Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 89, 17 January 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

There is some talk of litigation arising out of a " bad burn " in the forest lands of the Kiwitea. The Kiwitea Road Board was sitting as we went to press. Our report is held over until next issue . Very extensive additions are made today to the stock sale of Messrs Ste* yen's and Gorton, to be held at Awahuri on Tuesday next. There will be a "drawing" of default* ing ratepayers on the Manchester Road District roll on Monday next, at the Board's Office. As the dance in the Mangaone Hall advertised for the 15th inst. had to be postponed, owing to the, inclemency of the weather, it will be held on Thursday the 22nd instant, anniversary day. Our Mangaone friends are requested to note the advertisement. There will be •• a gathering of the Clans" in Wellington on Monday next, when the members of the- New Parliament will, meet to choose . their leaders. A good many of them will be casting about for a rail to sit on, until they see which is going to be, the winning side. I All flesh is grass, and some of it is poor stuff at that. . The death is announced of Mr August Belmont, who for hall. a century. has acted as agent in New York for the Rothschilds, and was himself the head of one of the greatest banking houses m America. Mr Belmont was distinguished in political as Well as financial life. He was in his seventy-fifih yt-ar, and leaves a fortune of several millions. At tbe sale of privileges in connection with the Foxton Racing Club's Summer Meeting on Thursday, the following prices were realised : — Outside gates, Mr Wilson, £37 ; grandstand, Mr Gordon, £60-; grandstand booth, Mr Light, £10 ; outside booth, £8 10s ; refreshment booth, Joe Tos, £5 ; cards of races, H. Badoock, £6 12s 6d; right to attend yisitoi'H, £2. A. writ was served on Thursday afternoon upon the ivtanawatu Road Board by Mr 11. S. Fitzherbert, solicitor, for Mr E. J. Armstrong;, dunning the sum of i'l99 for engineering work done foi the Board by Mr Aruistong. The cuso, which has been m übeyauce for souittime past, will be heard at tho sitting of the District Court on Jan. 28th, urn] thp issue will 'doubtless bo" awaited with interest.r-Mauttwalu Timed.

s We learn from the Woodville Examiner that the Maharahara Copper M in ing; Company has not proved a paying speculation, 'and a proposal has been made, either to wind up the- company, or sell the mine io the directors as a private concern. Just at the upper portion of the Feild ing Small Farm Settlemeu'j, on the bank of the Oroua river, there is a magnificent block of fiat land, over 1000 acres in extent, towards which many people have lately cast .their longing eyes.^ It would have been included in i the Peinbertoii" Speoial Settlement had communication between the two sides of the river been easy. It was not, however, and the plan was abandoned. That flat, : with the adjoining land, is now being surveyed, and will soon be in the market.— Wanganui Chronicle. We are indebted to Mr Foster for the following statistics of the Ancient Order of Foresters :— 278 Districts, 4719 Courts, 675,918 benefit members ; average members in each court, 143; worth of court funds, i-3,889,483; district funds, £503,---179; total, £4,392,662. Showing an increase during the .year 1889 of 46 courts, £13,947 court funds, £'31,095 district funds. • Honorary members comprise 42 peers, 17 sons of peers, 7 bishops, 1 dean, 49 4 judges, 28 knights, ' 237 members of Parliament ; total number of honorary members, 16,966, being an increase of 637 members during the year. Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co., have drafted a petition to the Governor praying that clause 67. of the Sheep Act passed last session may be suspended, as far as this West Coast is concerned. The clauee in question states that all sheep must be branded before leaving the shed after they are shorn ; the.penaltyifl 2s per head for all sheep not so branded, but the Governor may, on petition of a majority of the owners of the district representing two- thirds of the number of sheep, exempt any such district from the operation of clause 67... The Chronicle states that copies of ;the petition will ibe sent to ail auctioneers on this coast, co that those interested will have an-oper tunity of signing the same.

Ask to see our men's and boys' rushand Zulu hats at 3d and 6d each, and; men's rock- straw hats at Is (only a few dozens left), at Te Aro House; Wellington. Respectfully you are requested to look at our boys' washing suits in white and drab duck, galatea stripes, and blue twill, nicely trimmed, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Respectfully you are requested to inspect our new lot of boys' sailor suits, man-of-war suits, maritime, Prince Alfred, and ] oily tar suits, with lanyards and accoutrements to match, from. 5s 9d each, at Te Aro House, Wellington. RESPKCTFULLYyou are requested to inspect our recent importations: of boys' jersey suits, newest styles and colours, from 4s lid each, . at Te Aro House, Wellington.