PATEA COUNTY MAIL PUBLISHED Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1880.

Patea Mail, 6 November 1880, Page 2

PATEA COUNTY MAIL PUBLISHED Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1880.

An Illustrated Settlement of 28 columns Is given with this issue of the Mall. Pressure of news compels several items to be held over. A Watch was found on the showground on Thursday, and is held by the police. A meeting of the Pa tea Swimming Club is announced for to-night at the Albion Hotel. Mr Bryce is erecting a residence on his land in the Kaiwitea district, and will remove shortly from Wanganui. Tile Canterbury Stock, sold at the Patea show-ground on Thursday were knocked down without reserve. The prices were considered good. The Jockey Club Entries close today, the races being fixed for Friday week ; and a committee meeting is to be held this evening. Mr Cowers’ s Stock Sale at Kakaramea next Wednesday will be the largest ever held there, comprising over 800 head. Mr Duthie is pushing his Wellington biLsiness, and advertises a large shipment of implements. Mitchell’s Farm, near Waverley, lias been sold in Wellington at £lO 5s an acre; bought by Mr W. Christie, manager of the Colonial bank at Wellington. The farm comprises -131 acres, and has no house on it. There is a presumption that the property was bought in for Mr Mitchell. The price was very moderate. The large sale of timber announced by Mr Cowern takes place to-day at Patea harbor. It is a rare event for so large a consignment as 100,000 feet to be offered in this district, without reserve, and the opportunity conies just when attention is turned to building as a tempting form of investment in the present severe dearth of houses in and near this growing town. Hospital.— Dr Keating reported to the County Council yesterday that during the month 4 patients were admitted into the Hospital, and 9 discharged, 1 death ; and that two remain in Hospital, Gustav Nichol, the boy who had his leg broken at Manutahi, and is progressing very slowly ; and W. Murray, suffering from eczenia. The Duke of Cannaught has met with an accident on falling from his horse. He was only slightly injured.

Okaiawa Sections were sold on Wednesday at Hawera. Five village sections were sold at £lO to £lO 16s cadi ; and two suburban sections, one of 10 acres for £6O, and one 4 acres for £3O. Seven small farms 21 to 50 acres were balloted for at £5 an acre, on deferred payment. A list of buyers will appear on Tuesday. Bankruptcy. — A first meeting of creditors in the bankruptcy of Francis Williamson, of Waitotara, lately keeper of Manutabi Hotel, was held yesterday in the Court House, Patea. Seventeen creditors were represented, nearly all by proxy. Mr Hnmerton appeared for the nctitioning creditor at whose suit the bankruptcy was ordered. Mr Ward appeared for a creditor. The bankrupt was present. lie bad filed separately at Christchurch, but the proceedings there are nullified. His statement of debts was £IOOO, and assets £445. Mr Baddelcy, registrar, said the Judge of the District Court would be in Patea next Monday, and the proceedings would be better adjourned till that day, at 4 o’clock. Adjourned accordingly. Patea R.M Court. —Francis Williamson appeared to-day before Mr Wray, to answer the second summons for assaulting constables in executing a warrant for his arrest as a debtor. Ho had been lined £lO for assaulting Constable Burrow, and the present summons was for assaulting Constable M'Phcely. Mr Ward appeared for the defence. Sergeant Donovan now proposed to withdraw the charge on condition that Williamson paid the damage to Burrow’s uniform trousers, for which a separate summons was to be heard. After some parley as to the value, Williamson agreed to pay, and both summonses were dropped.—Mr Jacomb obtained a judgment in a civil claim for £2O against Joseph R. Himes, the amount of a promissory note for use of horse. He had offered to pay £2 a month out of an income of £ll2 per annum, and this offer was accepted. Order accordingly, with costs. Land Salks in this district arc likely to attract general attention throughout the colony. The whole block of Government land on the Waimate Plains is to be put in the market this summer. We understand that 8,500 acres on the Plains, comprising the Manaia block, will be sold in December, from the 13th to the 17th. The township and subnr” ban sections of Manaia will be sold on the 18th. The sections in Opunaki township will be sold the same day. It is reported from Wellington, though we cannot vouch for the authority, that Parihaka block along the coast is to be surveyed for immediate sale and occupation. This block, comprising the Oeo and Parihaka coast belt, has nearly 20,000 acres of open land and 22,000 bush, from which perhaps 5,000 acres may be deducted for compensation to tribes. The area is large, the open land being about equal in area to the whole of the Waimate Plains. The Dunedin Presbytery adopted an overture to the Synod against legalising marriage with deceased wile’s sister ; also, that bankrupts should cease to be officebearers in the Church, unless re-elected. At Punedin, the police have been instructed to strictly enforce the compulsory clauses of the Education Act. A woman named Mary McCarthy threw herself in front of a train near Dunedin, but it was stopped in time. There is a decided revival in general commerce in Britain.