The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1877.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 237, 18 July 1877, Page 2

The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1877.

— + Particulars of lots, areas, and terms of sale of Carlyle Town Board leases, to bo auctioned by Mr AV. Gowern on tho 4th of August, received, but unavoidably held over. Mr Lysaght, of Mokoia, has lately effected considorablo improvements on his holding'. It will be seen by advertisement that further work is contemplated, and working men are required.

On Saturday next, Messrs J. Strachan Grcig and Co., will offer for sale, by auction, eight valuable residence sites at Hawera. Late sales show increasing value in land, and there is every reason to believe that higher prices will shortly rule. Those intending to secure business or residence sites at Hawera, should avail themselves of the opportunity which will present itself on Saturday' next. Horses •and general merchandise will also be auctioned.

Mr A. Cracroft Fookcs has applied to tiie Taranaki Waste Lands Board for a block of 5,000 acres of land ; the land to have a one and a half mile frontage on to the Mountain Road, to be of good quality, and to be cut up into fifty* sections of one hundred acres each, with a load frontage to each section ; the price per acre to be £l. payable on the deferred payment scale. In place of improvement clauses the applicant desired to substitute an undertaking to £2,000 on roads through the block, and to furnish the names of the purchasers of each section, and to pay the deposit within six months’ from survey; guaranteeing that one purchaser should not take up more than 200 acres. We are pleased to notice from report in Taranaki Herald, that the Board showed inclination to favour the request of the applicant, and hope that arrangements will ba come to which will enable the land to bo occupied with settlers at no distant date. Mr F. McGuire, of Normanby, lately made application fur a sort, of agency in con nection with tlie Lands Board, with a view to facilitate settlement on Governland on the Mountain Road, but the itha Vvas scouted. From the slow rate at which settlement has hitherto progressed it would appear that outside help of some kind or other is needed and we hope the Board will come to terms with Mr Fookes.

The Taranaki Herald says that Mr Jones, who has been engaged surveying site tor the Now Plymouth Harbour, has completed the work.

The sale of building sites in Carlyle by Mr William Dale, on Saturday last, was a success. Fair prices were realized. Of fifteen lots offered nine have been sold. Some sections sold privately after the auction sale. Three or four of the purchasers are intending to fence, plant, and build immediately.

Tenders for the. supply of forage to the A. C. Force are called for.

Messrs Bills and Co., of Hawera, hja ,T e dissolved partnership. Three timber laden vessels were unloading in the Patca River on Monday last, two of widen, the ‘Alalanta ’ and ‘Agnes,’ arrived on Sunday. The ‘Jane Elkin’ arrived on Monday, having made the run from Brownlee’s Wharf, Pelorus, to Milroy’s Wharf, Patca River, in forty-eight hours. The s.s. ‘Clyde’ arrived with a full cargo yesterday, from Wanganui.

A public meeting was hold in Inman s Auction Mart, Hawera, at 7 p.ra. on Saturday last, which was numerously attended, and at which resolutions were passed advocating the erection of a Court House in Hawera, tiie advancement of the railway, ami other matters of interest to residents in and around Hawera. Our correspondent promises particulars, together with other jottings from Hawera, for next issue.

On Sunday afternoon last, two ladies wore walking towards the Sandhills on the Taranaki Road, having with them a little girl and a baby in a perambulator. The baby had a red cloak on. A cow and calf was being driven towards Carlyle, one mounted man being in front and another behind. On getting near the part)', the cow pulled up suddenly, and almost immediately afterwards started towards the perambulator, with the evident intention of butting it over. The mother seeing the danger, rushed forward, and picking up perambulator and baby as well, ran for the side of the road, and having secured the baby jumped into the waterway of a ditch and bank fence, with the other lady and the girl. The cow followed, but tiie leading mounted man rode up and managed to head the cow round. Mr Lett, who had just passed along in his trap, seeing the danger, pulled up, and runningback, rendered what aid ho could. Except for the plucky conduct of the mother, the child in the perambulator must have been gored.

A late visitor to Normanby says that business appears to be increasing judging from the fact that Mr Gibson finds it necessary to enlarge bis premises. Mr McGregor, also has leased his store, and additions to it are contemplated. The school house now in course of erection is progressing, and will shortly make a creditable addition to the buildings in the township.

An engineer from the Public Works Department, Wellington—Mr Thompson—arrived in Carlyle by coach on Monday last, for the purpose of surveying the site of the proposed River Improvements at Patea. The Chairman of the Harbour Board (Mr G. F. Sherwood), with other members of the Board accompanied the Engineer to the Heads yesterday morning, as a preliminary to the actual work of surveying, which will be at once commenced. The party, amongst whom were a few Carlyle residents, walked the beach as far as Whenuakura. A boat’s crew has been secured and operations will commence at nine o’clock this morning.

In present issue wo correct error which had been made in Messrs Ashforth and Liffiton’s advertisement of sale of stock at Waitotara, on the 24th instant. The auctioneers received instruction to sell from Messrs "W, T. Parsons and Others,” and not as previously stated from “ Messrs W. L. Parsons Brothers."

The Atalanta has been laid on for Greymouth. This will afford an opportunity to settlers of shipping produce with a view to opening out a fresh market. Mr W. Dale is agent. The steamer City of Sydney arrived at Auckland from San Francisco on Sunday last, with the British mails, after a fine weather passage. Passengers for New Zealand—Quick. Harding and wife, McGibbon, Ferguson, Gleer, Guliver, Graham, and 18 steerage. The Wanganui Chronicle referring to advertisement convening a meeting of of sheep owners at Carlyle on Saturday next, says :—This is a judicious and constitutional course of proceeding, the circumstances attending the appointment complained of having fully justified the action taken. The Wanganui Chronicle gives a full account of Football Match played on

Saturday last between Wellington and Wanganui Teams. The Wellington team comprised Messrs Walsh (captain), Pollen, Chapman, Thompson, Major, Budge, Nixon, Brandon, Mclvc.r, Fitzgerald, Churton, Gordon, Speed, Kreeft, and Campbell. Wanganui was represented by Messrs Steadman (captain), Powell Alexander, Macdonald, P. and A. Smith, Pratt, Kilgour, Barnicoat, Montgomery, Cross, Hoi ditch, Duncan, Bawson, and N. Fitzherbert. Play commenced at three o’clock, a largo assembly being present. On time being called Wanganui had succeeded in getting four goals and two tries, representing 30 points. Wellington —nil. The game was a most pleasant one in every sense of the word, the utmost cordial "good feeling existing throughout the game. There were no injuries to be recorded beyond a barked shin or two, and an occasional torn guernsey. The umpires had never once to bo referred to and both teams wiil look back to the contest as to a very enjoyable struggle. The two teams and a few invited friends took dinner together in the evening at Chevannc’s. The long pending libel suit in which Mr Henry Anderson (editor of the Wellington Evening Post) was plaintiff, and the proprietors of the Argus tiio defendants, came to trial on the 11th instant, and resulted in a verlict for the plaintiff for 40s (out of the £SOO which be sued for) on one count, and in a verdict for the defendants on all the issues in the other count. The report of the case in the Argus occupies nearly six columns. In resolution referring to Spence Road dispute, which was passed at last meeting of the Putea (Vest Bead Board, the word “Government ” should have been printed “ Governor.’’ The Auckland Herald says—Mr C. 11. Senaner lias arrived in Auckland from New York as export agent for American manufacturers. Ho has brought with him, not a consignment, but samples of a variety of useful and ornamental articles which the recently opened trade with American ports is likely to find a, ready outlet for in the colonies. The Auckland IJerald says—The labour market at Cambridge is very active at present, and so soon as the fine weather acts in over 203 men will bo required for agricultural labour in the district. On Saturday next, a sale or Government lands, situated on the eastern side of the Mountain Road, between the Wanganui and Patca Rivers, will bo held at New Plymouth. Particulars as to number of lots, area, and upset price have been duly advertised. The iV, Z. Times says that instructions have been sent to the Agent Genera! to scud out daring the current year 5,000 emigrants—lCO of which are to be sent to Taranaki. The steamer Hauraki, which has just been purchased by a Taranaki company to trade between Waitara and Manakau lately paid a visit to the Mokan, with pioneer settlers—Messrs Jones and McMillan. The steamer entered the river with ease, the navigation being superior to that of the Waitara. The settlers, on getting into the boat, were rowed up to the Native settlement. The coming of the pakehas was expected, and a largo concourse of Natives had assembled to meet themInstead of offering any opposition, the Natives vied with each other in Welcoming the strangers. They helped to run the boat in, and exhibited every demonstration of joy at the new arrivals. They told the captain of the steamer that he might tell all the pakehas that Mokau was henceforth open to tiiem for ever. Judging by the following extracts from the Taranaki Herald the Mokau natives will be allowed to locate Europeans on their land, without fear of interference by the King party. “We hear that a letter has been received from the Maori King, in which he fully approves of the Europeans going to the Mokau. fie states that the land is theirs, and they could do what they like with it, and will not be interrupted. Ho distinctly, asserts that lie in favour of peace. We have seen a copy of a letter that Te Wetere has forwarded to the Native Minister requesting that the Native Land Court might be held here to investigate the titles to certain land at the Mok’au, with a view to disposing of them.’*

An effort is about to be made to got up an entertainment for the benefit of Mrs Fish, whose distressed circumstances was lately alluded to in these columns. Messrs Sam Dixon, C. Hargreaves, W. Williams) and others have already expressed their willingness ami intention to take active part. The aid and active co-operation of others is solicited. A meeting will shortly be held, when all interested will be invited to attend. In the meantime the matter may be canvassed privately. The Auckland Herald's special correspondent has given an interesting account of a visit to the New Zealand Fibre Company’s Works at northern Wairoa, in the Kaipara District. The works are situated on the right bank of the Kaihn, a tributary of the Wairoa. The company lias leased 43,000 acres of land from Native owners, from which dux and firewood may be obtained. The capital at present invested is estimated at £30,000. The premises are most extensive, and machinery for working the flax from the leaf into the most varied forms of manufactuicd goods has been fixed, anil the works when in full operation will engage about 70 hands. In the store room were seen fine samples of rope, clothes’ lines, twine, marline, and paper, manufactured from machinery already in motion. Machinery for floorcloth weaving is ready to work. Two 12-horse power and several donkey engines have been fixed. The working manager is expected from England in a few months, when all the machinery will he set in motion and everv description of flax goods manufactured. Workmen have been specially selected in England for the work. It is about live years since operations were first started, and though little profit has so far accrued, good results are expected when the works are in full swing. Travellers to the Kaipara district should not fail to pay a visit to the works. The establishment of industries in the colony as above deserve every encouragement.