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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume 1, Issue 25, 8 February 1873, Page 2

New Zealand Justice op the Pkace.—A notice is going the round of the colonial paper#, announcing a great reduction in the price of the “ New Zealand Justice of the Peace 1” We advise the Government to retract, they are cheap enough already without lowering the price.

Tologa Bay.—We learn that the Government have made arrangement# for a quarterly sitting of the Resident Magistrate at Tologa Bay. Dr. Nesbitt and staff proceed thither to hold the first Court on the 15th instant. The reason for not advertizing the fact is, we believe, that the few cases to be heard are not worth the trouble. One would think if that’s the case, that they are hardly worth the journey. Apropos of tins we think the Ormond and outlying settler# will have a just ground of complaint if some provision be not at once made, by which they may have the advantages of a periodical judicial visit of a Magistrate, to obviate the necessity of coming a distance of from twelve to twenty miles to Gisborne. The village of Ormond has an importance of its own; * the residents there are desirous of having this boon granted to them, and the state of the countiy warrants it. Petty Sessions may be more inconvenient, (although cheaper), on account of an insufficient number of Justices in the district, which, by the way, is not a general complaint. For the present, our worthy R.M. might take up the duty; but, considering that the business in the Gisborne Court is inareasing to an extent that requires a sitting two or three times a week, the Government would be wise to give I an increment of salary to those engaged in the extra duty. Native Schools.—lf Colonel Russell attended to the duties that .properly belong to his office, he should not have sufficient time to spare to thrash out the gamerings of evil seed, of which the Civil Service seems to be giving us a plentiful crop. ’ Some time since, Mr. Parker, after Waiting at Gisborne on Government pay, doing nothing, was appointed, or at any rate sent, to the School at Tologa Bay. He had no sooner got settled, and the School in working order, than Mr. Warner appears, with credentials from some one to proceed there and open the School. He does go there, but Mr. Parker, having swept and garnished it, did not care to turn out, so with a becoming philosophy Mr, Warner proceeds to - Tokomaru to commence

operations in a similar capacity there. Presently a demand comes from the Government to know by what authority these teachers have changed places, as each should be in the position of the other, »nd a command for Mr. Warner to return tt'Tologa Bay, and for Mr Parker to clear for Tokomaru at once. The natives have got accustomed to and satisfied with Mr. Parker, who has got nearly 100 scholars; and they declare.if he is removed, they will, shut up the School. - In the meantime the mess is thickflping; Mr. Warner is preparing, doubt jess, to act, on peremptory instmctions, and to put himself and family to great inconvenience and expense, « tiuough the of this old noodle of an Iri- J spector, who professes to ait in judgment on the 1 actions of other men. One word of encoutagement I

to Mr. Warner. We hear he is a tailor by trade; | therefore we take the liberty of inviting him to Gisborne; we have a. capital opening for his craft, and he would not repent leaving the miserable pittance, which possibly he considers it his duty to strive for.