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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume 1, Issue 23, 1 February 1873, Page 2

Poverty Bay grass seed, we hear, is likely |to reach 10s. per bushel this season. Much was destroyed during the late rains.— Hawke's Bay Herald. ' Half-penny Stamps. —The following circular has been issued from the General Post Office -. —• “ Postmasters are informed that, from and after the Ist day of January, 1873, the postage on , newspapers posted in the colony, for delivery within the colony, will be one half-penny each. The department is desirous that the use of the half -penny postage labels should, for statistical purposes, be restricted to the payment of postage on newspapers posted within the colony for delivery in the colony. Nevertheless, newspapersintended for places beyond the colony, and which may inadvertently or in ignorance have, the’ postage paid in half-penny postage stamps, Sre not to be detained.** ,TEb Hairite’* Bay Herald says-.— “ We learn " f ronvt he" Standard that" Corporal Nasmith, of the tlisTforne Rifle Volunteers. has succeeded id scoring TSpointj at *the competitive firing for co’onial representatives. Corporal Renouf, of ♦he Napier Rifles, having scored only 72 points, will thru* be excluded from competing a| the ' -general firing.