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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 26, 30 November 1880, Page 2

The Coming Valuation.— The vexations delay which occurred in connection with the proclamation of the new Highways Districts has acted most detrimentally. Not only have a number of necessary works been delayed mouth after month, waiting for the Government to move, but the old 80-.ird hns been compelled to take action in the matter of the appointment of a valuator As the new valuation list is required by the Rating Act to be ready by the fit'tpenth day of January next, the old Mould deemed it undesirable to wait any longer, aud there'bre at the October meeting determined upon calling for tenders for the office of valuator. The tenders were received at last Thursday's meetiug, and, as we mentioned in Friday's issue, that of .Mr Hedges for the Sandon aud Carnarvon Ward-s, and of Mr Hoe for the remaining five Wards were accepted. It would certainly have been more satisfactory in every way had ihe now Boards been able to deal with the appointment of the valuators they may rt quire, as they are almost certtiin to be iv wonting order before the fifteenth of January. Still, the dilatory action of the Government has forced the old Board into the rather unpleasant position of appointing gentlemen to Jo work for which its triple oflwpriug will have to pay. Mr Hedges will be paid £20 for acting as valuator of tho tfandon and Carnarvon Wards, and Mr Hoe will receive £33 for the remaining five Wards. Other tenders were reetived from Messrs J. Linton, E. P. Amesbuiy, M. Hamilton, and F. J. Taylor. Local. — And writing upon this subject reminds us that it is quite time the Fox ton Local Board took action iv the matter of appointing a vuluator. There ure only about six weeks now lo the time for the preparation of the vnl nation list, and no time should be lost in arranging with seme one to do the work. This hint should be taken. The Baixe-se Sale.— To rouble country purchasers io obain the Liihogiaphic I'lans of the Bainesso Estate to be sold on Decem ■ bor (itli, the auctioneers, Messrs Kennedy Macdona'd & On , have sont us a number of plans which will be supplied to any oue who may require tiem. All Saints' Chuisch. — His Lordship Bishop Uadfield will eo.Mnct Divine Service at All Saints' Church, Foxton, next Sunday, both morning and evening. He will be in the township on Saturday. Eabthquake. — A rather smart shock of earthquake was felt at Foxtou on Saturday last, at nine minutes pust one p.m. The shock was preceded by a tolerably loti.l rumble, iu ul the ilitvction appeared to be from north to south. Rumsey to tub Foiie. — There is an old snying that it" a beggar is pbicei on a horse he will ride *o an unpleasant locality, and in amplification of this it may be stated that if a " bush-lawyer " once enjoys the luxury of distinguishing himself iv Court he is sure to be desirous of riding his hobby again. Mr Krancis Rurasej's recent appep.ranoe in tho Supremo Court has appar ently had the effect of making him desirous of showing the Otaki people what he really can do. Upon his arrival in Foxton last Friday ho interviewed the Clerk of the Court, and expressed his intention of laying an information against ( Unstable Mitchell, of Otaki, for perjury, beiug an indictable offence. It appears that recently Constable Mitchell stated on oath in Court that M^ Greenough landlord of the Telegraph Hotel, pushed Rurasey out of his hotel on a certaiu occasion. This statement Mr Rumsey denirp, and as he believes Grreenough will support his denial, he intends to proceed against tho constable for perjury ! It will thus be seen he is determined to try and " pot " tho constable. The unfortunate part of the whole business is that as Rumsey has seleoted an indictable offence upon which to practice, he will be able to trot out his abilities before the Otaki people without cost to himself. The whole affair is most frivolous. The case will be heard next Court day at Otaki — December 14. The Fiax Industry. — We are pleased to hear there is a probability of this industry once more being taken up in this district. Some Wellington gentlemen, seeing the demand that is springing up for this article, arc taking steps in the matter, and a gentleman from that town visited Moutoa a day or two ago with the view of making enquiries, and looking for a site on which to place a mill Should the matter be taken up, we are informed that the mill will be supplied with machines of the pattern patented by Mr Clmlea Pownall, a gentle man who has devoted much time nnd money to inventing a machine which would answer all reg irernei ts. The proposed site of the new mill is near the Manuwalu river at Moutoa, so that water carriage to Foxton might be taken advantage of. Covsty Febribs. — The particulars of the Foxton and Lower Gorge Ferry Leases are published iv this issue. A Rumocr.— lt never rains but it pours, and the latest rumour is that Foxton is to be treated likePaln#r?ton, and bitted with a second paper- Of course wo don't believe the rumour, but still, if it be true, we shall 6xtend the h»ad of welcome most heartily to our unfortunate and as yet unknown adversary. Worthy op Notice.— As a fair indication of the advantage of business being opened between Foxton and ports outside of New Zealand, we may mention that Mr John Davies, of the Wirokino Estate, informs us that this year he obtained from Messrs Thynne & Co. the whole of the material necessary for this season's shearing, including woolpacks, &c , from the local importers, because he found he got a bet'er quality at a lower price (considering freight) than he could obtain from Wellington. Mr Davies is known to be a settler who does not allow . sentiment to interfere with profit, and as |

his remarks <O n& were entirely 6portaiieoiiß, wo have Ul e\ the liberty of publishing them for the b m«- fit of settlors iv the conntry who may not be aware of tho advantage of buying at Foxton in preference to Wellington. Telegraphic. — In consequence of Sunday hours being observed yesterday at the Wellington Telegraph office, iv honor of the Governor's arrival, our usual batch of telegrams and cablegrams did not come to hand last nights. Foxton Regatta. — Matters in connection with the foxton regatta appear to be proceeding very leisurely. It is now a fort night since the fust meeting was held, aud so far no move of any kind appears lo havo been made. Those who are directing affairs should at once take energetic measures to have the canvass for subscriptions stai ted, the day fixed, and a draft programme prepared. The Weather. — The intensely hot, dry weather which has prevailed so long over these districts, broke at last on Friday, and since then a number of very welcome showers have fallen, greatly to the satisfaction of farmers, stockowners, and gardeners. The indications bo far have been in favour of a very dry and hot summer. Cricket.— Tho cricket match Foxton v. Palinorston takes place today, at the latter township. The Foxton repreauntulives leave by this morning's train, and tho match will begin about 11 a.m. Considerable interest is being taken in tho au'uK, as the thrashing tho Foxtonians received the year before list at the hands of their Pulmorston confreres haa got the s'jul hern blood up, and they mean to " die hard " today. In two or throo instances tho local te;un might perhaps bo strengthened, as three good men are unable to join the party. N'cvei-theluss, taking it all round it is a fair representative iiiiira of this end of the distric', and will be ,i jMod tost as to which of the two townships po3^fß3C3 the bi:st cricketers. The following are tho Foxton team : — Messrs Mace, Davidson, I. Salmon, Draper, Mason, Shore, Gillies, Iteeve, Ho.ie, J. Collins, G-. Edwards ; emergency men — Messrs Cox, Quitm. and J. Russell ; umpire— Mr ;H. Blake; scorer — Mr C. H. Maclenn. From the M»nawatn Times of Saturday, we qaote the names of the Pulrcerston team, as follow: — Messrs Firuni, Mason, Watson, Suite, I loyle, Simpson, Sampson, Turner, Charles, and Lloyd. Racing Club. — A meeting of members of the Manawata Racing Club was lo have been held at Palmeiston last night, for the election of officers. Some very good prizes ••re likely to be given at tho Club's first meeting. Strange, If Tiiue.— A few days ago a paragraph appeared in some Coast paper or other, suiting that Mr Notman (one of the pioprietorsof the Wangaoui Hemld) is to be '' run " for the M.mawatu seat by the " Liberals " It is of course well known that the plant for the new Palmerslon paper was obteined from the Wanganui Herald office. Onr Palmerston contemporary, in Saturday's issue, puts this and that together, and concludes that the new Palmerston paper is to show iis gratitude for the plant by assisting Mr Notman's candidature. We can hardly believe this, but nevertheless we shall see. Oortninl\' it would take more influence than either the " Liberals " or the new l'almerston paper will possess to put Mr Notman hiurher than the bottom of tho poll at next Manawatu election. Hoai) at Moktoa. — In another column Mr .1. Smuudirs announces that he has closed the road through his ltnd, section No. 90, Moutoa. He informs us that ho has not adopted this course in an unueigh bouily spirit, but solely for the purpose of bringing before the loo;d bodies ihe necessity of something being done to form tho roads in that part of tho district. He thinks that so long n.s he allows tho public to une his road, -40 long will the Highways Bo:ird neglect tho public ono. Highways Bo.ua>.— The Manawatu Highways Board hold a meeting on Thursday last, but the business transacted was almost entirely of a formal character. The following resolution dealing with the now Highways Boards elections was passed : — Moved by MrM'Keuzic, seconded by Mr M'Pherson — " That Mr Tomliuson be recommended to the Government as Ueturuing Officer for Sundou and Carnarvon; that the nomination sh.ill be held iv Nos. I, 2, 3, 4 Wards, onthu 17th of December, in the school hou«o, Sandon; and in Nos. 5,6, 7 Wards, in the sohoolhouse, Carnarvon, on Saturday, tho 18th December That Mr W. Robiuaon be recummonded as Returning Officer for the Foxtou Board, and that the nominations shall ba at the Court-house, Foxton, on the 18th. And further, that Mr James Linton be recommended as Returning Officer for the Manawatu Highways Uoard ; that the nominations take place on the lGth Decem ber, at tho Post Office, Karere, for No. 1 Ward ; at the sohoolhouse, Taonui, for No. Z Waid, oa the 17th ; on the 18th, at the Highways Office, Palruerston, for Nos. 4 and 5 Wards; and at the C3urt house, Feilding, on Monday, the 20th December, for No. 6 Ward. Gold. — The good people of Palmerston are somewhat excited over the prospects of a goldfield in their locality. The local journal mentions that some quartz crushed in rather a primitive fashion yielded at the rate of two ounces to the ton. If the main reef is struck, and there is a large quantity of stone yielding the return mentioned, it would of course be a rich " find." Still it should never be forgotten that while an alluvial field is a " poor man's diggings," a quartz field needs both capital aud enterprise to work it. As a rule, we believe quartz fields are better for a district than alluvial. The woikiug men receive regular wages, which gives steadiuess to the busi ness of the district. On an alluvial diggings, on the contrary, whilst there are usually some very large finds, there are al?o a vast proportion of " duffer " claims, which cause a great quantity of poverty, and] necessitate the existence of th«, oredit system, which brings mmy a storekeeper to grief. One cannot help speculating that if a good gold field were opened at Fitzherbeit, what a ohango would oorae over Fulmerstou and Foxton ! Cattle.— Mr Robert Stevens yesterday murniuit, about five o'clock, crossed a mob of übaut 50 cattle, from .Marshall's run, on the Rangitikei river. They are said to have been a fine mob. Singular to say, they took to the river themselves with groat ease, and all crossed over in a few minutes. A Race Chance Missed. — It has turned out as we long The everlasting dcputationi9ing of tho Palmerston people has worked its own cure, and Ministers are now positively afraid to visit the Manawatu Borough. We also have in this faot tho object of " the special" which recently brought the Hon. Messrs Bryce and Rolleston to Foiton. They wished to avoid the usual detention at Paliuerston, to checkmate the depututionists. This leads us to take a more lenient view of their extra vaganoe, though we certainly think that the cost of a " special " was too great a price to make the country pay for enabling them to avoid the pleasure of being acquainted with the griev - ancea of our Palmer-ston friends. Lost it may be thought we are doing the Palmerston Council an injustice, we quote the following paragraph from their own organ :— "A Burnt Child Dreads tho Fire.— Xu c

lions. Mo3sra Bryco and Itolleston have been hovering upon the cnfiiie3 of civilisation during tho week, somewhere in the locality o£ Foililiug. Thoir object, we Believe, was to inspect the Kiwi tea Blook, and that done they took thoir departure by sped d train on Thursday afternoon. If tho Minister of Lnncls had nny desire to nuke the aequ lint anco of the people of Palmerston, no doubt Mr Bryoe'e last experience of the pertinacity of our local deputations was quite 9ufficU'Gt to over-rnle it. However, bu that U3 it may, ' tho special ' shot by the station like a comet, giving Palmnrslon and its indefatigab!o Councillors a wide berth." Customs Duties —Wo are glad to notice Mr A. J. Whyte U determined to contribute his share to the Customs duties collected at the port of Foxton, having imported last week a considerable qnantity of wine, spirits, &c, under bond. Consequently the whole of the duty will be payable at Foxton. If Mr Whyte follows this course systematically, lu3 payments would be a considerable adJition to the return at tho end of the your. The Timber Trade. — As an indication of the condition of the timber trade in Canterbury, we publish the following quotation from a recent circular of Messrs H. Matson & Co., of Christchurch : — On Friday, at the siJirig of Mr J T. Brown, we offored about 200,000 ft of kauri boards and scantling, moulding-, &c, and succeeded in disposing of about 911,0001't wrought flooring at 148 Gd; broid boards at from Ik to 17a 6d per 100 ft; scantlings, architraves, nosings and mouldings in proportion. We ant.ici- • pate being able to cleir the balance in a few diiys, as tliere are several enquiries for portions of the various cargoes. The Opunake Tragedy. — The shocking murder on Thursday last of :i young lady named Mary Dobie at Opunake,aj;ed 19, has sent a thrill of horror through the country. Two persona are under arrest on suspicion — a man named Walter Stenuurd, and a Maori mimed Te Kurea Tuhi. The evidence points strongly towards ihe latter as the guilty party. Deceased was a Bister iv law of .Miijor Goring, and v daughter of General Dobie. She was on » visit to her sister, Mrs Goring. The Abject of the murderer appears to h uve been to violate her chastity, but failing in his object he spems to have slaughtered the poor girl. It is a most revolting affair. Snivpixo. — During the month of November nineteen vessels arrived at Foxton, the aggregate tonnage being 1355. Of the number mentiorvd, yi.e were .sailing crafts. Tub Tutnuß T»at>e. — During Last week, 120,931 ffset of sawn timber were exported from Foxton, and if wo include 'he sleepers sent and calculate them at the usual average the quantify reaches 150,551 ft-et. That does uot look as if the timber trade were defunct. Foxtox Ckuistys. — The Foxton Christys have determined to appear at the Forester's Hall, Puhnerston.on Saturday next, Decem bur 4, on behalf of the Manawatu Uogatta fund. So as to enable the members to return to their homes the same night, Mr Kothei'am ha*, at the request of the managers, constant! d to delay the Wanganui down train until 6p m. The train will theiefore not leave Palmerstou for Foxion until about half-past 10 p.m. As it is intended to begin the performance <it half past suveu, this will enable a full prograrciLe to be gone t!ir« ugii. Settlers along the line will observe that the tiain arrangements will enabl-.i thsm to Bee the Christys and return home the same night,— a boon for which both the performers and llioso of the audience who ii ;e the train will doubtless be grateful to Mr Kotheram. Tub Overland Mail. — We endeavoured yesterday to obtain authoritative infoimation as to the new timetable of the WellingtonFox ton coach, but owing to the Wellington telegraph office beintr closed in honor of the Governor's official landing were unable to get it. It is rumoured Mr Mucarti intends to put on a coach between Wellington and Foxton on the days tho mail is not carried ; of this, however, there is no certain information. It is probable Mr Macara will advertise *uoh an arrangement if it iv determined on. Meantimo our readers should remember that tomorrow the triweekly service begins. [Sinco writing tho above, we have obtained further information i'rora Mr Rodger, the Foxton Postmaster, whom we have to thank for this courtesy. He informs us that the regular m lil days fro;n Wellington will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, the coach arriving as usual at 4 p.m. The mail will bo despatched from Foxton on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, closing on the previous evenings at the usual time. But in addition to the above regular mail service, there will be a c >aoh started from each end on the alternate mornings, leaving Foxton about 6 a.m., and Wellington an hour later. These coaches will bring and take a mail, and will travel at pleasure, arriving at whatever time may suit the drivers. Foxtou will probably be reached about nine o'clock p.m., and Wellington about the usual time. Of course the general public will not get their letters until the morning following the arrival of the coach. Tha northern mails will be despatched per early train. Thus the eettlers north of Foxton will receive two ma<ls on three days in the week, and uoue on the other days. There will be, it will be seen, a daily coach in future between Wellington and Koxtou. So far as we can learn Mr Macara will not receive payment for anything but the tri- weekly service, the extra coacheH being run simply with the view of lightening the load on mail days. On Thursday the now arrangement will begin in earnest, and consequently the Wellington coach for that day will not arrive until about 9 p.m.] Cement. — The Public Works Department invites tenders for the supply of 100 tons of New Zealand made cement. This specifications specify for the supply and delivery of the article, packed iv casks similarly to the imported cement, at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch or Lyttelton, Dunedin or Port Chalmers, and Inveroai-gill, and sub* ject to such tests as are usually applied to Portland cement, among others, that it must weigh at least lOOlbs. per imperial •traked bushel, must pass through No. 50 sieve, leaving a res:due of uot mora than 10 per cent., and must, after seven days' immersion in water, be capable of resisting a tensile strain of 200 lbs. to the square inch. It in to be hoped satisfactory tenders will be reo-iived. Mr A. Fobuest. — Mr Angelo Forrest, tke talented organist, intends to leave Wellington for Auckland. He was speci»lly imported by the ohoir of one of the A nglican Churches of Wellington, but probab y finds the oil capital of the colony is just now bounder than the new one. Thh Nautilus — The Germans of Wellington entertained the officers and crow of the German, warship Nautilus on Wednesday evening last, at a banquet. Mr Mallard. — The late Inspector of Police at Dunedin has been presented with an address and 170 sovereigns by tho people of that city. Tea. — A tea warehouse, where tea will be mixed and blended on the premises, has been opened at Christchuroh by a professional tea taster. Indian teas are to bo largely used. Patetere. — A Presß Association telegram from Auckland says :— " Further difficultie

present tlj£wUb<lrawal of the proclamation 'ojr& the pjteteije Block. The Government cl^inl to have j advanced £12,000, but the natives deny having received more than .£3OO, and object to bping mndjo responsible,: They say the Brisaend^n agreement was only for a lease, on wtrch several thousand" pounds uro still due." This Pateteve business is becoming hopelessly involved. Mrs. Hemdßuso.v — The Christchurch Telegraph states that the unfortunate widow Mrs Matthew H rnderson and family have sailed for South Austrnlia where they have some relatives in good circumstances, and with whom they will permanently reside. More Native Troublb. — Putere Ahunuku, an intelligent Maori chief, of Poverty Bay, in a letter to the Povercy Bay Herald, warns the Europeans that Te Kooti is inviting the natives to visit him under the pretence of curing them of their ailments, but the real object Te Kooti has in view is to cause : an insurrection among the natives againt the Europeans. Moffatt. — The Wairarap* Standard slates that " Moffatt, who was shot at I'uhua, was married to a Maori girl belonging to Paltneraton. She was one of the most handsome women of her race in New Zealand. Moffatt was connected by relationship with Dr Moffatt, the African missionary, according to his own account. His biography would be well worth writing if any person capable of the task would take it in hand.' 1 The question is, where would the author g<?t the materials, unless indeed there exists amongst Moffatt's late companions a dark skinned Boswell. Meat fob England. — The cargo of the ProtoH, which left Melbourne lor England a few days ogo, comprises three thousand carcasses of shec-p, a small quantity of beef, and sixty tous of butter. The pit registered 47 h degrees below Zero, and the refrigerating chamber will be kept at about niue degrees below freezing point, the machine woi king excellently. In addition to tho meat, the Protos hus taken five thousand bales of wool, and it is understood, if the shipment is successful, ihe Protos will return, Pakihaka. — We (N.Z. Times) hear that the natives are inclined to be troublesome in connection with the survey of the Parihaka Block. Yesterday the Govemmnnt were advised of tho removal of a number of survey pegs, this time unmistakably by natives. Stringent measures are being taken to detect offenders, and the law will be enforced to the uttermost. It is almost unnecessary to say that the survey is to be prosecuted Avith ail possible dispatch, and the land placed in the market as early aB may be practicable. Nkd KeTjLY. — The Ararat Advertiser says that much indignation is expressed there at Mr Gmnson's conduct in reference to Kelly, which it. considers a disgrace to the constituency he represents in Parliament. A petition is also being extensively signed at Ballarat, prnjing for the removal of Mr U-ann.son from the Chairmanship of Cainmitteef. The evening before the day on which Kelly was hanged, Kate Kelly and a brother of tho convict exhibited themselves at th'u Apillo Hull. Many hundreds were admitted. The following day the police interfered, threatening the wiUidraw.il of the license if the exhibition were persisU-»l in. Cer'.aiu onicers who were engaged in the pursuit of tho Kellye asked for an enquiry, but Mr Berry is not inclined to comply with the request. The Reward Board has not yet met. Mtt Dwax — The above gentleman, who was one of the candidates for the Wellington Mayoralty, appears to have had a lively joke nt the expense of the people of Wei liugtpn. He is an auctioneer, and adopted the very best possible means of advertising himself. He possessßS a rare vein of humour, and from the to-ie of his published speeches, his candidature appears to have been nothing but a grand canoature upon the Wellington Old Identities. The other night he said :— •'• He would readily have given way to the Hunters or Peanses, or the grand old man (Mr J. Geli) who was occupying the «hair, but let not these nomadic herds (his opponents) try to take the pluco of noble colonists like them." Our 'eaders can imagine tho feelings of Mr Dwan when he found in the Times next morning that tho intelligent reporter (not thrt compositor) had turned nomadic into pneumatic, and strengthened its force by it ilicising the wor.l i >evorul of the papers challenged Jtr Dwan's figures, whereupon Mr Divan replied in this w:iy: — " The Piess had disputed his figures, but he would now givo his hearei'3 something to astonish them, and prove that he was correct — he would fearlessly assert that tho national debtof the world wa5£3i1,587,601,---0(10,000. Were the whole of this in sovereigns it would tuko IHJ drays, three donkeys, and a spting cart to carl it away, wliilo one half of a tip dray would be capable of containing the public debt of this city, yet if it were in one pound notes, each occupying six inches of space, it would cover the world two or throe times over; here were figures, and yet the Press had the audacity to question his veracity upon financial matters " What fun the Wellin - ton papers would have hud if he had been elected Mayor.