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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 579, 21 May 1868, Page 2

Ploughing Match. —A ploughing 1 match will take place this clay at Pu- j ketapu. ; Ascension Day. —This day (Thurs- 1 Jay) is Ascension Day, and will be j observed as a holy day in the churches, , Arrival. —Mr John Morrison, i New Zealand Government agent for ! this Province, was a passenger here by j the Sturt on Monday last. ( Customs Receipts. —The Customs j Receipts at the Port of Napier for the j week ending May 16, amounted to ■ 1365 Ss Od. A cutter —in all probability the ; Betsy, from Auckland arrived in j! the roadstead as we went to press this 1 1 'morning. I j Auckland. —We are glad to learn , 'from our files that times are gradually • iimproving in Auckland province. A ' | beneficial change in Hawke’s Bay 1 ds much needed at the present time. ' I ' j Legislative Council.— We have : I to acknowledge the receipt of the Jonrjnals and Appendix of the Legislative j ; Council for the session of 1867. ! j Live Stock. —The s.s. Almriri, i I which steamed for Tauranga and j O , ; Auckland on luesday last was the | bearer of 11 head of cattle for the forImer port, and 203 sheep for the lat- ; | ter. j Government Land Sale. —A sale lof land in the Wairoa, Mahia, Po|rang;>.han, and Havelock districts, will Cake place at the Crown Lands Office, j Napier, on Wednesday next, 27th inst., lat noon. | The North. —Our files of the New j Zealand Herald by the p.s. Sturt are to the 15th* inst. The news from the diggings is very encouraging. Extracts will bo found on the fourth page of today's issue. The Queen’s Birthday. —Her Majesty's birthday falling on Sunday d A, will be observed on Monday, i v, e have not heard whether onr local i .c s are likely to make a display on jtho occasion. i V, hakatane.— ln our fourth page M ill be found an extract from the New : Zealand Here Id in reference to hostilities at Whakatane. The intelligence is very meagre. ■ Meeting of Provincial Council — i We learn from a Provincial Govern-! meat Gazette, published on Saturday! ilast, that the Provincial Council will; j meet for the despatch of business on! j Tuesday, the 2nd day of June, atj ;3 o’clock p.m. j ! English Mail. —The s.s. Lord | Ashley is due here on Friday, 29th 1 | May, with the English Mails via Suez land Panama. We observe from the | published time table of New Zealand gleam mail services for the mouth of I June, that the steamer with the home--1 the Bth of tire mouth.