The Feilding Star, Oeoua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5, 5 July 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oeoua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895. Local and General News.

A working men's club is to be stated at Hawera. / No man is as good at borne as-bis picture looks in bis neighbour's album. Mr Milson received a consignment today of new books and periodicals. Tbe Rev. J. Cocker wil] lecture in the Makino school bouse at 7.80 this evening. We have receiver! a batch of Parliamentary papers from tbe Government printer. At Hokitika last month a party of four men washed up one thousand ounces — and didn't make any fuss about it. A man may be good iv his way but growling does not prove that he is any better than his fellows. The following are the statistics for the Borough of Palmcvston North for the month of June :— Births 9, Deaths 3. The opposition is very fierce _to the proposed lottery in connection with the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company. AYe have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the concert in the Taonui Schoolroom on Tuesday next. Messrs Bartholomew Bros., have acquired some valuable bush land iv Pohangina and will commence operations at an early date. The Manager of the Feilding Building Society, gives notice that the Society is prepared to make advances on very favorable terms. Soup kitchens are to be formed iv Wellington during the winter. The ladies have the scheme in hand aud it is certain to succeed. We have received the statistics of New Zealand for 189-1, parts I. 11. and 111. compiled from the Registrar General's official reports. Mr J. W. F. Halcombe left Feilding to-day en mute for the United States, where lie will for the future reside. "We wish him every prosperity. The monster sale of drapery and clothing at the Bou Marche is now in full swing. The rapid rate at which the goods are being picked up testifies to the fact that the bargains are real and genuine. A concert and dance will be held in the Kiwitea Hall to-night, in aid of the building fund. Programme by the best local talent. Admission to concert Is. and dance Is. Says the Christchurch Press :— lt is understood that an action is being brought by Mr S. Saundcrs, editor of the Lyttleton Times, against Mr J. T. Hornsby for an alleged libel contained in the Sun newspaper. Another theory as to how the illicit still at Momohaki was discovered — and one more than deserving of credence than the Maori legend — is that the police were informed by means of an anonymous letter with sketch showing them where to find it. — Chronicle. A replace advertisement will appear to-morrow from Messrs Hayuc aud Lloyd, seed and general merchants, drawing attention to the various lines of produce and seeds they have on sale. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held at noon to-day to confirm the special order levying a special rate of Id in the £, over the rateable property in the Borough to cover interest on loan for Municipal Buildings. The Mayor (Mr W. A Sandilands), Crs. Worsfold, Allan, Saywell and Fowles were present. Father Reardou, who has had charge of the Waipawa parish since the resignation of Father Keegan, will leave for Australia to-day in the Tarawera During his short stay in Waipawa Father Reardon has earned the esteem of his congregation, and they regret that ill-health has necessitated his departure. Waipawa Mail. Following is the full text of the Counties Act Amendment Bill introduced by Mr Pirani : — Whereas several road districts in the colony have by special Acts of Parliament been abolished, and in their stead counties have been substituted And whereas doubts have been raised as to whether by such abolition of road districts and creation of new counties the road districts were, in the meaning of section nfty-seveu of " The Counties Act, 1886," merged in the counties : And it is expedient that such doubts should be set at rest : Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, as follows : — (1). The short title of this Act is " The Counties Act 1886 Amendment Act, 1595." (2). Every road district hitherto abolished by any Act of Parliament, and m substitution of which a county has been established, such road district shall have been merged in such count3 r in the meaning of section fifty seven of "The Counties Act, 1886."