MASTERTON

Wairarapa Standard, Volume 6, Issue 475, 12 September 1876, Page 2

MASTERTON

[FROM OPR OWN OOBBESONDfiNX] Sep 11. A meeting of the Masterton Town Land Trustees was held on Friday evening, all the members being present. Mr Dalrymple waited upon the Board as a deputation from the Fire Brigade to ask the assistance of the Trustees in getting appliances. It was resolved to call a special meeting at an early date to consider the application. An account for ss. from D. Pickering was passed for payment, as also one from J. Nicol for £lO, 12 months salary as custodian.

An application from Mr Cullen to lease part of acre 104, for 21 years, at a rental of £3 per annum fur the first ten years, and £6 lor the remaining eleven years, was accepted. Mr E. Braggins waited upon the Board with reference to two acres of trust land adjoining his property. Consideration was deferredjtill next meeting.

The following resolutions were passed <— That Mr R. G. Williams and the Secretary be appaointed to draw up a scale of charges for the Hall, to be submitted to tbe next meeting.

That Messrs R. G. Williams, and R. Donald sse the solicitor with reference to the land lately occupied by Mr Hare and the Wairarap i Carrying Company. That Mr Cullen be appointed custodian at a salary of £lO per annum, to date from September Ist. That Messrs R. G. Williams, R. Donald, and tbe Secretary subdivide the sections for lease and advertise for tenders. That acre No. 53 be reserved for the Local Board to obtain gravel from. The Secretary was instructed to call Mr Hayward’s attention to the fact of his not having complied with the terms oi his lease by building upon his section. An application was received from tbe Amateur Christies for the use of the Hall on tho same terms as the Choral Society. Resolved —That the application be declined, but the Trustees are willing to let the Hall to the Christies on reasonable terms upon application. The Secretary was instructed to write to the members for the district and enclose copies of the resolutions passed at a former meeting which had been forwarded to Mr Bunny, M.H.R., but not attended to. This concluded the business.

It is said that a prophet has no honor in his own country. If we oontince the reasons ing we shall find that a country derives no benefit from its own prophets. In fact they are very often a loss instead of a profit. I am forced to think thus by the action of Members of Assembly. Whilst Mr Andrew is amusing himself at Nelson, and neglecting his own district, and Mr Bunny forgets the Wairarapa altogether, members from other parts are visiting ns, receiving deputations, and evincing very great interest in all onr local affairs. On Saturday last Mr W. MoCardle waited on Mr Stout, M.H.R., at tbe Club Hotel, and the result was that Messrs Stout, Bastings, and Thompson, M.H.R., received a deputation from the Masterton Small Farm Association. The deputation laid their views before the memn bars, and explained the hindrance to settlement of land in the North Island by the personal residence within too short a period. During the conversation which ensued it was mutually agreed that personal residence should not be compulsory until idler five years, also, that by intersecting the deferred payment blocks with cash payment blocks, the Government would derive benefit from the increased value of the land; Messrs Stout and Bastings having promised their assistance in the matter tho deputation thanked them and withdrew.

After this Mr R. G. Williams and the seoretary of the Town Land Trusts, were received by Mr Stout, and asked his co-operation and assistance in passing clauses in “ The Masterton and Greytown Lands Management Act, 1871. Amendment Act 1876 ’’ to enable the trustees to convey land for educational and hospital purposes and for widening narrow streets. Mr Stout promised to assist the trustees in committee on the Bill, and Mr Williams then introduced the subject of the Wellington and Masterton Railway, and urged the necessity of the Government sending a competent engineer without further delay to decide upon*a route for the line from Featberston, and to instruct him to bring -the line as far as practicable near to the townships. In this matter also Mr Stout kindly promised his assistance, and after thanking him for his courtesy the deputation withdrew. I wonder how long we might wait for onr own members to show any regard for the interests of their constituents.

The tender of Mr E. Bragging for the anniversary c inner of Court Loyal Enterprise, 6,601, A.0.F., at 4s 6d per head has been accepted. The dinner takes place on Wednesday, September 20th, and there will be a procession beaded by the Misterton brass band.

I should think that the process of cremation might be applied with great success to the members of both Government and Oppoiition and the various newspaper writers of all shades of polities. There was a great outcry over the Hon. Mr Scotland because he made sweeping accusations of corruption to the inhabitants of this land, and yet the very thing for which that gentleman is abused, is indulged in by all the above-mentioned indiuiduals! .Edifying spectacle. Gentlemen assemble to abuse each other and accuse everybody of baseness and venality, leading articles written all round to level the same accusations at all heads, and yet if another dares to affirm that members speak truth and newspapers write ditto, he is a base calumniator. Truth lies at the bottom of a well, it is said The truth of the members and writers afore, said would appear to lie anywhere.