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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 196, 15 August 1874, Page 2

Church Sbbvice.—The Bishop of Waiapu will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to-morrow morning, and the Rev. Mr. Murphy will officiate at the evening service.

R.M.’s Court.—The business of this Court was suspended yesterday, in consequence of the afflict ion which has overtaken the family of one of the practitioners— J. Cuff, Esq.

Mayou.—A late Provincial Government Gazette officially announces the election of Henry Isaacs, Esq., as Mayor of Auckland in the stead of P. A. Philips, Esq., resigned. Comet.—Captain Lloyd of the Rangatira informs us that the comet we hear so much of is to be seen in the S.W. until about 6 o’clock in the evening, and in tile East from about 4 o’clock in the morning.

Auction Sa^e. —We have been requested to state that the auction sale of Mr. Rigg’s pleasure boat is unavoidably postponed to Saturday next, the 22nd hist. Vide advertisement.

Church Tenders.—The tenders for the erection of a Church building for the Episcopalian body in Gisborne were opened on Tuesday last by the Committee. The prices.are as follow: —Forbes, £955; Lawrence & Co., £945; Stevens, £945; Ross, £933; Morgan, £BBO. There can be little doubt that Mr. Morgan’s tender will be accepted so soon as some members of the Committee, at present absent from Petroleum Company.—At a meeting of the Directors of this Company held on Wednesday evening Mr. Graham was elected as Chairman to the Board for the ensuing year. It was also resolved that a call be made of ss. per share, payable on or before the 2nd of September. This will make the fifth call the Directors have made. As there seems to be some misapprehension respecting the salary paid to the Secretary of the Petroleum Company, we have, in the interests of the shareholders, inquired into the matter, and find that the salary which the Secretary receives, and has been receiving since the 30th of May, is thirty shillings per week only.