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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 372, 9 November 1878, Page 2

A report having appeared in Press Telegrams of tfio 7th instant to the effect that it was the intention of the Hon. the Native Minister to place an armed force in the Parihaka District, with a view to dispossess Te Whiti and his people, wo are officially authorised to state that such an intention has never been entertained and that the report is entirely without foundation. It is hardly credible that persons should be found of so base a nature as to desire to disturb the peace of the district by such evil fabrications, and we trust that this false report may bo traced to its source and its perpetrator severely punished, and exposed to the scorn and indignation of the community. We understand that Captain Wray at once instructed Mr W. Williams to proceed to the Wairaatc Plains to allay native fears, and communicated by telegraph with Captain Wilson, of Hawera, who repfied about noon yesterday, to the effect that ho was amongst the natives on Thursday, when he saw both Tito Kowaru and Manaia, and at that time no such report had reached them. Captain Wilson also telegraphed to the Native Police at Opnnake, and received reply that no such report had reached there. It appears that a few natives imagine that the newly organised Cavalry Volunteers at Hawera, are in training to catch Iliroki, but such an absurdity is not generally believed by the natives. This may have been sufficient to have given rise to the rumor, and some thoughtless or maliciously disposed European may have concocted the rest.

Next Monday, the 11th instant, being the anniversary of the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, the Post Office will bo closed, and all the mails will bo made up at_ Carlyle at 7 p.m. on Saturday.— Francis Long, Postmaster.

Pressure on our space necessitates the curtailment of the Hawera Court sittings, held on the 4th instant, which should have appeared last issue. 0. A. Wra3 r , Esq., K.M., and Captain Wilson, J.P., sat on the Bench.—Buchanan v McL’Dowie, claim £25, withdrawn; W. Noble v G. Gray, 18s, not served ; McCutchan v Thomson and McGuire, £lO, judgment was given for defendants, with costs; McCutchan v F. McGuire, £5, judgment for plaintiff for £3 10s, each paying own costs; rehearing J. Stevenson v J. Redding, former judgment maintained with costs; J. Bradley v W. Harkness, stealing revolver, dismissed; Sub-inspector Marshall v William Wheeler, unlawfully breaking-in a horse on public streets, dismissed with a caution; Sergeant Cahill v David Johnson, three charges under the Sale of Liquors Ordinance, fined £lO each and costs in two cases, third dismissed; Abraham Church v Thomas Quinlivan, assault, adjourned; Constable Crozier v Whetu, furious riding, fined 5s and costs; Sergeant Cahill v Harry Patti, drunk, lined 5s and costs; Sub-inspector Marshall v John Redding, for assault on ‘Mena Paul, fined £2 and costs; Constable Crozicr v Ngatira, drunk, adjourned. Rinkers meet to night.

Ail effort is about to be made to establish a Public Library at Waverley. A meeting with this object in view has been convened by Mv George S. Bridge, for Tuesday the 12th instant. It is deemed best to start under the Public Libraries Aet,_ and thus ensure the permancy of the institution, and receive the benefit of Government aid, and possibly a grant of land. A copy of the Public Libraries Act may be seen at the office of Mr W. A. G. Winchcombe, and it is specially requested that .all interested in this matter, will take the opportunity of reading the Act before the day of meeting, so as to be in a position to judge well of what it is best to do. A good Library is now much needed at Waverley, and the matter should be taken up heartily. Government has accepted the following tenders for periods of two years for the inland mail conch services : Wanganui and Hawera daily, A. Young, £IOO annually ; Ilawora and New Plymouth, thrice weekly, A. Young, £SOO. Tenders for providoring the s.s. Patea will be received until Tuesday next.

On Tuesday, valuable land at Okutulm, being portion of Patea Harbor Endowments, will be sold by auction at the District Land Office, Carlyle, by the District Land Officer. The land is said to bo of excel I Cut quality, and being in a rapidly rising district, sh.oukl bo well competed for. At the Carlyle Court yesterday before C. A. Wray, Esq. ILM. Constable Burrow of Waverley, summoned two men for fighting, each being fined 10s Gd with divided costs.

A marriage of more than., usual interest and attractiveness was celebrated in the Episcopalian Church, Carlyle, by the Rev. A. Dascnt on Thursday, a large concourse of townsfolk being present at the ceremony including the leading town and country settlers, when the bridegroom (11. E. P. Adams, Esq., solicitor) conducted to the altar, the eldest daughter of Major 11. E. Turner, late Goth Regiment. The bride suitably and richly attired, was accompanied to church with the following bridesmaids—Miss Margaret Turner, Miss Maud Turner, Miss Helen Turner, Miss Alice Turner, Miss A Paul, and the Misses Tlnrncer (2), Mr B. Dascmt being with the bridegroom as best man. A Mamitabi correspondent writes under date of the Bth instant :—Ar, (lie Siiool Committee, on Wednesday evening, Gth instant, a letter from Mr Leo was read tendering his resignation as teacher at Manntahi. It was resolved to accept the resignation, and that the Secretary write to the Board at Wanganui, about another teacher. Mr Loo having passed examination very successfully, is to bo placed in charge of the school at Wangaclm, near Wanganui. —The Presbyterian Church commit tc-c of Manuta!n, met on Thursday evening, 7th instant. Mr R. B. Hamilton was elected Chairman ; Mr 11. Tullocb, Treasurer, an IMr Dawson, Secretary. It was resolved that the Secretary should write for information concerning the site for a church at Manntahi.

It will be seen by announcement, that Mr J. S. Grcig, of Ha wera, lias sold Ins business to Mr Max. D. King, who will continue in the same line, as well as .the general drapery. A special telegram received from Wanganui, yesterday afternoon, slated that in the cricket match Patea and Waverley v. Wanganui, that only one innings was played,—Wanganui scoring 151 ; and Patea 20.

Wo learn that Mr Shaldcrs, Telegraphist and Postmaster, Hawera, was taken suddenly ill between 9 and 10 a,m. on Monday morning last. Mr Dawson instantly proceeded to Uawera, while Mr Gosgrave from the Patca Olliec, took temporary charge of the Manntahi station. On Wednesday evening, Mr Story, relieving officer, arrived by the coach from Wellington, to take charge of Uawera for a short time. ■We understand that Mr Shalders will shortly be able to resume hit duties. We have been requested Ipy the Chairman of the Carlyle Town Board to correct a misleading statement made in report of last meeting, from which it would appear that a portion of the Government subsidy had been lost through the rates', not being promptly collected. As a matter of fact the whole of the Government subsidy due has been received, and at the present time not more than about L' 9 of rates are owing, the delinquents being absentees whose residences are unknown, or the rates being due on account of Town Leases which have been thrown up. A portion of the small amount now owing will very soon be collected. Mr Dale mentioned the matter as having occurred in connection with some other Boards, and as an illustration of the necessity for prompt collecting.

Three survey staffs arc now engaged on the line from Normanby to Wavorloy. It has been rumoured at Hawera that the site for railway station will be somewhere near to the Police Office, or at any rate close up to the township. V/e only hope this rumour may prove exactly true, in spite of the fears entertained by many that the railway line would not approach within a mile or mile and a half of town, its settlers have never lost heart nor slackened their rapidly progressive pace. The progress there made in building, and general increase of business and price of land, lately, has been simply astounding. The fixing of site of railway station within the township would bo a just and fitting reward for the pluck and enterprise shown by Hawera settlers.

A correspondent writes : —By the s.s. Clyde this day (November Gth) the first water-borne horse was imported to Patea. The horse was in splendid order and condition and appeared to have been well cared for while on board. The head and legs were well padded and the horse (quite a young one) appeared to be very quiet and docile, judging from the way Mr Hirst’s son managed it. T am not well enough up in horse flesh to criticise the qualities of the animal but I think there is a “deal” of breed in him. The animal is what may be called a Fourman horse, and is intended for Manutahi. N.B. The above is a “rocking horse” and to quote from the Grecian Archipelago I should say it represents the Island of “Delos” and hope the horse “Samos” will arrive safely at its destination.