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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 148, 17 March 1874, Page 2

Quarterly Parades.—The Commanding Officer’s Quarterly Inspection Parades of Militia and Volunteers are advertized in to-day’s issue. Educational Reserves.—The Provincial Government advertize for Tenders to be sent in by the 31st. March from persons “ wishing to lease any of the Rural or Suburban Educational Reserves in the province.” We are compelled to hold over the remarks we have to make hereon, until Thursday. Royal Oak Hotel. —-We are glad to learn that this well-conducted hostelry has fallen into deserving hands. Mr. Ned Joues, for a long time in Captain Read s employ, and latterly engagedin Mr. Hird’s aerated water establishment, has become the lessee, and we wish him the success we are sure he will endeavor to merit. Boat and Yacht Club,— At the meeting on Saturday night it was resolved to commence action at once by obtaining the entrance fees, &c., of members who have joined, and to report thereon at an early date to an adjourned meeting, of which due notice will be given. Mr. Piesse has been authorized to collect on behalf of the Club.

New Boarding House.—Mr. Picltersgill announces to-day that he has opened a Blarding House and Restaurant in the house until lately occupied by Mr. Drummond, in Harris-street, Gisborne. We believe this fact has only to be well known, in order to secure plenty of visitors. Native Schools. —We learn that the Native Schools in this district are to be placed under a new, and it is to be hoped, a tuo.-e satisfactory supervision. Captain Porter is charged with a general surveillance of the whole, while Dr. Nesbitt, will have spec! 1 oversight of the Whakato, Turmganui, and Tologa Bay Schools, and J. H. Campbell, Esq., R.M., that of the others between Tolugu Bay and the Eist Cape, St. Patrick’s Day. — To-day th • Ba iks in Gisborne will be closed in honor of Ireland’s Patron Saint, and as far as we see, it will be the only recognition of the event that is to take place here. Whatever may be done elsewhere, we trust that “ Orange,” and other politicoreligious demonstrations, —a disgrace to the age in which we live — will be avoided.

The Telegraph. — The tantalizing slowness with which the wires are approaching Poverty Bay is very provoking, so we think because we are at this end of what is to be the line. The Napier papers, however, think differently, for the Herald says that the line is progressing “ most favorably.” Well, as we are not able to contradict it, we must believe that it is so. Napier expects to be in communication with Wairoa about the middle of April, so, according to that, we may be so too, about Christmas next. The Tribune.—We have received No. 11 copy of a. new journal bearing this name, issued in Wellington. It seems to be well supplied with advertisements, but, unless, as is too often the case, the very worst of “spoils” are sent as “ exchanges,” We cannot say much for its general “ get up.” The Empire city is the worst-supplied town in the colony for newspapers (modestly excepting Gisborne of course,) and we opine the Tribune will have little difficulty in steaming ahead of its drowsy old turn-coat contemporary the Independent. The Post can take care of itself.

Dr. Hector.—This gentleman returned from his visit to the Petroleum Company’s ground, on Saturday last, and is now in a position to report favorably on the prospects, not only of the Company itself, but of the country in general. From the previous analyses he has made of the oil, and from the surface indications, he is hopeful of success. Much will, of course, depend on the managerial experience the Directors are able to command in setting to work in the first instance, but as Dr. Hector is of opinion that from 10 to 12 gallons of oil per diem can be taken from the surface as it now stands, it would be chicken-hearted indeed to anticipate failure.