Local Memoranda.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 82, 27 July 1868, Page 182

Local Memoranda.

Auckland. —Our files are up to the evening of the 17th inst. Numerous extracts will be found elsewhere.

The reports which from time to time have reached this province of the continued success of the Thames gold-fields, has had the effect of draining' Hawke’s Bay of a large’number of laboring, people. The s.s. Rangatira which, left for Auckland on Tuesday evening, was the bearer 6f.no less than 84 passengers—most of whom, no doubt, will soon find their way to the diggings.

Statistical Tables. —We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Registrar General of a series of tabulated statements compiled from the late census, and published in anticipation of the more extensive, work. Our limits to-day will not admit, of more than this acknowledgment ; but we. Bhnll take an early opportunity of referring to them more in detail.

Navier .Volunteer Band.—We understand that the committee of the above or ganisation has already forwarded, an order to the firm of Messrs Wilkie, Webster & C 0. ,: of Melbourne, for 20 instruments, together with a draft in part payment for the-same, said draft being that portion of promised . subscriptions already paid up. The Instruments in question are expected to arrive in Napier early next month, when, it will he necessary to provide the balances of their cost, it is to be hoped that promised subscriptions will be. promptly paid, and that an appreoiating and liberal public will; Supply the remaining portion, which we understand is about £BO.

Church of England. —At the annual meeting of parishioners, held on the evening of Saturday, 11th July, the following report for the year ending 30th June was read :-—Owing<;to the resignation of the Rey. L.. SaywelljinJune, 1857, the Rev. J. Townsend was appointed to the Cure of this parish on the Ist December last, the Bishop of Waiapu-having in the meantime ; made%*Tnself responsible for the usual servicea of the church. : The vestry have now to -lay before' the. parishioners: the annual accounts; and ..balance-sheet, by which it willbe seen that • the outstanding liabilities {which m June 1867, amounted.,to £289 17s; 6d) hive been this year decreased to £21412s 7d. 'They beg to call attention ■ to the the increased attendance onithe r services of the churchy made a by fhe offertories during the past year haying exceeded those of the previous ; ■ 2d, which more than', coni; - pensatea for the 'toss;of "thefeesaccruing on account of military chaplaincy . By private subscription, the church has been efficiently lighted; -with^keroseqp lamps, and, aucon* siderablo saving- will, thereby be annually ei|ec,ted " '

; Paeliam:e;ntaev Repoet3.--W e are ?in receipt ew, Zealand Farliamentarylßepprts;; con taining an ahstrabt of the proceedings of the two first fiaysjof the' present, sessi on. \ It' is Almost entirely occupied by the ' debateon tho address in reply tft'fhe opening speech of the Governor, which yet isileft; incomplete.: . - ':

•; v:;GteE;RIELE Matgh between nine of the Napier Rifle Club. and. ariike; number, ; .6f Petane settleradiaa : been indefinitely postponed, in consequence of two of the b.est shots at Petahe having volunteered to proceed to. ."Poverty. Bay; The .challenge, therefore, has been withdrawn for-the present. .

The , Alliance.— The appearance of a weekly paper bearing the above title, devoted to the advocacy of prohibition of the traffic in intoxicating liquors,- speaks favorably for the progress of the’ temperance cause in Canterbury. By the. last mail from the South we received a file of the above, and are able to speak very highly of the ; manner in which it is got up, and are glad to find that it bids fair to he successful, its circulation already amounting to 1200 copies weekly, and its advertising columns being well filled. The principle of the United Kingdom Alliance, which is to place the licensing question in the hands of the rate-payers of each district, is that advocated in its articles,—a principle with which we cordially agree, aud hope soon to see an accomplished fact.