Local and General.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume V, Issue 437, 18 November 1876, Page 2

Local and General.

The lock-up at Opotiki is gazetted a public prison, under the provisions of " the Prisons Act, 1873."

To day iB the first, anniversary of the total destruction by fire cf the ship Coepatrick, when 474 lives -"yere loßt.

The Australasian Bketcfter ,for October, contains among other exceedingly excellent cuts, a portraifc-of His Excellency the Marquis of Normanby, which is a most faithful likeneps.

We understand that an influential))* signed requibition has been forwarded to the Chairman of l.ne Town Board, for the formation of Spring Stteet hem f l he Strand to the Cameron Rotid. We a>-e in r o>med that Mr A, Peters bas succeed d in obtaining the overland mail contract to Wellington and Wanganui from .Napier. This contract was last year in the hands of Mr A. Young. A pretty young Amerieaness, whose Christian name is Anns, on receiving a cigar from a young gentleman who had not plf.ek enough to any he wit-bed to marry her, twirled it. playfully beneath his nose, and 1< oking arcbJy at him, popped the question thu^: "Have- Anna ?" who wns »fc Ohinemuri a few) days since, atid was npected to visit this district w tb the view of seeing its capabilities for the formation of a special settlem.nt, is now in tbe Waikato district. Bib future movements are uncertain, as far as we can discover. The following appears in the Daily Southern Cross, of the 11th instant:— "Mr Abraham | Warbrick has been gazetted an interpreter under the 12th 'section of the Native Lands Act, 1873.?.'- . Our contemporary's statement does not ngree with the notification in the Government Gazette, referred to by us in last issue, though we shall be glad to bear that Mr Warbrick has received later news. We have to acknowledge the receipt from tbe Colon iul Secretary's office of •' The Bating A,ct,",'*Tbe Regulation of Local Elections Act,'* " The Public Works Act," and " The Financial Arrangements Aot." We shall refer, at an early date, to the " Bating Act," and the " Regulation of Local Elections Act." At' a Committee meeting of tbe Mechanics' Institute, held on Tuesday evening, it wbb decided that any full member of the Institute, ( whether a one or twelvemonth subscriber, should be permitted to play chess in the ' library as> member of the Chess Club. A[meet> tng'of the Chete ( lob is arranged to be held at the library cif the Institute on 'i uesduy i evening next, at haJf-paVtqeven o'clock. , . 4 • -\ Tbe Stoc&whip, a Sydney weekly joienal, devoted, hitherto, to tho indiscriminate abuse dt everything pertaining- to religion, hns . changed hands, and appears in a new form as a fortnightly journal. An addition- has uteo been made to ita lit.le, wliioh now is the Stocfaohip and -iatirist. If the new proprie' ■tor j. will bear in iiiiud that there is such a ■•- thing us honest conviction, and not abuse a tnan. he is a supporter of religion, the & foci whip and Satirist should bo a get' manent journal, . . ■

A meeting of the Te Puna Highway Board /i was held at the office of the Secretary,- Mr . iVcCaw, on Thursday, Messrs Broad bent •; (Chairman), Fraser, Armstrong, and Lake, were present. It was decided that the Boards should accept the offer. of Messrs Ash ton and tf on, of Auckland, for making out a correct alphabetical list of the owners of property in the To Puna Highway District from tbe Beuis< ■ ter of Deeds Office. Some accounts were passed for payment, and Mr McCaw's reeig* nation asFence Viewer was accepted.

We read the following in the New Zealand Herald of a recent date with feelings of deep regret. We leave our readers to form their own. conclusions; — In the House of ' Representatives, on October 30, Mr Sheehan read a number of telegrams from Tauranga respecting Kitimaj. In hie reply,MHJor Atkinson said Me Brabunb had informed the Government that he had been obstructed by the committee', and had written them two letters, which the focal 1 paper would not publish, being wedded to one side. T^ere were two sets of natives,, and the committee were. treating with one set, whilst another laid clam also to the land!'

"Vfe have been landed the following defl« nition of the bonndanes of the Parish,, of Tauranga received by the Veatry from Arch» deacon Willia ns, the Bishop's commissary,, which we publ BJi far the information of a I <irge section of our readers:--" >'be Pansl* of Tuuranga is bounded as follows, viz-,, on the norlb, from the mouth of the Wairoa* Kiver ; by the harbour of r lau« rnrga; on the fast, by the harbour of Ta.u«tanga aioresaid, and the Waiouupu fife^£s_ <ur »i> the southeast angle of 'auranga^j^^ 7 way Diitrict ; on the south, by the ao&~ boundary of the said Tauranga Highway iMßtrict.es defined in the Gazette of the Province of Auckland, No. 31, dated 19 b of September, 1871; and on the west, by 1 the Wairoa River.

As an example of extraordinary family fa, tality ,! he Ox ens and MurrayAdverther wriiest — The fatal accident wtuoh oi-cunei last Saturday to John fll'Millar), a miner of Silver 0 eek, is one of the most extraordinary series of ffMalites amongst, relations and connections which we ever remember to- have heard. The deceased was only married nine months, and another brother, Neil M'Millan, the younger, died in Wagea.Wagga Hospital about a month ago. Kalph I cc, who hud only bepn quite recently married to a sister of the late John M'Millun's widow, was drowned about eight months ago in Lake Kerferd,. although, a strong ew turner, while landing. a duck hehad shot. The uncle of these young men, John fiendry, was killed by a fall from his waggon' two years ago, and his widow, who, although? quite a young person, is again married to her tiiird husband, lost her first husband, thelate Mr John Stewart, a young man, a farmer: at Tarrawmgee. who died quite suddenly from heart dißeaee within a weak after their marriage, "

By a reference to our advertising columnscricketers will see that they are requested ton>eet at the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday " evening next, for the purpose of electing officers and making arrangements tor the en» suing seaxon. " Better late than never" may be said of this second attempt on the part of' the Tauranga cricketers to commence the' Benson's play, and it is to be hoped that this meeting will not share the same fate as the Crst one that wis convened about & month. - ago, when only some half'dozen membersattended, and the meeting in consequence collapsed. The loss of a valuable month, during which the ground might have been' attended to and a certain amount of practice indulged in, has been the result, though if the cull for next Tuesday evening is heartily responded to, the lost time can toon be re- ' ' covered and a good club at once be in regular practice. There are some excellent cricketers in the district, and most of them have plenty of time to devote to the game. Under these . circumstances, therefore, we can see no reason ■ why the Tnuranga I'riekefc Club nhould not flourish again as it did in former years.

We have pleasure in publishing the following subscriptions toward tbe stipend of tbe Ke? Mr Jordan, 'given to carry oufc the purport of the resolution carried at a meeting' of parishioners held at the Court-house, au.. ranga, on the 18lh Mureh, "That the sum of £300 per annum be paid to the Key O. Jordan,-, including renr." : — K. 0. Jordan, £10; Jamea<' V. Bradley, £5; T. D. Wriglfy, £10; 0. N. -■ Roberts, £5; J. Rodell, £5} A. <ook, £l f Gr D. Smith, £1 ; James Campney, £&| f W H Bennet, £4 ; '. Dncra, £4 j W. Kelly,. I £5 5 Mrs Harvpy, £2 ; J. A. Chadwiok, £4, ; . W. I'owglas, £1; P. Grar.t, £1 j Sterfteir : Farl, £2; Stephen Dohbyn, £l ; Crr^j|e Cummingß, £1 ; Jaa. Sims, £1 ; Ann RoSepl^ -v son, £2 ; Thomas Snowd^n, £1 ; J. Maxwell,. ' £4; Gr. K. Whitoombe, £2 j J»tneß Salt, £1 p Mrs "endy, £1 j James Fenton, £1 ; J, EHIB, £1 ; J. M. Nspper, 10s ; M. Herbert, £1 j Thomas Allely. £2 ; A. Oilmore, £1; W. G. Armstrong, £5 ; O. M. Quintal, £1 j E^ Hamilton. £1 ; Andrew *~piering, £1 ; Alex* . ander Kngland, £1 } William Watt, £1 ; Hartis Piercy, £1; Mrs Pierijy, £ly W fc Chappel, £1.

We hope to see a large attendance at tho / meeting convened for this evening, at tho I Tauranga Hotel, bj Mr T. D. Wrigley, Hon. .. Secretary to the Tauranga Jbcfepy Club, of a)l. c those interested in horse racing. The im >7 portant business to be transacted is to msbQ-T arrangements for the summer meeting, pro-;'; poeed to be held about New Year's D>y. ; For some reason or other, the season* was allowed to pass by la«t year without any races being held, but as the meeting to be held this evening has been advertised at tho instil gat on' of several gentlemen who are both able aud willing to assist in carrying out the object for which it is convened, there v every reason to expect that the desired result ! will be attained. In such oases ac the present, the first move is generally the decisive one, and if it is decided tonight that,-, races shall be held, (he details of the affair may with safety be left to the members of the Jockey Club to carry out. There >X a balance* . of some £46 in the Bank of New Zealand to the credit of the Jockey Club, and little diffi» : oulty would be experienced in collecting .the balance required to meet nil- demands, an<f - though the iiistriot may not be abje to turn oub'a 6eld of thorough* bred racore, jet we feel cute thtit a sufficient number of good horaea will bo forthcoming to make thedays spqrfc . enjoyable. We trust, therefore, that all the sporting men,, and those wbp are not. sporting men, but who can enjoy a good day's sporfc,willattend the meeting this evening with the •;, intention of inaugurating and making a. success the Summer Bace Meeting of 1872.. .

To thb Settlers, &c;, Bax op Plenty. — A gentleman, for many years in my employ is now in England selecting, on my account, goods' specially adapted for-tbis province. To make room for ■ consignments shorbly expected, I shall; for the present, offer my large stock (to which I- invite your attention), at unusually low prices, with extra allowance for cash; Mx Book Stock comprises Standard Works in Theology, History, the Sciences, Travel, Fiction,, and Poetry j elegantly-bound Gift and Table-Books; many thousand volumes adapted for children and young persons, libraries, and prizes } Education Books (used in the sohools under the Board of Education)' ; Technical and Toy Bocks, Maps, &o. In Stationery I keep full stooks of every description required for the desk, counting-house^ and private use j To 'J eachers snder the Board I aot as agent — receiving and . forwardiug their ea'aries monthly. I shall be happy to supply Liste of WorV s in any Department of Literature. All orders with which I may be favoured wili receive my protnp&and careful- attention. — Ed^akd. Wattb, 101, Queen»street. — September 30, 1876.— Advt.