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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1032, 4 February 1882, Page 2

A meeting of the Lawn Tennis Club will take place at the Albion Hotel on Wednesday evening next, at eight o’clock. It. is to lie hoped that there will be a full meeting of those inteiested.

Notice is given in our advertising columns in this morning’s issue that a dividend of 7s 6(1 in the pound, in the estate of Henare Potae, will be paid at. the oliice of Mr Carlaw Smith, trustee, on and after Monday next..

We are glad to be able to notify that Messrs Combs and Co. will re open their drapery business in a few days. Their wellselected stock of drapery will be offered to the public at greatly reduced prices for cash. We see by our Napier exchanges that our old friend Mr John Villers, late of the Ciiandos Hotel, Ormond, has once more become a boniface, having taken over the Ferry Hotel, Western Spit, Napier. We wish Air Villers success in liis venture.

Cr. Lewis’s estimate of the price of 12 lamps for lighting Gisborne is as follows : —l2 lamps at (Jus., £36 ; 12 posts and Using same at 3 >s, £2l: Total, £57. Cost of maintenance per month—l2 lamps at os, £3 ; cleaning and lighting same, say £2 : Total cost per month, £5.. The cost of each lamp will be £3. Tlte J Battery Band gave their usual fortnightly open-air concert last. Thursday evening. A varied and lengthy programme was gone through in a very creditable manner, and the members deserve credit for the proficiency displayed, showing that the practices are well attended. We would suggest, that in future the enclosure occupied by the Baud be kept free from the larrikin element.

Host Allanach, of the Gisborne Hotel, has made some important alterations in the premise. he now occupies. It has been repainted both inside and out. The ancient four-roomed cottage alongside the hotel lias been removed under the supervision of Mr C. It. Berry, and a commodious building, 45xlSft., is being erected in its place. This is intended to be temporarily set apart, fur the accommodate >n of the Natives while the Land Court is sitting. Other improvements are in course of progress.

It will be seen on reference to Mr W. K McLean’s commercial report in another column, that the Waikohu station in this district, late the property of 8. Locke, Esq., has been purchased by Mr. Allan McLean, who recently owned the Tuki Tuki station in Hawke's Bay. Mr. Mel,can is a settler of many years standing, and lias done a great deal towards improving the breed of thoroughbred stock in Hawke's Bay, by importing some of the best sires and dams from Australia and England. He is a settler of the night stamp, ami we are glad to see a gentleman of his experience casting in his lot with us. The community as a whole must benefit by the advent of men of means and such liberal principles as are possessed by Mr. McLean.

Amongst, other interesting items connected with the Auckland Crown Lands Board, we extract the following, referring to the Deferred Payment Land at Gisborne : —M r Fearon, the laud officer at Gisborne, recommended a r - duction of price of the land set apart for deferred payment selectors; also, that they should be offered for cash payments. The price was now too high, lie suggested that instead of an u. set price of 29s per acre, the land be offered for sate at 10s and ss. The Chairman said that in tire case of similar application Mr Kolleston, Minister of Lands, had expressed an opinion that when land was declared open under the deferred payment system, it should remain so for two years. It was agreed to send a copy of the recommendation to the Government, with a request that it be given effect to.

How Chow of Mr 8. M. Wilson’s Hotel, is prepared to purchase dried fungus in any quantity. Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co. will sell on Thursday, next the 9th inst., forfeited shares in the .Southern Cross Company. For particulars vide advertisement.

Mr E. ff. Ward notifies that application will be made fur the discharge of Henare Potae, a debtor, uu the 16th February, at three o’clock. The following is a literal copy of a letter sent to a medical gentleman : —Cer —Yale oblige me if vole kum un ce me, I have a Bad Kowld, am Hill in my Bowhills, and have lost my Happy Tight.” The Americans not only have the champion sculler, and the champion trotting mare, and the champion faster; they are now boasting of the champion bigamist,a man named Marvin, now iu Richmond Gaol, who has 11 known wires. One of the effects of the passing of the new Licensing .Act, which vests the control of the liquor traffic practically in the hands of the people, is to make capitalists chary of investing their money in the erection of hotel property. A gentlemen in Auckland had made arrangements to erect a handsome family hole! in Hobson-street at a cost of over £4OOO, but in view of the perils now attendant, upon getting a license he changed his mind, and is now about, to expend the money in the erection of shops and dwelling houses. A Melbourne corresjxmdent who is well posted in sporting matters writes to the Dunedin Evening Star :—“ The visit of another Australian Eleven Home is now a setttled thing, and 1 am in a position to state that they will consist of Bon nor, Blackham, Boyle, Edwards, Giffen, Evans, Horan, Massie Murdoch, McDonnell, McShane, Palmer, and Spoffortli—a fine team in all respects. They will leave here early in March. Your towns men, Mr A. T. Dunning, offered the Englishmen a good sum to play in New Zealand, but he could not come to terms with them. Mr Dum.ing, in conjunction with his agent, Mr Halifax, has offered the next Australian Eleven a high guarantee for the whole of their tour in England and the Colonies, and is, from a’l accounts, likely to arrange the matter. 1 hear that three of our most celebrated pedestrians —viz., Applett. (short distance), O’Brien (the mile runner), and Connor (walkist) — contemplate visiting England as Australian athletes; but. they will make a tour of the Colonies before sailing, and being first class men, should attract attention. Mr Halifax, late of your city, has, I believe, the matter in hand for them.”