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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 4, 3 December 1884, Page 3

'The Mayor of Auckland intimates that the income to the Public Library from the Costley bequest will be £800 per an-: num. ' jWilliam Bishop, an old resident of, Wellington, and formerly agent for Me- : Meckan, B^lackwood, ami Co., died yesterday. , The Customs revenue for the colony for November amounted to £95,397, and for the corresponding month last year, to £106,402, . . ; . , The steamer Ringarooma t ,, with. Chiarini's Circus on board, went ashore; on a mud bank near Picton. She was eipected to float off lastnight. T^e. Pahperston Borough Council' will meet at the Council Chamber at ?.3O o'clock this evening, , The -Breather again to-day was very wintry, heavy rain falling m the early morning and du,ririg the forenoon, and tfie wind blowing keenly during the afternoon. The season is exceptionally changeable, and; must be veijy tryws \fi 'd^lica^o constitutions^ ' * i

They have a " funny man " on the Wanganui Education Board. In discussing the appointment of auditors for school committees accounts Mr Tapliu moved, !'That the head schoolmasters be requested to audit accounts, and m the event of the head teacher being a mistress the master of the next school be called m." As there was no other •• funny man " present this amendment was not secouded. This shows the folly qf electing " fuony men" to such positions" Mr Haggen, of Woodville, is gazetted a member of the Hawke's Bay Land Board, and as he has been located for some time m the Bush district, where most of the Crown lands are situated, he will bring a practical experience to bear which will probably be productive of good resultsin the direction of real settlement of the country. ■A quantity of corrugated iron, white lead, and other goods, recovered from the wreck of the Lastingham, were sold by auction at Wellington on Monday. The corrugated iron realised up to £14 a ton, while the white lead, m kegs and tins, fetched 22s and 23a per cwt. The Hon. the Premier left Wellington for the South on Monday. The only Ministers now m Wellington are Sir Julius Vogcl and the Hon. Mr Buckley. The Minister for Public Works is expected to return from the South on Wednesday, and Mr Ballance on Friday. . ' * A Maori was killed at Parihaka on Saturday afternoon by the upsetting of a dray. He and his wife were riding on the dray, when it upset. The woman came off free. of hurt, but the. man was' crushed! • • ■'/..-.•«. We vary much regret to hear that Captain Doile, lately of the Stormbird, is still very ill. He is suffering from dropsy, and fears are eutertained as to his recovery. Some years ago large sugar works were erected near Melbourne for the manufacture of beet-root sugar, A railway was subsequently made to the factory, but this promising industry, which Sir Julius Yogel thinks so highly of for New Zealand, has yet to make a start m Victoria. The factory and raihvay are both there, but seven to ten years have they waited for the first pounu of sugar. The}- are still waiting. A quantity of Greymouth coa * nas been sent 1 to Hong Kong. A lot of fungus from Taranakf will also form part of the May's cargo. There are again rumours abroad of an unsettled state of things m. the Ministry owing to differences between It r Julius Yogel and Mr Stout. A contemtemporary says :— " In, regard to , the Treasury, itMs stated that the services of moat, if , not all, of the unmarried officials will be shortly' dispensed with, they receiving compensation which 'they are entitled." The same writer says; the Railway Audit Department is to be abolished. . Before commencing' the stock salewhich Messrs Stevens and Gorton held at Feilding on Thursday last, Colonel Gorton read the whole of the Sheep Act 1878' Amendment Act 1884, and particularly . called attention to clause 5 of the Act, which reads as follows :— lf any sheep infected with lice shall be found m any pound or public yard, or m any yard or yards at which sheep are offered • for sale, the owner of the sheep so infected shall be liable to a penalty not less than one pound, nor more than five pouads." He respectfully cautioned vendors of sheep to see that the animals were, quite free from infection before being brought to the sale yards, and said the Inspector had no option m the matter of inflicting a penalty for the infringement of the said Aofc '■■■'-■ •■ : :■ ' Attention is directed to Mr Hugh Black's altered advertisement. Premises have been taken opposite the Bank of Australasia, and a very nicely assorted stock is now on view. Mr Black's stay is limited to a week. i The, practice of the oratorio "Paradise" by the Wesleya'u choir is proceeding with a steady developeraent of t'ne various parts by the members. Another rehearsal was gone through last evening, a large attendance showing up, and good work beiue: accomplished- under the director's baton ......We remind, our readers of Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill's stock sale to take place at their Ash urst Yards, tomorrow,, commencing at 1 o'clock. "The concert m aid of St. Patrick's Church on: Thursday, the 11th inst., at the Forester's Hall is now m active reheatsal, and' promises to be a very successful and' pleasant musical gathering. Should, the .weather be propitious a large attendance may be anticipated. Owing to the absence of the Crown : Lands Commissioner at ' Wairoa, there was no meeting of the Waste Lands ; Board at Napier on, Friday last, conse- ; quently tire new/member for^ Woodville would .travel; 200 miles, for nothing, A London Humane Society has petition ■ ed the Kingof Spain to atop bull-fighting. The King intends to petition Londoners jto stop wife-beating. ' Rumour has it that, an hotel .is. shortly i to be erected m Carapbelltown by a certain ex-hotel keeper well known m the Feilding district. .:...:■■ Tenders are invited for the purchase .57 acres of splendid land m Slouey Creek. 'Mr C. Mitchell will furnish all required particulars. We are sorry to learn to-day that Pastor Gaustad is rather worse than ho was yesterday.. The Wakatipu sailed yesterday afternoon from Sydney for Wellington. There haye been no. fresh cases of Bmall«pdxm Sydney since last Monday, but two of the quarantined patients are seriously ill. The Wanganui Harbour Board has been compelled to suspend operations at the breakwater on the termination of the present contract, for lack of funds to carry on with. ; This is bad ' news for Waganui. We are sorry to learn that Mr W/aftley, of the Commercial Hotel, is somewhat severely disposed. He is suffering from an attack of erysipelas m the face and breastjbrought on, he believes, by taking a cold bath, when overheated after exertion outside. To-day he felt rather worse. We hope to hear of his improvement m health before long. Mr Jas. Kibblewhite returned from Australia on Saturday last, looking much better for his trip to the sister colony. Although the traces, of his severe illness have not 'wholly taken their departure. Mr Kibblowhite is quite charmed with the town of Ballarat where living ia exceedingly cheap and wages quite as good as to be obtained m New Zealand at present.