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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 453, 27 August 1879, Page 2

Report of Assessment Court proceeding, and several letters, unavoidably held over till next issue. Mr W. Coworn will hold a sale at his warehouse to-day, of goods in the bankrupt estate of Charles Hugh Ardern. The nominations for the Egmont district, will take place at the toll-house, Omata, on Saturday next. The poll, if necessary, will be taken at the places named in advertisement. The ketch Falcon has made a smart run to Patea this trip. Captain Leslie reports having left Havelock wharf at 2 p.tn. on Thursday, arrived oflE Patea at 8 a.m. yesterday, and entered the river, with a fair wind, at i p.m.

Tenders will be received by Mr W. J. Furlong, up to 4 p.m to-morrow, for the ereotion of a four r rooined cottage';' ■>. ■ •" in* j ST.' ■ ‘ A somewhat novel oase was heard at the R.M. Court, yesterday (before 0. A. Wray,, Esq., R.M.). James bhodds sued Thomas Turner for the sum of £!;■ value of a pair of boots supplied fo a Maori nanud Naru Po, on the order of defendant. ; Turner entered a plea if non-age, and the Bench, whilst not at all favorable to the pie,a, had no other recourse but-to give judgment for defendant, with 6s costs. There is not the slightest doubt, if non-age is the only plea, that Mr Rhodes has been hardly dealt by, and it is a pity the Court had not a little more power in such matters.—The following two other cases were heard ; —Williams & Sons v T. Espagne, claim £2l 2s Gd ; judgment for plaintiff by default for amount claimed, with 30s costs.—S. Taplin v E. Ilarkin, claim £G 6s 3d ; adjourned for 14 days.

Some of the finest beef we have had the pleasure of seeing for some considerable time past,, was on view at Colson & Co.’s Meat Bazaar last night. Such beef could not bo raised anywhere else but Patea. Mr Colson informed us that j although very caily, he would'have some of the first of this season’s lambs in the shop to-day.

Yes'.'T 1 was shown au interesting dot-urn m (says a cot respondent in the Caiw-bi y Times), to wit the first (numb’rfd n . 1) policy issued under the Gum mnent system of life-insurance. It was t alien out at Westport; the sum insured for is £SOO, and the application was received by the proper officer a few seconds after the Act came into operation. Curiosity afterwards led me to ask Mr LuckL, Commissioner of Annuities, for the number of the last policy issued. It is 12,869, and the amount that has from first to last been assured is £4,529,000. The gentleman who took out the first policy is still alive and hearty ; but curiously enough all subsequent applications made by him for insurance in other offices have been refused ou the ground of hereditary consumption in the family. I suppose the Government would not have refused No. 1, even had he applicant been a centenarian.