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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 112, 7 April 1884, Page 3

iMr Paul Ourtis has been appointed Deputy- Regis rar ot Biptba, Marriages, end Deaths for the district- of Sanson. The new boolfs to be ordered for the library will be bound same as those in use in half-calf aod numbered. „ fThe H.s. T.ui leaves for Wellington to* marrow, the Btb, at 6 p.m. i : We^ noticed yesterday some of the Ttrarad 'Ranges were covered with Bnow. We understand that Mr W. L. Hurst, ha« puVotiased Mr proptrty in .Broad-street. Some. careless person took a young bullock up the Ran^itikei Line yesterday and left, him to attack anyone he might choose. The animal looked fierce enough, it seemed only waiting an opportunity to display its power. 4- mab'inamed Charles Macpherson was locked up by the police on Friday ewnine;^Baya {he' Wairarapa J > aiJy of a recent date, (r)' : for drunkenness; (2) for disorderly conduct; Hiid (3) for y»i-raucy. On Frioay the R.M. is out of town, and Jos* tice|s of the Peaye are unprucurab'p, so that at present Charles Wnc| herson can^ not [be dealt with according to law. Tie first meeting of the season of the S«nilon Musical and' Literary Association toolc place on Thursday m^hi, and was made the occasion of presenting the ~Hev. jMr !W*qrker, the president, who is leaving for JMarton, wilh a handsomely chased 'tea and coffee service. A party of gentlemen from Bulls and district intend goinp t> Hawke"s Bay for a week's cricketing tour The party will meet at Palmerston on Tuesday evening next, leaving there on the following morning. The first match is to be plajed at Hastings on I hursday, neainst Hawke's Bay county ; Napier the following days. Mr J. Mowlera in tendering his resig nation to the Cheese and Butler Company stated he intended leaving the district shortly. . ■ A Furthen agricultural returns published in Melbourne give the yield of wheat i a Victoria tbis season at fifteen and a half million bushels. The average yield per acre thns temains at 13*89 bushels,

Rumours were current in Melboufiiß on Samrdny that other proposed Ministerial changes are expected, I hat Mf Service, Premier, will relinguwh h!a portfolio of Minialer for Public Instruct ti<.n, and i»- is probable that the Horn Wiiiiam Campbell will pin the Cabinet ; also thai Mr Gilles, Minister of Railway, will be t^.usferrea to the Department of Pubie Works. Dr J. H. L. Mclntira will arrive in Pa'ineiston to-morro\y. We have had th.^ pleasure of i isppctng his testimonials? nnd eetvi'icates^n.i can a^sei-t their standing as very high class. Dr Mclntire h«8 held the post of house aurgßon to tli« Middlesex Hospital London, for 4 years and of M edi.cal Superintendent to the Koya i In6rmrcj. Bristol, we feel sure if J>r Mclntire can bo persuaded to take up nia residence amoiigst ns he will be a great boom to the d ; s'iict.