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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 992, 29 October 1881, Page 2

We beg to remind subscribers and advertisers in the Standabd that the new proprietors will accept the earliest and most direct means of waiting upon them for their favors ; but it must be distinctly understood that, unless counteririanded in the usual way, all current advertisements will becontinued and charged for accordingly.' An exchange says :—For the first time in tWenty years the Wanganui district has been declared entirely free from scab m sheep. A.report was circulated in town, yesterday, that Mr. Areliard, late of the Roseland Hotel, but lately of the Wharf Hotel, Auckland, has committed suicide.; but the particulars, if correct, bare not yet been ascertained.

Mr. Wi Pere is a candidate for the East Coast Maori Electoral District. He will oppose Mr. Henare Tomoana the present member. Mr. Retreat Tapsell of Tauranga the Native Assessor Who was with the Native Land Court that held its late sittings here is also spoken of as a candidate. We learn that there are likely to be a goodly number of applicants for the position of Town Clerk for the Borough of Gisborne. We trust that no consideration but that of an all-round qualification will, move the Councillors to a selection., arid that the best men will obtain the appointment. The nominations for the Waimata Riding Cook County 'Council will take place on' the sth proximo. There are two members to be returned. The only two candidates so far as is at present known. ar? one of the present representatives Mr. W. K. Chambers, and Mr. M. J. Gannon! Possibly the election will take place without a contest. It has come to our knowledge, by report, that Mr. F. J. Piesse has resigned his seat at the Borough Council Board. We regret this step of the worthy Councillor, as of all others he has proved'himself an active member, and one loyally devoted to the best interests of the burgesses, whose place it will be difficult to fill.

An announcement appears this morning that the good ship Lochnagar, Capt. Perriam, will arrive from the Bluff, where she arrived bn Wednesday last, in the course of a few days ; and that she will commence loading wool immediately. . Messrs. Carr and Sons are anxious to get the Lochnagar away as early as possible to be in time for the May sales, and have, requested im to point out the advisability of woolgrowers transmitting their clips with due regard to khat event. The Lochnagar 'will he a full ship hence, and offers a capital opportunity for an early run home. Yesterday we were shown a telegram in which it was stated on pretty good authority that there is little chance of another sitting of the Native Land Court in Poverty Bay until May next. No reason is assigned for this delaybut it is extremely vexatious in view of there being so'inuch business on hand. Jt would.be extremely satisfactory to., know if that dilapidated old fossil, Judge Fenton, has. anything to do With this matter. It was reported'that? he'h act, resigned; and ifso let him be pensioned, and started off with his bow and. fiddle for good-.. . / . . ,

Mr. P. McFarlane has drawn our attention to a coniplaint'wliieli he makes with regard to an oversight in the vote of thanks Mr. Woon has accorded to' the Battery J Band for its -services at [he -recent Art Exhibition. Mr; McFarlane is'feft-outGiri the cold, with a severity of-forgetfulness, that cannot accuse, him of personal egotism in. the matter. We suppose it was only an oversight on the part of. Mr. Woon,,but it will,serve to show how necessary it is to be careful and just in the administration of encomiums. It is not Mr. McFarlane’s wish to parade t]ie services he and his family rendered to the Exhibition, but it is known that lie'-piit hiniself to a deal of extra trouble in the and it would have been but fairtto’award him a meed' of compliment.

The coach and carriage interest is being well represented in Gisborne just -now. Mr. J. Forster’s new advertisement appears in our columns 4 thia/morning, which makes more particularly, known the exact features of his trade. According to a contemporary Mr. Forster has just finished a? new hand hose-reel for the Napier Fire Brigade. This reel was a prize given by the Union Insurance Compatiy at last year's competition, and was won by the Napier men. It is of handsome construction, and extremely light, weighing only 260 lbs. There is also on Mr. Forster’s premises at the present time a fine horse hosereel constructed to the order of the Spit Fire Brigade. : It will carry six men, besides the hosp and necessary implements, and only weighs 840 lbs. Both the reels are of very handsome construction, excellent workmanship, and reflect great credit upon the establishment of Mr, Forster.

Mr. McDonald’s address to the electors of the East Coast District will be found in our advertising columns. . Messrs. Pourke and Smith will sell the racing mare Lost Lady, at Stevenson’s stables to-day, at 2 o’clock. Applications for the borrowing of the sum £7OO, in amounts of £lOO and upwards, will be received by the Town Clerk up to 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Ist of November. The Returning Officer for the Borough of Gisborne notifies that he has appointed Tuesday the 7th of November, the day of nominations for the honor of Councillor, vice Mr. F. J. Piesse, who has resigned. In another column will be found the names of the tradesmen who have given their support to the early closing movement recently set afoot by several of the employees in Gisborne. The list seems to embrace most of the business houses in the town, except the “ pubs ; the lawyers, newspapers, and banks, are not amongst those who can afford to give away one-twelfth of each working week for the pursuit of pleasure or amusement. The closing movement will commence on Wednesday next, so that ladies must bear that in mind, and country settlers not come to town after 1 o’clock in the day. A “ well-known bookmaker ” writes to the Southland News about the Gaming and Lotteries Bill as follows “No doubt Mr. Dick thought he had done a very good stroke in getting the bill passed, but he wouldn’t think so if he knew as much as I do. Why, the effect will be to cause at least £50,000 to be sent annually over to Melbourne. Within my own knowledge, there was last week sent from Invercargill no less than £6B for tickets. Now what I want to know is wherein the wisdom lies of compelling prople who will invest a pound or two to send their money out of the country ? To be sure, some of it may come back again, but only after the per centages have been taken off. To my mind, it is just a piece of foolishness to prohibit lotteries in New Zealand unlees the other Colonies do the same, and even then people so disposed would take tickets in the foreign lotteries that are far less likely than local sweeps to give returns. I don’t believe you will ever be able to put down betting altogether, and the next best thing would be to legalise them, and prevent, as far as possible, all unfair practices. I suppose it would be too much to expect the Government to interfere so far as to make it imperative for those who get up sweeps, &c., to give proper security for the faithful performance of the work they undertake —t.e., the allocation of the money subscribed, but it would be a good thing if such were the law—it, would spoil the little game of such as North, of Wellington, and other marauders.”