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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 363, 9 October 1878, Page 2

At tlic Town Board meeting on Monday an application for transfer of Town reserve had to be refused on the ground of the applicant being an infant. Size evidently was not taken into consideration, for said “infant” is within an inch or so of sis feet in length, Mr Hirst suggested that the application be held over till the infant arrived at manhood. A general meeting of the Patea Cricket Club was held at the Albion Hotel, on October 6th, fbr the purpose of electing a captain, and revising Bale 5. Mr Fraser was the only gentleman nominated, and was declared duly elected. Buie 5 was altered, and will now read —“That the, annual subscription of members be £l, due on the Ist of November in each year, payable in advance.” On Saturday last, before C. 4. Wray, Esq., and H. S. Peacock, Esq., J.P., a drunk and disorderly was fined 5s for being drunk, and £5 for assaulting the constable with the alternative of 14 days imprisonment.

The opening cricket match of the season, Married v Single, was played on the Carlyle Ground, on Saturday last. The weather was glorious!}' fine. The counter attraction in the shape of horse parade may have hindered the teams coining up to time properly, there beingonly nine players on each side in the first innings. The Married men got beaten by 12 runs, and would no doubt get curtainlectured by their spouses. The game was a pretty close one. The bowling was fair throughout, but tbo fielding, with some notable exceptions, was very loose, some of the younger men showing lack of energy. Amongst smart catches was one hy Chadwick, at long leg. The batting for the beginning of the season was above the average. Jacomb in first innings carried his bat out with a well played 22, being the highest score made. The next highest scorers in any one innings were Horner IG, Fetch 15, Dr Croft 12, and Fraser 11, the total number of ducks’ eggs being 14. Messrs Fraser and Arundell Captained the respective sides and gave general satisfaction. Tito'scores were— Married, first innings 49, second innings 47, total 96. Singles, first innings 32, second innings 7G, total 108.

A meeting of the committee of the Patoa Agricultural and Pastoral Association was heici at the Secretary’s office, Carlyle, on Saturday last, when further arrangements were made in connection with the coming show. Amongst other things it was decided to hold a dinner at Carlyle after the show.—Members will themselves collect entrance fees at the gates on the day of the show. —The difficulty in obtaining timber at the present time decided the committee on postponing the erection of a building on the show ground until next year. —The Secretary was. empowered to take steps to have the land at Kakaramca, now in the occupation of the Society, vested in the Association; also to get possession of the Crown grant. —In response to invitation from the Taranaki Agricultural Association, Mr U. E. Mcßae was nominated Judge of Horses, Mr C. Sy tries Judge of Sheep, and Mr IT. S. Peacock Judge of Cattle, for the Taranaki show to be held at New Plymouth in December next.— Class Stewards were appointed, sundiy accounts passed, after which the meeting adjourned. At meeting of the Taranaki Waste Lands Board, on the 30th September, as to application of Mr S. A. Breach for a strip of land at Opunake adjoining his farm, it was decided to offer it for sale by auction at the next land sale at the upset price of £4 per acre. The N.Z. Times of Saturday last, says : “ The Boer Duty difficulty has proved too much for the Government, and the Premier, in a very subdued manner, yesterday afternoon made the announcement that that Bill, and also the Joint Stock Companies Tax Bill, wore to be abandoned. The announcement was met hy a storm of iionical dicers from the Opposition, and the afternoon was taken up in a debate in which matters were made exceedingly unpleasant for Ministers. Messrs Wakefield, Ormond, and Major Atkinson lashed them severely on their change of front, and taunted them y,;Ui fi.cir ;iIupru m o>v.mowing an adverse vote, after having declared in a high and mighty fashion that no amendments would be accepted but from friends, and that in any case the Bills must pass. Mr Bryce, who evidently felt that he, in in common with the other Government supporters, had been badly treated by the Bills being withdrawn without any reference to the party, delivered a most scathing address, and he was followed in the same strain by Messrs Saunders, Kelly, and others, whilst Messrs Bowen and McLean gave Ministers pleasantly sarcastic advice to treat all their financial measures in the same way, with the view of submitting a more reasonable policy next year. A feature of the discussion was the cimplete exoneration of the gentlemen alleged to have broken their pairs, and it was generally felt that the Attorney-General acted an ungraceful part in declining to withdraw the charges he had the previous night levelled against the personal honor of several members.”

The Wellington Chronicle of Friday last, after referring to the ‘‘misunderstanding” which resulted in the Government being defeated on the Beer Duties Bill, says—- “ Our own view is that the Goverment need not resign, even if they cannot carry this particular measure. The Colonial Treasurer might readily readjust his proposals, and while letting the beer duties go, impose direct taxation in some other direction. We never much favored the Beer Duties Bill, because it involves the taxation of a beverage much used by the working classes. It would, however, bo absurd for the Ministry to resign because a mere detail of their policy was rejected by the House.” The Patea District Agricultural and Pastoral Association was gazetted on the 2nd October, as an incorporated society, under “The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877.”

11. W. Northcroft, Esq., has been gazetted Resident Magistrate for the Waikato District, and J.P. for the colon} - . The Hawera Light Horse will parade to-morrow, at 4 p.m.

Nine full-sized black swan were seen sailing gracefully on the Lake, on Monday afternoon last.

Messrs McLean and Broadbent have disposed of 250 acres of land to Mr G. Bamford, Hawera, at £ls per acre. The October issue of the Wellington Church Chronicle contains most interesting account of the cruise of the Mission schooner Southern Cross.

Messrs McLean and Broadbent’s large land and stock sale will be held at Hawera to-day.

Tenders for work to Kakaramea school and teacher’s residence, will be received to-day.

A meeting of the Manntahi "Cricket Club will be held to-morrow evening. The Carlyle Harmonic Society’s concert jwill take place in the Town Hall this evening.

Mr W. Cowern’s Kakaramea Stock sale has been postponed until the 16th instant, on account of large sale at Hawera. Cricketers, Look Here ! —A direct shipment of the Best Cricketing Material has arrived from London, and may be inspected at Mr Samuel Taplin’s, Carlyle.

From telegrams from Wellington, received late last night, it looks as if the House has settled down to work. Quite a lot of useful work was done, in the way of introducing, forwarding and passing Bills. One of the native parties out in searcli of Hiroki, reported to Captain Wilson (of Ilawcra) tiiat the murderer had been sighted oil Saturday, and that he was fetched tip to within about 300 yards again on Sunday morning, inland of the Mawhitiwhiti stream, on the north side of the Waingongoro River. Three shots were fired at Hiroki, but he managed to get down into a gully, arid was again lost sight of. Hiroki has a dog with him, which led to his being tracked. The search party were of opinion that the murderer was making for Parihaka.

The Tararna arrived at the Bluff yesterday, with Australian news to the 2nd October. The Loan Bill for £5,000,000 passed the Victorian Parliament after a short discussion, and has received the Governor’s assent.

At the Carlyle Court, before C. A. Wray, Esq., R.M , on the 4th instant, E. Baynton sued John Magonnis for £2 10s. Judgment for plaintiff for amount and costs 9s. Another case was settled out of Court.-—■ On the Bth instant, W. Brown sued R. XTa.stie Tor A':2 7s Gel. Judgment Tor plaintiff for amount and costs, witness Bs, mileage 10s. From Mr G. F. Sherwood, who arrived from Wellington on Monday, we learn that the Patea Amended Harbor Bill will come on for its third reading in the Upper House to-day. Mr Sherwood was examined before a select committee on Thursday last, at considerable length, the questions embracing a. wide range of subjects, the evident object of which was to obtain a good knowledge of the resources of the whole district. Though the endowment clauses were struck out by the Lower House there is every reason to believe that the borrowing powers will now be granted, and so the work wifi be gone on with.

Messrs Thomson and McGuire will hold sale to-day, at llawera, after Messrs McLean and Broadbent’s sale.