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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1003, 24 November 1881, Page 2

Mr. Gannon notifies that he will address the electors of Tologa Bay and Patutahi on his return from Wairoa and Moliaka. The nomination for the East Coast Maori electorate will take place to day in the Council Chamber, Napier. The poll, if necessary, will be taken on the Bth of December. A southern contemporary has heard that a private telegram has been received announcing that Sir Julius Vogel left England for New Zealand on October 15. We don’t believe it. Messrs. Pitt and Bennett will sell on Tuesday, the 29th instant, at Makaraka, in the I estate of Duncan Fraser, 900 first-class crossi bred sheep, consisting of 150 fat sheep, 400 ewes with lambs, and 350 stores.

Tenders are required by the Town Clerk for building a punt ; for the supply of office furniture, and for the collection of tramway plant on the Haiti side of the river.

Captain Perriam and the local agents of the Lochnagar are losing no time in discharging and loading their ship. Wool is being expeditiously sent on board, which the fine weather greatly favors.

Messrs. Garrett Bros., call the attention of their numerous town and country customers to their large and varied stock of boots, shoes, and slippers, which will be sold regardless of cost for one month only for cash. Mrs. T. Wilshire announces to the inhabitants of Poverty Bay, that she has taken the premises lately occupied by Mr. Phillips, and intends opening on Saturday next, 26th Nov., as Milliner, &c. Mr. Andrew Reeves, Chairman of the Turanganui Highway Board, convenes a meeting at Tologa Bay, on the 10th December, to strike a rate for the present year, ending 31st March, 1882. The rate to be payable in one sum on 31st December.

The Battery J. Band will play selections of music to-night from 7 to 8 o’clock, in the ground in rear of the Government Buildings. It was intended toplay for 2 hours, but as it would interfere with the performance in Macfarlane’s Hall, the time has been shortened.

We are obliged to leave out much really interesting local matter, through want of space. Amongst other things are Captain Porter’s addresses delivered to the electors at Patutahi, Ormond, and Makaraka, all of which will be issued in supplement form this morning.

At last there is a gleam of hope that the work in the R.M.’s Court will be proceeded with. We learn that Captain Preece has been commissioned to preside on the Bench at Gisborne, and is expected to arrive by the next steamer from tho south. While on this subject we arc glad to announce that Mr. M. Price is improving in health. Mr. M. Boland writes as follows :—Sir, — In your report of Mr. Gannon’s meeting at Ormond, the Volunteer detachment there was stated to have shouldered-arms on the vote of confidence being proposed. This I beg to contradict, as the Volunteers, being only dismissed drill they were in the hall, when a few of the younger boys held their rifles up in their hands. We learn that Mr. M. J. Gannon has instructed his Solicitor to issue a writ against the proprietor of the Poverty Pay Herald, for printing and publishing a c ertain libellous and slanderous statement reflecting on his character. The damages will, probably, be laid at £5OOO, and will be heard at the next sittings of the Supreme Court in Wellington.

We notice that the genial and popular landlord of the Roseland Hotel—Mr. Geo. White —has put his thriving hostelry into the market, owing to the necessities of private affairs, demanding his absence from the Colony. This is a “ spec,” on which many investors have their eyes, and it is not likely to remain long on the seller’s hand without finding a buyer.

It is quite impossible to note the proceedings of the Borough Council on Tuesday evening last, a report of which will appear on Saturday. Amongst other items of interest we notice that the public wharf is to be let by auction, from the Ist of December prox., and that the bridge at Grey Street will be proceeded with so soon as that thoroughfare is proclaimed as public property. It will be seen by referring to our advertising columns, that Messrs. J. and A. Davis, of Makaraka, have received direct from the Home market, ex Antares, a large stock of Men’s and Boy’s clothing, and other articles too numerous to mention. The public are requested to call and make their purchases at once, as they are now selling at the very lowest prices imaginable. We believe that the public are complaining greatly about the places of business being closed for half the day on Wednesday in each week, and it is not improbable that yesterday is the last closing day of the kind. It is annoying for tradesmen to be walking about outside their premises and bound not to admit customers (as was the case yesterday, in more than one instance) although they came specially from the country to trade. Amongst passengers booked for Auckland by vessels to leave London are the following : —Per P. and O. steamer Clyde, to leave London October 11, Mr. E. M. Edgcumbe ; per P. and O. corresponding steamer Tanjore, to leave Venice October 21 and Brindisi 24th, Mr. Horton and Mr. Tonks ; per P. and O steamer Australia, to leave London October 25, Mr. J. Jetter and Mr. Jas. E. Day.

Mr. W. Rees announces that he will address a public meeting in McFarlane’s Hall on Friday evening next, on the subject of the East Coast Land Company. As the several candidates for election have had their say against the company, what Mr. Rees may have to say in support of it, will come with a double interest. The candidates are invited to attend, and we hope they will be “ all there,” and have the courage to repeat their opinions.

The Pay of Plenty Tinies says: —The ignorance prevailing in the old country about New Zealand and Australia is almost incredible to people to have resided for any length of time in the colony. As one illustration of this darkness about these colonies we may mention that we received a paper to day from England, addressed “ The Pay of Plenty Times, Tauranga, Victoria, Australia ” ! When will the people in the United Kingdom learn that New Zealand is not a part nf Australia ?