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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 447, 26 July 1879, Page 2

Mr W. Dale will hold a miscellaneous sale at his Mart to-day. Also, on Wednesday next, freehold and leasehold land at Woodville.

The annual meeting of the Church of England will be held in the Land Office, Carlyle, on Tuesday next, at 7 p.m. The Normanby settlers evidently bear no love towards Sir George Grey, and a report of a public meeting, which will be found in another column, shows that they have not minced matters. ' We heartily sympathise with Normanby, and trust that ere long a more energetic, and “ less promising ” Government will take the reins, in which event the native question will no doubt stand a better chance of being settled.

Mr Coker, who is travelling for Mr E. J. King of Wanganui, is now on a piano timing tour to the Patea District.

The contractor for the now Post Office is now in Carlyle, and will commence operations at once. While the building is being erected, the post and telegraph business will be done in the Immigration Barracks, where preparations for connecting the lines have commenced. The debate on Thursdaj 7 evening, Local Self-government i ; v Highly Centralised Government, was'won by the supporters of the former. Owing to so very few being present, the debate cannot be considered a success. Only four speakers took part.

The freight list of the s.s. Clyde appears in another column, from which it will be seen that the charge from Wellington to Patea will be£l 10s per ton ; and from Wanganui to Patea, £1 per ton. Major Noake is now in the district, on his monthly volunteer inspection tour; and it would be well if any of the different companies have grievances that require ventilation, that they should be brought under the Major’s notice. From our experience of Major Noake we have found that ho is only too anxious to look after the interests of the Volunteers in this County, and wo trust that the officers of each company will work up to hup, so that good results may be attained.

We learn that a strong Middle Party is likely to be formed in the House, under the leadership of Mr J. E. Brown. The party now numbers seven or eight influential men. They may ultimately become strong enough to be the arbiters in all divisions, and they will no doubt try to absorb the lion’s share of place and pay.