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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 334, 29 June 1878, Page 2

Notwithstanding the exceedingly rough weather prevailing of late, we hear that the. contractor, Mr* Dickson, is making p'-ogress with the work as far as he can do.. On the arrival of the Wild Duck, with plant, the whole work will be pushed on vigorously.

The Carlyle Harmonic Society will give their usual quarterly’ concert in the Town Hall, on Thursday, the 11th July. The advertised programme is a very attractive one—Birch’s Pastoral Operetta, “/I he Merry Men of Sherwood Forest,” being exceedingly lively and pleasing. It has won golden opinions when performed by r the Nelson, Wanganui, and New Plymouth Harmonic Societies, and we hope that its performance by our local society’ will prove equally’ successful. ’flic- second part of the programme reads well, and altogether, tills should prove the best concert yet given by the Society’. We learn that the practices have been well attended, notwithstanding the wet weather, ami the soloists are mostly well up in their parts. The annual meeting of the Society’ will be bold next month, and it is hoped that the first annual statement will be satisfactory to the members. The Society feels greatly’ the want of a piano of their own, and if sufficient funds are't'orthcoming from the ensuing concert and the halfyearly’ subscriptions, hone soon to be able to make arrangements for the purchase of a ..really ft'ood instrument. The Canterbury’ Times r, of the 22nd instant, publishes a large map showing by colors tire proposed altered boundaries of Turkey.

■ Amongst amounts voted at recent meeting of Education Board, for County’ schools, were Maxwell town, £100; KohifWaverley) £250, for teacher’s residence, in addition to £l5O passed at last mooting ; and VVaitotara, £250.

In advertising columns will bo found notification by’ Mr T. North, and prices of drapery and other goods. Gazette of 20th June contains notification of appointment of He Gennis Fraser, Esq., to lay off road through sections 110, 111, •112, 113, and 122, Whenuakura District. The Wellington Chronicle says : —The members of the two Houses of Parliament will bo called together for the dispatch of business on Friday, July 28th.

Plana and specifications for new steamer for the Baton Steam Shipping Company arc now on view at the Company’s office, Carlyle. The boat appears to have been excellently designed, and for the size of the vessel large space has been left for cargo, and fair accommodation for passengers. The boat will have a pretty look on the water.

It will bo soon by advertisement that a few odd see!ions of Crown land near Wavorlcy will bo offered for sale next month, in connection 'vitU u.io « = mav mention that a portion of a small lot of land (6 acres) the upset prices of which was ii 13, and which was purchased at auction in 1873, by Mr Wilkie at £2 7s Gd per acre, has just changed hands at the rate of £3'J per acre, Mr Palmer, late owner, having sold 41 acres to Mr W. Milne. There'is a dwelling on the land but wo understand that the price paid is for land alone. The above transaction will show how land thereabouts has ■ increased in value during pa.-t four years. Mr W. Dale will hold important sale at Carlyle to-day, including threshing machine and engine, laud, timber, and merchandise. Messrs Thomson and McGuire will hold produce sale at Hawera to-day. Lunch provided. Miss Nutting, a young- teacher, died suddenly in Auckland, from over-wrought brain, yhe only obtained her certificate from the Education Board shortly before her death. Continued wet weather has led to further postponement of native meeting at Waitara.