Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1883.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1239, 4 January 1883, Page 2

Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1883.

Mr Brooke, the well known and popular carter, intends taking a trip for a month or so, for the benefit of his health, and has appointed Mr J, Fyson to manage fer him during his absence. “Good wine needs no bush,” and Mr Fyson requires no encomiums from our pen. We feel assured that he will ably and satisfactorily carry out the duties he has undertaken.

The heavy rain which has fallen to-day, will, we are sorry to say, do rather more harm than good. Those who have failed to make hay whilst the sun shone will have cause to regret their dilatoriness, and those who have not secured their grass seed will have the comfort of knowing that their pockets will be lighter during the coming year than they expected.

The business before Mr Matthew I’rice anent the alienation by Messrs Rees, Wi Pere, and Riperata Kahutia of their interest (if any, to use a phrase common to the legal fraternity) to the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company, proceeded another stage this morning. It will be remembered that some time in September last the parties above named conveyed their interest in the Whataupoko block to the Company. Upon various grounds Mr Gannon objected by counsel, to the Commissioner granting his certificate to the proposed sale. A case setting forth the different grounds of objection has been finally settled upou for reference to the Supreme Court, when it is confidently hoped that at some period of time between this and the day of judgment, the Whataupoko difficulties will be disposed of for ever to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.

Owners of race horses are reminded that the nominations for the several handicaps in the Poverty Bay Turf Club Meeting 1883, will close at the Masonic Hotel, at 9 o'clock p.m., on the 6th inst. As the money prises are substantial it is confidently expected that there will be a large number of horses nominated. not alone our local ones, but others from Napier, Wairoa, Auckland, and other places.

Mr H. McKay, Secretary to the Poverty Bay Hospital, begs to acknowledge the receipt of one pound from Mr Kellar. This money was paid over after last evening’s performance as the result of a wager, the particulars of which appear elsewhere.

The “ dog days ” have set in, and all the pretty poodles, choice spaniels, valued terriers, interesting bull dogs, mastiffs, pig dogs, irrespective of color, sheep dogs, newfoundlands, or in fact anything pertaining to the canine race, must dress him or herself up in a collar dated 1833, before the 15th of this month, or take the consequences. Their were no cases for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. We have, on several-occasions, called attention to the state of the water tables in the Borough. There seems hardly to be anything done to clear away the culverte, so that the water can have a free course underneath. The consequence is, that when a heavy rain takes place the streets are pretty well flooded. We would point out that in the case of ouch a downpour as we have experienced to-day, some person or persons should have been told off to see to this.

Messrs Stanley and Derbyshire’s little Company of Juvenile Artistes, have been playing to crowded, houses in Auckland, and may be expected here very shortly, when a treat will be given to the inhabitante of the Bay, such as they have not seen for eome time. The agent of the Company left Auckland to-day for Gisborne. The little folks play the magnificent pantomime of “ Harlequin, Jack the Giant Killer,” and there wfll be a grand transformation scene. The public wifi be fully informed of the arrangements in the advertisements which will appear in our issue of to-morrow.