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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 401, 19 February 1879, Page 2

Thuraiiay and Friday, nest, 20th and 2!st instants, being days on which the Paten District Jockey Club Races take place, have boon gazetted public holidays, in accordance with the - request of the County Council. At the R.M. Court yesterday (before Major Brown and "Dr Croft, J.P.’s), G. Potto sued Charles Wallace for the sum of ilo ss, value of saddle sold. Judgment for plaintiff with lost .cost. —H..Miller and James Howard v Fi;ed \V oiler, claim £l4. Judgment-for phiiiffilf£2 17s, to pay their own cost's. The caso' agninst J. Lyttle, for fradulent bankruptcy, was adjourned to Saturday nest. Messrs F. A. Carrington, and Thomson (Collector of Customs), have been nominated to the New Plymouth Harbor Board, by the Government. The name of the third nominee has not yet been disclosed.

Major Brown, Civil Commissioner, arrived in Carlyle on Monday last, from whom we gather that the natives along the coast are rquiot. During Monday and yesterday,-the Major and Mr W, Williams paid the natives advances on two blocks of land on the Pa tea River, inland, estimated to contain about 10.000 acres. Major Brown . goes to Wanganui this morning, to attend the Native Lands Court, now sitting. Mr James Bridge, who for many years past has carried on business in Wanganui, announces in another column that he has opened a branch establishment at Hawera, where anything from a needle to an anchor may bo obtained. .. A meeting of the Hawera Light Horse Volunteers will be held in the Town Hall, this evening, Klscwhere will he found the Prospectus of the'Wavcrley Town Hall Company. A panorama of the Franco-Pnissian war will be exhibited in MrF. Smith’s building, this evening. At the conclusion of the exhibition, prices will be distributed, consisting oc silver watches, &c. Every ticket-holder will stand a chance'of a prize.