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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 60, 25 March 1879, Page 2

A quantity of matter of local and genera interest is crowded out. Registration. — Registration papers can be obtained of Mr Raker, Clerk of the Court, or at the Herald office. In filling them up, porsons should be careful to mention exactly the particulars required, and to sign before some elector whose name is already op the roll. Mr Baker will forward any application sent to him. The time closes on Monday next. Post Office, Foxtox. — The Government have determined to give increased accommodation at the Foxton Post Office, and tenders are invited in another column for the work. The business of the two departments (Postal and Telegraphic) will bo separated, and the former will be carried on ia the new building. Wo have glanced over the plans, which have beon prepared at the Architects Office, Wellington. The new building will front Main-street, and willl join on to the north end of tho present offices occupying the site between the latter and the railway sheds. The front will present the same appearance as the present offices, being in harmony with them. When completed the offices will present a handsome appearance. The main entrance to both buildings will be through the present doorway the offices uow used being kept entirely as* an instrument room for the Telegraph Department. A large counter will also bo erected, and we hope to see the present abominable " shelf" abolished, and a convenient desk substituted. The present street door will open into the porch, from which another entrance leads into the public lobby of the Post Office. In this latter a counter will bo erected, by the side of which will be the i private letter boxes. The left sido will be occupied with the Insurance department. The rest of the building will be used as the mail. room. The necessary receiving boxes, desks, pigeon holes, &c, are provided for. Tho objection we have is, that the private boxes being placed inside, persons will only be able to get at them during office hours. If so, it will be a great mistake, as peopla in business are frequently unable to go to the office before five o'clock. No provision is made upon the plans for postmaster's residence, and we therefore conclude the authorities intend for the present to keep the two departments under one head, simply giving the present officer-in-charge further assistance. Nearly upset, — On Friday morning ; last, as Otto Hasse was starting off with the down coach, the horses rushed on to a heap of posts which had been left lying in the road, having been taken out of one of the railway trucks the day before. By skilful management an accident was prevented, although one of the passengers nearly came to grief through taking a "header" out of the coach. We would suggest that when heaps of timber are left in the street at night a lamp should be hung upon them. Gazetted. — Tho election of Dr Rockstrow and Mr T. Easton as members of tho Local Board of Foxton is gazetted. Lamps not Lit.— Complaints have been made that recently the lighting of the street lamps has been irregularly performed. If such be true, we think theLocal Board should look into the matter, as the Government are very particular in sending in the bill every quarter. Land Sale.— Messrs Thynne, Linton& Go, announce a sale of several valuable sections of land, to be held on Saturday next, March 29, at 2 p.m. The sections to be offered are very valuable ones, and the aalo presents an excellent oppertunity for porsons of moderate means to invest their money in land which must increase in value. Local Board. — The Foxton Local Board meets this afternoon ot 3 p.m. The Chair* man (Mr Crowther), has received from the Governmental 2s Os6d, the second moiety of the subsidy upon last year's rates. At the Council meeting on Friday, Dr Rockstrow asserted there was no Foxton Local

Board. We desire to coniradict the statement, ass the Chairman informs us the quorum is three, and quite apart from the recent eleotien of Dr Rockstrow and Mr Eastern-, there are three other members, viz.j Messrs Crowfcher, Cook, and Loudon. We suggest to Dr Rockstrow that before ridiculing, sis he did on the occasion in qnesiion, the public inatiiiHioris lie takes part in administering, he shold find out how far hid assertions are supported by facts. A Suggestion. — Captain Fraser, of the s.s. Jano Douglas, informs us that his vessel hiis bren chartered to convey a party of •! genllemui to Kiqiiti from Well ins. ion-. Th« | excuisi.oni.sts will leave Wellington on \ Tltuivda.y-, loth April-, and rcnlaiu on the i island till Easter Alßuduy night, spending the intei-VeiiiUg lime in obtaiuing all the spoit possible. After landing the excursionists, the Douglas is to come On to Fox ton where she will remain till Easter Monday. We think this would he e, capital opportunity for the people of Manawatu to obtain a marine excursion at a small cost. I'te steamer could easily make a trip, to Knpili and back in iho day, allowing several hours on the island. The best day for the trip probably would be Good Friday. We j ust give the suggestion for what it is worth, oelitvingj if tho day -were flue* that the people would enjoy a nice sea trip at a small cost. If the plan is worked well, wo fully helieve a large number of the Upper District settlers would support it, and that tho room on the Jane Douglas would be taitcd to the utmost. EiacA-iioxAL.— The Carlyle School Committee have voted for Messrs Fox, Sanson, and Horner, as their representatives at the Education Board. Death. — The many friends of the Messrs J. nnd G-. Hadfield will learn with deep regret of tho demise of. their brother—William — which occurred at the isle of Wight on the 2nd Jauuaiy. The deceased gentleman, -who was a comparatively young man, was well known in Manawatu. Much sympathy is felt for the family at their sad bereavement. HydrabAik— Captain William King, wlij was sent oat from Home expre.«siy by the owners of the ill-fated ship Hydiabad to see what could be done with her, returned last night fiom his final visit to that ship, and returns Home immediately. He reports the ship lying on the beach broadside to tho sea in water so shallow that at low water anyone can walk right round her. All the water has been pumped out of her excepting about two feet, and the holes have been stopped temporarily with clay, &c. It is expected that all the cargo will be got out safely, and that the? ship will be condemned and sold by the underwriters, as it is deemed impracticable to launch, excepting at too heavy a cost to be profitable,her rudder being broken and other injuries sustained by her hull. Captain Bendall leaves to-morrow, to make a final survey ou behalf of the insurance companies. — Post. Immigration.— The arrears in payment by immigrants of their passage out from the United Kingdom to New Zealand now amount to upwards of £50,000. The Government find it very difficult to recover on the promissory notes given by such persons. Despatch of Goods. — In reference to a paragraph on the above subject in our Palmerston contemporary, we have made iniquities, and find that it has been misled as to the facts. We are informed the goods in question arrived at the Foxton sheds without any adlress, and gave no clue as to the owner. In the next place, no letters were ever received by the Foxton officials on the subject. The goods, it is true, were, of necessity, stowed away in a corner, waiting a claimant, and other goods constantly arriving, of course stacked in front of them for convenience in loading. With the sheds being emptied every day, it is absurd to suppose that goods would be kept for several weeks, if they were addressed. We may state the above explanation of the nonforwarding of the goods was made to the owner, who expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the reasons given, having seen that no address was on the package. Foxtov Pound — The report furnished by Mr Hillary of stock impounded at Foxton, shows that during the last four months 29 horses have been impounded, the fees amounting to £11 2s; also 6 cattle, the fees being 6s. A Fortune. — Tho Land Tax Valuer puts a valuation of £200,000 on the property of Mr Thompson, the Surveyor- General, at Invercargill, for the purposes of the tax. After making allowances for building, the valuation comes to £150,000. The " Poor Printers." — One preacher at all event? has not a horror of newspaper people, and it is very rare to hear of a clergyman iuvaking blessings on any members of the Press. The exception is notable : — The Rev. do Witt Talmage, in holding forth on the profligacy of the City of New York, says : — " I shall speak of my second night of exploration. 1 have bjgun to stir the cities, and, Goi helping me, I will go through. I do not know what course I take in the Sabbath morning ser« mons. But whatever else will be crowded or kept standing outside the doors, I charge the trustees of the church that they givo full elbow room to journalists, since each one is another church five times or ten times or twenty larger than this august assemblage, and it is by tho printing pros? that tho Gospel of the Son of God is preached to the world. May tho blessiug of Almighty God come down on all the oditors, and reporters, and compositors."' Still They Comb. — Tho New Zealander of Saturday says : — By the Albion one of the finest cows that was ever bred or laudod in New Zealand arrived to the order of Simpscn and Co., of Bainosse, in tho Manawatu distiict. This splendid animal, a short-horn is red, and white in color, is named Maid of Oxford. She was purchased for her present owners from tho celebrated (juke herd of Mr Eobertson, and is by Oxford Cherry Duke, from Fanny the loth, by Royal iiutterfly, and her podigroe is stainless." As Hondr.— Tho N. Z. Times thus speaks of a gentleman who ia known in Mauawatu: — We have referred to the mathematical abilities of Mr W. F. Frankland as displayed in papers read by him before the Philosophical Society. Ho was recently appointed Government Actuary, and we now hear that iu recognition of his services the mathematical and actuarial science he has been elected a Fellov of the Statistical Society of Great Britain and Associate of the Institute of Actuaries. It is generally admitted by everybody who has visited Jacobs' Athenceum Bazar, that it is the only shop in Wellington, 1 that contains a good and complete assortment of Fancy Goods and Jewellery suitable for Preseats.Birthday Gifts, or Wedding Presents. Parties requiring any of the above artiolea will save themselves a lot of trouble by calling and inspecting the immense assortment, which is too gigautio to particularise by advertisement. — [Advt.] Why ia a tipsy maniac like a vain young lady ?— -He is never satisfied with a moderate use of the glass.