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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 92, 19 July 1881, Page 2

1 tfPROVEUENTS. — Aj indicating the great improvement the new F.»xton wharfage .iceoimno latiou affords, it may be noted that on Siturdiy last the Jane D.m^las took in 8,003 fe «t of timber in one hour, showing ooueliuively that vessels, if fitted with steam winch, can he loa led here at the rate of about 60,000 f;ot per day of 8 hours Tn* new lr>vernm»nt stockyards have also b <en used on several occasions lately, and both for the shipment of stock per steamer an I also for the loading of cattle in truoka have been found to answer admirably.

, Feilding Borough.— The elections for Feildiug Borough will take place as folio wa :— For Mayor, Tuesday, August 2 ; for Councillors, Tliursday, August 4 ; for Auditors, Thursday, August 11. Tne first meeting of the Borough Council wilL(%fe^ held at the Imigration Barracks, Feilding,' on Monday, August 15. Mr Macarthur will probably be elected Mayor unopposed. Banking. — Mr Ambrose Campbell, the popular agent of the Bank of Australasia at Sanson, is at present at Hawera, having goue thither to open a branch of the Bank iv that township. -- ■•■ Appointments.— Hugh Kennedy Maclaelau, E«i., L E.C.P. Ediu., and Hugh Marriner, Esq., 8.M., have been appointed public vaocmatora for the districts of Fox ton and PalmerslQU Ujrth. respectively.. ... ... Lands Board.— The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Waste Lands Board was hold on Thursday, when there were present — Messrs J. G. Holdsworth (Chairman and Commissioner), T. Mason, H. Bunny, and E. Pcßrce. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The schedule of lands sold during the fortni ht showod that 4770 acres had been disposed of, tho cash receipts being £1183 17s lOd. 1c was submitted aud approved of. It was resolved that the cash sections held over from the last sale be advertised as open for selection oa the 2!fth August. Some business of aa unimportant character was also disposed of. Book Debts.— The book debts in the estate of Mr Francis Loudon wee submitted to auction on Saturday by Messrs Thynne, Lin ton & Co., aivl brought the sum of .6*17 10i, the purchaser being Mr Loudan himself. "Sru.r, they Come."— Shocks of earthquake of a harmless character continue to occur. The la3t one of importance took place shortly before noon on Sunday. It was preceded by three loud booming rumbles each separate and distinct. The motion, however, was very slight, and people have now got so used to these slight shucks that no notice i 3 taken of them. A Warning.— At the meeting of the S.iudon-Carnarvon Highways Board ou Saturday, the figures in one tender had been so badly written that it was impossible to say whether the amount named was .£4 or to. Either a four had been written lirst, and then altered to five,. or vk<' W/\-«.. However, some members considered ib one u'^uro and some another ; and they then looked to the written word. But the same difficulty presented itself, for the word had been so carelessly altered that it was" impossible to tell whether it was "four" or "five." The Board then resolved to consi ler the tender as an informal one (although the highest amount — Ls— was the lowest tender for the job), .as. a warning to tenderers to make their writing plain on future occasions. Consequently, for the sake of obtaining a fresh sh et of paper, and re-writing the tender, the tenderer in question kas lost a contract. Tenders. — Mr Howao. informs us that ha received the following tenders for additions to his house : — T. Cameron, £77 10s, accepter! ; T. Sutton & Co., £98 ; Freelaud & Co., LI 16 15* 6d. Land. — We understand that Mr Larkworthy's agent has purchased section 30, Block VI., Mouut Robinson (Moutoa), coat-lining Gi) acres 5 roods 34 perches. Tho property in question was sold at the L'uid Office last Tuesday. It abuts ou the Moutoa, road, and now forma part of the M iutoa estate. Tenders are iuvited for clearing ami fencing on the land. j Court.— Mr Ward, R.M., will hold his I fortni<rlitly Court at Foxton tomorrow, and ; will also hear obj jctions to the rolls of j voters for the C muty of M-iuawatu. ! Land in Sydney.— Tho value of land in j the chief parts of Sydney is steadily on an i increase. Moore's Labor Bazaar, in Pitt J street, was sold by auction a few days ago ! for £27,01)0, this beiug equivalent to -1*450 ! per foot The purchasers were Messrs j Wright, Heaton, and Co., a large firm of ; carriers. I Thk Mitch- Abused Title.— The follow- , iti-^ query ami reply is extracted from the [ Ashburton Guardian :— % * Sin, — I would ! wish to know if working men and shepherds, who earn £ I per week, ire entitled to esquire, or what amount of property must a man possess, or its value, before he is entitled to esquire. I am, &c, Working Man and Subscriber. [The persons to whom yon refer are not le^a'.-y entitled to bo called esquires. There are strictly only five sorts of esquires -(1) El le*t sons of kui^hts and their eldest sous in perpetua l succession ; ('2) eldest sons of younger son? of peers ami their eldest sons in perpetual succession ; (3) those created by letters pat mfc and their eldest sons ; (4) esquires by office, who are named so in coin mission from the Crown ; (5) all foreign peers, and ths esquire whom it is in the power of a Knight of the Bith to constitute on his insrallation. A? a matter of custom, it is usual to style members of the learned professions, persons in the G jvemmimt employment in offiao3 of trust, and other persons holding offices of public trust esquires, though they oanxot legally claim that title.— Ed. G.]" Potato Cheese. — A German paper says that cheese is made from potatoes in Thuri:i«ia and Saxony in the manner below, j After having collected c quantity of potat ies, of good quality, giving tho preference t> a white kind, they ate boiled in a cauldron, and after becoming cool, they are peeled and reduced to a pulp, either by me ins of a grater or mortar. To five pounds of the pulp, whi<;h ought to be •13 equal as possible, is ad lei one pound of sour milk and the necessary quantity ot. salt. Tue whole is kneaded together and the mixture cover id up and allowed to lie for three or four days, according to the season. At the end of this time it is kueaded anew, and the cheeses are placed in little baskets, when the superfluous moisture 63---capjs. They are theu allowed to dry iv the shade, and placed in layers in large vessels, where they must remaiu for fifteen days. The older these cheeses are the more the quality improves. Three kinds are made. The first aud most common is made as detailed above ; the second with four parts of potatoes and two parts of curdled milk. These cheeses have this advautage over other kinds, that they do not engender worms, aud keep fresh for a number of years, provided they are placed in | a dry situation in well-closed vessels. Westport. —We are in receipt of information from an authorised source, re^ardim* tho report on the Buller harbor of Mr Blackett, who lately visited here. The report negatives the decreased depth of water on the bar, and says the northern channel is fast filling up. The average depth during two years has been maintained. He recommends the expenditure of £500 in a half-tide wall of sand bags across the northern channel, an I A'oOOOor £6000 iv extending the present wall ou the northern bank, aad al«o recommends the extension of the wharf to the staiths, construction of further storage accommodation in the staiths, raising the shoots and making them telescopic, as necessvy. Our. information also states that the Government have offered to take over and work the inclines conditionally, upon the same terms »« they would

district railways, provided the Company spend ab,out £1000 in^||lsn«r:improving the property,'; The Government oncers condemn the'brakes as insufficient in power, and the Company raußt undertake to subfltitdte them with stronger ones when demanded. The freight is fixed at 2s 6d per ton, including the tunnel charges, subject to revision if the quantity does not increase so as to make the tariff pay. — Westport Time*. / Moukt EoitfoNT.— Through the courtesy of the Chief Surveyor (Mr Humphries) we {Taranaki Herald) have been snpplied* with -•■- --the exact altitude of Mount Egmont and surrounding .ranges as obtained by triangu* lation recently carried on in the district. The exact height of Mount Egmont is .8,260 feet; JPonakai. Ranges, <yJ2SL fe.efc ; and Patua or Tataraimaka Ranges, 2,340 feet. Mouut Egmont was set down by the Admiralty as being 8,270 feet, which was » very close approximate from observations 'made on ship«board. ....-■-