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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 970, 17 August 1881, Page 2

Mr. J. R. Hurrey announces to builders, contractors, and others that he is prepared to supply timber from the Makauri Steam Sawmills at the cheapest rates. Mr. P. McFarlane has for sale 400 lbs. of excellent salt butter. His example of thus utilising his overplus might well be followed by others who produce more than can be immediately disposed of. We are authorised to state that Mr. W. L. Rees will not stand for the East Coast constituency, and that Captain Porter’s announcement of his intention to contest the seat will be shortly issued. If it be true, as we learn from our Wellington correspondent that the elections will take place in October, candidates should roll up early.

The telegrams save| been received by Mr. Carlaw Smith, Chairman of the Makaraka meeting on Thursday last:Wellington, 15th Aug., 1881. To Cablaw Smith, Esq. .. Your telegram received. The Government proposal is that the East Coast shall be a separate Electoral District, with Gisborne as its centre. . 'U’A * . John Hall. Wellington, 13th Aug., 1881. To Carlaw Smith, Esq; I will do my best to get two members for Eftst jCoast,. Get up public meeting to urge Government to go on with Crown and Native Land Rating Bill. I know they don’t intend ‘ goirig on' with it. ‘ <l. 1 «»1 r A. McDonald. .

With regard to the first, we think}; that, in view .of advices from our own ( , correspondents, there is : every probability that the electorate will be di-" vided, and that Poverty Bay will have a member to itself; but in reference to the second, the matter stands in a Very different light. In our telegrams on Saturday last, we were advised by our correspondent from Wellington that the Crown and Native Land Rating Bill had been withdrawn, so that our surprise was when we perused Mr. McDonald’s telegram purporting that it was still beforethe House. To make assurance doubly sure, we wired to our agent in Wellington, yesterday, from whom we received the following reply The Bill is practically ' still on the Order paper. The government stated during No-cOnfidence debate that if the i second reading was carried, they would not s proceed, with ,the. Bill. ? t Mt, apirft iany qdpstienOf. Withdrawal, or otherwise, what opinion can be formed of Mf.- Me Donald’s 1 conduct —we might write “ audacity " —in asking us to agitate at a public meeting for the jsiteieutation of » pleasure which he, himself, voted against on the second reading? The proverbial “ child’s play ” is ebribflfi biWfe-. ness jyhen placed; side by side with such nursery-like pastime bf'the Honourable Member for the East Coast. One more ounce should make “ our member ” kick the bedfti bf political tqpi-foolery, so that his recovery will be for ever sealed. ‘‘ < g