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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 325, 29 May 1878, Page 2

Poetry in type, and ■will appear in next sisne.

Nominations of candidates for the Hawera Town Board will bo received by the Returning Officer (Mr J. S. Greig) until noon to-day. Nominations will be received for the Hawera Road District, to-morrow.

A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a brass band, will be held at Lloyd’s Hotel, Hawera, to-morrow evening.

Messrs Thomson and McGuire will hold their usual stock sale at Hawera on Thursday.

Nomination of candidates for Patea West Road District, will he received by the Returning Olncer (Mr \V. Dale) at Kakaramea Tov.-n TlaiJ, until noon to-morrow.

It will be seen by advertisement, that .another saddler has set up in business at Hawera. As this gentleman is a good tradesman, and thoroughly understands the business in all its branches, he should meet with a share of support. A special meeting of the Carlyle Town Board was held on Monday evening, all the members being present, to strike a rate of nincpencc in the £, which was accordingly done and rate book duly signed. The upset pr-ices of unsold town sections were fixed, and letter rend from Mr W. Cowern, Auditor to the Board, stating that he would require two more days to complete accounts. It "was resolved that a special meeting should be called to receive the Auditor’s" Keport when ready. Thefollowing players have been selected torepresent Pafea in football match against the Wavcrley Team, to be played at Carlyle, on Saturday next, commencing at halfpast two o’clock. Messrs Tennant, Turner, Williams (2), March ant, Baggett, Coutts, Hargreaves, McCarty, Weiss, C. Dasent, Norris, Hutchinson, Corrigan, M. Burke, J. Bonrke, Kitchen, and Baddaloy. Members of Licensing Courts have been appointed by the Governor, under <! The Licensing Act. 1873.” The following are gazetted for Waitotara and Patea—Messrs H. F. Christie, A. C. Croft, and James Livingston, J.P.’s. For Egmont—Messrs W. M. Crompton, 11. J. Honeyfield, and W. Northcroft, J.P.’s. Under sub-section 4, clause 4, of the Licensing Act, 1873, Amendment Act, 1874, the Easident Magis trate having jurisdiction within any licensing district, shall be the Chairman of the Licensing Court.

At a meeting of-ratepayers of the Kohi School District, Waverley, John W. Kenah, Esq., in the. chair, the following were elected as School Committee for the ensuing year —Messrs J. McLean, T. Harris, J. Riddell, J. Walker, P. Bremer, G. Wilkins, and J. W. Kenah. The following are the school boundaries —Kohi Stream on south and east ; Whenuakura River on west ; straight line running due west, from head of Koiii Stream, till it strikes Whenuakura River on the north. The ballot taken for election of school committee for Waverley resulted as follows : —Walkington, 43 ; Mason, 43 ; Thurston, 32 ; Cheyne. 28 ; Mathieson, 27 ; Dickie, 23 ; Milne, 23 ; Allsworth, 21 ; M’Donald, 21 : Bridge, 17. The first seven names form the committee.

Mr John Dulhie, of Wanganui, notifies of consignment of reliable kerosiue, direct from America. -

Material prosperity at Nonnanby is being followed by desire for intellectual advancement. Steps are being taken to form a Literary Institute. We understand that £1,500 was paid over yesterday In- Major Brown, to Natives on account of Okutuku land, which completes the sum awarded. Some of tire Natives were absent from Waitotara on Monday, or it would" have been paid over on that day. The Auckland Star referring to a letter sent by Te Kooti to the Government sa} r s : —Te Kooti is evidently shrewd enough to perceive that the days of murder and rapine are ended, and the prospect of an early settlement of all differences between the Government and the Kingites warns Te Kooti of the necessity of making ids peace with the Pakeha, and, if possible, securing .an amnesty. •

From the Hawke’s Bay Herald we learn that Mr Carruthers was with Sir John Goode during the inspection of Napier Harbor. At Harbor Board meeting afterwards held, in speaking generally’as to visit of the inspecting party, Mr' Kinross, Chairman of the Harbour Board, said 41 He had spoken to Mr Carruthers respecting the haibour works. Mr Carruthers was satisfied so far, and said that the works had answered his expectations ; there were now 13 feet of water on the bar, and he expected it would deepen to 15 feet.

Sir John Coode arrived at Napier on Saturday morning, the 18th instant, and after inspecting the plans and harbor, went by special train, and then by private conveyance to the Grange, in order to see the lay of the country, that he might form an opinion, on the subject of river conservation. The mouth of the Tuki Tuki, arid other points along the beach were examined. The Engineer (Mr Weber) reporting to the Board, said —“Sir John enquired most minutely into the questions of rides, currents, effects of floods, changes of the beach, nature of the bottom of the sea at and near the harbor, and many other points bearing on the matter. Sir John stated that it appeared desirable that certain observations and surveys should be made for several months, and plana and sections prepared, which should be sent to him in England, through Mr Blackett.” The Hawke’s Bay Herald referring to the visit, says, “ It is understood that Sir John Goode’s report will he of a comprehensive nature, and that besides giving his opinion on the Harbor works that have been constructed, it will indicate on what principle it may bo practicable to carry out a large scheme. There will be, at all events, this gain by his visit—he will be in possession of all the information respecting the harbour, and if at any future time there may be any matter requiring his advice, he can be written to, and he will be in a position to form an opinion of what is best to he done.”