NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 52, 30 June 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Important. Sale oe Shrubs. —Wo have to direct attention to the very important sale of shrubs and trees which is to fnke place at Mr. Snelson's auct ion mart; on Friday. They are from felie Morton Nursery, and have been most carefully selected. Sale of Vaiajabie Property. — Tins day Messrs. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. Land and Mercantile Auctioneers r of Wellington, will offer for. sale by public auction, m their mart, - Panama-street, rural sectipns 4^o and 425, Palmerstoii ; and also 236 on the plan of Rangitikai Dist.riot. These sections were specially selected by Mr. W. H. R.Flyger. Ey.es E.KJHT. — We would recommend oui ruililarv readers to carefully pern«e a letter published elsewhere. fi'OTi " A Well Wisher of the Corps." The writer, who evidently is at home m his subject, points out that unless forty members qualify, the corps will be deprived of nil capitation allowance. This certainly, is the most important matter m the eorrespjndeoce ; nevertheless, there aro many other suggestion* worthy of adoption. Acknowlecigment. — We have very much pleasure m acknowledging the receipt of the following sums on behalf of Mrs. D, >'l;es : — Mr. Batchelar, £1 ; Mr. Linton, £1 ; Mr. W. K. Simpson, 10i. Gd. ; Mr. T. Barnett, 10a. 6d. In addition to the-e sum I',1 ', Mrs. Mitf'ord hns -been kindly collecting for ihe same purpose, the result of which will be published m another i-sue. We shall only be too happy to receive !and forward any further amounts with which we may be favored. The Awa Huri Hotbl. —We understand that the resident* of Awa Hnri and Sandoh are getting up petitions to the Licensing Commissioner* at Feilding, praying them to reconsider tliair recent decision, with regard to a licensed house m the firstnamed township. The absence of a house of accommodation m such a Tery central locality is the subject of very general remark nnd condemnation from the persons most interested — travellers between Sandon, Palmerston, and Feilding. Pboloxgixq the Agony. — According to a notification from the Property Tax Com missioner the time for, sending m statements of property m conformity with the Act is further extended to the 2nd of August, Although it is not officially notified, we have reason to believe that the time between this and (hen will be occupied m the preparation of sehe-lules which will come within the pos- . sibility of comprehension — a qualiiieation of , which their predecessors certainly could not boast. ".UsrroßTtrJrA.TK" jAt-PEE3.— The Minis ter of Justice has caused instructions to be issued from hi« department to the various clerks of courts throughout the colony, ordering that returns be made of the names of any of the " Great Unpaid " whom the pressure of the times has forced through the mill, or compelled a composition with their creditors. ■ .It is, very properly, determined that the Bench, like Ctasar's wife, sliould be beyond reproach, and the step has been taken . to purge the list of all undesirable names. • • A Fearful T.ra»edt.— Since our leading article was m type, the Cable has an-' hounced the terrible ending of the Kelly tragedy. It appears that owing to the "outlaws still continuing resistance, tho police , fired the hotel, which was, burned down. The cjbarred reinain3 of Hart and Dan Kelly were found armoured. The bodies of Byrne and a platelayer were recovered. A re^ porter belonging, to the Benalla Ensign paper, two children, and the hotel keeper were slightly wounded. . Civilians were prisoners the; whole Sunday, and the platelayers were compelled by the gang to destroy tho railway. Ned Kelly has been taken )to Benalla. Lanjd psr Depbebbd Payment. — "It is an ill wind that blows nobody good," aqdiu, • consequence of the, action of the Govern.' ment m withdrawing the Kairauga Block from settlement" this winter! several pi io-perty-holders; hare .yielded to the pressure brought uppn them, and have consented to i put? . their' land into, the market. ; Amongst others we learo ,that L Mr. Dundas has cut up 900 acres ia Eitzherhert into blocks ranging from 20 to {JOacres, which he is prepared to part with on the defeipd payment principle. The land ; is jvithin' Mv§: miles of the post office, on' (tie direct road to Eitzherbert, and ranges from £3 to £4 10s. per acre. Ten per cent.' cash is all that isneeded, the remainder lying for fire yeai - s at six per cent, interest. To those m noed of small farms upon, good terms, the - ftb/oye ia ame <&ww&! " • •

I/and Abt "Cittojr.-jrln another column if will be seen that a sporting offer i« about to be placed within reach of th» public of Palnierston. Mi\ Erick Gustavspn, ;of D.annevirk, has determined to of :his preperty m that place upon the Art Union principle, offering as the first prize forty acres of splendid laad, upqn which is erected a substantial dwelling houi« and other buildings, The land is mortgagedfor £150, and should tbp winner so desire, will be released and given free* of incumbrance, or the £150 will ba handed to th» lucky drawer with the land subject to the 'mortgage. The second prize will bo six cows ; the third, five cattle ; and the fourth, a valuable horse and saddle. The number of tickets are 500, at £1 Is. each, 'and the drawing will Uk« place on the 4th of- December. To those who are at all lucky, : or sportingly inclined, the opportunity is an excellent one for indulging the propensity.