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Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 227, 13 June 1877, Page 2

Ilawera people are evidently taking lively interest in Town Board affairs. Six gentlemen have been nominated as candidates for membership, four being the retiring members and two new aspirants. The election will take place on the 22nd instant.

A meeting of Court Patea, A.O.F. will take place this evening at half-past seven o’clock, in the Town Hall, for the purpose of electing office bearers for the next term. Homo Courts have accumulated funds amounting to £2,000,000. During the last twelve months twenty-nine dispensations were granted for opening new courts.

Now is the time for tree planting. Mr Joseph Bias, of the Spanish Gardens, announces that he has on sale a large assortment of fruit and other trees, which ho is offering at Wanganui prices. Intending purchasers should pay a visit to the above well kept gardens before orderelse where.

The Taranaki News says The natives who returned from the Chatham Islands to Taranaki a few years ago, and were located north of Urenui, are rapidly becoming extinct. Out of two hundred and fifty only fifty are left. Mr Vivian of the Now Plymouth Iron Foundry, has just made a clod breaking’ roller, which has been favourably commented upon by a number of farmers who have visited the foundry to inspect the new specimen of local industry. As regards both workmanship and price the roller is pronounced equal to any yet imported. Messrs Inman and Co., of Hawera, announce a sale of Government stores for Saturday nest the 16th instant.

There have been a lot of natives in Carlyle during the week, anxious to know the result of consultations between leading chiefs and the Civil Commissioner. Some fun was caused opposite Mr Taplin’s store yesterday by a general scramble for biscuits, men and women, old and young taking part. It appears that a cask of biscuits had been purchased and to facilitate the sharing - tho lot wore capsized. We hear that Major Brown will meet Dr Buffer at Waitotara to-day to try and arrange as to certain native matters, about which previous consultations have taken place.

A football match Patea v. Waihi and Hawera, will be played on the Ilawera ground, on Saturday next, commencing at half-past two o’clock. The following are the names of the Teams : Patea— Messrs Tennent (Captain), Baggett, A. J. Syraes, Hutchisson, Williamson, Turner) Hargreaves, Jacomb, D. Williams, W. Williams, B. Dasent, C. Dasent, McCarthy, Coutts, March ant, Corrigan, Thurston, and Harris. Waihi and Hawera—Riddiford, Greig, Hargood, Lukis, Jones, Lysaght, Wilson, Helps, Brett, G. Bayly, F. Eayly, Byrne, Inman, Wanklyn, White, Stewart, and Broadbent.

The Taranaki Herald of 7th instant, says :—“Much amusement has been caused in town by a Maori of the name of Paramen—but better known as “ Irish Whiskey’’ —who has lately furnished himself with a “ cork leg,” made for him by Mr J. Henderson. Of this leg bo is mightily proud, and has thought it worth while to invest in a new pair of boots.—one of which he wears over the cork leg, but the other he was seen carrying in his hand, evidently not deeming his old leg worthy of such distinction. The cork leg is his hobby ? and he is endeavouring his best to throw bis whole weight in walking on that, probably with a view to saving the sound one. His new toy is likely to prove an expensive one for him. We bear be gave £9 for the cork appendage,” “ Whiskey O,” was in Carlyle on Monday, and was delightedly exhibiting his cork leg, alike to European's and Maoris. His enthusiasm about the cork leg appears in no way to have lessened as yet. The News says the artificial leg was presenten to the native by Major Brown.

In report of Court cases in last issue, S. Taplin v. J. Davidson, should have been Davidson, Hawera, not Davidson, Whenuakura. Messrs Hawke and McLean are now carrying goods regularly between Wanganui and Hawera, and Hawera and Wanganui, twice-a- week, leaving each place on Mondays and Wednesdays, and meeting at Waverley. Mr W. Cowern’s stock sale, at Kakaramea, to-day.

The football match, Waverley v. Patea Clubs, was played at Carlyle on Saturday last, the Waverley Team securing a goal and making, in all, 8£ points, while Patea made points. On the Patea side, Marchant, Williamson, and J. McCarthy, hehvy men and good forward players were not present. The rain and general dampness had spoiled the ground for play. A good deal of rough and tumble work took place, and there was some approach, at times, to hot words, if not something hotter. It is just as well for all parties to bo as amiable as possible, even under irritating circumstances, when playing football or any other such like game. “ Peter Pindar,” in the Australasian , writing on football, says :—“ And now & word in regard to the style of play to be desired. Last season I had to point again and again an amount of unnecessary roughness apparent, and quite foreign to the rules. Over and over again have I seen men slung off their feet yards and yards away from the ball, a manifest piece of grossly unfair play. I trust all who have the interests of the game at heart will assist in putting down any such vile practice, and in stamping out anything calculated to bring the sport into disrepute, that no ground of complaint may be furnished to its detractors, and no cause for regret to its friends. Play the game* my worthy knights, in. a fair, manly, and friendly way ; play the game, and fear not for the result. Skill and judgment will always triumph over strength and stupidity.

‘ Then forward, my hearties, put toe to the leather,

And ne’er heed a jostle, a bruise, or a fall; For springy the turf is, and bracing the weather, And a noble old game is the game of football.’ ”

A return lately prepared shows the progress of the city of Wellington for the past seven or eight years, as regards the value of rateable property. In 1870 and 1871 it was £72,125 ; it now stands at £176,050. On account of the frequency with which drunken women have lately been brought before the Wellington Police Court, the Bench asked the police to make enquiries into one particular case, with the view of bringing before the Court the publican who supplied the liquor. The Argus says says “The evidence, as far as it goes) points to the fact that the woman obtained a second dose after previously having sufficient, and was in consequence picked up in a helpless stato when lying across the railway line, and in imminent danger of being ran over by the ballast engine.” Te Wananga in an article on the proposed new Native Land Act, asks “ Is it too much to urge that the great Maori chiefs should bo formed into a Lands Court, with one or two legal officers to frame their decisions—that every question of disputed title should be brought before them, and be by them decided ? They alone are qualified to decide with complete equity upon such eases, and wo believe that this, and this alone, will on the one hand secure the administration of justice? and on the other band give complete satisfaction to the Native race. This is a new and it may be a startling proposition, but the more closely it is examined the more reasonable will it appear.” It will bo seen by advertisement in another column that persons desiring to take gravel or other material from the Patea Harbour Reserves, must first obtain permission from the chairman. Wa have been given to understand this this notice has been issued with a view to enabling revenue to be raised for harbour purposes* Up to the present gravel has been taken without charge. It is now intended to impose charges. Had a royalty of only Is per load been levied in Now Plymouth years ago (as had frequently been urged by the Harbourmaster) upon all stone taken from the beach, the money would have gone a long way towards providing funds for forming a small harbour. We do not see that objection can bo urged against such a legitimate mode of increasing the Harbour fund. An “ Importer ” would like to know how it is the owners of the ss ‘ Clyde, which vessel appears to be trading here regularly, do not appoint an agent on shore, instead of leaving all the business to he done by the captain. The present way of transacting business is considered unsatisfactory, as unless a person happens to go to the wharf when the steamer is alongside there is no chance of tracing missing goods or making inquiries as to shipping goods.

The S3 ‘ Clyde/ which arrived in the Patea Biver last Saturday morning, from Wanganui, with a ni'l cargo, discharged and loaded up agarn during the day, and took her departure on Sunday-

The Patea West Road Board hold their first meeting at the newly-appointed place (Kakaramea) to-day.

The long expected ketch Wild Duck, showed up off the river yesterday. The wind happens to have become unfavourable for her entering the river at present. The bjacksmithing business hitherto carried on under the name of Cattennoore and Burston, Carlyle, will, in future be carried on under the name of Burston and Co.

The Auckland Star says :—“ The W airoa natives on the East Coast have developed a form of Sabbatarianism, by actually forbidding travellers to pass through their land on Sundays. They have forbidden intemperance, and resolved to put down fornication, all of which they deservedly reprobate. Not satisfied with this they propose to go a step farther by the invention of a bran new religion. They say that such things have been done before, and they don’t sec why they should not try their hand at the business." The Thames Advertiser says :“A meeting of delegates from Masonic Lodges under the Scotch Constitution, was held in Auckland on Thursday evening, May 31st, in the lodge-room of the Star Hotel, to consider the steps to be taken for the formation of a Provincial Grand Lodge. Delegates were present from various parts of the North Island. Patea Kilwinning Lodge was represented by Brother Dewar, R.W.P.M., and Brother Wilkinson, W.S.W. (Lodge Sir Walter Scott). Amongst the gentlemen nominated to office we notice the name Brother Dale, E.W.P.M, (Patea Kilwinning Lodge), as one of the Grand Marshals. Brothers Niccol, Brodio, Tyler, Hay, Hill, Brett, and Dewar were appointed a committee to make arrangements for the inauguration of the Grand Lodge.