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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 953, 18 June 1881, Page 2

Mr. Turnbull, M.H.R., takes apetition from Timaru to Wellington for presentation to Parliament asking for work for the unemployed.

As instancing the severity of the weather in the southern districts ten head of cattle were found dead recently in a paddock near Amberley.

Mr. Crawford’s new brewery is going a-head like a steamboat, the fine weather being greatly in his favor. The well and reservoir are about being finished ; the brick foundation ditto, and the arrival of the timber is anxiously looked for. The Wairoa County Council has received a letter from the Hon. Mr. Rolleston regretting that he had been unable to take himself personally acquainted with the district between Wairoa and Gisborne, but hoped to do so after next session.

It is time that the Borough authorities put a stop to the abominable nuisance of the night cart going its rounds before midnight. Several complaints have reached us of late of this peripatetic abomination being seen and smelt in the streets as early as 11 o’clock, if not sooner. Under any circumstances the night cart is not a desirable street companion, and efforts should be made to reduce the nuisance arising from so objectionable a necessity to the narrowest possible compass. T e Borough By-laws confine the operation of emptying cesspools to the hours between 12 o’clock at midnight, and 6 o’clock in the morning.

It is reported from Timaru that two comets are now distinctly visible there—one setting at seven o’clock in the evening and the other rising about five o’clock in the morning.

We are glad to state that the shares in the projected Gas Company are in active and promising demand. Mr. Haase, the energetic and pushing Secretary is causing applicants to put in an appearance, and enter up their subscriptions in a manner worthy of commendation. And it is gratifying to see that the public are alive to their interests by a hearty promotion of this most desirable work. There are already one applicant for 500 shares, several for 100 each, and numerous others for ten shares and upwards. This is encouraging, and gives warrant that enterprise is not yet stamped out in Poverty Bay.

We learn that some portions of the road to Tologa Bay are in, not only an untravellable, but an extremely dangerous condition. The sitting of the Native Land Court at Tologa Bay, has required the periodical visits of several settlers to that township lately, through whose mishaps we have become acquainted with the actual state of affairs—which, according to our informant, is very undesirable. The residents, and constant travellers on the coast, are, possibly, pretty well inured to what cannot be overcome, even’by growling, so they hold their peace. But there> can be no doubt that something in the direction of having these causes of complaint lessened, if not removed altogether, must be done.

As far as indications are concerned there seems to be no limit to the amount of wealth of the East Coast. By the last trip of the Rosina Mr. W. Clarke, Managing Director of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, received a sample box of paraffin earth, taken from the surface of the ground, not far from where the boring operations are to be commenced. To all appearance it is of the same character as the samples from the South Pacific Company’s ground ; although it is, obviously, not so rich as those lately received. But, whatever its value may be, it is an indication, and, as such, we may hope for the best, which, shortly stated, means that, ere long, we shall have two Companies exporting both paraffin and petroleum.

Mr. Onward Bates (late Director of the South Pacific Petroleum Company), Mr. W. Clarke, and Mr. C. D. Berry have just returned from an inspection tour to the Company’s ground. The object of the visit was to give Mr. Bates an opportunity of seeing for himself, the magnitude of the resources yet to be developed ; and, we are glad to say the result is most satisfactory. Mr. Bates expresses himselj in terms of unqualified praise as to the prospects of the Company ; and, as he is going to the “ oil country ’’—Pennsylvania—he will take such a good report of Jhis Government-forsaken part of the country? as will draw much outside attention to Poverty Bay, and its mineral and other resources. Both Mr. Bates and Mr. Clarke are satisfied with the efforts made by Mr. Berry to promote the interests of the Company. And we are glad to assure shareholders that both as

far as paraffin and petroleum are concerned, everything that can be done, is being done to turn affairs to the most profitable account.