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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 77, 4 March 1885, Page 3

The- hdm> bgtf tbs -MauShesfer . Rifles ; hare miihilkty<ii&i&t}d'H6« attend ■' mid take part m the Easter encampment at NdlsoiiJ'^iAlfegieth^tiVo^i'eilcliujjcoritingerit'is dxpefifced- to 1 number about '•' 50 1 of-i "fiijd^SiVcl fflen'.^'; ; v ;';' " Uni ■••';-'- i -j > ! "■'•■• ; '° • ; .^..pa-rlgi :of fewelye,' mpn,. Vwitli drays and ofiher necessary plant, left Welling-' on Monday ci route for sMarfcon, to begin work m connection-, wjfch Mr Sinclair's contract for the Mar ton .-waterworks... . A Feildihg ' party 6f ' sportsment on Sunday brought home no less than 20 hares. A clerk m a Sydney bank was recently a principal m a prize fight for i'GOO aside. The banker licked his man and • his manager who backed his junr. officer realized considerable profit on the trans- , action. After this no one can say that 1 banking is not a manly occupation, calculated to develop ?* muscles and morals."-' „ . . Mr G. Kendall Invites tenders for I fencing m Fitzherbert. The Borough Council meets this evening. Mr and Mrs Hart and Mr Fred Millis will open inPahnerstqn on Friday next, and will doubtless bo well received, all being popular with the public. Further, additions are made to Messrs Stevens ; and Gorton's catalogue for the Borough sale next Tuesday. 1 Mr Ellis, the Waverley schoolmaster, has decided to sever bis connection with the Education Board at the end of the present month. ; Tigredia has, been scratched for all Wanganui engagements. Mr R. Cob?», of. Moutoa, Foxton, is invingtemiers^for various works on his .estate, particulars of which will be found m his advertisement. Vulcan's discussion No. 12 on . the Christchurch races is elsewhere announced. Cuba-street is again being turned into a training ground for race horses, and yesterday forenoon a lad sent a bore" .up and down at top speed a timnher of tunes. The police should instantly take steps to put a stop to such a dangerous and improper practice. During the ; " heats " run yesterday several butchers jcarts and other conveyances had to pull "sharply oft the road to avoid" collision with the reckless jockey, and one. or two children had a narrow escape of being . run down. A nice state of things truly m a public street. Further additions to Mr Snelson'B catalogue for the Saturday stock snle at the Fitzherbert-Street yards will be found m the advertisement. The* cargo of frozen mutton, enmpris; ing 1400 carcases, ex ste'imship Tongarirp, from New Zealand, was placed on the market m good condition. To-morrow and Friday the 4.15 p.m train from Wnnirnriiii will hot leavo till ten -minutes before six, the alteration being made to suit the convenience of visitors to the races. On those days excursion fareß will he charged to Wanganui, and will be available for return up to and including Monday the 9th inst. Messrs Stevens and Gorton's next stock sal* at Paltnerston will be held on Tuesday, 10th March. The entries are published m our advertising columns. They include beef, two and three-year-old sfeers, fifteen-months' to two-year-old heifers, forward owes, forward wethers,. horses, &c. It may rtot be generally known (says the Post) that Mr Waring. Taylor still retains his position ns trustee m a number of estates, and that he transacts the business m connection with them m his present residence— the Terracn Gaol. Banrnptcy, it appears, does not, m this | colony, as m England, void a trust, and to oust Mr Taylor would reqniie long and expensive legal process. If he is sentenced for the offenceß he has been found guilty of, the trusts held by him, however, will revert to the Public Trustee. • £38,399 waspnt through the totalisatora during the three days' Dunedin raties. : The biggest dividend was paid on the Hack Race on the third day. In th»» outside totalisator only #8 out of . £521 wa« on the winner, giving a dividend of £58 12s. A Napier cabman was fined 10s and costs, solicitor's fee £1 Is, or m default fonr days' imprisonment with hard labor for a breach of the borough byelaws, m refusing to drive a passenger to the Spit when not engaged. Mr W. Coomhs invites tenders for 50 chains of wire fencing. The Marton paper has heard of several instances of farmers cutting their crops on Sundays recently m that district, when there was really no necessity for such an unbecoming proceeding. They onght to bear m mind that they are liable to severe penalties under the Police Offences Act of last season. The small birds are committing great destruction among some of the crops m the Sandon and Carnarvon districts. Sharks appear to be more plentiful m Wellington harbor than many people suppose. Some time back one of these monsters, about 22ft long, got entangled m the net of some Italian fisherman near the Pilot Station, but manage 1 tn escape with about ten fathoms of neb without being caught. Another shark, measuring 12ft, was subsequently caught,

I From the Marton paper we take the following: —A short time ago the contract for painting the whole of the rail, way buildings on the Foxton-New Plymouth railway was let to a Wanganui master painter without any tenders having been invited. The other muster painters immediately ' communicated with the Minister of Public Works, urging that tenders should have been advertised for. They received a reply to the effect that it was irregular, and would be inquired into. Meanwhile, the gentleman who liad accepted the contract had put a large number of men to work to paint the various buildings. This morning a bulletin came to hand, from the Public Works Department, giving orders that the painting must be stoppod at once. It is quite evident that there has been a blunder somewhere, and we persume that the whole matter will be properly investigated. Mails for England and the Continent of Europe will close at the Palmerston post office on the 9th instant at 7.45 p.m. ..Efforts are being put forth to establish a dairy factory at Kiwito'a. The connecting link of the WanganuiNew Plymouth railway is expected to be completed some time this month. The railway department expect to have the line opened for traffic on the 23rd instant. ■..•-■ . •;: The Feildirig Small Farm Association promises to-lie highly successful. The fist of members is full and as fresh applications are daily being received; it is prpbable that a second association will be, formed. i At,the last meeting of the Wanganui Board, a repprt was read trom Mr.Hassell re opening roads and tracks tjlrqugji the board's endowment m the Pphntimna and Oroua survey district,, the immediate construction; s.6£ ; 'certain tracks at a total Cost of;£i|sß(s. In his exploration of the land,, he found the, report of the survey department on the condition of the land to be, cor.rect. After discussion, no action '"'yrpis taken re 4rack-rnaking. —Mr Corhfoot proposed that every alternate section be offered for cash, the remainder to.be sold on deferred payments; seconded by the chairman and carried. —Memo from Commissioner of Crown Lands, acknowledging receipt of plans of Manawatu- Manchester blocks, and asking board's intentions re sale of sections. — The Chairman moved that notice be given to the contractor that the works at the Heads will be suspended from termination of present contract. Seconded by Mr Cornfoot and carried. —On the motion of the chairman, it was decided to deposit £1500 at interest for three months.