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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1192, 3 November 1882, Page 2

John McNamara, well known in G isborne, and now an employ at the Tairua sawmill, has been brought into the Thames Hospital, suffering from frightful wounds on the hand, inflicted when removing sawdust from the | circular saw. Smoked fish is not always procurable in 1 Gisborne, but we arc very glad to see that 1 Mr L. Humphreys has been catering for the ’ public in this line. He has received a 'very ‘ nice consignment of smoked fish per Oreti. and is selling it at million prices. Mr W. P. Finneran, architect of Gisborne, calls for the papering and painting of the Argyll Hotel. Particulars can be obtained from Mr Finneran. The Auckland “Star” conveys the following intelligence : — “Mr Gannon and Mr A. Abraham arc opposing the conveyance of the Whataupoko block, 12,400 acres,"to the East Coast Land and Settlement Company.” We didn’t know before that Mr Andrew ! iraham l ad been translated from the Hebrew.

The case c! ! ami ('larkD v. Tipvna and cthcra w;;- before the • Com t ..-dm- •■ay i.t-; Mr Ih-asacy, with him M- Ward, appe.-’eri i'- r the piaintdrs, * ' and Mr McDougall :■ r fj:r defendants. The defendants’cf.nnscl read G-c evidence which . the < lerk of the ( onut had written down i 1 from the v. - umuths. He contended , than a farthing <Lic'vj.ld L<- given for : the occupation ci ui'- laud from the Is: of 1 October, i-si. vrl’.rn I’e?, I‘-, lease to i’arsons ended, tn the fth <>f '.iar--h, I v. hen the ' action liegxu. l-'mmr i*vnn th- plaintiffs' to • prove the amount of damaup, ami that they 1 bad failed L> do. Th. •• had proved the value J per acre. b”t they h.-.d not prove ! the nnin- ; her of aerr.s. No damage at all had been ' i shown to have Lorn dm:<; by any person to the wool-shed. No damage had been shown I to have been done, in rc .-’ty to the yardsaml . . gates. Forthough the plain’ins had tried to ' show £47 danmu'e. their own witness had ' 'diownfh;:! Ihe c| l — ;;m • .■• hn i: :hey ■•‘hiiined i advantageous. Ami they l-rd not proved , that it was t;ie d* tcmlants v m, h?.d made the ; change, or i the cmo-.g?. had. lic'.n made since the ernm-ed on tin laml in ■ March, 187!’. Tmm defendants' counsel < <>nJ tended that no action w»r,id lie. For though I the plaintiffs’ had been registered in the ■ Land Transfer Grike as owners of the land. ■ ! they had never succecdc'l in getting actual : possession, and until they di-l so they could : • not -••tie for any ‘ ic.sp-• -s. He cited authorities to show that it is the law. The jmlg- ’ ment was for the piaintmT f,. r <n; 13, .pi ! damages for th<- 0 m Mimi m land, v.-bii £|h;2scos;>. It is .said th.-)' A • hn-d I'f v s •- - nr :i(. li':i'f, i.’ 1 1 ! -’j iii.- .»i!-Lie Iu loi.r. A lypozrapiJ.-al •1 . • •. in M, M. 'J. < hmnon's letter, published in mir i-st»e > Oi ye.-terday upon ; •.!'■■'■•! i the • paca E'v-.-, (.’onv< ysation. The annual inj stalment pnya’ , l'r upmi of £.lOOO if . borrowed in urrer hoc- with the .-'ct -h nild . b.a’.c been L’’2«io for 15 yr ir-. instead of 1150 jas stated. This cct.j;- would be apparent as ; the rate of interest •t.-in d w;m nine per . < < nt. The Sydney Npm-i >’ that. Mrs , I - _ Is. and ion, and the t : 1;:> 1' Prince of W a'r- ' are «md to rnn«tilu! • principal inz • cn!« of her beamy and lalrr.t. Mi Fr.mi;’-;. a Hodyes of ’Lo Tokomaru Hotel notiile- clvv.b r.- in our columns that : he ha- mm. ample a. comriiodntioii for travel- . Icrs on the Et-i f 0.,.-.; rout.-. Having ev po.riencc of Mr ami Mrs Hodges kindly attention, wc c.;n >r the picture not being in the least overdrawn. No one. who i 1 puts up at the T<?konuiru Hotel will ever, regret having done so. d'iic accorm-nodarion * ■ is vveelfcnt, the cookery good, rml the : winc.s and spirits • f really K. -t < iu'.-- quality, ‘ while the host and hostess arc kindness and t i civility personified. The Tokomaru Hotel I forms an excellent halfway from ‘ ■ Toioga, oa the road to .Awanui, am! tb.c ! welcome the -igbt of an hostelry is at su-T a . stage. Thebv.sinc. s transacted at the meeting 0/ the Poverty Bay .Agi icuhm al Society yesterday afternoon, was of the ordinary rmi'.inc I nature : MrG. L. SiirMeriaml occiipicd tire , chair. It was directed that tb.c prize oriered , by Mr H iU for the best kept set of harm-.'- • • nhould be given to XG I Lim ir-ur. ’t was resolved that the nth - should iw revised hc- • fore, the next ExhibiHon .-<< that all competi- . • tors must be mumK 1 - < 1 the Societv. The ! financial statement showed that (here was a I substantial credit balance--kJ3G. and the ' I total outstanding liabilities for prizes, etc., I amounted to g!!l5. It was also decided that i I in future the ‘'ecrctary should be paid and i ' not honorary, I Captain Andrews has kindiv favored us with the following weDhui ' telegram : ; Watch barometer, ’nd w< u-cr apprnchin" j 1.-..,:, - ...I J/.-r all ,l UK. :al[ > fully ;-:r.cn, and very much rain, tiivcis ' ! flooded within JG hours, eca heavy in B a y 1 ! after S hours. Every indication of heavy' ■ black N. Easter.