LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 51, 8 October 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The abolishment of the Waimata Road District, and the constitution of other districts has been gazetted.

Mr James Mackay is going to petition against the return of Mr Cadman for Coromandel.

The cadets will parade for inspection this afternoon. On Sunday they will muster for a church parade.

A scratch cricket match will be played at the Hapara this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock’ All members should roll up. A diver arrived from South yesterday for the purpose of recovering the machinery lost on Wednesday from the Blair Drummond.

The right of collecting tolls at Tologa Ferry for one year will be sold by auction at Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett’s mart at 11 a.m. to-day.

The s.s. Rotomahana arrived from Auckland at 2 p.m. yesterday. She left again at 8 p.m. for Melbourne via Southern Ports.

Mr Kelly, member for Tauranga, and Major Jackson, member for Waikato, called into Gisborne to-day, en route for Welling, ton.

The steamer Tekapo leaves Wellington to-day for Calcutta. She will take about 200 horsee, shipping most of them at Lyttelton. Mr G. G. Stead is one of the largest shippers.

The s.s. Australia arrived from Auckland on Thursday afternoon, and departed for South at 8 p.m. the same day. The s.s. Suva arrived from South early yesterday morning, proceeding North at 10 a.m. The Picton school committee have elected out of thirty-five applications Mr C. C. Howard, formerly head of the Training Col, lege, and Miss Hay, as master and mistress of the Picton school.

Sixteen informations have been laid against persons for flower-throwing and other similar offences in Wanganui on election night. These “ rowdy ruffians ” range from youthful larrikins to sedate members of local bodies. Reuter evidently finds that the new Press Association cable service has completely taken away all chance of their doing business in N.Z. It is eta'el that it finds it necessary to relinquish the Foreign and -kustralian news service at the end of this year.

A good deal if grumbling is being indulged in by some ratepayers at iiavn.g io pay rates for property they consider to have Been valued too highly, or for property which does not belong to them. We would point but that the time for objecting has gone by. The rod cannot now be altered.

Says the Auckland Herald : Now that the general elections are over, and the defeated candidates have no further interest in the result, the little bills are tumbling in to some of the latter with paintul frequency, One of the suburban candidates has flatly refused to recognize some of those presented to him.

Mr James Carroll left for Otaki on Tuesday morning There has been a large gathering of West Coast chiefs presided over by Mr Honi Taipua, the member for the Western District. Messrs Carroll and Taipua are agreed on Mr Ballance’s Native Lands Administration Act, and the object of the meet ing was to discuss the provisions of a measure to take its place. A private letter from Wallington to a Napier resident concludes as follows :—“ A gaining ground opinion here is that Mr Ormond could form a strong Government if he would. I do not know if my opinion is worth much on these matters, but I think He could, too. I know he is an honest man, and a gentleman; I fear, though, the latter to be his hindrance, as times, alas, appear to be." We hear of several orders for the withdrawal of very large sums of money from New Zealand having been countermanded in consequence of the defeat of the Ministry and the prospect of a return to reasonable and honest courses in the conduct of public affairs The colony has a rare opportunity now of retrieving its fortunes and entering upon a new career of prosperity.—Wellington Press.

Lord Salisbury said the other day : “ I do not wish to make any prophecies of good or evil, but my political experience confirms that of the old French statesman, who said that it is the unferseen that always happens. I have noticed, without exception, that whenever a Minister has consulted the country for the purpose of obtaining a particular response he has invariably obtained exactly the reverse." This, at any rate has been the case in New Zealand.

Following the example set by the Wellington authorities, the Auckland Town Olerk has communicated with Mr Shearman, Inspector of Police, requesting him to give instruction to the constable on duty to inspect the ingress and egress doors each evening that the places of amusement are open to the public ; also to take steps to prevent obstructions, and to generally take care that due provision is made for safety of the public by owners or lessees of such buildings.

At the declaration of the poll for Lincoln (Christchurch) Mr Saunders an unsuccessful candidate said: —Gentlemen, —l came here to thank you for the support I have received, but after the expressions used that would disgrace a chimney sweep—l must say a few words. I totally deny all that Mr O’Callaghan has read from this vile rag he calls Hansard, published by the son of a Civil Servant, and very likely taken from the Lyttelton Times, and I will at an early date piove from Sir William Fox and the Nelson Colonist that it is all false from beginning to end. (Dissent.) Mr Saunders deplored the dark day that on Monday dawned on Canterbury, through people being led away by a corrupt Government and the Lyttelton Times.

BThe Napier Harbour Board have agreed to pay their workmen their wages weekly,

The KaiteraLihi river and the other inland rivers are still in high fresh. Travellers will be able to cross this afternoon.

Mr Gill has gone to Auckland and we hear he intends taking advice as to the validity of Mr Kelly's election, on the ground that the land for which Mr Kelly is on the roll as a freeholder does mil belong to him.

Mr. Lascelles, speaking at Napier recently, is reportafl W have said :—" But of course you know that speeches are Imported in the Hawkes Bay Herald according to the politics of the paper, not in accordance with the politics of the speaker." Te Kootl took a keen interest in the late elections and sent telegrams and letters to all his followers urging them to vote for Wi Fere, Some of his adherents came all the way from Waikato to Roiosuit to record their votes as directed.

The Wesleyan Bazaar was opened yesterday afternoon, and, favoured by fine weather, was well patronised. The arrangements were complete in every particular and everyone connected with the affair seemed intent to do their utmost to make the proceedings a great success. Last night there was a large attendance, and everything passed off most successfully.

In reference to the stoppage of the Warrnambool breakwater (Victoria), it has transpired that a serious mistake was made in the plans. In accordance with particulars supplied at the time. Sir John Goode prepared plans for a foundation on a sandy bottom. Recent investigation has disclosed that the bottom was of rough', Irregular rocky ledges, and the plans wi'l have to be considerably modified; but the department has not yet given the contractors instructions on the mailer. It is understood that the department has scoured the services of Mr Charles Good, an engineer from Sir John Goode’s office, to prepare fresh plans for the foundation, and also to superintend the construction of the breakwater.

In a trenchant leading article on Sir Julitß Vogel the Wellington Press says; Because his supporters have carried most of the seats about . Canterbury, by methods of violence arid blackguardism which have been a scandalous disgrace to the colony, he imagines that he has been accepted as a powerful party leader with a real hold upon the public feeling of the country. He will learn presently that it is quite the other way, and the brutal ill usage which the Opposition candidates and speakers,—such deservedly popular men, for instance, as Mr Bruce, Mr Cunningham and Mr Reese,—were subjected to at the hands of his ruffianly followers, with his full knowledge and approval, will recoil upon him with fatal force,

The Native Lands Court, which has been sitting for a long time at Taupo, in reference to the gift of a national park of 65,000 acres confirms the fizzle that was predicted. Instead of the b.oek of country as delineated in a beautifully colored map got out by the Native Lands Department being presented to the Government as a token of love to Mr Ballance and in admiration for him, the Mauris have given 9000 acres in all, in three detached blocks namely, a radius of a mile and a half from the centre of Nagauruhoe crater and a radius of a mile from the centre of Tongariro and Ruapehu respectively. The gift is absolutely valueless, or it would not have been presented. But how many thousand of pounds it would cost the country to bbtai n kudos for the Native Minister will probable never be ascertained Exchange.

Another addition to our thoroughbred sires is the handsome black stallion Kalo. This magnificently-bred horse (being by Yattendon out of Gipsy Queen, the dam of Randwick) arrived by the Rotomahana from Auckland yesterday, to the order of Mr H. C. Caulton, who is to be complimented on his enterprise, as well as upon his judgment, in securing for the district so suitable a sire. The animal is magnificently proportioned and will doubtless secure an excellent season. In coiinectiou with the present venture it may not be out of place to mention tna very many obligations Hie horee-o.viiiug population are under to Mr Caulton, who, it will be remembered imported The Cid, tue redoubtable Dainty Ariel, Gillie Galium, and Tregeagle. The stock at present in the Bay owe in a great measure the encomiums they receive through the introduction of these thoroughly good and well-bred animals.

Advertise in the Standard I Many of the New Zealand papers have Commented on a novel advertisement that appears on our fourth page, being a business announcement by Mr Arthur J; Cooper, and now the Sydney Bulletin has taken the liberty to reprint as near as possible a fac-simile from our columns. Mr Cooper has already made his name famous with our humble assistance, and we consider ourselves the reverse of complimented by our matter being given space in a paper like the Bulletin. However, it would only be grul.fying the odd fancies of that vile Sydney sneer if ws were to take further notice of it. The attempted wit at the expense oi the district really makes us laugh-— at the would-be wit. It is not definitely known yet whether Mr Cooper will go over to New Booth Wales to commence proceedings for libel against the Bulletin, but it is just as likely that he will stay and continue to thrive wheie he is.

Presbyterian Church services to-morrow ; Fatutahi 2.fid, Mr It. H. Scott; Mntawhero 2.30, St. Andrews 11 and 7, Rev. J. McAra. —(Advt.) Country Services, Church of England, on Sunday next (to-morrow); Makaraka (Mr Fox), 8 p.m. ; Ormond (Mr Dean), 7 p.m.— (Advt.) Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society.— On Monday evening next Mr Warren will deliver a lecture on “ The Panama Canal." AH are invited,—Advt.