LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 57, 22 October 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Berry, Daniel and Co., hold their first auction sale to-day, commencing at 1.30 p.m.

Weather permitting the second squad of the Cadets will fire for the Herald Cup today.

In one of tha pound sales in a country town up north 26 horses were sold for sixpence a leg. Both the County and Borough Councils have received full particulars concerning the forthcoming Melbourne Exhibition.

Mr J, W. Matthews advertises for tenders for two and a half miles of fanning on the Kaiti Block, and also for leasing lot 824, Kaiti. The latter close on October 81. Nominations for the election of a Councillor for the Waimata Riding elose at noon on Saturday, October 29th, at Mr Haaohe’s House, North Gisborne. The watering cart was out yesterday, and did much towards keeping the duet in its proper place. It would bo impossible to estimate the damage done to many persons’ chance of happiness in the future state by the dust on Thursday.

A meeting of the ratepayers in the Kaiti Road District will be held at hail past three this afternoon in the premises adjoining the Albion Club Hotel. The object of the meet, ing is to discuss a proposed drainage scheme and make provision for carrying on the work.

The Borough Council have received a letter from the Premier's office which acknowledges the resolutions passed at the late public meeting relating to the opening up of Crown and Native lands, and states that the various matters referred to will receive ths moat earnest consideration of the Government. In our report of the last Borough Council meeting, Major's Porter’s original motion was given without the subsequent amendments, which were that the words " Govern, ment nominees ” should be erased, and that the members of the proposed Board should be elected from the local bodies.

Griffiths, the jockey who had his thigh broken through his horse falling on him at the races, is making very satisfactory progress, Mr Wetherhead's kindness on behalf of the unfortunate young man is entitled to much praise, as that gentleman put himself to great inconvenience in lending his vehicle for transportation of the sufferer from the course to the Hospital. The settling up in connection with the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Spring Meeting took place last night. When we say took place we mean the Secretary was present at the Masonic Hotel ready to pay- out, but unlike former occasions, there was no social gathering, the winners simply drawing their cheques and leaving the room. Some even did not call for their winnings until the next day.

A very painful state of things has been laid bare to the eyes of the public by the death of Mrs Hansen which took place yesterday. The deceased lady has for some time past been in the employ of Mr Goldsmith, draper, and was much respected by all who knew her. She leaves a family of six, all of tender years, to mourn the loss of a mother. It is to these that we wish to draw attention. They have been totally unprovided for, and had it not been for the kindly action of some of the neighbours, would have been unprotected. Without wishing to go into family matters which must necessary be painful to relations and friends alike, it appears necessary to state that the father of these children is somewhere down South, and should be made aware that he cannoi ignore the existence of those whom any man with the least human feeling would cherish and protect. At the 8.M., Court on Thursday, Mr P. Bourke sued Mr Woon for £5 5s ; amount of valuation fee. It appeared that a verbal arrangement had been made, which Mr Woon intended should be submitted for the approval of his principal. But Mr Bourke wa, rllowed to do the work, and then the principal had objected to the valuation fee, as excessive, which of course had nothing to d< with arrangements made by Mr Woon. Majoi Pitt and Mr Coleman deposed that the charg, was not excessive. Mr Bourke consented tc abjde by an offer he had previously made tc accept £4. As to the question of costs, dajor Pitt said he thought he might as well isk for a guinea. Mr Woon : What, for fiv. ninutes work ?—Major Piit: I have beei kept here all day—His Worship; But yov night want to save Mr Woon,—Major Pitt : [ don’t want to save Mr Woon—in any cast it won’t make any difference, because I am going to give it to the Hospital. Half-a- 1 guinea each was awarded, with counsel’s fee, a guinea.

It vai rumoured in town yesterday thata.young man named Flint, living up the country, had received some eevele injurii * from being thrown from his horse. The J. Battery paraded fob inspection on Thursday night, Fourty-three members were present. . Captain Boylan inspected the men, who were afterwards put through fireing exercise.

It is stated that Drake, the bookmaker; wired to Mr Gallagher, at Auckland, that either Oakleigb qr Spade Guinea would win the Caulfield Clip. From this it would appear as if Mr Drake was on the "good thing,”

There is great discussion going on in Auek. land over the alleged gold find at Waitoa. The Auckland enalyist declares that the stuff has been nailed ” and on tha other hand Professor H’l'ton declares there has been nothing of the sort.

The following reference to Poverty Bay occurs in the last (Survey Report i Mrßnscke, at Qisborne, has passed 22 plans, with an arec of 7094 tores in 124 allotments. The total cost of field survey work in the Poverty Bay district for the year ending 30th June, 1887, was £6098 0s 6d.

At the R.M, Court on Tuesday the ad. journed case of File v. Ledger was disposed of. judgment being given for the plaintiff. The defence to the action was that the defendant’s wife was liable for the debt, she having contracted the liability while carrying On business in her own name.

A sawmiller in the Manawatu district has, it is stated, received an order for the timber required for the Melbourne Exhibition, which he is willing to fulfil providing the Wan. ganui harbour authorities will incur a little extra. expenditure in providing necessary shipping facilities The order involves Over a million feet of timber.

°j Ur . re P nr f bl ths Spring Meeting we omitted to mention that the totalisator was in the charge of Messrs Stock and Cassin, the amount put through being £1.809. The Club should consider themselves fortunate in having the machine in the hands of these two gentlemen. That they did their work well is shown by the fact that there was no oomplaint.

At New Plymouth a few nights ago a “ joker ” impersonated a constable, arrested a resident, immersed his luckless prisoner in a water trough and then locked him up in a shed that was adjacent. Constab'e Hewitt, who was on duty, met the man after he had got ou) of the shed, and learned the details of the episode. The laborer, who states there were two others present when he was ducked, knows the soi-itisant policeman, and has ae. cordingly laid an information against him.

A most important case was heard at the R.M. Court yesterday. Mr Dover, Dog Regis, trar, was sued by Peti Karaitiana for £lO damages for trespassing on her property at Awapuni. The trespass consisted of entering on the plaintiff’s enclosed land for the purpose of carrying out his duty as Dog Registrar. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £2 and £2 12s costs. The judgment will have the effect of preventing the Registrar from being able to enforce the registration of dogs.

The amount of butter exported from this colony during 1885 was, according to statistical information laid before the House of Representatives, 24,923 cwt, and the value £102.387. Canterbury took the premier place, with an export of 9198 cwt, value £33,129 ; Wellincton ranked second in quantity, but third in value, the former being 6627 J cwt, and the latter £l6 761 ; Auckland was third in quantity exported, and seenii l iu =alue, the weight being 5914 cwt, and tha value £29,421; Otago was very much b. bin I hand, having exported only 226;|cwt to the value of £9155, The amount 1» 1884 was valued at £66,595, so that in 188.5 the exports had increased in value by £34,744.

A case that came before the R.M. Court on Tnursfiay was the cause of much amusement. A very intelligent-looking and welLdressed woman was the plaintiff in an action for Bs.(board and lodging) against a person who did not appear. The lady was so con. hdent in the justness of her claim that she evidently tholight the facts were a minor matter, and forgot one or two important points. O i being told that she bad eon* tradioted herself, she said : " It is quite clear from the date, he was at my place.” Hie Worship informed her that she was going against herself, and losing a month. She first persisted < hat she was right, and then oecame quite confused. She was saying that the defen lent -as a young man of that sort who could pay their way but would hot, and the Court interposed. The plaintiff was advised to accept an adjournment so that her claim could ba amended,, but'she seemed to think she was being “ had,” and in consenting said, “ This is the first lime I have been in Court in my Ufa. am) I hope it will ba the L a9t < IL re leaving though, she got. in a final thrustl am a hard.working woman, and he is a dirty scoundrel--” At first she said she would stay in Court, but then took her departure, giving the side-door a slam that revioerated throughout the building. Presbyterian Church, Country Services, tomorrow : Ormond 2, Waerenga-a-hika 3.30, Rev. J. MaAra; Matawhero 2,30, Mr K. H, bcott.—(Advt.)