Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 1893.

Manawatu Herald, 26 January 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 1893.

We regret to learn that owing to unforseen difficulties the Drama ie Club have had to relinquish their proposed entertainment for the Palmerston Hospital. Notice is given that the Assessment Court for the Borough of Foxton wi 1 be held on the 9th March. 'lhe first entries for the stock sale at Foxton appear to-day. Messrs Gorton & ; on's Feilding sale will be held to-morrow, 'lhe same firm announce a horse sale at Feilding on Wednesday. Messrs Abraham & " illiams advertise a ram fair, on 10th and 11th February, at Palmerston. Messrs braham & Williams will hold a special sale of Lincoln ewes at Palmerston ! on 2nd February. On ouv fourth page will be found the programme of the >Sandon Hack liacing Club's annual meeting on the 17th March. The lease and goodwill of Mrs McKay's Temperance Hotel is for sale. The date on which nominations close for the Sandon Hack Kacing » lub's meeting has been altered from the 18lh of February to Saturday, the 25th of February. In connection « ith this meeting we may mention for the information of owners (says the Advocate that a sixLh rule has been added to the effect that winners of any handicap of ovo 25 soys after the declaration of weights will have to carry a penalty of 7lbs in the Flying and «andon Handicaps. The Daily Telegraph states that Lord , Aberdeen will succeed Lord Stanley of j Preston as Governor- General of Canada. An elevator at St. Louis caught fire, and a million and a quarter bushels of wheat were destroyed before the flames were extinguished. The damage is estimated at a million and a half dollars. At the Wellington Bam Fair Mr Cobb's Bomney rams made from 5J to 7gs ; and Mr Kebbell's Roinney rams 2 to 4£gs. Lord Jersey has resigned the Governorship of New South Wales, and expects to leave the colony in Maroh owing to business affairs, the recent death of the agent in charge of his estates necessitating his presence in England for a lengthened period. He considers that the Governor of a large colony is not justified in obtaining leave of absence for six months, and therefore he resigned. H e denies there is any truth in the rumours that his action was due to friction with his Ministers. The public meeting in Wellington to consider what steps shall be taken to fitly commemorate the public services of the late bir Harry Atkinson' did not take place. There was but a small attendance and the Mayor adjourned it co a week later. We regret that we omitted, in our notice of Monday's racing, to mention the useful position oooupied by Mr \. E. T. Nixon, that of timekeeper. The time is the essence of racing, and the Club is therefore to be congratulated on having secured such a careful officer for that position. The admirable manner in which the Government had their taxing bills drafted last session has led to very many misapprehensions, the latest being that pointed out by Mr Martin, the Secretary to the Muniiipal .Association to the Premier,:who shows that the definition given in section 11 of the Land and Income Assessment ct Amendment Act, 1892, of the word ' company ' is inter£>reted as including • all corporate bodies ' without any exception other than friendly societies ; and would, therefore, taken literally, include municipal corporations. Section 2of schedule c to the principal Act makes every 'company' which has borrowed on debentures liable to pay tax in respect of such debentures ; and doubts have ariseu in borough councils .in various parts of the colony as to whether the above Acts would not, on a technical construction, render the borough councils liable to tax. As such things does not appear to be contemplated in the Acts he enquires whether the Governmf nt will next session introduce an amendment Bill making it dear that local bodies are not taxable in respect of their debentures. The Premier replied that there is no intention to ta < municipal corporations on their loans, and that an amending Bill will be j brought in next session to remove any doubt existing in the matter.

The Chairman of the Board of Education | \v;i^ a«k d this morning suys the Post "' W.aaesrlay.by^lr F. msM whether lhH lvwßs any truth In the report that the Board was taking teachers who had been discarded by the Wanganui Boardi Mr J. Young said' he hart seen an article on the subject', and considered that as it was of a scurrilous cliitiHclcr the Buuid should not takj any notio ■of it The Board would give undue importance to the article if it was discussed The Chairman — It is not tnip. Within the past two years only three teachers from Wangarini have entered the HoarcVs sei-viee. Mr HlaJr luliUd that the Wtingfenui p«op|p, instead of casting red. ctious on the Wellington Board, should enileavonv t<> find out why so many teachers were leaving that district. The subject then dropped, With this issue we enclose as an inset a circular of Messrs Loveday's the cash drapers of Fovton and from a perusal it \ will be noticed that some very cheap lines are under offer to the thrifty. Tenders are wanted by Mr Gardner f-»r mill work. Tenders close on Monday. Quick work ! The Otaki Times notified on Friday .the change in the proprietary, and in its next issue, on Tuesday, states, " We have received several congratulatory letters from subscribers re the improved state of the paper. This is very gratifying, as we have just inserted the this, end of the wedge to the improvement contemplated" .? f x The Post reminds the e'ectors that steps must be taken next session to provide for an extension of the Hail way Commissioners' trust and tenure, or the new House will find thatthe railways have reverted to the old position of Ministerial management and political control. Every one will remember the famous Melbourne " Boom." That is a matter of history. All readers of New Zealand newspapers and (" their name id legion ") will know that the "boom "has burst and that a terrible depression has settled upon that city. To residents in all party of the Province of Wellington it will be a matter of intense personal interest, which they will fully ascertain by a visit to the " Erupted Boom " Sale. Commencing on Thursday the 26th inst at Te Aro House, Wellington. The proprietor of Te Aro House has just returned from a visit to that city of tho Erstwhile " boom " and subsequent collapse, where he made some large and fortunate purchases at prices that would thoroughly astonish the oldest stagers in the Drapery trade. The prices also at which we shall offer this vast mass of new and seasonable goods will be veritable eyeopeners to the most astute bargain hunters at the " Erupted 800m <! Sale, Te Aro House, Wellington. Don't Uik of your former bargains at surplus stock sales. This sale will beat them. Don't mention the cheap lots at bankrupt stock sales. This sale will be far ahead of them. Don t trouble to recall pleasant memories of wonderful parcels at salvage sales. This sale will give you some more wonderful still, Don't fail -jo poy on earty visit to this astonishing " Erupted Boom " Sale, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Don't forget that Thursday 26th January is the opening day of the " Erupted Boom " Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington. The Showroom is abundantly stocked with choice goods for present requirements, of wi.ifih we invite inspection and comparison. Rons and Sandfomi, District Importers, the Bon Marclie, Palmerston North. — AIjVT.