The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1877.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 233, 4 July 1877, Page 2

The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1877.

The ss ! Clyde,’ with a full cargo, was expected at Patca from Wanganui on Monday last. The unfavourable weather appears to hare prevented her venturing out. Appointments of Executive Officers under the Abolition of Provinces Act have been annulled. The “Taranaki News,” of the "oth June, says that the promised match between the Now Plymouth, and Wairoa and Patca Football Teams, will not come off, owing to the withdrawal of the promises of several to take part in the contest. Patea Kiihviiming Lodge meets this evening. It has been resolved that the Art and Industrial Exhibition which it is proposed to hold in Wanganui, shall be opened at raid-day on Saturday, the 12th August. Mr Lett, of Carlyle, has expressed his intention of sending a collection of cordials The Hall committee have submitted a plan of proposed arrangement of exhibits. The Siar Combination Troupe appeared in the Carlyle Town Hall, on Saturday night last, as announced. They, however, did not draw except on our credulity for advertising and printing-, the which the agent omitted to pay for. The ticket taker, much against his will, also gave gratuitous service. The entertainment was not a success, except as being a complete burlesque. They did not go to Hawera. A number of interesting telegrams are pressed o.ut. The “ Canterbury Times,” in which are reprinted a series of articles from the “Lyttelton Times,” vigorously denouncing the new Native Lands Act, says—A more dangerous and unfair measure has never been before the Ministry. Mr Richardson, in addressing his constituents, excuses it on the score that Native Land transactions are a trouble and annoyance to the country. To ordinary minds it seems that if the Government do nojlike the bother of doing their work, their retirement is preferable to risking-the chances of conflagrations, and the adoption of vicious principles. After all the money spent in acquiring a landed estate for the North, and the promises of what more was to be clone in this direction, the North is to have nothing. Everything is reserved for the capitalist, except the pleasures of Native wars. The coat of these is reserved for the colony, and the bloodshed for its European inhabitants. ■. At a late meeting of the New Plymouth Harbour Board, T. Kelly, Esq., M.H.R, was elected Chairman for the ensuing year, and A. Srandisli-v Esq., was elected a member in the place of the .late Mr Chilman,

On Saturday next Messrs J. Straclian Greig ami Co., Hawcra; will hold their usual fortnightly sale. Mr F. R. Jackson holds cattle sale at Wanganui to-morrow, at which will also be offered 1 pure-bred Collie Shit,' the pedigree o£ which maybe seen in advertisement.

On Monday a valuable cow belonging to Mr J. Collins, was found dead on the Whcnuakura side ct (he Paten River. It bad been put into a fresh paddock anti wandered into the swamp, where it was found dead. The ketch Wild Duck left Manakau on the 10th of Juno, and made the Patca Meads in two days. Wind being unfavourable for entry, she bad to beat about, and after sheltering for some time at Wanganui, entered the, Patea River on Sunday last. She brought 38,000 feet of timber for Mr Male.

■On Saturday last, whilst football playing at Carlyle, the head of a youth named Woods, came in violent contact with the elbow of another player. The former was stunned, and showing but little sign of recovery, was taken to the Hospital, where medical aid was procured. The hoy showed signs of weakness on Sunday, but has now recovered.

Names of the players chosen to do battle on Saturday, 7th instant, in the game Patca v. Waihi-Hawcra, to Jjc played on the llawera around at half-past 2 o’clock : Messrs Baggett, Turner, Tcnnent, Williams (W.)> Williams (IX), Williamson, Marchant, Contis’ Hutchinson, Hargreaves. Dascnt (i>.). Dascnt (0.), Corrigan, Bourke, Thurston, Cobham, Symcs, (A. F.)

Staters arc invited to meet at the Secretary’s office to-morrow evening. The “ Taranaki Herald” of Saturday last, says :—‘•'The Hon. Mr Donald Reid, (Secretary for Crown Lands and Minister for Immigra" tion.) who is on a short visit hero, went to the tVaiiara to-day, by a special train, .and wa 3 accompanied by Mr F. A. Carrington and a few otbers. He purposes, we believe, paying a visit to Tnfdcvo.'iti to morrow, and wilt leave for the South by the coast road on Monday next.” A special telegram received in Carlyle on Monday, stated that Mr Reid and Major Brown had left New Plymouth for Patea. It is reported that the lion, gentleman will arrive in Carlyle this evening, in company with Major Brown. Attention is called to notice of postponement of Messrs Inman and Co.’s Hawera Stock sale. The Egmont Mill, Opunake, will he offered for sale by auction in New Plymouth,-by Mr .F. U. GledhiH, on Saturday, 1-lth-Juiy Travellers by the coast road will be able to form a good opinion of: the property about to be offered for sale. We call attention to particulars as supplied in advertisement. The Auckland “Star” of the 20ih Jane, published a war map, which is by far tlie best of any yet issued in the Colony. A brief resume of events since the declaration of war is also given. To prevent undue crowding of names in the map, a convenient gazetteer is published at the bottom of the map. The proprietors say their map of the scat of war in Turkey in Europe and Turkey in Asia, is a pictorial, or typographical one, and besides being an accurate chart of the railways, roads, rivers, streams, cities, towns, harbours, &c., shows at a glance the main features of the country. The broad black lines shew the railways, the thinner black lines the roads, and the white lines the rivers and streams. The character and relative magnitude of the cities and towns are pictorially shewn, as well as the height, direction, and declivity of the mountains, the depth of the valleys, the character of the harbours and coasts, the islands, and generally the superficial nature of the countries which arc now the theatres of war in Europe and Asia.

It is said that Mr Thomas Russell of Auckland - has proposed that the Piako Swamp Company with 85,000 acres, Firth 100,000 acres, Douglas and Walker, Morrim and others owning in all over half a million acres, shall combine to form a company. Their land would extend from Hamilton to the confiscated boundary. They proproposed to form a new township near Hamilton and run a railway twenty-five miles through the Piako Swamp to the Waiho River, and introduce immigrants and email farmers with capital from England, and in conjunction with English capitalists who will put in money.