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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume 1, Issue 12, 21 December 1872, Page 2 (Supplement)

The “ report on the wreck of the City of Newcastle” is published in yesterday’s General Government Gazette. After some preliminary statements the opinion is given “that the chief cause of the disaster arose from the negligence or incompetency or both, of the master, John Bain that “ the master also exhibited the greatest negligence in leaving the deck in charge of a person unacquainted with seafaring matters, particularly while in narrow waters,” and that “the cause of the disaster was to be entirely attributed to the negligence of the master, John Bain.” An announcement by the Commissioner of Customs further notifies “ that the New Zealand master’s certificate of service, No. 2002, held by John Bain, late master of the barque City of Newcastle, has been cancelled. —Wellington Evening Post.

The Hawke's Bay Times says:—The Defence Office will shortly issue a new set of rules for the guidance of commanding oflicersof Volunteer companies. One rule will enable commanding officers to strike off the roll any nonattending member. There will not be any annual inspection this year.

We cull the following from our Napier exchanges :- —Tenders, for the erection of the two bridges on the new Taradale road, were opened on Saturday, when Messrs. Lindsay and Colello’s were accepted for the construction of the one over the channel near Burton’s Gully, and the one that is to be put across the Tutae-kuri river.

Omahu Native School. —At this school there are now between 30 and 40 day scholars, and about the same number of adult attendants at the night classes. Renata, the chief, is having# large bouse erected adjacent to the school building, and manifests the greatest interest in the education of his people. A considerable number of the young Maoris of both sexes attend the dancing classes at Pakowhai.

’Ram Fair.—This fair, we are glad io hear, is likely to be very successful ; the Hon. Secretary informs us that he has already notice of about 350 longwoolled rams for sale, including 50 from the celebrated flock of Mr. Buckland of Auckland.

Archdeacon Williams lias paid us his visit, and has baptized about half-a-dozen whites, and twenty Maoris. At the Kuripakiaka pah they had quite a “ kai-ho-kai ” last Sunday, carefully keeping the grog in the 'background though. I suppose the venerable and reverend gentleman thought they were very attentive and well behaved in their conduct. I can only assure him that their change has been remarkablv sudden, and does not promise to be of long duration. — [Wairoa Correspondent.] The Southern Cross states that “ the importation of sheep into the province of Auckland is considerable. From one of the papers laid on the table of the Provincial Council we learn that between the Ist January last and the 31st October no fewer than 34,887 sheep were landed and inspected. This is at the rate of over 3,448 sheep a month, or, in round numbers, 42,000 per annum. Our farmers should try and meet this large demand for sheep.” The fees paid for inspecting those sheep were £436 Is. 9d. There is surely room here for more local effort being put forth.

Mr. Alley, late of Meanee, has made an arrangement with Messrs. E. D. Nathan and Co. for McCaskill s land at Hikutaia, situated m the valley of the Thames, and intends to take over his cattle from Tauranga and place them there, so as to be close to the Shortland market.— Thames Advertiser.