Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JULY 3, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1058, 3 July 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JULY 3, 1871.

As was expected, the late heavy rains have caused considerable damage in various parts of the country, many landslips having taken place, and in some parts bridges and culverts being washed away. Mr Weber, who returned on Satn rday evening from a visit of inspection, informs us that on the main south road, between Napier and Pakipaki, besides the temporary bridge at Danvers' (which fell a day or two since just after Cobb's coach had safely crossed) there are only two culverts carried away. Beyond Papipaki the country being higher, there is no obstruction to the traffic. At present, the mail coach has to adopt a very circuitous route to reach Pakipaki, but in about three days, it is expected, communication by the regular road will be restored. Although drains have been provided each side of Milion-road to carry off the rainfall, the water, with singular peryerseness, takes to the road itself, and does no little damage. The lower part of that road now, for some hundreds of yards, presents an appearance resembling the bed of a mountain torrent.

The second meeting of the Waipawa Band of Hope and Total Abstinence Society was held in the Court-house, Waipawa, on the evening of Tuesday last, June 27. The attendance was very good, especially of the .young people. The chair was taken by the president of the Society, the Rev. R. Taylor. Mr John Harding spoke briefly on the manufacture of malt liquors; and the rest of the evening was then spent in singing, reciting, and reading. At the close several children signed the pledge. The fact that at the close of the second meeting the Society numbers 40 members speaks well for its success, and is at least a hopeful sign of the future. We are informed that the arrival of the Wairoa mail is likely to be delayed by the present impassable state of the Mohaka river. " Up the line " the rivers are much flooded, and a party who arrived in town on Saturday narrowly escaped drowning in one of the rivers. In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning before H. B. Sealy, Esq., R.M., J. Wilkinson, Esq., J.P., and S. G. Brandon, Esq,, J.P , John Marshall, the owner of the property known as the Settlers' Hotel, applied that ihe licence, which had been allowed to lapse by F. Sullivan, the late proprietor, might be granted again, in his own name, under section 20 of the Licensed Victuallers' Act. Mr Lee appeared on behalf of certain residents in the neighborhood, and presented a petition protesting against the licence being granted, setting forth that the house wa-4 in a disgraceful state of decay, and that the insurance companies had incieased the premium on houses in its neighborhood. He said the building was so bad that the insurance upon it, which had just lapsed, could not be renewed ; the roofs were leaking and decayed, and the floors were below the level of the road,

and were rotten. He wished the Bench to inspecc the building for themselves. He also contended that Mr Marshall, having received due warning that Mr Sullivan would not renew the licence, should have applied for a transfer, and thus prevented it from lapsing. The Resident Magistrate said that it was strange that the residents who signed this petition did not object at the regular licensing meeting ; and not wait until the license should lapse through a fault on the part of the tenant. —Mr Lee said the licence did not now exist, whereas at a meeting of the licensing Bench it was generally expected that a licence would be renewed except misconduct eonkl be shown.—The applicant did not dispute the fact that the house was in a state of disrepair, but guaranteed to put in perfect Order.—The Bench, after retiring for a short time, granted the certificate, which was not, however, to effect for one month, and subject to the condition that the premises should be placed in a state of thorough repair.