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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 199, 1 August 1874, Page 2

We are pleased to learn that the Government has succeeded in leasing a suitable site at Ohinemutu for the telegraph station. An office will probably be erected shortly In the Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, one native charged with being drunk upon the previous night, was treated ia the usual manner.

Major Roberts, Officer Commanding the District, left Tauranga ob Wednesday afternoon, on a visit of inspection to the various Constabulary and Military stations down the coast.

The Chairman of the Country Board (Mr Edgcumbe) requests us to state that Mr Bradley has accepted the office of Secretary at the term® agreed upon by the Board at the meeting on Thursday. *

The .Librarian of the Tauranga Mechanic’e Institute, begs to acknowledge the donation by Mr Alexander, of sis volumes of light literature. As the mail steamer Cyphrenes does not leaveWellington until to-day, it is not probable that the Outward Brisco Marl will be despatched from Auckland until Wednesday, There will therefore be a chance of catching the Cyphrenes, if homo letter are forwarded by the Southern Cross on Tuesday night.

We have received from Mr S. I*. Clarke, late Chairman of the Country Board, some correspondence between the Minister of Public Works and himself, re the Gate Pa road. We shall be happy to publish the letters on Saturday.

*' A Tauranga Tradesman” considers ifc would only be 8 bonnie play’ for the Government to let the capital town of the Bay of Plenty receive b> fair proportion of the benefits accruing to - business people by paying gome of the Land PurchaseMoney to Natives at Tauranga , The purchase of the Puke Block for some three thousand pounds, adds our correspondent, will probably becompleted shortly. Ltrge sums of money havealready been paid to Maori land owners in nearly every small settlement throughout the Bav (Country Storekeepers of course receiving the benefit), and ifc will be only common justice to give the business people of Tauranga an opportunity of trying the Government “ Tom Tidler’s ground and picking up gold and silver.” “ Our Own” at Opotiki, writes under date of Monday last:—“The cotter Janet Gray, Tupp master, arrived off the Bar the other afternoon with eight members of the Armed Constabulary Force, with their wives and familes, who were landed in boats and dingeys ; the terrible Opotiki Bar being smoot h enough even for the Southern Cross. That was a ship, Mr Editor; I never intended to touch upon the steamer affair again We h ave received a reply to our memorial on the subject from Head Quarters, informing us, tbafc in case of the wind being anywhere about north, east, south, or westerly, the steamer would not bo able to proceed to Opotiki. My dear Sir, I couldn't do it justice.” So farewell Southern Cross, and farewell to all our idle dreams of steam communication to Opotiki.” Mr A. Peters, has, we learn, disposed of hie business as coach proprietor and mail carrier on the Taupo road to Mr Michael Hannon. Daring the time Mr Peters has had the conduct of the coaching between Napier and Taupe, there has been a remarkable absence of accidents, and that along a road on which bad not skill and the greatest care been shown they would have been certain to have occurred. On roads of far less dangerous character frightful accidents have happened attended by loss of life and limb, we cannot pay Mr Peters a greater compliment, either as a driver, or as a superintendent over the line of coaches of which he was the proprietor, than by recording the fact that all who travelled between Napier and Taupo wore thankful to have reached the end of their journey in safety. We feel certain, the high character this line of coaches has earned under Mr Peters will be fully maintained by Mr Hannon, and we trust the same success will follow him in bis new purchase as has attended his business on the road between Tauranga and Taupo. —Napier Telegraph. A correspondent from Wellington telegraphed us yesterday as follows:—The Public Works statement has by this time been well digested. It seems to give satisfaction. Mr Richardson is entitled to claim credit for the skilful care in the proposition emanating from his department, in not making demands for fresh votes of supply of money. The object is to complete works in proStill offence is given to some members, especially to those determined to be discontented: Vogel’s papers, relative to State Forests and South Sea Island Scheme are something enormous, and will take memoers all the recess to inwardly digest, 80 . as . 0011,0 a fresh decision. The Native Minister has taken his seat. He looks remarkably well after his trip. Native affairs wtre almost at a stand still, but they look more healthy since the Hon Donald McLean arrived. In the Upper House, Dr Pollan, to-day, introduced a Bill to amend the Constituency Act. Many member’s constitutions have suffered much since their arrival here, something requires to bo done to amend the climate of Wellington.”