The Standard AND PEOPLE'S ADVOCATE. (PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1876.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 439, 23 December 1876, Page 2

The Standard AND PEOPLE'S ADVOCATE. (PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1876.

“ We nlia.ll sell to no intin justice or right: We shall deny to no man justice or right: We shall defer to no man justice or right.”

We have but little space at our disposal to refer to the Nominations which took place yesterday. At 12 o’clock the fallowing Nominees were declared by the respective Returning Officers —For the Gisborne Riding, J. Buchanan, was proposed by W. H. Tucker, and W. W. Wilson; C. W. Ferris by A. Graham and F. Dufaur ; J. Tutchen, by T, E. Shirley, and W. Teat; 8. C. Caulton, by G. E. Read and D. Page; J. R. Hurrey, by W. W. Wilson and J. Hervey ; and C. I). Berry, by E. K. Brown and H. E Webb. For the Waimata Riding, -Allan M’Donald, was proposed by J. Seymour and R. G. Gibbons ; and J. Seymour by A. M'Donald and R. G. Gibbons, These gentlemen were declared duly elected, there being no other candidate. For the Arai Biding, J. W. Johnson was proposed by G. R. Johnson and C. Evans, and of course, duly elected. We shall resume our remarks ou a future occasion.

We congratulate our readers on the return of fine weather. Everyone seems to have taken fresh heart, as the ugly clouds have given way to sunshine, and wintry winds to summer heat. Before our next issue, another anniversary of an event—to the second realization of which all Christendom looks forward with longing hope—will have rolled into the by past of Eternity ; aud Time will have added one more record to the scroll of ages. The Waerenga-a-hika races, concert, and ball will also be things of the past ; and we trust will have been thoroughly enjoyed by many. Social reunions and amusements incidental to the time, and permissible by the season of the year, will, likewise, have been participated in ; which, together with the prospect of a tolerably good harvest, will teach us to be thankful. Looking forward, then, with bright hopes for the future of our new home, we cordially wish each and all of our readers, the compliments of the season, and A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

We had proposed to ourselves the task of illustrating to-day a few of the benefits and advantages to be derived from the contemplated change of Government for the town of Gisborne, namely, by erecting it into a Municipality, and withdrawing from the operation of the Counties Act altogether, but our space and time are too limited. Matters, however, upon which we should have touched, will be, doubtless, well canvassed at the meeting to take place to day ; but we may state here that the other cognate question of merging the Poverty Bay Highway District into the County, is one that concerns the country settlers more than the town folk ; and, as there are some three months before us ere anything can be definitely settled—the meeting of. the County Council, too, being necessary—it may be considered advisable to take no immediate action to-day, but be content with a mere discussion of the principle involved.

The Municipality question is one that concerns the townspeople almost exclusively, and requires prompt, action, so as to save future complication and etnbarassment. The action to be taken is very simple, and shouldbo determined on to-day. Under the new Act all that is required is, that the proposed Borough shall not be more than nine square miles in extent, no two points of which shall be more than six miles distant from each other. That it contains 250 resident householders ; and that a petition signed by not less than 100 of such resident householders, be sent to the Governor, praying him to constitute the district a Borough. These questions are of vital importance, and we trust they will be discussed, and decided, on their merits.