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Manawatu Herald, 6 November 1894, Page 2

The Manawatu Coun'y Council invitf tendn'B for trimming and motaiing 341 chtiiaß on the Foxton-Shannon roa<), 'riinminsc and metalling, aii'l c'aying on I'ampim'a line, and m-'talilrii,' on. the Bulla-Feildlng road, and forma'ion An -Hanson. Contracfors have thus a very good choice of work. Specifications can he s»en at the Minawato Herald office ai-ev the train arrives iO-inorro\v. The railway authorities run a cheap excursion to Palm-Taton on Friday, return tickets only 4s and 2s 63. Mr Stuckey waited on the Wellington Land Board in reference to the improvement required on Section 9. Levin. c explained that, it was impossib c to spend £10 an acre on the land without buitriing, and as the area was only 20 acres, and he a1 ready had a house in the loeili'y. that was unn c asary expendi'tire. I wa3 d ■ ciJed to get a statutory declaration as io b toe iinprovvmsuts for o«xi meeuog.

Shearing commenced at the Herrington station yesterday* ( At. a special meeting of the Wellington j ivit«k:; t A.->.-«.iiM;tun!i it «&■• resolved not to give any guamuiee for the expenses of ftn English team visiting the colony ! The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Williams, lie driver of ih« (.loulbourn train, who was committed for trial. The Union Company has given instructions to provide clothing and everything nee ssary for the survivors of the wreck. Miss (Jascoigne's explanation in reference to hyr unsuccessful application for land at Levin was accepted as satisfactory by the Land Board Wanganui's M.H R. is a demon to work. He has written, so he told the public upwards of 300 le'ters during the session, and cou'd lion -s^ly say that no matter entrusted to hi ii had been n* glected. He even appeared to sigh for more work, as lie regivtU'd the 1 cal bodies had not communicated wiih him more ihau they had. To ask, i-; to receive, and next session this good lvarted member will want a private secretaryIt is Bta'.rd that Mr Charles Hulke has t ndered his resignation as master of the Ncwiown School, owing to a difference wiih the committee. The Welling'on Land Board approved of the tli]e being obtained and application to capitalise for G. H. Gower'e 3ection 27 Block I, Waiopohu. The dir< etors of the Union Company have p.isßtd a lvsoint.ion that w!iil<- vvaitinsr ihe ivsul' cv further enquiry into the circumstances which led to ihe loss of the Wnirarapa, they Jes-ire to plac" on record their extreme distress at ihe terrible calami!y, and to ask Hip assisisnc-i of the p ess to convey to the public an expression of their earnest sympathy with all those who are suffering from the loss of friends, or otherwise, in consequence of the disaster. Mr A. de Brandon has been asked to off-r his services ad Mayor of Wellington for another term, and has consented. How would a similar course suit the Burgesses of Fox!on ? Mr B. Dawson, Traffic Manager of the Wellington district, has resigned his position after twenty j-ears' service in the- department. Mr Dawson has bought a sfa lion in the Wairarapa. and intends to devote himself to ngricnltural pursuit?. Mr James Ingram is generally to the front with cucumbers. He cut one fifteen inches long last Friday. Mr P. Easton has succeeded in producing j the finest aud earliest potatoes. Some he ! du£ on Saundiiy were the sizo of small tea-cups, and could have been been in use two or three weeks earlier. The " :R -d House," T. Westwood A' Cos." premise?, has had a large and handsome verandah placod over the footpath on two sid sof lh« building. It is both strong and ornamental. Mr G--rbes had the contract for r-ai'pentpr's work, and Mr .Tenk? for the pftin'in'g. Th • Hawke's Bay Herald states that a sheep farm-'i* in that district has sold tho whole of UU clip of crossbred wool including locks and pi«ces, to a local purchaser for the <utn of BA>l per lb. As d-livi-ry is taken at th • shearing shed and no cartage or commission has been paid, this must be eonsid red as h ghly satisfae/ory to the grower. The wool is not bought/ for local no, hut ha* been shipped direct to London. T ie Mayor announces thai the public road* will b> free, from ranging from eight o'clock in -.he morning to six o'clock at ni«ht. Th< Fng'fsh and Presbyterian Sunday •ichiola hold a picnic on the b-ach on F iduy to which al piir»nts and guardians of th scholars are inviti d. M ssrs McMillan, Ehodes & Co. will ho d a sale of grooeri rs and ironmongery on Saturday next, wHiou' reserve, and in lots to suit purchasers. T.iid genuine sale should a!tract all who are economically iuc ined, uud who are not ? The Venerable Archdeacon Fancourt, bommiflsary in charge of ihe I»ioces« will visit Foxtoii on Thursday. He wishes to meet, the V--s iy at Mr Kay's housn at four o'clock, and in the evening will meet the parishoners at the Church at half-past seven. It is to be hoped that all parishonei s who ar ■ anxious that a elersyman should b^ resident in Foxion will sh)W their dosire by being pivsout at Uio evening mening. Virtue (?) has its own reward. Mr Wi ils, M.H.R., old ih« Wtinganui people that in hi< uyliion 'hat district "had hewn fairly ivafud, und in all had received the sum of £18,500, an amount, nevor kuo>vu before. Ou of that £11,000 wa3 fo- roading and k ttling the lmids in the Wai n.irino, £1503 for the new H *pHa , £1151) for river improvement, which to his mini was the most important of all, £3600 fur the Pipiriki Koad, and £350 for the polic- *'d io'i." Comparisons are, in hid ens -, as Mrs Malaprop would say, odorous, stnel ing of tavouri ism. Mr G rbes secured the rebuilding of the premises for the chemist's shop, and made a b art on Friday. At the Bunnythorpe cream ry 1000 gallons of mi k are put. thro tgh the separa or daily, making it pays the Manawa v Times the most important of the branches attached to ihe Dairy Union.

[ "With a view of faking this sale the event of the year, two special buyers were despatched from Te Arq House, one to Attend the great sale of Edwards, Benilett & (Vs. wholesale stock, and the other to pick out bargains from the manufactures of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Both these gentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total result of their efforts is to be aeen in the astonishing bargains now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. "It's an if! wind that blows nobody, good " is a very old saying but none the less true. Whilst the great depression existing at Sydney at the present- time, has caused a deplorable amount of misery, yet the people cf Wellington aud the surrounding districts will reap a gigantio benefit. During his visit to Sydney recently, \lr James Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a large stock which is now being sold at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.