DANEVIRE

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11121, 13 January 1899, Page 4

DANEVIRE

[PKOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDBNT.] January 12, 1899. The firing for the club trophy and the New Zealand Rifle Association's bronze medal took place yesterday. Following are the scores which went over 30 in the 200 and GOO yards ranges : — J. Drummond (1) 62, T. P. Halpin (4) 61, J. Duley (3) 58, J. Collinge (5) 58, J. Boss (scratch) 56, P. G. Lloyd (15) 53, G. P. Amor (8) 52, A. Fredsberg (12) 52, A. Carlson (10) 50, E. N. Blackiston (4) 48, A. C. Pocock (8) 48, C. Fredsberg (11) 45 A W. Douglas (4) 44, B. Jenssen (8) 44, J. J. Lloyd (15) 36, E. Potts (15) 32. The highest scorers for the bronze meda], fired at 200, 500, and 600 yards were : — J. Drummond, 30, 31, 20—89 ; J. Koss, 26, 30, 23—79 ; and J. Collinge, 24, 29, 24—77. We have had another change in the weather, and it now appears to have for fine. Advantage is being taken of the break to push on hay-making operations with all possible speed. The total takings at yesterday's fete at Makotukn were upwards of isls. The total prize money offered was .£35. The ball in the Foresters' Hall in the evening was well attended, and as a result of the I effort the club is sure to have a substantial balance in hand, upon which its many patrons will heartily congratulate 1 it. A local scribe writing recently says that during his occupancy of a seat in the House Mr George Hunter, M.H.K. for Waipawa, has done nothing more than follow the Conservative lead in the blindest possible fashion. He further asserts that his stay in Parliament has been wholly unproductive, and raises the cry that it is time that the electors sought to be represented in the councils of the colony. Bracketting him and the member for Napier together, he says that broad acres, cattle and sheep, are now ', represented by these gentlemen, and pitifully pleads for the representation of men, women, and children. Anyone who has read Hansard, as this scribe suggests, will be quite prepared to defend, the member for Waipawa from the charge of taking up time and space by needless talking, but when occasion has arisen he has not been found wanting, and in the light of Hansard it is mere blind .prejudice to say that he has represented one class only. On no occasion has he neglected to give the promptest attention possible to any, matter, brought under his notice. That there should be differences of opinion is not only natural but beneficial as well ; but the more temperate and reasoning of his opponents are quite prepared to give him credit for the energy with which he has discharged the duties of his office. Have we had no grants for road work during his period as our representative ? And has necessary bridge work been neglected? And we suppose, further, that it is tke intention of the scribe in question that people should believe that the vital question of land for settlement has baen wantonly and entirely overlooked ! But there are few who would be so anxious to court wholesale ridicule as to even hint with any show of sincerity that such a state of things had obtained, and that being the case, the only loophole that those who rail in the way above indicated have is to say that the work done during the session has been done by "someone else," who has been able to use his influence behind the scenes, and thus act the part of the good Samaritan to the Government, and at the same time embarrass the member by robbing him of any share of credit he. deserves for the work which he has helped to accomplish. Or else they say the foundation of the work was laid " some time " in the past, ,and the results we have seen are just the natural consequence of events which have been transpiring since Adam wore long clothes. Well, those who choos9 to hug such a view of things are welcome to a continued contemplation of them ; but let it be remembered that such toinmyrot as this will not go down with people who use their brains at all, and the day of " catch cries " calculated to foster class animosities is, let us hope, on the wane. Setting classes by the ears may be all very well in its way, and may afford those indulging in it some very amusing pastime ; but we have yet to learn that lasting good was ever wrought the community as a whole by the adoption of such tactics. And it is a significant fact that those who rail most lustily about broad acres and the exceeding sinfulness of "proputty" have generally earth hunger to the keenest extent, and, given an opportunity, usually make the greediest grabbers. Notwithstanding what Boine say, we are convinced that settlers as a whole are fully alive to the energetic way Mr Hunter lias worked to Becure land for the people, and also to gain for them means of access to their lands. Another thing that will go a long way with the working classes is the manner in which the gentleman in question has sought to oppose the drafting of political ballast round the colony under tho guise of assisting the unemployed, for whose condition the head of tho Government has suffered so much cardiac hemorrhage. A peculiar way in which to ameliorate the condition of workers, to draft a lot of incompetent men into a district where the labor market is already glutted, for tho purpose of carrying out the Government work necessary in that district. And it is interesting to note, too, that this "assistance" usually takes place in districts, in the opinion of the powers that be, politisally weak. By all means let political questions receive the fullest and fairest discussion. Let them be talked over in a spirit of moderation and reason, but for mercy's sake don't let us have any more of this class insult and studied perversion of facts which so often has to do duty for " politics." A committee has been appointed to work up the matter of the erection of a church for the Wesleyans at Danovirke, and the appointment of a minister is to be discussed at the March Conference of that body. The Norsewood cricket team will meet at Waipukurau next Wednesday, and will leave by special coach at 6 a.m. The first cheque received by the Makotuku Co-operative Creamery Co., Ltd., came to hand from Wellington on Tuesday. It amounted to .£ls 10a 7d, and will be paid out for milk received in the course of a few days, probably on Saturday. The total expense attached to the starting of the creamery xu> to date is .£350, and some 283 shares have been taken up. It is expected that a good number will bo allotted very shortly, and it is quite on the cards that a very little time indeed will elapse ere the capital of the company is fully subscribed. The slip at tho new Makotuku viaduct started right at tho odgo of the old embankment, .and tha,t accounts for the material refraction of spood of nil trains when passing this spot. The Norsewood Good Templars are arranging to hold a social at Norsewood on Wednesday evening next, admittance to which will be by invitation. It was originally intended to make it a public affair, tho proceeds to go to the purchase of officers' regalia. Somo of tho members objected to this, aa they contended, and rightly too, that in mutters of that sort the lodge should be golf-reliant.