The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1877.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 197, 28 February 1877, Page 2

The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1877.

Amo'-;c:st (.lie most important matters l,i which the I hi tea County Council should early (.lived attention, is that of Completing til" Vi con IlilC ot I'Dacl to New liytiin;!’,.':, at the back of the mountain. it ; •. rcallv Henon-ii Government work, red ! \ui'!s oug.t to be provided v, about demur, i.-.ut tins Comity Council istis.-Si vi'.v ;vt, and myv the i.lev-.*;nno-.n to '.on.'.iK'Le what .u;:s neon b-gun. Cmur;;: is already calk-1 ter, when out of hand, will leave the road iiiii.'hcd far as Nornuniby. t’loiu 111 * tv * if-i th . tV.i.-u lliv.*r boundary of (Ih* comer o:i Hi .* No’dh) is about thirteen miles. Timm is pretty good authority lor statin;',' that the ioruuilioii of that leugtb of road would be compassed by about :So,()U0, whilst me:tailing the same might be set down at c£(>UO p.r mile, a price for which, considering the present state of the labour market, and the facilities with which metal arc- to be oblained, it should be done corn fori ably. That would auvniut to £7 .MOO. Forming and melal'ing road from Nommnhy {■,•> the 1 Vir-a 1 liver, t'iict<'(■;>, miles, would, (ogvlh>-r cost, say, £ i 1,1100. (July one bridge of iniporiarmo revnirre to be cmcicd. mm mar vc mrer-tV c'.u.;...a. .or. ..uu

)e d : v* :!: g V ■ u’d, ini' Die l oust pa rt ; , i : i■ cin;■ led m the T.'maFm, ,T >1 TAA ; ! th • ■ at b --m-ii \. emb wmld be j -1 •nv-'d fr-u;: t’v my , unit HP 1 lad' ■ ji.de eo ■ : v Wmi- ’Vic jaie .... n’t ( e ..-A ~r j land a,;; < ompm!Tm of a i.krough He" of j r.au, boLu in I araue.M me! .fkitea, would j quickly nve, tin* outlay. iJnv.vra | ivsiilents, and aii a'atiers North oi that, {..wnshin, are v >ry anxious for Ike •••oad 1i b ■ v.jud". r ’ l l am ; * T iiUle doubt but bill Fm could l»> levied, which would bo i [.aid ungnnlgina'iy. and would go a long i'av lowmF paving in Tweet on tiie octi l,;y, if beer 1 Av m. no omut mean;' of j vmbng ilie mad nun!'-. The late IVoj v invial !ti:;ei,ut: vs* of Taranaki being hilly i Five to the grmu- kmae-taw of road j i.orumunieaiion betwm n New I’lymueih and the ihuai di.FiF, never Jet the matter rest, and caused bridge contracts ) to iic iei :e; i’aindiy as possible, alter aii i doubts \m;r . vUleil as to the direction (Sit' lino oi railway would lake, iluring the few later months of ’he eviutenec of the into .Provincial Lxcetbivo of Tarn--.iaki, fully a dozen bride; e-s wen contracted fur on this side of Inglewood, and all were let at extremely low prices on account of the gen--nil dullness of j trade. 1;> a letter iV.rnisimd on tie; Dili i of February, to the Taranaki Waste Lands Board, (lie surveyor (idir CL F. 1 Ilohii.son) referring to bridges contracted for between i ngle.wood avul Da lea, up to and including tin.' bridge over the .T'atca, Liver, -says the whole of | the, bridges, and approaches thereto, from the old line of read, wdl he completed by tin; end of May. Some of the. bridges this side of Inglewood have already beer, completed nd taken over from the. contractors. The bridge required mi this side ot the Pa tea River ha-; also been contracted for and will bo completed in e. Jew months, as Ihe con- ! tractors, flm-sr.-. Perry ami Newman, r.ie (now at wo;’!: mi it. The mmFieiw of 1 the Taranaki (.An my Council, equally with, the late Provincial Kxecntive, me anxious to emne.e.t Nmv Plymouth w.tb this district, by a good line of road. Tim Chairman ox the Taranaki County Council, and a surveyor, lately inspeeded the whole length, of (he Mountain Road, with a view to estimating the cost of constructing and keening in repair a good metalled road conimeling at, the bon mi ivy line, with the .Paten ! Co-miy. We believe there is some in- | tenrion, on reliable data of probable cost having been ascertained, of seeking aid | Com. the Genera! Cuvcnv.nenL FRi: I <;. .-■ •, nder purse and nervy demand.-; Tmi; otirer districts in Taranaki, completing I fviion :;ud metalling tho Mountain j ’Fad Com Iv-w T’i .-mMidi to Hus PaAa | Lliver, over :F miles, would he too nine], j ilie County to imoerieem. !i; !; e.m- , red, limp as the work was ocm- [ 'emmed ire.d.ei' tim KUiienutcndcn':'' of j i.ae L’rovinciai hmeiattive. and cximpt /or i .nent ;n de-h'ing on r.: i’nr i;;-> >•••:!- i ’■ ay, a- onid a:! . e iu-en ec'.u.diy in 1 : ,;;F, Pew - i . .aby ri.,l:i, tirt F " ! woi'i; sho dd co.iU.ir.ed mul !:• ; • if new .‘one. of Government had hye -;;u i(~ ;;ie. u, me- :.meres, end eo ■ lint’ll work as was dime or com.ereted h-r on Pie Abolition o; Prcvinct:; Act •mrong nrlo loree, i.’. r.i.vss idn.-iy oe wd! fie apportioned aveoi'ding to ;inmuni of money expended in cadi pare of tko now provincial district. It is eonshlerml not uniah in ask tk.c Ccuonil Government to funds!’, funds fm the completion of Lids must important work, and add, if n>■ eds !.)■', to the [uv.icnt j-rovinvini liability, u c in'-': o! opinion i.i>n.t tir: nv.our witli the Government, major Atkinson, in a sLatmmnit .araic (,o the Mouse on the knanekd j.os.iiloa of the LiJI i) i \.j I.i V/Ct id ». A.i 1 !I1 . I .T \jl I(1 M i ( 1 . ; 7 l eeipl- of Pm Land b’ar.il in Taranaki, for Pm di.-t six .uontim of the present, year, at T_lb,Oxb. whilst the charges thereon 'were sot down at only £12,000, leaving; an expected balance of £13,000, Lind sales in the North have been bmugnt to a stand f;!3. Ti.o knowledge that Ibo hiounlui.i itorul rig;’t tiiroiigh In v>l’lyiuoiitli would be couiple.l.eii with in reasonable time, would attract land buyers, and iivip to make np the sum cstimatud as likely to accrue from land sales, hut which now bids fair to be woe (’ally dciicieat. At any rate, the making of a gootl mctaliod road right through to .New Liyniontli, is a matter which should in; at unco seen to. The two County Councils interested should work together, and not allow petty differences ui interfere witii the main object—through coimuonicaticn. A start was made in Jus direction on the occasion of Colonel Trimble's visit last week. YCo hope thnt at lim next meeting of the Comity Conned steps will be taken which will lead to the harmonious waking of the Two Councils, time we may hone Pm unanimity shown will have some elmd in inllueneing the 'Jciioral Covernment to i'nrnisis film’s to allow contracts for the remainder of the work being; uninodiareiv called. Patchwork Is not wanted. It is no nse doing a. hit In*re and a. let there. To be of service the whole length of road should lie undertaken with the least possible delay.

Vnnt wants may he supplied by attending Mr Cov/ern’s sub at one o’clock. to* | nmmow. | Mr W, D. Webster lias liven elected a 1 mbar of Inc New Plymouth Borough Council. Mr William Catlormore having entered into partnership wit.li Mr Tlarry Burs ton the blacksmitliing business will in J’ntnro be carried on under the name of Cattermoro and Bin,stun, j The s.s. ‘Clyde ' entered the Paiea lliver yesterday morning about a quarter past I eight o’clock, being just ahead of the ■Tm i yen’rod The ‘Clyde’ has eome to take away a load of grass seed for Mr Tapiin. r ‘ he Taranaki Ifcrohl of the *24 Hi instant says —We very much regret to hear that Mrs St a up, the wife of Major Siapp, died suddenly in Nelson on Wednesday last. We hear that she was in the net of getting out; of a cab when she fell, and on lining raised, life was found to bo extinct. A picnic in connection with (ho Presbyterian Sabbath School, Wavorley, took j/lacc in Mr Dickie’s paddock on Friday hint, when about Idf) juveniles and 20U adults attended.

The ketch ‘ Wild Duck ’ put into "Wanganui on Thursday last, to get fresh supplies, and probably to ship another liiuid in place of the one loft hero on the skipper coming ashore in the dingy. In spite of the rainfall on [Aim-day evening last, a tolerably' good audience assembled at the "Block Ifonso, Manutahi, to witness the entertainment announced by (lie Carlyle Amaieur Minstrels, The gymnastic performances proved specially attractive whilst the singing was also well received. Tho p.s. ‘Tongariro,’ with general cargo, arrived olx the I’atea Liver about six o’clock yesterday morning, crossed the bar at half-past eight o’clock, and steamed up fo the wharf, having left Wanganui at nine o’clock on Monday evening. Captain Irvine reports having towed the ‘ Wild Duck ’ out to sea on leaving Wanganui. Tho Colonial Covernmont s.s. ‘ Stella ’ a handy and neat looking boat of lob tons, under the command of Captain Johnson, ■paid a visit (o New Plymouth, cm Tuesday the '.Alb ins(ant, for the purpos 1 of conveying to Wellington, live Innalics, who were in the asylum. The Innalics were iaken on board under the charge of Mr W. Nil! and Constable Tapp, and ike vessel sailed for Wellington at noon of the same day. Tho ‘ Stella ’is lAO font long, 21 I'.’et b 'am, with 12 feci (> inch depth of •;e!d. Che is intended chioily for light-hou.-e m . Tin; rising township ef Xu)nmnhy j>re_ s; id. dan nausual commnliou on l\!oa>!ay last, on account of the large concourse of nalives—lie a , women, and children, on IFF .r.:.; i,:i Imrsvha.A—win. Jmd assembled to moot and have a talk with the Tivii F,nmd s;o;w; (Major Brown). .Such an exeiunim.it lias not before been raised in that locality. Money appeared to be plentiful. Iv. must be taken aw a beaky wig.i v.si- n u.iiivos nmsto>' from siiiTonm!ing imttiemeids 1<» talk (heir grievances orei' mid endeavour to eome to an under" standing with a Government ollicer holding Lite responsii.:L posh ion IMajor Brown does (Tod shoe!:! result from such gatherings. In leaving Wellington Harbour on Thursday nig'e.t last, when it was blowing hard and way very dark, the s.s. 1 Tanpo ’ in sice, mg ciear of a schooner which was on her Taek. bumped the hulk 1 Eli

Whitney.’ Captain Carey reported ou a.Tival at Kelson, i!iat lie stood by the bn!k lor about I've minutes lo ascertain extent of: damage and if anybody was aboard, but gelling no rcjdy to enquiries proceeded on tbo voyage. It appears .from telegrams received in Is el sou that tbo result of (no collision lias been somev,iiat .serious for the bulk and persons who were on board. .From Captain Irvine wo learned ‘bat the bulk keeper with his wife and child were aboard. Shortly after the collision Ike bulk filled and sank. The woman mana.vcd to keep afloat on a [dank for some time but eventually slipped off. At a meeting' of the Waste Lands Board iieid in Few Plymouth, on Monday, the I'lf.b instant, a letter from Dr Croft, together with resolution re removal of Waste Lands Office from this district wore road, when after some discussion, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Kelly, seconded by Mr Crompton, “That the Commissioner be instructed to write io the chairman of ilic public meeting' field at Paten,'for the information of the settlers, that the desire of the Waste Lauds Board i". to reduce, as far as possible, the cost of adniimsfration without inconvenience to ‘he public, so that as largo a share of tbo surplus land, re von no as possible may be handed over to the counties within the Provincial District. The Board will hold all sales of lands within the Patca District at Bate;’. ; and will provide facilities for affording settlers there, and intending purchasers of land, tbo fullest information by means of mans, open to tbo inspection of ;d! persons at the district offices.”—ln regard to the application on behalf of Mr Wiison and others for land for boilingdown establishment at Paten, a resolution

v/as passed to tlm cfleci that the land being cooh-vak-d land the Board had no mwwr at amai-ut to deal with it.

’there has been a row ic.-tween the \\ cs. ley an Trustees and Urn agon! of a Mr Pnrbm wlio holds a lease of the Mission Farm at Xew Plymouth. Thu trustees want to get possession for alleged broach of Pease. An amusing - account of an cm counter and wordy war between a parson and the agent is given in the il<:ra ! /. At the. Hill ,Street Sale Yards, Wanganui, to-morrow, Thursday, the 1 at March) Air Freeman P. Jackson, will offer for sale over lit) head of cattle and about 1.000 sheep of all descriptions.—Mr Jackson will also hold a cattle and sheep side at Soulhemiibe.’s Yanis, Vv’aitotara, on Saturday, 3rd March, particulars of which may be soon in advertisement. The aitention of sheepowners is called to notice issued by the Slice]) Inspector, Paten (Mr Alfred Wood), that a return of Ibe number of sheep owned by thorn, or in their charge, on the Ist day of January, must be furnished by the 28lh day of February, Tliis is the day. Penalties will lie indicted, on all who neglect to comply with the provisions of the Sheep Ordinance. Now coaching arrangements will shotlly ho put in operation on the West Coast which will reduce the time of transmission of the overland mails between Wellington and New Plymouth to three days. The journey from Wellington to Napier will also be reduced to two days, whilst passengers leaving Wanganui at 2 p.m, will be in Wellington next evening. Mr Andrew Young, the well known coach proprietor, is credited with having suggested the new arrangement. The following is copy of telegram received cm Monday, from the Secretary of the Customs Department, Wellington, by Chairman of the Town Board:—“ Wellington, February 25th, 1877. —The Chairman of the Town Board, Patea. —I am directed to inform yon that His Excellency ibe Governor lias appointed Friday, the 2nd March, to be 1 lie day on which the Patea Harbour Hoard will hold its first meeting. —W. Sekd.”

We believe wo are right in stating flint one object of Colonel Trimble’s late visit to Carlyle was to confer with the chairman of the Comity Council (Mr G. F. Sherwood) with a view to joint action being Ink m by the Taranaki and Patea Councils in urging upon (lie Government the necessity of proceeding with the whole of the work on the Mountain Road. It is said that Mr Sherwood stipulated that the question should he that of |a through ru.nl, and that noil her cnJ shouhl ask a special work, but that the whole road should he proceeded \vi(h. M>* Dah; has intimated flint formal notice has been suit by him to the clerk of the Count}’ Council to the eil’cct that he will move at the next meeting of the Comity* Council that flic resolution proposing Mr Sherwood as chairman be revoked on the ground that the passing of such resolution was illegal. In discussing the above nice point members will have, an opportunity of showing how well or ill they have made themselves acquainted with the Act they have been selected to administer. The reason was that no money can bo got from Government for the conveyance of prisoners. Certainly the coachman objected to take a prisoner on Friday lasL but it was for the simple reason that no one was prepared to pay 1 lie fare or guarantee that the faro would be paid at some future time. No money has been paid for prisoners conveyed by coach for many months past, and it was imposing too much on the good nature of the coachman to expect him to continue working fur Government gratis. Only let flic old account ho squared up and the coachman will bo prepared to take any prisoners which may offer. No more will bo taken on tick. That is about the long and short of the matter. It is said that lloni Pihama has a long hill against Government for the conveyance of prisoners, and that ho also has determined to take no more by coacii unless lie gets the cash with each prisoner, or a guarantee from some responsible jjerson that the money will be paid. *