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Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 533, 15 June 1880, Page 2

Sir George Grey intends, it is said, to visit England next year. Eighteen Thousand Sheep passed through the Boiling-down Establishment this'season, about eight months. The mob of splendid . breeding cows which passed through Patoa last week for Foxton, were from the farm of Mr J. S. Caverhill, near Hawcra. . . : The Hospital is in need: of gifts of linen and underclothing. Mrs W, Wil Hams, Patea, has kindly sent seven pairs of drawers.

All articles required by the Harbor Board are to be supplied in future by public tender, so that local tradesmen may “ have a chance.”

Owners of Sheep who may not have received from the Sheep Inspector the usual form for a return of sheep, under section .21, schedule A, should apply to him at Patea for the official form, which the Sheep Act requires, them to fill up, under a penalty. The sheep census is made up to the-31st May.

The Railway Works in connection with Garlyle are to be tendered for in one contract. They include the river Wharf, the Station, the largo Bridge, two smaller ones crossing creeks, and half a mile ot permanent way. The timber for bridges, &c., wil! bo supplied by Government. Tenders close on the 28th. New Settlers. —The brothers Iredale, who have purchased 300 acres land from Mr T. Middlcmas, Hawera? witli five-roomed house,; will enter into possession about the end of this week. They are enterprising young men, and have had farming experience in the Middle Island. They are arranging to stock, the farm. The price per acre is understood to have been £l3 10s.

Manners,—A journal professing to represent the intelligence and 'culture oj Wanganui writes ot a Wellington 'jourmil in this style :—“ We do not doubt the bona fules of the Evening Chronicle about tins question concerning native lands, because it is one about which our contemporary is in a state of the densest and most hopeless ignorance.” Surely the responsible manager of the cultured journal must be absent, in one sense of the other. ■ ,r , ■ ;v

The Harbor Board met yesterday* and resolved re wharfage accommodation on the town side, to.apply again ,for an Order in Council to issue,; authorising the construction of a wharf on the line of Sir Jown Goode’s plan, it being understood that the Board will construct only; such portions of the whole scheme of wharfage as may be necessary from time to time. A full rep6rt : of the’Board’s proceedings will-appear on Thursday, Magisterial Dignity is supposed to have been lowered by a remark,made by the presiding J.P, at the Carlyle Court last Thursday. ; It has been reported in various papers, not in this district, that Dr : Croft said,; in reference to the. admission of a, debtor that, he was receiving 6s fid a day in the A.C. force, that it was U D— d good pay, too.” This statement is still circulating in the Press, and has been reproduced at Hawera, Such a remark would have ‘•beep .grossly i indecorous; :Ir.pm trate ; but we may say at once that the remark was' hot iriade : ih that form. What Dr Croft said was: “ And very good; pay : too,” It is certainly .not true that he used that other objectionable word. Dr Croft’s vagaries on the Bench iire sufficiently comical, without exaggerating 1 the'funny things-he'does say jf and there is certainly ! ho* justification for a palpable and indecent .misrepresentation of a in itself, though not pafticiilarly judicial. ' ‘ !

Tlxc new manse in connection with the Presbyterian.Qburoh at-Balclutha has been destroyed by fire. The body of .a‘newly born irifant has been found on the Kaiwbara beach. ' There is no clue to the,mptjier.; . :, , y