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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1160, 27 September 1882, Page 2

Awkward for Read’s Trustees. The missing O’Meara—Cooper receipts have turned up. This means criminal action.

The Rev. J. Hill gave a very interesting Icture last evening in the school-house on the subject of “The Tabernacle and the Jewish Ritual.” We regret that space compels us to curtail our description of it for today, but, with Mr Hill’s kind permission, we shall place the subject matter more fully before our readers on a future occasion. The lecture was well attended, and gave great satisfaction to the audience. We (“Wairoa Guardian”) have received from Mr Allan M‘Donald, M.H.R. for this district, a copy of the Estimates for the year ending the 31st March, 1883. Among the items we find the following amounts relating to this electoral district: —Roads to open up lands before sale, Gisborne to Wairoa, £9,700 (exclusive of liabilities, £2,400); Ormond to Waiapu, £6,000 (present liabilities, £2,574) ; Ruakiture block, £],BBo(liabilities, £1,080); Gisborne to Waimata, £1,500 (liabilities, £1,266); Tologa Bay to Arakihi, £2.000; Ohuka to Waikaremoana, £1,500 ; Rotokakarangu block, £5OO ! Opotiki to Ormond, £7,294 (liabilities. £2,*204) ; Mohaka and Waiters (Waikari), £1,500. The total amount voted for the East Coast electoral district reaches, therefore, to £31,874. Against this sum, however, there are liabilities amounting to £7,329, thus leaving a balance to be spent this year and next, of £22/260. It will be seen by this that a sum of £9,709 has ben appropriated for the Wairoa>Gisborue road, This sum, if judiciously expended, should make a good road between this and the neighboring county town--Gisborne, and, when once completed, we feel sure an era of prosperity will dawn upon our hitherto neglected district.

A small crowd of spectators were gathered in front of Mr Miller’s, the hairdresser’s, premises in the Gladstone Road early this morning. They were earnestly gazing in at the window, On our reporter approaching the window he found what the trouble was. Mr Miller's dog had evidently been looked up in the shop fur the night, an<i finding his quarters rather uncomfortable, had carefully taken up his position in the window, regardless of the cigarettes, tobacco, bottles of hairoil, buttles of scent, and everything else. He was, when we saw him, carefully and calmly reposing on some packages of cigarettes. U hat Mr Miller will say to his canine follower we know not, but we hope he will not be too severe upon him, as it seems perfectly clear that he found the back part of the shop rather cold, and thought he would have a look at the world and feel the warmth of the sun.

The other day a sailor in Auckland smashed several panes of glass in a shop in Queen-street. He did not run away, and when arrested and asked the reason for his conduct replied that he wished to be sent to gaol to get clear of his ship. We understand that the sale of the lands known as Pouawa and Waimata blocks, the property of the New Zealand Laud Settlement Company, advertised for auction by the New Zeu-and Loan and Mercantile Company, will be further postponed.

A number of valuable properties in various parts of the town are advertised elsewhere, to be sold privately, aud for particulars application should be made to Mr C. D. Berry or to Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co. The sections to be disposed of are in some instances built upon and planted with choice trees. Any person wishing to secure town properties should peruse the advertisement. Mr Ewen Cameron’s well-known horse Ruapehu, by Pacific out of an imported Arabian mare, will run with his mares this season at Tuanga. Ruapehu’s stock are too well known to need comment, and we are assured he will have a successful season.

The “getter up” or “promoter” of the Hone Kewa case, is determined, spite of many warnings, to provoke further interference from us. Hu has been heard to say, “ It 1 can't have * * * * on this case, I'll have him on another,” aud yet ho denies any selfish or vindictive motive in his actions. We shall have to recall to his memory certain little matters that occurred sometime ago, which if brought to light would show him iti a far worse position than the person whom ho so persistently endeavors to persecute. We are watching him very closely. It is impossible that anything can upset the affidavits of Messrs Cooper and Lascelles, and to make sure we are forwarding one or two other affidavits as to the motive of the action, with references to the past columns of this paper. We regret exceedingly that Mr James Scrimgcour, of Matawhero, is about to leave the Bay on account of ill-health. He is an old settler, and by his probity aud energy has made very many sincere friends, amongst we hope and trust he classes ourselves, His household furniture and stock were disposed of by auction yesterday, and we are glad to learn the 8»le was a most satisfactory one. As far as the Jifook is concerned this is not ai all surprising, ns ut »!1 the Shows in conneeijnu with the Poverty Bay Agricultural Society Scrimgeour has invariably been » large pri?.p taker. In wishing him “bon voyage,’’ and a speedy recovery to health, we feel assured that many of his friends will echo uur feelings. New Zealand’s Chronological Tree, as drawn by Mr Meek, of Devonport, Auckland, is represented by a very accurate pen and ink drawing. There is one thing, however, ' leit out, and a most important thing. It is, perhaps, the soi.z oiiib.-iou but the Urt.Jul ; • ••‘sign to show at the vtjj •/ tup of ttie ! However, that Loots nut. (•-Gfj |

A man named Wilson, employed by Mr Roe at the Karaka saw mills met with an injury through a log falling on him two days ago. He was brought into town and taken to the hospital. A rumor was current late this afternoon that the unfortunate man had died.

A very severe shock of earthquake was felt in Gisborne about half-past two this morning. The crockery was considerably knocked about in several of the houses in Gisborne, and the earthquake lasted for about half a minute.

We learn that Mr J. D. Ormond, of Napier, has purchased Messrs Clarke and Dobbie’s Okahutia run, withall stock thereon, for the liberal sum of £13,500. Messrs. Bourke and Weaver have returned from the South Pacific Oil Cc .npany’s ground, and the new practical manager expresses himself as highly pleased with the indications shown on the surface. To use his own words, “If such a show’ were to be obtained in America derricks would be as thick as trees in a forest. 5 ' He, howevor, declines to commence operations until he has the necessary machinery. Mr Weaver is satisfied that “ oil is there,” and he intends to do his level best to get at it. The following is the business to be transacted at the Cook Counlj’ Council meeting to be held to-morrow night at 7 o’clock :— Revision of bye-laws, re pounds ; receive deputation from the Borough Council on the tramway question; application for the establishment of a pound at Tologa Bay ; payment of subsidy on Tuparoa-road ; Howarth’s request, re rates ; appoint deputy registrars to collect dog-tax ; receive tenders for sundry works.

A Committee meeting of the Gisborne Lili, ary Literary Dramatic Club was held last •vening. Present—Messrs M. H. Smith (in ‘he chair), J. Bourke, Featon, O’Ryan, and Paxitt. The minutes af the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the balance-sheet read and adopted. Mr Smith tendered his ’•esignation as stage manager, which was ac•epted, and Mr J. Bourke elected in his stead pro tern. Mr Smith was then elected submanager pro tern. It was decided that the next performance should be held on the 27th •f October next, in aid of the funds of tlie Club, and that an entertainment be given on ihe 30th Nov, in aid of the Hospital. It was also decided that no seats be kept reserved except for season ticket holders. Votes of thanks to those who had assisted at last meeting were directed to be recorded by the Secretary.

Another glaring instance of the loose way in which the business of Cooper’s bankruptcy is manipulated by Read’a Trustees came before the public this morning. Mr Cooper, by his solicitor Mr Brassey, made application to stay proceedings, pending the decision by the five judges of his appeal. The Solicitor for Read’s Trustee's, evidently considering that estate as the only creditor, very kindly undertook that, the securities being to his satisfaction, proceedings should be so stayed. Now we are inclined to think that the security should be as much, or more to the satisfaction of other creditors who have a more numerous and influential represent a 7 :’on than Reae’s Trustees, and we protest against this assuinpVou of a right which the said estate does not really possess. There was to have been a meeting of creditors at 2 p.m. to-day, at Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co’s, offices but in consequence of these proceedings Mr Smith announced that there would oe no meeting. All these matters appear to us to be huddled uo in the most indecent way. Mr Coopers appeal will be heard in November next, at the same time as the appeal made by Mr Hurrey against the decision in Bunk N.B.W. v. Hurrey. While on this subject it would be as well to suggest to Read's Trustees that Noko, who was the means of getting together for the late Capt. Read all this large acreage of land, which they are so busily engaged in squandering, is a far more fit object for the receipt of monies accruing from its management, than those who are now fattening on it.