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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 41, 5 April 1873, Page 2

Education Act. —Mr. Thomas Edward Shirley is appointed to collect the rates, under this Act, on account of the Provincial Government.

Church Service. —The Rev. Mr. Root has requested us to intimate that in consequence of his engagements in the country, he will not be able to hold Divine Service on Sunday evening in Gisborne. Archdeacon Williams. —The Venerable Archdeacon Williams is expected daily overland from Napier, and will, probably, conduct Divine Service on Sunday evening. R.M’s Court Gisborne. —There was only one case before the Court on Thursday; in which George Williamson recovered from Samuel Stevenson the sum of 12s for damage done by defendant’s horse to plaintiff’s trees.

Cricket.—A scratch match came off at Mr. Parson’s paddock at Matawhero on Saturday last. The teams were weakened through the forced absence of some good players, and the play was anything but up to the mark. The day was fine, and an enjoyable afternoon was spent.

Customs Receipts.—The following are the totals of duties received at the Custom-house, Poverty Bay for the quarter ending 31st March: Spirits, £593 5s 6d; Tobacco, £154 2s 6d; Wine, £2l 18s sd; Bottled Beer, £l7 ss; Tea, £35 17s 9d; Sugar, £B7 5s 7d; Measurement, £27 ss. 6d ; Other Goods, £5 17s; Bonded Warehouse Act, £25 ; Distillation, £5 ; Merchant Slopping, 2s 6d; Arms, £6 14s; Total, £979 13s 9d. The Board of Education have acceded to the recommendation of the Gisborne School Committee and sanctioned Mr. Lysnar’s salary at £l5O and Mrs. Lysnar’s at £l5 per annum. They have agreed to supply books according to the rules, and allow £25 for rent of teacher’s dwelling, and £lO for school repairs. Bank of New Zealand. —We are informed that the Bank of New Zealand have purchased' the vacant plot of ground between the Courthouse and Mr. Adams’ residence; and that the building, it is contemplated to erect, will be commenced at once.

Tenders fob Telegraph Office. —We really believe it is merely a clerical error, but the fact of the date in which tenders are received in Napier being extended to the fifth of April while they were advertized here to be sent in, on or before the fourth deprived our tradesmen from the benefit which the Star of the South might otherwise have given to them, as she touched at this port on the passage up on Friday, the day after which the tenders were announced to be closed. The Napier contractors thus had a full day’s advantage; which, considering that but four days* notice was given for the tenders to be sent in from this, is rather unfair. We feel confident that Mr. Blake will see to the rectification of this, if necessary, and, extend the time if he has received no tenders from Gisborne. Southern Capital.—There seems to be a great attraction “down south” towards the north; and southern men are casting about for good investments, principally in land. The Napier papers have recently recorded the sale of two or three valuable properties, in Hawke’s Bay. One consisted of the Grange and Matapiro stations, sold by Mr. Rhodes, to Messrs. Calcutt, Rich, and Harris for the sum of £30,000; the other is Mr. Parson’s station at Pohui, bought by Mt. M'Dougall of Canterbury for £2,500. , In this district, too, we see evidences of the great change, for, besides those already settled, we have others waiting eagerly for some of our fadings. Among them we may mention Mr. Copeland (late of Marshall apd Copeland, the celebrated brewers of Dunedin) who is reported to have sold out of the firm for £36,000; and Captain Montgomery well known in Canterbury, We trust both throe gentlemen will find it to their interest to stay amongst us, as nothing can be a more palpable proof of the altered circumstances of tire colony, than that the men who, more or less, are all embued with southern proclivities, chimerical notions of separation and so on, should come over and help us, and see for themselves how injured we have been.

We are informed on good authority , that it is the intention of Mr. J. 8. Macfarlane, of Auckland, to come forward as a candidate for the office of Superintendent of the province at the forth-coming election.— Bag of Plenty Tunes.