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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 69, 27 April 1868, Page 103

: Searchutg Shbi).—This building is now in course of erection on the-Eastern Spit. Mr A; Bryson is the contractor.

Quay Wall. —-The work of erecting a quay wall ftom the crane to the Government Wharf has been commenced, and is being rapidly pushed forward. Leasing of Sections. —On Tuesday (tomorrow), at the Land Office, will be offered for lease for 21 years certain sections in the Town of Napier. The Licensing Meeting. —A report of the proceedings of . the Bench of Magistrates, on Tuesday last will be found in another place. Tenders. —Tenders wiU be received at the Superintendent’s Office up to noon today from auctioneers who may be willing to dispose of Provincial Government land. &c.

Hawke’s Bax Agricultural . Society. —The committee of this society notify their intention -to 'hold a public meeting next Thursday, at 2 p.m., at the Meauee Hotel, to arrange the preliminaries of a ploughing match in the Province.

.Homeward, Bound.— The TT.S. barque ‘ Mary Edson,’ Captain I). H. Howes, has now completed her loading, and cleared at the. Customs on Saturday last for London direct. Her cargo consists of 963 bales (366,528 lbs.) wool,, the approximate value of’which is £18,244. As the ‘Mary Edson’ will probably be ploughing the mightj deep ere we again go to press, we take this opportunity of. bidding a kindly farewell to Captain Howes, his.offioers and crew ; and we trust to’ hear of the tight little bark having made a safe and a rapid voyage to Old England. ' The Legs of Mutton.— The visit of the van containing the shilling legs! of mutton from the tallow’factory three times a week continues 'to be ah event of some importance. Up to Saturday last we believe the supplj had always fallen short of the demand; but on that day—-judging from the number of folks who talked off with two a piece—we should presume that the supply was larger than usual. What the effeot of this extra and continuous supply of mutton may be on the “trade” it is hard to say, but as yet the price of butchers* meat is kept up—prime cuts of beef being 7d per lb., and' mutton from 3d to 4d. Abrival of Wairoa Maoris.— On Saturday afternoon some little alleviation of the prevalent dulness of the Spit was occasioned by the arrival coastwise of two large and bandsome war canoes, filled with specimens Of the “ noble ’savage." A general rush was made to the beach as soon ds the voices of the “darkies” chanting aMaori song in unison gave token of the existence of something unusual j and the canoes, being favored : with a flowing’, tide, made speedy way to the' landing inside the harbor Some 60 or 70 natives then stepped ashore, and lit soon became known' that they had come' from Wairoa : to assist at- a grand feast' to be - given -by Tareha, the newlyfledged MiH.Ru for the native race of this district, early in the month of May. An AffroAching Election.— The recent lamented decease of our respected fel-low-townsman, Mr A. Irvine, has caused a vacancy' in the; Provincial Council,' which will be'.filled by an election appointed to take place 'ori Tuesday,’ May 5. No notification of this event" will "be found in the advertising columns of this journal, as the General Government will not commit the extraVagance; (?) .of making important information public through the of two’ newspapers in' the-same district. We shall be glad, to see a principle of economy applied to the “ bunghole ” as well as to the “ Spijggot ” of Government expenditure —if we'inay be permitted to make use of a somewhat L expressive {popular ‘ proverb in eueh?h conneotion as the above.

.Leasing of Runs;— Tho leasing of runs by.auctiott which has. Been’ advertised, in our columns to take place on the 23rd inst. 'came; off on that day at the;Land"Oflice.; 1 The blbck known as-the Mahgahararu- had:been previously with%awa from ' thd list land leaaiug post* pioned for the present.' 'Of the remainder —Lotrly the'Mohaka Block; 'of 9000 acres, was knocked’ down'at ito;u!pset'pnce’of £lB 15s pbr annum, to ‘ Messrs' Towgood and Bichardsbn. ’Lot 2; a‘ Llobk, of 5,300 acres .at itaupsetTent'(£ll'peEannum)VtbMeßßrs •Watt Lot 3,;(9000 acres adjoindown to the ’ coinpeti-ti6n;^t.-^2~iii^ug^ l ;prip!elbein|’^iß:lsß.v upset yent: of £2 ;2a per anWnm and is situated' in the