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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 366, 19 October 1878, Page 2

Last night’s telegrams of proceedings in the House yesterday afternoon mention— Mr Barton gave notice to ask, if any portions of surveyed laud on the Waimate Plains Would be sold on deferred payments ? The Pi'cmier promised that a measure would be introduced next session, doing fill, justice to all Hospitals in the Colony. Tne Native Minister announced the receipt of a telegram from Tiioku Want, attributing the disturbance at Pariiiaka, to the fact that the Natives in pursuit of the murderer Hiroki, had rushed into the village, and commenced searching the houses, without first asking permission. A number of new bids were read a first, ime. Telegram from Wellington last night, says—lt is reported as almost certain that Hiroki, the murderer, has died from the gun shot wounds, received at his attempted capture near Opunake. We understand that the late visit of Dr Warren to Wanganui, has decided that gentleman on removing Ida location. In the course of about three weeks, the doctor will leave Carlyle, with flic intention of commencing practice in Wanganui. His departure from Patea will be regretted by many, as Dr Warren bus proved himself to lie a skilful surgeon, and boars good Home credentials. The ketches Elizabeth and Falcon, set sail from Havelock on Thursday', for Patea, with timber.

“ Blossom” and “ Polly,” mother and daughter, are tiie names of two valuable draught maivs, well known throughout Patea, brought to this district about four years and a half ago, by Mr Donald Coutts, from Canterbury'. MrCouttshavingsold his Wheuuakura farm, has purchased land on the Wairoa River, Kaipara District, Auckland, whither lie will shortly' remove with his stock and belongings, and whither ho was intending to take the above named ♦ otaruu. \l*’ Tlmmn.Q (}ll i H M, i\ thorough good judge of horse-flesh, has been plucky' enough to purchase the pair at .£75 each, and may' now be congratulated on possessing the two best draught mares in the County. “Blossom” and “Polly'” were bred by Mr Coutts on ins Canterbury farm, and were bi ought here by him. Blossom’s stock since that time, has realised £2OO. The following is the pedigree—Blossom, by Tom Jones, out of Rose, a pure bred Clydesdale mare, imported from Tasmania ; Polly, out of Blossom, by Lord Glasgow. Lord Glasgow is full brother to Surprise.

Sale of business sites in Carlyle will be bold at the R.M. Court, at noon to-day, liy the District Land Officer, (Captain Wray’). Mr W, Dale will afterwards sell Town and Country properties, and merchandise.

The Hawera cricketers have an object in view. They want to give the Carly 1- it s a wauu reception, and are at present tin" dergoing any amount of exercise to get themselves in proper trim. Practising is ail the go. The Hawera team will be strengthened by Mr. Cunningham, a good player from Tikorangi, Taranaki, who is likely to remain in the district. Government have accepted the offer made by' Messrs Thomson and McGuire of Hawera, for a piece of ground on the Normanby Extension, as a site for the railway station. It will be seen by a letter in another column, that a former offer by' Mr Brett has been ignored.

Much timber as has been absorbed at Hawera, during the past twelvemonths, in the erection of new buildings, the outcry is for still more. The saw millers are not allowed much idle time, and it is even assorted that carts wait at the mill to take each stick as it is cut. Tins shows that house property must he a good investment, and also affords evidence of the confidence owners have in the future prosperity of the place. Land has still an upward tendency, and first class prices are offered, and in many cases refused. Mr Noble amongst others, has determined to erect new and more commodious premises, with the intention of meeting growing requirements, by keeping on hand a large genera! assortment of imported, as well as home made boots and shoes.

Tenders are called for providoring the s.s. Patea, now in course of construction at Wellington. We understand that the first and second progress payments of £IOOO each have been paid, and that the third is shortly expected, so that it may be inferred that the work is progressing favourably, ami that the steamer will show up about the time originally stated. A meeting was held at Manutahi on the 10th instant, to receive the statement of accounts, &c., of the Debating Society. The Secretary and Treasurer (Mr Lee) read the balance sheet showing a small sum to the good. It was resolved that Mr Leo expend the amount for the benefit of Messrs. Wilson and Dawson. The Committee received a hearty and well eamed vote of thanks. A meeting of cricketers was to have been held the same evening, but, owing fo very few members attending, no business was done.

While we cannot but deeply regret the circumstances which have led to the advent of Mr F. C. Moore amongst the business men of Hawera, wo cannot but congratulate the community on having secured amongst them so fitting a successor to the late Mr F. G. Uawsou. He will exactly meet requirements.

Time back we gave a short account of extensive works erected at Kaipara, Auckland, for the manufacture of flax into many useful forma—shirting, towelling, matting, and so on. Machinery and workmen were brought out from home. Amongst other Auckland industries the manufacture of braces may now be counted. W. Groenshiclds turns out very superior braces, with silver buckles, of novel design, and, judging by appearances, comfortable and of everlasting wear. The .Mayor of Auckland (F, 11. Brett, Esq.) presented G. E. Sherwood, Esq. (whilst he was in Wellington lately) with a specimen of Auckland manufactured braces—the inane of the donor and receiver being neatly worked with varicolored silk in Old English characters. The Empire Hotel, Hawera, the property' of Mr John Milroy, of Car.ylc, has been purchased by the present occupier, Mr T. Lloyd, for the sum of £2,200. A telegrrwu was received from -Hawera, on Wednesday last, as follows : “ Great dissatisfaction is expressed at Normanby, owing to the action of Government in accepting Messrs Thomson and McGuire’s offer for telegraph and railway station site. A much better site offered by Mr Brett, has been totally overlooked, and the wishes of people hero ignored. It is the Turakina mistake over again.”

The Wanganui Herald of Mon,lay, says —The s.s. Clyde is now laid up at Belt’s wharf, undergoing a thorough overhaul. She is to be scraped and cleaned, and to have new fans lifted to the propeller. The fiesh in the river will not permit of her being grounded to enable the workmen to get at her bottom, and so she will not be ready for sea as early as had been anticipated. She will probably be ready for her next trip to I’utea, about the end of this week.

The steamer Alhambra, brought to Wellington, on .Monday night, the captain and crew of tiie schooner J. G. (Joleson, which was wrecked at Stephen’s Cape, on Thursday, the 10th instant. The schooner was laden wih coal, and was bound from West Wluuigaroi for Wellington.

For cutting down between 50 and GO fruit trees in revenge, for opposition to the granting of a license at Christchurch, a man named Fitzgerald was sentenced by Mr Justice Johnstone, to six months’ imprisonment. In passing sentence, the Judge said he “considered the crime of which ho had been convicted was a diabolical, nasty,sneaking, dastardly, mean, unmanly, and despicable act of revenge.”

We understand that the Secretary' of the Patea West Hoad Board is preparing a batch of summonses for back rates, which lie intends presenting to the Clerk of the R.M. Court next week.

At the Taranaki Waste Lauds Board meeting on the 7th instant, it was casually slated that there was a steady increase of purchasers of land at the New Plymouth office, the parties being outsiders, and clrangsfs to tlx? place. For bush falling at Stratford, tenders were sent in to the Taranaki Waste Lands Board, ranging from £3 2s Gd to £5 os. All were declined, as being too high. For additions to the Wesleyan Church at New Plymouth, only one tender was sent in. Skilled and ordinary labor seems to be as scarce ot New Plymouth as at Patea. The following are the tenders sent in for the Ngatoro Permanent Way Contract Waitara-Patea Railway : —Accepted : D. Wilkie, Waitotara, £2,112. Declined : Hackett, New Plymouth, £1,772 ; Meßee, ditto, £2,411 ; McGoiiagle, ditto, £2,481 ; Glendinning, ditto, £2,6.18; McLean, Wellington, £2,668 ; rTiuslhouse and Berry, New Plymouth, £3,003; Basset, Wanganui, £3,184.

We have every reason to believe Mint the Vaccination Inspectoris about enforcing (lie Public Health Act here, so we advise parents to keep out of his clutches, by complying with the vaccination notices issued by him.

The surveyors entrusted with the work of laying off the best track for railway line, are coining on to Carlyle. The last meeting of the Session of the Carlyle Debating Society was held on Thursday evening, in the County Council Buildings. Captain Wray in the chair. The large room was well filled with an attentive audience, ladies being present with ornamental and useful work to occupy their fingers, whilst their minds were cultivated and invigorated by the animated and interesting debate they were listening to. The subject of debate was “ Manhood Suffrage,” Messrs Sherwood, Fairclough, Horner (senior), spoke against, and Messrs. Tennont, Tregear, W. Cowern, and H. H. Dyer, in favour. On being put to the vote a majority of three declared in favour of Manhood Suffrage. The debate was one of the best of the season.

Yesterday’s telegrams from Wellington mention that tiie second realing of the Tariff Bill passed the Upper House after considerable discussion, on Thursday night. In the House of Tlepieseniatives, in committee on the Sheep Bill, alterations were made, reducing the fines and penalties, and extending the period from which these may be-inflicted, to one year after the passin»* of the Act, nn<3 enabling* sheep to be driven through infected runs on provision being made to prevent infection. In Committee of Supply on the estimates, Mr Sutton made a strong opposition speech, replied to in a very personal manner by the Hon. Native Minister, who in concluding, promised to bring down the Native Land Bill for its second reading, on Friday evening, and take the diwcussion on the whole native policy of the Government. Mr Fox said he would take that opportunity of criticising the native policy. At the R.M. Corrt, Carlyle, yesterday, before C. A. Wray, Esq., R.M., James Lett was summoned for a breach of the Taranaki Municipal Ordinance, for allowing his chimney to catch fire. Fined 5s and 6s Od costs. J. G. Beamish v. Thomas Hill. Judgment Summons for £ll 11s 6d. Defendant to be committed to gaol for one calendar month, in default of payment forthwith.

About norni on V/wlii"S;iny a eluamoy In Mr James Lott's residency, Curly in, caught fire, and blazed away, vigorously, tiiO;strony wind bloving at the time arousing the fears of both occupants and neighbours for the safety of tin; building. Mr Lett happened to be away in the country, iuit Messrs. W. Colson, J. Adams, and Jaconib, promptly set to work with others to extinguish the lire, or al any rate to protect the woodwork building, and thanks to the hose, and good water appliances (used by Mr Lett in the manufacture of lemonade and cordials) all danger was soon averted. In another column Mr Lett returns thanks for the assistance rendered.

When the second reading of the Sheep Bill was before tlie Lower House, on tlie Bth instant, Mr Seymour pointed out that the Bill had been made so restrictive in the Upper Chamber as to be almost unworkable, and in those localities where scab was in existence, it would prove ruinous to the sheep-owner. The fines imposed were very heavy, and the whole power of putting them in force was left to the inspectors. A person who held 50,000 sheep, might bo lined in a minimum penalty of 42625, and a maximum penalty of £ 12,000, and this because a single affected sheep might happen to get among his sheep from another Hock. He desired that the Bill shou'd be referred to a select committee. Major Atkinson wished that the Bill should be referred to a select committee, as it was inapplicable to the district which lie represented. Sir Robert Douglass said that scab was running like wild fire in the north of Auckland. It was further mentioned that the Bill was a necessary one to compel owners to clean their Hocks. People could cheek scab if they' only used energetic measures to do so. The Bill was much the same as that which passed 'through a committee last year. The second reading was carried by 50 to 20 votes.

In speaking to the second reading of the Native Law Suits Bill Mr Ormond said Europeans at llawkes Bay called it “ A Bill to confiscate European property.” The property in dispute was estimated at A2,UJO,UUd sterling, and by the provisions of this Bill it was in the power of any Judge the Government may appoint to give away this amount of property'to any person lie may please.

During the second reading of the Friendly Societies Bill, the Hon. the Attorney General stated that there were* one or two Friendly Societies in New Zealand. which cost GJ per cent, of their funds in management alone.

The ceremony of opening through com municatiem, l>y rail, between Wellington and the Walrarapa on Saturday last, us related by the special reporter lo the New Zealand Times, was a dismal affair. Contributions in money were -freely given at Wellington, and in the Wairarapa, and the preparations for a successful demonstration were perfect, llaiu had poured down almost continuously during Friday night, and on [Saturday morning the prospect had in no way improved, ami heavy showers fell frequently. The train, however started. On reaching the litret, the river was found to have overflowed its banks, and much of the country was flooded. The train proceeded to Kaitoki, about thirty 7 miles from Wellington, when it was discovered that several land-slips had taken place limber ulonir. which had completely blocked the line. The train had, therefore to return lo Wellington, without the excursionists being able to visit Featherslone.

The Manawatu Herald , of Tuesday, contains a fu;l and graphich account of the endeavours made by Maories, Halfcastes, and Furopeaus, to save the crew of the barque Felix Stowe, which was found ashore at Otaki, on Sunday morning last. The Captain’s wife, the second mate and an apprentice, went ashore in a boat manned partly by Europeans and Maories. Later on as the Captain and his crew were making for the shore, the boat was upset by the heavy seas shortly after leaving the vessel, and thirteen men were struggling in ” the water for life. Captain Piggoit, Mr Lament (the first mate) an an able seaman named Farrell, and one of the apprentices were drowned.

A crowded meeting was held in the Protestant Hall, Napier, on the 7th iust., at which resolutions protesting strongly against the Maori double vo'e, proposed in the E'cHoral Bill, wore- passed. A petition for presentation to the Upper House against the Bill was afterwards numerously signed. Since the meeting the Upper House has excised the double Maori vote.

The following from the annual report presented to Parliament shows the revenue and cost of maintenance of Telegraph stations within Patea County :—Hawera— No. of messages. 5,595; value, 4*388 3s fid; cost of station, £249 4s 4d. Manutahi— Messages, 914; value, £57 13s 10d; cost of station, £194 13s Bd. Patea (Carlyle)— Messages, 6.039; value, .£162 10s ; coat of station, £329 8s 6d. Waverley-—Messages, 2,552; value, £155 16a lid; cost of station, £1525s 1 Id. Waitotara—-Messages, 1.663. value, £lO7 7s 9d ; cost of station, £l7l 14s Bd.

The followin'? - 'is from the Taranaki Herald report of the Comity Council proceedings, October 7th —“ Tlie Chairman (Colonel Trimble) said since last meeting he harl written to the Minister of Public Works, re money to proceed with the Mountain Road, and he had replied that the balance of the £3,000 promised, would be p/acert to the.ir credit wfirnorer t/iey required it ; but as there was no vote beyond that amount, out of which payment for contracts could be made, tbe Minister could not recommend entering into further expenditure. Upon receipt of the above, he (the Chairman) at once wrote to their members on the subject, asking them to sec the Government and g”t the work proceeded with ; also, that in view of the Iron Sand Company having 1 the sum of £1,230 returned, and that the Council had always looked forward to having tin's money for roads, he would ask them to get, the matter settled in favour of the Council. He wow'd suggest that they get land, with power to sell by auction any suitable lots, and-that a certain proportion bo allocated to make a road or roads through the land itself, and another proportion to the Junction Road, and another either to roads in the Moa District, or to general purposes.

About noon’ on Wednesday last, as Messrs. Hoi!ham and Warren were moving the. framework of a large - building, kown as Erskine’s Horse Bazaar, at Carlyle, there came a gust of wind which lumped the building bodily a couple of feet sideways from the rollers on which it was then being moved. The jump was so sudden that the men were scarcely aware of the danger until it had passed. With such a narrow escape from serious, if not fatal accident, it was not deemed prudent to continue the work until the gale abated. The building was, therefore, well stayed, and left until next day. About the same time, the men having just left for dinner, part of tjie framework of a residence which Mr Aitchison is building for Mr Richard Dickson, was blown to the ground. Tenders for road forming will be received to-day by the Patea East Road Board,