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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 59, 7 June 1873, Page 2

Auction Sale.—The parcels of potatoes and bacon, will be submitted at the sale to-day at 2 o’clock p.m.

Company Calls. —An advertisement in this morning’s issue announces that a deposit of ten shillings per share must be paid to the Secretary within, a week from this date.

Vaccination Inspector. — A Gazette to hand announces that Mr. J. H. Stubbs has been appointed Vaccination Inspector for the district of Turanga.

The Dog Nuisance.—Like children with toys, the setting in motion of any new little law, or the carrying out of any pet idea, seems to afford us intense gratification so long as the newness of the thing lasts. For the first few days of the active operation of the Dog Nuisance Act, our streets were kept clear of these pests of curs. Woe speedily came to all the “ Snarley Yows” found lurking about without a collar or a friend. A large residence was erected for their comfort and their safety, but it has ill stood the attacks of its occupants, and is now partly useless, and cast aside. Now the sport of dog-hunt-ing has lost all the exciting pleasure that once belonged to it; and gradually the nuisance is becoming as great as ever it was, for collarless and disowned whelps roam the streets undisturbed at will.

Inspector of Native Schools.—We learn that this indefatigable officer, (as far as travelling is concerned), is on a tour of official inspection of the Native Schools, popularly and delusively supposed to be under his supervision and protection in this district. We dare say this gallant gentleman will have a voluminous report to present to the next Assembly, an improved edition in fact of that of 1872, vaunting forth the admirable and successful working of the institutions under his charge There is one happy fact connected with this visit, relative to which we have heard more than one offer up a pious ejaculation,—that it is likely to be the last. Having served his country so profitably (to himself) and so well, he now contemplates leaving it for a season for its own good, possibly as plenipotentiary extraordinary to the Agent-General, with secret instructions to be placed on the list and pay of travelling agents, who pleasantly pass their time roaming about England, deluding themselves with the belief that they are doing good service to the colony and promoting the cause of emigration.