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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 93, 4 October 1873, Page 2

Customs Receipts.—The amount of duties collected at the Custom House, Gisborne, for the quarter ending Sept. 30th is £1166 ss. We are compelled to omit the particulars in this issue. Mr. Forbes is the successful tenderer for building Mr. Magill’s new hotel at Ormond. Hawke’s Bay Agricultural Society.—We have been requested to state that the Rangatira, on her next trip but one, will leave Poverty Bay in time for the Society’s meeting at Havelock, on Wednesday, 15th October. Intending visitors will find this an eligible opportunity. Wool Ship.—Messrs. Graham & Co. announce in to-day’s issue that the Woodville barque, shortly expected from the South will be placed ton the berth, immediately after arrival, to load wool for London. There is every probability that the Woodville will be despatched from this port direct, thus affording a great saving to shippers. This district will clip 2,000 bales of wool during the season, which should induce vessels of small tonnage to fill up here ; and by next year we hope to see a vessel drop anchor in the Bay direct from London. A billet brought by an Evening Star carrier pigeon, despatched from the ship St. Leonards, in the channel, from London, states that the ship has been only 84 days out from the final start point. All well on board. One child died on the passage. The immigration and Health officers are making preparations for landing the passengers per ship Douglass on Soames’ Island. The New Zeala/nd Herald says that the Post has become a Government organ. If so, there is an opening in Wellington for an independent journal. We (Independent) are informed that there are two packages missing from the New Zealand mail which arrived last week. It is supposed the missing packages were lost on the Nubia between Aden and Galle. She is said to have broken down, and her mail room to have been swamped, and it is considered probable that the two packages were cither lost or so damaged by sea water as to prevent their destination being discovered. It is not known from what place the missing mails came, but it is supposed they are small bags of Indian correspondence.