CARTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 93, 25 February 1879, Page 2

CARTERTON.

* ' ■ (FIiOJI OTO OWif ConpSPONPENT,) Carterton, 24th Feb., 1879, • I Am glad to inform you that the services of our local postmaster and-telegraphist, Mr. Shaw, in connection with the late, fire in Greytown, have been substantially recognized by the head of his department, the Commissioner' for Telegraphs, as lie has received a satisfactory honop'ip} friths speedy inanner in which'telegraphic communication was resumed with the Empire ,City,.the northern portion of the Colony, and the up-coupt'ry districts after the telegraphic apparatus hadpro'tempore

when tho' oflico wan threatened with destruction been rumoured from the Greytown Post Office, i may add the Commissioner, in a private letter to the local telegraphist added, I am informed, his thanks for the assiduity displayed on the occasion, Such action is a wise ono I deem on.the part of the Government, as it tends to make its officers zealous, and keep them on the" qui vive" in cases of emergency.

It has beon remarked by. one of England's celebrities, that "history repeats itself." One of the most remarkable instances of the truth of tho dictum that has ever attracted my attention has been brought under my notice by your contemporary " The Wairarapa6ua.dian," which in this morning's issue, reports that on "the 22nd February, 1179, the Resident Magistrate, as presiding officer held the annual Assessment Court for the Wairarapa East and West Counties," and other districts., Since your co-frdre in the paper business seems so au fait to what occurred just seven centuries ago, could he not give us a little insight into the form of government, who were the cabinet, the customs of the people, and information of a similar feature respecting this island at that epoch by way of a sequel to his report in to-day's issue.

Several dog-poisoning cases about tho township are reported, and I, for one, am not over and above sorry to see some action taken to dispose of the inordinate amount of yelping; mongrel curs wo have about the place. I should be sorry to hear of the destruction of any really valuable dog, but as I do not believe there is a member of tho canine species in the place worth over >1 five dollar piece", anything that gets rid of our overplus is acceptable. This is another item in favor, of our borough, as we might manage to get large laws to dispose of our four-legged puppies (pity wo could not get others to dispose of our bipeds too, as their name is legion). <