PATEA DAILY MAIL. Published every Evening, Pried 1d. CIRCULATION nearly. 600 DAILY. Average circulation last quarter, 510. Tuesday Evening, March 38, 1882.

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PATEA DAILY MAIL. Published every Evening, Pried Id. CIRCULATION nearly. 600 DAILY. Average circulation last quarter, 510.

Tuesday Evening, March 38, 1882.

Delivered every Evening by mounted messengers^ — at Hawera by 7-30 o’clock, at .Normanby -.by 8-15, at Manaia. and .Waimatesßlams by> 8-30#'and tjduthward. at Wavdrtcy (for train) by 6 o’clock.

Landing cement at New Plymouth by the Boards’ workmen has effected a saving. -; The cost if the lightermen had been employed, would have been £l6l ; and the actual cos t was £63.,95. , At the last meeting of the Taranaki - Harbor Board, a letter was received from E. K. Cooper, stating that he wished an interview, with thin Board, as he desired to; proenre for; a capitalist in England a right to remove the titaniferous steel sand to be found on the beach' at New Plynvoiithj wjth n view of mannfactnring it with other materials under a patent. A nominal lease and royalty per ton of metal produced would be acceptable. ' ' ' J " The contractors for works at Wanganui heads have arrived.'After inspecting the scene of operations, the river, and sources of supply of stone, ;&c., they have made a.formal protest to the * Harbor Board as to the stringency of some conditions in the contract. . The following Patea cricketers have been selected to play against eleven New Plymouth cricketers at Easter:— Norman, Arundell, W. Harden, Redgrave, Doneghue, Carey, Gibbons, J Kitching, Dixon, Black, Cosh, Waiting men : W-. Kitching, Hume, Shields, Nutsford. The match will be played, at New Plymouth. J ■ ; Letter received from “ Manaia;’.’ : A notification is * made 'i by th'e; Cleric to-day of import aheerrto all sons who are desirous of exercising their voting within ;the borough. If ..rates for the "year paid by the 31st, defaulters’ names will be 'placed on .a separate list, and their right to vote : will be; forfeited. The notice given is short enough—the more necessary- therefore that all affected should pay their rates. Some important questions will have to be decided by vole'of ratepayers during the current year, and the loss of votes may result iii ■■-•'the 1 of : n iion-progressive policy. Defaulters shouldjhurry up and . pay their rates. ;l

“ Walsall House ” is the name of a new millinery anil fancy goods establishment, just opened in new premises opposite the Court House, by Mis Potto. Opening notice is advertised.

Mr R. A. Adams, Cardigan House, announces the arrival ot a direct importation of 60 cases of seasonable goods.

Tbe natives at Upokognaro, near \V:ingam»s have presented Mrs John Sheehan with a very handsome ami valuable Maori mat, on the occasion, of her visiting the district with Mr Sheehan.

The Patea S.S. Company offer to lay on their newly purchased steamer, the Wakatu, for a trip to Christchurch, during the Exhibition season. Snch an offer ought to be liberally responded to by the public.

A sitting of the Assessment Court will be held at Patea to-morrow, Mr " Geo. S. Bridge presiding.

The Chronicle learns that Mr Wilkie is the successful tenderer for the Whemtakura railway contract. The amomij is : stalled * ais 1 the twh lowest tenderers declined to accede to the conditions imposed.

Mr Quill, an Ashburton publican, has bought the right at the Christchurch exhibition of the bars and refreshment rooms, for which he paid down a cheque for £IOOO.