Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1892. Should There be a Ranger ?

Manawatu Herald, 2 April 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1892. Should There be a Ranger ?

Some of the Borough Councillors at Monday's meeting spoke very lightly upon the question of the appointment of a ranger for the Borough. They even proposed to tie the bands of the Council by enendeavouring to carry a resolution to the effect that no ranger be appointed for three months! It becomes very clear that the supporters of this proposal had paid but little ' heed to the business of the Council for the past' month or two, and really had not considered the question at all. The statement that a certain course was adopted in another town is no guarantee that it is advisable to act the same in this. The positions may be vastly different, ' and in the town mentioned by Councillor Stansell, Palmerston, it is well j known that there the majority of' roada lie upon high land and only j water-tables have been formed on either *Jde of the vnadu, wh«?ea« in

Foxton nearly every road has had to be formed by making doep drains on either side. A superficial know- 1 ledge of the Borough would have allowed Councillors to be aware of this fact, without further evidence of tenders having been let for a long length of drains to be cleaned out each year, and the time spent by tht Borough day men in similar work. The work of the Council necessarily falls heavy upon the Mayor, and he understands, better than Councillors, were the expense of maintaining the roads lies, and he most emphatically warned the Council that it was of the. utmost importance that stock should be kept oft the roads, as it was their wandering into the drains that caused a large amount of injury and expense. The Town Clerk, as Inspector of Works also cautioned the Council to consider the outlay that had just been made by the Council in cleaning these drains. The ratepayers have before them the exceedingly hazardous proposal made by the three youngest Councillors of not appointing a ranger at all, and the statement of the Mayor, endorsed by the more experienced Councillors that a ranger is necessary. What is to be done ? Is the outlay made, to be thrown away to save the ranger's salary ? or will the ratepayers support the Mayor in insisting upon some person being appointed to see that our roads are not spoilt by the watercourses at their sides being choked up? We emphatically support the Mayor and trust that at the next meeting a majority of the Council will take speedy steps to . have a . ranger appointed, -which iff justice to Mr Guerin should be done be rescinding the resolution of last Monday, and by accepting his tender. If Councillors have determined to " run him out " then fresh tenders should be called and a special meeting of the Council called within a week to accept one. No delay should be permitted as one week's general turn-out of all stock upon the roads will do damage to the extent of a considerable sum of money. We trust ratepayers will urge their representatives to aot promptly in this matter. The Wellington A A P. Association have determined on purchasing 20 acres at Petone for a show ground, at the. cost of £100 an acre. Owing to the 'dnlness in the Australian trade the Union Company has already ten steamers laid ur>, and purposes adding one more, in a day or two, to the. number. A relic from the vasty deep. Mr T. Easton when last at the beach picked up the upper jaw plate of a set of false teeth to which one tooth still adhered. The plate was of indiarnbber. The owner can probably obtain the same by giving a satisfactory description. How came it there? the history might be most interesting. It is possibly some relic of an unfortunate passenger's experience of the troubled waters of Cook's Straits. We had the pleasure of inspecting the bracelet presented by Mrs Stausell to the Koxton Racing Club. It is a broad gol 1 band with a raised worked border on a portion of it, .inside of which is some raised ornamentation. The whole is of 18 carat gold and is a prize well worth winning. Under the most depressing conditions did the owner of a very large stock of drapery, now at the Hall, sell his goods to the highest bidder yesterday. There was one ray of light in the whole performance. It enabled those present to testify that the goods were all first class, and were to be sold to the highest bids. Some wonderful bargains were obtained by those present, and it is most unlikely that they will be so favourably placed on Monday. Each lot, during the hour and a half we were present, were genuinely sold to the person who bid the most money, even if the sum was only a tenth of its value. The owner further further guaranteed every length to be as stated and all the goods perfectly sound, and promised to return the money to any dissatisfied buyer. No doubt there will be a large audience on Monday. Mr Montague, one of PaHerston's auctioneers, held a sale yesterday in the Public Rail, and which he announced in the primitive fashion by " dodgers." The result was, as might have been expected, hardly a dozen persons being present. This has been all rectified now, and to-day in our advertis ng columns appears the announcement that the sale will be continued on Monday. It wil probab y be Been that " judicious advertising is the keystone of success. " | Bi-metalliam again. A great fall ; n the price of silver stocks has taken place, and some consternation has been occasioned at Broken Hill at the fact, as the appearance of the mines does not warrant the fall. A new departure' is about to be inaugurated in connection with next season's shearing iv New South Wales. Instead of individual stations engaging men, the bulk of the stationholdors have decided to allow the Pastoralists' Union to engage them. Mr Labouchere's latest opinion in Truth with regard to woman, is the following : — "Women are, in truth, incomprehensible creatures and capable of anything ; by turns angels and demons. 'nd there are men who would allow them to vote ! I would sooner give children razors and re. volvers to play with. The Chairman of the Wellington Education Board promised Mr Liggins of Tokornavu, that the matter of the erection of a school in that district should have the most favourable and earnest considration. He pointed out, however, that it would be impossible to erect one for about six months. Mr ft ye had a quince which turned the scales at one and a half pound?. The majority of the men working for MiHall the lesse of the Wellington Tramway have gone out on strike. Mr Hall has beenable however to keep a twenty minutes' service going. The Dunedin Star states that the Hon P. A. Buckley will shortly resign and seek election to the House of Commons for nu Irish constinuency in the Nationalist interest. Additions are made to the Shannon ' sale. j Messrs Hennessy, Weatwood d' Co., '■ 11 the people's cash 'grocers," have * ne-.v ; advertisement in to-ony's

t Last night a smart earthquake was felt at half past eight. The School Committee have decided to close the school for a week owing to one or two fresh cases of diphtheria having been reporied The Government have decided to postpone the introduction of the penny postage until the first of June. A scratch match will be held by the Rifle ( lub on Tuesday afternoon. Teams will be chosen at 2.31) on the ground whero ammunition can be obtained. The Commissioner of Taxes notifies that the statements of values for all districts in the « ounty of Manawatu and Borough of Foxton are deposited for public inspection at the offices of the several local bodies. I The double sculls race which was postponed from St Patricks Day owing to the non-arriva 1 of the sculls will be rowed off on Tuesday next at 4.30. p.m. weather perI mitting. An ingenious way of buying the necessaries of life is reported from the neighborhood of Berlin. A peasant woman, with a large basket on her back, entered the grocer's shop of the place. In the circu ar basket was a large earthenware jar. The lady bought about £1 worth of things, which she carefully packed in the earthenware jar, tied up the mouth, and asked permission to leave it in the corner. She would return in an hour, she - said, fetch the things, and pay for them. The grocer having granted her wish, phe carefully put the jar in the corner and retired, not to • return. After many hours the shopman proceeded te examine the large earthenwaro jar. It had no bottom ! Pandering to the morbid taste of the public. Madame Taussard has purchased Den ham Villa, in which Deeming com* mitted his murders, and will re-ereot at her exhibition the rooms connected with the crime. The steamer Fawkea Bay, which has arrived at the Fluff, takes away 22,500 carcases, the largest quantity of mutton yet exported from the Bluff in one bottom. Negotiations between Lloyd's agent at Timaru and the Home office re s.s. Elginshire are completed. Tenders were called a fortnight ago to be in last Thursday. Several were received, but only one was considered available, that of Scott Bros., of Christchurch, of £19,000, for delivery of the vessel in Lyttelton dry dock. This being cabled to Lloyd's was refused, with instructions that no offer be taken except on the principle of proportion of value saved. Scott Bros., being informed of this offered to dock the vessel, "no cure no pay," for one third her value in dock. This was cabled Home, and a reply has come accepting it. Scott Bros, began work at onoe. The r- ugh estimate cf the value of the vessel is £15,000. Our first shipment of new goods for the Autumn ard Winter Season have now come to hand by the latest mail steamers and are ready for inspection at Te Aro House, Wellington. We have no hesitation in saying that the selection for the present season is without exception the bpst, largest and most varied we have ever previously been able to show at Te Aro House, Wellington. < -ur display of new Dress Fabrics for Autumn and Winter wear is really superb and manifests the good taste and judgment exorcised by our British, French and Continental buyers. Ladie? requiring patterns of thete should intimate their wishes to .Tames Smith, Te Aro Hov e, Wellington. Patterns of these >nd new dress fabrics and charts for self-measurement will be forwarded free by post on application. We would earnestly advise ladies to make an early selection and to secure the advantage of getting their dresses made in good time in the season in our celebrated dressmaking rooms at Te Aro House, Wellingtod. All orders will be carefully executed, finished in the latest style and forwarded without delay from Te Aro House, Wellington Mftssrs Ross and Pandfnrd, of the Bon Marche, elsewhere direct the attention of cash purchasers of general drapory to the advantages to be secured by making their selections during the present clearing sale at the Bon Marche. The goods being disposed of are all fresh and new, and the difference between present prices and ordinary prices is considerab c. A large quantity of stock has already been disposed of, I but there still remains a good choice < f thorough bargains in Cotton Stuff, Dress pieces and Remnantß, also Calicoes, cheetings, Shirtings, Plannellettes, and Household Drapery, while Mantles, Millinery, Dustcloa s, and Sunshades are being disposed of at nominal prices to effect a complete clearance.