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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 63, 18 May 1878, Page 2

In order to work off a perfect accumulation of reports and other matter, we are compelled to omit our usual leading article, beside seriously curtailing our local column. We trust m another issue or two, by the. withdrawal'by expiration of certain lengthy advertisements . at< present appearing, to largely increase our reading matter. - Wefiast night received a telegram from the Press* agency, Wellington, ; dated 7.4.0 p.m., stating that the Port Darwin line, was down, no cablegrams, and no news of importance. „./;*■ '-'A special meeting of the Palmerstbn North Borough Council was held on the 14th for the purpose qf certifying to the balance-sheet, and the transaction of other business. ; A letter was read from Messrs. Buller & Lewis regiarding the proposed loan of £600 for the improvement of the public ... reserve, m which they declined to iiake any- r thing less than the personal security of councillors. On the motion of Councillor Linton, seconded by Councillor Marsh, it. was agreed that-^all" negotiations with? Messrs. > Buller & Xewia, re' the proposed loan, be forthwith cancelled. In reply to a question asked as to whether the Council wew pr^pwed to metal the road from Terrace street to Nees' Mill, the Mayor intimated that there was no funds available at present for $he work. Councillor Lintbri, however, stated that as the work was most necessary, he would advance the Council the money required, the loan to be repaid when convenient^ TheChairinau said that he did not see how the; Council" could [refuse the offer, .particularly as the work^was much needed*; it was, /therefore, iaccepted, and instructions given to : oall for tenders for' metalling forty^chains. ■: # <] '"W i - The weather>during the., past week has not been^by any means of a nature to make al "fresco camping a matter of choice, as, doubtle33, three_,of out townsfolk could bear witness.; On Tuesday morning, Mr.; Williams, blacksmith, accompanied by Mr Wilhelm Scharnhorst, ->and a waiter at; the Clarendon Hotel; started off for the Fitzherbert side of. the Manawatu River, for the? purpose 'of^enjoying % little, pig-sfcicking. As the sport wasjgood, m the excitement of the^'chuse they tbok no notice of. their , bearings, an_c|, coiSsequently, on wishing to retrace their Bteps they found to their dismay thdt they^ were lost m the;bush; It was. then closing on to dusk, and there was nothing for it but to light a fire, and make themselves as comfortable as the torrents ; of rain and piercing blasts of, wind would permit. With the dawn they again started to discover their return track, but after some f ruitlessMorts,'they fortunately struck (he liver, and after wading for. some miles along the banks,, at times upr to" their arnipits, at evening they arrived at Mr Waldegravo's farm, where, after a thirty hours' fast, they were able to do ample justice to the feed put before them. >As when they left town it was known that they intended only being absent^for a few hours, their lengthened absence cireatecl some alarm, and a search party was about being organised when the truants turned iip, safe if not" sound. i .. ' ' A sale, was held,. under a distress warrant, m front of the Courthouse onr Wednesday^ Thegoodß seized weije a hor^ie, trap, and harness, m satisfaction of a. judgment summons heard at ;the lastsitting of the Gdurt. There were not more than half -a-doken bidders, notwithstanding whicl), however, the 16ts fetched fully theie- value! The cart was fir.-t put up, and started at.dG7, but after* running up pound after pound, was finally knocked down to Mr Sanders for SOfty the horse became the property of Mr Hoskins, blaoksmith, foir £2 10s ; and Mr E.^Collins bought: the Jhafriess .^for £i 155.; The whole amount "did.jnot, by almost five pounds, satisfy .the debt, exolusive oErfees, ' &c. Bj the way, it was^, deciJedly our invpression that, where, goods were sold iiiider dwtmht," it was necessaryisomejpublic intimation "of -the intended holding of the sale should be made. We know that eliewliere it is-custornary— wo will not gaso far as to say compulsory, although wo feel inclined to.jdo so— to advertise it m the local: paper. However, it is certainly ne»essary it j should be pasted upon the Court-hpuie, or some other prominent position, other vvise there* is a very. great opening" for abu^e. If the sale be not made it lies at the discretion "of the bailiff" to inform but a few particular friends, a very great injuslioe may be done. We do nqt'in^an to iudiiiuate , that such has been the case m the :preseht instance. Far from 'i|;- but by, the course purßUedi there i 3 adanger of sucti taking* place, j ' : . ' ■• ■ ' ;^r- ■ ;: :v ' :;^' - •'■ '..■..•■ ■•'. ':."'■ •" Dr. Rookstrow, the District Coroner, held an inquiry at'C«rJiarvpii on^Tharsday .into the cause of the fire on the 9th inst, at that place, by which haystacks, the property of Mr Heaton wore consumed. A ma^3 of evidence wastaken, but nothing: was elicited ■^tq show the origin, and the jury returned 'an open verdict. . , y ; Considerable** complain ts ? are made *by ; dealers m sheep at 1 the very high price 3 asked in' the Hawkea JBaydi-trich. We liave been informed by a gentleman who deals largely m stock, and carries on a large trade by importing it -from Napiei* to ilangifcikei and Wanganui, that m consequonoe of tho ex- : treme rates asked, on his last trip ho was obliged to return emp'.y handed. . Th^s is the more astonishing, »s we beliove at-*.'f.he present time the country round aboui. Napier is m a most ■* parched condition, and feed for sheep and cattle of the very poorest description. • In our last issue we stated that it was ouv conviction tqat tUe liae throujjli' to

Wanganui would not be long open before there would be a daily mail between that place and Wellington. We now learn that before another week will have elapsed, end two days after the opening of the line, that fact will hare been accomplished. Through the courtesy of Mr Andrew Whyteof Foxton, we were shown a telegram received by him yesterday morning to the following effect : — "The daily mail from Wellington to Foxton ..commences on Wednesday, the 22nd. ■Must have stables erected at . Horowhenua at once, not less than nine stalls. If you cannot get Stickles to erect at once do so yourself, as must be up'by Wednesday." The tne3sage was from Hastwell and Maoara and franked by Mr W. Gray, Secretary to the General Post Office. In accovdauce with its instructions, Mr Whyte has taken whatever steps lay m his power to meet .the emergency. We understand that there are also to be stables erected at Waikanae and Paikakairiki, m order to carry out the service effectively. ; ■ In. order to give a full report of the address of the Minister of Education to his constituents, the "New Zealander" despatched a special reporter to the scene. Unfortunately, however, the gentleman took passage m the'Tui wluch .left Wellington on Sunday, and consequently -while Mr Ballance was holding forth at Martori, the " special " was hooking fish m lee of Kapiti, and only arrived m Foxton yesterday morning: The weather for/the last few days lias been extremely boisterous, and on Monday, at Foxton, the tide was higher than it haa been ;> for years, flooding, we understand, some ibw'-lying parts. There is every probability of there being no less than four Beats vacant at the Borough; Council. Consequent upon intended removal from the-*, district, Councillors Suramerhayes',an<i Gilbert have handed m their resignations, "and, at the last sitting of the" Council, they were accepted; Councillor Roe has forfeited his seat by" absence} and : the To\yn Clerk Jias telegraphed to Wei- '\ vlirigtori to Councillor Owen to .ask; what isi his intention with regard to the Ward he ; represented., * ; r r-'/f'- %^ We understand that Mr Foullis, Inspector of Schools, during a recent visit paid to the Karere School, expressed himself as highly pleased with its condition. He also ■ admitted .the necessity for more increased accommodation, consequent .upon the influx of -scholars under the; new Act, and approved of the suggestion that^a separate playground should be provided for the two" sexes." ■ ; :' /•>''.".'. •^.V We have been courteously forwarded, by ; the -Enumerator, R.;Wardk Esq., the agricultural statistics for the Counties of Rangi- , tilcei and iiVtanawatu. The document 1 is a most interesting one, and we will' take the earliest opportunity of referring to its contents. ; We would wish to xemind householders interested m the election of school commit^ ;tee3, that meetings m the various districts will be held m the schoolrooms thisxevening at six o'clock. rt ■ The" public. auction of a quantity of house-f rhold furniture, stock, &c. f ,"the property of 'Mr W; Summerhays, who is leaving the district, will.take place to-day atl.3op.m; at his residence, near the Hokowhitu Mills.. To parties furnishings or starting a farm yard, the present is atfexceUent opportmuty of obtaining a fine fetock at a reduced rate. It will he seen by/ad vertisemejit elsewhere that his Worship the^ /Mayor" has declared next Monday a public holiday, -in cbnseof the openingoftne Wanganui line, and also that the banks" will be closed onjihat day" forlvthe same reason. In -connection with that *event, we wishto notify that from 1 next Monday the time table hitherto m use-will cease to be m operation, and m our next issue the new one will appear; meanwhile trains will leave Wanganui and Foxton twicea day,ifrom the former place at 6.5 m. the mormng*and 4.20 m the evening,, and from Foxton at 6 a.m.|&nd 4.15 p.m. It is, However',' notified that on Thursday, » the Queen's* Birthday, the afternoon train from "Wanganui going south, will; not' Mart until ,6..5p.m^ ;: .. . ~ :i ,i, '-. -" ..;. ■ -*' ::