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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 24, 23 November 1872, Page 2

■* We have again the pleasare of noticing the energetic manner in which public works a?e pushed ahead in the Bay of Plenty. The Otama. rakau Bridge ia completed on the Maketu asd Whakatane side. The Aoahau Bridge at Sotorcs is finished, and the bridge over the Waititi fast r progressing. The Mourea Bridge, at Botorua,en the Maketu and Fotorua road, is also completedi and that over the Kaituna will be open for traSo - in about ten days. Mr Sydney Crapp has left for *■ OpoiJii t& try and a>^Q» a o *;ti, w; trt— s i, *«, : form a horse road between Tarere and Te Eaho. ' Boxing day ! We again ask the question, What is to be done to commemorate this good old | English holiday ? Our young men seem asleep, f > On Thursday last, Mr Goldsmith surveyed '. three-quarters of an acre at Whareroa, intended as an addition to the Native school property, to be used as a playground for the pupil. A wicket gate has been erected by the authorities at the principal entrance to the Government paddock. This will be a great convenience for foot passengers. The members of the Tauranga Light Tlmse, attended a quarterly inspection, by Obtain Chadwiek, on Wednesday afternoon. There was a good muster, and the parade was most satisfactory. The new Sneider carbines and accoutrements were served out in accordance with announcement. We would suggest to the authorities, the advia» ability of expending a little of the Government money, in the purchase of a table and chairs fo? the accommodation of reporters. At present our reporter, who has no desire to make an acrobat of himself, has to '* take notes" in a perilous position, and, moreover, is compelled to turn his back to the Bench in an apparently most uncourteous manner ; while the representative of the Auckland journals produces his reports " scrooged up" in a corner, in a posture, wondrous, most unelassical, and uncomfortable even to behold. A meeting of the members of the Bace Com« mittee was held on Wednesday evening last at the Masonic Hotel. Osptain Chadwiek occupied the chair. Messrs Penny and Co's account for advertising, &c, was passed for payment. Captain Chadwiek then presented the proposed programme of the races. Considerable discussion ensued thereon, when the programme as it appears in our advertising columns was ultimately adopted, ana ordered to be advertised in the Bat or PLEJfT? Timss. It was proposed bv Captain Gundry.and seconded by Mr Asher, "That 100 programmes be printed in Maori for distribution amongst the natives on the coast."—Carried. Proposed by Captain Gundry, seconded by Mr Asher, and "That a portion of the funds be devoted towards the second day's sports." The meetiDg then adjourned until 8 o'clock on Wednesday, the 2gLh instant, at Mr Morrison's Victoria Hotel. We have tc acknowledge the receipt of Ho. 8* of the Waikato limes, which ia presented to the publio in a new and enlarged form. Wa congratulate our contemporary on itg greatly improved personal appearance, excellent reading matter, and evident good health in an advertisement point of view. The race stewards request us to state that they will be glad to co-operate with any gentlemen interested in such matters, in framing the T? T °" gramme of sports to take place the second day of the 3tfew Year. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the mul project was held on Thursday evening. On W* motion of Mr Barry, seconded by Mr Lundou, the meeting was adjourned until 8 o'clock tbif evening, at the Tauranga Hotel.

Owing to the lengthy report of the Ngaiterangi meeting? we are compelled to hold over our usual leading article and a considerable amount of interesting local intelligence. Wo have therefore again to claim the kind consideration of our readers. A Missouri editor, in a similar position, speaks thus ; “We are obliged to boil down muchly this issue , but look out for the next. It will be one of the gayest, fiercest, hottest papers that ever went forth from an American news raggery.” Captain Simpson and party returned from their exploring trip re the Poverty Bay road the other day. Captain Simpson has, we are happy to say, already succeeded in making some improvements on the old line ; and he is confident of eventually forming a really excellent road vi 4 the Waiowa. The proposed road will be about 80 miles in length, and we are told operations will be commenced almost immediately. The route adopted will open up some splendid valleys suitable fcr settlement, to which subject we shall take an early opportunity of referring. Captain Simpson will shortly leave for Poverty Bay to explore the country between Ormond and the Motu river. The Te Teko races will take place this year on the 20th and 21st of December next, in order not to interfere with the Tauranga races. The first day’s amusements will consist entirely of horse pracing, and the second of athletic sports, &0., or in y theatrical parlance, “ a variety of entertainments.” These gentlemen have been elected as officers ; Judge, Lieutenant Way j starter, Lieutenant Bluett; clerk of the course, Mr J Hall; stewards. Captains Preec© and Mair, and J. Macpherson, Esq. The programmes are excellent, and there is every prospect of our friends at Te Teko haring a jolly time ol it. The members of the Tauranga Bifle Volunteers who are competitors for firing for the Silver Cup presented by Lieutenant Samuels, held a meeting in their orderly room, on the 20tb instant, to appoint a day of firing for same, and to arrange ail preliminaries in connection therewith. There were present—Captain Norris, who commands the corps; Sergeant-Major Downey, Sergeant Burrows, Volunteers Bradley, Kolfe, Stuart, McCaw, Herbert, and Burslem, who was represented by Volunteer Bradley. It was agreed that Saturday, the 30fcb instant, be the day ; and that competitors should meet at the butts at 8.30 a.m. on that day, firing to commence at sharp 9a m. Competitors to obtain their ammunition the day previous, and appear on the ground in uniform, rifles, and side arms. _ When Mr Allwright, District Engineer, left '-tauranga, it was understood between Mr Jordan and himself that the “ filling in” on the Beach Hoad would be completed in twelve days. Prom present appearances, we believe the work will be finished before the time mentioned. It is very evident that Mr Jordan has now in his employment a staff of good men, together with overseers who thoroughly know their work. Hoani Tourero, as credited messenger from King Tawhiao, arrived in Tanranga yesterday morning from the Waikato. He is the bearer of to several chiefs *■»-«. H n3r n f pj pn , v for the coming King meeting, to be held at Maungatautari about the 23nd of January next. It will be perceived by advertisement that Mr Chadwick has purchased a thrashing, winnowing and reaping machine. The machine is one of four-horse power manufactured by Messrs Fraser and i inne, the well-known engineers, of Auckland, expressly for this district. It comprises a ” shaker,” and is made with all the latest improvements. Mr Chadwick now offers the machine for the use of the public, and we understand from that gentleman that the charge will be very moderate. We heartily wish the enterprising ■owaer.every success in his undertaking.; Two native chiefs from Tokangamufcu, who had made Mr Morrison s acquaintance daring his recent visit into the King country, arrived in town yesterday afternoon, and immediately called anon that gentleman to have a korero. In the course of conversation, Mr Mackay’s late interview with King Tawhiao was briefly mentioned by Mr Morrison, when the natives got very indignant, aud asserted that Mr Mackay’s statement was mlse respecting bis personal interview with King lawhiao. ‘‘Ka kino Mackay,” they said; katira to rukahu.” We give the natives’ statement as reported to us, and for what it is worth. “Cleanliness” writes to us as follows;—“I saould have thought the remarks you made some short time ago, respecting the “ bank whrre the wild thyme does not grow,” fronting Mr Bonnet’s hotel, would have been sufficient even for that obtuse gentleman to take a broad hint and keep his frontage in decent order. But, alas ! for my olfactory nerves, it is not so. The effluvia in that locality does not at all remind one of the perfumes ° Araby *F O blest.” Oh! the spicy odour which steals gently over the senses at low tide—an odour like that which would probably proceed arom a careful and scientific admixture of equal P arts , of bilge water, train oil, and blue billv—what s blue billy ? you ask, Mr Editor. Blue billy is the refuse from gas works—blue billy, stale fish, and—well, from several other things X do not care -o mention.” When are we going to have that very necessary functionary, an Inspector of tusances ?