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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 409, 13 September 1876, Page 2

Money.—Tenders are invited by the Gisborne Investment Society for the sum of £lOO, vide advertisement. Horse Parade. —Owners of entire horses are invited to parade their animals at Makaraka on Saturday next, from 3 to 5 in the afternoon. Argyll Stables.—Mr. S. M. Wilson announces that great improvements are being made in these stables, and guarantees that every want of his customers will be well attended to. Statistics.—-We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government printer of a volume of the Statistics of New Zealand for the year 1875, a most complete and valuable work of record ; and is at the service of any of our readers desirving its use. Education Rates. —A notice appears this morning, from Mr. R. B. Lusk, intimating that unless the education rates for the current year are paid forthwith, the ratepayers may know what to expect ; at any rate they will enjoy the satisfaction of having the money demanded with a business-like politeness, and not by highwaymen of the Read y-stand and deliver—your money or your life, class. Masonic Hotel.—The proprietors of this establishment are determined to keep pace with the times. In addition to a most reasonable tariff for meals, &c., a “Free Library” is now opened in the hotel, supplied with writing materials, and a good supply of the leading colonial journals and periodicals of the day. Such accommodation was much wanted, and while the arrangements of Messrs Page and Co. will prove a great benefit to the community, we trust they will find them remunerative to themselves. Editorial Beer. —We have to acknowledge the safe arrival of a “ first instalment,” so it is called, of Mr. R. G. Gibbons’ Napier bottled stout, and, of course, how could we do otherwise than pronounce it, as it really is—first rate ? We learn that Mr Gibbons intends shortly to extend his trade, or to increase, it we do not exactly know which—to Poverty Bay .; and we can. assure him that if he brings the same prime stuff with him as that which he has sent us, he need not hang down his head. May your beer never grow worse Mr. Gibbons.! Publicans’ ' Credit. — The following judgment recently delivered by J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M., at Dunedin, may be interesting :—“ David Connie and others v. Alfred Grave, (Oamaru). — Claim £6 8s sd, good supplied.—His Worship : There are sundry bottles of ale and stout and old tom. Why do you give these liquors for credit? — Plaintiffs. We are licensed to sell them. —His Worship: Then I can’t give you judgment. If you choose to sell spirits on credit, I can’t give you judgment. You cannot recover anything beyond £1 for spirits at one time. It is a bad tiling selling anything of that kind upon credit. If a man cannot pay ready money for his drink, he should not get any. I must take off 17s 6d for spirits. There is more than that. There are eight bottles of old tom' in a month. I don’t wonder at the man not being able to pay you. £1 8s comes off.—Judgment for £5 10s sd, with costs.