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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 323, 22 May 1878, Page 2

A Supreme Court writ for £2OOO has been served upon the Wellington Education Board at the suit of Mr Doherty, lately a master at the Te Aro school, who was dismissed for alleged misbehaviour.

The Post-office wi: 1 be closed on Friday next, 24th instant (Queen’s Birthday). Sunday hours will be observed in the Telegraph Department. The outward mail via San Francisco closes at Carlyle on Thursday at 5 p.m. From a telegram received by Mr G. F. Sherwood,from the Commissioner of Grown Lands, Wellington, it would appear that the Wellington Land Board are intending to accede to tin Patea Harbour Board’s request, and price and offer for sale Harbour Reserve at Waitoiara.

The No. 1 contract, Mountain Road, hush falling from Ohaugi through Normanby to Ketemarae Road, has been satisfactorilly executed by Messrs Gibson and Street, and has,.we believe, been taken over by the Countj' Council Foreman of Works. Messrs Thomson and McGuire report— We have this day (20th instant) sold the property of Robert Wilson, Esq., at Ketemarae, consisting of 330 acres bush and open land to James Morrison, Esq., of Wairarapa, including plant of Ketemarae saw mills, for the sum of £4,600. Have also sold sections in Hawera and Normanby at an advance on last quotations. On Saturday next, nominations of candidates will be received by the Returning Officer (Mr W. Cowern) for the Carlyle Town Board. The following - gentlemen retire by effluxion of time, but are eligible for re-election. We have not yet heard if new men are likely to bo put up. As Town Board affairs have been running smoothly of late, and the town leases, once a bone of contention, are bidding fair to turn out profitable investments, there is not likely to be much opposition, ami we shall not be surprised if the same gentlemen are nominated and returned without much if any opposition. The N.Z. Times says : —We understand that as soon as Ministers are all in Wellinton very extensive reductions in the Civil Service will be made. It is said that considerably over 100 officers and clerks will receive notice that they are no longer required. Tenders for the Waipnku Bridge contract on the Waitara-Palca Railway have been called for.

Coai from the West Wanganui Mini: (Nelson) is hying shipped in smali craft for Wellington and Nelson. The shaft is down Soft., with a chamber 10ft. square, and the main level has been entered 53ft. A first-rate seam of Coal is being worked, and blocks weighing 4cwt. have been taken out —one of which shipped bj’ the schooner Sheperdess will be placed in the Wellington Museum. At a meeting of the Wellington Waste Lan s Board held on the 16th instant, it was resolved, —That under the provisions of section 1(34- of the Land Act, 1877, (J. A. Wray, Esq., be appointed appraiser to determine the value of section 468, Okutuku district applied for by Mr Milne. The Wellington Chronicle says—“We hear that owing to want of funds, the Government are unable 10 go on with certain public works, and consequently they have returned the deposits to the tenderers, even where the lenders have been accepted. We understand, however, that they have intimated to the lowest tenderer for each contract that when they arc in funds the contract will be offered to him ■ at the price named in the tender.” The N.Z. Times says ;—“ People travelling to and from the West Coast will possibly regret to hear that ail the tenders for a steam service from Porirua to Buxton have been declined by the Government, but their disappointment will he Jessenc 1 when they learn that an arrangement lias been made with Messrs Ilastwell, Maeara, and Co. to run a daily line of coaches between this and Foxlon. The first coacli will leave here on Wednesday morning, and will reach Buxton at 4 o’clock, in time to catch the 4.15 train to Wanganui, which will arrive at that town at 9.45 p.m. The regular railway traffic between Buxton and Wangani for passengers and mails will commence on Wednesday, and on Thuischra the first through’ passengers will be able to leave Eoxtun for this city under the new arrangement. In order to enable the coacli to reach its destination in time to catch the train, there will in future be seven stages, as follows : —To Porirua, 12 miles ; to Pahautanui, 9 ; to Paikakariki, 12 ; to Waikanae, 9 ; toUtaki, 11 ; to Horivvhent.a, 12 ; and to Foxton, 13—total, 78 miles.” The Chief Inspector of Police for the North Island (Mr Sherman) arrived in Carlyle on Monday evening, on a tour of inspection, and left again on Tuesday. It is to bo hoped this official visit will be followed by an increase in the Police force, and proper accommodation in the shape of lock-up, officers quarters, &c. Such buildings would enable prisonerscommitted for short terms to take it out in Carlyle, and so' save the expense of jourcies of prisoners and police to Wanganui or New Plymouth. Patea being now a County Town should have proper offices for police - and safe quarters tor prisoners. A Swede named John Miller, lately chaiged by Constable Burrow -with attempted suicide, showed himself so ecceufrict that he was taken charge of on Sunday by Sergeant Whelan. Medical officers who examined Miller pronounced him insane, and he will be forwarded to Wellington to-day. Last Thursday evening, the Manutah 1 Debating Society struggled with tne question, “ Is it justifiable under any circumstances, to depart from the truth?’ 7 Mr Guthrie led in the affirmative, Mr Dawson opposed. It was carried in the affirmative, Ira a considerable majority, that it would be justifiable in exceptional cases. The business for next Thursday evening is to be a lecture by Mr James Hirst, “ Recollections of a journey round the world twenty-seven years ago.”

The Rev P. W. Fairclongh delivered his promised lecture last night, to a not very numerous audience. Report next issue. Resident' Magistrates Courts have been appointed for the. three Hidings in Manawatu County, the sittings to be held at Fielding, Palmerston, and Foxton, R. G. Bauchope, Esq., of New Plymouth, has-been appointed a certified accountant in Bankruptcy, under “ The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876.” The following have been elected members of the Wanganui School committee : —Notrnan, Jackson, Rev 7 Treadwell, Liffiton, Carson, Barns, Currie. There were fifteen candidates. The polling showed a tie between Currie and Laird. Casting vote of chairman was given for Currie.

Notification of change of pn/pose of'a reserve at Hawera has been gazetted, by which portion of section No. 19 has been granted as a site for offices of Town Board of Hawera. ..The following is a description and purpose of the resent a 3 gazetted in 1871—“ Southern half of'section No. 19, five acres, four perches, Town, of Hawera, for a site for telegraph station or other purposes of the General Government.” The following is the area and boundaries of the site granted for Town Board offices —“ All that piece or parcel of land in the Town of Hawera, in the provincial district of Taranaki containing one acre, more or less, being lot No. 7, of section No. 19, bounded towards the north by a public street 400 links ; towards the east and south bj 7 other pait of section No. 19, i 49 links and 399 links 3-tenths respectively ; and towards the west by a public street, ‘250 links.”

Gazette , of 9th May, contains definition of route of railway line from a point in the Kai Iwi Block to a point marked 22 miles 25 chains (from Wanganui) and situated in the Wairoa Survey District. An Order-in-Conncil has been gazetted declaring light mineral oils the specific gravity of which is less than 0 - 733 at a temperature ,of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, which light mineral Oils include painters’ spirits, cupione, benzine, gasoline, andlight naptha, to be “ specially dangerous” within the meaning of The Dangerous Goods Act, 1869.” The Wellington correspondent of the Hawke’s Bay Herald says —Reports from London, forwarded by letters, or brought verbally by New Zealanders, assert that Sir Julius Vogel is working his way up in London in a wonderful manner, and that his great talents and his practical ingenuity have made for himself a name and fame. As Agent-General he is always hard at work, trying to further the interests of New Zealand.

The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society has determined to make an effort to introduce the sugar maple into the colony. At the Kaiapoi Bacon Curing Establishment, Canterbury, from 160 to 200 pigs per day are received and prepared fur curing.

The Canterbury Timas says—The use of the telegraph by private firms continues to. make rapid strides in Christchurch, and in a short time the telephone also will be brought into practical operation.

The Tirnaru Harbour Board has decided to call'tor tenders for the erection of a mole 300 feet long in the harbour, in accordance with Mr Goudall’s plan, as approved by (JomTi)isdion. Mr W. Dale" will continue sale of general merchandise in the Hawera Town Hall, to day.

Sir F. E. Jackson will hold usual sale at Wanganui, on Thursday.

In another column will be found full programme of events to bo conteisled on Friday next (Queen’s Itir!lnlay) in the Constabulary Paddock, Waihi. VVe understand that a luncheon will be provided at moderate cost. There can be little doubt but that the sports will be attractive, as the best athletes of the district reside thereabouts, and have signilied their intention to be present. The A.O.’s are .always well to the front in gatherings in any part of the County, and as they are proverbially hospitable, visitors may depend that the best possible arrangements for their comfort will be made, for winch there should be no backwardness in adding to the subscription list. If day is line and a successful gathering is certain. Should the weather prove unfa vourahle on Friday, the sports will come off next day.

Election of Road Board commissioners for Taranaki have been called for under tile old Ordinance instead of under the Local Elections Act. The Herald commenting on the error says—“ The Act of the Legislature of last year states that the election shall be conducted as provided by the Regulation of Elections Act ; therefore the Ordinance being in collision with the Act is so far set aside, and is of no effect. ■'However, as there is no 10-fal rail of electors we think the bestwwary r out of the difficulty will be to allow the meetings as advertised to lake place, and elect Commissioners and Auditors. The County Council could then in July justly assume that no valid election had taken place, anti, under the power conferred on it by the Idth section of the Ordinance as amended by the Act of last session, proceed to appoint Commissioners and auditors. The Council could appoint the Commissioners and auditors already elected, this would validate their election, and enable the Commissioners to enter on the duties of their office, and levy and collect rates. If some such validity is not given to the elections, we fear that any rates 'levied'by the Commissioners could be effectually resisted in the Magistrate’s Court.” Patea County lias managed to avoid the blunder made by the old fogies at Taranaki. The youngster may yet • teach the old folks a lew clihigs. ,