NORMANBY.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 213, 25 April 1877, Page 2

NORMANBY.

(from our own correspondent.} Saturday, April 21. Tins has been a stirring 1 w<wk here, largo numbers of natives from all parts up and down the coast having assembled to meet 'Major Brown, to talk over land and money matters in which they are interested. Even a number of our old allies, the Ngatiporou, from the Eart Cape, have arrived to put in a claim for certain lands about here. The Korcrorero _ has now lasted three days, and is still further adjourned to Monday ; bnt I have no doubt the eight of the Bank notes- at the last, and the thoughts of the coming Jmnrangi w ill have a magical effect in bringing the natives to the scratch. The weather has been all that could be desired for open air meetings, and our beautiful little township has presented quite an animated spectacle, picturesque in the extreme. With regard to roads, the settlers round about have been bestirring themselves to get the worst portions done between here and the saw-mill before the had weather sets in. The Board have granted £75

towards forming and gravelling the bad places which lias been considerably supplemented by the settlers themselves both in the way of money and labour, Mr John Treweek is the successful tenderer for the work. I believe Major Atkinson .... expected through here towards the latter end of this next week, and a meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, at the Normanhy hotel, to appoint a deputation to confer with Major Atkinson upon several subjects of vital importance to this place —the chief of which will bn the desirability of having the Mountain Road formed turough our township upon the line which has been gazetted by Government as the main line of road and railway to Now Plymouth. A considerable amount of capita! has been expended hero on (lie strength of this road being carried through, and it is to bo hoped Major Atkinson will use his best endeavours on our behalf in this respect. One of our respected storekeepers here brought home his blooming bride, last Thursday evening, and a most hearty welcome was accorded to the happy pair. The usual ceremony of tin canning' was gone through, but was conspicuous for its absence of all rowdyism. Some very good songs were very well sung, and after the customary libations had been offered to the gods, the company dispersed.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [per ROTORUA, FROM SYDNEY.] Australian! Commercial. Wheat, 5s 6*d; flour, £l4 10s to £l4 15s. Adelaide wheat statistics give area reaped as 871,657 acres, being 211,882 acres less than wore sown. The total yield was five million eight hundred and fifty-seven thousand bushels, being 5 bushels 25 lbs to the acre sown, or 6 bushels I"> lbs the acre to the area reaped. Sale of 15,000 bushels was made at 6s 5d for export to New Zealand.. Sydney.—The prisoner Newman was sentenced to death for the violation and murder of a girl named McGregor. He confessed to the crimes. John George, Alderman of Batlmrs*, suicided by strychnine. Melbourne.—An extensive fire lias caused trade cm harassment. The following places were burnt —O- Moloney, draper, insured £3,200; Ross, bootmaker, £650, place gutted only ; ymith, painter, £2OO. The City Council has received a communication from 100 men unemployed in the United States, principally good mechanics It is proposed to semi a vessel to bring some of them out. The iron ship City of Foo Chow, stranded on Flinders Island, was sold Jot £SOO. Colonial Rank has declared a dividend of 8 per cent. The Customs authorities have sold Stevenson's goods which were seized twelve montiis ago. .Stevensons protested, hut the sale wont on. The City of Melbourne Bank h-as declared a dividend of 6 par cent.

Strangers ami country settlers coinsi g to Carlyle 1 , are very often at a loss to know which is the best and cheapest Central Dranery and Clothing Establishment in the ' district. !b A., Adams’ Cardigan House, offers apodal advantages tiiat can he nn't with nowhere else in the district. He keeps the largest and best assorted slock of every description of draperygoods, imported direct —and from the best colonial houses : which, being- bought on I lie most advantageous terms, and having thorough knowlelge of the business, enables him to offer goods of sterling cpialily at pi ices that cannot bo improved on by any other house in New .Zealand. Every article is marked in plain figures, from which there is no deviation ; so that inexperienced people arc as well served os the best judges, the terms bring net cash, without rebate or abatement of any kind. Note the address—R. A. Adams; Cardigan House, nearly opposite Town Hall, Carlyle— advt. Holloway's Pills. —ln general debility, mental depression, and nervous irritability there is no medicine which operates so like a charm as those famous Pills. They purify the blood, soothe and strengthen the nerves and system, give tone to the stomach, elevate the spirits, and, in fact, render the patient sensible of a total and most delightful revolution in his whole system. They may be commended most unreservedly as the very best family medicine in existence. Though powerfully efficacious, they are singularly mild in their operation, and may be given with implicit confidence to delicate women and young children. They do not contain a grain of mercury, or other noxious substance, and cannot do harm. Delicate females and all persons of sedentary habits will find these Pills a blessing.