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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 63, 2 April 1880, Page 2

Gone Down. — The Manawatu river has subsided since our last issue, and is now down to its ordinary level. During the past few days men have been employed removing the carcases of sheep from Mr Wintersgill's property. Over 70 were got out on Wednesday, and will be boiled down by Mr Eastern, to whom they belonged. A dead cow was found hung up amongst the peach trees at the same place. Stamps.— The Postmaster-General has licensed the proprietors of the Manawatu Herald to sell stamps, and they can therefore be obtained at this office, This step has been taken as a matter of public convenience, as, owing to the mails closing several hours after the Post office is closed, many persons are compelled to delay oorrespondence because of inability to obtain stamps. R.M. Court. — Several persons having enquired why no sitting of the Foxton R.M. Court was hald last Wednesday, we may explain that once in each quarter there is an interval of three weeks between the sittings at Foxton. This happened to full during the present interval, hence the Court was not held. It will, however, sit as usual on Wednesday next. Exhibition. — We are pleased to notice that the Feilding timber sent by Mr Halcombe to the Sydney. Exhibition carried off a first prize. A similar honor was conferred upon exhibits of timber sent by two other New Zealand settlers. Mr R. Robinson's House. — We find an error crept into our report regarding the house which was swept out to sea by the flood. It was not, as stated, a two-roomed building, the dimensions being 21ft x 22ft, and divided into four rooms, with lean-to attached. Mr Robinson expects to get enough timber from the wreck of his house to build a cottage, which be will erect upon a terrace near the former size, but some distance, above the height reached by the recent unprecedently high flood. This new site the native owners of the land have offered to him gratis. He speaks in high terms of their goodness to him.