government Licensing Bill. The deputation consisted of Messrs. M. Kennedy (President), H. J. WitHams, W. C. Hill, T. H. Barnett, and C. Louisson. As no notice of the intorview was sent to us, we are unable to give a full report of the proceedings. We learn that the Premier, in replying, said that there was something in the request ol Ihe deputation that in cities where licenses bore th 9 proportion of I to 500 of pdiulation there should be no minimum of reduo'ion fixed, the matter being left to the committee. Ho would not strenuouely oppose an amendment to that effect. There would be no hope of altering tho " bare majority " for reduction to a "three-fifths majority." He thought it unfair that votes cast for rcduotion should also count for Prohibition, bttt tho House would probably insist oh this. It would probably be deoided that electors could vote for reduction, for Prohibition, and for colonial Prohibition, or to remain as at prosent. Tho provision requiring hotels against which oonviotions had been rocordod to go first in oaso of reduotion was popular, and the only way to amend it would bo to provide that where tho landlord changed the tenant against whom a oonviotion was recorded tho conviction should not count. He would not have " tied houses " dealt with in the Bill. Three women were convicted of drunkenness in tho Magistrate's Court this morning Two of the-o were first offenders, and the third, Sarah Tindell, was fined 10s, with the option of 48 hours' imprisonment. William Caulton, the child of one of the first offenaerg, appeared on a charge of larceny of £1 3a 3d from Mrs. Hurßt. Ho was sentenced to nine strokes with a birch rod, and was o-dered to be sent to St Mary's Industrial School at Nelson. John M. Sheohy, whose wife stated that he was frequently drunk and that she had to leave homo for fear of him, was ordered to pay 20s per week towards tho support of his wife, and 5s per week as to eaoh of his two children. His Worship also warned him that he would Bend him to gaol if he assaulted bis wife. That successful and elaborately speotaonlar drama " The Land of the Moa," was played again last night to an appreciative and onthusiastio audienoe. The many fine ' sots,' culminating in the awe-inspiring presentment of Tarawora in eruption, nightly thrill tho spectators, and with every performance the drama seems to prove more acceptable to its patrons. The las': nights of tbe season are annonnoed, and it behoves all who have not yet seen this beautiful production to make arrangements to do so. The pluoky venture of the company deserves every encouragement. The Pink Terraces seem to grow in solidity and beauty oaoh time they are presented, and in the Sulphur Island soone the efteot of the splitting rooks and the premonitory symptoms of the eruption is most impressive, the climax, however, coming in the Tarawera outburst. On aooount of the sucoess of last Saturday's matinee, it is probable the management will see tho advisability of giving another. t The Wellington Needlework Guild, which ijady Glasgow recently sucoeeded in establishing with the assistance of a number of ladies, is an institution capable of doing a great deal of good work. Her Ladyship is President j Miss Hilda Williams is the Secretary ; and the Vioe-Prosidonts are — Newtown, Lady Atkinson ; Mount Cook, Miss Dunc»n; Te Aro, Mra. Uoby; Terrace and Lambton-quny, Mrs. James Smith; Thorndon, Mrß. Swainson. The objoot of the Guild is to collect olothing and distribute it amongst the poor. The prizes won by the Sunday-aohool soholars of the city were presented at tho Wesleyan Schoolroom last night by the Mayor (Mr. C. M. Luke), the ball being paoked. Mr. T. Simma, President of the Union, occupied the chair, and apologised for the absenoe of the examiner of the first grade. Mo3srs. E. 0. Harding and G. Tiller, examiners, delivered addresses in regard to the papers submitted to them. The Mayor, in distributing the prizes, said he had been associated with Sunday-schools sinoe he was four years of age, and dwelt on the advantages of Sunday schools' teaahing. The prizelist has already appeared in our columnß. At the oloso of the ceremony the children gave cheers for the Mayor and tho examiners. The following are the particulars of the results in regard to eaoh sohool : — Thorndon Wesleyan, number examined 9, average number <■ of marks 72 77 ; Churoh of Christ, Dixon-street, 29-71-01 ; Congregational, Bowen-streot, 27—69 ; St. Andrew's. Presbyterian, 6 - 6466; Bt. John's, Mount Cook division, 27— 61* 18; Baptist. Vivian-street, 36 -63 44; Wesley*n Taranaki-streeet, 28 — 63*28; Churoh of Christ, Newtown, 3-60; Wesleyan, Kaiwarra, 11—5911; Kent -terrace Presbyterian, 30 — 586 ; Primitive Methodiit, Sydney - street, 2 — sfi ; Congregational, Courtenay-plaoe, U— 5264;, St. John's, Willis-straet, 34-52*17. A magic lantern exhibition ww afterwards given to the children. The balance-sheet to be presented at the annual meeting of the Port Nicholson Yaoht Club on Friday showa that the receipts in oonneotion with the regatta amounted to .£3ll Is 3d, and there is a oredit balanoe on the aooount of .£6 9a 3d. The reoeipts on the club accounts amounted to M 9s 3d more than the expenditure. An illuminated address which the Nel«on J™b Brigade naß requested Capt. Xemaley. of Wellington, to present to Mr. Alexander Kobertson, now a resident of this oity, who was for some years a member of the Nelson body, is now on view in Messrs. Kohn and Co.'s window, Lambton.quay. 'Messrs. Dwera Bros, report having sold Mr. J»me« Aitken's interest in the Btar Hotel,- Palmewton North, to Mi. Fred. Hiley, late of Featherston } also Mr O O Loughlin's interust in the Central Hotel!

A mooting of the Hospital Trustees was held this morning, there being present — Messrs. F. H. Fraaer (in the chair), L. L. Harris, G. Allen, C. B. Willeston, B. C. Kirk, C. Brown, J Collins, andßev. H. Van Staveren. Mr. T. Ward, C.X.. waited on the Trustees and asked them to either separate Mr. Samuel Palmer's two seotions behind the Wellington Clnb or else reduce the total rental (.£74). If they did not do so the lessee would have to throw up the property, the Chairman said that the Trustees had to Act according to law. Mr. Kirk said trial Mr. Palmec elected to have one lease for two sections instead o'C a lease for eaoh. The Board roffir'red the matter to the House Committee. A lottor was read from tho Vicar of Balls asking for the admission of a poor lad in his district whoso foot would have to bo amputated, and whose parents would undertako to piy something towards tho ojpoiisc3. It was decided to admit the lad. In aocordanoe with tho Houeo CMtimittce's report, it was decided to insuro tho drying-room in tho South British offioo for £iOO. Tho Danish Consul (Mr. H. I>. Boll) wrote that ho was prepared to give JJ3 out of lub own^iooket to purohase olothing for tbo Danish youth, Harold- Schmidt, who was sent to the Hospital aaffericg from itoh. The offer was aooopted. Tho following further subscriptions to tho Unemployed Belief Fund are announced :— Trevioualy acknowledged, .£566 16s; the Mayor (Mr. Luke), £3 3s j S. Luke A Co , £2 22 ; Salvation Army (per T. B. Combes), £1 3a Id; G. H. Harbroe, &i 2s «, It. H. Govott, £1 Is ; Veitoh & Allan, £2 2s ; L. G. Heid, £1 Is | B. H. Lowe, £2 2b ; total, 4587 12s Id. Tho prospeots of pastoralists in the Wairarapa this season are unusually good. At i this time last year there Was very heavy mortality amongst Btook, hoggeta particularly succumbing to parasitic and other diseases. Tho sheep retnrns to date show a fall of Some 30,000. But so far the winter has b'ion excellent*, feed has been abundant, and the grass has never been oheoked, bo that there has been no oheck to the growth of wool. Tbo fleeces are unusually heavy and of unusually even quality, and the sheep are carrying as maoh wool already aft they did last September, Whilo the prospects of the lambing have not been so favourable for i miny yoars. With the enhanced price of • wool, and such excellent prospects, fv'r tb,o ' lambing and clip, the season ought to see the farmers woll clear of last year's losses. The MedioaU Superintendent of the Hospital wrote to the Trustees of the institution this morning complaining that a nuisance mi oauaed by the smoke iasning from the chimney of Messrs. Bell & Co.'s matoh factory. The smoke was a source of great discomfort to every person in the Hospital, and ho thought that the Trustees should take somo steps in the matter. The Trustees also had presented to them a letter from somo of the nurses asking that the nuisance should bo abated. The Secretary (Mr. Wilkos) explained that tho top of the chimney was almost level with the rooms of the nurses signing the letter, and the smoko found its way into thoir qnartors. The Chairman said he thought it might be possible to.abata the nuisance by snoreasing the height of the chimney. The Trustees decided to leavo tne matter in tho hands of the. Chairman. Tho monthly meeting of the Tailnresses' Union was held last evening, Miss A. Christie in the chair. The condition of the Union was shown to be very satisfactory. Tho oommittoe set up in conneotion with the" social " to be held in Thomas' Hall next Monday reported that all ttlo necessary arransoments had been completed, and the affair promised to be a great success. Several members of Parliament had Dignified their intention of beinfir present. Sitting in his civil 'jurisdiction this morning, M>. Martin, S M., entered up judgment for the plaintiff* by default in the following oases:— Cook & Gray v. O. L. Mesurier, £1 2a lid; Cook * Turnbnll v. M. Budd, M 163 10J ; Commercial Agenoy (Limited) v A. K. Klkins, £24, 5s ; Hutt County Council v. F. Rotter, £2 16s sd ; same v. K. Barbor, £i 10a; Official Assignee in Bankruptcy, property of J, Coogan, v. T. Evendon, £1 53; s»ine v. J. O'Connor, £1 5s; Commercial Agenoy (Limited) v. A. R. Pye, £9 19 a 4d ; J. Nankeville v. W. Cryaell, .£3 ; Dodgahnn and Co. v. J. Oolville, .£lO 2s (id ; Cook and Turnbnll v. J. Farmer, £2 10s 8d ; Mca. S. A. Lovell v. A. M'Beth, .£9. Judgment summonses— W. Wiggins t. J. C. Taylor, the defendant ordered to pay .£2B 10s at the rato of £1 per month : J. Smith v. C. W. Borreson, defendant ordered to pay £14, lls Id at the rate of 2s per weok. At Iho op<m meeting of the Women's Social and Political League held in their room, Exchange Buildings, last night, instrumental selections were given by Mrs H. B. Mason, Miss Morrison, and Miss Lee, and songs were sung by Miss Leo and the Misses Gallaghor. Next week the Secretary , Mrs. Schoch, will road a paper on the " Liquor Question." There was a, great gathering of residents and ex-residents of Otago in Thomas' Hall last night, " for old acquaintance sake," and the meeting— the second now hold— was of tho ploßsantest kind. The hull had been charmingly decorated with banting and evergreens, ond the floor prepared for dancing, but this was preceded by a short programme of acceptable musical and other items, tho performers being introduced by Mr. D. Pinkerton, M.H R., who aoted as Chairman, and was supported on the platform by the Premier, tho Colonial Treasurer, Sir Robert Stout, and others. A seleotion by Minifies String Band opened the proceedings, after which Mrs. Dowling sang, " Oh, Promise Mo ;" Mrs. W. H. Reynolds, " The Boatman ;" MissMnir, "TheOldCountree;" Mr. J. G. Chambers, " Out on the Deep ;" and Mr. J. F. Cart, "My Life for Thee ;" while Mr. F. B. Muir played a solo on tho banjo ; MiBS Dale and Dr. Findlay reoited "The Curfew" and "Angus M'Clan" respeotivoly ; and little Maud Cruiokshank, from Lower Hntt, aged 10, danced a Highland Flinir very prettily. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Duff Boyd also assisted in place Of some who were unable to' attend, the former playing a Violin solo, whilo Mrs. Boyd sang " Castleß in the Ait " Sir Robert Stout proposed a vote of thanks to the performers for their interesting entertainment, tho motion being seconded by the Hon. Mr. Ward, and carried by acclamation. After a short adjournment for " conversation," the hall was oleared for danoing, which was continued until about 3 am. The musio waa supplied by Minifies String Band. Tho aceompauimouta for the musical items were played b7 Miss Muir and Mr. P. Levi, and Mr. F. B. Mnir acted as stage dirootor. The London correspondent of the Glasgow Weekly Moil writes: -"I loam that the union Steam Ship Company of Now Zealand are likely to order shortly five steamers of about 250 ft in length for their very extensive coasting trado in Oceania. The Dennya, of Dumbarton, have built the greater number of vessels for th 9 lino, and will probably run a good chanco of getting at least some of tho work." Mr. James Mills, Managing Direotor of the Company, who is at present in Wellington, informs us that there is no truth in the above. The Company has considered the advisability of oonstrnoting now steamers, and plans have been submitted for that purpose, but nothing definite has been settled. The following was the result of the oom. petition by " novico " members of the Wellington Golf Club fpr Mr. J. H. Jaok's " putter," won by Mr. Moorhouso -. -W. H. Moorhouse, 89 \ J. Dransfleld, 92 ; F. Hodson, 92 ; A Duncan, 94 ; W. Higginson, 94 ; J. Ihlncan, 95 j B. Jackgon, 98 ,• F. M. Leokie. 102; R. Haiirh, 104; A. K. Pearce, 106 1 T. Wardrop. 107 ; O. T. Watkins, 108 ; C. T. Minnott, 109 ; B. F. Hadfleld, 110 ; W. Kirkby, 110 ; F. Brooke Smith, 113 ; W. L. Pearoe, 122; Dr. Harding, 129: T. J. C. Warren, 133; G. H. Miller, 137. At the half-yearly general meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, held In London on 12th Juno, the Chairman (Sir Thomas Sutherland) stated that the loss of freight trade with India through tho faUiug-off in regard to wheat, oo t ton, and aeeda had been largely mode np by the phenomenal crop of jute, the oarriage of which had inoreased by 200,000 tons for the year. As Bombay had superseded Mancheater in the spinning trade to a large extent, bo now Japan was straining every nerve and to a great extent -was superseding Bombay. The company's loss in exchange upon transactions with the East had been JJ'2O,OOO more in the last six months than in the corresponding period ot the previous year, and he would bo thankful if that for n.,?" 018 of tho Present year oaroa within Tho Australian traffic showed a total of something like .£70,000 less than that of four yeara ago. Two new TB3aela of 8000 Tons eaoh were being built— the India and the China — and wore to be in many respeots suporior to tho Himalaya and Calodonia class. An interim dividend waa declared at tho rate of 5 per cent, per annum ou preferred stook, and an interim payment on account of dividend at tho rato of 7 per cent, per annum on deferred Btook. Mr. Adam Tait was elected a direotor. ' Notwithstanding the numorona counterattractions, a large audience attended the Forward Movement Penny Readings laat night, when an exoellent programme was provided, especially strong in instrumental items, in which Mibs BUhnanforgau), Master Baumgart (violin), Mr. J. W. Copithorne (olarionet), and Mr. Billman ('oollo) took part. In addition, aongs were given by Misses K. Billman and Fletoher (encored), and Messrs. Slinn and Reynolds. Recitations were given by Mrs. Buddie and Mr. W. Brown, a reading by Mr. W. J. Weston, and a capital dialogue by the Miaaes Riohardaon and Miss Year. The ohair was taken by Mr. G. M. Yerex, who delivered an address urging the praotioe of total abstinence. To counteract a prevalent idaa that only those who have reoeived oiraulars about Mr. Haughan Barnott's musical soqiety oau beoome members, an announcement appears elsewhere inviting all interested in musio, whether they havo received circulars or not, ■tp'forwMd their names to be odiod to the jlist. .The fortnightly meeting of the' Loyal Wellington Juvenile Lpdge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., was held last evening. It was deoided to «ooeptthe challenge of the Loyal Antipodean Juvenile Lodge for a. friendly game of football. The President (Bro. A. Perrin), on behalf of the Lodge, presented Bro. P. Poaroe , with a framed emblem, for isrvioea rendered. ' The members of the Wellington Naval Artillery oorps are preparing to hold a social gathering in kid of the Garrison Band funds. An advertisement will appear in due course. A. O. Tame »ud Co. adrertue particulars of their sale at the Lower Hutt to-morrow, at which they will tell primo fat wethers »nd ewes, ond a draft of pedigree Ajnihiro cattle from the herd! of famous breeder! in the South liUncl. Bujen are requested to be sharp to time, as the li«t to » long one. The Aynhires will be taken at 1.30 snurp. ,