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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 311, 29 September 1875, Page 2

R.M.’s Coubtlmpeovbmbnts.—We noticed yesterday morning that' at last some alterations had been made in the arrangements of our local Court of Judieature. Witness boxes, and extended accommodation for Counsel have been provided, as well as a separate table specially set aside for the use of reporters, all of which, as an instalment, are an immense improvement on the “ old identity ” system which has so long prevailed in this court; but as they are capable of further improvement, we trust that a few opportune suggestions will be acted on.

To our Subscribers.—The present number fef tttb Standard Mrs BorRXE’-4s£noplfc—Thedutiesof this school will be resumed Monday neit, the 4th proximo. Petition.—The* petition to the House of Representatives, in reference to the Patutahi Block, lies for signature at the office of Messrs Hardy & Ferris. « .XIiSBORNE School.—The time for receiving rough plai|J, specificatjona. and tenors for the erection offhe Gisborne School-hotree and’ teacher’s residence, expires to-morrow. ■St- ’Si>REW^'l?uußCif'.—Xf'a ineetihg "ST the congregation of tips ChurcJi. Jipld r qij > Tuesday evening the-23rd instant,i the feifowiug gentlemen were elected a Committee of manageSTe iCftjrTOr Graham, Hall, Teat, Pulsford, and Hay. Ati heat Crop.—Owing to the fine-growing weather w.ilh wrhich we have been lately visited, the whWdnai|p lijr6sy Resell a healthWappea&nce,Uirou|lwultim as tp induce a belief that should the remainder of the season prove favorable, an unusually good crop will be obtained this year. New Monthly ne; A We notice that a new monthly Magarino is to be started ■in Dunedin on the same style and principle as the Contemporary Revieiv. The first nuipber is to appear on the The literary department of the pcriodicafis to be under the management of no less than five editors, namely, Professor McGregor, of the Dupedin University, the Rev. R. G. Stanford, Captain Hume, Mr. Brown (Canterbury) and Mr* Sale. Native Lands, East Coast.—Captain Poster is about to pay another visit to the East Coast, for the purpose of negotiating the Natives for the purchase of sundry blocks of land recently offered by .them for sale to the Government. Some of these blocks are very large, and extend northwards as -far as Hicks’ Bay. When these negotiations are completed the Government will have 'possess extensive tracts of excellent lands on the coast, which will, doubtless, capitalists. Several runangas have been lately held by the Natives of the Waiapep district, who are desirous pf • parting!with' their lands upon terms similar to those. .. upon which Captain PorteivsneceedjtcLin acquiring everal blocks v/A Death of D'b. Smith.—This old resident of {hedistrict died suddenly on Monday morning, t prasondj wliiSier he had gone on Wednesday to artend'Vpatient. On hearing of his death, Dt. Nesbitt proceeded to Ormond to hold an inquest on the body. At the close of the. inquiry the jury returned a verdict to the 1 effect that the deceased died from alcoholic effects, accelerated by exposure in the open air. Dt. Nesbitt made prompt arrangements for thb funeral, which took iplaqe at Qrmjnd loffi Monday afternoon—the service at the grave beiqg jjetfqrinedJty th#. Bey. E. WjUnimi, Dr. B®ith4-whp very‘skilful-surgeon kt*-one firne—cbnfe to’ ' Poverty Bay upwards of fifteen year's ago.