THE BOROUGH ESTIMATES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5899, 11 May 1886, Page 2

THE BOROUGH ESTIMATES.

*, | By the courtesy of His Worship the Mayor j we have had an opportunity of glancing at the OBtimatea for the year ending March 3lßt, 1887, which will bo laid on tho table thia evening. As will bo seen by tho figures given below, there is not to be any decrease in the amount set aside for works during the year, the total last year being £2380, as against £2391 for last year, but of course the heavy expenditure on tho River Bank will be stopped, and an equal amount left for distribution on other works of moment. The Mayor desires to economise so that the over* draft on the loan account may be reduced, and doubtleas councillors will aid him in ho | doing. As wo cannot yet give the details of the schedule of workß attached to the estimates, we will at present content ourselves by giving the principal figures and works contemplated! Tho estimated receipts are £4701 12s sd, of whioh £2000 are put down as coming from general rates, £800 as rents from reaerveß, £1200 from lioenaes, £100 dog tax, and £150 the balance of the Government subsidy, the other itema being smaller and lesa important. On the other aide of the sheet the fixed charges, including salaries, bridge, Fire Brigade, and the interest on £3000 amount to £1032 16s 8d ; incidental chargea amount to £720, including Hospital and Charitable Aid, £180, lighting £350, ad* vcrtising £100. stationery £40, law £25, and elections £25. Under the heading of works the most important items are : — Labor £550, gravel £380, oarting £325, drainage £430, contraots £340, cement and tar £100, the total being £2948 15s 9d, whioh leavea an anticipated balance at the end of the year of £568. ' The Echedulo attached to the estimates shows that during the year drainage is contemplated in Liverpool, Dublin, and Keith Streets, Church Place, Bolton Row and River Bank, The following new Btreeta will be gravelled -.—Dublin Street, Niblett Street, Sydney Place, Wlcksteed Street, and St George's Gate, and a large amount of general repairs will bo effected,

Jurors for the District Court Sittings on the 26th will be drawn by the Sheriff on Thursday at noon, A transfer of places has been made be* tween Constable Brown,, of Wanganui, and Constable Moon, of Wellington. Mr Thuretou, of Waitotara, notifies that he has commenced business as a blacksmith in the premises lately ocoupied by Mr Andre* sen. A meeting of tho auxiliary of tho British and Foreign Bible Society called for yesterday afternoon, was adjourned sine die, owing to the absence of the secretary through illness, __ The civil cases at the R.M. Court this morning were — S. H. Manson v Peretini, claim £6 Us, for goods sold up the river. £2 had deen paid on account ; judgment for ,£4 11s, with costs 15s< Same v Petera, claim £3 13s, balance due on account renJered ; judgment for plaintiff with costs 11s, The telegram we referred to yesterday as receired by Mr Liffiton from the Hon. Mr Bryoe, must have been wrong, as a later wire to Mr Carson states that Mr Bryce hopes to reach here on Saturday, and the reception may take place on the Wednesday following, We learn with regret that Mr Purcell, of Foxton, whose serious injury by accident we announced a short time since, h»s succumbed to the shook of his system. For many years the late Mr Purcell was the looal guardian of the peace at Foxton, where he was largely and deservedly respected, By a compositor's error in our leading article yesterday, we were made to state that the unequal division of capital "io not at the bottom of all the labour riots and strikes." The word "not" should not be there, as it was not in the copy from which the article was set up. Says the Marlberough Express :— Mr Stout informs us that there is not the slightest probability of a general election before the end of the year. It is evident that If the Government ever really had intentions of dissolving Parliament before the session or early after it meets, they have now been abandoned. The river has again fallen co low in the upper parts that it is questionable whether the Tuhua will be able to reach Piplrtki again for some time. Those who know the river well say that they have never seen it remain in such a condition during their experience, Maoris and all agreeing on this point, The usual monthly meeting of the Dairy Factory direotors was held yesterday, when there were present— Messrs Wilson, Morgan, Burr, McGregor, and Higgie. The business was mainly of a routine character, the matter of closing the factory being held over till next meeting. As the Kennedy was coming in from Nelson about 3 o'clock this morning she ran on the sandbank olose to the South Spit, Al, that hour there was a heavy mist hanging over the entrance, and it waa a difficult matter to see exactly where to go. A line was got out on to the breakwater during the forenoon, and an attempt made to float her, whioh proved successful; The passengers were brought to town by the Heads Railway at 9.30. The Ministry of the Wangauui Parliamentary Union met last evening to arrange the Governor's speech and prepare for the comiug session. "The Public House Purchase and Management Bill,'" 'The Colonial Arsenal and Small Arms Manufactory Bill," and a measure proposing to impose school fees in certain cases it was decided should be introduced as Government Bills. Copies of the speech were ordered to be prepared and one of the Ministry was appointed to obtain a mover and seconder c? the Address-in-Reply. We hear there ia a probability of the Westmere estate being purchased by a strong syndicate, who will establish a most complete meat preserving factory there, renjetc with the latest and most approved improvements. Such a company prudently managed would be & welcome addition to the district, aa there is room for it without in any way disturbing the existing factory, tno establishment of which has done so much towards relieving the glutted live stock market. We learn from Dr Earle that ho has decided upon resigning his appointment as medical olEcer to the Wanganui Hospital, a position he has filled for close on 20 years, during all of which time there has never been the slightest unpleasantness in the management of the institution. Dr Earle finds his private practice now demands the whole of his time and energies, and that he therefore has to sever his connection with tho hospital. We feel sure he will not be allowed to do so without being made the recipient of a substantial public testimonial, as he has, during his long term of office, made hosts of friends among all classes, and performed his arduous duties in the most thorough and conscientious mauner. His place will not easily be filled, and the Hospital Board will have a vory onerous task in selecting his successor, Sometimes a newspaper is credited by an exchange with items which it would not care to acknowledge, but in tho case of the following par, extracted from tho Dunedin Herald, we are content to accept the paternity, though we must confess that till wo saw it in the column? of our contemporary, it was a stranger to us. It runs thus :—: — Happy news reaches us (Wanganui Herald) from the North. Tawhino, the King of the Maoris, has joiued the Salvation Army. Some time ago thia reformed monarch joined the Blue Ribbon Army, and, we believed, has since kept religiously to its tenets except on the occasions when His Majesty has neuralgia, which happens on an average about a dozen timos a day. Tawhiao is now peregrinating the Waikato townships converting tho Europeans, and will shortly introduce the blood and fire doctrines to the other parts of the Island, He holds the rank of a bri-gade-major, and on big occasions His Majesty does service as the "frightful example. ' Since his conversion, the ranks of the Army have been swelling prodigiously. He has introduced the doctrine of " waiwera," or hot water baptisms, pold wator being an unholy innovation of the Pakeh*.

Tho ordinary fortnightly meeting of tho Borough Council will be held this evening at 7 o'clock. Owners and others are reminded that acoeptances and general entries for the Steeplechase Meeting of the Wnnganui Jockey Club close with the Secretary, Mr F, R. Jackson, at nino o'clook this evening. The Auckland census enumeration is not yet finished, Imt it is believed that the population of the City of Auckland and suburbs exoeeds 50,000. The City of Auckland alone contains 33,250, whilst the Boroughs of Parnell, Newmarket, and Newton all exhibit enormous increases. The Executive of the Education Board met yesterday, when a number of districts were reported as having failed to elect committees. In the case of tho Paimerston North protest, Messrs Watt and Baker were appointed to visit Paimerston on Thursday to investigate the affair. Wanganui is to be visited by the theatrical company, which, under the management of Mr Grattan Riggs, has been playing in Auckland for some weeks past, A season of six nights from the 21st June will be played, during which time the company will, no doubt, put on some of the Irish pieces in which Grattan Riggs excels. At last night's ordinary meeting of the Tuhua directors it was resolved that in future the Press iepreaentatives should not be allowed admittance. The second oall of 5s on the new issue of shares was ordered to be ' made ; a resolution was passed deoiding that in all future accidents inquiries should be held by the chairman and four directors. Mr Mcßeth, Chief Postmaster, is to bo waited on re arranging for a mail subsidy as far as Pipiriki. On the question of timber measurement, it was decided that 600 feet Bhould be allowed as a ton up to 2000 feet, and above that quantity 700 feet to the ton. Accounts amounting to about £100 were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned. At a meeting of the Naval Artillery council last night it was decided that a prize of £7 should be given for a competition in company drill. The corps will be told off into half companies by &P.O. Noill, each to be captained by a lieutenant, with the assistance of a first-class and two second-class petty officers, Captain Clapham to arrange the programme of tho competition, The commanders of each half company will draw for choice of company and petty officers. A concert will be arranged in connection with the competition, both to come off in the fourth week of July. It waa also decided to equip the men with gaiters similar to those worn by the Wellington Navals at the Encampment, A circular has been issued from the Colonial Secretary's Office to Chairmen of County Councils on the subject of the Codlin Moth, This points out that while a proclamation was issued in October, 1884, for the purpose of prohibiting tho importation of diseased fruits or trees, it did not touch the question of eradicating the peat in parts of New Zealand where it is already established. The CodHn Moth Act, of 1884, provides machinery for this purpose but as it can only bo set in motion upon the application of the owners of infected orchards, aud as the first result of such an application would be to impose upon the petitioners a tax for the eradication of tho post the Act has practically proved a dead letter. The Hon. P. A. Buckley therefore aska for any suggestions which will amend the law in the direction of providing machinery which shall prove effective in eradicating the pest from the colony. At the Police Court this morning a contrao tor was charged with cruelty to animals* by working two horses at Fordell on tho, 6th May, when they were suffering from aore shoulders. Accused admitted that the horses had aore ehoulders, but they were not old galls, or anything of that sort. The sores were due to working young horses which had been out of work, and had he allowed the animals to go out, the sores would have been worse when he again used them, He was using a lotion to keep the aorea clean: Mounted Constable Crozler iv hia evidence said the mare in the shafts had sores on both shoulders, both being quite raw. Tho horse in the lead was not so bad, but also had wounds on both shoulders. Nothing had been done with the collars to render the i work eaater.' Ho considered the case one of cruelty. In his opinion there was no necessity why young horsea should have these Bores if they were properly looked after. Defendant said that working 25 miles from town, there was a difficulty In getting the collars "chambered," but he was doing his beat to keep the wound clean. Fined 10s, and costs 9*. The caße of H. W. Bush, charged with allowing one horse to wander at large, was adjourned, owing to the absence, through illness, of defendant! Testimonial —•• Off Wellington Street, Auckland, March 5, 1886. To the editor :— Sir,-~Kindly allow me, through tho columns of your paper, and for the benefit of the suffering portion of humanity, to publicly acknowledge and make known the remarkable cure Signor Renaud, of this city, haa made in my case. I had suffered for about 14 years with lung disease, fits, loas of appetite, night sweats, and with loss of flesh, loss of strength, and distressing weakness. I had tried severa doctors at different times, but without the least benefit: A few months ago my health .became so broken down that my life seemed a burden to me, As no doctor had ever benefited me, I despaired of ever getting well, when, about six weeks ago, I hoard of Signor Renaud, and, as a last resource, applied to him, althouch, I confesß, with little hope of being cured. At that time I was so weak and low that I could scarcely drag one leg after the other. In fact, it seeniß to me impossible that anyone could be worse; what with the debilitated state of my body, the shortness of breath, the difficulty of breathing, the mental depression, lassitude, and extreme prostration I waa then labouring under, I really wonder I am still living. Simply being alive, however,is not a description of me at present. lam truly a new man. Pains., weakness, nervousness, and want of appetite are entirely dispelled. In one word- 1 am cured. Gratitude to Signor Beuaud, whom I shall ever look upon as my greatest benefactor,im pels me to write this testimonial of his great Bkill and ability. No one can tell, nor can I express how truly thankful I feel for the good I have received. — I remain, air, yours, &c, Geokgk JotfES. Witness— Thomas Chap* man,