Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MAY 7', 1895.

Manawatu Herald, 7 May 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MAY 7', 1895.

The Borough "Council invites tenders for leasing the Target Reserve for one or three years. Tenders must be in by Tuesday evening.

The .following tenders were received by Wi Hemara "for the erection of a "fourroom house at Motuiti:— H. Aldridge, £119 (accepted) ; A. Jonaon, £127 10s ; A. Speirs, £143 19s ; J. W. Liddell, £145 10s ; A. Musgrove, £154. ''* ' .'

Mr J. Whyte received twelve tenders for draining and accepted that of Messrs Wakefield and Howe.

To-night a public meeting will be held at the Library, to consider, the question of scouring tHl 'services of a medTc'aPirfan. *•

To-mor^w aight .the Ai;ch- % (ieaapn holds a service at All Saints Church, f okton.

With to-days issue appears an inset relating to the Royal Mail coach service to Levin. From a perusal of its contents it wilKbe seen.tbtft imdonbtedly this iB the premier route for the Foxton people to encourage.

Messrs Gorton and Son's Waituna sale will be held to-morrow.

Mr J. R. McMillan will sell the gates for the face-meeting on the 15th instant on Thursday afternoon.

Councillor James Petherick died at his residence, Wellington, on Sunday afternoon.

The- -other day Mr.Brad.cock was good enough to bring to our office a specimen of the flying fox of Australia, the skin of which, cured ready for mounting, he had received from some friends residing in Victoria. We had intended to have supplemented this statement with some description of the animal, but have been unable to consult a good authority. The most; curious part of the animal are its wings which bear .the p-ppearfiuce of blaok oiled-paper.

Two parlies of three in a boat went over the bar yesterday fishing and had great success. They secured 40 . schnapper a head b^gides'-Hapuka and Burracouta.

Many changes are decided upon in the local staff of the railway. Mr Palmer, the guard, Mr Hardy the porter and "~Mr Bradbury the clerk are to be removed, and their places are to be filled by others. •They -hare att been noted for their cotn> teousness and attention, and will be missed.

Mr J. Cr. Wilson meets the electors on Thursday evening at- Foxloii...,

Victoria is far ahead of the other colonies in her export trade iv poultry.-

The Chief Inspector of Babbits for Victoria reports last year there were 86;()00 foxes destroyed, and 5s per head wfes paid for them. The Government paid one-half of the subsidy, and the shires the other half. Of wild dogs about 1,000 were destroyed. The Government paid 10s a head and the shires another 10s per head for them, making £1 for each dog. They were getting very scarce now.

An operator fell into a trough of sub phuric acid in Alsa.ce>, and was entirely dissolve^ the only trace of the unlucky man being the accidental discovery of his trousers buttons,