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Patea Mail, 24 February 1882, Page 3

Mr Robson is announced to give recitals to-morrow evening, in the Harmonic Hall. He is excellent, refined, and amusing. The Ngaire Road Board recently asked the Taranaki Land Board for permission to borrow £4O with which to erect a bridge much required over the Ngaire stream. The Ranger being of opinion that the income, of the Road Board is not sufficient to enable the interest and principal to be paid as proposed without some injustice to other parts of the district, has reported adversely, and the Land Board has refused the request. Seven drunks appearing before justices in Wellington in one batch, some of whom had been found drunk on the Sunday, led to question being asked, Whence the supply. “ Bothered if I know where I did get the liquor, and that’s telling the truth.” The justice was sure the liquor could not have been “ picked up on the street,” and the man would have remembered if lie had got drunk in his own house. It was pointed out that publicans supplying liquor on Sunday ran great risk under the new Licensing Act.

A creditor who read cn a debtor’s fence “ Post no bills,” delivered the bills himself.

THE LARGEST, BEST, AND CHEAPEST FORMING WAREHOUSE ammaf mmaw m» iwim» IS H. A. ARTHUR’S EGMONT FURNITURE FACTORY ! Where Pure and Soundly Constructed Beds and Upholstery Goods of every description can always be obtained of GOOD VALUE! ggr ALL WORK GUARANTEED. ELA.A. being desirous of clearing out his Immense Stock, to make room for contemplated alterations in his Show Rooms, A DISCOUNT OP m Per Cent. WILL BE MADE. FUNERALS FURNISHED. TOMBSTONES & RAILINGS SUPPLIED AT LOW RATES. HENRY A. ARTHUR, Egmont-st., Patea.