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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 2, 7 September 1880, Page 2

Boming Club.— Members of the Boat ing Club are remiuded that a meeting will °c held at Whyte's Hotel thia evening for the transaction of important business. Slatjghtbb Fbes. — At the Council meeting yesterday, Mr. Macarthur stated that from a return handed him by the Engineer, he learned that the amount of slaughter fees received by the inspector of slaughter I houses during the list eighteen months was | £63. School Committee. — A meeting of the Moufia School Committee was held "on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. Howe (chairman). Carter, launders, and Edwards. The only business transacted was the appointment of a chairman in pluoe of Mr. Howe. Mr. Sawders proposed, and Mr.

Pi>rh:ipß tV; to interpret thp natives will B^^HHJ^pn'Oß'tfATiotr.— Tt would approspaets of the Couur.y v *!•• aot « as w?s ro.ierd.iy tha chdtraan stated HSMRhidiug the subsidies, the one-third Hraef'rred,pnymont land fund, and savings that wo&la be effected upon esri-nated expeoditure, there would bS about £1,7 0 or £2,000 .fvailab'.e for road construction. Also, fhg unexpended balance had been revoted for the OtaliiPoxfcon road, and there remained to be spant £690 balance of graufc of £I,4oo' for road Unas in and leading to the 7,000 acre block, Kiwitea. Spring WKvrnisa — The beautiful spring weather in which residents on this coast have been revelling for the paßt few duya has boen most acceptable after tho rather unpleasant winter wo have had. Farmers and others are iv high spirits, aud are very winguino of a successful season The gr.tss is springing up rapidly, and soon ihero will be abund'nee of feed. The weather is most favorable for tho lambing Heuson, aud from all parts of the district we hear there will be a large increase in the flocks. Furiocb Riding. — We wish to direct the attention of tho constable to the fact that the .Moutoa mad is regarded by certain parsons as a kind of race course, aud it is quite a common thing for horsemen after turning Mrs Burr's corner to put their horses into a full gallop with a charming disregard for the lives and limbs of her AlHJeaty'a liege subjects. The same kind of thing is curried on by many persona when riding into tho township, the stopping-place being of course the beginning of the Jiluin street. On Sunday last, 'ibout five o'clock, a couple of individuals, who appeared to have been spending the afternoon, in the country, determined to have a raco to wind up the day's procefldiugs. About half b, mile up tbe road they therefore put their horses on 'heir mettle, and galloped into the township. On nearing Mrs Burr's the race bocame apparently rather exciting, for one individual whipped hi« horse to full stretch, while the other frantically seized his hat in his hand, and holding on vigorously pursued the race. But an avenging Nemesis overtook him before he reuchod the end. Near Mrs Burr's corner the ground in the ceutre of the road becomes rather uneven, and while the hatless one was congratulating himself upon having gained a hard-con-tested victory, he experienced the novel sensation of flying through the air, and suddenly found himself prone upon his mother oarth Huving caught his horse he resumed his journey, amidst the laughter of those who witnessed the cropper, but not before a citizen had offered to proceed I iigiiin-;t him for furious riding if he would 1 give his name. He declined. Tendebs. — Contractors are reminded that t >nd> rs for the erection of the new Bank of Australasia at Foxtou close tomorrow (Wednesday), at noon. Tenders going from foxton should be posted for this afternoon's mail. Opening of the Boating Season.— The boating season was opened with very little display on Saturday afternoon. About 3.30 i p.m. a number of members of tho Club met it the shed, when 'VTr J. T. Stewart, the Vice- President, briefly pioposed " the success of the Club during tho season," which w«s drunk by the members with much enthusiasm. The Dolly Varden was then dropred into the wafer, and the champion crew — Messrs. Howe (stroke), Symons, J. and W. Collins took up their places, and had a •jpurt on "hortvor. Shortly afterwards the Queen M>tb was lowered into her clement, and manned by Messrs Burr (stroke},Gi'iy, G. and J. Russell, un.J the two bouts pulled steadily down the liver to Ihakara's bend. There ascraich inatcti w:is arranged, the Dolly Vnrden g'ving the Queen Mab a long tart lVip a race bnck to the shed, liuth crews worked well, but the Mab had too big n lead at the commencement nnd gained the day, though it is certain that had the course been about half a mile longer, the outrigger would have won, us Mio was pulling up rnpidly. The pair-oared outrigger Duchess of Devonshire was not taken out of the shed, as cerain repairs arc necessary. Th.'.se are ijdw being effected, and in a few days she will be ready for inc. ■V* the season is about to begin persons de«iring to become members of the Club should hand in thoir uames for propo^l. [t is to be hoped our local men will settle luwn steudily to practice, as, with good practice and the stimulm of lost year's -uece3«es they should carry ;ill bufore them again this season. The Manawatu Electoral Ron..— The total number of namtis printed ou the Man rtwatu electoral roll is 2041. Since thf printing, and up to August 26, 173 morenames have been added, nuking a total of 2i 14. From these there must be deducted •51 Maori voters, whose names have been irus d from the roll, as disqualified under " The Qualification of Eleotors Act. 1879," leaving a total of 2163 votors on tbe roll on the date mentioned. Joined the Majomty— We hnve with d«op regret to record the death of Mrg R. Port, of Sandon, which occuredon Tbunday last. Tho deceased lady wis only ill for a fe"v days' being seized with conjestion of the lungs, and notwithstanding everything thai, was done, sank under tho desease Before the remains of the deceased were placed in their last resting place, her hu-iband was attacked by tho same fell disease, preventing his attendance at tho funeral and a messenger ,vas despatched ho Dr Barber, who proai ptly responded to the call, and roJe off on Saturday evening to attend the sufferer He Usited his patient again on Mondiy morning and is not without hope of his patient's recovery. Accidsnt. —An acoident occurred on Sunday afternoon laat to a youth named Alfred Coley. He wa3 riding down the Avenue Road when the horse stumbled and fell, rolling over on hi* rider. The boy was picked up insensible, appearing to be vety must hurt -, but he craw- to some time afterwards and waa taken home. Yester day ho was confined to bed. County Council.— This body held it* usual sitting yesterday. A full report appears in another column. English Cbicket.— The match between the All England Eleven and the Australians commenced yesterday. It Ib expected that a close match will be the resnlt, the English team composing the best eleven that cuuld be got together Should the Australians score a win, they may claim the proud position of the champion cricketers of the wbrld. vf AN Omission. — The Hawera Star sayu that " a curious omis»}ou appears to have

8 to the West 11 the deacriptian La ad District, the lnnd on the to have biioa mistake may have but wo U;wo affect." |^MBMBRfTI''jT#IscJMB Tax. — The iuco'nepHßtoof now raised in tho Uuitod King w|), urCuVio the £, has be»n levied at that rare in only thivo of all the year* since the tar was Imposed by Sir R. Peel iv 18 !3. H'< fixed it at 7i in tho £, and for twelve yajjM th it ra'a rq.u-j,ia;d unchanged. Tho war with Russia caused thiß tax to bo raised to (for two years) Is 4d in the £ (on incomes of not lea th«» £150), and ia the twenty six years eiuco the change from 7d the income-tax has been abore 6d in nin«t years, and below 6d in fourteen years, 2d being the lowest. I* wa* 6d in the fimnoial years of 1804 65, 1868-69, 18/1-72. It was but 2d in 1874-7-5 aul 1875 7«. Sad oaße of Drowning. — Mr James Armstrong, of Akiteo, and his nephew, Archie Armstrong, were drowned in the Akiteo Rivpr whilst crossing with some cattle. Mr Armstrong, tho elder, after dousing safely, went back into the river to head some cattle, when hi* horse got into a quicksand, pluugud, and turned round sharp, throwing tlie rider. His nephaw rods in t«< rescue him, and afer getting hold of his shoulder his borne also took fright or g->t iuto a quick *and. for it cimimbiiced buckjumijiag and threw youn* Anns ting. The hone continue. l bucking on top of both* men, who were not seen to rise afterwards, persons snw the occurrence, but were not near enough to render any assistance. The Last Man-of-War. The English Navj has now Bfot the fastest man-of-war in the world. The Iris, which has just been commissioned by Captain Edwird Seymour, can steam eighteen and a half knots an hour. She will be a most valuable cruiser in wartime, especially against fast privateers, and she is no small vessel, being over four thousand tons and carrying a strong armament. She is a ciubsity as the first large steel ship yet afloat, and ia built for lightness and strength combined. Besides ten largo guns, she carries ten Whitehead torpedoes and two torpedo boats, also two Grilling guns, one of which is fitted for use in her foretop. She is built in fourteen watertight compartments, and her captain has constant drill in shutting tho doors, being resolved that they shall be efficient in case of accident. She has two screws and two distinct enginerooms and stoke-holes, and her coal buukera are arranged to form a sort of armour of coa! to a gr«at length of the ship. She carries electric lights ; the sailing pinnance of the Captain, in which the survivors escaped, i* now afloat again for the first time ; and a kedge anchor from the old Royal George ; and a black puodio generally keeps the watch on her quarter deck. Her lines are beautiful, and she is exactly like a large steam yacht. To Shipowners. — The following inforraation will be useful to mas'ars and builders of small vessels : — 'Japtain Thompson, the harbormaster at the Bluff, nays : "My attention has been called by the masters of many email coasting vessels to errors in their compasses on certain courses, amountin some cuses to as much as two points. Lhese I have invariably found to arise from the proximity of the compass to long iron bolts driven vartinally through the deep combing-i of their half-r»ised cabins. Tha hammering in driving, and their Terttcal position, give them strong polarity in this homispheip, with the red polo upwards, which repuls the north or ' red ' end of the compass needle; the lower cud attracting it. This derangement can, iv some cases, be conveniently compensated, but the surer and batter plan is to have tho iron bolts i replaced by copper or composition ones, or ' if convenient, the compass removed out of thoir influence. Builders of small vessels j of the class referred to should guard against putting iron fastenings near the compass, i Their being covered wi'.h the tiuiber does! not prevent them affecting the compasses, as sonio suppose. Several masters have j related to me their narrow escapes through these errois, aud I have no doubt som^ losses have occurred from the same cause." Gem Puzzle. — Although this famous puzzle has the reputation of having 1 sent a goad raauy people to thu Lunate Asylums, it appears to have been put t > one good use, judging by tno following telegram fiom Lyttelton which has recently appeared in the papers : — '"The Fifteen Gem Puzzlo Iks at last been put to a satisfactory use. The gaoler at Lyttelton has given it tj the Maori prisoner*. They are quiet " Tluspectacle of an old tatooed warrior, work ing the 13, 15, and 14 blocks round the card nust be really affecting. If that gaoler saves an outbreak at f he gaol by his dodtje, lie should reooive instaut promotion, and have the ton par cenr, put ou his Babry -(gain. Waitotara Railway.— The Hawera Star has the following on this subject:— "An esteemed correspondent, writing to us from Kaijlwi, st-ites that the railway will probably be opened to Waitotara by the middle of ihi present nu'iith. The ballasting is expected to be completed duriug the present week, and the muterails are now being sent through to Wuitotara for the permaeat way of the Waverley section. Last week a train of 3i tracts, weighing about 250 tons, was taken right through from Wanganui to Waitotara. The delays th it have occurred havo been iv consequence of the foundations of the Waitotara bridge having been fouud defective, and much larger piles had to be procured, and also owing to the unfavorable nature of the ballastpit." A Sensible Opinion. — Th« following " clip " from a letter from the pen of tho Rev. J. Berry, au emigration agent at Eng land, published in th« Christian World, " hits the right nail on the head :" — I fear that my letter is already too long, but I should liko to add, in conclusion, that a Kredt deal too much is made of this depression. To speak of a country as largo as Great Britain, and in all natnril resources as rich, and which possesses an unrivalled climate, ph overcrowded, when its population is not more than that of Glasgow, in absurd. New Zealand could absorb twenty times more people now, and sustain them all. if only the right closses would go oat, and go with reasonable expectations. The whole unemployed in the colony are c< imputed by a recent writer iv the Otaki Daily Time* at not more than 2000. I took up the other day the Hawke'a Bay Herald for May 14, whioh shows that the exports from that province for the pact yeac amount to £31 per head for every man, woman, and child in it. Yet Napier, its priucipal town, has suffered, in proportion to its sire, as severely a* any othor part of the colony from this depres siou. These two faots taken together show that while New Zealand presents a magnificent opening for people of the right class, it is terribly Binned ajrainst by the wrong classes going out and giving the oountry a bad name. The depression i>, I believe, passing away almost as rapidly as it came, and when the totals are mad 1 up of the magnificent harvest just reaped, a result wi 1 appear whivh it will be difficult to rival, and. impossible to surpass.