The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 97, 21 October 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1895. Local and General News.

— • There is a growing feeling in the House that Saturday must ultimately be fixed as the day for the half-holiday throughout the colony. Owing to pressure on our space tre aie compelled to hold over a quantity of reading matter, including several letters to the Editor. Under the Dairy Industry Act, Messrs August Busck and J. T. Lang are appointed Inspectors, and Carl Wilhelm dorensen an Inspector and Grader. Visitors to the Palmerston Show wanting outfits are notified that Te Aro House, will be open all day on Wednesday, and close on Thursday from eleven o'clock. Mr C. Wickham advertises that his brake will leave Feilding for Palmerston on Thursday if sufficient inducement offers. Seats must be booked at once. Fares 2s return. Tenders are invited for approaches and protective works for ihe Kiwitea bridge. Plans and specifications may be seen at the offce of Mr Charles Bray (senior). Under instructions from Messrs Bartholomew Bros., Mr Charles Carr will sell by public auction on the 28th inst., at the Kiwitea yards of the firm, 50,000 feet of first-class building timber in lots to suit purchasers. The Hon. Dr. Grace (in reference to the estate at Wanganui and the Rating on Unimproved Value Bill) — " It is the delight and pleasure of the country to rake me fore and aft for my improvements, take the money I have spent, and with it build their roads to God knows where 1 " . Mr H. L. Jackson, boot aud shoe importer, announces a great aale oi sui assigned stock of boots and shoes, begin* i ning on Friday, October 25th. The goods j are dew, and having purchased them as a low figure, Mr Jackson intends offering the lot at prices never before heard of in Feilding. An " inset," giving prices j will be published in Friday's issue ofthe ' Star. j The Pohangina County Council intend to instruct their solicitor to sue for all outstanding rates without giving.further notice. At Saturday's meeting the total amount outstanding was— for the year 1894-95 £76 17s 6d, and for the year 1895-96 £1122 14s, total, £1202 lis 6d. Tbe revenue for the County from general rates being £1822, shows tbat only £699 9s id ftad been paid, bnt witb those rates paid ou Saturday this amount would probably be vsjc^eased by another £100. The Councillors; facing discovered they had charged interest' ,jp,n over4tae rates last year before they could ( leg*Uy'4o so it fras resolved, " Thatthe interest on overdue rates 1894-95 be reipnded when applied for."

Messrs Abraham and "Williams will hold their usual stock sale at Colyton to-morrow. Mr J. Cummings, of Makino, has recently lost a fine draught horse which was affected with the bot. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Oddfellows social and dance to be held in the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday evening. We have to thank the secretary of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association for complimentary tickets of admission to the Show grounds and stands. Mr E. J. Martin, well sinker has iust completed putting down an artesian well on M. R. H. McMillan's property. Oroua Downs. The flow of water registered ia 400 gallons an hour, and the well is under 100 feet deep. A petition is being circulated in Bulls and district for signature, asking the Goeminent to purchase the Brandon Hall Estate, under tbe Lands for Settlement Act, aod to cut it up for settlement. The petition is being largely signed. Tenders are invited by Bobert Linton, Esq., Treasurer of the trustees, for the erection of a new Primitive Methodist Church building at Halcombe. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mr Bell's store, Halcombe. A grand variety entertainment will be given in the Cheltenham Town Hall on Saturday next, consisting of songs, violin solos, comic sketches, and recitations, also the clever and laughable farce entitled " A row in the House." The death is announced of Mrs Margaret Watt, of Lily Bank, Wanganui. The deceased lady was tbe widow of the late Mr John Paton Watt, and arrived in Wanganui in 1850. Four daughters survive the deceased three of whom are married, Mrs George Campbell, Mrs James Crawley, and Mr3 W. K. Stuart, of Kiwitea. For the future the legal business of the Pohangina County will be done by Mr W. A. Sandilands, in Feilding, that gentleman having been appointed legal adviser at Saturday's meeting of the Council, on the motion of Cr Vicary, seconded by Cr Bell. Hitherto Mr Hankins has transacted sneh business of the Council, but it was thought the interests of ratepayers would be better considered by appointing a solicitor resident in Feilding, which is a more convenient centre than Palmerston for the majority of settlers in the Pohangina County. The committee of the Feilding Debating Society met this morning to pass accounts for payment and wind up its affairs for the session. The balancesheet showed receipts to have been £12 5s ld and expenditure £9 14s Id, including £1 12s 9d handed to the Public Library as proceeds from tbe public debate. The society held nine meetings and' one pnblic debate (with the Palmerston Society) during the session. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr S. Andrews secretary and treasurer. It was decided to hold the next committee meeting in the first week in March next. On Thursday — Palmerston Show day —trains will leave the Feilding station for Palmerston at 10.20 a.m., 10.58 a.m., and 11.57 a.m., and return, leaving Palmerston at 5 p.m., 5.30 p.m., and 6.40 p.m.. The fares from Feilding to Palmerston will be 3s 4d first-class return, and 2s second return, the former available for one month and the latter up to Saturday night. Excursion tickets (2s second-class) to Palmerston are issued from to-day. As it is anticipated that there will be a large number of passengers travelling on Thursday morning we would advise those who wish to secure seats to procure their tickets early. We understand that the ticket window will be open ali day. At Saturday's meeting of the Pohangiva County Council a somewhat important resolution was carried, on the motion of Cr Selby, seconded by Cr Brown, relative to sections in what is known as the Wanganui Harbor Board Endowment Block. The resolution reads as follows :— " That the clerk obtain from the owners of the undermentioned sections the price per acre paid for and the date of purchase of their land. Having obtained the information he apply to the Wanganui Harbor Board for the thirds on same. If he fails to get the thirds from the Harbor Board the Council's solicitor be instructed to lay a clear statement of the case before Sir Bobert Stout and get his opinion as to the legality of the claim. Sold for cash — Sections 1 to 5, block VL, 1, 2, 3, block IL, 17, 5, 4, 3, 10, 6, 8, 19, block V. ; deferred payment— lß, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 2 and 1, block V., 7 and 9, block V." Cr Selby pointed out, in speaking to the resolution, that 1561 acres were sold, in July 1889, on deferred payment, and 3300 acres were sold in Feilding in February 1891 for cash. He expressed the opinion that the thirds from these* sections should have been paid to the local body (now the Pohangina Caunty Council.) If that were not so it would have been unnecessary to have made Special provision in ttie Enabling Act when the Wanganui Harbor Board disposed of the remainder of the Endowment Block to the Pohangina Small Farm Association, exempting them from payment of thirds.