SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 370, 2 November 1878, Page 2

SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

In replying to the Mayor of J congratulatory telegram re the opening- - of the railway, Sir J. Vogel says :—“ I am greatly pleased that the work hasbeen completed which links together cities with so grand a destiny before them as Dunedin and Christchurch have a right to expect. When I think of what they were when I first knew them a few years since, and consider their present position, the wildest dream of their future progress could scarcely exceed the reality of their past advancement. To those who, like myself, look upon the towns of New Zealand as merely adjuncts to the requirements and development of the country districts, it is especially gratifying to know that the prosperity of Dunedin and Christchurch is not artificial, but that their progress has literally kept pace with, and denoted the progress of districts of which and to 1 which they are outlets. Their connection by the iron road must greatly aid in the producing and commercial industries of cities themselves, and of the districts which separates them; and lamat a loss to imagine the heartiness with which their union must have been .celebrated at the banquet of which telegram tells me. Whilst I share with you all the satis--faction which the completion of the work has occasioned, I have to thank your thoughtful kindness for the special and not to be exaggerated pleasure which the knowledge has brought to me, that in the midst of your rejoicings you have • found time to think of one so far away, and to credit him with a share in the result of public life which entails much anxiety and care, and not a few sacrifices. But the memory, of one and the reality of the other are.lost in the reward which a public man feels he has recei?ed when?

Jitt is Jiuauruu vyilu iuc iirppiuL/atiuii vt those in whose service he has labored. Your telegram brought to me this reward, and has exceedingly rejoiced me.” PATEA HARBOR BILL. TiiEfollowing excellently concise statement was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Hon Mr Hall, in moving the second reading of the Patea Harbor Bill, on the Ist October, as reported in Hansard : The Hon Mr Hall said—The Bill would have to he referred to the Harbours Committee. Its object was to enable the Patea Harbour Board to borrow the sum of £lo,ooo'for completing certain works for the improvement of that harbour on which they were engaged. The Board was constituted by an Act passed in 1876, which conferred upon it certain endowments, and which Act was amended last year. Plans for the improvement of the harbour were prepared by MrCarruthersand Mr Blackett; and the Board, after having specifications prepared, accepted a contract for the work. But, before that work was actually commenced, Sir John Coodo visited the place, and examined the harbour. He expressed au opinion very favourable indeed to the harbour itself, believing that it bad very great capabilities, but suggested modifications in the plan which had been decided upon. Before he left New Zealand, he sent to the Harbour Board a plan for the first part of the work which lie suggested, and which consisted of a groin on the eastern side of the river, about 760 feet in length. Under the terms of the contract, the Board had been able to carry out this work instead of the one previously decided upon. The work was already completed to a distance of about 500 feet, and be was

the result was exceedingly favorsibla, "Tt was fully expected that, when it was carried out to its complete length, there would be a depth over the bar of about 14 feet at high water, which any one acquainted with the Patea River would say was a very great improvement indeed. The Board had in hand a certain amount of cash, received from the sale of a part of their endowments, which had to be sold by the Waste Lands Brard under the ordinary provincial land regulations. A further portion of their lands were already let, and producing a rental ; others were on the point of being let ; and there was another block granted by the Act of last session, which had not yet been leased. The Board was about to take over the wharves, which produced an income of about £4OO a year, and they also intended to impose harbour dues on vessels entering the harbour. Altogether, ho thought that the promoters would be able to satisfy the Select Committee that the income of the Board was such as to amply justify them in borrowing the sum asked for—namely, £10,000.. The trade of the place was increasing very much. The amount of the exports was about £150,000 a year ; there were six or seven regular traders to the port, and steamers ran there at least once, and sometimes two and three times, a week, and a s.eamer was now being built in Wellington specially for the Patea trade. These were circumstances which he thought would satisfy the Council that it was desirable to improve the harbour.

WANGANUI EDUCATION BOAIU>. We glean as follows from the Chronicle report : The October meeting of the above Board was held at their offices, Tanpo Quay, on Wednesday morning. Present — W. H. Watt, Esq., (In the chair), Rev J. Boss, Messrs Sanson, Dalryrnple, Williams, H. I. Jones, Duthie, Peake, and Inspector Eoulis. A large number of letters were read by the Secretary, only some of which were of general interest. A letter was read from the Secretary to the Education Department, in answer to an application made by the Board for a special grant towards defraying the extra expenses incidental to the formation of a new Board. The letter stated that the Government could not make exceptions in favour of any Board, and therefore the request was refused. The position of affairs was then considered, and it was ultimately resolved, on the motion of Messrs Sanson and Dalryrnple, to make another appeal to Government, at the same time pointing out the exceptional circumstances of the case.

The difficulty of the Foxton Committee in obtaining tenders for the new building was referred to the Building Committee. The Bunnythorpo Reserve misunderstanding was then entered upon, the report of which occupies over a column of close printing.

A long letter was read from Mr Bryce, to one sent by the Correspondence Committee, in which he. regretted the misunderstanding, and disclaimed any responsibility. He also regretted, judging from the Press report, that he had incurred the displeasure and censure of the Board, and whilst not having any intention to show disrespect to the Board, added that he thought it “ undesirable that a non-political body like the Education Board should too readily asperse the conduct of a political representative, and that, at least, it should be careful to see that the’cause of its censure did not arise from laches of its own.” As judged by the reports which have app eared j it would seem that Mr Bryce considered he had not been treated with that amount of consideration, which either his ability or position entitled him to, and some of the members having spoken rather plainly, _Mr Bryce grew piquish, and &*lio\ved it- On iais assistance being* songlit to procure a reserve for educational purposes at Bunnythorpe, Mr Bryce, (who was supposed to know what was wanted), either did not or would not understand .what was wanted, and acted in a manner which was tantamount to refusing to act for the Board. As a finish up to the discussion Mr Duthie moved, Mr Sanson seconded, and it was earned :—“ That this, Board regrets that any individual expression of opinion should have been accepted By Mr Bryce as the view of the Board, and assures him that the Board reciprocates the good feeling expressed in his letter of the sth October.” Copy of the resolution to be forwarded to Mr Bryce, without comment.

John Bryce,, Esq., M.H.K., waited upon the Board to inform them of the success which had attended his efforts in respect of the passage of a Bill through the Legislature for a High School for Wanganui, A personal explanation then took place in which Mr Sanson stated that in his remarks about Mr Bryce he had no intention of implying any disrespect. •Application for £450 from theWanganui committee, to enclose the grounds around schools lately, built on thelndustrial School Estate, was referred to the Building Committee.

Letter read from T. Middlemas, Chairman of School Committee, Hawera, asking permission to retain the services of a female teacher, although the numbers on the book were not up to the required scale. Application granted.

Tiie Chairman quoted from the report of the Building Committee a series of cases of recommendations for additions to school buildings, &c., all of which were approved of, and which showed that the Committees had been reasonably consulted., The Board had been fortunate in having to deal with a lot of sensible committees, and in the large majority of cases the Board and the Committee had got on as smoothly as could be expected.

Nearly the whole of the cabinet-making trade of Sydney has passed into the hands of Chinese, with whom Euorpeans could not compete, and cooks and servants are becoming numerous in the hotels.

Forty-one districts in the colony have adopted the whole of the Counties Act, sixteen have refused, and six arc exempt, making sixty-three in all.

Well-dressed Men— Among those habitual errors of conduct which arc common in both careful and careless persons, not one is more often met with than disregard of the advantages derivable from being well dressed; yet whoever lives observantly in such a County as Patea, is soon convinced that this mistake is fruitful of mischievous results. All of us instinctively judge from first impressions; we proceed from the exterior to the interior; a well-dressed man gratifies our fondness for beauty and our appreciation of neatness; and there is no one, however cynical or unobservant, but is pleased when a well-dressed person, even if a stranger, passes by, and disposed to think favorably of him. This universal disposition cannot safely be offended. To be habitually a sloven is to constantly, though unconsciously, offend numerous persons, among whom the favour of some may be valuable; and therefore a shrewd man is not content to make himself neat now and then, but always will appear well dressed. He keeps his clothes in good order, and is careful n the selection of a tailor.

In bringing this maxim before public notice, R. A. Adams, Cardigan House, is gratified by remembering that the disposition of a great many of his customers to appear in public well dressed has been met by the. combination in his goods of selection, material, good fit, and low price. He obtains his cloths in the most advantageous markets; he employs first-class cutters and workmen; he avoids obsolete fashions; and he is content with moderate profits in the place of the exorbitant percentage which only a few years ago was universal, and still is frequent in the tailoring trade. His gloves, hats, shirts, hosiery, ties, and scarfs, are also such as will please the most fastidious. Whatever experience, capital, care, and good taste can effect on the tradesman’s side, is done by R. A. Adams, in order that all his customers may realise the substantial advantages of being well-dressed; and that his efforts give satisfaction, is shown by the rapid and steady increase in the number of those who deal with him.

Attentive to the changes of costume necessitated by varying seasons, and of style by the dictatee of fashion, R. A. Adams has now on hand a large and carefully selected stock of cloths suitable for all seasons.—R. A. ADAMS Cardigan House, Carlyle.— advt. Holloway's Pills. —Blood to the Head’ with Symptoms of Apoplexy.—Holloway's Pills are undeniably the finest medicine in the world for billiousness and indigestion. In all cases of deranged stomach, determination of blood to the head, billiousness, sick headache, liver complaints, which frequently end fatally;’by producing apoplexy or paralysis. There is no medicine known that will give such relief as these Pills." Young and old, rich and poor, patronise them, and so many cures are effected by their use that their praise is sounded from the ton-id to the frigid zone; in truth, persons who travel consider them a necessary requisite. Frequently the blood becomes overheated, the liver torpid, the skin irritated by prickly heat, and the whole system languid and exhausted. Nothing so soon gives relief as Holloway’s Pills.