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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 68, 9 July 1873, Page 2

The Weather. —Heavy rains set in on Sunday morning last, at the commencement of a gale from the N.E. which continued, with short intervals of sunshine up to yesterday. The temperature is exceedingly mild. Sorghum Saccharatum. — Under this head we have received an advertisement signed by the Superintendent, of Auckland, announcing that settlers are invited to make application at the Superintendent’s office for seed of the above plant, which “will be distributed with instructions for growing ” (sic). This is a new freak of dame Nature’s, to require to betaught how to grow ; it may mean sowing the seed, or rearing the plant, but in either case we would advise our settlers to try the experiment of this most useful article, and not be daunted by the startling fact, announced under the Vice Regal authority of a Coat of Arms, that it is not able to grow of its own accord. The sugar plant is known to be valuable as food for cattle, and its extended introduction may pave the way to laying down small plantations in the district.

The Rev. Mr. Root will (D.V.) conduct Divine Service at Ormond on Sunday next at 11 o’clock in the morning. Road Board Punts. —An addition has been made to the advertisement of the Road Board, this morning, calling for tenders for the construction of two punts. _ Resignation of Member. —Major Westrup has requested us to intimate that he does not wish to be nominated as a member of the Road Board for the ensuing year. We have greatj pleasure in acceding to Major Westrup s request; but it seems to be a back handed compliment in accepting this means of anouncing his intention. ... . . James Smart A Co. —It will be seen by advertisement that an old resident has opened up business once more in Auckland. Mr. Smart, late of the firm of Cruickshank, Smart & Co. returned from England a short time since, and entered on those commodious premises at the corner of Queen and Wellesley-street east where he is displaying, according to the Auckland papers, a large stock of all kinds of furnishing and other ironmongery, farm and agricultural implements &c., amongst other useful articles is to be found the “ Anucapnic ” lamp. It burns kerosine; requires no chimney, and emits no smell From our knowledge of Mr. Smart as a business-like, energetic man, we have every confidence in his new undertaking being a success; and we congratulate him on his return to the colony. Port Lighterage.—No doubt Captain Hepburn of the Rangatira and Captain Hughes of the Comerang, will properly represent at headquarters the state of affairs at this port —we mean with regard to lightering. With all the difficulties we labor under, —and every one konws they are not few in number —it is too bad to find that we add to the stock by manufacturing them ourselves. Within 48 hours of each other two steamers arrive and depart one taking all, the other the larger part of, the cargo brought hither because there is an insufficiency of means to discharge them lying out in the Bay. If the agents are not bound to find transport accommodation, we should think a capital opportunity presents itself for an enterprizing man to make money by supplying the wants of the port in this direction. Certainly it is very little use blaming others if we won’t help ourselves; and while conflicting interests are working at a see-saw opposition of cross purposes, trade will suffer, and vessels won’t call at all with cargo. Proclamation of Roads. —Among the New Zealand Gazette's to hand by last mail, is one defining certain Roads in the district of Poverty Bay. No. 1 section commences near the peg of the Customs and Post-office Reserve, Gisborne, proceeding along the Gladstone-read to the Township of Roseland; thence to Espie’s corner, past Mr. King’s at the Mill Bush to Waerenga-a-hika; thence to sections 62, 63, and 64 Ormond Military Settlement. Estimated length 14 miles and 18Jchains, 1| chains wide within the town of Gisborne, and 1 chain wide outside the town of Gisborne. No. 2 section, commences at the junction of the road (Blake’s corner) running past the township of Mendlesham ; thence across the Waipaoa river, at the Matawhero Ford, thence through the Whenuakura and Pipiwaka Blocks. Estimated length 3 miles and 4 chains, 1 chain in width. No. 3 section commences at the N.E. peg of section 61 Mendlesham township to the junction of the road from Gisborne to Wairoa; thence to the Wharaurangi Ferry. Estimated length 2 miles and 4 chains nearly, 1 chain wide. The above are proclaimed as roads which come under the provisions of the “ Immigration and Public Works Act 1870.”