The house of Mr Wilson, on tho Upper Plain, was broken into on Wednesday night during the absence of the occupants, and a number of articles, such as knives and forks, jewellery, &c, removed. A man named Charles Malonoy has been arrested at Glencoe, on the East Coast, by Constable Collorton, on a charge of break ing into tho Makuri Hotel during tho ab sence of the licensee. Tho man has been remanded to appear at Pahiatua. Tho question of rating on unimproved values was again brought beforo tho Wai rarapa North County Council at its meet ing on Thursday, and it was resolved, on the motion of Councillor Cockburn-Hood, seconded by the Chairman, "That the clerk make a return showing the number of local bodies in favour of rating on the unimproved values, and copies of the same be forwarded to the members representing the Wairarapa district." Tho Chairman of the Wairarapa North County Council and Councillor Smith have been appointed a committee to wait on the Premier to endeavour to get the Rating Act amended so as to enable County Coun cils, where no Road Board exists in any riding, to strike the full six-farthing rate in place of an outlying district rate. The engineer of the Wairarapa North County Council has reported that the present position of the toll - house at Taueru is taken advantage of to some extent for evading payment of toll. The Council, after considering tho question of tolls, decided on Thursday to ask the special ratepayers interested if they will agree to pay special rates and have the tolls at the Taueru andTawataia abolished. The estimated general expenditure of the Wairarapa North County Council for tho year 1894-95 is .£1270 8s Gd. The rates in arrear to the Wairarapa North County Council at the end of March last amounted to .£275 15s lOd. Masterton, June 23. A man named Michael Wheeler, alias "Crooked Mick," has been arrested at Palmerston North on a charge of having entered the shop of Mr W. Shaw, in Masterton, and removed therefrom a num ber of more or less valuable articles. At the adjourned meeting of the Master ton Horticultural and Industrial Society on Friday the resignation of the secretary (Mr J. C. Alpass) was received with re gret, and Mr T. Gillespie was appointed in his stead. Dr Butement and Mr J. 