The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22,1877.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 247, 22 August 1877, Page 2

The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22,1877.

Cablegrams from England mention that the Colonial Inscribed Stock Bill has passed both Houses of Parliament, and that during the debate on second reading Lord Carnarvon highly commended’ Sir Julius Vogel for the part taken by him in regard to the Bill. Cablegram dated Bombay, August 15th, mentions, that in closing the British House of Parliament, the Queen’s speech stated that foreign relations were friendly ; it was the intention of the Government to preserve neutrality so long as British Interests, were unaffected ; and efforts would be rna.de when opportunity occurred to restore peace in terms compatible with the honor of the belligerents and the general safety and welfare of other nations. The locomotive paid a first visit to liiglewood from New Plymouth on Saturday, the Htli August. It is intended to have holiday on opening day. The Auckland Herald referring to proposed intention of leading mining speculators to equip an efficient prospecting expedition, whose operations shall extend over the whole of.the Thames Peninsula, sa yg : —“ The dividends which have accrued within the last few months to many of our speculators are beginning to tell, and the cry that the Thames was done is a thing of the past, and in lieu thereof we, have schemes like the above.” The long anticipated entertainment in connection with the Hawera Wesleyan Church will take place to-morrow (Thursday) evening. We learn from good authority that an excellent programme has been prepared for the occasion. Should the weather prove favorable, the entertainment no doubt will be a great success.

The second monthly subscription o£ 3s per share in the County of Patea Land, Building, and Investment Society, will be payable .at the chief office and agencies on Friday, 24th instant.

The Auckland Herald reports the formal opening of the. Waikato railway, between Mercer and .Newcastle, on Monday, 18th August, when three locomotives left Auckland with a special train. Attention is called to catalogue of Mr F. E. Jackson’s Waverley sale, to be held on Friday.

One day last week, a cow, seeing cobs of maize in Mr Whelan’s shop window, W qlV-c.I /•lolU.ni-i.lnly ..p to tlm smashed the -glass, intending to have a feed.

The half-yearly meeting of the Hawera Town Hall Company will be held tomorrow evening, at half-past 7 o'clock. The s.b. Clyde arrived at Patea from Wanganui yesterday morning l , and is expeeled to leave again this morning. Mr Corrigan, of Manutahi, who has had large experience in felhnongery and woolscouring, has commenced business as above. Attention is called to Mr Corrigan’s advertisement, from which it, will be seen that the above gentleman lias earned’a name, and been honorably noticed at Exhibitions in Australia for his ability. On Saturday last, a cook who had been working at one of the hotels, was brought down from Hawera suffering from delerium iremens. It is said ho was allowed to take out his wages in drink, and when he became helpless, was turned out into the streets. Application afterwards made for a few shillings to purchase medicine with was refused, and he was forwarded to the Hospital at Carlyle. . The authorities are talking about charging the supplier of the liquor with hospital expenses in the above case.

The Wanganui Exhibition was opened on Saturday last, and appears to have been very successful. The Green Island Fellmongery and Tannery, the business of which is now carried on solely by Mr F. O’S. McCarthy, of Carlyle, is an addition to the local industries of the district worthy of notice. An extensive area of land, situated conveniently near to the Patea Bridge, on the main line of road, and within easy distance of the shipping wharves, has been secured. There is an abundant supply of, water on the ground, with ample space for storage, drying, and generally for carrying on an extensive business. Water x-aces have been cut,, ground laid out, sheds erected, and appliances fixed, for carrying on the work to the best advantage. Although but lately started, there are some good samples of scoured wool ready for market. For the tannery and wool-scouring branch, a first-class man has been secured from Canterbury, he having for some time been in charge of the scouring and sorting at the famed Belfast Wool-sorting and Scouring Factory. When proposed buildings are all erected, and plans completed, the Green Island establishment will be an important addition to the local industries of the district, and will no doubt prosper under Mr McCarthy’s energetic management.

A letter lias been received by the Secretary of the Taranaki Cricket Club, asking if any inducement will be offered to the Australian cricket team to visit and play a match in January next.

The postponed entertainment at *Vaverley, in connection with the Wesleyan body, has been arranged to take place on Friday evening.

Preliminary notice of Christy Minstrel Entertainment at Carlyle, in aid of Fish and family is announced.

Advertisement with full particulars of intended resale by Mr W. Cowern of Carlyle Town Board leases, was received too late for. insertion issue. .. In proposed estimates for GenereJ Government services for.the year ending30th June, 1878, the following are set down under the head Resident Magistrate’s CourtCarlyle and Hawera : Resident Magistrate (also Land Officer, £2OO, and travelling expenses, £54 15s), £2OO ; Clerk (also Clerk District Court), £l2O ; travelling allowance, £54 15s ; Bailiff, &c., £IOO ; Interpreter (also Contingent Defence, £52), £52 ; travelling allowance, £2G ; Office Cleaner, &e., £24. The following is the copy of a letter, dated 14th March, 187G, received by the Carlyle Town Board from C.. A. Wray,, Esq., the officer in charge of Crown Lands in the Patca District, in answer to application of Board as to power to deal with the Town Board leases :—“ In order to obviate any unnecessary delay, I am authorised to inform the Board that the Government sanctions their taking immediate possession of the lands set apart for town purposes ; provided always that no dealing or disposition with the lands is made, or any agreemedt for such disposition shall be entered into by the Board, contrary to the conditions above men- . tioned.”* The condition, as stated in our last issue, was that the land should not be leased for a longer period than twenty-one years.