The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 625, 22 November 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1880.

The conviction recorded on Thursday last against Mr Tuck,? for failing to take efficient iSteps to abate the rabbit nuisance on his property, shows that the present Act gives "ample powers to enforce obedience to its provisions. ' It is very probable that few settlers will find it worth their while to follow Mr Tuck's example, by setting up their own convictions of what constitutes efficient steps against the opinion. of. the Inspector, It is true that the Act does not define what it means by "efficient steps," and probably it would be utterly impracticable to make any such .definition. Practically, the test of the-number of rabbits on any piece of land is guaged by the number that a rabbitter can .kill in a day. As, however, there are competent and incompetent rabbiters, a considerable margin must be allowed in applying this test, and to' embody, it in legal phraseology would be a very difficult matter. Mr Wardell complained that the onus of deciding what were efficient steps to take was left to the Court, and in the case to which we are referring he took a-voluminous amount of evidence, with a view to .accurately ascertain what'.'efficient steps" were. It is to be hoped that cases in future will not run to the length which the maiden one at Masterton went to the other day. The evidonce taken was a liberal education in rabbit-lore, and would fill a blue book. As a matter of fact, the Inspector decides what '."efficient steps" are. The Trustees 'are guided by this officer, and the Court, without it sees reason to doubt his judgment or competency, must pronounce in his favov. It may. be assumed as a rule that when a body of Trustees and an Inspector decide 'that any particular property must becleared or partially cleared of the nuisance, the very'best thing the holder'of .the property can do is to; obey the behest of the powers that be. 'The test case on Thursday -last clearly proved that the Trustees are fully empowered to carry on the >work of; exterminatipn, and that even, as in the case of Mr Tuck, where there was a fair .defence,: and that defence was bought before theCoiirtwitha^^ of: resisjaiiceto the ?ill.;0f •: futile* >S J

-. MussihF'lJ. Wmijliiml O.V, mlvef I that they are cash, patellars; wf. rabbit-; I skins. ..'' '■"■•' :,- ':' -...'■';■'■. ; o \ ., We are reqnes'i'd'to slrite'that ,tlu v ;. wh'.'-le' i'.f Mr rtlcCiirdle's diihhs, '(ill eluding a quantity of choicest plants), at, the ■■Horticultural Show (in, Wednesday,. next, will he sold hy Messrs lonis &..Co. at their Biile on tho following day. Notice has been sent to the various Poatoffices that the following:-Alteration will take place on the" Ist December.:Coimnisioii on money orders issued (inUnited Kingdom will be-sums-not: exceeding £2, Is; £4, 2s; £6, 3s; £B, 4s; and £10,65. The adjourned meeting of the creditors of T. W. Brookor, painter, Carterton, again lapsed on-Friday, for want of a quorum. The Registrar will therefore appoint a trustee, We understand that Mr Duncan McGregor has tendered his resignation as. a Councillor in Wairarapa West Couniy. Although an ouster from office has not taken effect, he feels in honor bound to resign. We believe Mr McGregor intends coming forward as a candidate at I the next election. The first Church parade of the Carterton Volunteers was held yesterday, when a full muster of the company attended, in response to the.orders issued by the commanding officer. St Mark's Church waß crowded,. and the initiation of Church parades in Carterton, may be pronounced quite a success. The Rev H, V, White conducted the service, and afior the conclusion, the company headed by the Band, marched to the reserve, where they were dismissed. A practical joker, a prudent man withnl, had »i>ne to a cute uud ordered a " three-masted schooner" of beer, when a friend appears at the door ami beckons him f o go out for a minute. The intending drinker is afraid that in his absence some one may make away with the liquid, when a happy ihou»ht stlikes him, nod lie wraps round the handle of the jug a scrap of paper inscribed, " I have spit in. this." Willi a light heart he hastens to 'the door, communicates with his friend, and reiunis to iind written in another hand beneath his warning, "So have I." The stewards of the Wairarapa Jockey Chili held a meefing at the Club Hotel, Mnstei'tuii, on Saturday evening, to frame a prolamine for the coiiiing i meetinj», and to uiiike yeneral nroiiigciiienta. There was a full attendance of stewards, and the f'lllowing business was transacted :—The minutes of previous meeting were read and continued. Three outstanding accounts which had been referred back for certain explanations were passed and ordered to be paid. . The secretary read his report as to the state of the race course and a sul)-comtmtjj6e,..to meetoii ihe 4th Dcember, at io a.m.-, was thereon appointed to visit tho grounds, with power to net. It was resolved that any horse or horses entered for the District Produce Race of 1881, which may have started as 2-year old prior to such entry, whether winners or not, are eligible to start for the District Produce of 1881. • The secretary was instructed to address the lessee of race-course, ro ploughed gallop. The programme for the autumn meeting of 1881 will consist of the followin" events:—First day—Produce Race, of 50 sovs, entries closed with 21 nominations ; Wairarapa Stakes, 70 sovs, weight for age, 2 miles; Champagne Stakes, 50 sovs, for 2-year olds, 6 furlongs, entrieß closed with 14 nominations; Hack Race, 1 mile, lowest weight ten stone, entrance 10s; District Handicap, 40 sovs, 1| miles, for horses owned in the district six months prior to entrance, entranco 1 sov acceptance, 2 sovs; Corinthian Cup, £25 in plate or specie, to be ridden for by members of the Wairarapa Jockey Club, welter weight for age, 1 mile and a distance, entrance 2 sovs—l sov on the night of general entry, and 1-sov'at the post. Second day- Handicap Hurdle Race, 50 sovs, 2 miles and a distance; Hack Hurdle Handicap, 15 sovs; Maiden Plate, 40 sovs, l| miles, weight for age: Wairarapa Jockey Club Handicap, 100 sovs, 2 miles; Railway Stakes, 25 sovs, 6 furlongs ; Hack Race, handicap, 10 sovs, 1 mile; Consolation Stakes Handicap, 20 bovß, 1 mile. The secretary was instructed to have copies .of the programme printed and circulated; also to soription lists, The Dunedin Mourning Herald' of. the Bth inst. says:—"When commencing.her lecture in the Queen's lheatre last night, Madame Lottie Wilmot' apologised Jor having kept her audience waiting. She said that Bhe was in the Bankruptcy Court, and some of her "friends•"• were in the'j front part of the house looking after the takings.- She did not know if any of her listeners had been in a position similar to what hers then was, but if they had not.l they would likely experience it before they died, and then they would be able to appreciate her feelings. We understand that a couple of bailitis were in attendance. at the the theatre, but Madame rendered their mission fruitless by remaining in the ticket box up to the last moment, and when she went on to the stage she did so with the proceeds in her pocket." The LsdyJocelyn sailed.from the East •India docks on September~27th, for |New •.Zealand, under command of Captain Jenkins, with about 500 immigrants on : board, This vessel of 2128 tons registered tonnage is;, one of the the largest and most'roomy of Shaw, Savill & Co.'a fleet, and special arrangements have been made on board to ensure the comfort of the party who go out to form the third of Mr George Vesey Stewart's special settlements in the" North Island." Mr Stewart, at a luncheon given on board the vessel on the 23rd September, said that not only was this ship filled, but many immigrants who were going' out to people this, the third colony he had been so happy as to be the means of founding' in New Zealand, would have to follow in the ship Himalaya. From bis experience in forming special settlements, he would say with regard to such settlements as he had planned, that they were particularly suited to retired military and naval officers or civil servants, with perhaps, £IOOO or £2000,, an income of £2OO or £3oo.a.year, and possibly nine or ten children. What comfort could' persons with such small means enjoy in this country, where we.were all struggling with each other for a-bare-existence I In-New Zealand they would find scope for their exertions','openings for their children, and the advantage of congenial society. Two families only of those goirig out in this ship would introduce a capital of £50,000 into,the Colony. —■———— ■