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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 80, 17 July 1878, Page 2

Ib will be Been from the report of tlie meeting held at Fitzherbsrt, published itv nnoLher column, that the Jjlong-sufferirig seniors of that locality have at length determined to be unrepresented no longer, and judging from tho manner m ■which they have been lre.iiedj m the pa.it, we think matters have long since reached a climax when forbearance became culpable. In about a month from now there will be a re-distri-biition 'and general election of Wardens to the various Wards of the Board, and the residents will do well to make a judiciou3 choice m '.he selection of a representative— one with energy to see that m fu.f are Fil zherberb shall notbe ignored. With regard to what has been dono m tho pasf, wo fear there is no recall, and undoubtedly great as has been the injustice which lias been per-, pet rated against it, there is little reason to hope that the expended rates will be refunded. The care of the district was placed m tho hands of a Warden, 'and the rates raised wore d'Ubur-td m the Ward at his discre. ion. Decidedly there was a gross allotment m disbursing them, but unfortunately for the people of Fitzberbert, the letter of . arrangement was carried out, and there is \ery little chance of redress. The money raised m tlie Ward was aponfc m the Ward, and that it was all spent- on the norl h side of the river was a misfortune for Fitzherbott, from which we are afraid she cannot escape. However, there was no harm m framing the resolution demanding the refund, and if the application b» not successful, it will strengthen the hands of the new member, and prove to the Board that m the future they are determined to assert and secure their just claims. : The Feilding Caoral Society have certainly beeu most unfortunate with regard to their concert. On the first occasion of its presentation, the weather was so un propitious as to considerably affect the attendance. For that reason it was deemed advisable to give a second one — with the programme somewhat varied, but on that - occasion the weather was even worse — so bad, indeed, as to prevent the entertainment from being given, at all. As it is said the third time bears a oharm, let us hope t bat next time the result will amply repay for for the previous disappointments. It is our painful duty to announce the deai ii of Mr Hubert Hobie, which loot place last evening, at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr Keeling. Although Mr Hobie had been uncle* 1 medical attendance "foi* some woeks for rbeumaiio fever, and notwithstanding that he was somewhat, worse than usual yesterday, no immediate danger was expected, and consequently, his i-olkpie was m a great measure unlooked for. Dr. Johnston visited him yesterday, and notifiedlriß intention of pei*?Oi*ming au operation upon him m the event of ,a change of medicine having no beneficial eJTeots. Although, the deceased was not- an old resident of the town, since he had been m the district he had won the vespect aud esteem o? everyone by his quiet, unobfruaive and gentlemanly .conduct, and his early and almost sadden demise will he learned, with .deep I regret by all to whom he was known. We are pleased to learn that Mr Henry McNoil has succeeded m meeting with a property to suit him, thus obviating the necessity of his leaving tho district. Having sold out his place on tho Rangitikei line, ho wasto deliver up possession to tlie purchaser, Mr Collins, on the first pi*ox. Owing, however, to the wretched; weather, Mr Colins arranged that the should not take .place until the Ist'* 'September.- Mr McNeil has now purchased Messrs Meyrick& ' Pcrrin's property on the Foxton mad, about h;ilf a mile from the centre of the town; Tiiere ai*e C 8 acres, 30 being cleared, upon which two houses are partly erected, and the price has beeu £IQOO, or -about £15 per acre. , . : />'

We understand that Messrs. McNeil «uvd Clark Dunn are m negotiation with Mr J. J. Murphy, the present lesee, for the sale of the Woodville Hotel, Woodvillo. Considering the splendid location of the property, and the substantial character of the building, we consider the price at which it changes hands— £2ooo— particularly reasonable. The sale is being effected at the instance of Mr Murphy, who has been so long .settled afc Woodville that he is per- j fectly satisfied that the property hitherto | leased would be a profitable inTestment, and consequently -to°.bccoine its owner... There is no doubt that standing as it does on the main line from Napier and Masferton to Fitzherberton, Feilding, and Palmerston — the keys to the various portions of the West j Coast,— Woodville has a fine prospect} before it, and m the course of a few years money invested m that township will yield a handsome return. Wo hare received a letter from Mr Donald Walker, m whioh we ace informed that he had, on the date of the letter, fprvrai-dcd the amount of passage money to the agents at Foxton for the little waif so generously adopted by him some i'ew days ago ; jalso, that the Railway authorities had received the child's fare from Foxton to Palmerston. Those who know Mr and| Mrs Walker will vest satisfied, that the little stranger has secured comfortable quarters, the present not being the first act o* generosity and charity which they have performed. Some mean pilferer hasjlalely been stealing, the tram rails* toSjthe Hofcowhitivl'Mill, and although the contractor, Mr West, has had men on the watch for some time, he has failed to'deiect the thief. As therejis an abundance, of bush about, the only reason for the theft is laziness and a disinclination, to .exercise his'muscle m ehopping'firewood. As the rai?3 are matai, and cdst; som.elhing' to cut them to the size, th» loss is more tluin perhaps, the pijrlpiuer is-Jawiii-e of. We give the above i:ifprmatio\i, so thufc the operator^may change the scene of hwJabo.'V otherwise he may conic to grief. We have it on- the authority of the Bard of Avon that a gentleman pf his acquaintance, named Dogberry, was most anxious to be "written down an ass;" and even m later days the believers m the Darwinian theory are proud to claim kindred with the ape. Strange, however, as the idiosyncracy may appear, and indignant as most men would be if classed amongst the canine race, iiv that, as m other matters there is an exception. Our local station-master was interviewed a day or two shir© by-an ihdiv;du tl holding a chain with a dog at the end. of it. Addressing' that august functionary the stranger inquired the fare" for his pup' to Foxton. " Sixpence," returned" the ofii?? cial. "All right j thereV the tin. But I want to go myself ; give usthe pass." The, t ickefc was stamped; banded to the customer, and a demand made for four shillings, when with an energy which almost electrified the clerk, and an exclamation unQl led for ears polite, he 'demanded : " How's that ?"' In timid tones he was' informed that that wastheiare for »i adult. " A do^t be.banged," roared the t'-avellei- 5 "I'll, : >ay no= dashed four shillings j besides I, don't want; .to travel as a dolt. You cart book-toe as ajJiip, can't you ?" Much as the official wished not only to write the stranger down a pup, but 1.0 give-expression to the term, he considered discretion the batter part of valor, and after ; considerable mild expostulation, he succeeded m obtaining the required four shillings, and the man of canine proclivities departed, taking his satisfaction out m the quality and quantity of his inui;terings: An ofiicial notification from the Chairman of the Land Board appears m" another column, declaring certain lands m this and other counties open for free selection. In the list there are thirty town and thirtyseven suburban sections m Palmerston, one hundred and fifty-two town; and eighty suburban "sections ill Buunythorpe, three suburban sections m Foxton, and nine m Fitzherbert. As we have, the extract from the • "Gazette" containing, all particulars as to admeasurement and upset price, we will be most happy to give intending investors all information. As an instance of what nicelittle pickings may be obtained m this way, we may state that a well-known resident pf this town only six months since selected four hundred and fifty acres m Fitzherberty which had been passed ia at £1 per acre, and a week or two ago- he refused £3 per acre, or a bulk sum of £1350 for, the land, being a profit on his outlay of two hundred per cent. - ' „' . .. «• Mr. Callinan, clerk m the Bankof Aua-j stralasia, Palmerston, has received the ap- ; pointment of manager of the branoh bank attending, vice Mr H. Paul, who we belive goes on relieving duty.; Duriag the time Mr Callinan has teen stationed at Palmerston=.he has ; scoured the good will and wishes of all by hi 3 uniform courtesy, and his promotion- will be & matter for gratification' to his numerous friends. The vacancy occasioned by his rempval will be filled by Mr Cox, who comes' from Wellington. It is so very seldom that public companieg do a generous action, we have pleasure m recording one whioh has come.under our notice, performed by the Australian j Mutual Provident Society. ; A man named ! Robert Craig, who met his death by violence m Queensland some time ago, had insured his {life m the above company for £500, and| although tha ppUey . had lapsed some weeks before his untimely end, the directors of the society most liberally made a gift of £400 to his widow, for investment under trustees, for the sole benefit of herself and'children. When Ht is stated that Mr Craig, at the time of his death, had been a member of the society for less than three years, this generous act speaks well for tiie J liberal management 6f the' Australian Mutual Provident Society, „:;..;