RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT-CARLYLE

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 291, 30 January 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT-CARLYLE

Tuesday, January 22. (Before C. A. Wray, Esq., BA!.) Q. T. Potto v A. G. Knight, claim To 4s Gd. Judgment by default for amount and costs Us. G. T. Potto v J. McKay, claim TO Its (id. Judgment by default for amount and costs 275. Tuesday, January 29. Two persons summoned for County rales paid the: amounts into Court. W. Odgers v G. i )onglierty, claim £l3 15 s. Adjourned to sth February, to have evidence taken under 11.M. Evidence Act. E. Bayne vT. Hawke, claim To. Adjourned til! 30th February. Constable Wilson (Manutabi) summoned a Native (Narcwa), for fighting at. ' Maimtalu on the 12th instant. Pined JOs, and costs Gs Gd, or 48 hours. A similar charge against a native named Sam was dismissed. Sergeant Whelan summoned H. Turner for a breach of the Cattle Impounding £or allowing O hordes to waiulor at large. Fined 2s Gd a head and costs. Same v J. Boss fin- allowing 7 head ' of cattle to wander. Fined 2s Gd a head and costs.

TARANAKI WASTE LANDS BOARD. The following items arc taken from the Herald's report of mooting held on Monday the 21st instant ; The Chief Surveyor reports :—Although about 2,000 acres at Whakarnara, Patea District, lias been surveyed, I have delayed forwarding a plan, as it is found that there is some more available land adjoining, and now being surveyed, which should be included in the one sale. The survey of land for settlement c n the north side of the Patea River will be commenced this week, and that of the township of Stratford as soon as the fallen Limber is burnt. —T. Humphries.” —The Ranger was instructed to burn the hush at the township of Stratford when a favourable opportunity for so doing presented itself. An application was received from Messrs J. and T. Robson, proprietors of the Ketemarac Saw Mill, for a provisional license to occupy 200 acres of land in the Patea District, near the Waingongora River, for the purpose of felling and removing timber, as they wished to extend their operations and erect another mill at or near the site applied for. The application was made under section 90 of the Land Act.—After some conversation on the matter, Mr Robson (who was present) decided to alter his application, as under the clause in Appendix B of the Act.—The Board decided to request the Ranger to report on the value of the land, and description'and value of timber upon it. The following applications to purchase land were received and accepted :—Charles H. McCutchan, 36a. 3b. Ip., being allotments 97 and 100, Manganui District ; and Felix McGuire, 13a. 3b. 30p., being allotment 101, Manganui District.

The Canterbury Times, in remarking- on an article in the London Times, which had favourably reviewed the affairs of New Zealand, sa} r s—“ The Times not only is not alarmed at our declared intention to borrow more money at once, but it looks upon the proposed expenditure of a million and a half yearly of farther borrowed money for an indefinite period, as actually an advantage, and marks it as a subject for cordial approval. When the prospect of Colonial borrowing has no terrors for the leading journals, the credit of the Colony proposing to borrow must be very good in the money market. Such £ state of affairs is in the highest degree gratifying-. It is not too much to say that tire Colony owes it principally to the exertions of its energetic agent Sir Julius Vogel.:’

PATE A LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE. The third annual general meeting of the above Institute was hel.4 in the Town Hall, Carlyle, on Friday evening last. Dr Croft in the chair. Minutes of last general, and a special meeting, were read and confirmed. The report and balance sheet were read and adopted. The report read by the secretary mentioned that there was a very 7 satisfactory 7 improvement in the affairs of the Institute, and the committee believed “ that the Institute, both as regards its reading matter, and a'so its financial condition, has now received an impetus which will not fail to increase as time progresses.” Reference was made to steps which had been taken towards the erection of a new building, to cost between £2OO and £250. Plans were shortly 7 expected from Mr Turnbull, of Wellington. Arrangements bad been entered into, for the loan of £250 for seven years, at 10 per cent, for building purposes, and other necessary expenses for the convenience of members. Subscription lists bad been opened. The list at the Library, showed the amount collected to be £lB 13s ; the total of other lists amounting to about £5. The report stated, “It has been suggested that if two gentlemen—saybusiness mi'ii —could be induced to give this matter their lively interest, and devote one or two days to canvassing the country 7 for subscriptions, there could be a considerable amount collected, which will he required for Jilting up, and furnishing the inside of the Institute.” During the year, 24G books belonging to the Constabulary at Waihi, had been returned. There were now on the Library catalogue 405 books, 280 of which were new books, added during the year. A draft of £25 was forwarded to England, in the beginning of December, for new book's, including such as had been suggested by members. A list of books now in the Library, was also sent, to avoid the possibility 7 of getting; du plicate copies. A large number of newspapers, and 28 books sold at auction, after deducting 7s, cost of sale, realized £3 5s 84. Number of subscribers now on list, UO. The highest number during the y 7 ear was 71. Of J I withdrawn, 8 had loft the district. Arrears of subscription, 5s owing by a person wiio had left the district.

The balance shoot showed receipts for the year, T7O 7s 5d ; disbursements, TGJ tls lOd ; leaving a balance in hand of TO 17s 7cl. A supplementary statement from Ist: to 2Gch January, 1878, showed receipts, TIS 19s 3d ; expenditure, T2 7s id ; leaving a balance of TIG 12s 2d. Eiabliilies were set down at To •Is 3d ; assets, TIGG 4s Gd. Total assets and liabilities, TI7I 8 s 9d. Objection was taken to the item in the balance sheet of T4 10s, for freight from Wellington. Hints since been ascertained, that the amount included charges on box of book's obtained from England. Votes of thanks were tendered to the auditors, president, ami out-going committee. Officers were elected as follows : Dr Croft, president ; Mr 11. E. P. Adams, treasurer; Mr D. J] . Harris, secretary ; Messrs Gibson and Temicnt, auditors ; Messrs,!. Gibson, fl. Nicholson, E. Iloltham, and F. Long, committee. Clause •’> of section 0 , of the order of business of the general aumu! mooting was amended, by cutting out the words u .secretary and.” The clause (heretorereads, “ To elect a treasurer for the ensuing year/’ Power was given to the committee to appoint or discharge ail paid officers. Itesolvcd, 11 That the acceptance or rejection oil the plans of the proposed building bo left to the disc'ction of the committee.’’

A vote of thanks to the chairman, terminated the meeting.