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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 565, 2 April 1868, Page 3

Slaughter House.— Tenders will be received up to noon of the 11th inst. from persons desirous of renting the public slaughter house and yards. Tout Gate. —Tenders, receivable at tho office up to noon of the 11th inst., from persons desirous of renting the Toll-gate at Tareha’s Bridge for a term ending the 30th day of June, 186 S. Notice to Immigrants. —lmmigrants per ship Montmorency are informed that the second instalment of their passage money is overdue. Legal proceedings for the recovery of the same will be taken unless prompt payment is made. Heavy gales of wind, principally from the westward, have been experienced in Napier during the past week. Wairoa Rifle Volunteers.— Clement T. Saunders has been appointed Captain, Date of commission, 4th February. 1868. Revising Officer.— George Andrew Oliver, Esq., has been appointed Revising Officer for the Electoral Districts of Clive and Napier. Armed Constabulary. —We find the following appointments in a New Zealand Gazette, dated 25th March :—LieutenantColonel George Stoddart Whitmore to bo Commandant; date of commission, 29th October, 1867. Major James Fraser to be inspector ; date of commission, 29th October, 1867. Lieut. Arthur Tufce to be Sub-Inspector ; date of commission, 29th October, 1867. Lieut. William Airey Richardson to be Sub-Inspector; date of commission, 30th October, 1867. The Maryborough Diggings. —A private letter in the Sydney Morning Herald states: —“ Of course you will have heard of the Maryborough Gold-fields. I much fear that they are now overdone, and what the 60,000, the government have been officially warned are coming, are to do, I do not know ; I fear it will lead to bushranging, &c. Some get gold, it is true, but they are few and far between. Some of the old diggers from hero have ootne back, preferring the safe 30s a week here to the very remote chance of a fortune there. Yet a man who left the place (Talgai Diggings) some six weeks ago, has already banked £900." Child Scalded to Death. —The following account of a fatal accident to a | child is taken from the Wakatip Mail of the 19th ult.: —“ An inquest was held at Lake Hayes on Saturday last, before Lowther Broad, Esq. coroner, on the body of Frank Marshall, infant son of Mr W. T, Marshall, of Lake Hays Farm. From the evidence it appeared that, on Thursday last, deceased who was only 15 months old, pulled a cup of tea off the table; the hot liquid scalded the child severely over tho neck, chest, and stomach, and it died next day from the shock. The jury, after hearing the evidence of the doctor, returned a verdict to that effect. The coroner, in summing up, warmly complimented James Colville (a lad about 11 years old, and of deceased) for the efforts ha made at the time of the accident to alleviate the pain of the poor little sufferer."