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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 7, 24 September 1880, Page 2

The Vagrancy Cases at Otaki.— Tn our correspondence column we publish a letter from Mr H. Al 'Donald, of Horowhenua, regardiug the recent vagrancy cases at Otaki. As tbe charges contained therein were of a most serious character, wo at once took step9 to obtain a report of the oases, Which appears in another column. Our readers will understand that in matters of this land, it is impossible for a country newspaper to have its own reporter present at every silting of the Court. In such- cases the next best thing bas to be done, viz , obtain a resume from some one present when the case was heard. Thus we have been compolled to do in 'he present instance. If there are . any . inaccuracies in the report given, we shall therefore be glad to give 1 snaco necessary to correct them. Accepting the report as true, it will be seen that upon one or two points Mr M'Donald has been misinformed. Nevertheless wo cannot help expressing the opinion that the Justice.3 passed a much severer sentence upon the men than their offence merited. Bearding the Lion. — Rather a good story has reached us as to the manner in which an ox telegraphist bearded the lion in his den, or in other words attacked Dr Lernou in his own office. The services of the said telegraphist, who is not unknown in Mfinawittu, were dispensed with recently, on the ground of economy, and having been for a number of years in the service, he received a good round sum aa compensation. Bnt by some mistake or other, the department had made an error of one- shilling in estimating the compensation money, and beiug of an honest turn of mind the telegraphist determined to present the same in person to Uio permanent head of the department. Upon the expiry of his notice, he Wbiit from Blenheim to Wellington, and was ushered into the aujjuat presence of the man of; telephones, microphones, &a. Naturally the conversaiion drifted into the channel of the recent dismissals, and the ex-telegraphist rather warmly protested against the action of the department iu dismissing old servants. This .got the doctor's blood up, and he paid, " Look here, Battery, I can't have you saying theso things here, and if you have nothing more to say you had better leave !" " Oh I didn't come to, say AhaJ>,D.r Lpmon./JLxepliecU Batfery , " It's* t>pon & different nia{ter'al4 together, and one-that closely couoerns 1 the department." The Doctor : . bfec&fae alPat; tention, and Battery proceeded : " What I came to say was this. In making up my compensation money a' mistake of an important character was made. I whs paid too much— a shilling ! There ifc is!" and down he slapped the. coin on the Doctor's table. " Take it away, sir," S'lid the Doctor, " I'll not take it!" " But you rau*r," suid Battery. "But I wont," said the Doctor. . " Xt affiidts youf doparmen*," said Battery. '• I don't care,*' was the reply " Take ifout of this, ar.d leave my room at once," and the Doctor's face became coloured with a crimson £ash. 81o>wly Battery picked up the Httle coin, arid *aid, " Well, Dr Lemon, I've acted fairly in giving you the chance to have the mistake rectified without reaching the eaw of the Government, Jbut as.jpu.rafuse, to., take, it,.. I'lleendit nojrto} the 'Premier, j»" I. don't want to rob the department!" And then he left, satisfied with the reflection that he ha i taken n decided " risa". out,of the head of the Telegraph Department of New Zealand. Tub Late Fins.— To show the necessity that exists for a firebell for Fox ton, *e may, state that an industrious artizin of MainStreet, Foxfcon, was working within 250---yards of the fire for over 2 hours before be knew a house had been burnt down ! i PHoToOKAPHV.-r-In another column Mr Kirkwood announces that duplicate copies of photos taken by him durinsr his visit to Foxtou can be obtained from him at Marton at reduced prices. We have no doubt that Mr Kirkwood's liberal offer will be largely availed of by his numerous patrons in this district. Mr Eirkwood also makes another announcement which those about to have their photos taken would find it to their interest to read. Tendebs.— The iVlanawatu County Coun cil, in another column, invito tenders for the formation of the Sanson-Foxton road. Prospecting.-— Mr Bolton, a gentleman appointed by a number of Oxfordshire farmers to report upon New Zealand as a field for settlement, arrived in Wellington recently per Wairaen, from London, an I is now on a tour through Manawalu. For some days past he has been engaged visiting various localities around Palmeratoif, and expresses himself in the highest terms of admiration of the Quality of the country and its capacity for settlement. We learn he is to visit the district north of Wangan»i

during tho last part of the present week, and will make a tour of the country. With a cotntnend&ble dosh-e to enable Air Bolton to seo tho country thoroughly, the Government have given him n free pa>=s upon th<> railways, Mr Bolton is a Wesley an Metho dist. lay preacher, and lusr ovoning conducted Divjin> (Service in thePiiiuv-iviwm Wealoyan Ohurch. H- yesterday visited the farm, of Mr Kobert Linton, Karere, in company with tho Rev. Mr Dawsbury and Mt Jaa. Lintou. It is n-ost^grutifying to notice the attention this colony is commanding from the yeomanry of the old country. The olaas of men who will be inftuenoed by Mr Bolton' 9 report are men with a moderate amount of capital — a class who are- sure to do good for themselves, and also for the country to which they emigrate. Well Supplied. — The religious bodies at Feilding are now fully supplied with .clergyman, there- being a- pastor to -the Presbyterian. Anglican, Wesleyan, Catholic, and Primitive Methodist denominations there. With a quintette of spiritual ad-* risers to so small. a. town,, the.JTeildingpeople should be models of charity and virtue: Breach of the Medicai Practitioners Act. — At' the Ma?ton R. M. Court, on Tuesday/ last, a man named Frederick tyster* was' charged "before Mr Ward with . a broaoh of « Ishe .-.JfedjOHl;" : l^roplitioners , Act, 18G9/'; by : practising as 4 nfedio/il man,' he not being registered or in possession of the nficessary ' diplbm.iV" Sub- Inspector Goodall prosecuted, and in the course of his examination stated that ho had received instructions to proceed against all unqualified persons who practised as medical men. Lyster was fined £50, in default 3 months' imprisonment with hard labor j.i Wanganni Gaol. Lyster did not appear at the investigation, and is supposed' to hare decamped. .During the : trial, Constable Coyle stated that when stationed at Olaki, he saw the defendant "Bwagging' 1 up tho Coast. Conceut at Palsibustom.— A most enjoy ; able concert took place at Palraerston on "Wednesday evening, in the Towu Hall, which was crowded. The object of tho entertainment was to assist the Cemetery fund, and wo were glad to hear Mr Linton a*y in his remarkiat the close of the concert, that the proceeds would raateri tlly assist the trustees out of their difficulties. • The ladies of the town.ship went heartily iuto the g°od work, and not only were the whole o f the: arrangements capitally made, b:it the Hall was, beautifully decorated; with flowers, ferns, &.\, forming in this respect a very markel contrast to the get up of rhe 'Fpxton ; Mall; when an entertainment is given During the concept three glees — «f May D-iy,^ ?« Belfry Tower," and '• Mail, Smiling Morn," were Riven in excellent time by the Wesleyan Choir, mid elicited hearty applause, especially " Belfry Tower." The various musical items were given in good style, and wore appreciated by the audience, but want of «p.ico prevents us referring to them individually. Wo must, however, refer to two— a comic song, "It's nice," by Mr Pirani, who was furiously encored, and sang "Babie3 on our block," in response ; and a recitation, " Clarence's Dream," by Mr Green, — both of which were splendidly given, an<l well deserved the applause with which they were rewarded. At the close of the concert Mr Dungan read an original epilogue composed for the occ^sbn by Mr Thomas Bracken, wlio is wj!l known throughout the Colony as.a poet of great merit, and of whom New Zjalarul may justly be proud. The epilogue read on : W-^lnos lay night was most appropriate and touching, and in Mi' Dungnn's hin<J» ample justice was done to the ianguago and spirit of tliu composer. WesljKYax Ckubch, Fbildiko. — The Wesleyans of Feilding have, ujw a settled pnstor of their own, the gentleman appointed being the Rev. Mr I'arsonson, who arrived from England per Waimea, a few days ago. The rov. gentleman entered upon his duties las'. Sunday/ and made a favourable impression. On Wednesday evening a welcome tea meeting was given to bim in the Feilding < church, and there wus a gor.d attendance. Later iiytho eveuifig' a public moetiiig .was held, when (ulJiosseu wore given by the Rev. Messrs M:irten, Parsonson, and others. L\nd Revenue. — The total revenue re ceived from lan-l during the quirter endeil 30th June, 1830, amounted to £114,035 i7a 9J» ifiJe up ns follows : — Zjaticl sules, £48,579 14i 4 1 ; depasturing licenses, rents, &a. v £61,446 16 j Id ; niisjellantifim, £1,109 7s 4-.1. The amount contributed by the County of Mumwatu was, £5 JS 16a. Vital Statistics.— During the mont.li of August there were oil births in the fifteen principal towns of the Colony, Wellington heading the list with 00, while Dunedin follows with 92. The total number of deaths iafth.ospmfH9vr.n3 w7UiT67;~\V*iil{|iYg'ton again headiugithe llfst? with 49, or 3.27 per 1000 pf ; the populition/whiW Dutrieilin returns only 2& deaths.-or 0-96 per 1000 "of its inhabitants. The highust death rate was at HoUitika, being 3*53 per 1000, and the lowest at the Thames, where only one death occurred, o*l7. Warigariui ' shows a .very good return of 0 72, there being only 3 death's out of a population of 4,163. In Wellington, 29 out of tbe 49 de.Hhs were those of children unJor 5 years of ago. With reference to the Wellington deaths we quote the ' follow'ng paragraph of ) the Kbgietjar-GencraPs notes:—" A-ltho'ugh ill the aggregate the doaths only numbered one 1 more than .in. tho .-preceding month, yet in Wellington thefe wag a? large increase, the deaths having been 49 in August against 27 in July. There was a decrease in Auckland of 12, in Ohiistchurch of 3, and in Dunedin of 6. The increase in Wellington is attributable to th<*Tafgi?jjnfn&ri)f djealhs froai whoopiug'cdugH Rnd'disoAWt of- the respiratory organs, theao diseases having caused 22 deaths in August, against 4 in : July. Of the 49 deaths, only 7 occurred in the Tuorudon Ward of the town" We presume tho last sentence is intended to prove that the present Cemetery at Wellington is not to be blamed for the high rate of mortality that city shows. Thb Daily Mail. —The Wellington Chronicle of the 2lst instant s>ys: — Mr Butt*, the poitnaaster-in-cliief, desires us to state that he received a communication yesterday from tho Postmaster-General, notifying that tender* may be sent in for thejioti-;, veyance of mails daily between Foxton and Wellington. Should the low-eat tender be considered reasonable, it will be accepted. Compplsouy Education.—Notwithstanding the cheapness of education in these days, many porsons do not seotn to appreciate ihe advantages it confers. A few days ago two parents were summoned to the Rangior.i Court by the luoal committee, for neglecting to send thsir children to school. One defendant said he found his boy useful to him, and therefore allowed him to go to school only wheu ho had nothing, for him to do a* -home. The boy iu question had attended only 31 times O'lt of a possible 90. The Magistrate said he had b'-en informed there were iu the district "about 100 children between school ages who • did not attond school. The excuses were frivolous. The duty of the Magistrate was to support the aotion of the o-jmmittee, and an order would be made for tho ohildren in I question to be sent regularly, costs to be

paid by defendants. Tho Bsnch sta'el that penalties would ba levied in future cases of the kind. Wo think the Fuxton and oihor committees in the district might with advantage take a loaf from the bonk of the llangior.l committee, and put in force the oompulsory cl mses of the Act Pifor^B'CY Tax- — The Mm* for BenVtfiu; in returns un-ler tna Property Assessment Act is extended to October 25. Pbize Firing. — Out of the sum of £800 voted for prize firing by tho Assembly, £54 l»s 7d falls to the share of the Wanganui, P.u.ea, and Kangitikei districts, including Manawatu. Of the sum. named £19 14s 7d is devoted to adults, and'th*; remniniae £5 Is to c idets. The money has been divided pro rata amongst the Volunteer Corpg, according to their nominal strength on 31st •July, 1880. Bach district will have to provide fos.mark/ing, &e,, atits. jowa expanse.. Tua-.EABBij Nuisance. — The South •lftnd Tmies^says. that "there is now sufficient evidenoo chat the rabbit plague, after JjafflibgJor-years^he-ingenuityof tril~*jrhosuffered under it, has at last been subdued. If it still prevails in any quarter it must be the result of sheer stupidity and indifference, for areinedy, bheap, certain, and accessible, lies to everybody's hand. : . The reports that reaoh us from different quarters ,of the success of phosphoriaedoats in : nearly exterminating the rabbit, even where it had covered the country and monopolised thepasture, read like exaggeration. With the oraature's almost litonil disappearance, begins, it is hoped, an era of new productiveness in the pasture lands ■ ami farm's of SouthUnd." The Silversmiths op Epbesbs. — The lawyers of Ashburton evidently think, like the silversmiths of Ephesus, that their " craft is in danger," as they advertise a reward of £20 to be paid to any person who . shall give such information as will lead to the convction of anyone committing a breach of the Law Practitionera or oiher, , similar 'Aots or brdinanoos, by preparing Dee^a or other Legal Ducuradnts, or in any way whatever. No Stkawberby Mark.—^lary Brennan' alias " Mary the Maid " (known in West ; port and Iteefton) frightonod a man out of 1113 wits ut Gri'9yraouth tha other day, by claiming him a* har long lost husband, but the man didn't see it, and as ho had no. suviwbarry mark on his arm by which ho could bu identified he got off. — Westport Times. The Oxford Chalk.— JJ'or some time there has been considerable talk about the chalk deposits at Oxford and thoir suitableness for the manufacture of cement. The. proprietors of the land on which the chalk exists have succeeded in manufiicturing a very superior sample of Portland cement, weighing i 1 Bib's to the strike bushel. There is au almost unlimited suppiy of the raw material in tho district, and considering the large quantity of cemditf used in this coiony, the cuiicass of Messrs. Ingram and Wright in producing a good sample points to a profitable industry that it would be well to establish and encourage. — Ashburfcon G/uardian. WAwrso, a Wife.— The following unique and eminently. practical advertisement appears in the Dunedin Scar of a recent date : — " A young gentleman (considered good looking) of independent means, desires 1 1 correspond with a lady with a viuw to matrimony. Ueouty of tho mind and domestic qualifications thu first considerations Tho moat conventional lady need not bo shocked at this unorthoJox mathod of procuring a wife, as tho strictest etiquette will bi observed. As a guarantee of good faith correspondents are requested to enclose onepound note with photo, which will be returned in each case; strictly confidential. Address '{Adonis. 1 care of 11. Scott, Esq., box 32 A, Post-office, DuneJiu."