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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 83, 30 August 1873, Page 2

BBfrßElhjf been requested to state that it S‘propose<G|o gfv>« Settlers’ Ball in the Music Hall •on Tubed evening next, in honor of the at-present in Gisborne. Invitationalissued, and it is expected large ndpibet gill attend to do honor to the Decision?\ '•«; *' Excelsior TrO^lpe.t—Tfe inclement weather of Wednesday last, interrupted the success of this Troupe, in their entertainmenLat Ormond. There was a very thin and the management retulmed onfcJlalf of jhe admission money to thcfi|"who did the close of the that ano’ her «ien #e trustS|ey 'support fc ret fi de W e - Ji Hltorts. — the to fiirliament, ftfd following report b'h roads in the Poverty 'y District, which, doubtless, will be read with .interest: —Opoiti to Poverty Bay : Inland, estimate forty ‘Wiles’. of A preliminary character, a view of cbQDsi,ng tfte best ab iU. pastethrougb the Ahimanu country, reaching Poverty Bay flats have-been surveyed; and divided into four contracts to be undertaken by natives, and the rest will be surveyed shortly; but it is apprehended that tW> SQftrcity. of labour fc the work Bwdfe iTiacik:kW‘urfoaWß»w , 6y>Baif-A.by Coakt to Maraetaha: Fifty-eight miles. The only new works undertaken are thg .contracts for mainte>hapce tJiatflS2Stis§ Muliunga and Maraetaha, some twenty miles through the bush, , including spMJI repairs and removal of fallen trees. of this track will be improved by the felling of the timber for the telegraph liie which will be carried this way.- Gisborne io Ormond T Twelvte ifiitS’s. "Thie'contracts* fprlfascining and draining between Makaraka and Ormond, eight and a half miles, have been completed, and a few improvements to the cart road have been made beyond Ormond by the Armed Constabulary stationed there. Some parts pf this road arejimi and require metalling, miterial for which can be procured from the Waipaqa River beach, about' a. Wile and a half distant from the road. Gisborne to Maraetuha by Coast: Twelve ?niles. The bridge . over .the Karawa Creek, reported as being in hand laist year, has been completed, iri three spans ofja total length of 67 feet,:in a, satisfactory inannef; also three IQ.-feet culverts and one 4-feet culvert. No other work of importance has been done pn this read, except keeping track clear of fallen timber, Ac. Bridle Road, Gisborne to Hick's Bay, One hundred and twelve milqs/ The survey of this has been-completed during the year, and...the work divided into ‘ thirty-t4o sections to be let to the Native tribes. Up to December very, little progress was made, owing to ■ but since then twenty-two contracts have been let and tliirty-tw§, miles are reported as completed, the natives working steadily bn the parts yet in progress, which are near coippletioji. Ferries have, been established on this line, at Pakarai, Uawa (Tologa Bay), Waiapu, »nd Ohutua, for subsidies averaging about .£to ,W‘h- . ’ Constabulary.—lnspector.—Inspector Pitt cbmmanding Poverty Bay District th qa writes in His annual report to the Government-The redoubt at Ormond has been almost entirely rebuilt, the angles re-stockaded; and a well 38 feet was dug and slabbed, but in consequence of striking quidksands it was found impossible to get water. Two tanks, each containing 400 gallons, have been supplied, and spouting will be placed round the barracks. A fire-proof magazine has been built. During the. year there were. 105 arrests made, 94 convictions, 10 committals to gaol, and 2 to the Supreme Court. .One constable is employed ias clerk to the Native Department. On the 18th July, 1 sub-inspector, 1 sergeant, and 2 constables attended the Supreme, Court a( Napier. Duriiig the month of March, 3 ;mep Were employed [in collecting agricultural statistics. Two men were employed three months surveying the Patutahi Block. Sub-Inspector Richardson is imployed under the Public Works Act in supervising the* various roads made under the -direction of tile Road Engineer. Thirty-five chains of read hdve been made. 16 chains 43 links of an Outlet drain were also cut. The roads already, formed about the redoubt at Ormond have been kept in proper repair. One culvert containing 2,250 feet [of hewn timber was placed on The Ormond Roid. At Ormond, one barrack room, 40 feet by 18 feet, and one 20 feet by 12 feet, have been built, tjie timber sawn by the Armed Constabulary being about 9,000 feet, with 15,000 shingles. A secohd stable has been built for the use of the cart-horSfes- i During the summer the men were employed [in haymaking (but through the excessive wet only 5 tons were ricked), grass-seed cutting (132 busliieb being collected), and in cutting and threshing oats (131 bushels being stored.) The Armed Constabulary paddock at Ormond has been ploughed, harrowed, and laid down in grass. The . general conduct of The force during the year has Jbeeuvery good. /The population of the district has very considerably increased; large runs have been taken up many miles inland; the natites are peaceably inclined and industrious, and at present everything promises prosperity to the district. In conclusion, I may state that a company has been formhd "for working.tha oil-welk near Maungatu, a distance of about twenty-five £ron£ Gisborne ;- shpjdd it be successful, it will give employment to some hundreds of men.