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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 11, 8 October 1880, Page 2

F.M. Court. — The Resident Magistrate at Wednesday's Court, gave judgmen i the 0180 of Cro«8 Brothers v. McCoiiville The substance of th« judgment was that the defendant, who was captain of the schooner Edith Heidi should not have sold the timber which he earner! to Dunedin for plaintiffs, as he had a lien for freight, he could hare stored it, and- had no power given to sell. Judgment was therefore g : ven for plaintiffs for the difference between the price at which the timber was sold, and the value placed upon it by plaintiffs. Entertainment — An entertainment is being arranged by the committee of the Foxton Cricket Club, to take place on Wednesday evening next. The proceeds are to be demoted to supplementing the funds of that Club. The first part of the entertainment will consist of songs and duets, &c, by the amateurs of the township. The Foxton Ohristys have consented to supply the second portion of the entertainment, and in addition to playing a new farce and some other comicalities, will repeat two or three of the most successful items of their last performance. Altogether a very agreeable entertainment -will be presented, and we hope the promoters will receive a bumper house r The programme -will be found in another cfbhiißH,. -. ' The Latest . Boll.— lt is generally known that half-castes who live as members of a tribe of natives are regarded as abo-

riginuls in the eye of the New Zealand taw. At the Council meeting fin Monday lust, MfKebbelt made a oapital " bull " in cdii--J»ei»tJs!i. with, this matter, tie was referjintt td 'a <ilaim fpr . rates ugainat m Thol. Boaoh, the gfehfol landlord of tho Ohau I lately arid explaining his views a* to 1119 proposal to stop Mr Uoaoh's back rates. •' Wheu those back-rates became due " so id Mr Kebbell, " Roach wan a half-caste," and suddenly seeing the look of amusement that covered ttio fnhe of (jveiyborty in tlio r.iOn'i he od led, '« Woll. of 00 t'-sd he's a h »lf-6 sti: still !'\ At this there was n mar of laughter, and Mr K-ibbell turned ftlternatply white and red. Howevor, when the laughter subsided, he explained " What I mean is, that -beoaUßftc-he.,w«B.-ra;.Jha]froa3te he was not 1 bound to pay the rates !" „;. Cbaxoes ra<Taß.J?piiicE FoßOE.—The Gtoverntrient are going in most thoroughly for alterations in the Civil Service, though we" doubt' very" much if these will in each case prove improvements. Sweeping ohanges appear to be contemplated in the Police Department, and from telegrams published, ft would, appear a large number of the officers are to be dispensed with at the close of the current month. Mr Groodall was not a little surprised to receive a telegram at Foxton on Wednesday morning; dated the previous evening) asking Whether any officers under him desired to retire from the, servicek ;re6eiviiig H> compensation a month's pay for eaoh year of service. A telegram sent five minutes later informed him that his services would be dispensed with at the close of the present month. This sudden move completely took the worthy officer by surprise, as it was a strange return for sixteen and a half years of arduous and successful service- in the colony. We trust that this step h<is been taken merely with a view to reorganisation, and that the Government do not intend foolishly to dismiss a number of officers of ' the stomp of Mr Goodall. During the three years he has. been in charge of this police district, he has gained the esteem and confidence of 0 very class. His duties— rat times most unpleasant — have been carried out with singular fidelity and courtesy, and it is well known that amongst his men he. is esteemed as an able and successful officer. Surely, then, instead of dispensing with his services, the Government might permit him as one of the junior " subs " to return to his old rank of sergeant-major, send reduoe the different men along the chain, of officers.' By this means* tha services of the man who has last joined the force' would be dispensed with, iuatead of s tried and faith ful servant. There must be subordinates in the police fo^ce.and a man who is fit to be sub-iaspeotor should certainly be well fitted for a sergeant-major. Mr Goodall has spent the beat years of his life in tho service of this country. He arrested the murderer Ijevy at Nelson, which led to the arrest .of Hurgess, Kelly, and the others, and in other ways has distinguished himself.. We hope for the credit of the Colony, aud in the interest of this district, he will continue in charge of it— if not as sub inspector, as sergeant-major. He is quite willing, we believe, to acdopt " the inevituble " reduo tion, but naturally considers it hard to be dismissed without the offer of taking the next rank lower. Pkodigious. — Those persons who sneer at the soil of Foxton should have seen a couple of brocoli left at our office by Mr J. Birchley, of the Avenue, and grown in his garden Like Dominie Sampson, they would hftve exclaimed, •• Prodigious !"' The diameter of each flower was fully 18 inohes.-and tb c weight about ten pounds. We wonder thi a excellent vegetable is not cultivated mor^ generally. K.M. Court. — Very great interest wns, tak« n in the proceedings of the Court on Wednesday, the Courthou&e being packed throughout the hearing of the charge against Mr Roekstrow. Our Palmerston contemporary had despatched a special reporter to attend the Court, and through out the whole district the matter has been freely canvassed. Wo have given a full report of the proceedings, to the exclusion of other matter of interest. It will be seen defendant gave notice of appeal. Changes.— The air is full of rumors regarding impending changes, one being that a c'mnge will possibly be made shortly in the magisterial arrangements of this Coast, and another that the Foxton post and telegraph offices are to ba again amalgamated, and the present postmaster withdrawn. Taking theik Measure. — At the County Council meeting on Monday, Mr Sanson proposed that tenders be called for one thousand dog collars of difforent sizus, and great merriment was caused by Mr Kock- 1 strow suggesting the member for Oroua Should be a v«ommtttee to go : round and' measure the dogs ! Mr Sanson enjoyed the joke. . ■ i . i :;■•"'