PATEA MAIL Established 1875. CIRCULATION nearly 600 COPIES. Average circulation last year, 510. Monday Evening, July 24, 1882.

Patea Mail, 24 July 1882, Page 2

PATEA MAIL Established 1875. CIRCULATION nearly 600 COPIES. Average circulation last year, 510.

Monday Evening, July 24, 1882.

Delivci’pd on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings by mounted messengers —at Hawera by 7-30 o’clock, at Forman by by 8-15, at Manaia and Waimate Plains by 8-30, and Southward at Waver ley (for train) by 5 o’clock.

It is said that Mr Wright is expected to join the Ministry, with the portfolio of Public Works. It was Mr. Wright who nearly upset the New Plymouth harbor scheme last year. The inward ’Frisco mail reached Auckland last evening, and letters may be expected in this district to-morrow. Mr Felix M’Guire is the only candidate nominated to-day tor the Mayoralty which he recently vacated. He is therefore re-elected. The Rev. Father Luck, of Ramsgate College, has been appointed to the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Auckland. Mr Huff, photographer, will open open business this week in Patea. The first cargo of stock sent direct from Patea to Westport has gone today hy the Wakatu ; 18 head of cattle and 75 sheep, sent by Mr Baaker. Several A‘C.s passed through here to-day on their way to Wellington. Persons interested in a Spring Show of horticulture are to meet at Mr H. E. P. Adams’s office to-morrow evening. Several enquires have been made as to terms for purchasing the lease, stock, and furniture of the Central Hotel, but definite offers remain to be made. The Oil and Fibre Company are to meet next Saturday afternoon, to definitely constitute the company, and appoint a board of directors. The Harmonic Concert next Wednesday is exciting high expectation, on account of the novelty of acting an opera in character as well as singing it. Timaru Harbor Board has resolved to keep a stock of oil for use in stilling broken water at the harbor entrance. • Members of the Patea Club are to hold their annual meeting next Saturday, in the new premises, which are now comfortably finished. The billiard room is a remarkable success as to lighting and general appearance. Water had accumulated to such a depth on the flat below Patea rise, that the occupants of one house had to vacate it on Friday. The depth in places was over four feet. The new drainage scheme will effectually tap the flat; but while Councillors have been talking about it, some residents have been almost swamped. The tide of emigration from the Clyde continues to assume large dimensions. By the Allan Liner Buenos Arean, which sailed from Quebec on April 25, about 500 Scotch emigrants left for Canada. The passengers arc booked chiefly for the North-West, and the bulk of them are possessed of considerable means. , It is anticipated that about 10,000 Scotch emigrants will leave for Canada in the course of the present season.