Tologa Bay.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1059, 8 April 1882, Page 2

Tologa Bay.

(from our own correspondent.) April 4th. There is nothing very much to write about this week. Tologa seems almost deserted by both Europeans and Maoris. As regards business, it barely exists other than in name. The approaching races are the main topic of conversation, and we hope that they may pass off well, and meet with public approval. I have just received the following letter, which will give you some idea of the state of things in TologaTologa Bay, Ist April, 1882. Mr. Newspaper, Dear Sir, —I send you these few notes because I think they might interest you a good deal: —9 a.m.; breakfast over, one cook shook out the tablecloth, 19 crumbs und one piece of butter dropped, 9.30 a.m.; three big pigs in the “ Sea View’s ” back yard, fighting over a bone, a small dog bit one on a tender part. 10 a.m.; a very tall white man just walked down to the Ferry, one button oil his waistcoat, the third from the top. 10.30 a.m.; two Natives riding on one horse, one of them looks uneasy, I think he must have a boil somewhere. 11 a.m.; the butcher’s shop just opened, four large blow-flies on one shoulder of mutton. Noon ; not much to note during the last hour. Two dogs fought; four pigs crossed the road ; one man went into the store; and a horse neighed. 1 p.m.; dinner time, but my glass is misty I cannot see what is on the table, but 1 expect it isn’t up to much. 2 p.m.: dinner over ; nine people look rather smiling as if they had partaken of some refreshment, I think they must have. 3 p.m.; Oh, dear me, someone is calling ; I am sorry I cannot stay any longer, but another day I will watch (all day) and write you again.— Yours much, Sfx-glass.

I hope my unknown friend will write again soon, very observant, evidently. And we hoar the liosina is to be laid aside at last. It is about time. To say the very least it is very disgraceful the way the steamer treats her regular customers. Only lately a boniface went to Auckland, and on his way ordered some goods in Gisborne, he reached Auckland, purchased some goods there, and returned home. To his surprise the goods bought in Gisborne were not to hand. In a few days down came the Auckland goods, they are landed, opened and put on the shelves. Now, where are the goods bought in Gisborne ? Why, on board the liosina. being carted up and down the coast, as if they were intended for ballast. I understand orders have been sent down to have them taken out of the liosina and sent on by the schooner Gisborne. How can any agent or owner expect a vessel to make him any profitable return, when she treats customers in such a manner. It is to be hoped the new steamer will commence her career with a far different principle to this. The weather has been very miserable the last two days, ram falling in that soft drizzling manner that wets one through so quickly. The nights very cold aud wretched.

The Tologa Bay ratepayers were very unanimous in their voting on the £7,000 loan, and great are the hopes that it will not be voted. Hail there been a probability of some portion of the money being spent in this district the voting would have been different, but ratepayers could not see the fun in voting for a loan, of which they were not to receive a particle of benefit.

The Standard, in a leading article, supports the proposed reduction in the duties on colonial wines imported into the United Kingdom. The Queen lost no time in conveying through Mr Gladstone her thanks Io the Rev. Dr. M’Cabe, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, for bis recent pastoral in denunciation of secret societies.

At the annual meeting of the National Lifeboat Institution held the other day, it was announced that the late Mr G. M. Gray, of Wanganui, New Zealand, had left the institution .-£5OO. He had previously given it a lifeboat, which was named at liis request the Peep o’ Day, “ the gift of a Scot, abroad.” Two Armstrong guns of 25 tons each have just been shipped to Sydney. The guns, wo are told, are capable of completely destroying the armour of all except the very largest and latest modern ironclad ships. When these guns are placed in position, the harbour of Port Jackson will bo the most protected spot along the whole of the Australian coast.