PATEA DAILY MAIL. Published every Evening, Price 1d. CIRCULATION nearly 600 DAILY. Average circulation last year, 510. Saturday Evening, April 1, 1882.

Patea Mail, 1 April 1882, Page 2

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

Saturday Evening, April 1, 1882.

Delivered every Evening by mounted messengers —at Hawera -by t 7-30 o’clock, at; Normariliy by; 8-15, at MaiJaia.-and Waimate Plains by 8-30, and Southward at Waver ley (for train) by 6 o’clock.

Messrs Wilkie & Crawford, who have contracted to construct the railway from Waverley to Patea inr nine months,'will have no time to lose in commencing operations. They will: probably put on gangs at both ends, and at several points where the cuttings are heavy. The contractors; are -already inviting tenders for earthwork, for gates and cattle-stops, &c. The line from Waverley is to be extended and opened to the brickfield near Whenuakura bridge within four months, a length of about four miles.

Mr J. Enhance is described, in the Chronicle as an arrant political fraud. A paragrapb iirthe Herald is also referred to as being grossly scurrilous and untruthful. If this be political charity, let ns hope it will remain far off. The Herald ismot a whit more conciliatory to the partisans on the other aide, so far as we have seen. This is the kind of spirit that has lately been introduced hereabout, [f aperson differs frpm you, he is abused as a rogue, : ahd may be safely called a thief. That is the’, new doctrine, .i! -' -

The partnership of Messrs Prouse and Howe, in the Kakaramea boilingdown works (lately Mr M J Pae’s),'is dissolved, as notified.

Mr George Howie is elected to the Waverley .Town Board, .in room of Mr Taylor, resigned. ; , ; ( ;

Two Mormon elders readied Patea to-day. What do they want? They walked from f Wayerley, after, lecturing there bhiihei beauties of *M6riri6uism; but whether they converted any fresh latter-day-'saints we have not heard. Joe Smith’s inspired delusion has a peculiar fascination for some weakheaded persons. The men who prefer Mormonisni can be spared without loss ; but it is deplorable to see women and girte' drawn into the toils of these apostles of immorality.

Mr J. Gibson calls attention to new imports of drapery and clothing.

We understand there are no less than 28 flocks of sheep declared infected in the Wanganui division, including Patea and Hawera districts. -

The cost of delivering goods at Manaia by way of Patea as compared with Opunaki is being enquired into. So far as we know at present, the figures quoted by a Manaia correspondent are not, in accordance with the actual charges by way of Patea ; and he has done himself the injustice of stating facts unfairly, or has taken some exceptional case as representing the general charges. We believe he is seriously wrong. The inquiry into the alleged- negligence* of Sheep-Inspectors Gerse and Mackenzie has terminated. Evidence was taken at Wanganui on Wednesday, and at Hawera on Thursday till late at night, before Messrs Warded and Rawson. . | The witnesses at Hawera were Messrs . ftlichoil, G; Wilson, R. B. Hamilton, J. Winks, .Peacock, and Chief-Inspector Bailey. . ,Mr Mackenzie also made a statement (in explanation and defence) respecting the late outbreak at Hawera, he having been ordered -by Inspector Gerse as . his bis superior to give clean certificates to purchasers of the flock from Wanganui which proved to be badly infected. Both. Inspectors had been, suspended. - Mr Gerse demanded an inquiry: Mr Mackenzie did not do so, saying he was willing to abide the decision of Government. Hence this .inquiry was ordered to ascertain what amount of blame attached to either or both the inspectors. The result will be reported to Government, and may not be publicly known for some days. : ;