The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 555, 30 August 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1880.

In promoting local industries there are two important considerations to be estimated, The one is the home market, the other the outside or foreign market. The former is a limited but convenient channel for our manufactures, the other is an unlimited but more difficult outlet. Ought the Government, in taking up the question of local industries, to foster the one or the other or both 1 It is, • of course, quite understood that Government aid, either in a direct or indirect form, should be giveu to develop New Zealand industries, but as yet it is hardly understood whether the subsidy should be applied to extending the trade of the colony with other countries or simply enabling local manufacturers to supply wares in this colony which, from the- competition of imported articles, cannot now be produced. We hoped to have got some clear light on this question from the report of the Commission on Local Industries recently presented ,to Parliament, but unfortunately the Commissioners appear to have made no attempt to take a broad view of the subject committed to their hands. They have simply collected useful information on existing colonial industries, and made many sensible remarks thereon. They do not indicate any defined principle which the Government could apply generally to industries, and we fear that in the absence of a definite recommendation of a broad character but little result v ill follow their labors. The most suggestive passage in the whole report ta our mind is a portion of an appendix in which is given a recommendation made by Wairarapa County West to the Commissioners, and , which runs as follows: " Council Chambers, Carterton, 18th May,'lßßo. I am directed by the County Council of Wairaiapa West to acknowledge the receipt of your circular dated 17th March last, 'and to inform you that the Council is of opinion that "the best aid the Government of thei coleny can : render local,

industries is by fostering quick means of c rnimunicitw n m h markets —viz., .England, Queensland, New Caledonia and Fiji—thereby enabling tlie colony to dispose of its farm and giain productions, and the produce of its coal mines." The Council is of opinion tliot local industries are bound to establish themselves where the supply of food and fuel is large and cheap. I am further requested to inform you that the Council is not inclined to express any opinion upon direct aid to auy particular industry, Coleman Phillips, Acting-Chairman." Had there been any statesmen in the Commission this communication would have struck a keynote which would have been the prelude to a report of a very different stamp to the one •which has been made. It indicates a direction in which the Government might take act on with prudence. No genuine commercial community cares much for bonuses or rebates. If such a community cannot make headway without this kind of bolstering it will never make its mark on- the Exchange of the world, In New Zealand we do not want to reduce our imports so much as to extend our exports, and the suggestion made by our County Council is the real solution of the difficulty. The R.M, Court sits to-day at Featherston, Tenders close to-morrow for felliny about forty acrea ot scrub on tha Te Ore Ore hills. Messrs Vile and D'Arcy report that they purchased 160 dozen rabbit skins last week. The last meeting of the Pastoral Show Committee was held on Thursday, and not Wednesday as our report stated. Mr Robert Wilson formerly of the Dry River Station,' Lower Valley, died at Hawera on the 25th inst., of bronchitis. As a of more genial weather, the Masterton Brass Band played in QueenStreet on Saturday evening a selection of lively pieces, pro bono publico. £335,000 was the sum tendered for. the Auckland city loan of £55,000 at 6 per cent at London last week. The average price was £llO ss. Very little interest appears to be taken in the Masterton Municipal election this week. It is almost a question whether sufficient Humiliations will lie made tomorrow to cover the vacant seats. Mr 6. A. Fail-brother, of Carterton. offers fur sale a quantity of Derwent and white kidney potatoes; also, fifteen thousand totara fencing posts. To-morrow evening the ordinary meeting of the Masterton Bur»u»h Council takes place, when tenders will be opened for works in Hall and Chapel streets, and also for lighting and cleaning the Borough lamp. On Saturday a special train from Wellington—a Parliamentary train—brought on a trip to the Wnirarapa several members of the Legislature, their families and friends. The train managed, to get as far as the Upper Plain Crossing, near Masterton, and Mr Aslicroft, Mr Blackett, several M.H.R's, and other gentlemen, came into town and lunched at the Club Hotel. One legislator expressel an opinion that Masterton would became the Christchurch of the North Island.

Whooping cough is now prevalent in Wellington, even some M.H.R.'s are supposed to have caught the affection. The only regret, perhaps, in the latter case will be that the disease did not appear at an earlier period of the session and shorten the fearfully long speeches which have been so frequent. It would have been a grand thing for the colony if half the Lower House had been kept between the blankets for a few weeks. Half the slaughtered measures might have been saved by such a visitation,

The inquiry into the charges against Miss Sutherland, matron of the Wellington Hospital, still continues. The evidence is somewhat contradictory and the result of tho investigation appears to be doubtful, It will take a great deal of proof to convince old Wairarapa settlors, who are well acquainted with Miss Sutherland, of the truth of the allegations of intemperance which have been made. There is no doubt Unit the hospital has been very badly managed for a long period. The testimony of Wairarapa patients who have been inmates is very unanimous on this point. Still another of the thieves with which the Carterton people have been annoyed was successfully vim dowu hy Constable Evans on Saturday last. This time the Qulprit had been "going for" glassware, and several of the missing articles were found in his possession. They were stolen'from the Marquis of Normanby Hotel, and the recovered tumblers only form a very small percentage of the many dozens that have been appropriated from that hostelry during a short period. Messrs'W. Booth and B. Boys were the presiding justices, and sent the purlioner up for three weeks with hard labor.

The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Greytown School Committee was held at Ihe office of the chairman on Friday Present-W. Bock (in the chair), Rev H. V. White, and W, 0. Cuff. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, A letter was read from the secretary of the Education Board intimating that as the Government had reduced the capitation to the Board, a reduction would he made in the allowance to school committees. The entries in Visitors' Book were read. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £24 6s 10(1. Accounts amounting to £4O 10s 8d were passed for payment. Re prizes, the chairman suggested that steps be taken at once to obtain special prizes, and that the committee's prizes be limited in number, so that scholars may know they will have to work fur them. Mr Pnmtt was asked to preparo a plan of award necessary and submit to next meeting. The Rev Mr White offered a special prize for history and geography in Standard V., and the chairman offered prizes for the best writing by boy and girl. Resolved that the matter of object lesson card,s stand over for the present, Tho Rev Mr White and Mr Cuff were appointed visiting memhers for the month. It was resolved that the next meeting of the committee be held on Tuesday, 14th hist., at 10 o'clock a.m. The meeting then adjournod.