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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 499, 25 June 1880, Page 2

We trust that the public meeting in the WnJEtall, Master ton, this evening will s as successful .as the one held at Carsrton on Widneaday evening last. The . following are the football match stures for tHe.Greytown OlubAgainst tasterton Football Olub, atMasterton on itutday, 3rd July;; Mastorton and Oaf-, rton combined, at Carterton on Saturiy 10th; aj Wellington Olub. air Welling--11 otiSaturday, 17th, Return—Mastern ani darterton combined, at GreytjWn; i Saturday," 24th.' We are glnd to use L

> Telegraph Stations now opened at Kirwee and Springfield, tn- the County of Selwyn., • / Oar report of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Association is held over for our next issue. T. Kennody Macdonald & Oo.'s sale of Wairarapa properties coraoa off at 2.30 p.m. this day, at their auction rooms, Panama-street. We commence in our present issue to publish the report of the Civil Service Commission, and will continue it from day to day till it is completed. Applications ate invited in another column for the headmaatersliip of the Featherston school and for a teacher for the Park Yale school. We understand that the Catholics of Greytown have at last decided to support the Rev Father Halbwachs in building a church in that township, J. lorns & Co. hold a market sale tomorrow at 2 p.m., which will be followed by a general auction of furniture, guns, wheelbarrows, tools, fruit trees, plants, &c, Several important cases which came on for hearing in the R.M. Court, Masterton, yesterday, had to be adjourned on account of one of the solicitors engaged, Mr C. P. Skipper, being absent. The Bench commented severely on the position in which Mr Skipper placed not only the Court but his own clients. The following team will represent Masterton at the football match against Carterton to be played in Mr John Drummond's paddock on Saturday Messrs Allen, Andrew, Bunny, Cook, Franklin, Garrard, Girdlestone, Harrison, Hogan, James, Jones, Meredith, T. L. Thompson, W. Wardell, and Wyllie; emergency: Messrs Briggs, Gossett, Mason, Williams, A. Thompson, Perry, Satchell, Smith, V. Wardell, and Ashwin. The ball will be kicked off sharp at 2,30 p.m. Mr J. M. Girdlestono is instructed'to sell by public auction on Thursday next the whole of the stock, farm implements, and household furniture of Hugh McMaster, Esq,, as his residence, Brooklyn, Gladstone, This sale should attract considerable attention, as Mr McMastar'd flock of pure-bred Lincoln sheep is rumored as one of the finest in tlw district, the foundation of it having been laid a few years ago at a large expense, and has suffered no deterioration in the hands of its experienced owner. Brooklyn is two miles from the Hurur.uiorangi Ferry, and in case of the river being un-> fordable visitors will be able to walk over the bridge and attend the sale in vehicles, which will be provided on the other side.

The quarterly moeting of the Masterton Fire Brigade was held last Wednesday evening. The Treasurer reported a credit balance of £7 9s lid. Accounts to th« amount of £7 4s were passed for payment, on the motion of Mr Kingdon, seconded by Mr Langley. It was resolved that thi captain, secret- d Mr Girdlesto-

-.i, secretary, ai ir Girdlestom should canvas for subscriptions on the 25th insfc. It was also carried, on the motion of Mr T. Dixon, that the annual ineeting should lie celebrated by a cliuner 'at the expense of members) to which the Mayor and Councillors should" be invited, )n the motion ot Mr Easthope it was esolved that an application should be ent to the Town Lands Trustees for eservoacvo No .106 for the use of the Brigade. The following nominations for offices were made :-Mv Muir, captain; Mr T. Dixon, lieutenant; Mr E. Dixon, fireman; Mr Easthope, secretary; Mr Jago, treasurer; Messrs Girdlestone and Brown, auditors; and Messrs Langley, Kingdou, Jago, and Girdlestone, branchmen.

We notice from the "Times" telegrams, that the Ohristohurch Municipality haye taken the action with respect to the continuance of subsidies, as fixed by the Financial Arrangements Act, 1876, that should have been taken by our local representative bodies some time since; The Financial Arrangements Act, 1876, sets forth that there shall be paid from " the Consolidated Fund" for five years from the commencement of the Act, &c. The resolutions passed at Ohristohurch are to the effect that the Government, will break faith with the different governing bodies by stopping the subsidies. That the representatives be asked to urge the Government to continue the payment for at least the time stated in the Act. We think our governing bodies should not stand idly by, but take some action at once. Local bodies may have borrowed money, or executed certain works, relying upon subsidies being continued for the time stated, and may be placed awkwardly if payment is now stopped. We would therefore urge upon the Councils and Boards the necessity of considering the matter at once.

A meeting of the Carterton Rabbit Trustees, was held at the Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton on Thursday 24th June, when the following gentlemen were present. Messrs Nix, (Chairman), Braithwaite, B. Boys, and C. H. Gayfor. It was resolved that Messrs Braithwaita and Nix, should attend a meeting of the Otariaand Wainuioru Trustees, to be held at Greytown on the following day, for the purpose of discussing the necessity of an inspector for the three districts. The delegates were empowered to guarantee £SO from the . Carterton district, if for duties of inspector only, and £65 if the duties of clerk and inspector are combined. The Trustees wish it to be understood that they intend carrying out the Rabbit Act to the letter, and this means should any one fail to destroy the rabbits the trustees will do go at his expense. The meeting was adjourned sine die.