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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 63, 16 March 1868, Page 67

Holiday.—To-morrow, being St. Patrick’s Day, will be observe,d as a holiday in the Provincial Government offices. Opotiki. —We may look for news from this district by the arrival of the Lord Ashley, due here to day from Auckland. Rain.-t-A fall of rain took place during last night which will, no doubt, be duly appreciated by both town and country residents.

Hobse Stemming.—Two men, named James Hughes and John Campbell, will be brought before the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning on a charge of horse stealing.

Cobb & Co.—lt will be seen from our advertising columns that Mr Peters will run a special coach to Waipukurau on Tuesday next, should sufficient inducement offer.

Napier Mutual Improvement Society: —ln connection with this society, a lecture' will be delivered on Friday next at 8 p.m., in the Council Chamber, by William Colenso, upon—“ The earliest visitors-to Netoa' Zealand—what they saw, did, and said comprising several little known, yet noteworthy facts connected with our early history. We hope to see a good attendance on the occasion.

Accident.—On Thursday last, as a milk cart, belonging to Mr ,Torr, was going up Shakespeare-road, the horse, from some cause, began to jib, and backed into the bank; and one' of the wheels coming iu contact with a large boulder, the cart capsized. Two boys, named respectively J as. Connor and Joseph Jeffares, were thrown violently out, but only received slight injuries. The horse (which did not sustain any serious injury) was quickly’ extricated from the harness.

Agriculture.—We’ give to-day two valuable articles from our southern contemporaries, one of which treats on the necessity of manure, a subject that will continue to force itself upon the attention of the agricultural interest throughout the Colony, and the other on the approaching agricultural and pastoral conference which is take place during the next month.

Forming and Metalling.—Sealed tenders are invited for metalling 1 mile of main road between the Big Bush and Wahaparata, and for metalling 1 mile and 23 chains from Wahaparata towards Havelock—these to be given in by noon on Saturday, the 21st March. Also for re-metalling- 86 chains of the Te Aute road, between Kaikora and Messrs Sebley and M‘Greevy*B ; for metalling 17 chaius near Waipawa, at Mr Couper’s j for metalling 40 chains between Waipawa and Waipukurau; and for forming about 34 chains of the Porangahau road through the Motuotaraia Bush —these to be given in by noon on Saturday the 28th March.

Poverty Bay.—A gentleman from this district informs us that affairs between the Government and natives there are in a very anomalous position. He states that the Land Court has sat twice at Poverty Bay, but that each time the Crown Agent has objected to all the claims. In consequence of this action a large number of natives, headed by Henare Potae, a friendly chiefi assembled in front of the Court-house, and sang a song abusing theGovernment, and accusing them of preventing dealings with Europeans. A large ‘‘ number of European residents openly express their sympathy with-the natives, considering that the neglect of this spleiiidid district by the Government during the last two years has been entirely obstructive, to. colonisation. ‘

‘The hon. John Morphett’s son wasdrowned in the Sturt, Adelaide, on tho 26th ult., while fishing.