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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 52, 3 February 1885, Page 3

Customs revenue for January 1885 was £126,260 as against £122,210 for January 1884. Pastor Gaustad continues much the same, being better one day, and worse the next, ami so on. A man named Childs, who had his leg broken hist night ou the railway works, iv a cutting, was brought m by train this morning to have hia injuries attended to by Dr Macintire. He has been working ou Gillies & Henderson's contract: We hear that the bush fires iv Bunnythorpe were caused by v small settler having firoil without notifying- of liis intention to do bo. The iires have buen most disastrous to Messrs Pascal and .-'others/ who will be heavy losers, through ha /i ng to log up, as their bush was not fit to burn. " The steamer Jane Douglas arrived at : Foxton to-day and leaves to-night at tun p.m. weather penniting. Tho Wangauui Fire Brigade's representatives, who have so worthily upheld the honour of their town at the Fire Brigade competitions just completed m Dunudin, aie to be accorded a public demonstration ou their return homo tomorrow. .