BAY OF PLENTY TIMES. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1872.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 27 November 1872, Page 2

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1872.

I' lie spirit of the times shall teach me speed." Eixa JOHN, ACT IV.

The Taheke Bridge, over the Kaituna River, on the Maketu and Rotorua Road, is now finished. VTo ream also that Captain Mfiir is about oxcavat* ing the rock at Atcamuri Bridge, opposite the Waikato River, on the Taui’anga and Taupo Road. We have now attained the venerable age of three months. With the next issue'the first quarter expires, and the new quarter’s subscription becomes duo.

The telegraphic line between Port Darwin and Adelaide is” wo arc happy to state, working roost ' tisfactorily, as also the sub-marine cable between lava and the latter place. From our Melbourne V g perceive that short telegrams from London are published daily. With the single exception f the announcement about the appointment of S’r G-eorgo Bowen and Sir James Fergusson, the 1 ffs at present to hand by this route have been of emost uninteresting nature. Either matters in Europe are flat, stale, and unprofitable, or the ampliation of the telegrams at. home is very made. The shortest time occupied P the transmission of a message from London to Melbourne is three hours and ten minutes. The difference of time at London and Melbourne is q hours, 40 minutes, 18 seconds. Thus a message i , Da tched from London at 9 o’clock in the morning of any given day, would, according to Melbourne time, date 6h 40min ISsec in the fternoon, which, of course, has to bo added to the time occupied in transmission. On the other hand a message despatched from Melbourne will oftea'arrivo afc apparently an earlier time than it was seat. When the link of communication is extended to New Zealand, it will be necessary to add about eleven hours and a half to the time occupied from;London to Tauranga. Subscription lists are opened at the stores of Messrs Norris, Samuels and Jacobsohn, Wrigley, and also at this office, to collect the sum of £5, which the Koad Board require before they can erect our long-promised pump. We hope that our townsmen will come forward with their subscriptions at once, in order that the work may proceed. It is pleasant, at any rate, to learn that although Mr Barry is retiring from his business as a bootmaker that ha has no intention of leaving the district. We understand he is about to commence farming near Tauranga. We want to keep all our good settlers amongst us, and not let them leave seeking for fairer fields and joastures new. The road from Opotiki to Poverty Bay will open up some splendid country —fertile valleys, with a fair amount of bush and water, subdivided on the line of route by small ranges, in every way suitable for settlement. The most favoured spots are Tapora, Whitikau, Waopu, and Motu valleys. The latter named is about 35 miles from Opotiki, 30 miles in length, and 3 miles wide. It is described by Captain Simpson as really excellent land. While on this subject, we would also draw attention to some Government land at Te Teko being a portion of that confiscated from natives. There are capital roads thereto from Whakatane and Richmond, and this locality is also adapted for the settlement of immigrants. A meeting of the race stewards will be held this evening, at 8 o’clock, at Mr Morrison’s Victoria Hotel. Amongst other business to be brought forward is the desirability of making an addition to the amount of stakes and distance of the Tauranga Plate. Now that a committee has been publicly elected to prepare a report upon the subject of a flour mill, the settlers at large will soon have an opportunity of forming an idea, from plain facts and figures, whether the erection of a mill, either by a company or cooperative society, is at all practicable. We do not for a moment doubt but that the sum said to be required for the erection of a mill (£500) could be easily raised ; but another and perhaps larger amount of capital will be necessary, to enable the proprietors to buy grain for grinding, and many other purposes. We feel sure the committee, in their report, will consider the subject thoroughly in all its bearings, and for the pi’esent, therefore, the matter must remain in statu quo. The Taupo Road Bill was read for a first time in the Auckland Provincial Council on Wednesday The Auckland papers are nearly filled with particulars of the late fire. We have not room even for a condensed account of tho disastrous occurrence, but our readers are already in possession, by telegrams published iu our columns, of the most important features. The Auckland Weekly iVeeav, of the 22nd instant, contains a very full report, to which we would refer our readers. We have received a copy of testimonials, certificates, &e., obtained by Mr A. G. Oldfield (master Whareroa school) during his stay in New The documents are of a highly satisfactory character, and prove him to be a proficient in tue art of tuition. Tenders are invited by the Tauranga Highway board for certain repairs and alterations, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. Captain fikeot will also bo in attendance on Monday, the 2nd December, to point out more particularly the necessary work to intending contractors. In the Auckland Provincial Council during last v?eok a petition was presented from John S. Talbot, ate of the 65th Regiment, and well known in this istnct, who stated that he was wounded at , a^8 1 3’iri while in her Majesty’s service, and that 1 e had left the service in order to settle in the colony. He therefore prayed for a grant of land, he petition was received. ~ are requested by Mr Bodell to mention at the cattle sale announced to take place “ at a early date ” at the sale yards, Cameron Road, not eventuate. Pressure on our space compels us to condense our report of the proceedings in ldea *' Magistrate’s Court yesterday. We P-‘ iculariy regret that we are unable to give the count of Detective Kell’s pursuit after the j‘ ,Boaer > was most interesting. The young told his story in the witness box, of what ‘Gently a plucky exploit, in a modest and 3 “ hnassuming manner. t A T mita £ e returned to Tauranga from an jj. ? ‘ ri p on Saturday Inst. During his absence plac T ? cc \ na fi e( l 436 natives at tho following Tfn-a 3 " Wft i roa > Hariri, and Waitangi, on Lake wera • Kaitereria, Nebs o to Kioro, OhinehaTC rec . ciTed £4 ISs 6d for Mrs Dobbyn, ilr- be ha PPy fco kund over to her. Cumtn- Jn ’ 9 ’ , tban^9 are due to Mr George 3 r kindness in canvassing for sub-

!.;S S lady a ? d amateurs who have so S, COm ° for - WBfd for tho bonefit of local insti- ♦ previoU3 .occasions, intend, we under- _ I^ cr ’ ,° a PP ea v again before a Tauranea audience Hn K edne3< ? ay Week - An entirely now programme nW ? Bele ? ted ’ and we fairly anticipate a pleasant evening s amusement, Saturday^ 6 treefc ” will appear in our issue of “filth-hater,” writing to us, says:—“l am glad to see that a correspondent has' pointed out the slovenly state m which the frontage of the -lauranga Hotel is kept by its “ enterprising ” proprietor. I would also draw attention, through your columns, to the horrible stench which arises trom a pigstye at the rear of the same hotel, ifossibiy this may explain the perfume of which Cleanliness complains. I heartily endorse vour correspondent s opinion as to the necessity of an inspector of Nuisances being appointed. Now that the hot weather may be said to have set in, it behoves everyone to be most particular in all sanitary matters ; and if the natural habits of people do not teach them that “ cleanliness is next to godliness,” at any rale the customs of civilised society (of which a disgustingly dirty pigstye does not form a portion) should bo caredrilled into their minds by a [Resident Magistrate. I could point out many other abuses in the town. It is high time the Town Board bestirred themselves in the sanitary interest of Te Papa.” We understand that the Bishop of Waiapu will shortly pay a visit to Tauranga.