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We do not weary of giving assistance to the Government in the matter of official advertisements. We have in view in doing so the interests of onr subscribers and readers, who have as good a right, as forming a tolerably large section of the people, to that kind of information about projected public works, as that section of the people'who read only the subsidised journals or the Ministers’ own paper. In another place there will bo found some official advertisements inserted on our usual terms—“ gratis.” The Supremo Court will sit at 10 o’clock this morning. We understand that the Hon. the Native Minister will leave for the South to-day. He will return in a few days, and will then proceed to Wanganui and other places on the West Coast. The Mayoralty electioneering campaign will commence this week, and the ball will be opened by Mr. Hutchison at the Princess Theatre to-morrow evening. Advice has been received by the Telegraph Department that the mail left Batavia on Saturday morning for Singapore, taking on all accumulated messages. The repairing vessels were then on the ground. We have received a copy of a supplement to the last New Zealand Gazette. It bears the date Saturday, November 2. It contains the names of a number of claimants for land Mangonui, which are to bo investigated on and after November 15 ; also of some claims for land near Whaugaroa, which are to be investigated on and after November 25. There Is nothing of general interest in the Gazette, On Tuesday evening, ICawana Hunia and Nepia. two of the leading Rangitikei chiefs, entertained company at the Metropolitan Hotel. There were present the Hon. Mr. Sheehan (Native Minister), Hon. Colonel Whitmore (Colonial Secretary), Mr. Taiaroa, Dr. Duller, M.L.C., Mr, Moorhouse, M.H.R., Messrs. Fraser, Bull, T. E. Young, J. Carroll, W. Grey, Captain Power, and others, including several chiefs of note ; and apologies were received from Sir George Grey, Hon. Dr. Pollen, Mr. Halse, and others. “ The Queen ” aud “ the Governor ” were duly honored, and then the “ Ministry” was proposed. The Hon. Mr. Sheehad, in replying for the Ministry, referred to the hard work of the session, and expressed . regret that in consequence be had been unable to give them that attention which perhaps they deserved ; but now that he would be more at leisure he would be able to attend to their wants better. He thanked them for the assistance the native race had given him since he had been in office, and hoped they were satisfied. Of course they could not have everything they wanted, but their ideas as what should be law would be respected and given effect to as far as possible. Colonel Whitmore also responded, and other toasts followed. Daring the evening Nepia presented Mr, Bull (w 10 is about leaving for England) with a very fine greenstone pendant as a mark of frendshlp aud goodwill. We have received a copy of Dr. Hector’s report on the D’Urville Island copper ore deposits. The results of the examination are contained in the following extracts ;—Copper ore occuring in serpentine rock, as is the case in this instance, is usually found only in. irregular patches and not in defined lodes, so that Mr. Cox was specially instructed to note the extent and relative arrangement of the various outcrops. From his report, it appears evident that the ore follows the usual rule and la distributed in “ bunches” or lenticular masses, but in this case the bunches seem to have a very massive development aud are likely to afford ore in remunerative quantity. The general average of the ore would give a yield of about 22 tons of copper to the 100 tons of ore as mined. Similar copper ores are now smelted in New South Wales, the latest official notice available showing the produce for 1876 to have been 3106 tons of copper, valued at £243,142, or at the rate of £7B per ton. Taking this and the foregoing estimate, the average value of the D’Urville Island ore would bo about £l7 per ton, less the expense of mining, shipping, and smelting. By the Maori which arrived on Saturday from the Sounds, we were shown some splendid samples of marble from Caswell Sound. The white is a pure sychrine, and of a very superior quality to any that has been seen in the colonies. Mr. Mumo (of Dunedin) has compared it .with statuary marble which has cost as much as £5 per foot in London, and finds that this marble stands better up to the chisel, aud is capable of greater relief in fine ornamental work than he has hitherto worked. Mr. Munro left Dunediu by the Maori on purpose to visit the quarry, and from Ins personal observation found that the quantity was unlimited. The reef is about two and a half chains wide, and has been traced to the height of 1500 feet from the water’s edge. There is a cave running straight into the marble from the water’s edge about two chains deep, showing it all the way on each side. The blue marble Is a continuation of the same reef running towards the north side. This is described as being beautifully marked, some of it resembling a tree in full foliage. The Sound is too well known to require any comment. It is landlocked, and is a safe harbor in any weather. The facilities for shipping the marble are exceptionally good. At the edge of the quarry there are fifty fathoms of water, and little or no expense is required for shipping it. A short extract that wc give below shows that the steam-roller is in use in Christchurch both for consolidating and breaking up roads; it would be interesting to learn whether or no the drains are injured by its use down there:— Spikes were placed on the road roller for the first time yesterday morning, and a rough portion of High-street fronting the White Hart Hotel was “picked” up. The work was admirably performed, and the only wonder is that it was not tried before. Owing to the large number of competitors for the various races in connection with the Athletic Club’s sports, which take place on Monday, the 11th insfc., the committee have arranged to have a twenty-mile walking race. The raco will be open to all [members of the club, or any person introduced by any member. The affair will take place on the Basin Reserve about the end of the month. Some valuable prizes have already been promised for this event, which will doubtless bring a largo number of competitors to the scratch. The Kelly and Minstrels will open their season at the Theatre Royal to-night. The company comes hero with a very high reputation, aud we have no doubt they will be as thoroughly appreciated in this city as they have been elsewhere. Mr. Leon is stated to be quite a host in himself, and Messrs. Beaumont Read (alto) and Fredericks (tenor) are vocalists w)ie have made their mark in Australia. One of the novelties of the entertainment is Japanese Tommy, whoso height is 2 feet 9 inches. We arc authorised by Messrs, Levin aud Co., as agents, to contradict the rumor of the B.s.’ Taupo having struck coming from Gisborne. There is no truth in it. W© aro requested to state that Father Halbwach'a bazaar takes place on the four last days of November, and not of December as printed in the posted. It‘is to take place in the Town Hall in MastertoO. The amount of subscriptions collected now for Mrs. Piggott is about £l7O- Captain Crolt received £lO from the members of the Legislative Ceuocil ,oq Saturday.

The following additional nomination has been received for the Wellington Cup, Mr. Thomas Ray’s Divei. The Melbourne Cup will be run for tomorrow. The other days’ races of the meeting take place on the 7th and 9th instant. A large number of people attended the services of the Young Men’s Christ an Association held yesterday at the Atheneeum, when addresses were given by several ministers and friends. Charles Clarke aud his wife, Margaret Clarke, were arrested on Saturday for committing robberry with violence. They were brought before Captain Holt and remanded until this morning. The two men who were arrested last week for having an illicit still were brought before the Resident Magistrate at Marton on Saturday, aud were each fined £IOO, or in default one year’s imprisonment, We notice that it was mentioned by Mr. F. de O. Malet in the Synod at Christchurch, that the amount available for the income of the Primate of New Zealand, which is derived from the Bishopric estate, is £1237 ISa. 7dThe cricket match against the AVairarapa Club, which was to have taken place on the Basin Reserve next Monday, has been postponed on account of the Athletic Club’s sports. The Cricket Association very graciously gave way to the Athletic Club. We notice that the Wmrarapa and East Coast Pastoral Association show will take place at Carterton on the 20th November. The gates, booths, &c. f will be sold at Carterton on eho 14th. We are unable to state when the entries close. A cricket match was played on Saturday between tho Royal Oak aud United Cricket Clubs, at Kilbirnie. The latter gained the victory over their opponents by sixteen runs on tho first innings. The Royal Oaks went in for their second innings, and five were disposed of for nineteen runs when time was called. The following arc the respective totals : —Royal Oak C. C., first innings, 42 ; second innings, five out for 19. United C. C-, first innings, 58 runs. The public safety would bo greatly consulted if a policeman had a beat assigned him which would embrace the Tinakori-road. It is on this thoroughfare more than any other in the city that butchers’ boys and the drivers of butchers' and bakers’ carts take delight in trying the mettle of their respective animals, and two or three of them have been seen more than once to rush along the road at tho very topmost speed, and punishing their horses with whip and spur to get the very utmost pace out of them. All this is highly dangerous, more particularly in so thickly populated a neighborhood. On Saturday afternoon last, the drivers of an express aud an empty dray tried conclusions with each other, and galloped abreast past the residence of the Premier, and for a considerable distance in the direction of Hawkestone-street. Several complaints on this subject have reached us from time to time, aud we trust the police will take steps to put down the annoyance, and so prevent some serious accident. The Lyttelton Times says :—“The questioi of the ownership of certain sheep cropped up in the examination of the defendant iu a sheep case at Raugiora yesterday, wherein accused was charged with being the owner of certain sheep unbranded. The defendant’s plea was that they did not belong to him, as he had not paid for them, though ho had bought them his Worship remarked that he wished thi opinion was more prevalent in the district, an it would bo a good thing for the traders generally.” The following pitiful story is quoted by the Lyttelton Times : —“ A most distressing case was reported to the police of Timaru yesterday. A man named John Mananga, a Frenchman, engaged in fishing near the Washdyke, was thrown from his horse on Monday last week, aud had his leg broken. The accident occurred eight miles from his tent, and as no assistance was offered, the poor fellow started to crawl to his tent. It took him two days and nights to get along the beach to the tent, and the exertion wore the flesh off the knee of the unbroken leg. He had no food in his tent, bub kept himself alive by eating Maori hens, which his dog caught and brought to him. He was discovered by two boys yesterday, whom he informed of his sad position. The boys reported the matter to Mr. Charteris, who at once informed the police. Sergeant Haldane got Dr. Mclntyre to go out at once, aud the man was found in a frightfully emaciated state. He was brought in to the hospital, where the leg was set with some difficulty. Mananga is expected to recover with a few weeks’ careful nursing. A.u article on Hospital Sundayjiu the Melbourne Argus says—“ We learn that during the periods dealt with in their last reports, the hospitals and dispensaries which participate in the fund created by these anniversaries afforded medical and surgical assistance to 50,192 cases It does not require a very vivid imagination to form some conception of the vast mass of human suffering indicated by these figures, suffering which, to a very great extent, would have gone unrelieved had it not been for the noble institutions whose cause we are now advocating.” The paper from which we have already quoted states that the various participating iusticutiona are encumbered by an indebtedness of £6594 17s. lOd, and, as we know, the demands upon them increase year by year with the growth of population. A well-known Adelaide paper, reviewing some salient points of the position of affairs in our political world, speaks as follows : —“ The New Zealand Attorney-General, tho Hon. R. Stout, has again been displaying his teetotal powers of statesmanship. In a new Electoral Bill introduced by him, he provided that all public-houses should be closed on polling days, and that a candidate for Parliamentary honors should not be allowed to employ cabs for tho benefit of his supporters ! Of course Mr. Stout’s ridiculous propositions were at once scouted by the House, who would have none of his interference with the liberty of the temperate non-abstainer or the hard-working cab-driver. The lesson thus read to the quixotic Attorney-General will, we fear, be lost upon him. A public teetotaller never increases his stock of common sen*e ; he only grows in impudence.” The following example of the power of the Press is given by the Lyttdton Times : —At a recent meeting of a municipal body not very far distant from here, the absence of the representatives of the fourth estate was specially noted by one of the worthy Councillors, whereupon another, giving a shrug peculiar to himself, said—“ Oh, yes, we aro our own masters to-night.” The debates that ensued showed that they did indeed require some restraint to bo placed upon them. The Melbourne Argus, in a review of the magazines of the month, says of the “ Fortnightly”:—“Mr. Anthony Trollope gives us his impressions of Iceland in a light and lively fashion ; and it' will gratify our New Zealand friends to know ‘ that having seen the geysers in the North Island, he was by no means impressed by the leas beautiful and less imposing hot springs of Iceland. On the other hand, he seems to have been delighted with tho people. He says : —* Everybody seemed to be comfortable. Everybody was well clothed. Everybody could read aud write. I saw no poverty, I saw no case of a drunken man, though I heard of druukenneas. I found a taste for prettineases—notably as shown in the ornaments and dress of the women ; a very general appreciation of literary pursuits ; a tendency to religious worship; orderly, easy, comfortable manners, aud a mode of life very much removed indeed from barbarism.”

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5493, 4 November 1878, Page 2

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Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5493, 4 November 1878, Page 2

Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5493, 4 November 1878, Page 2

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