The Patea Mail. (Published Wednesdays and Saturdays) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1878.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 356, 14 September 1878, Page 2

The Patea Mail. (Published Wednesdays and Saturdays) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1878.

Under the 148 th section of “The Land A-t, 1877,” sections 10, 11, 12, 13, Block 25, Town of Carlyle, have been set aside for o(Hc"s for the Patea Comity Council, comnrising an area of one acre four patch .-s.

\V« understand that tiie ti-troo swam ■ selected by the Chief Surveyor of Taranaki as site for first township on the Waimate Plains, has been condemned by the Engineer for the North Island, and abandoned.

The subject of debate at next meeting of the Carlyle Mutual Improvement Glass, will he, “That in case of wa>- with a civilised nation, England is justified in (■mobbing the whole resources of the Empire, including troops from any native races.” Mr Tennent will take the affirmative, and Mr Tregear the negative.

The revenue on New Plymouth railway, 21 miles open for traffic, for the four weeks curling 27th July 7 , was £41)3 12s (id; expenditure £387 2s 7d. A meeting will he held in the Ilawera Town Hall on Momlay evening at 7 p.m., for the purpose of nominating Trustees for the Cemeterv.

The “Settlers Medical Guide” is the title of-a very useful hand-book compiled by Mr J. C. Sharlaud, and published at Is Gd. It contains a large amount of useful hints for the preservation of health, and the treatment of human ailments, and will prove an invaluable friend to the country settler. The symptoms of all kinds of diseases arc given, with instructions how to act in emergencies, with information as to food, drink, dress, and so on, in plain, simple language, easily to be understood. There should be a good demand for the work in a district like Patca. Tenders will be received until noon today, for the erection of two storey business premises and dwelling, for Mr William Dixon.

Mr W. Dale will bold miscellaneous sale at bis mart to-day.

Messrs Thomson and McGuire will hold important sale of land, furniture, and general merchandise, at their mart to-day. An entertainment in aid of the Episcopalian Church Parsonage fund was given in the Carlyle Town Hall on Wednesday evening last, the audience being one of the largest ever assembled within the building. The first part comprised vocal and instrumental music in which members of the Harmonic Society took part. The opening piano overture, “Crown Diamonds,” by two ladies was executed in an exceedingly creditable manner, the piano used being the new One just purchased by the Harmonic Society and loaned for the occasion. In the chorus, “ The Carnovale,” the performers kept well together. “ The warrior bold” was sung by a gentleman in a beautifully clear voice, and elicited a well-merited encore. Theqiiintetto “ Blow', gentle gales” in which ladies and gentlemen took part was very good. “ Home they brought her warrior deed,” was fairly sung by a lady, who showed slight nervousness. “ The bells of St .Michael’s Tower,” chorus, was exceedingly good. “ England and France are on the wave,” was well sung, and brought an encore, though the song was

scarcely so suitable for the gentleman as some lie has previously given. Trio, “ Vo, shepherd's tell me” was exceedingly good, two ladies and a gentleman taking part. The chorus, “The cloud capt towers” was very nicely rendered. Seng by a gentleman, “The lauding of the Pilgrim fathers” was very nicely sung, the “ .Minstrel Boy” being given for an encore. Trio, “ Here’s a health to all good lassos,” was well performed and encored. “Take hack the heart,” was sung by a lady in her usually pleasing manner, and received a well merited encore. “ The return from the Tavern” was one of the best choruses of the evening, every part being suitably taken. Charles Matthews farce of “ Taming a Tiger” brought three gentlemen before the audience in characters suitable to each. The Traveller in Wines was excellently well represented, the Retired Bengal Merchant being also very creditably performed, whilst Jacob Mutter (Mr Chutnoe’s servant) was good. The entertainment concluded with the farce of “The Irish Nigger” which gave scope for the display of funnyisins, on the part of the able performers, which created much merriment. About £32 was taken at the doors, which, afterdedneting expenses, is expected to leave £27 to be handed over to the Parsonage Fund. Ladies and gentlemen who took part, and on some the work fell heavy, are deserving of high praise, and cannot bo otherwise than satisfied at the reception accorded by the general public. On Wednesday evening - , about seven o’clock, the s.s. Clyde proceeded from Hirst’s wharf, with the intention of towing into the river, the disabled ketch Hnon Belle, which had been floated off the beach the previous night and worked up towards the Heads. On nearing the entrance to the river the ketch was observed at anchor just inside the Heads. It appears that during the morning she had been got well on to the western bank, and as the tide rose she drifted over and into the river, where the Captain of Clyde, with several volunteer helps, found her. TUe vessel was then towed up to Mllroy’s wharf. Considering the escapades the Huon Belle has bad she is but little damaged and makes but little water. Great praise is due to Captain Bonner of tbe ss Clyde, and his crew, for willing zeal displayed in helping those on the stranded vessel. Captain Wood (the pilot), Captain O'dgers, and others rendered willing aid in the lime of need.

The outcry for labor is running all along this coast. Contract of various kinds cannot be taken up for want of laborers. Yet in large centres of population, at the Thames, and on- the west coast of the Middle Island,- there are unemployed agitations. Tire Rangitikei Advocate says —The Feilding Corporation can do with one hundred good men now, and will guarantee them twelve months’ work. With other large contracts to be undertaken in this part of the country, leaving out the agricultural and pastoral demand for labour altogether, we should say that from Patea to Manawatn quite five hundred labouring men could find steady and remunerative employment for the nest two years to come.

Messrs Hern and Kennedy, of Kakaramea, have just received from Melbourne, three valuable draught marcs, and an entire --“ Young Scotchman”—which latter is a serviceable looking animal, two years and four months old, decile as a child,- well formed, and of undoubted strength. Tire hrrses arrived at Carlyle on Thursday It; ring been brought, overland from Wei. lir.gton.

Gazelle of the sth instant, notifies the pajnnent of money, and entry into negotiations, of five blocks of native land in the Ngatimrfin District, Provincial District of Taranaki, comprising nearly 23,000 acres.

The Auckland Star, referring to the discussion on the Land Tax Bill and financial proposals, and says—“ It is noticeable that the tone of the debate was generally adverse, although the speakers were from both sides of the House,” and concludes that “ a great want of loyalty has been displayed in the attitude which avowed supporters of the Government have taken up on this vital question. {Petty fault-find-ing is not the way to advance a great cause; the bitterest opponent could desire nothing more damaging ; and if the Government desire to earn the confidence of colonists, they will nail their colors to the mast, and compel their supporters either to respect them or go to the country and settle accounts with their constituents.”

'flic Taranaki Herald says—The schooner Kainma. which left the Waitara over three weeks since for the Manukau, with a cargo of cattle and sheep, has not arrived at her destination, nor has anything since been heard of her. She had on board at the time of sailing eight or nine passengers. Our contemporary says —“ It seems scandalous that a vessel loaded, as she was, should be allowed to go to sea with a number of passengers aboard, when, Lon what we hear, she was not fit for the crew to go in her.”

The tender of MrA. Tawse, of Wanganui, for the permanent way 7 contract of the Patca-Manawatn rail way,has been accepted. The amount is £3,559. Six other tenders were received.

Telegram from Now Plymouth on the 12th instant, states that the survey of the line of rail way between Stratford and Normaaby lias been started. In the Assembly on the 12th instant, MiBarton presented a petition from the Catholics of Wellington and Wanganui, praying for Government aid to their schools.—ln replying to Mr Wakefield, the lion MrSheelum announced that the Government did not intend to go on with the Licensing Bill tins session.—The lum Mr Sheehan will make bis Native Statement next Monday.—The Land Tax Bill has passed its second reading.—•The bon Mr Sheehan informed the House that the Waiapn murderers, and one of the wives, had been arrested on the east Coast.

The Lyttelton Times lately complained that inconvenience was often experienced in the matter of Registration of Deeds, some having bi-oii kept in hand over seven months. Deeds of property wdiich has boon sold in Patoa have been lying in the Registry cilice. New' Plymouth, over twenty-seven months, and still there arc no signs of their being forthcoming. If there is reason for complaint at Christchurch how much more so is reform need here.

The New Zealander of Saturday lasd says—The reside of the lion John Sheehan’s action in calling together the chiefs of (he Poverty Btiy district at present in Wellington, and asking their aid in the capture of the Waiapu murderers, has been satisfactory in the extreme, for yesterday he received telegraphic information from Captain Porter, at Gisborne, conveying the intelligence of the arrest of the oifondors. The Wanganui Herald says—Numbers of working men, both artizans and navvies, are daily coming into Wanganui, and in the meantime until the harbor and other important work's arc fairly started, a limited number arc temporarily without employment.

Intelligence has been received by the Auckland Herald from the Northern Wairoa, that the efforts of the Acclimatisation Society to introduce the Californian salmon into the northern rivers are likely to bo successful, young salmon having been seen in large numbers in the Mangakaliia and Noithern Wairoa rivers.

The following official information appears in the Wellington Post —“The Iron Mr Sheehan has received a telegram intimating that Mr James .Mackey has succeeded in purchasing for the Government the light in perpetuity to the mineral springs and hot springs of the Aroha district.”

A writer in the Napier Telegraph referring to the largo railway expenditure proposed for Canterbury, says—The truth is that this extraordinary Canterbury expenditure is specially proposed by the wily Macaudrew in order to win that provincial district over to Separation. And Separation is the ‘ basis’ of the policy of the Grey and Maeandrew clique. Captain McKenzie, of the Hannah Mokau, which steamer arrived at Waitaro on the 11th instant, reports wreckage near Raglan, one piece, a head board, having the name “ Kahuna ” painted on it. The New Zealander says:—“ The July quotations for the recent loan were from 101 to 101-i-, indicating in very plain terms, the opinions entertained of New Zealand securities in the English money market. So rapid an advance could hardly have been expected if any other house of issue than the Bank vf England had been chosen.

The San Francisco News Letter says the banking wealth of New Zealand and the Australian colonies is £70,000,000, or about £35 per capita ; a proportion which is certainly extraordinary, and much beyond that of the United States.

The Canterbury Times, in referring to the high festival held on the occasion of connection being completed by rail with Dunedin, relates the changes of the past few years, and says a great epoch of progress was marked by the introduction of Cobb & Co.’s coaches, and about the success of which wiseacres shook their heads. “ Then,” says our contemporaiy, “ came Mr Mocrhouse with a project for a railway and a tunnel, and no man was ever so rated and written down as Mr Moorhouse. But he was no ordinary man, and he persevered- That massive head, square jaw, and supple intellect, were not given to him for nothing, and he succeeded. From the tunnel grew a line of railway, and from that railway grew the great Public Works policy. Canterbury has seen that policy grow and expand with peculiar satisfaction. As mile after mile was opened, passengers thronged, produce multiplied, the screech of the railway whistle and the roar of the rushing railway train were heard at all hours-'