PATEA COUNTY MAIL PUBLISHED Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1881.

Patea Mail, 6 August 1881, Page 2

PATEA COUNTY MAIL PUBLISHED Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1881.

The quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court wifi be held at Patea September 6th. The “ Revised New Testament ” will be the subject of a sermon by the Rev. J. A. Luxford, at the Wesleyan evening service on Sunday. The Garrick Club have consented to assist in an entertainment at Kakaramea for the benefit of the School funds. The Clnb will give a dramatic version of the “ Trial scene from Pickwick : an action for breach of promise of marriage and the entertainment is to be given about five weeks hence. The claim of Mr Gillighan against Mr M’Longhlin for overworking a mare at the railway contract work, Kakaramea, is not to come before the Court as a civil action, the parties having agreed to name two arbitrators, who shall assess the damage. Mr Gillighan claims £4B 15s. The arbitrators are Mr W. Cowern and Mr J. Gibson. This case previously came before the Court as a police prosecution for cruelty, and a fine was inflicted. The owner of the mare has also his civil remedy, for injury to the animal, which was certainly a pitiful object when returned by the contractor; and hence the arbitration. At the Patea R. M. Court yesterday, before Mr Wray, R.M., the charge of assaulting an assistant bailiff came on. Mr Hamerton appeared for the defendant Brown. The Bailiff had laid an information alleging a violent assault on his assistant, and damage to clothing £l. Mr Hamerton, objected that two different charges, which must be brought under different Acts, were laid in the one information. The Magistrate said the information was not properly drawn, and dismissed the case. The Bailiff will bring the case forward in amended form. Mr Gowland, butcher, sned Mr Irwin, boarding-house keeper, for £l3 9s 2d, meat supplied. Defendants did not.-appear. . Verdict for amount and costs '£2 2s.

A Maori boy jumped from a train near Auckland, and was cut to pieces. The foundation stone of the new Council offices at Wanganui is to be laid to-day, with public ceremony. The proposed tour of Australian crciketers in this colony will begin about January in the South, and the team will work up North. Dredging at the Wanganui river is stated by the Herald to be making a noticeable improvement. Coasting steamers can now get over the flats two hours before high tide. Mr Christie intends clearing the bush immediately on the section of 266 acres at Kaupokonui, which he purchased at Monday’s land sale. There will be five months’ work for ten men. If bush land were being opened behind Patea, and labor were employed at the same rate, a large sum would be put into circulation as wages. The important question of direct steam service with Home has been advanced a stage by the appointment of a Select Committee to enquire and report to the House. It is understood that Mr Macandrew brought this motion forward in the interest of the Union Co., which is projecting a direct service. A mail subsidy would settle the matter at once. The export of frozen megt depends mainly on the starting of a direct steam line. One member was unaccounted for in a recent division on ** no confidence.” It was Mr H. Driver, member for Roslyn, and he now writes to say his vote would have been against Ministers if he could have been in Wellington, This would have left a majority of three for Government. , •A. New Riding for giving County representation to . the Waimate and Ngaire road districts was mooted by Mr Bridge, at Wednesday’s Council meeting, in reference to the sensible suggestion in Mr Merchant's letter published in the Mail. After some talk it was agreed that notice shall be given for bringing up the subject- at the next monthly meeting of the Council. Our report of this preliminary discussion is is held over. ) R. H. Nolan and Co., Hawera, telegraph that since the land sale, the demand for town sections at Manaia and Opnnaki has been brisk. Two in Manaia soi l at from 19s to £1 per foot. The usual stock sale at Hawera was largely attended, 130 head, chiefly stores, being yarded. Prices: store cows £3 10s 6d, yearlings £2 10 to £2 15s, dairy cows £6 12s 6d ; horses, hacks from £5 to £lB, draught up to £35. A disturbance at the native meeting at Upokongaro has occurred in connection with the Native Land Court. Mr S. Manson arrived by steamer on Wednesday afternoon, and Major Kemp accused him of writing lies about Kemp In some newspaper, and said he would, not allow pakehas to come up the Wanganui river, that he was master up there. Warm words ensued, Manson saying he was not to be bounced by a dog. Kemp took this as a personal insult, and seized Manson’s whiskers. Manson clutched Kemp’s head, and the two tugged at each other’s hair. Kemp let go, and Manson went to the Land Court and complained of Kemp’s conduct. Then Kemp ordered his followers to “ fall in,” which they did in military style but without arms. After much confused noise among the Maoris, an order came from the Court reprimanding Kemp, saying he had treated the Court with contempt,- and if he repeated such conduct he would be locked;up. Kemp replied that he meant no disrespect to the Court, and would go to prison if required. The Court " was adjourned" during the row. Kemp puts his followers through military parade three times a day, without weapons. Drink is not sold at the hotel during the Court’s sitting, but kegs are taken up from Wanganui in boats. At Lyttelton harbor, 99 vessels arrived and left during July, the tonnage dues being nearly £3,090. A company, to prospect for minerals is formed at Gisborne.