Local Memoranda.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, 20 July 1868, Page 175

Local Memoranda.

Postponement oe Sale.—Thesale by Mr Webb, advertised to take place' at Percy House, on Saturday, 18th in si., : lias' been postponed until Saturday, 25th inst. : Depasture.— The hon. H. R; Bussell, MX 0., and his Honor the Superintendent, J. D. Orin.ond, and Tareha, members of die House of Representatives, left for We'lington yesterday afternoon in theP.,N.Z., and A.R.M. Co.’s s.s. Lord Ashley.

Dramatic. —We observe from onr Auckland files, that • Mr. T. S.. Hemp, of Napier, is playing..with Mr and Mrs Robert Heir, in Auckland. His talents are higlily spoken Of by the press ,of that city.

- Deputy Provincial Government Gazette, published yesterday. notifies that Joseph Rhodes, Esq., J.P., has been appointed Deputy Superintendent of the Province! .under the provisions r of the Deputy Superintendent’s Act, 1856. Bins Match.— The settlers <jf Petane .have sent achrillenge to the Napier Rifle Ciub, which has,been accepted, to fire a match at Petane-r-the;losers to ‘tstand” a dinner. Nine of each party will take pari in the contest, which,.we hear, is likely to come off on or about'Thursday next. As our friends at Petane have always had the reputation of being average marksmen, the Club," victorious as they have been on so many occasions, will require to exercise a certain degree of. caution if they desire again to prove .winners.

Ms Osmond’s Speech on Peovtnoial Institutions.— We regret, that in our report...of the debate, on . Provincial Institu •tions .=a transposition occurred,. by which some remarks by Mr Carlyon to the effect that the business of the City of London was conducted without an Executive, were attributed to Mr Ormond. That gentleman considers that his meaning Was not fully represented in. another part of the same speech, where he is reported to have said : ‘f He (Mr Ormond) hoped' - thing would be done to check the over; assumption of power by Provincial Govern mentis,-but the statement that he'was at. any time ready to exchange provincialism for centralism was unfounded and contrary to fact;” He gives the following more detailed account of his ; remarks:—“ I- was replying to a statement which Mr Carlyon, the member, for Te . Ante,, had thought proper to make for me; to.the effect I was ready to accept unconditionally ;what he called- centralism- for provincialism ; and what I,[. did say was that that gentleman had totally and. unauthorisedly misrepresented ime ; that I wasmot of opinion, and never had been,-That: it would' be wise or General Government any of those powers relating to local affairs which , are: vested in the 'Provincial the contrary;-1 Roped and believedvthat, so soon -.as direct taxation • was resorted to —as, in the financial jposi-tion-’ofjtthe provinces, it inevitably must;

to pro vide'; means for parrying out - public works..and ,bther. -niatters of : local.interest and; ad vantage—the .people who would pay those taxes would then stake a more-.active ihterestTntlie wa/ their affairs were ma

naged, andjce.qiufe;tlJat thV fullest control locarbodies whichwbuld f administer the-funds accruing there ; frbin'| n ahSf& arid rt Prqyihciai .Governments;,would :.)bta;ye eithert'ogiveupjtheiE.pr'esenfcostentatious the-position pot enter iiito the duestibn !ofth¥ Tflfe laWrioiabihg i and;:thatthe; Councils ror.. Boards should ■