Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1883.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1259, 26 January 1883, Page 2

Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1883.

The following letter has been received from the Acting Under-Secretary to the Department of Justice, addressed so H. E. Kenny, Esq.:—“Department of Justice, Wellington, Jan. 19, 1883.— Gentlemen, —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th inst., and, m reply, am directed to inform you that it is proposed to open a Supreme Court office at Gisborne, ana to appoint Mr Greenwood to be Registrar.—l have the honor to be gentlemen, your most obedient servant, C. J. A. Haselden, Acting Under-Secretary.” To H. E. Kenny, Esq., and the other gentlemen signing the letter.

We are told, says the “Auckland Star,” a most amusing story about a surveyor, which reminds one of the advertisements in the Old Country, “No married man need apply.” He was instructing his agent to get him a nood chainman for a lengthy job, and said “No more more married men, mind.” “Why?” asked the agent. “Oh they are too careful, their wives give them too many instructions to take care of them■elves, they are too frightened of getting wet,” Married men will indignantly resent this soft impeachment.

We are pleased to learn that the police have taken up the hints given them in the Standard of Wednesday, and are determined to put a stop to the objectionable practice heretofore indulged in by young men of bathing in the TaruTievu stream in broad daylight, and in full view of passers by. It is only by evils such as the one in question being exposed that they are remedied.

Read’s Quay gives promise of becoming a beautiful promenade in the course of a year or two, as the willows planted along the river bank are growing fast, and even now present a most delightful appearance.

The Juvenile Opera Bouffe Troupe finished up a very successful season last evening. During their stay here they made many friends amongst the theatrical going portion of the community, and deservedly so as there can be no doubt as to their talent.

Mr Montague Smith has requested us to inform our readers that he has withdrawn his advertisement for tenders for a well at Bushmere.

Mr T. Faram is actively pursuing his avocations of selling collars to owners of unregistered dogs and so industriously is he pursuing the work that the receipts for the present year bid fair to surpass those of any previous twelve months. We manage these things better in Gisborne We fortunately have very few nota ilities visiting us here, and if they do come we as a rule merely ask them to join us in a friendly wine. In London it is different. A recent dinner given to the Prince of Wales cost the ratepayers £26,700 ! From this it is evident that in London poverty or starvation is unknown, and yet we hear of such things. The culvert over the water table going across to the premises at the side of the Union Bank is still permitted to remain in a most dangerous state. It must or should be someone’s duty to put it in proper repair. As we remarked before, an accident may happen at any moment if the thing is not seen to. If it is of no use remove it altogether, but if it is, don’t let it remain as a mantrap. After a five weeks spell, the children attending the Government School, are to reassemble ou Monday next. We sincerely trust that they will return to their duties mens sana in corpore sano, and again prove that they can compete successfully with any of the schools in the Hawke’s Bay Educational District.

The following amended scale of expenses allowed to witnesses attending the Supreme Court is gazetted. Professional men when their evidence as experts is required, per diem, £1 Is to £2 2s; professional men, bankers, merchants, auctioneers, land agents and other gentlemen, not specially mentioned, 15s to £1 Is; masters of ships, officers of police of superior grade 12s; shopmen, journeymen, and mechanics, petty officers of ships, and officers of police of inferior grade, 10s; laborers, seamen, and police constables, 6s ; Interpreters if engaged for any time not exceeding one hour 10s 6d, for every additional hour or fraction of an hour he may be actually employed ss, but not exceeding one day, £2 2s.