PATEA DAILY MAIL Saturday Evening, Feb. 25, 1882.

Patea Mail, 25 February 1882, Page 2

PATEA DAILY MAIL

Saturday Evening, Feb. 25, 1882.

Published every Evening, Price Id. Circulation nearly 600 average last quarter 510. Politics, Independent.

The Patea s.s. arrived in Wanganui at 5.30 last night, and left for Nelson at II same evening, with a fair lot of passengers, sheep, wool, and general cargo. Mr C. A. Wray intends making a tour in the North Island, probably to the Hot Springs, and may be absent about six weeks. It is long since he had a relief from official duties. The Justices are expected to meet for arranging a rota, as is customary in large towns, so that the dnty of presiding at the R.M. Court tArice a week may be equally divided among J.P.’s in the borough and district. Mr Wray will leave Patea about next week-end. Received, letter from Mr James Lett on water supply for Patea borough. A chairman for the Harbor Board will be elected next Tuesday, at a S( ecial meeting; Mr Coutts’s term of chairmanship having expired. So far as we can learn, there is a disposition to reelect Mr Coutts. Messrs Newland have bought the lease of Whenuakura native reserve, and have notified the removal of stray stock. A party of six men have been working at the eel-Aveirs since Tuesday, but the removal is not complete, we believe. There are at least four weirs within a mile and a half. Two are old and partly broken, but are a serious impediment to the use of boats. We believe all are to be removed. Some settlers who wish to use boats to get at their sections above, the weirs have been afraid the old weirs might be left because visible only at low tide. But of course those old sticks should be cleared away, or the work Avould be only half done, and fresh appeals would have to be made to Government. The local public are grateful for what is being done, but they will expect and contend that the removal shall be complete, now that the work is begun So far as we can learn, all the weirs are understood to be included in the order from Wellington. Mr Beere, surveyor to the Borough Council, has made considerable progress in taking the permanent levels of streets. He has surveyed Bedford-street, and is no doubt prepared to recommend a permanent grade that will be art easy ascent from the wharf and railway to the town. Mr Beere is now prepared to take private practice as a surveyor, in accordance Avith bis engagement; and he invites support.

Mr G. W. Gane has declined to stand for the Licensing Committee at Hawera,

To test the vibration of the spin* of Christchurch Cathedral, from earthquakes or other cause, a pendulum is placed to mark the extent of oscillation.

New offices at Manaia for Messrs Barker and Hurley were commenced building on Monday, next Mr Nicoll’s store. A school committee for Hawera was not elected on the date required. The old committee have protested against the appoiument by the Board cf a commissioner to administer school affairs. Increases to the Royal Family are spoken of. The Princess of Wales and the Duchess of 'Edinburgh (Russian princess) are mentioned with a certain interest ; and the Baroness BurdettContts, who at an advanced age married Mr Bartlett, is spoken of in the same delicate category.

Hawera Assessment Court was held on Thursday, the only objections being by Mr Quinn and Mr Wilson, the latter not appearing. Mr Wray, R.M., enquired why Mr Quinn objected to the value of his property in Normanby 11 extension ” being, raised from £25 last year to £SO this year. Mr Quinn said the property had decreased in value; that it was a race between Hawera and Normanby, and Hawera bad got the •tart, owing to Major Atkinson’s action in connection with the railway. Mr Wray said the two towns appeared to be too close. He reduced the assessment to, £35. Mr Quinn objected to two other valuations, and got one reduced. Costs not allowed.

Two children of the late John Dunn, of Woodville, who died intestate, were to-day ordered by the R.M. to be sent to the Industrial Home at Christchurch for seven years, there being no funds for the children’s maintenance. The amount realised by the Public Trustee from Dunn’s property was nearly £4O. Various expenses have been paid, including the funeral , and maintenance of these children. Rents have also to be paid. The eldest child had been sent to the Home previously. Mr Dale appeared in Court for the Trustee.

The Inglewood correspondent of the Taranaki daily says; I fancy if the gentleman who reported lately that the total export and import trade of Taranaki was £ls worth of bran and sharps were to see the butter piled in great heaps in Mr Carter’s butter-room, ready for tubbing, or the wagon-loads of fungus shot into his large fungus-bin, as big as an ordinary sitting-room, he would look considerably smaller after his veracious statement.

Eleven tons of antimony ore from Langdon’s claim, Greyraouth, is on its way Home to be tested. If the test should come up to anything like expectations, this find upon the West Coast is expected to work a great and beneficial change in stimulating quartz mining.

The Taranaki Land Board has resolved that the Ranger be instructed to value the 5000 acres set aside as a Higli School endowment for New Plymouth.

The question of raising a £6,000 loan lor the Borough of Feilding has again been “ hung up to dry.”

A New York judge Has decided that a “ colossal liar and literary thief,” applied to a dramatist, is not libel.

Wanganui regatta is to be held this year, on a date to be fixed.