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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 331, 8 December 1875, Page 2

Sale of Cattle at Makaraka. —Mr. Hall will hold a sale of 21 choice head of cattle at Makaraka to-day, at noon..

Wesleyan Building Fund Entertainment. —The entertainment in aid of the Wesleyan Church Building Fund that was announced for Friday next is postponed until next week.—advt. Builder for Ormond.—Mr. Bach has commenced business as a builder, at Ormond, where there is a good scope for that trade. We trust he will meet with that success which ought to he the reward of men of his enterprising stamp. Houses to Let. —There are at present no less than five or six houses to let in Gisborne, and it is probable that, ere long, there will be more, as new houses are being continually put up. A reduction in house rent may, therefore, be anticipated. Official Appointments. — Hartley Mclntire, Esq., has been appointed an Examiner of Titles for the district of Hawke’s Bay. Duncan Guy, Esq., is to be Clerk to the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Napier, and Clerk to the Licensing Court at Petane.

Easy Coast Constituency. — Captain Morris will address the electors of Poverty Bay, at the Masonic Hall, on Saturday evening next, the 11th instant, at halfpast seven. Celtic Meeting.—The public meeting for the inauguration of the Poverty Bay Celtic Club, and for making arrangements for sports, &c, at the New T ear, takes place at the Ormond Hotel, Ormond, this (Wednesday) evening, at six o’clock. The Committee, meet at the same place at five. It is to be hoped there will be a large attendance. Parliamentary Paper.—We received by last mail, from Wellington, a Parliamentary paper, in the shape of an octavo pamphlet, containing the name and titles of the Governor, the names of and departments presided over by the Ministry, roll of the Legislative Councillors, and an alphabetical list of the members of the House of Representatives, with an index to the Parliamentary debates (volume 18) which took place-during the last session. Christmas Spobts at Wabrenga-a-hika. —-The usual Christinas Sports will be held at Waerenga-a-hika, on Monday 27th instant —Boxing day. A very attractive programme appears in another column, with important alterations. On Wednesday next, the 15th instant, the right to erect a booth, and a fruit and pastry stall on the race course, at Waerenga-a-hika, on the day of the Sports, will be sold at the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel, (Mr. Saunders’) by public auction.

Oddfellowship.—We understand that it is in contemplation to establish an Oddfellows’ Lodge at Ormond as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. The prime mover in this matter is P. G. Warren, of the Gisborne Lodge, whose laudable zeal and exertion in promoting Oddfellowship is well known. Ormond is now getting a populous place, and we have no doubt Oddfellowship will thrive in it as it has in Gisborne, especially as there are several energetic persons at the former place who are determined to extend the causein that part of the district. We wish the project every success.

Maliciously Removing Hobses. Our attention has been lately called to a villainous practice which is causing much inconvenience, as well as trouble and expense to those of our townspeople who are evidently made victims of malice ; and that is removing horses from secure paddocks at night, to out-of-the-way localities where the animals are not likely to be easily discovered. In two or three instances, in which malice has been' thus unmistakably exhibited, the owners of the horses concluded that the animals were stolen, and have had to advertise them and offer a reward for their recovery ; but it turned out that they were merely temporarily driven away from revengeful motives. As it appears that the names of some of the individuals who indulge in this kind of villainy are known, we would advise them to desist at once, or they may find themselves in the hands of justice sooner than they expect. Building Improvements.—The Royal Oak Hotel, (Mr. Dempsey's) Matawhero, is undergoing extensive alterations and repairs — the contractor for the work being Mr. A. Martin. A two story wing with balcony, is to be added to the front of the original building, whereby additional accommodation to the extent of seven or eight rooms will be given. One or two of the rooms in the old building are to be enlarged, and the whole of the rooms are to be newly papered. When these improvements are completed the Royal Oak will be one of the best roadside inns in the district. The work is being so rapidly proceeded with that it is expected it will be finished before Christmas. The addition made to the Shamrock Hotel —of which work Mr. Martin is also the contractor —is nearly completed, and will materially enhance the accommodation at that Hotel. The erection of the Presbyterian Manse, by the same contractor, is to commence shortly, and the contract is expected to be executed in about three months hence. The Wesleyan Church—of which edifice we intend to give a description after it has been opened for public worship—has just been completed by Mr. Ross. The same builder has also completed a neat and commodious cottage, with bow windows, for Mr. Cooper. The Venerable Archdeacon Williams having decided to make Gisborne his future place of residence, intends, we learn, to erect a dwelling house near Mr. Brooke Taylor’s residence, where he owns an allotment of land. A large quantity of timber for this house arrived here by the Orpheus, from Mercury Bay, on Friday last. Trinity parsonage, and Mr. Woon’s house are in a forward state; and the building of two or three cottages, between the Royal Hotel and Fagan town, is going on. The Good Templars are making arrangements for building a hall on a leased allotment somewhere about the centre of the town. The Armed Constabulary on the East Coast. —We learn that about two months ago, some busy-body on the East Coast, (supposed to be a pakeha) wrote to the Defence Minister, stating that everything was so quiet in the district as to render it unnecessary for the detachment of the Armed Constabulary, stationed at Awanui, to remain there any longer. Sir Donald McLean, it would appear, acted so far upon this information, as to have intimated to the Hon. W. Morgan, prior to leaving the Empire City, at the close of the Parliamentary Session, that the detachment would be withdrawn. Mr. Morgan protested at once against such an absurd proceeding, on the ground that the presence of the Constabulary on the coast was imperatively needed; and moreover, that it would be most injudicious to comply with a suggestion that had emanated from a private individual, who was in no wise backed therein, by either the Resident Magistrate of the district, or the settlers. Since Mr. Morgan has returned home, a petition to the Defence Minister, has been got up by both the Native and European settlers, praying that not only the present detachment be allowed to remain, but that, additional men be sent, so that the coast may thus be placed under proper police protection. This is what the settlers always expressed a wish for, and great surprise is felt that Sir Donald should have entertained any suggestion or proposal to the contrary, especially as the suggestion seems to have been made by some obscure individual, whose meddling propensities in this direction does him no credit. Steps have, we believe, been taken to get the name of this person divulged, which, we presume, the Defence Department will not object to.

Tenders ipit Printing Office.— The following tenders have been received for the erection of a new Printing Office for the Standard: —C. D. Berry, £341; A. Martin, £330; Forbes and Skeet, £319; the last, being the lowest, was accepted.

Colonial Prize Firing.—lt will be seen ‘on reference to our advertising columns, that those members of the Poverty Bay Mounted Rifle Volunteers, who intend to compete as representatives at the Colonial Prize Firing, must send in their names to Captain Hardy not later than the 20th instant.

Now is the time to subscribe to Saturday Night. Two sewing machines to be given to Subscribers, valued at Seven and Six Guineas, for solving a riddle, or writing the best essay on the most enjoyable way of spending Christmas in the Colonies. Agents everywhere.—[advt.] Tenders for Breaking and Spreading Metal. —No tender having been received for breaking and spreading metal on the Glad stone-road up to Monday the 6th instant, (the last day for receiving such tenders) the time has been extended to Monday next, the 13th instant. Death of Captain Burch.—A telegram was received in Gisborne, a day or two ago, announcing the death of Captain Burch, late ofAjje Queen Bee, on board the ship Adamante, which event took place six weeks before the arrival of that vessel at the Bluff. Captain Burch, who was Captain of the Adamante, previously commanded the Queen Bee, which loadeffl wool here for London last year, and hast a brother, as well as several friends and acquaintances in Poverty Bay. The Inward English Mail. —The English ’and European Mail, via ’Frisco arrived at Auckland on Sunday last the sth inst The Gisborne portion of the mail is expected here by the Pretty Jane on Friday or Saturday next. Gisbobne School Buildings.—Capt. Porter received a telegram from the Board of Education, yesterday, stating that the Board had granted £125 towards the erection of the Gisborne school buildings. With this grant, there is now a sum of £446 available, and as the Board has been requested to accept a tender for the erection of these buildings—which are •most urgently needed—it is fully expected that the work will be proceeded with at once. The Rosina.—The steamer Rosina, which left here on Sunday morning the 28th ultimo, for the respective settlements on the East Coast, returned on Sunday mornings last. She called at Tologa Bay, Tokvinaru, Waipiro, Tuparoa, Awanui, Kawa Kawa, and Hicks’ Bay, at each of which Settlements she was welcomed, and so far encouraged by the settlers as to induce a belief that she will be able to command a fair trade on the coast. The Rosina, will, therefore, make occasional trips up the Coast; and if the Government will subsidise her for carrying mails —as it is fully expected they will—she will, of course, ply regularly to and from Gisborne and Awanui, and intermediate ports. By thus alternating with the Gisborne and Waiapu mailman, weekly mail communication with the East Coast will be established. Captain /Trimmer accompanied the Rosina from Tologa Bay to Hicks’ Bay and back.

Ancient Order of Foresters.—We are glad to learn that there is now a fair prospect of a Court being speedily’ established in Gisborne, in connection with the Ancient Order of Foresters. The requisite .number of members for constituting' a Court has been obtained, and all that is now required is a dispensation, for it, which, we learn, can be granted by the Court of Foresters in Napier. An application is, therefore, about to be made to that Court, and it is expected that the Gisborne Court will be inaugurated, either before Christmas, or during the first or second week in January. A Napier gentleman, who is at present on a visit to Gisborne, and who is prominently connected with the Foresters at the former place, has rendered material aid in respect to the projected Gisborne Court, and will probably be the officer who will be selected to open it. A Court of Foresters recently opened at Wairoa, is, we are informed, in a flourishing state. Branch Courts are to be shortly opened at one or two other townships in the province of Hawke’s Bay:

East Coast Candidature. — Mr. McDonald requests us to state that, although he is not a candidate at the present time, for the East Coast electorate, he holds himself free to become one, if requested, to do so. R.M.’s Court.—We regret that, owing to the inconvenient day on which this Court sits, and the many delays that are caused through seemingly needless interruptions, we are unable to give a full report of the proceedings.