The Patea Mail. (Published Wednesdays and Saturdays) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1879.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 399, 12 February 1879, Page 2

The Patea Mail. (Published Wednesdays and Saturdays) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1879.

The sale of rural land in the Wairoa district, on deferred payment, will take place at the District Land Office, Carlyle, on Friday next. Wo refer readers to advertisement in fourth page for particulars. Objections to the different valuation lists of the County, must be left at the places named in advertisement, on or before Friday nest, the 15th instant. It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, that Mr W. H. E. Wanklyn (late of Bank of New Zealand, Hawera), lias commenced business as commission agent, &C., at Hiuveru. - Mr Thos. Eylon, an old settler of Patea, having returned, has started in the commission agent line. Particulars will be found in advertisement. Patea District Jockey Club will meet at the secretary’s office, Carlyle, to-morrow, at 7 p.m. to elect members. Mr W. Cowern will hold stock sale at Kakaramea, to-day. Sale of booths. &e., for forthcoming races, will take place tomorrow, at 2 p.m., at auction mart. Mr F. K. Jackson holds an important sale of slock at his St. Hill stieet yards to-day. , Tenders will be received by Cobb and Co., Wanganui, for the supply of oats, up to Saturday next. We understand Mr Francis Sidey held a successful sale of section in Stratford Extension last Saturday at Wellington, die average price per section realised being balance-of. spotinns to bo ottoreuto the Wellington public will be sold by the same gentleman on the loth instant.

Telegrams of condolence have been sent by Sir George Grey and the Hon Mr Sheehan to Mr Shore, of Mokau, expressing their sympathy with him in the melancholy loss of his son, who was drowned in the Mohakatine River.

A public meeting is advertised to take place in the school-room, Waitotara, on Friday next, at 6 p.m., to take into consideration the proposal of the Patea County Council to erect a toll-gate at Waitotara. All interested are requested to attend.

Mr W. Dale will hold sale of merchandise, &c., at his mart, on Saturday next. The result of the poll for the election of a member to the Patea Harbour Board, Waverley Riding, taken on Monday last, is as follows :—James Southcombe, 47 ; Francis Symes, 34 ; W. A. G. Winchcomb, 8. The first-named gentleman was therefore declared elected.

A special meeting of the Carlyle Town Board was held on Monday night, for tlio purpose of electing two members to the Patea Harbour Board. Messrs Taplin, 11. A. Adams, and Milroy were nominated. On a poll being taken, the following was the result:—Milroy, 4 ; Adams, 3 ; Taplin, 2. The two first were declared elected. The Taranaki Herald says :—There will be a big native meeting at Waikato shortly, at which the Premier and Native. Minister will be present.

By our Wellington files, we see that the Hon Mr Sheehan has returned to Wellington. The s.s. Clyde arrived from Wanganui on Friday night last, and towed the ketch Falcon into the river. The Clyde sailed for Wanganni on Saturday night, and returned to Patea again yesterday. We understand it is intended to run her regularly twice a week. At a special meeting of the County Council, held on Monday, Mr B. Horner was elected a member of the Patea Harbor Board, The sale of part of section No. 452' (22 acres), Okuiuku District, took place in the Court House, Carlyle, on Saturday last. The sale was conducted by Captain Wray, District Land Officer. Mr James Kiddell, of Okutuku, was the purchaser, at £3 15s per acre, the upset price being £3. At the lUI. Court, yesterday (before C. A. Wray, Esq., E.M.), the man Harold Bay, remanded from last Thursday, for obtaining money under false pretences from Henry Brortie, of Waverley, and William OJgers, of Carlyle, was sentenced to three mouths imprisonment for each offence. Captain Wray having telegraphed to Wellington for immigrants—domestic servants and farm labourers —has received a reply to the effect that there are none available at present, but as soon as the Hudson arrives, which vessel is expected daily, his application will bo attended to. In another column will be" found an advertisement of a very largo stock sale, to be held at Karori, near Wellington, on Tuesday, 4th March, by Messrs Bethuno and Hunter. Some first-class stock will be offered at this sale, and as the difficulty of getting to Wellington has been overcome by the running of the s.s. Patea, we should think Patea district would be well represented.

Mr W. Dale having leased Mr E. J. Morgan’s form, at Alanfitahi, to Messrs M ami F. Homer, ivi'l iio!d an unreserved clearing sale of live slock, >&<?.. on tin; 2ot!i instant, on tlie farm. Preliminary notice appears in aim;tier column. The first, meeting of the new School Committee was held at Carlyle on Monday evening last. Present—Messrs \V. Aitchison, R. A. Adams, W. Dixon, \V. Ho wilt, and J. Kenwortliy. Mr Aitchisnn was elected Chairman, and Mr Kenwortliy Secretary and Tieasurer. It wan agreed to a«k Mr JR, Horner, of Whemiaknra, to allow himself (o be nominated as a candidate for the Wanganui Education Board. Application by Mr North to lease paddock to stand over. The Committee could not send representative to Wanganui to select candidates for Board as invited by the Matarawa School Committee. Mr Dyer to be requested to apply to parents for the cost of wilful damage done by school children to school property. Chairman asked to procure desks required for the school. Messrs Adams, Taplin, and Aitchison were, appointed a School Visiting Committee.

Report Patea West Road Board held over till next issue.

It is with feelings of the deepest regret wo have to record tho somewhat sudden death of Mr C, W. Hall, lately employed on this journal, who breathed his last in Wanganui,on Sunday, 9th inst., at 630 p.m. Although the deceased gentleman showed signs of breaking up previous to his leaving Carlyle, no one expected to hear*' of such a sudden termination. All who knew Mr Hall could not but speak of his kind-heartedness—in fact, ho was always ready to do a kind action. It was Mr Hall’s intention on leaving here to proceed to Tasmania, where we believe he has a mother and several other near relatives still living. He left for Wanganui on Thursday morning last, and was taken seriously ill immediately after his arrival. His loss will be keenly felt by his family, and a largo number of friends, Mr Hall’s complaint was disease of the heart. The following letter, dated 7th February, was received by us on Monday, from a resident in Wellington : —“Seeing a paragraph in the Evening Post of Wednesday last, staling that 12s per day was paid for labourers who understood pick and shovel work, you would kindly oblige me with the contractors’ names, or inform them that there arc a few good men here who would come up if the above statement is correct, myaol h" included. Or if yon will write and let me know, I will come myself, and probably bring others.” The following gentlemen have been eleted members of tho New Plymouth Harbor Board A, Stamlish, W. Courtney, W. Bewley, L. P. Banks. B. Wells, H. A. Atkinson.