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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 4, 30 May 1883, Page 3

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INTERPRyVINCIAL. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , . ; ;^ •■,- : Napier, May 29. The Governor landed today, and was received by the Mayor and Councillors and a large concourse of people. The Volunteer companies. Artillery and Rifles, formed a guard of honour. . -The usual addresses were delivered, and touch enthusiasm shown along the route; from the port to the town. Ar« riving m Hastings-street, the cortege was stopped to allow a Fire Brigade demonstration to be witnessed: This consisted of an arch of water from ten jets on either side ot the street. The Governor was afterwards driven to Ike District School, where 400 children were drawn^up and sang the National Anthem.; ,-HiS; Excellency afterwards yisited the. Hospital. To-nighfc'he will be entertained at dinner by the members of the Hawke's Bay Olubj and be" taken afterwards by -special <Jbram to Biverslea, where - - the gubernatorial party.-triH be the ... guests ot Mr-Thomas Tanner. •,.•■-- All the immigrants' of the West, meath and Raugitikei found employ* ments within ten hours, 1 - domestic servants at from 10s to 15s a week. The : , most of them have had no experience. - .. ■■; j ,r Opunakb, May 28. Thirteen drays, laden with live pigs, liyfl.;.geeße» fyeef, flour, potatoes, &c, passed through yesterday on the way to Parihaka. The goods are intended as prjeseots forTe Whiti and Tifhuyand • come from the' nati.ves^baek of Hawera and up as far as Oeo. Hone Pihama appears to take the principal :p»rt m the presentations, pnej buggy,, conveying some of the leading .donors, broke down 'on the way up, the road being m a fear-" fnl. condition a few>;miles outside of bpunake. The mail cpach ; has bad to change the time-table m consequence of the bad state of. the roads. \ ... ....,..M.t .Mt ckay, the, , Reserves ' has had ; a favorable interview with the Natives, and arrangements have been made for ,tjbe laying off of reserves, Jill np the Opunake Block; . Both sidei of the wain road. will be leased, North Opunake for four miles,, and .l will pro* bably be placed, m- the market early m the spring.! ; ■? ) '^7/ „T, ' j . \-f C?HisTCiHUBCH J May2B. j Aftv Inter|rjoyinciit 'Freezing and St6ra'go ri C6in'pany is projected for the purpose ot purchasing, freezing, arid exporting native _game, live stock, and: general produce. The Company also proposes to BjkoriB > arid & freeze meat, &c., on behalf o& bjoVchers, grocers, fishmongers, arff "olfiefsr" '!,he capital is £5O;O0O. ! i It'is, intended id 'use all the waste products m the manufacture of :.i *manure.rr }\j>MV. . c<^>*l >'>*■'. ; The Diamond; Company has resolved to increase* its capital to £300 by the i ■ issue of 'loo l m6're shares; - for 4 Uriels to secure a mineral- lease lor twenty-one -years;^ " i! ."*;•■ !<-•'» - ; ;i ' ! =r „: ■:• Besides XJ6SO collected "already m . Christchurchi^tfd sent by : the •Gei'mari Consul to Berlin, for the sufferers by the, Rhine inundations, £27 Cs 6d hafcrbeencollected by the -German Society jri Kumara/ which will be •sent' by the ouitgoing Orient steamer. .. ; .M J J:?. il-fttnrabife/ May 28. i '■ r Mr Forsyth, the patentee ot the Rab.« bit'Ux^erniinator^ sued A lbert Dorriwell for money due for having cleared of ~ rabbits a'farm of 550 acres. Evidence was given by several witnesses that no rabbits surviyed the poisonous fumes adniinistered m the burrows by plaintiff; and, although rabbits were seen a few days after the land was said to be cleared, they must have come m from a neighboring farm. /She magistrate was of opinion Jbit Mr Fprsjth had cairiedout bis contract to'clear the land, and • gave judgment, accordingly. -< - •