NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 46, 4 June 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

BOSTPOKTSMENT.^-We have been requested to notify that .the Scandinavian Concert, aB--.varliised'io take; place; to-night, has b.e,en unady.oidably postponed. ;? . •; . T^E Bbai>i^& BipQM.. .-— The watepayers -=have. .efldoEsed the' action of the, siibscribera" and agreed ;up,3r», theimppsitipn o| a rate. 'The. following is the result of the. poll :— ■For the rate,- 617) 'against it, 1. J ' ; Habmoniq . S,spikTr:-T-The. memhers ofabove society, will learn with pleasure that Mr. .Eliot- . W^ti^ribn has. kindly plape.d. his house, at 1 the," se>»;ice.s'ofi. the. Association fpr the purpose, of picaciice, and it is notified that the;n>Bt' pmc^cf \fiU take n,^ice. : evenjngy at liaft past aeYen" 6*-clock. ; . \Aooo.iihtais;t,.in r -We nn-. aerstand<that'b.y^last iiightV maUj Mi.Coletnan receiye.d: an, intimation ; from Judge. Shaw that; tet ha.d hpen appoiiftte,d;;anjA.ccoiintant.in "Barkiwiptjcy. In Mr. S,haw's letterhe intimates that jhe. intends. y^si^iAg; Palmeratdn this da^-wae^V.;,i; ... V t f Revision: ■m? Jnay. LiMt,— -A me.e.ting of the , . Justices of .t^ ; Peace. wasTheM at the JGburfc-nb-ftsß^ Palmerstbn,, ; y,e;jte:rjlay, jor the Ipxirpose; jof- revising ; the, ; jjiiryjList, for, the^ curxsnt year.. 2Th£- magistrate^ presenti Trsre. : 'Mejssrer. ■ Srielsotf (chair) j M'l^eili Dalrynnple, \an.cl Mohrad. The;, list wwats t - Carefully gone.i|ihrtfugh, ; araVjuJed, arid ap.-| jsrnverl... ''- ' .. ■.'..'■ '~\;. : ' ,-"*—* ■I' Tun 31>jlsi;aicjq? sCiojJBT. i Jotojb;— At the' msg^ingrflf Ju'iiices he! 3at .the...court-hou.?e---|/e3tercttty after^ilie revision of 'the, jury list. bad been N cdmrpleted, the >j7ingsstoihes extßeitvtinanSm'ctus desire, tha l !; )ij* Honor. JiHge Bhaw would open .the District Clourt oh the appointed dajr— Saturday 'riexi, the 7.th instant. It will be a disappoJntrnent to the residents of Palmeraton

A U§w jNDtrsTBT.— We learn that there is every probability of a new industry m the snaps of a bone mill, being introduced into the clisfjfk-t, Mr. Sntlaon being Commissioned \,o dispose of the plant of one having two horsepower. We understand arrangements are nearly concluded for its purcliase by a prominent settler. T^b Electoral Roll. — The annual revision of the electoral roll of the Manawatu District, was at Foxton on l^riday, when the Eevising Officer held his court.' The Returning Officer; Mr. Ross, anxious fco purge the roll, successfully objected to about eighty names, whifch were struck off. Notwithstanding fch is reduction I we believe the roll will show an increase of nenrlv five hundred, the figures being for 1878 and 1879, about 1400 and 1900 respectively. Thb Slandekino Adyocatb. — That pariah amongst journals, the Jldngitikei Advocate, has asserted, that?' there was not a particle of truth m the article, " Half an Hour with a Madman," which appeared m these columns. The Advocate is notorious for its unblushing effrontery m contradicting statements .which have been proved to be true, and had \jtone particle of shame it would not leave itcelf open to receive such another castigation as we bestowed upon it for its shameless mendacity regarding the ' railway passes. T^b P-almbrston Rifles.- The local Volunteers mustered m strong force at moonlight parade on Monday night, there being no less than fifty members of the corps present. It had been expected that Major Noake, the officer commanding the district would have been present" for' the purpose of inspection, bnt we understand that m consequence of the unsettled state of Native matters m the North, it was not considered "advisable that he shoulr be absent from Waoganui should an emergency arise. However the nsen were put- through a number of evolutions m front of the Town Hall, acquitting themselves m a ver-y creditable mannes indeed. Taooti School Gommittbk.— A meeting of the committee of the above school Iwas held on Monday evening ; present — "Messrs, Skerman (chair), Baiter, M'Douall, Brogden, Alleijjby, and .Rogers. Proposed by Mr.' M'Douall, seconded by Mr. Rogers, and carried— " That Mr. Baker be elected treasurer to the committee, and that Mr. Skerman be a«ked to hand, over all accounts arid monies to Mr. Baker ; and that "Mr. Lovelock be..usl»ed to audit the accounts." Proposed by Mr. M'Douall, seconded by Mr. Biker, and (the chairman alone opposing- it) "-fcHat this committee strongly' censures Mr. Skerman for his ungentlemnnlv conduct towards Mr. Seafcon." It was further resolyer. frliafc Mr. Senton be asked to attend the meetings of the committee, and that Mr. Brogden be asked to 6ow the school paddock. School Wanted. — Owing to the rapid increase of population at "Terrace End the want of- a school within a reasonable distance is beginning to be severely felt. There are, we are assured", between 200 and 300 children m that locality of sufficient age to attend' school The present school-house is on nn ayewige raoue than a mile away from thei* houses and on this account dtiring the wet winter months these children do not make more than half time at school, for no mother likes to expose her little one to the danger, of sitting m wet clothes all day long. The parents themselves appreqiate the "value of a sound education ; they feel that' their children are sustaining a great loss, and aw naturally anxious to have a school in-then* locality which they could attend m nil wealh^rs^ For the sake of the -rising generation we trust that energetic means will be used to -accomplish so desirable an end. . A. TTI2IT TO THB BOBQTCHT COTTSOII.' In oar lastwe suggest^ that the Borough Council should apply for power to lease the Hospital Reserve, and to cut it up into small sections, for business sites. We have since ascertained the terms upon which the land is leased m Feilding. None bnt those I -who have a lonsr purse can purchase sections -m good positions, the price demanded being beyond thq mean's" of r small traders, and consequently leasing is the pp^y . alternative open to them. The sections, las may bo rpadily imagined, where land is so valuable are i very smallybut for these a h^gh annual rent is readily paid. 'The terms at present rule at 20s. per foot frontage for . t the first seven yeajs; 30s. per foot lor the second seven years; and, should the lease extend' beyond that per.iod, 40s. per foot for the Jthird. the sections as a rule being about a chain m depth. Our Councillors no doubt jwiU dmvr then; cwri conclusion sfcom., this, ; 4 Pubtositt.— Jt may not be generally knoWn that the Pilinerston Reading Room is possessed of a Vrork which i« » curiosity for Irhore reasons .than one. It is a "Ghrthrie's History' of' England,'' printed m the yeiar, 1722, so that now it is 155 years old. But valuable as'it is on that aaaount it is rendeK?d more so by reason' of its assofitatio.ns, tjhfc work^being at one time m the lib,iyji;'P o* the ill-fa,ted Earl Ferrars, who expiated on the sicadßfold the. cowardly murder of his faithful old servant. It is asser- . ie'd that although, the Bight Honbi'abje has his tpilet preparjid; by the. hands of Jack Ketch, yet his lcmdsb'ip, was not defiled with anything so plejiiap,^ 3 hemp, and a silken >ord was the instalment with which lie. paid the, penalty f of: his cr|me. The. work which was presented to tlje library by. Mr. H. Snelson, is a super royal qnario, and although ■•the binding ' is not gaudy, it is of Ruch a char;ieteK as has enabled it to stand Ihe test of its, centnryand a ha,lf- without a strain. "" . , ■ Gowe to his Last. Home.— A young man who has been employed for. some. fe.w. weeks as barman at the Clarandon Hotel, died on Sunday morning. On Saturday week the. poor fellow com plainedjof-.batng unwell, and Mr. Cnrroil told him he had better take, a day's spell"and consult the doctor, aad that he. would supply his place. In the afternoon ofHhe. same day he returned, but Mr. Carroll seeing that ha was unwell sent aim to bed. He was -shortly- afterwards seen by Dtrs. Marriner, iVFaclachlan, .and Akera, but from the very first they one and all declared \ him beyopd all hope, as his lungs were completely gone. Almost uncharitable rumor haying been cuwant, that the deceased came to his- end? by. delirum tremens, we interviewed i/Lt.': Carroll, ,and ; by him was inforjne,d that the. poor.feliow was one of .the. BteadiVstinwn.it was pqssib.le. to get hold of, as he neiversawhimtake a\ glass of anything, mu,c.h less see its affects upon him. % ' ) VmiTiQ^/ix>/p:nTi%xmiiisis^ Bbkoh.—■■We "ndejstand that-the, proprietor, of the Royal Hotel., acting ,upon the the, Tesfcuest; o#* iiiiniher of the" townsfolk, has drawn xxp\ a petition to the. Etcensirig Bench, asking' that his pufcUcan.'-s, license be extended from ten to eleven p,ra. The. doVujnanfc which has been signed by some, of the m,ost inßu* ential men m; the town, setsi forth, that m cdnsequencejpf the,lfite, hiour:.ajt w,hich the' ljorjbhern train "arriye3, cbmtaercial travellers 4n4 otiiers have very little time m -which to •■"^rjih.sactifcljej* business beforejiihejGlosing of •t>he ; hau?e. ( .:Wre'r cortainl^y think Jjljo. request a ' m'3^tVrpAi'9Rnble; one./n^cl , eleycn_a mo^tseasonnbje Honv/i^wbichto clpsel Jn su^h dibHmo; as a. iic > ense' ; l^h,oui?V>b.eing ; shut . before. inWh igh t' is u,nh ear :\ ofj' but eyen m t^iis colony, •' where the . custom prevails," there are always a portion of- the houses .m. en?h town allowed twelve o'clock licenses.

if it were supposed for a moment the privilege would be abused, but the number of signatures attached to the petition is a pretty strong guarantee that such will- not be the case. v - . '•, HgygJi JjjffreQVElfßNTS. — We hare- been favored jwith an inspection of the plans drawn for the new hotel about to*be erected by Mr. Batchelaivand we are pleased to notice that it will b^a most acceptable addition to the architecture.: of the town, a matter for congratulation when the prominent position of the site is taken into consideration. The addition will embrace a public and a private bay, large, commercial and billiard rooms, while, the dining room, will be 35 X 15. The hotel will have frontages to the Square and Rangitikei Line at each of which there will be spacious corridors, with swinging glass doors, and it is the iptention of fthe. proprietor tp set apart the present billiard room as a sample room for commercial travellers, the requirements of his trade making such a provision necessary. When completed the hotel will be one of the most commodious on the Coast, and contain no less . than twenty-five bedrooms. As Mi*. Batohelar has now succeeded m getting the property into his own hands, the work w/jll be proceeded with without delavj the difficulty m settling that matter having been the reason why the erection has been so long delayod. Public Mbpjsg <*? Ratbpaybbs.- A public meeting of ratepayers was held 1 m the Town Hall, on Monday night, Mr Henry McNeil m the chair* , The chairman read the advertisementyjppnyeriing the meeting, which he explained; was not to carry any resolutions but to hear the opinions of those most interested as to the advisability or otherwise of incurring a rate under the Public Library's Act, 1869. He spoke Strongly m fayop of the'step, and as one of the heaviest ratepayers m the town he was quite wiHirijrto contribute his quota. Mr. Eliot Warburton followed m the same strain, stating, however, that he feared the greatest difficulty would be experienced from persons resident nt Terrace End. He thought that even a feeling of selfishness, if no other motive, should induce all ratepayers to support the Library, as it could not be denied that such institutions not only promoted the general prosperity of the town, but m adding to its progress, enhanced the * individual value of property. Mr. Marsh as a resident .of Terrace End might say that lie was individually m favor of the proposition, as he considered such an institution a great boon to the town. With regard to the general feeling he was nofc asvave that there was the least opposition tQ the rate; m fact he believed it was quite the contrary. Mr. Snelson trusted that every ratepayer present would not only yote himself, but do his best to bring his neighbors. Mr. Coleman suggested that all present should fqrm themselves into a..com» mittee to see that every ratepayer registered his vote, and the meeting concluded with a vote of ihanks to the chair. <■