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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1893, 6 October 1886, Page 2

Wairarapa Wairarapa West. East. Population according to census, 1886 .. .. 5404 4184 No of Holdings (Freehold) acres 333 386 Do Rental do .. .. 176 110 Part Freehold part Rental do .. .. .. 44 50 Total number of Holdings do 553 546 Land in sown grasses after having been ploughed ~ 24968 15985 In sown grasses, not previously ploughed .. 177446 228025 In hay, mown or unmown included in above .. 1211 475 Land broken up, but not under crop .. acres 2054 1131 Total under crop .. .. 7284 6086 In Wheat 691 1549 Oats .. .. 2141 2431 Barley 22 35 Rye or Bere .. .. 45 90 Peas and Beans .. .. 43 25 Potatoes 202 230 Turnips or rape .. .. 4214 1710 Mangold, beet, oarrets, parsnip or onions .. .. 18 1 Hops _ 12 Tobacco l i Any other crop .. .. 6 2 Garden 145 107 Orchard 172 194 Plantation of Forest Trees 195 102

It is reported that the analysis of the remains of Captain Cain at Timara has disclosed the presence of poison. It is reported that the Wainnioru Bridge is now completed.

Mr Hoskins, the proprietor of the Welling, ton Advertiser, has publicly apologised to Sir Julius Vogel for the alleged libel published in that journal. Mr W. Toogood, of Featherston, advertises Derwent seed potatoes for sale of prime quality.

Mr W. Oilpin, of Featherston, has on sale fine butter salt iu 561b white linen bags. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Greytown Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening. Subscriptions of £1 Is each from Messrs D. P. Loasby, F. H. Wood. D. Cameron and S. Haigh wore acknowledged with thanks. D. Cameron’s account for repairs were passed for payment. The Treasurer reported balance to credit as £6 12s 6d, and offered a present of books as soon as the shelves of the reading room were ready to receive them.

The new manager of the Bank of Australasia, Featherston, is said to be a good all round cricketer. Good for Featherston. To-morrow night the Greytown Town Hall

will again be the scene of beauty and pleasure, the anniversary soiree of the Oddfel" lows of this town taking place. The com. mittee have been energetically working to make the arrangements most complete, and much trouble has been taken to render the

decorations of the room attractive with flags, evergreens, and banners. The ladies, too, have willingly assisted in supplying the tables of the refreshment room, which will be under the personal superintendence of Mr and Mrs Reynolds. Bros Loasby and Maguire will act as MC’s, and the music will be of the best. Many visitors are expected from other parts of the Valley. With the brotherhood in their regalia, the beautiful dresses and other attractions of the ladies, the music, the decorations and a tempting spread, the Oddfellows’ Soiree of 1886 will no doubt be an advance upon its predecessors. The brethren of the Greytown Lodge of Oddfellows are requested to meet at the hall to-night to get their regalia. A very pleasant time was spent at the room of the Greytown Gospel Temperance and Blue Ribbon Association last evening. The room was comfortably filled, and the entertainment consisted in everybody puzzling themselves over a aeries of puzzles. There were many ingenious devices supplied by different members, and not a little amusement was caused at the efforts of one after another to nnrival the secret ways of the mysterious objects subbmitted. In some faces could be noticed a decided change from an amusing smile upon first taking up a puzzle to a look of distraction, and finallyiol despair as the article was “ given up.’’ The death is announced of Mr Angus Dallas, saddler, a Wanganui resident for 18 years.

Messrs Mitchell and Richards, of Wanganui, have just completed a £9OOO order for tinned meats for Batavia. The last portion of the order was forwarded by the Stormbird recently to Wellington for transhipment to Sydney.

The steamer Tainui from London, via Hobart and Port Chalmers, arrived in Wellington on Sunday evening. She sails for London again on the 16th instant. The ship Orari arrived in Wellington on Saturday evening, 97 days from London. The ketch Janet, 41 tons, a trader between Wellington and Kaiapoi, was wrecked on Saturday evening by striking on a reef near Cape Campbell. The residence of Mr F. A. Whitaker, Glandelands, Hamilton, Auckland, was destroyed by fire the other afternoon. The house, which contained ten rooms, was insured lor £350 in tht Colonial Office.

The total Customs receipts for the month of September amounted to £114,202 15s Bd, The total collections for the six monthly eriod ending with September thus amount to £647,596, leaving a deficiency of £57,404, or at the rate ot £114,000 per annum. The New Zealand Beer Duty for September realised £3739, as against £3162 for August, 1886, and as against £3971 for September, 1885, The total for six months is about £22,800, as compared with £2i,500, which represents half the estimate for the year. The deficiency on that item is therefore some £4700.

Dr Bullet has put his name down for £SOOO towards the establishment of a pormaneut colonial museum in London. Is this a bid for a Knighthood.

The annual horse parade of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held on Saturday. The entries showed a considerable falling off, only 25 horses being present, and the quality not above the average.

At the Volunteer review to be held at New Plymouth next Easter it is expected that there will be between 3,0000 and 4,000 vol nnteers present the force being gathered from Auckland, Thames, Hawkes Bay, Wanganui, Manawatn, Wellington, Wairarapa, Nelson, Marlborough, Westland, and Canterbury. “ Buohu Faiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder and urinary diseases. At Druggists. Kempfhorne, Prosser A Co., Agents, Christchurch. Decline of Man. Nervous weakness, dyspepsia, impotence, sexual debility, cured by “Wells’ Health Ronewer.'' Druggists Kempthorne, Prosser dr Co , Agents, Christchurch.

Catarrh of tbe Bladder. Stinging irritation, infiamatiou, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buohu paiba.” Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co,, Agents, OJwpbmk. " ; ■

Ihvosiora Linseed Oil and Fibre Company' bus !»■•( u wound up and plant valued at £IOOO BolJ for £422. A new stripper never used, which cost £l2O brought £5, and a scutcher and rollers another £5.

.Mr AW Brpwn, the present Mayor of Wei. lington, is a native of the colony. On Saturday morning last as the up train from Wellington to the Wairarapa was ascending the incline towards the Bimutaka, the whistle of the engine suddenly blew forth a loud and prolonged screech and the train was abruptly stopped. The passengers on looking ahead of the train to see the cause of tlm impediment could see a cow on the line which was determinedly keeping the track for some considerable distance directly in front of the train. The engine driver would have forced the animal off the line with the cow catcher, but one of the " bosses ” who happened to be on board directed him to leisurely follow in the wake of the quadruped, until her will and pleasure inclined her to allow the train to run at its usual pace. Mr F. H. Wood holds a most important auction sale at Carterton on Friday next of valuable freehold property, including the house and land now occupied by Mr R. Crawford. He also sells the house, outbuild'* ings, orchard, and land belonging to Mr H. S. Whyte, who is leaving the district. The sale takes takes place at the Carterton auction rooms.

The members of the Masterton, Mangahao, and Parkville Special Settlement have resolved to banquet the Minister of Lands on his visit to Masterton to-morrow.

A meeting of the Featherston Temperance Association will be held this evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall, when songs, recitations, and addresses will be given. A meeting of the shooting committee of the Greytown Rifle Volunteers, was held at the Town Hall last night, when the challenge from the Wellington Guards to shoot a match at Greytown in November, was accepted. It was] resolved to challenge the Featherston Rifle Volunteer Company to shoot a match at Featherston on Saturday October 30.

A livelyj'meeting is expected at Carterton to-might when a meeting of ratepayers and householders takes place in the public hall. Our Peatherston readers will note that the trustees of the Peatherston Wesleyan Church are calling for tenders for the renting of section lately fenoed./adjoining the church. The tenders invited are lor one year or more and are to be sent to the Rev J. Ward, Greytown, not later than Tuesday next, October 12th.

The Cricket Clubs'[of Blenhiem have formed an Association, and have cabled to Melbourne as to date and terms on which a two days’ match withjthe English cricketers can be played in Blenheim.

The Detroit Free Press says the difference between Dilke aud many of bis compeers is that Dilke has been found out.