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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 98, 9 August 1873, Page 3

The IS gatiraukawa intend to hold a meeting at Te VVaotu shortly, to discuss the question of roads and other matters affecting their district, when Mr Maekay will be present.

Te Heira, a Ngatiawa chief, concerned in the r ulioon murder, and who was liberated by request ot itewi is about to visit the Bay of Plenty. ■Kewt talks of accompanying him.

The Deputy-Superintendent has written to the chairman of the Tauranga Highway Board, statnig that, *in reference to Air Chadwick’s protest against the legality of your recent annual meeting ot ratepayers. Government are advised that it is apt necessary to hold the meeting within the district.”

A great outcry is being raised in all the large cities of the colony against the proposed alteration m the tariff and the ad valorem duties. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce has forwarded to the General Assembly a memorial upon the subject, representing that, amongst other items, the advance on ironmongery will Oe 100 percent; grocery, t>o per cent ; saddlery, 120 per cent ; and drapery, 80 per cent. The memorial further shows that the increased taxation is proposed to bo charged on many articles most extensively used m colonial industries, and suggests that if increased duties are required, an advance should be made rather upon articles in the existing tariff as the present proposed change would facilitate fraudulent practices. The memorial is very respectful, carefully and judiciously worded. 'The representatives of the various provincial constituencies are being strongly urged to support it. Great praise is duo to the Government for so promptly making the necessary arrangements fn despatching the outward August English mail. Ihe Government have already arranged that the Ainambra, now at Port Chalmers, on her voyage to Melbourne, via the Bluff, shall turn back and collect the mails along the coast, leaving i n time to catch the P. and O. Company’s steamer at Melbourne. The stoppage of the connecting service with Melbourne, now that the colony depends entirely on the Suez route, would have proved a serious source of inconvenience and loss. At a’late meeting of the Board of Education, held m Auckland, it was agreed that the teacher’s salary for the district of Opotiki should be £125 per annum from Ist July last.

Another lie about the Pope has as usual gone the rounds of the Press. This lime Ilia Holiness is dead, and it ia added that the Cardinals are keeping his death concealed till they shall have elected a successor. What next ?—W- 2. Tablet.

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in * 3 ex Pj Ptec * fhat flip ti Vsj-aph station ha t m course ofereoUon nt the Marmkau tTeuds wili nP*t PUn T? r b 'T. ,eS!i OU tho Of September working party who hare been a the third wire bralnmstown cum Weliinmon having wiU (eftve bv " th l ut.ie.u Cross tor On.‘hnn 2 a to-cl-iv, ami Mr the electrician, will also proceed thither next week.

. , Th ® T an on the Auckland Snncrintendency, advocates Mr Lusk’s candidature/