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

The amounts to bo run for at Hawcra Races, to be held on the 31st May and Ist June, have been fixed, and will be inserted in the programme and published in next issue. A very good audience attended the concert given in the Carlyle Town Hall last evening in aid of the St. George’s Church Building Fund. Applause was frequent and rapturous. We withold report till next issue. Dr Cole has been appointed Public Vaccinator for the Hawera District. In our report of'the County Council proceedings, the above gentleman’s name appeared as a tenderer for the position of Hospital Surgeon, Carlyle. It should have been Dr Croft.

The Taranaki Herald of the 18th instant says ; —The Harbour Board had a private meeting on Monday last, when The gentlmen appointed Ho -go to Auckland lb endeavour to make arrangements with the Bank of New Zealand with regard to the harbour works loan, reported on what they had done. Of course, the particulars have not been made public, as the details are at present incomplete; but the Board, we learn, confirmed everything- that Mr T. Kelly and Mr 11. Weston had done in Auckland. In the meantime until the loan is floated, the Bank will make advances so as to enable the works to be proceeded with at once. As the terms, we believe, are very satisfactory, the minds of the settlers may be set at rest with respect to the early commencement of the harbour.

The Patea portion of the English Mail arrived at Carlyle by coach from New Plymouth, yesterday. Mr William Dale will oiler for sale at his Mart at three o’clock to-day, a valuable freehold property iu the township of Carlyle, comprising two sections with sixroomed dwelling house and outhouses.

To-morrow Mr F. R. Jackson will offer for sale at Wanganui, the valuable horses belonging to the Aramoha Stud Company. Also the entire draught horse ‘ Prince of Canterbury,’ and cattle and sbeep.

The following items from a correspondent will be of interest to many readers On Sunday last, the Presbyterian friends at Kakaramea had a visit from Mr H. S. Dawson, at morning service. The notification being short, the attendance was not so good as would otherwise have been. But, those present, expressed that they had felt the Lord was working with them, and it was good to be there. I hear Mr Dawson is appointed to preach at the Town Hall, Carlyle, on Sunday evening next, at half-past six, and as he seems thoroughly interested in the spiritual welfare of the district, and has earnest desire for a revival of God’s work in our midst, he should prove successful in his mission. The Rev. J. Tony will preach at the same place at 11 a.m.

It looks as if the natives were getting pretty well reconciled to the idea of giving up possession of the Waimate Plains. The other day a native on the Waimate side of the Wuingongoro River called out to the well known loyal chief, Honi Pihama, who was passing, and enquired “When Hip Hip Hurrah was coining on that side of the river,” Honi Pihama replied that “He could not say. He did not know whether Major Brown was waiting till he was asked, or whether he intended to come when ho liked.”

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, on Monday, before Captain Wray, R.M., T. Irvine sued F. McGuire for iilG 13s. for t; wOrk performed. A contra account was ,f/put..iji againsjg the claim which plaintiff denied owing, and said he had paid £5 in cash and given a promissory note on the Bank in satisfaction of all Mr McGuire’s claims against him in July last. Defendant said on his store being burned down in April, 187(5, (ho plaintiff owed him £l3. And on the stock being sold by auction, the plaintiff had asked and do. leudant gave him leave to buy at auction and pay the money later on. As per agreement the account for goods purchased was transferred from the auctioneer to defendant. The store account had been paid partly in cash and by promissory note, the other had not been paid though verba! promises to pay had been given. Defendant read memoranda from his books and offered to produce ledger. The case occupied considerable time, and was finally adjourned for a week, to allow defendant to produce his books. Tire Harbour Board met yesterday morning, and after discussing the position of affairs till shortly after one o’clock, adjourned. In the afternoon, at two o’clock, IjTiprs, D. v A. Wray, H. Williamson, and W. Williams" (members of the Harbour Board.), and ’Mr G; F; Sherwood (Chairman), proceeded to the Heads to inspect the site of proposed works. From the plan and Engineer’s report, which the Chairman had provided himself with, the position and nature of the proposed works could he easily ascertained. The bulk of the members present appeared to look upon the works recommended as well •worth trying, as material in the shape of loose rock*could be picked up adjacent to the proposed works, in plenty. Shouldthe plan be carried into operation, and prove effective, a tolerably straight channel will he formed some distance seaward, and a large slice of ground will be reclaimed, at no extra cost, which will, some day, prove valuable. On Saturday last, footballers met {for play at Carlyle. All except two of the country players selected rolled up. Only about half the town players showed up on the ground up to ten minutes past four o’clock, consequently it was decided tc have a scratch match, Messrs Tennent and G. Bayly being selected to pick sides. Mr Tennent won the toss for first kick, and Mr Bayly choice of goals. Sides being chosen, it was seen that Mr Tennent was in command of the heavy weights) whilst Mr Bayly had the light weight team. After a little good play on both aides, to start with, the hall was touched out of bounds, some little distance from the Tennent team goal. On the ball being thrown into play, D. Williams caught just in front of the goal, and kickedsplendidly, securing the only goal obtained On Bayly’s side, the following players distinguished theuiselves : —Messrs G. and F. Bayly, W. and D. Williams, and H. Coutts. The last named deserves great credit for the several splendid runs made by him, in one of which he ran through all his adversaries, and touched the ball down behind their goal. • On Tennent’?? side? Messrs Baggett, Thurston, and Helps were distinguished for efficiency. The game altogether was about the best of any yet played in Carlyle, and although the scores are very uneven, yet the fellows on both sides played well. The following is the result G. Bayly’s team, 15.1 points ;R. C. Tennent’s team, 1 point.

Messrs Inman and Co. will hold their first and important sale of stock and merchandise at Hawera, to-morrow, at eleven o’clock. Luncheon provided.

The quantity of gold exported from New Zealand for the quarter ended 31st March, 1877, was 82,241 ounces, valued at the sum of £330,167. In the N.Z. Gazette of the 12th April, the following names occur in the list of Postmasters appointed : Mr Robert Glegg, Kakaramea; and Mr R. W. Foreman, Manutabi.

Natives are said to be now offering a block of land to Government, which lies between the confiscated line and the Patea River, inland of the Wareroa and Mokoia Reserves. It is reported to be level forest land. On Saturday night Mr Henry Mehefiyj who was going through the initiatory stages at the skating rink, fell down heavily and broke the wrist bone of his right arm. The aid of Dr J. M. Warren was sought at about eleven o’clock tire same night, when the injured limb was set and the patient made as comfortable as the nature of the accident would allow. The s. s. ‘Australia’, with the Frisco mail, arrived at Auckland on Friday raorningthe 20th instant, after the quickest passage on record—22 days 9 hours. She left Frisco one day late, and made the voyage three days under contract time. She left Auckland on February In, arriving at Frisco at midnight on March 8, actual steaming 21 d.\ys 2 hours. Left Frisco on March 28 at midnight, actual steaming to Auckland 21 days 4 hours. She called at Honoluira and Kandavau.

The Taranaki Waste Lands Board interviewed Major' Atkinson in regard to the subject of making roads through bush lands previous to sale, when the bon. gentleman said that the Government had already given its attention to the question t but owing to the constitutional changes which had taken place, it had to be postponed, but wouldhe dealt with, he hoped, next session, when provision would he made to enable County Councils to deal with the matter.

It will be seen by advertisement in another column, that an opportunity of securing one of the best building sites in Carlyle will be at the command of any person having enterprise enough to secure it, G F. Shemood, Esq., has for some time past-relinquished business, and having deternVificd to build on land owned by him a short distance from town, is offering the above for absolute sale. Ocher town lots at iSormanby are also being sold. The above gentleman has no intention, however, of leaving the district —lie is simply intending to locate in a suitable building on a suburban lot owned by him, and will still he at hand to attend public duties as usual.

Major Brown, the Civil Commissioner, is reported to have hold half a dozen very successful meetings with natives at and around Nonnanby, the subject of discussion being the confiscated land question. Iwo of the meetings were held at Nonnanby, two at Ngarougo (near Mr McGniro’s hotel), and two at Taiporohenui. Major Brown is at present in Carlyle, and will be leaving about Saturday for the .proposed large meeting to be held at Waitotara, when the natives are intending to make arrangements as to the boundaries of the land belonging to different tribes and persons.

The Taranaki Herald says ; —A largo number of persons attended a meeting at Brooking’s Hotel, Waitara, on Tuesday afternoon, the 17th instant, in response to the advertisement relating to the purchase of a steamer for the river. Mr T. Bayly occupied the chair. Letters were read from ship builders at Dunedin, givingdetails and cost of a steamer, and offering to purchase shaves in a Company if one was formed. A resolution by Mr liaise affirming the proposal to buy a steamer was unanimously carried ; and a Committee consisting of the Chairman, Messrs. Courtney, W. Dale (of the s.s. Waitara), J. Elliot, E. Humphries, and Pennington was appointed to make the necessary enquiries. A proposal to invite the cooperation of the Patea and Hawera districts, was warmly supported.

An eleven-stone piece of humanity might have been seen wheelin’ through the air opposite the Australasian Hotel on Monday last. It appears that, acting upon instructions, the agent was going to place a man in possession of a certain dwellinghouse which was under his charge, and entered with the intention of explaining matters to the occupants, and smoothing the way for the man -it was intended to leave in possession. No sooner did the agent show his nose in through the doorway than the lady of the house made a rush and heaved the agent clean out of the house and on top of his astonished companion. The agent had not gone prepared for such a reception. It was thought judicious to retire and take advice before venturing on another visit inside that dwelling.