THE Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addiclus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, 21ST APRIL, 1874.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1569, 21 April 1874, Page 190

THE Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addiclus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, 21ST APRIL, 1874.

By the resignation of Mr Dolbel, the representation of the Mohaka district, the smallest in the Province, lias become vacant. As yet, so far as we arc aware, but one candidate has presented himself—Mr W. W. Carlile,the editor of our contemporary the Herald. His manifesto appears in the advertizing columns of that paper, and is a model of brevity. Mr Carlile gives no entangling pledges, and indicates no line of policy. He undertakes simply, if elected, to endeavor to setfure for the district a larger share of Government expenditure. Mr Carlile as a journalist, has been a consistent supporter of the powers that be ; and we have no doubt that as a representative he would occupy a similar position. The number of electors in the Mohaka district is so small that it is an absurdity that it should still return a member; nevertheless, as it has that privilege, it is to be regretted that no man personally interested in the district, and possessed of the requisite ability, appears to have come forward. * " The results of the late census of this Province appear in the Gazette of the lGth April, The population of the Province on the Ist March was—males, 5,,-JOG ; females, 3,812 ; total, 9,218, as against 0,050 in 1871, since which date the population has thus increased 52 , 13 per cent., the increase in the number of females being proportionately greater than that of males. The total includes 58 half-castes, 32 males and 2G females; but is exclusive of aboriginal natives. In the Province were 1,G17 inhabited buildings, 114 uninhabited (including workshops), and 33 in process of building. Iu 1871 the number and proportion of uninhabited houses was much greater, being 277 against 1,215 inhabited. The increase iu the total number of buildings since 1871 is 16'20 per cent. The vagaries of Puck, or any other " tricksy sprite " of fairy lore, are outdone by those of " the printers' devils." Every editor has at times beheld his choicest "efforts reduced to a hopeless jumble by the familiar imp of his establishment. We publish elsewhere in its complete form, an item in Jhe general news, which was converted in our last, by sundry omissions and transpositions, into a problem too profound for solution by ordinary skill. We especially regret this, on account of the intellectual labor it has caused the editor of our evening contemporary. If our space were not more profitably occupied, we might often pick out a few choice blunders from his own columns. On Saturday we read that " The members of the Church of England at Taradale have subscribed almost sufficient money to build a small church for their district. The plans and drawings have been prepared by Mr T. S. Cooper, of Napier, and are designed to accommodate one hundred sittings, to cost about £350. The architecture is very plain, but neat." " So," remarked a gentleman, on reading the above, " is the English." In a leading article in the same paper, on the subject of Mr Fox's letter respecting certain publichouses in Hawke's Bay, we read that "The charges made in the letter against some of the so-called accommodation houses is couched in strong—very strong terms." A propos of blunders, our Tauranga telegraphic correspondent has unconsciously perpetrated a bull which

Sir Boyle Roche might envy : —" The Lands Court is sitting 1 at Horohoro under difficulties, the officers being laid prostrate with influenza."—When it is 'considered that no book yet printed lias Seen found free from- errata, the errors, ..typographical arid otherwise} incident to' vthe publication of \a newspaper, may be ; excused. . -_s« ;The Evening Post states that, the anti-r licensing petition'*, was., presented in Wellington too late to be of service, and glories in the fact. It also states that the requisite majority of signatures was' ""Hot obtained. This statement, Qomjng from such a quarter, is perhaps open to doubt. 5 Hawke's Bay, in every part which has been canvassed, has given a majority of four-fifths of the adult'votcs against licence ;<but owing to the great extent of the districts, neither of'tbdm has been thoroughly gone over. A statement that the Olive petition was lidt'presented in-time is without foundation. This week will be an important one 'for'the publicans; as all the applications for licence are now to come under consideration, and many will be opposed. fJ\ The policy of the Defence Minister with regard to volunteer corps continues to produce its natural result. Our telegrams show that another corps has succumbed to the chilling influences of the gallant inspector. <& Our Tauranga cossespondent telegraphs, under date 18th April:—"The Lake District is now being visited by ex-Premier Waterhouse, Commissioner Seed, Mr St. Hill, and other illustrious visitors, who express unreservedly their admiration of the wonderful works of nature!—The Native Lands Court is sitting at Horohoro under difficulties, the officers being laid prostrate with influenza; Honihana has been nineteen hours giving evidence. —Mr Stewart; the emigration agent, determines to select Katikati, subject to the removal of the native reserves. He leaves to-day overland via the Thames. The New Zealand Gazette of April 16th, to hand yesterday, .consists of twenty-four pages, and is principally occupied with statistical tables. By yesterday's mail we received No. 2 of Messrs Plant Brothers' Hardware Gazette, published in Birmingham—a very complete illustrated monthly record and price curreut of the hardware trade. The Illustrated New Zealand Herald, to hand yesterday,, contains a large birds-eye view of Sydney—a fine specimen of the wood-engraver's art. " Gold at last!", and " Fireside Reflections" are admirable, as also the portraits and views with which the number before us is filled. • The District Court sat in bankruptcy on Monday. Be John Stewart, dairyman. No appearance' of bankrupt. Mr Lascelles, on his behalf, applied for an adjournment to next court-day, which was granted.