The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 275, 27 September 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1879.

The Governor's speecli, as inspired by the Ministry, can only be regarded as a weak subterfuge. The Ministry were condemned by the late Parliament for maladministration, but anyone reading the speech published in our issue of Friday last wo dd come to the conclusion that the appeal made to the country was not on tli3 question of a lministrationbut on that of Liberal measures. We presume that the Ministry will endeavor t" deceive the publij to the end of the chapter, l.ut fortunately the chapter cannot now be protracted much further. T) o Premier shot his last bolt when lr obtained a dissolution. It is. now quite clear that he has not a majority at Ms back in the present House, and that the vot- n---confi-dence which was so emphatically recorded against him in t!r lefunct Parliament will be repeated in the new one with c,jual emphasis. Not that : the majority on the present occasion will be as large as on the former one. This could hardly be expected. The' new Parliament is elected under the auspices of the present Ministry, which

lias used a gr.ciYt amount of hifli'r.ice to secure a favorable result to itself, At election times the Government in powe; always lias tlie advantage. Taking, however, this concsifchn iuio consideration, the condemnation of the administration of Sir George Grey will be as emphatic as that which it underwent two months ago. The Ministerial papers have been wont for some time past to speak of majorities varying from ten to fifteen, well knowing that when theJllouse met parties would be'evenly balanced, and that on either side there could be but a small majority. The mask must, however, be now stripped from such statements. 'Sir George Giey does not face the Parliament with a majority at his back, and we are devoutly thankful that such is the case, Wo care not whether a Liberal or a Conservative Ministry be in power so long as there is a prudent and wise administration, A reckless and foolish administration such as we have had for thejjpast two years must bring any colony to grief, No contingent advantage will compensate for such a calamity, For three years Sir George Grey has held place and power not by the will of the Parliament but by a fluke. Sir George Grey never has had the confidence of either the House or the colony, and has throughout occupied a false position which any other leading public man in the colony would, we venture to say, have disdained.

Shearers are wanted at the Manawa Station, Tinui. The price will 17s Cd per 100. This afternoon, the first Horse Parade will be held at the Rising Sun Hotel, Greytown. The next meeting of the Council of Wainrapa County West is fixed for the 9th of October. The English mail via San Francisco is expected to be in the Wairarapa this afternoun. . We are glad to hear that the local Brass Band intend playing in Queen-street for a couple of hours this evening, The Wairarapa Jockey Club holds its half-yearly meeting to-day at the Rising Sun Holel, Greytown. Mr T. L. Thompson, of Te Ore Ore, announces the imported bull, " Royal Gwynne," for the season. At the London wool sales, on the 23rd inst., 9800 bales were catalogued. Prices weie firm, with an active demand. The Inspector of Sheep gives notice that the flock kept upon the run known as, " Charles Ilales* estate," at Flat Point, are infected with scab. Tenders close to-day for surveying the property of the late Mr Bannister, and also for 14 chains of draining at the Masterton Hospital. Messrs lorns and Fergusson hold a large sale at the yards, Masterton. this day, at 2 o'clock, when they will offer 50 head of mixed cattle, 30 steers, milch cows, horses, potatoes, timber, Ac. It will be noticed by a telegram in another column that the Bank of New Zealand has given notice to the Government to terminate its contract with it, This is hardly complimentary to the Government, The entertainment which was to have been dven at Featherston last evening by members of fhe Opera Company and by th? Rimutaka Blackbirds, has been postponed to Monday next in consequence of the inclemency of the weather, At a meeting of the Education Beard held i>n Thursday last the following appointments were made: Miss Hamilton to the Gladstone school, Mrs Palmer to the assistant teachership of the Clarevillc school, and Mr R. Williams to Eketaliuna. Mr R, Morton's old friends in the Wairarapa will be glad to learn that his school at Wellington is a decided success, being full to overflowing. He has latterly been compelled to enlarge his establishment, and notifies in another column that he will be unable to receive additional inmates till after Christmas. We are delighted to observe that the Chairman of ifounty West has convened a public meeting to consider what steps should ba taken to aid in devel ping the recent discovery of gold in the Rimutaka ranges. It is clearly the duty of the leading men i f the district to foster the discovery and development of our mineral wealth. A well-attended meeting of the creditors of Mr J, A. Petherick was held in Mr Skipper's office yesterday, over twenty creditors being present. The debtor's statement showed liabilities £1,580, of which £9OO were secured, and assets over and above the secured liabilities, about £BOO. Mr W. Sellar, in conjunction with Mr R. G. Williams, the trusteo, was appi inted inspector of the estate. The deed of assignment was ultimately agreed to, A meeting of creditors in the assigned estate of ICi bblewhite Bros., of Masterton, was held yesterday afternoon, says the New Zealander, for the purpose of assenting to a deed of assignment to Mr W, W, Taylor, when a remarkable state of affairs was brought to light. When the firm first set up busiress the partners in it were three brothers, who held certain leasehold property of their title to which they did not appear assured. After carrying on business for some time, the two younger brothers retired, and one M'Duff joined as a partner, the old name and style of Kibblewhite Bros, being still, retained by general consent in order not to disturb the business relations of the firm. The change in the constitution of the firm does not appear to have been gazetted, although the usual deeds were drawn out, The business was carried on for some months, until recently, when a composition was offered to the creditors, and the meeting to assent to the same was held yesterday, It was not till then that the Wellington creditors became aware of the change that had taken place, and as it also appeared that the younger brothers were creditors to the amount of over £250, the majority at once declined to assent to the deed submitted, and advised the debtors to file a declaration of insolvency. This was done the same day, It now appears that the retirement of the two partners was illegal although there is fvery probability of the admission of M'Duff involving him in the bankruptcy of the firm.