PATEA MAIL Established 1875. CIRCULATION nearly 600 COPIES. Average circulation last year, 510. Friday Evening, September 1,1883.

Patea Mail, 1 September 1882, Page 2

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

Friday Evening, September 1,1883.

Delivered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings by mounted messengers —at Hawera by 7-30 o’clock, at Normanby by 8-15, at Manaia and Waimate Plains by 8-30, and Southward at Waverley (for train) by 6 o’clock.

A confusing error occurs in the report of a Wanganui paper respecting the Education Board. The chairman of the Ngaire School Committee is named Cowen; and having resigned through disagreeing with the School Committee, this fact was reported as if it occurred at Patea. The error was made worse by spelling the name like that of a local auctioneer. Business in Parliament is being wound up, and the Houses are expected to rise about the middle of next week. The session has been remarkable for the small amount of legislation, there being few important bills carried through all stages. The loan bills make the session conspicuous ; and the Government have held their own with skill and success against a large but disorganised Opposition. Manaia is having its first public entertainment. A mixed programme of songs, duetts, recitations, and readings t is arranged in aid of the new Drill Hall, a large structure erected partly by local subscriptions, and partly by a grant from Government. Manaia has been asking for a post and telegraph office to be located in the town, instead of having the post-office at a store, and the telegraph office at the camp nearly a mile away. It. is gratifying to learn that the Government have opened a telegraph office inrthe town before the new offices are built. Shooting, The third competition for medals presented by Mr Christie and Mr T. Haywood junr., took place at the Patea range yesterday. Volunteer Kitching won Mr Christie’s prize, and Mr. Nntsford won Mr Haywood’s prize, the scores being as follow : —; Yol W. Kitching ... 54 Bandsman Nntsford ... 52 Sub-Lieut Kitching ... 52 Vol Haycock ... ... 50 Corpl Carey ... ... 47 Col-Sergt Kells ... 43 Sergt Harden ... ... 42 Vol J. McCarty ... 41 „ T. Nntsford... ... 41 Corpl Hyams ... ... 38 Vol Barraclough ... 36 Sergt Hudson 26 Vol Handley ... ... 17

Mr R. Huff, photographer, announces that his visit to Patea will close about middle of next week. The Waverley and Waitotara race programme for the meeting in November appears in this issue. . The Rev. J. L. Keating left in the Wakatu last evening, on his way to Dunedin. Tenders for railway formation between Burke’s farm and Manntabi are now invited, in order that the line may he opened through to Manntahi when the Whenuakura section is finished. It is expected, though not certain, that the south end will be open to Whenuakura Station in a few weeks. The price of Scotch mutton was thirteen pence a pound wholesale, when the Otago shipment per the ship Dunedin was put on the Home market. So high a price is almost a famine rate, showing how inadequate is the supply of fresh meat at Home, and what a certainty there is that the market cannot be easily over-stocked. The failure of Messrs Bush and Kendall is announced. They built the v premises for the bank of New Zealand in Patea, and lost heavily by the contract. Wakatu arrived arrived at Wellington after a good run of under 12 hours at IU-30 this morning. Weather reported heavy north-west. Leaves there at 6 to-night. In the estate of Mr O. M’Kittrick, the trustee announces a second dividend of 5s in the pound, making a total of 10s. There may be a further dividend, very small, Mr E. C. Horner has wonnd up this estate with a promptitude which is so rare in Patea as to be a phenomenon. Horse parades at Wanganni and Patea are fixed too close. That for Patea was announced first, and it should have been easy for Wanganui to leave more than one day between the two. Patea parade is announced for the sth September, and Wanganni for the 6th. A sudden gale sprang up this morning, blowing hard from the north. It is to be hoped the Wakatu has not been tossed too much in the rip off Terawhiti. She had a bad passage coming up on the last voyage. Mr E. C. Horner, insurance agent for the Australian National Mutual Life Association, has received the following telegram, from the manager at Wellington :—“ There is no foundation for rumor as to withdrawal from your district, but we have changed onr management at Wanganui from Mr Crawford to Mr Notman, as advised.” Mr Horner asks ns also to state that the amount of business done in this district is larger than he expected it to be. The marriage of Mr G. H. Norman, manager of the Australasian bank in Patea, to Miss Symes, took place at Waverley yesterday at an early hour. The Rev. J. L. Keating officiated ; the bride was given away by her elder brother, and Mr L. T. Symes was best man. The bride wore a cream satin dress and lace veil, with gold ornaments. The bridesmaids, Miss Hammond and Miss Hume, wore pink satin and silver ornaments. Several friends from Patea the ceremony in church. After wedding breakfast at the house of the bride’s father, Mr Francis Symes, near Waverley, the happy couple started «arly to catch the steamer at New Plymouth for Auckland, where they will spend the honeymoon. We are requested to acknowledge the following contributions towards the Patea Anglican Church Building Fund : —William Dale, L 1 0; Miss Paul, L 1 0; Major Turner, L 5; Francis Long, L 5 ; G. 8. Potto, L2 ; A. A. Gower, LI ; Hallenstein Bros. LI ; Baptismal offering, LI. The following sums have been collected by Mrs Dale :—A Friend, L2 ; Geo. W. Taylor, LI ; Mrs Dale, 10s 6d ; A Friend, 10s 6d ; Mrs Smith, 5s ; Charles Sharpe, 5s ; Mrs Snooks, 4s 6d ; Mr Benneky, 2s 6d ; Emma Hotter, 2s 6d ; Willie Hotter, 2s 6d ; Thos. Hotter, 2s 6d ; Mrs Treeby, Is.

The Harbor Board hyo-laws, as confirm d at a special meeting on Wednesday, appear in this issue.