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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 320, 11 May 1878, Page 2

A. meeting of the Mauutalu Block-house committee will be held on Monday evening, at 7 p.m.

We scarcely need call attention to the laud sale by Mr W. Cowern, at 2 p.m. today, at Carlyle. The properties are well known, and have been well inspected. Applications for office of Secretary to the Patea Harbor Board, will be received up to noon tq-day.

Harbor Board Reserve sections on the Otoia-Opakn Block offered for sale for cash on the 23rd March, and which were not sold, may now be taken up on application, at upset prices.

Tenders for manager, snoep slaughterer, and purchaser of skins, will be received up to Monday, at noon, by the Patea Boiling Down Company. Mr W. Dale will hold timber sale to-day, at 11 o’clock, after which clearing-out sale will be continued in the Carlyle Town Hall. On Monday, immediately at’tei (he Government Land sale, (he same gentleman will offer valuable town and country properties and dwellings for sale. A meeting of Kakaramea settlers will be held at the Town Hall on Monday evening, to consider the financial position, and contemplated improvements to tiie Hall. Letter by “ Inquirer,” as to self-elected deputation which waited on Sir John Goode, in our next. A Wellington paper reports the suspension of James Booth, Esq., K.M., for alleged dealing in Native Lands on his own account. A case is cited in which negotiations for 6,000 acres of land at Otaki, was, on the advice of Mr Booth allowed to stop, and which was shortly afterward passsed through Native Land Court to private parties.

The Native meeting in the Waikato docs not appear, by telegrams received, to have turned out a success. The gathering was not so largo as expected, and as regards business even Jess satisfoctory. Gazette not ice intimates that the Borough of Now Plymouth has been divided into three Wards.

Wo hoar lhnt_Mr W. Furlong has resigned his scat in the County Council. The many changes would lead the public to imagine tiio County Council was a sort of toy to bo played with for awhile, and then cast aside. It however costs something for elections.

At the E.M. Court on Thursday, ho fore C. A. Wray, Ksq., AY. Curtou sued John Hay''for wages, £ll 17s Bd. J.ugrnent was given for plaintiff for £ll 11s Bd, and costs 19s, and solicitor's fee, £1 Is.—-An-other debt case was withdrawn. Pour cases oi: drunk:, disorderly*, and were also heard, with the usual results.

On Monday', twenty' three sections of Government land, Wakamara Block, will be offered for sale by' Captain Wray at the Court House, Carlyle. The sections vary in size from about 60 acres to 200 acres, at upset prices from £1 10s to £3, any of which are cheap at the price.

On account of the Governor’s signature not having boon obtained as authority for sale of Wakamara deferred payment sections, the applications received on -Monday' last are informal and have been cancelled. The sale of contested sectionscannot therefore take place as previou sly notified. It will be seen from notification in advertising columns that another date has been fixed for applications to be sent in, the Governor’s assent having now been formally' gazetted.

The usual half-yearly meeting - of the shareholders of the Hank of New Zealand, held on Thursday, April 25th, may be regarded not only as an important event to the shareholders immediately concerned in the question of profit and loss, but also as an incident of some interest to depositors and the public at laigo. The total figures displayed in the ba'ance-shcet winch was presented to the shareholders reach to within a trifle of eleven millions sterling on each side of the account, and they exhibit a steady and profitable expansion of business in every item. For tiie first time in-tho history of this institution, the total operations for the half-year are represented by eight figures, and it is a noteworthy fact that only one other bank in the whole of the Australasian colonies lias yet been able to roach tens of millions, and that one a bank which has its balance-sheet swelled by vast Government deposits. In the present balance-sheet of the Bank of New Zealand there can he no casual inflation of this nature, because the public loans are almost, if not entirely exhausted, and the figures displayed are, consequently, a fair representation of ordinary banking - business. A brief glance at the progress made during the past two years will suffice to show the magnitude of the present operations of this institution. Two years ago the deposits, etc., amounted to £4,249,109 ; now they reach the sum of £0,800,070; the reserve fund, which was £IBO,OOO, is now £325,000; the half-year’s profits, which were then £58,440, are now - £82,507; while tiie coin and bullion has increased during the two' years from £996.320 to £1,4>5.714. The piolits for the past half-year ‘have exceeded 11. per cent, upon the paid-up capital, or at the rate of 23 per cent, per annum. These facts glfew, in a most significant manner, that New Zealand is vapidly increasing in wealth, lhafc tiie trade, commerce, and various industries of the colony are in a sound and healthy condition, whilst there is abundant evidence to prove that the saving power of the people is assuming vast proportions. — JV. Z. Herald.

Messrs McCarty and Hunger, who have just erected new premises on Taranaki Road, Carlyle, announce that they will carry on blacksmithing in all its branches.

Mr 0. H. Monkton, photographic artist, has arrived at Carlyle, with complete photographic apparatus, and will operate during the next week. A Manutahi correspondent writes —First meeting of our Debating Society was held in the.Block-house on Wednesday night. Mr J. Ginger in thechair. Some discussion took place relative to the objects and general working of the Society. The rest of! the evening was devoted to songs and other amusements. The first debate will take place on Thursday, IGth. Subject—“ Is it justifiable under any circumstances, to depart from the truth.”

The now minister appears to have a very accommodating horse. The rev. gentleman being on his way to the post office yesterday, and when a short distance therefrom, the animal tucked its bead well between its fore legs, and rolled the rider to earth. A letter was posted, a remount effected, and horse and rider travelled on unconcernedly, as if that was the usual order of proceeding. We understand that the Rev J. Law had a similar experience on his arrival at Patea.