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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 67, 21 February 1885, Page 3

Messrs Stallard and Bryant burr*, their Fitzherbert bush yesterday, ih» fire raging to a late hour last night* Theformer had a groat difficulty m Retting the fire off with a good Btart. Captain Walker intends to burn to-i»ojfrow if he has a good wind. Mr Raven* we believe, had not a very successful twtrn. The "Napier Telegraph regrets to notice the apparent indifference that is being shown by the people of that district to the coming Industrial Exhibition which will be opened m Wellington about the middle of the present year.

The Woodville Examiner refers to Mr Bunny, a member o£ the Wellington Land Board, as " that old fogy," and calls upon him and Mr Mason to resign their seats. Our contemporary's chief objection to their administration is their antagonism to special settlements, and so acting the part of obstructionists to the progress of the country. Messrs Wliibley, of Ashurst, start to pick their hops on Mouday next. The crop is expected to be a very fair one, but owing to the continued rainy weather m the early part of the season, will not be ro heavy as first anticipated. Writes a Wellington paper: — A healthy demand appears to be springing up for desirable investments. .£8346 was realised yesterday at Messrs J. H. Bethune and Co. 's sale of properties^ &c. The .following were the results of the Bulls licensing election yesterday :-Remington, 63 ; Stevens, 61; Frood, 60 ; Smith, st ; Flower, 45 ; Fag-in, 42 ; Read, 35 ; Scales, 30; Green, 23. Two temperance members were returned. It will be seen by advertisement that .His Worship the Mayor has consented to take the chair at the public meeting m the Wesieyan Hall on Monday evening. The weather continues favourable for the burning season, aud is being taken advantage of all over the district. The Waipawa Mail thus refers to its contemporary the Woodville Examiner : — Our little friend up m the Bush is exploding again. " Political treachery," " dastardly plot," " mean and dastardly action to .be repaid with double vengeance '' and phrases of that description are certainly fine and soul-inspiring. They must make the verdant blood of its bushy satellites boil and boil again. Oh ! its the bush fires, wo should have thought of that before !