Local and General.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 325, 20 October 1875, Page 2

Local and General.

Complaints have been made to us that sots* of the newly arrived settlers are destroying pheasants in the neighbourhood of Katikati k a most wanton manner. Wo cannot strongly deprecate such behaviour. Pheasant* have been introduced into this district at some trouble and great espouse by the old settlors, and it cannot be supposed for 3 moment that this destruction will be quiet)? submitted to. Persons shooting pheasants at this time of year are liable to a heavy line, and we caution new arrivals that they will receive no consideration i f caught in the ad. We trust that these few remarks will act as a warning, and that we shall hear no more on the subject. We would draw the attention of those persons desirous of taking sittings in Trinity Church to the advertisement in to day’s issue g giving all tho necessary information on the » subject. We remind those interested that tenders far the erection of a store and dwelling at Katikati must be sent in to Mr R. 0. Jordan by noon to-morrow. Messrs. Andrew Spiering and Jonathan Brown are gnzettedAuditors of tho Tauranga District Highway for the ensuing highway year. Tho meeting of the Building Society forth® purpose of passing a new rule ia to take place on Saturday evening nest, at seven o’clock, at the office of the Society. Those interested aro reminded that tenders far clearing and forming footpath from the church to Mr Carthy’s, and for the cm* struction of a dog cage, must be sent in to ti e Engineer of the Town Board by noon thin / day.

Relative to the performances announced in our last issue to bo given by the Aire.o Combination Troupe, wo have been informed that the non-arrival of the Troupe by Saturday 'a steamer was owing to the success attondu» the performances of the company in Auckland. Wo believe, however, that the vhii of the Troupe is only postponed. We have again to call attention to the fact of the lamp at the end of the wharf not being lighted. This occurred on Monday night last, when a light was particularly wanted, as tb steamer Rowena was leaving for Ohiwa, and the night was exceptionally dark. We cannot understand how under any circumstances it is permitted that the wharf should thus be left in darkness. We have received the first number of Brwh shaw's Guide to New Zealand, published by Dalgleish and Reid. The contents include two very good maps, a calendar, complete railway, coach, and steamer time tablej, official directory for New Zealand, a list of tb Magistracy, banks, and insurance oompaniw, costal guide, table of customs duties, and & large amount of useful miscellaneous information. The book is well worthy of the title ii bears.

We notice by advertisement that the thorough-bred stallion “Tatler" is to stand the season at Poiki. “Tatler” is a dark grey how, standing sixteen hands, and of good bone and muscle. He received a large number of tmros last season, all of which are in foal h him, a circumstance that proves him to bes sure foal getter. We trust that Sis service will be sought after, as we know of no district inquiring a bettor stamp of “hacks” tbu does Tauranga. We have sampled some of No i ale brewd lately by Messrs T. D. Wrigley and Son of tfc» Spring Well Brewery, Tauranga, and mb conscientiously pronounce it to be the fflofl palatable ale of colonial manufacture we bars ever tasted. It has considerable body, mb as a table beer cannot be excelled. We understand that nearly the whole of this brew been disposed of, having been ordered in vance, therefore householders requiring a (pp wholesome and pure glass of beer of superb quality had bettor lose no time in gm £ » their orders. At a meeting of the subscribers tojk Acclimatisation Society held on Satin*? afternoon last, Mr E. GK Norris was deputy to make arrangements for the safe transit on parcel of trout from Auckland * Tauranga, and it was decided that tbe should be distributed as follows: in Wairoa, Waimapu, and Kaitimuku ri« a having their outlets to the Tauranga and in the Aongatete and Kiritukahia flowing into the Katikati waters. Morris, and Messrs Jonathan Brown and-' McLean, the Bev. Mr Mulgan, and Mm Y. Stewart have kindly undertaken tore# . and distribute the fish in their nqW' districts.