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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5103, 1 August 1877, Page 2

In some of the tables which appear in the Financial Statement we have not given the shillings and pence in each item. The totals however will, in all cases, be found to agree with those in the original statement. Seventy-six births and twenty deaths have been registered in Wellington for the month of July, and twenty-one marriage certificates have been issued.

Sir George Grey yesterday gave notice in the House of Representatives to move resolutions in favor of triennial Parliaments and manhood suffrage. Mr. Stout gave notice to ask the Government if they intended to esr tablish savings banka in connection with public schools.

In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. Curtis gave notice that he would move the following amendments in the Education Bill :—Section 85, sub-section 3, omit the word “ shall ” in the first line, in order to insert the words “ may if the committee shall think fit so to direct ”in lieu thereof. New clause 89a— Whenever any twenty-five or more householders in any education district shall signify in writing to the Education Board of such district their desire to be constituted into a separate body for educational purposes, it shall be the duty of the Board to convene a meeting of such householders for, the election of a school committee in the manner provided in Part 111, of this Act, and it shall be lawful for the Board to grant to such committee such aid in, books, school apparatus, and money os the Board shall deem expedient, or at the option of the committee such aid may be granted in money only, inclusive of the value of such books 'and school apparatus as would otherwise be supplied by the Board : Provided; always that every such committee shall provide a schoolhoiise or sohoolhouses to the satisfaction of the Board, and shall appoint and pay the teacher or teachers of such school or schools; every such teacher having obtained a certificate of competency as provided in section 44 of this Act : Provided also that all books used in any such school shall be approved by the Board, and that in every respect wherein no special exception is made in this section every such school shall be a public school under this Act, and subject to the provisions which this Act makes for the conduct, management, and inspection of public schools; and that every such school shall be open to all children between the ages of five and fifteen years without fee or payment of any kind.

A meeting of the committee of the Wellington Benevolent Institution was held yesterday. There were present—The Rev. W. H. West (elected chairman), Rev. B. W. Harvey, Rev. R. Coffey, Rev. A. Reid, Rev. J. Dumbell, Rev. P. McGuinness, Messrs. J. Woodward, L. Levy, J. G. Holdsworth, H. G. Wilson, and the secretary. A subscription of £1 from Mr. F. Jeffrey was acknowledged, and several cases were considered and relieved.

A Gazette Extraordinary published on Monday contains a list of the provisional reserves for educational purposes in the provincial district of Canterbury; also a notification of an alteration in the times of meeting of tho Auckland Waste Lands Board, and the appointment of Mr. D. St. George as registrar of births, deaths, marriages, &c., for the district of Waimate. ■

We have received a copy of “Bradshaw’s Guido to New Zealand” for the month: of August. This number appears quite equal to the usual standard of excellence which this very useful publication has attained. The railway time-tables are most carefully compiled ; and to the travelling portion of the. community, and to business people generally, the Guide cannot fail to be of service.

Few of the goldfields towuships of the colony have made greater progress in a few months than Kumara, which can now boast of a municipality, a volunteer corps, and a fire brigade.

The Education Board will meet to-morrow (Thursday), at a quarter past eleven o'clock.

The Chamber of Commerce will meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when there will be an election of new members, and general business will be transacted.

The conference of the representatives from the several municipalities in New Zealand will open their proceedings at the Provincial Council Chamber at noon to-day. Notice is given in our advertising columns that Dr, Bradford has been appointed medical officer of the Loyal Britannia Lodge, 1.0.0. E., M.U.

Mining prospects are looking up in the Boss District, and the Guardian states that another new battery is about to be placed on the reef on the left bank of Donnelly's Creek, Tenders are invited by Mr. Turnbull, until noon on Tuesday, the Hth inst., for the erection of a hotel at Pahautanui. Plans and specifications can be seen at Mr. Hillier’s, Pahautanui.

About 150,000 shares in the new Union Eire and Marine Insurance Company have been already applied for, of which 20,000 have been taken up in Wellington. This speaks well for the future prospects of the company. The first annual meeting of the Hutt Agricultural and Pastoral Society will be held at half-past seven .o’clock this .evening at the Lower Hutt Athenaeum. The financial condition of the- association is, we understand, setisfaotory.

Mr. Tole, M.H.R., wants a telegraph station at Paumure, because there are a tannery and a public-house there, and a bridge there. He asked the Commissioner for Telegraphs, in the House of Representatives yesterday, to supply his want, but was politely answered in the negative.

St. George’s Hall was tolerably well patronised last evening notwithstanding the bad state of the weather. The entertainment provided was, as usual, of a most attractive character, and elicited frequent and genuine expressions of admiration from the audience. There was a moderate attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, when the sensational drama “The Plying Dutchman” was produced, followed by the farce entitled “My Wife’s Bonnet.” The same programme will be repeated this evening. It is with regret we have to chronicle the death of another of our most respected colonists, viz,, Emily, the wife of Mr. Joseph Nancarrow, who expired on Monday, the 30th, at Wellingtou-.terrace, after, a lingering illness. Her great loss will be deeply felt by all who knew her. We are informed that the funeral will leave her husband’s residence to-morrow (Thursday) at three o’clock in the afternoon. A meeting of the Wellington Literary Association was held last evening in St. John’s schoolroom, the attendance being numerous, despite the inclemency of the weather. The subject, “ Should New Zealand borrow more money in her present financial condition” was discussed in an animated manner, the majority of the speakers taking up the negative side ; but on a vote being taken, the affirmative side of the question obtained a majority of votes.

At Mr. J. H. Wallace’s land sale yesterday the following properties were sold :—Acres 334 and 343, Andrew Young, £2750 ; Acres 896, 1086, 603, in one lot, £4BO, 0. W. Clayton ; part of 378, equity of redemption, £260, F. Wills ; two allotments, Grainger-street, £2lO, E. Whitehead ; 262, 264, £8 10s. each, E. Whitehead ; 196, Fitzherbert, £7 55., E. Whitehead ; 208- and 209, Fitzherbert, £l6 10s., P. Scally; 314, Fitzherbert, £B, W. Gathercole ; 35ft., Brougham-terrace, £l6O, J. H. Schwabe. Total amount of sale, £3908 15s. A correspondent from Fitzherberton writes to us as follows in reference to a question of some interest in that locality, viz., the bridge at the Lower Ferry versus the road on the south side of the Manawatu River “ There are two petitions to Parliament now being signed in Palmerston North—one for a bridge at the Lower Ferry, and another for a road to be made to connect the new bridge which is just finished with the main trunk road to Napier and the Wairarapa. Another bridge will not open up any fresh country for settlement; but the road, which will go about five miles throiight the Fitzherbert block, will do so.” The fancy bazaar at the Odd Fellows’ Hall in aid of the fund for rebuilding St. Peter’s Church was opened at noon yesterday by his Excellency the Governor, who was received by the Right Rev. Bishop Hadfield, the Yen. Archdeacon Stock, the Rev. Mr. De Castro, and the churchwardens and others, the national anthem being played by Mr. Bonaccorti on a very handsome and fine toned piano presented by Mr. Andrew Young. His Excellency, who remained for about half-an-hour, visited the different stalls, and made purchases at several of them. There were no speeches on the occasion. The appearance of the tastefully de : corated hall was very attractive, and a great variety of costly and beautiful articles were displayed in liberal profusion on the stalls arranged on each side of the room, and at the upper end were a refreshment stall, a Christmas tree, and flower stand. The following ladies presided at the stalls :—Mrs. Stock, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. B. Hunter, Mrs. Krull, Mrs. Roxburgh, Misses France, Godfrey, Robinson, Seed, Turton, Mrs. Dransfield, Mrs. George, Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Rous Marten, Mrs. Stains, Mrs. Harcourt, Mrs. Stuart, Misses Barton, Bridgen, Buchanan, E. Buchanan, Dransfield, Kennedy, Morrah, E. Morrah, Pollen, White, L. White, Mrs. De Castro, Mrs. Kreefl, Mrs. Sheath, Mrs. Didsbury, Mrs. Hardy, Misses De Castro, Dixon, Kreeft, M. Kreeft, Sheath, J. Sheath, Price, White. Mrs. Binns, Mrs. Cheesman, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Young; Mrs. Cazneau, Mrs. Pascqe, Misses Holmes, L. Holmes, Ling, I. Ling, Reid, Young. Refreshment stall—Mrs. S; Palmer, Mrs. Garrard, Mrs. Kayle. Christmas Tree—Misses Stock, Turner, Krull. The fittings were supplied gratis by Mr. S. Brown. There was a very good attendance during the afternoon, and again in the evening, and should the skies be more • propitious today and to-morrow there can be no doubt that the funds cfor rebuilding St. Peter’s Church will be considerably augmented, a result which it is most desirable should be accomplished, the accommodation at the existing place of worship being far too small for the large and increasing congregation attending it. To the promoters of the movement it must have been highly satisfactory to hear the expressions of approval which were uttered on all sides yesterday when the bazaar was opened. It has taken no little time and trouble, although no doubt with many the work has been a labor of love, to bring the affair so far to a successful issue, and when a spacious and handsome new church is erected in place of the present edifice, they may be congratulated on having contributed in no small degree to the accomplishment of a work very urgently required. We hope to see the bazaar liberally patronised during the remaining time for which it is to be open. The total amount realised yesterday was £268. At Mr. Duncan's large land sale yesterday there was an unusually numerous attendance. Punctually at noon, or within two or three minutes afterwards, there must have been over two hundred persons present. The conditions of sale were read, and the first lot offered was town acre No. 844, sold to Colonel Leckie for £245 ; town acre No. 1057 was disposed of at £195 ; town acres Nos. 1049 and 1053 were sold together to Colonel Leckie for £300; town acre 1069, with house thereon, withdrawn at £350 ; town acre 1053, Stanley-street, sold to J. D. Baird, Esq., for £150; leases in Col-lege-street for 38 years—section No. 6 sold at an annual rental of £1110s.; lease of allotment (42 years),, with four-roomed house, in Piriestreet, did not find a buyer; house of nine rooms and land in Tinakori-road, was bought by Mr. E. Port, Esq., for £535; after which luncheon, supplied by Mr. Laing in hisaccus-' tomed first-class style, was announced, to which full attention was given. At 1.30 p.m. the sale was resumed, and the principal lot of the sale was then sold, viz., No. 12 town acre, Masterton:— No. 1 section, 44ft. frontage by 198 ft. depth, was purchased by Mr. VV. James for £lB 15s. per foot, equal to £605 ; No. 2, Mr. Dransfield, £l2, equal to £528 ; No. 3, Mr. Izard, £l2, equal to £528 ; No. 4, Mr. James, 82s.

6d., equal to £136 2s. 6d.; No. 5, Mr G. V Shannon, 705., equal to £lls 10s.; No. 6, Mr. Dransfield, 705., equal to £lls 10s.; No. 7, Mr. Shannon, 755., equal to £123 155., the whole acre thus realising the sum of £2151 17b. 6d. We understand that the same acre was sold for £BOO only four or five months ago. Bunnythorpe land sold at an average of a little over 60s. an acre. Some 19 sections, of 24 to 37 acres each, realised £1528 10s. The lease of the Egmont Hotel was bought in for £l2O, the rent of which was £6 a week, and having 6$ years to run. Town acre No. 29, Polhill Gully, aratherhillysection,wasknocked down to Mr. J. M. Taylor for £l4O. The lease of a piece of land at Feathers ton, with bakery and house near Royal Hotel (Mr. Shirley’s), did not find-a-purchaser. Several other properties were sold at satisfactory prices. The total amount of the sales reached nearly £SOOO, and the result we imagine is gratifying to the sellers ; at the same time it is a subject of general congratulation to find that an active and good demand still exists for real property. There were only two cases on the criminal sheet atthe Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, one of drunkenness, the delinquent being dealt with in the usual manner; and the other arising out of a neighbor’s quarrel, the parties to the case being females. One accused the other of using threatening language, but after evidence had been taken the case was dismissed.

There ' was a sitting in bankruptcy at the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Richmond, when the following bankrupts received their discharge:—Robert Finlay Blakey, of Wellington, driver ; Thomas Jenkins, of Bakuratahi, contractor ; and Henry Tolly, of Wellington.

To-day Mr. E. J. Duncan will hold a most important sale on behalf of Messrs. J. Joseph and Co. The auction takes place at his rooms. Panama-street, at 2 o’clock. Mr. Duncan requests us to state that it is really a trade sale in the strictest sense of the word. One lot at least of each line will be sold without reserve, in order to test the market. Not less than 50 cases of brandy, and 10 ;qr-casks Bisquit, Dubouche will be offered, and are to be sold to the highest bidder. Speculators will, therefore, do well to attend.