PATEA MAIL

Patea Mail, 2 August 1882, Page 2

PATEA MAIL

Established 1875. CIRCULATION nearly 600 COPIES. Average circulation last; year, 510.- - Deliverod on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings by mounted messengers —at Hawera by 7-30 o’clock, at Nor man by by 8-15, at Manaia and Wairaate Plains by 8-30, and Southward at WaA r erley (for train) by 6 o’clock. Wednesday Evening, Aug. 2, 1882. A good programme is arranged for the Good Templars’ soiree on Thursday evening, several talented vocalists assisting. Mr Allsworth, the district deputy, will be present to give an address on temperance work.

The s. s. Wakatu left Patea at halfpast nine o’clock last night, and arrived at Wellington at 10 this morning. She is expected at Patea .again to-morrow.

A meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church last evening, to elect a committee of management. ; About 20 persons were present; and nearly all who were in the building were elected managers. Mr Bright was elected secretary and treasurer. At the conclusion of the public meeting, the management went into committee, to consider finance: and other .important business.

We hear that the proposed purchase by Mr Balm forth of the lease of tlie Central Hotel has been stopped by a hitch not foreseen. ‘ The lease had. a value as a going concern, and it was hoped the creditors would get perhaps £2OO for it.;i What Mr Balraforth’s figure was we do not know, but the lessor appears to- be asserting his legal rights, which is no more than could be expected. The Bankruptcy, Act„ provides that a, trustee of property may elect to take over an unexpired lease by notice given within one month date of bahkruptcy ; and that if not so taken over, the lessor may, terminate the lease, We suppose this is the nature of the difficulty in the Central Hotel lease. .. Mr F. K. Jackson’s usual stock sale at Kakaramea takes place on Friday, . Messrs Nolan and Coy’s Hawera stock, sale takes place to-morrow.

We are informed that the Government intend to erect a permanent bridge over (lie Rangitikci river, and not another temporary structure. It appears that the large iron cylinders ordered from England have arrived in Wellington: and these will enable the bridge to be commenced' at once. It will require about four months to complete, The new bridge will have larger spans than previously, so that floating timber will be less liable to accumulate in large- drifts against the piers. The pressure of flood-water against timber drifts is believed to have caused the two previous disasters. The delay in railway traffic will be serious for so long a time as tour months.

The Taranaki Herald says the barque Australind has completely broken up. Two of her masts had gone by the board on Sunday morning, and in the evening a huge roller struck the hull and broke it : ih two, the stern floating ashore. The foremast afterwards fell, and carried with it the deck and a portion of the hull. The bows swung round and afterwards collapsed, : so that the vessel has been shattered to pieces. The wreck realised £lB2.

The half-yearly receipts from deferred payment monies to be paid to the Hawera Land Office amount to £3417 from Waimate Road District, and about £IOOO from Hawera Road Districtt.

The Institute Committee met last evening, and opened two applications for the office of librarian and care-taker, at L 25 per annum. Mr D. M. Warren was appointed. /It was agreed also to apply for part of the Government grant to. public libraries, and to make the reading room free in the event of a grant being obtainable.

The Brass Band performed several selections in the open air last evening, their music stands being ranged on the vacant section opposite Mr Anderson’s warehouse. The band are making satisfactory progress with new pieces under Mr T. E. Haraerton’s direction. ■These’bnt-door concerts will be a pleasant and popular amusement when the evenings get longer.

An Entertainment in aid of the Institute is being arranged for this month. The Institute sub-committee agreed last evening to solicit the cooperation of the Harmonic Society, by repeating the successful opera “ Trial by Jury ” as one part of the programme. The other part is to be dramatic, and Mr Houghton was requested, as one of the committee, to arrange this part of the programme. It is understood that prominent members of the Harmonic Society are favorable to the proposed combination, which will probably make an exceptionally strong programme, and a highly attractive performance. The last Friday in August, the 25th, is isugge'sted as a suitable date; being the usual Harmonic night, and also about full moon. The dramatic pieces will probably consist of the famous high comedy “ Cool as a Cucumber,” performed once with success in the old Town, Hall. Changes in the cast will give new; 'interestj to the piece, it being and erst opd that . Pateajadies w ill take parts on. this occasion,; : A; second dramatic piece, short and lively, is contemplated. The Garrick Club wr have- been officially solicited to join/Wu for the obstacle that the drib is pledged to give its next entertainment for the Hospital.’ The fact of that institution being now maintained entirely by Government funds rather alters its position as a charity, for which reason the Garrick Club has not lately made a serious effort to add £2O to the colonial estate.

Mr James Hamilton has purchased a racing horse of excellent pedigree, named the Governor, a dark chestnut standing 16 hands 2 inches, which he offers to the service of breeders in this' .district. The Governor’s pedigree and; performances will be found in advertisement. Among his performances, he won the maiden plate at the Wellington summer meeting, and finished third ,for the Dunedin cup at the autumn meeting.

The Government land sale, long delayed, is advertised in this issue.

A horse and express had a narrow escape to-day from being bogged in the soft wet swamp near the brickyard of Mr White junior, Whenuakura side. Mr G. Sharpe left his horse and express on the road while he went to a cottage. The horse strayed off the road seeking grass, and soon . plunged up to the shoulders in the bog. Pulling through that, its hind legs and part of the van sank deep, Mr Sharpe loosed the harness, and the animal struggled forward, soon sinking -up to the belly, hogged fast. Some lime elapsed before help could be got, bat at length the horse was got out with assistance, and the conveyance was then pulled out with ropes. Portions of the swampy ground in that locality are exceptionally dangerous at present, where open to the road.