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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 177, 20 December 1876, Page 2

Major Brown, Native Commissioner, arrived by coach from Taranaki yesterday. As a matter of course, he was largely interviewed by the Maori race, but his chief business, as wc understand, was in connection with the enquiry at present proceeding before ,Dr. Giles. A well appointed express has been put on road, in connection with McLean’s waggon. Hitherto the latter has only traded to Wairoa, now the new conveyance will bring up all goods intended for Patea. It will leave the Welcome Stranger Hotel at Wairoa every Tuesday and Thursday morning, and will deliver all goods forwarded to persons in Patea that morning. Mr W. Dale is the local agent for the proprietor, and any parcels may be fonyirded to his care, and further information obtained from him. The following additional gentlemen have addresses to the constituents of the Patea County, to which wc direct the attention of our readers :—Messrs Williamson, Iloneylield, Davidson, Hunter, and Peacock. The Bank of New' Zealand has purchased sites in llawera and Wairoa, at both of which places they purpose very shortly to erect substantial buildings. This extension of their business speaks well for their enterprise, as also for the resources of the district.

A hailstorm occurred yesterday afternoon, at which sonic of the largest-sized hailstones we over saw fell. One of them, picked up near our office, was more than half an inch across, and the fall more like lumps of icc than ordinary hail. Fortunately it was of short duration.

On Friday last, the dirtributiou of prizes took place at the Kakaramca school. The names of the recipients arc : —lst Class—Alex. Williamson, Ada Hawkins, Nina Hawkins ; 2nd Class— Margery Williamson ; 3rd Class— Horace Dixon, Hudson Davis. The prizes were awarded, wc understand, to those scholars who gained the greatest number of marks on the occasion of the Inspector’s last visit, but this mode of proceeding is, wc think, scarcely fair to the gentleman who has had charge of the school for nearly a year, and whoso opinion on the subject should have received some consideration. After the prizes had been distributed, the school broke up for the Midsummer Holidays, and will rc-opcn on Monday the Sth January 1877. As will be seen by advertisement in another column, the rates for the several Hoad districts, 21, 25, and 2C arc payable to Mr W. Cowcrn on the 23rd inst. An official notification also appears that Mr Cowcrn is duly appointed to receive rates. Owing to a pressure of late advertisements wc arc compelled to hold over much local matter. We will bring up arrears in our next issue.

■ An Amateur Variety Troupe will give an entertainment on Boxing Night, and promise great things. Wc shall have more to say on the subject in an early issue. Wc have been requested to call the attention of our readers to Mr Cowern’s sale of rye grass, at Hawera, which in consequence of the extreme wet weather, he has found it necessary to postpone from Tuesday last, (as announced) until to-morrow (Thursday), when the sale will positively take place.

We have much pleasure in being able to inform our readers that the Old Kcteraarac hotel has been thoroughly renovated, and stocked, and is now conducted by the owner, ■Mr Felix McGuire. This gentleman’s ability in any business capacity, is so well known (hat we cannot doubt his success as a bonifacc. The hotel is well situated for travellers, to and from New Plymouth, and should command a good and profitable trade. A special meeting of the Carlyle Town Board was held on Monday morning last, for the purpose of hearing any objections to (he roll, and for the appointment of a valuator. All the members were present. An objection by Mr Hirst, to the valuation of £l2 on section 14, Block 45, was withdrawn. Mr McCarthy objected to the value set on sections 1, 2, 8, G, and 14, in Block 40, and on sections 1 and 2, Block 48. Section No. 1, Block 40, was reduced from £125 to £IOO. Section No. 2, Block 40, was reduced from £95 to £BS. Section No. 3 on the same block, reduced from £BO to £7O, and section t! on the same, was lowered from £75 to £55. A further reduction of sections from 1 to 12, Block 43, took place, the Board agreeing to accept £GO, Instead of £75. as their value. An objection, on the part of Mr James Lett, to be rated for sections 7 to 13, Block 40, was overruled and the rate confirmed. There were no more objections to the roll, as prepared. and on the motion of Mr Williams, seconded by Mr Milroy, it was’ resolved that the Assessment Roll, as revised, be passed. The appointment of val&er for the town was thou gone into, and the sum of £9 was agreed to be paid for the work. Mr William Aitchson offered to do the labor for that sum, and on the motion of Mr Taplin, seconded by Mr Hirst, his proposal was accepted. This concluded thobusincss, and the Board separated.

A child of Mr 11. I. Davis met with what might have been a serious accident on Monday last, by falling into a deep ditch. •Fortunately,-he was speedily rescued, with no worse injury than a dislocated shoulder, which was speedily reduced, and the little one is rapidly recovering. We .arc sorry to learn that Mr Milmore, an old resident in this district, and one of the heroes of the Turo-Tnro-Mokia catastrophe, is lying dangerously ill in this township. He is under the care of Dr. Walker, and we hope soon to hear of his recovery.