NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 65, 13 August 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The San Francisco Mail — The English mail, via San • Francisco will close at Palmerston to-morrow evening, at 7.45. A New Industry.— As a,n evidence of the .growth and progress of Palmerston we may mention that Mr. Woodroofe, of the Napier road, m order to meet the wants of settlers m that locality, has determined to open a upholstery .and cabinet factory, on his premises, on jSe road to Ashurst. This speaks well for the town, as we learn that other places m the same business have more orders that they can well attend to. Mr. "Woodroofe's special notification appears m our advertising columns. Now and Then. — The Marton correspondent of the Press Agency telegraphs that the announcement that Mr. Johnston intends to contest Manawatu, has given great gratification m fcliafc town. While feeling deeply grateful for this gratuitous concern about|us, for which we are totally at a loss to account, we weep for the mortification which must succeed m that brandn«w borough upon the result of the poll. •'■ The WoEKiwffMßw's Dbamatio Outb. — A meeting of tlift-membeiis of the above club was held on Monday evening, for tho passing of'^accqunts .and other routine business. From tlm statement of the hon. sec , it appeared that the proceeds from the late entertainment amounted to between £22 and £23. It was annosneed that five new members, one of whom was a lady, had joined the Society, and it T»as determined that "Luke the Laborer," should be put m rehearsal for presentation at an early date.;^ Advance, Palmerston. — We are pleased to notice that, m order to keep pace with the necessities of his business, Mr. Snelson has been : compelled to enlarge his promises. Although the room at present used for auction purposes is by no means a small building, its total inadequacy to aocommodate the public is plainly evident at the Saturday auction sales. Mr. Snelson intends adding on a side addition of about twenty feet along the room, raising the roof, and lighting the inside with sky-lights. The Loss to Manawattt. — The report asked for with regard to the timber importer! into the colony during the last two financial years, was laid - upon the table of the House, during the past week. From this it appears that no less a quantity than 12,280,807 of sawn timber, representing a nioney value of £48Q.0Q0, has been lost to the. Colony. This is free trade with a vengeance. During the present year, when the timber trade was somewhat languishing m this county, the importation reached 7,703,467 feet of sawn timber. We commend this little fact to the coming member for Manawatu. . . Sam-op -thb Bobottgh Reserves;— The sale held by Mr. Snelson on Saturday, of the twentyVone years' leases of the Borough Reserves, proved a grand success.^ As is known, the condition \vas fcbafc the bulk sum foi ; the term of twenty -one years should be paid within six months m three payments, tho ninety .acres, being divided into nine lots of ten acres each. The following are tho name 3 of the purchasers, with the price 3 realised :■ — Lot 1, Mr. Paliuersou, £46 ; "No. 2, P. Wnrburton, £52 ; No. 3, J. Carroll, £46; No. 4, same purchaser and same figure; No. 5, T. King,^£s2; No. 6, Mr. Nathan, £50 ; No. 7, same buyer, and same price ; No. 8, W. J. Batt, £50 ; No. 9 Mr. James, £50. The total price renlised for the ninety acres amounted to £442. A Bad Argument. — In speaking of Mr. B-illance'e candidature for Wanganui, the Chronicle asserts that the ex/Ireasurer "dai'e not contest Rangitikei with a gentleman entirely new to the political arena, and who never addressed a constituency m his life." 'We confess we fail to see the logic of our contemporary m any other light than a proof m favor of Mr. Ballance's pluck. In our opinion it redounds to his credit that he should refuse to meet an opponent which at the Chronicle's own showing is; unworthy of his steel, and instead tackle the great G-oliath m his own stronghold. If. Sir William Fox is so beloved by his constituency, the presumption of Mr, Bal- . lance.' will moot with, a fitting lesion. Still we 'doubt it, and time wil^ tell.' The West Coast Railway..— ln his Public.. Works Statement on Thursday last, Mr. Macandrew thus refers to the West Coast Line :— " This line is part ( of- the main trunk line from Wellington to the Waikato, via tlie. West Coast. The land through which it passes is now being purchased by the G-overnmcnt, and at least one million ;of--- aeres. contiguous to it will be shortly available for-. settlement purposes. Considerable pains, have been bestowed ujoon ascertaining the most suitable l-oute from Wellinffton to Waikanao, this being the most difficult and expnensive iXorfcioft of the litie. It has bsen found that the best outlet, from Wellington is by Kaiwarra and ".Tohnsonville, byTwhich route a very easy givi.de can he, secured. The working plans ; 'ferenoAv:fihished. I.:an1 .:an4 A tendarß._catv : be'.oallQd for th c works almost im mediately .'•' A Sad Case;— "dn Monday foronoon Constable G-illespie received information that a Danish settler, named Lars Hansen, had,give,h su6h.; symptoms of aberration of : m;hd as induced his friends to take steps for his'removnl to town for safe keeping-. The Constable thereupon repaired toi the residence of the man, at Stoney Creek, and m the afternoon lodged him m the lock-up. The p<)bivfellow siiffei^ under; two different' hallueiiSatioris, orie. is. that there ia a com- 1 bination to rob him oi some, money he is exheefcing from .home, and the other that he holds m his possession a bjble whioli to the keener is a-paissport to heaven. Although decidedly dorahged m mind, the danger has so far not procee-led beyond the utterance of threats, still it has beeiv considered prudent to put him under restraint. MEETIN& ,OE CREDtTpRS.— A mPet ; illg of the creditors' m 'the estate of John Klitik, boarrling-houfie-kecper, of Feilding, was held m the Oourfc-HouiSß, Palmeratort, on Monday. From the statement of the insolvent, the liabilities were between £600 nnd £700, and the assets (Aqse or* £I^oo, M,r^

Stevenson was elected Chairman^ and after a lengthy discussion of the affairs of the estate, it was proposed by Mr. Whisker and seconded by Mr. GiclinrJ— M That Mr. R. Loudon be appointed trustee m the estate, to whom the insolvent make a deed of a assignment, with the provision to be allowed the opportunity of meeting his liabilities m full by giving bills at three, si?, nine, and twelve months ; sbouldany of the bills fail to bo met upon maturity, the trustee to act for tho creditors." This was carried' unanimously, and the meeting adjourned. Not to be Outdone. — We notice that Mr. Edward Marsh lias determined not to allow all the spare shillings to flow away from his treasury, and m another column intimates that he will for cash, and for one month only, clear out his drapery and other stock, regardless of cost. It is astonishing what- effect inducements such as those offered have m opening the hearts and purses of settlers, and upon the principle of '' the nimble shilling," both buyers and. settlers work to their own advantage. Tjie Representation ov the ComsiY. — It was currently reported m Palmerston on Monday, that a meeting of electors had been held m Sandon on Saturday night, when it was unanimously decided to bring forward Mr. Sanson as a southern candidate. Speaking from our knowledge of Mr. San»on, and his efforts for the particular portion of the County m which he is specially interested, we must say that if there were truth m the rumor, it would be but a justly earned and graceful tribute to that gentleman. We by no means agree with Mr. Sanson's opinion on many matters, but we feel bound to admire his indomitable pluck and perseverances and the manful struggle which he has made over the pro-; posed district railway. As our Foxton con-, temporary, however, — which is Mr. Sanson's speoial organ— appears to have heard nothing of the matter, wo presume it is nothing but a, canard, As to whether Mr. Sanson or Mr. Johnston will finally be the choice of South Manawatu we cannot say, but there can bo no doubt as to which of the two is best entitled to support — the man who has neglected and studiously ignored lus constituency ; or tho man who has fought fop \t. A YALT7A:BI,E WOBK OF Rei>EBBNOE.— We havo been favored with an inspection of the map of the counties of Manawatu and Rungitikei executed by Druinniond & Co., of Eeilding, As a work of reference {j O show the topography of tho. County it is simply invaluable, and the surest guai*antee of its reliability may be found m the fact that tho Surveyor-General ordered, three hundred Jcopies. The work was originally executed by Mr. T. M. Drinnmond, who has been engaged m the labor for the past six years ; and of course, as may have been' expected, many townships now appear which were not even thought of at the time of commencement. Commencing at Foxton, the pioneer town of the Manawatu, the map takes m Palmerston, Feildiug, Hal--,<jpmbe, Awahnri, Fitzherbert, Carnarvon, Bunnythorpe, Sanson, Campbellto wi, Ashurst, Cheltenham, beside giving the various Nativo Reserves and other blocks.. The map is fifty- three inches long, and been got up m capital style, varnished and mounted on rollers, and will prove an invaluable aid m every office. Mr. Mptard, of this town, has been appointed agent, and we would advise those who wish to secure a copy to make early application, as only a limited number have been struck off the stone, before effacing the sketch. On account of its size, no less than four stones had to be used during the process of lithographing.