Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1470, 2 November 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1872.

Yestenlay, the anniversary of this Province, was observed as a genera] jholiclay. The day was cloudy, but warm and fair. The great centre of attraction was the N.R.V. Picnic at Meanee, which was a great success. The principal event of the day was the cricket match, between town and country, which excited general interest, and resulted in a decided victory for the town. The scopes were, first jnnings, lown 38, country 39 ; second innings, town £3, country 33—the town team thus winning by 29 runs. Tfce fielding of the 'own eleven was generally admired. The receipts at the gate, we believe, amounted to about £2O. Today was also proclaimed a general holiday, and many places of business are closed; but it has wot bepft'ee eJpsely observed as yeytmiav,

The export of live stock from Port Almriri for the mouth ending 3lst October comprised 172 head cattle and 1,237 sheep.

Mails for the Australian Colonies will close at Auckland at 1 p.m. on Monday next, 4th inst.

The Keera leaves for the North this evening, with the following passengers : —Mrs Roper, Miss Maney, Master Wood, Mr Perry, and others. By the latest English telegrams it appears that the two important items — iron and coal—have both been materially reduced in price. A vise in wool is also reported. A telegram in yesterday's Herald states that potatoes are selling for 15s per ton in Auckland. -At latest dates they were selling in the same Province, at the Bay of Plenty, about 100 miles away, at the rate of ,£46 13s 4d. Messrs Frazer and Thine, of Auckland, have just turned out an engine of 110 horsepower. It is stated by the Herald to be the largest yet made in the colony. The engine and boilers (all made by Messrs Frazer and Tinne) are intended to drive the powerful saw-mill machinery now being erected for the Shortland Saw-mill Company (Limited), at Shortland. The same firm has just turned out a pair of compound engines, fitted with surface condenser, ior the s.s. Rowena.

A Gun Club has been started in Dunedin.

The Foreman of the Grand Jury in Auckland recently made a presentment to the Court, to the effect that the restrictions under the Arms Act were very loosely carried out, which was clear from the fact that there was an "armorer's shop" in a pa at Maketu, in which no less than 40 stand of arms were found.

The proprietors of the Californian News of the World have issued their final number, and it is now catalogued with the things that were A man, named John Day, met his death suddenly on the 27th int., in the Waiiarapa. He was driving a team with a load of firewood, and when endeavoring to jump on 10 the wagon, he slipped, the wheel passing over his body, and causing instantaneous death.

The sum of ,£l,lOO has boon collected in Christchurch in the course of a month, for the purpose of building a new Congregational Church,

Townsville, the port to Charters Tower?, is described by the Southern Cross as " a little hamlet"of about 100 houses, nestling under a ridge of boulders that makes it like a baker's oven."

The Civil Service (says the Evening Post) had battel be on its West behav four. When Mr Bailigate was ranked among Mr Stafford's supporters, and was denouncing Mr Vogel for the extravagance and uncertainty of his Government, he upbraided him for not assenting to a proposition made (by Mr Bathgate we believe) for a wholesale reduction of salaries, including a sweeping discount of 25 per cent on all above £4-00. It is therefore not difficult to see what the Civil Service has to expect now. The faint hope in Mr Bathgate's notorious instability of character is not to be relied upon. The iac< of his advocating reductions when not receiving salary might lead casual observers, judging fiom the known chang«'ableness of the declaimant, to conclude that the salaries were safe now. But Mr Bathgate actually, yesterday, taunted the opposition with not having done, when in power, anything in the direction which he indicated when he was among them. Under these circumstances very shame must compel him to give effect to views which he blames others for not having enforced. We shall look with inteiest to see the larger salaries ruthlessly cut down. .£SOO a year is to be the limit, for lias not Mr Bathgate repeatedly pronounced that sum to be the largest that should be paid any permanent officers Under secretaries may be expected now to look glum. Unhappy Mr Gisborne, aheady shorn of his "little brief authority," will be still further mulcted to the tune of £2OO a year, and commissioners revelling in their £I,OOO a year will have to curtail. . Perhaps J Well, we shall see. A seat in the Qabiuet scunetinies works wonders,