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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 68, 22 April 1879, Page 2

Mail.— The San Francisco Mail closes at Foxton next Friday evening at 8.30. Bank Holiday.— The Banks will be doaed on Wednesday next, St George's Day. The Education Board.— Eecently, three members of the Education Board resigned, and the Con.mittee having been called on to nominate gentlemen to fill the vacancies, that at PsJmerston has unanimously requested Mr G. Snelson-, Mayor of Palmerston and Chairman of the Committee} to stand for election. Mr Snelson having consented to do SO) the Palmerston Committee haVe addressed a circular, to the various Committees in the Educational District, in which they point out that owing to the receut resignation of Mr J; T. Dairy mple, thoy nre virtually unrepresented at present, and requesting the assistance of their fellow-Committees to obtain Mr-"'nel-son's return. We trust Mr Snelson will be returned to a seat at the Board. As the Chairman of the Palmerston Committee, he is experienced in educational matters, having held the position for a considerable time. Palmerston ia the centre of a large district containing a number of schools, and however desirous other members of the Board might be to bestow justice upon " country schools," only those are able to represent their wants rightly, who are brought directly into contact witli them. The present method of electing members to the Education Board is a delusion and a snare. A far more sensible plan Would be to subdivide the Education Board districts, and allo jv each subdivision to elect its own representative. The remark of the Palmer* ston Committee that without the return of a local resident they would be " virtually unrepresented," clearly inJicates the grave defect of the present system. Foxton Public Hall Co. —A meeting of shareholders in the above Hall was held on Friday evening last. Mr A. Gruy, Chairman of the Directors, presided. The at te adanoe was limited. The meeting was called to consider the financial position of the Company, owing to pressing 1 liabilities amounting to about £425. Various suggestions were offered as remedial measnres, but eventutlly, a resolution was carried to the following effect, that an offer made by Mr Gray to advance £450 for one year upon terms agreed to,be accepted, Mr Gray receiving in return one year's rent, viz. £70. Sad Accident. — A sad accident occurred on Friday morning last to Afr P. Mangan, of Foxton. It appears he had made a very early start on horseback for the Hydra bad", at which, ship he was engaged, but between Hartley's and the Beach, was thrown off. When the down coach wentaloDg, however, he was seen lying stiff and cold upon the ground. Assistance having been procured, he was taken back to Hartley's, where he remained in an unconscious state, until the following day, when ho was brought to Foxton and taken to the residence of Mr Cameron. Dr Hewson of Otaki, having been telegraphed fcr, came up at once, and attended to the injured man. It was found the face was greatly wounded, the mouth having been torn at each side, owing doubtless to Mr Mangan boing dragged face downwards behind the horse. The wounds were skilfully sewed up by Dr Hewson. We are glad to hear that by latest accounts Mr Mangan is slowly improving, though consciousness had not fully returned up to last evening. He certainly has had a most narrow escape from death. Wreckage. — On Friday la3t Messrs T. F. Rotheram and J. T. Stewart visited the uhip City of Auckland with a view of inspecting certain ship fittings, winch, boiler, &o, belonging to the wrecked ship, and whioh were offered for sale by her present owners, Messrs Bowe, Birohley & Co. We have not heard whether a bargain wus struck. Tenders. — Those interested are reminded that tenders close tomorrow for several County works, including the formation and metalliug of the Otaki Inland Road from Symons' corner to the Manawatu Kiver. Plant. — The plant for Mr Pawson's new mill at Feildiug wan landed yesterday from the Huia, and will be taken on to Feildiug by train to-day. County Council. — fhe County Council will hold its usual monthly sitting at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Local Boabd. — The Foxton Local Board holds a sitting to-day, &t 3 p.m. Main-street. — Mr Cook informs us that a second line of rails having been laid down into the County pit at Palmerston, he is now able to gbt out the gravel at a good rate. Operations have therefore been recommenced in forming and metalliug Main street towards Burr's corner. Fire at Horowhenua. — On Friday night last, a Maori whare near Haslwell and Maoara's stable at Horowhenua was burnt down. It appears that some 18 persons were asleep in the building, when about midnight one of the party awoke and found one of the sides on fire. Tiic alarm was at once rrised, and the natives escaped without injury. A nutive from Rungitikei named 1 hakara lost £'20 in notes. Some of the other natives lost saddlery, clothing, &cj Fat Cattle. — No less thai three mobs of fat cattle passed through Foxton on the way to Wellington during the lust few days. On Saturday, one driven by Mr Stevens ; on Sunday, one driven by Mr Croker ; and last evening one driven by Mr Macalister. Mr Macalister'a mob numbered 131 head. Commercial. — Messrs Thynne Linton and Co., held a sale of oats on Saturday last, at Palmerston, when 200 sucks were put up to auction, realising prices ranging from 3s to 3s 4d. They were grown by Mr P. Stewart. Tenders.— The following were received at the Public Works Office, Wellington, for the Wanganui wharf and reclamation contract (formation only) of the Putea.

Manawatu Railway i — Accepted— J. Saun» dorsj Wellingtons £23,514. Declined— CoriifoOb and Stonhouse, Christchtirch ; £23,897 ; Joseph Gibbs, Wanganui, £24,572; W. Rowe, Wanganui, £24,578 ; D. Wilkioj Inglcwoodi £25,938; S. Brown, Wellington £20,737 ; W. (i. Bassett, Wangauiii, £2iJi93oi BirryanJ M'Dowell, Wellington, £27*615. Otaki Highways Board. — : An election was held at the OtaUi Court House, on IM 4 clay last, of a member Cor No. 1 Ward, vice Mr a. Hudfield. Mr Union, of Pnlmerston, acted as lteturning Oifijer. CTpon the ■nomination of Mr W. Smith, seconded by Mr W. Langley, Dr llcwson was elected to the vacant 6eatj there beiiig no other candidate* Those Foulthy. — We have received a letter from Mr Piers E. Warburtonj of Sheristono iWfli, in which he points out that the dudks recently imported by him from England were Aylesbury; also that there were no cross-bred fowla, those referred to being '• golden pencilled Hamburghs." The poultry in question were selected by one of Mr Warburton's relations in England; and sent out direct to himself. By a mistake, Mr Jiliot Warburton was referred to oiii 1 former paragraph as the importer. A Good Name.— During the proceedings of the Supreme Court, at Wellington on Friday, Mr Wallace, the manager of the Natioual Insurance Company, was called on to state his name in full, whioh he gave as Bruce Wallace ; his Houor the Judge remarked the witness had two celebrated names. Mr Travers thereupon said, " Yes' your Honor ; and he combines the abilities of those two distinguished men." No doubt Mr Bruce Wallace felt highly nattered. — iS . Z. Times, Colonial Railways — The particulars o the Railways Working Adcoant for the four weeks ending March b are published. We learn that the receipts on the WanganuiBoxton line amount to £3,131 19a. The local line is fairly loading in the race for precedence. The percentage of expenditure to receipts upon the best paying lines is as follo\vs : — Wanganui- Koxtou, 61*98; Napier, 65 81; Wellington, 68*22; Cliristchurch, Dunedin, and luvercurgill, 68 31. Tlie total length open for traffic is 1,111 miles; the receipts for the four weeks mentioned amounted to £71.32G ISs ; and the average percentage of expenditure to receipts was 69*73. The following comparative return shows the amount received upon the local line for the four weeks ending March 8, in this and last year:—

r Disfitlctf Court. — In the above Court at j Wellington, on Friday, before Mr J. Mans, ford, A. Black, a Wellington coachbuilder, sued J. C. liichter, sawrailler at Palmerston North, for £99 17s, for a buggy and harness 1 supplied. Mr For Wood appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Stafford for the defence. [ The case for the plaiutift' Was, that the defendant ordered the buggy and harness, and 5 they were sent to him at Palmerston North, 1 but he then refused to take delivery. The " defence was, that the articles were never ordered, and that even if so, the contract ' was void, as it was not in writing. Defenr dant admitted that he ordered a buggy, bat 1 said that it was of a totally different desoription. The one sent was useless to him. On the other hand the plaintiff and his forel man produced books showing the entries made when the order was given, in which ! the buggy was described like the one sent. Mr tVlansfbrd gave judgment for the amount [ claimed, with costs. — .Mr Stafford gave notice of appsal. > Madame Ristori. — The famous Italian ) actress, Madame ltistori, has made her first , appearance in Barcelona, coming direct 5 f r .an Lisbon. This was the first appearance Madame Ristpri has made for twenty years • in Spain. It appears that nearly a quar er . of a century ago the famous actress was I senteaced to death in absentia by the Spanish j Courts for acting some piece which the i Inquisitionary Government of tho country i deemed revolutionary. For the purposes • of her appearance ia Barcelona a special . pardon and to be obtained from the present king, who, tv.- his credit bo it said, at once s granted it, and in the most unconditional • manner. " Poor Longfellow. — Tell us not in mourn- ' ful numbers that this life is bat a dream, ' when a girl that weigns one hundred gets outside a quart of cream — and then wants more. — Elmira Gazette. Life is real, life J is earnest, and the girls know what they . need, but on cream they are the durudest set to show their grit and greed. No en^ { core. — New York News. Let us, thon, be t np and doing, with a heart for any fate ; 3 but never let us go a wooing girls that want 3 a second plate. How's that ? — Newsboy. Lives of such girls ull remind us, as we float adown the stream, that the boys who I come behind us will have to pay for lots of 1 cream. N.e.x.t!— Youker's Gazette. Be I not like dumb, driven cattle, be a hero in 1 the strife ; never with her mother battle, save the ice-cream for your wife. Proceed. r — N. Z. Times. Art is long and Time is t fleetiu', and our tarts, though rLh and , brown, need tho cream, my boys, to Bweeton ' them when grog wou t wash 'em down. Keep it quiet. It is generally admitted by everybody who has visited Jacobs' Athenoeum Bazur, ■ that it is the only shop in Wellington that contains a good and complete assortment of Fancy Goods and Jewellery suitable for b Presents, Birthday Gifts, or Wedding Presi sents. Parties requiring any of the above 3 articles will save themselves a lot of trouble I by calling and inspecting the immense us- . sortment, which ia too gLjautio to particut larise by advertisement. — fADVT.]

1879. 1878. Receipts — £ s. d, £ s. d. Passengers, parcels, &c , .. 1,630 7 2 067 UC Goods and live stock .. 1.40S 810 584 2£ 1 Total .. £3,038 10 0 1,25117 3 Wharf dues .. 93 3 0 83 IN : Total revenue £3,131 19 0 1,335 8 7