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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 88, 29 June 1880, Page 2

Foxton Local Board.— A meeting of the abovo Board was called for Gp.mo; Friday last, but at that hour only the Chairman was present, and after waiting for thirty minutes he adjourned the meeting until Friday next. Shortly afterwards the whole of the Commissioners ap ■ I peared on th« scene, but as the Chairman had decamped, no meeting could be held. Six o'clock is a moat inconvenient hour to <*tart a meeting, and there need be no wonder that that called far-Friday evening fell through. At the same time, at that, hour was fixed by resolution of the Board, the members should have attended at tho ap ■ pointed time. Nativb Mretino atQtaxi.— tV correspondent at t)taki writes:---" A meeting was held at Otaki on Friday night last by the native*, to consider what steps were to be taken to protect themselves and their property. It arose through some of the .residents being summoned for allowing their pigs to roam at large through the stteeta. It was decided to try and hav>> Otaki proclaimed « Maori District. Hoani Taij>ua, a chief of Otaki, w<is appointed eh leader lo have this arrangement carried out. Some very broad hints was given tint if this did not protect tlipra they w.>;ld follow the example of the Manawatu natives, and ereot a toll gate. They, are vety bitter-1 Htrainst the way (hey are 'being treated, by the'local bodies." Tkb «sßa Tax— Mr A.. J. \Vhyte notifies in another column that oner is still to be obtained at 6d per pint, no matter what "amount of duty he has to pay. • ' — Messrs Thynne, Linton & Co. held a sale on- Saturday last, at the Foxton Courthoune, of property formerly owned by the late Robert Hughes, who was recently drowned in the Manawatu Hiver, at Moutoa The first lot submitted was a dark bay filly, which was knocked down.. to. Mr Flannagan for 30s. Mr Duncan A. Poole became -the purchaser of one of the sheep dogs (a slut), for £l 12s 6d, while Mr H.Davidson purchased the dog for £2 ss. After the above lots were disposed of, Mr Thynne offered for f<ale a hogskin saddle, which aold for £3 2s 6d, to Mr A. J. Whyte. Treks porthb School.— Oar suggestion as to the planting of the Foxton State School grounds with ornamental trees and shrubs has commended itself to several residents of the township, and at their request we have opened at the HBKAxn offioe a subscription Jiati withth* viewpf provid ing the neoesaary fttnd3 for the work. We would suggest that donations should also be given of trwvahruVs,. &°i by persons 1 who have such' 'articles to -spare. Perhaps, those who sympathise ; with* the-id^a wUI accept the- hint, and.forward.a list of tie trees'or shrubs or the amount of money they' are willing to givel" 'All donations given will t>e acknowledged from time to time in our local columns. ' •■■' Elbctobal. — Jn a reoent Gazette it is notified that the Post Offices at Feilding, I dandon, and Haloombe, are appointed addi tional places.in, this district at whigh the electa&'-Tbll "•*>¥ Mabiwiittt tria'y' W inspwted. We would point oat that under this altered arrangement, every Post Offioe in the district except Otaki is made a place of inspection for the roll. No sound reason | oan be urged why Otaki should be left ouj

inifci cold, thete being a considerable nuw ber Wjf Electors there, and we bring the, matter under notice of tho Registrationoffloer in the hope that hq will recommend that a roll be d§p#sited at'Cbe Otaki F«9t Office.

EAnTHQUAKE.-^L rather sharp earth quake shook occurred at 11.40 am. on Sunday. The rumble whtoh preceded it was unusually loud, and the .vibration, which lasted only some two seconds, was " Bhort, sharp, » n d decisive." The direction appeared to be from south to north.

Collired. — A oapture was effeotod by Constable M'Anulty on Friday last, but was iruoh tamer than the average of suoh proceedings: uatfilljTare. It appears a man named Robert Gardener was " wanted " in Wellington, on aohar^e of "larceny as a bailee," and information was telegraphed •long the Coast that he had come this way by a certain eteamer. Constable M'Anulty learned that by the particular steamer a man had arrived who had engaged himself to Mr Ljrid, a local blaoksmiih. Putting this and that together, he determined to arrest him, and found that he was correct id his surmise. .The arrest was very tame, there not being the slightest tinge of sensationalism about it. Gardener was forwarded on to Wanganui by train on Friday evening, and was brought before Mr Hardcastle, it.M., on Saturday morning, and by binyeraanded to Wellington I '"''RAfetiWAT Meeting.— The annual meeting of jbhe shareholders in the Foxton and SftOSQQ Railway Company was " got off" on Friday last at Sanson. It will be remembered tha^t he meeting had to be adjourned the fortnight previous for want of a quorum, and i^ seemed 'very likely that a siuulnr course would have had . to be pumued on Friday last. -When the -Foxton contingent arrived at tho meeting & fbw minutes before 8 p.m-» only about 19 Bhareholders .were preieut out of a required number of ( 29, and it seemed very improbable that the meet in er would ha-heid. However, Mr Sanson, with that .Indomitable and hopeful Bpii it of his, urged those present to endeavour to (jet some more Sin*on Bhareholders tofttten^ the meeting, and with a little *' whlpping-up " about the required number were soon present. Heads wore counted, when to the disgust of everyone present only 23 cnald be found. shortly after wards two more unpnnctual shareholder* put in an. appearance, and at 9 o'clook the business commenced. A full report of the meeting, by our special reporter, appears in tnotlvr column. *

More Burnt Cokx. — The young men of Sandon have followed the example of their Foxton neighbours, and have formed a Christy Minstrel Company at Sanson. It is expected that the newly-formed Com* pany. will make their appearance in about a month's time, when an entertainment will be given on behalf of the funds of the local cricket olub.

MoRE Enterprise. — Palmerston residents now point with much satisfaction to tho presence of a real mutton pie-man in their Borough as a sign of its progress.

A Legal Migration. — The trespass case which was heard in the District Court at Palmerston last week, brought together a quintette of West Coasters, the Judge and the whole of the Bar engaged hailing from the gold fields. Starting with the -Bunch, Mr Hardoastle waa formerly Registrar of the Supreme Court at Hokitika, but on passing the necessary legal examinations, about three years ago, to qualify him as a solicitor, was admitted to the Bar, and ap . pointed^ R.M. at Wanganui, being afterwards elevated to a District Judgeship. Mr Hawkins, who appeared for the plaintiff, was for a number of years a resident of Hokitika, whilst^his coadjutor, Mr resided for a considerable period- at Beef ton. The counsel for the defendant, Mr Hankins, has only recently nettled in Foxton, having arrived from Hokitika,' whilst Mr Ernest Perkins, who appeared with him, was for several years an -articled olerk in the office of his brother, Mr W. Perkins, a solicitor at Greymouth. Doubt less the legal gentlemen raentione.d,although they have left behind them the " golden country," have not forgotten the art of obtaining the precious metal.

Drunk. — A man named William Hicks was run in by Constable M'Anulty on Saturday evening, charged with being drunk and incapable. He certainly was absolutely incapable, being found lying in the middle of the Main-Btreet, helplessly drunk, about 8 o'clock. He was let out on bail on Sunday morning, and a sitting of the Court wait held yesterday, at 10 a iv., before Mr Thynne, J P., to deal with the case. Mr liicks, howerer, did not turn up, and his pound was accordingly forfeited, and will swell the rerenue of the country.

R. M. Court.— rhe nsaai sitting of the ft. M. Court will be held tomorrow week (Wedue^day, July 7), before Mr Ward. tI.M. W>* make this explanation so that persons may guard against attending th 1 Court tomorrow, which will be a fortnight from last sitting. - s ;

Prophet* TAX.-^By .advertisement \n< another column it is notified that the time for filling in asses-meat papers .under the Property Tax Act has been 'extended to the second day of Aujruat. It in understood that the Government intend to furnish new schedules in connection with the tax, which will greatly simplify the assessment.

/ A Contrast. — There is one odd thia^ ii bout the roll of Justices (iccording ty tho Hawse's Buy Herald) wbioh is *orth noticing. All the " continuous Ministry " arc Justices, so are all the present Ministry. Hut of George Grey's colleagues only Mr Gisborne ia oa the roll. We look in v*in | for the names of Sir George Grey, Mr M.»csndrew, Mr Ballance, Mr Sheehnn, Mr Stout, Mr Fisher, and Mr Thompson.

Tdß Panama Canal.-— "Atlas" in the World says : — " I hear from an authentic source that it if more than probable that M de Lessepa may find himself supplanted, and his Panama Canal project superseded in a way he does not expect. A now sohemt-, ■nid to hare been already seen and approved in the highest quarters at Washington', is not to mtke any oanal, but, in lieu of ie, to oonatruot a ship-roilwa^, by means of which ships of any *ize can be transported bodily from ocean to ocean in about half a day. The idea is to construct immense docks or tanks, like graving docks, into which ships will sail or steam, and in which they will be securely fastened by hydraulic appliances. When the ship is hard and fast in her nrad'e on a level keel, the motive power will be applied, and the cradle, containing the ship will be hauled forward on,a gently inclined railway, with several pairs of rails, and the whole mass will be steadily run across the forty m les from ocean to ocean at the rate of six miles an. hour. The existing Panama railway will be Incorporated with the • shiprailway.' The plan— which is patented— is already in operation in France, where heavy ■ J oan*l boats, with full cargoes, are trans* ported from, one oanal to another over the intervening apace of land with the greatest ease and safety. The proposed ' ship-rail-way' will be made in , a third part of the. - time'reqifired for tKe* cahah ; at • fe'ss them* » third of the cost ; and a tariff Imb than a third of the estimated canal dues will leave a handsome profit for the projector*, who are an association of French and American companies."