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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 59, 21 March 1879, Page 2

Awahou Stbeam. — We suggest to the Local Boerd authorities that this stream might be cleared out with advantage — certainly to .the noses of people who live iv the vicinity. Now that the Board his once more its full number of members, we hope the; will see to the execution of this muchneeded work. In the part of the stream that runs from the . Bridge to th. river, there is quite a luxuriant growth of watercress, and other weeds, which have thoroughly choked up the drain. Rails. — Tbe Huia brought up on Wodnesday last, the first instalment of the 700 tons of rails whioh are to be seDt to Foxton. Ft will take about a dozen trip . of the steamer to complete the contract, The Tui has been put on the Wanganui trade, as the Huia is a inf.ro suitable vessel for carrying the rails. Wblls.— Mr Probatt recently dug a well in a drain on Jones' Line, Douglas Block. Ab «>ou as he got down a distance of some eight feet he tapped a stream. The well immediately filled up, and the water, which is described as splendid, and as olear .is crystal, has been overflowing ever since. Another well, for Mr Carter, bas been sunt

! with a similarly satisfactory result. Theso facts will, doubtli'Fs, influence buyers of land at the coming sales, as we notice that .Mess. s Stevens and Crorton now de- bribe the lan-\ on tlie Douglas Block which they avo (o sell, " as specially adaptei for artesian wells." ' Anou ; _ Til At' itdusE.-^By the -fam on Monday night from Wairiganui, was to arrive a horse for Dr Buller. On the arrival of tho train, there wero a good many people about the platform, and a crowd gathered round the horse-box to see .he anim il taken out.. ,As the horflj was known to be rather a spirited brute, the atrendants were very careful in approaching the box, and after several horsey exclamations had beeu made by the men, such as>, " Steady, old boy," " woh, now, pet," and a request made to the man holding tho lantern, not to np- j _.H'0!»-ll t. o close «■{«! tl«_ Jlghtj one of the I riieu went to seize tlie linker, wlien, lo ! ir. j was didcovered that no horse was there, and never had been. The amusement created I was immense, and the chagriu of the officials very great, whon it was fou-id that the wrong- horse box had beeu brought from WaUganlli) and the fight one, with the horse thn-ein, left behind. County Council.— The adjourned sitting of the County Council takes place this after- | noon. Muiumctu. -~ Tl;e Wanganui borough j Codncil are determined not to nliow the Murimotu cotmtry to be tapped by any other drslrict if such can be avoided, They aro offering bonuses of £80 aad £TO for tiie beat and second best lino suitable for a drny : road, biased, marked. Oi' otherwise indicated ! | in such a way that as irveyor or othor person | deputed by the Coun.il could follow it, from '' ! Wanganui to a convenient and practicable j point on tho Murimotu Plains. j liiFLE Phizes.— Tho total valuo of th., ! pri-.f!'. presented at the Rjflo Assoo-.tatipH' j irieetitig afc Nelson recently, amounted to I £ S 4O ; the other expenses reached £400. I Apple.— We were on Wednesday last, ! shown a monster apple grown by Mr A. | Joiison, at hut g trden ou the Avenue. { It was as hard and sound as j»os*ible, and on belttg phlPcd tin a Pdule wa. foilud to weigli lib soz. The apple was grow*a on ii tree purchased from a Wanganui nursery. Passexoeiis. — Tho June Douglas on her last trip brought up about 40 passengers including seven immigrants by the ship Hudson, which recently arrived at Wellington from London. The little steamer was quite crowded on the oooasion. Owing to meeting with heav^ weather" in the Strait, sheld-t the tide Id tlife ntoruh-g. and did not reach port put till 5.3d iri evoniug. P. S. Osfkky. — This vessel has now been put in thorough order, and satisfactorily performed her first duty in the river on Wednesday morning last, when sho towed the schooner Laurel down to Hartley's, the distance Iteing easily done in three quarters of an hour. lii the afterribo'ii the Os_ifey made a tripj to Mr M'B.th's saw mill up Jthe ziver, conveying a number of workmen thither. Shipping. — Matter, were pretty lively at the port on Wednesday last. There Were two schooners and the Osprey in the river on Tuesday, and then there arrived the Jade DoUglafl on that evening, followed on Wednesday morning by the Huia. Altogether the wharf people had a pretty busy time of it. Mob of Cattle. —A mob of splendid cattle numbering 1 60 head, passed through Foxton on Weduesday morning last. Th.y are for Messrs Barber Bros , of Wellington, and are destined to become prime beef to supply the Wellington public. The mob was in charge of Mr A. Macalister. In crossing the Manawatu River, one beast was unfortunately drowned. Game Season. — In view of the approach of the shooting season, Messrs Barber Bros, give notice in our advertising columns that auy person found shooting on the Himatangi Block will be prosecuted. Moio.v Road. — The contractors for this necessary work are making good progress. Several chains havo now beon formed, and the work will be completed before the wet season sets in. There is room for improvement in one respect— that is, that the ti-tree should be cut off lower down thau it has been, as the stumps have been left one or two inches up above the formation, and that is not g>od for horses' feet. The Motoa settler, no doubt will thoroughly appreciate this work wheu finished. Registration of Votes.— The following are the qualifications as copied from the I Act necessary to the registration of voters for the General Assembly: — 18 very mau of the age of 21 or upwards, and being a natural b.rn or naturalised su tject of tho Queen — 1. Having a freehold ostato iv possession, situate in the district for which the vote is claimed, of the clear value of £50 above all charges and encumbrauces, and of or to which he has been seised or entitled either at law or in equity for at least six calendar month* before the 30th April ; or, 2. Having a leasehold estate in poisession, situate within such district, of the olear anuual value of £10, held upou a lease whioh on 30th April shall have not less than three years to run, or of whioh he has been in possession three years or up wards before next 30th April ; or, 3. Being a householder within such district, occupying a tenement and residing therein six calendar mouths previous to 30th April- of the clear annual value of £10, and if without the limiti of a city, of the clear annual value of £o. New Steam bu.— The Dunediu Herald Bays : — " The Union Steamship Company have received advices that the second boat, the Te Auau, will be completed during August. This is somewhat earlier than wa. anticipated. It was not intended that she should follow the Rotoinahana so speedily, bat the company have thought it advisable to press forward her o .instruction, so that they may be ablo to provide ample facilities for the large increase of passenger traffic during the summer months which is expected from the Sydney Exhibition and the increase of trade. The vessel will be somewhat smaller than the Kotomahana, the Te Anau's dimension, being, lengch, 270 ft .; beam, 34ft. ; depth, 25ft. ; 350 hp. nominal, and she ia expected to average thirteen knots easily. Her passenger accommodation will be similar to tbat of tho other boats of the line, and she will carry 100 saloon. Her tonnage will be about the same as the Wakatipu. The company have also sent forward an order for a boat to replace the Taupo. She is to be 220 ft. long, 30ft. beam, and 22ft deep, with a speed of 12_V knots. This boat will bo somowhat similar to the Rotorua in stylo, but of greater speed. It ia proposed that this boat will replace the Rotoru. iv tho interColonial trade, and the Rotoru-. will be employed solely on the coast." The Taupo.— Regarding the attempt to raise the Taupo, the day of Plenty Times gives additional particulars, which have been telegraphed to the Press Agency. It appears that Captain Worsp, in the diver's dress, gallantly descended the afterhold to inspect the leak. He found the fracture extended about 2 feet 6 inches eaoh way. A couple of flour bags wero rolled up in blankets and laid on the spot, the whole being covered with canvas and blankets.

' One end section of the large pipirg be'onging to the big pump was th.n boarded i '.wer and placed upright on th's, and forced down on to it with a ..retf-Jack. This was found to act admirably, ond the pumps were rapidly gaining on the water, though not in hue!) a perfect manner as in Captuin Worap's. judgment would have authorised his flo-itltig her tli.ro aiid tHed. The diver descended ugnin to investigate, aud discovered that the fracture was only partly covered, so the whole apparatus was yesterday taken down agein, and more flour bags and blankets laid down. It 1. general Ijf admitted by everybody who has visited Jacobs' Athenteiint _fa_ar, that it is the only shop in Wellington| that contains a good and complete assortment of Fancy Goods and Jewellery suitable for Presents.Birthday Gifts, or Wedding Prcs80n$_.i Pwrti.. ivquiri'.ig uuy of tho above article's will s"„vo ttierttSeitf-fl a lot of trouble by calling and inspecting the immense assortment, which is too gigantic to pirticuiarise by advertisement. — [Advt.]