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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 316, 16 October 1875, Page 2

His HoSOB JUDGE RoGAX VO. a paceongwr by the Rangatira from Napier yesterday. News by the Mail.—We have been compelled to hold over, a quantity of interesting news received by the ’Frisco mail, until Wednesday next. Parliamentary Papers.—We have to acknowledge the receipt, from the Government Printing Office, of a batch of Parliamentary papers, and four numbers of Hansard. Postal.—A notice in the Government Gazette of the 80th ultimo, states that the Post Office in the province of Hawke’s Bay, at present known as Karamu, has been changed to Hastings.

New Bath Room.—We understand that Mr. Higgins of the Shelbourne Hotel, Makaraka, intends to erect a commodious bath room in connection with his artesian well. It is expected that as the waters of this well are supposed to possess medicinal virtues, bathing therein will be extensively availed of, and that Mr. Higgins will be amply remunerated for his enterprise! Early Potatoes.—We have been favored with a basket of early potatoes grown in Mr. Carrington’s garden, at Whakato, and a finer sample ire have never seen at this season of the year. Some of the potatoes are as large as ordinary ducks’ eggs, and are, besides, of excellent quality. Church Services, To-mobrow.—Church of England: Holy Trinity, the Rev. E. Williams, Ormond, at 11 a m., Mr Parsons’ residence Alatawhero, at 3 p.m. Trinity Chureh, Gisborne, 7 p.m. There will also be divine service at Trinity Church in the morning. Wesleyan : Court House, Gisborne, at 11 a.m., and 6.30 p.m. Presbyterian : The W. 11. Root, St. Andrew's. Gisborne, 11a.m., 6.30 p.m., Matawhero 3 p.m. Holy Trinity Church Entertainment. —On reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that an entertainment, consisting of readings, recitations, songs, duets &c., will be given at tlio Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening next the 20th inst., when it is expected there will be a large attendance. The proceeds will be devoted to fencing in the ground on which the Chureh stands. Grants to Poverty Bay.—We learn from private sources that the Government intend to place £2OO on the estimates for the Gisborne Benevolent Society, and £l5O for a jail at Gisborne —an absurdity which we could scarcely imagine any one would be capable of perpetrating. Our local Benevolent Society happens to have a balance of £5O to its credit nt the present time, and as this is anything but a pauperised district, we cannot conceive why the Government should lavish the public money upon an institution that does not really require so much aid, while it ignores ■necessities of a far more urgent character.. With respect to the proposed grant for our jail, the amount (£150) is so ridiculously inadequate as to be utterly useless for the purpose. A rote of £6OO, or £BOO, at least, is required to cover the expense of a suitable jail here, unless, indeed, the Government intend to palm upon us a building little better than the wretched apology for a lock-up we now have.