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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 8, 19 January 1884, Page 3

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fl. HOSC OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Bulls, January 17. '"" "The annual, meeting of the Clifton '.«^Public Library (Bulls), wis held at the Town Board's office on Wednesday evening. The attendance of subscrioers was rery smalL The Bier J. Doull was voted ■ f to, the, chi^r, , and read, the notice calling \- I*l*7 xn«eth»Bi and after, a few remarks ''■i _W^cf<pded to reid the annual report. Junanciallv the -past year has been the most "successful since the establishment •f the library." ' Aearly 250 volumes had .'Tbeen-iwidSd 7to .the .Library. v by purchase, »nd 25 volumes had been presented by a •irwjgj^nkjn, Mr Nicholas, the si^r^ry..aiid'YTreasnr^r,'then read the balanoe 'she&AwhicbAshowed a highly satisfactory state of affairs. The direc- '•• "tors jeft»mate/tbat with the Government , grfwt tbfi v j»ert . year's 'revenue will be •'■ * 'nearly i|hundred pounds. ' Mr N icholas ■*a tendered his resignation as secretary and y treasurer, which was accepted with much regret. Mr 'Baddelley was appointed to. sucoeed Mr Nicholas. The following „ directors were appointed:-— Rev J. Doull, ,: Messrs Jtaholas, Moore, Scott, Abraham, ' YMaeleau, Baddelley,' Thompson, and Dr A.JPiood. ■-..-.'.. .:..' , ..;. • - The gale that has been blowing' the last few days Has not done much damage, except blowing down a few trees. , ' ' The Native Reserve Commissioner, Mr Mackay, is holding a .sitting of the Land . Reserves - Court here. ' Several N ative .'reserves have been' jenquired into, but. ". Europeans seem- to take little or no interest in the affair. -.. Mr A. Brookie has found the dfmand . fer bis repe increased so largely that he v -' Ji*! denoted it necessary to erect a second; walk, and bis two machines and steam • >• ' engine are aow fully occupied. '■_ January 18.' The Napier, with a full cargo: f rom '' Wellington, arrived off. the mouth of the JLaagitikei on. ..Thursday morning, and } >tho«gh there- was a heavy sea on it w^s " ; thougbt-that an entranc3could.be effected. " " JLt. .noon she^ cleared this bar saf ely.Jand Aw*! just entering the river when a huge ~~ sea- rolled in and struck her on the stern, knocking her clean round, and the helm „ - being powerless to bring her to, she struck •' '"' on the sand bank* and the following waves A completed tbe, work of strmding .her. " ' %!& now lies' broadside on the south spit, '.- and at low water is high and dry. (The cargo is . being removed. Ifc..^ is -feared, some of ber^ plates have been sprung, as L . she baji made . a- considerable .Quantity of * .jrater.^ . Df>ubts are entertained as to whether she will be got off till next spring tides, a7f°ttnight hence. .