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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1302, 31 March 1883, Page 2

An of more than ordinary circumstaiio’esj appears in another column, signed by Mr F. W. Wood, who purposes starting a llour-mill here. He advertises that he is desirous of some idea of the quantity of wheat which would be sent to him, and invites the farmers in the district to communicate with him on the subject. We hope that our country friends will peruse the advertisement, and for their own sakes, as well as for that of the district, supply Mr Wood With all the necessary information. The annual meeting of tile shareholders in the South Pacific Petroleum Company is to be held on the 30th of April, at 4 p.m., at the head office, 22 Clarence-street, Sydney, Shareholders in the South Pacific Petroleum Co. are reminded that a call (the ninth) of three-pence per share is payable on the 11th of April, and also that the share transfer books will be closed from the 16th to the 30th of that month. Tenders for the building of offices in Glad-stone-road, adjoining the Argyll Hotel, are advertised for. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mr Finneran's office. By accident we, yesterday, noticed a buggy just completed by Mr George Humphreys, of Peel-street. On speaking to that gentleman We were informed that he wanted no puff in in the newspaper, all that he asked for was that the public might interview it, and judge -for themselves. He was satisfied, and from our knowledge of buggies we are convinced that all who look at it will be convinced that when such an article can be turned out here it is worse than madness to send away for it. Mr Humphreys invites invites inspection, and his work will bear it. A very high compliment, and one well deserved, was paid to Mr John Drummond on Thursday morning last, for the correctness and fairness of his valuations. Latterly there has seemed on the part of two or three of the Councillors a sort of desire to “ sit ” | upon Mr Drummond, and we are glad to I see that there are some who value his ' services at their full worth, Mr G. R. Taylor advertises for the clearing of 10 acres of land. The tenders to be : in by noon on the 6th of April at Mr E. P. Joyce’a British Empire Hotel.

At a meeting of the creditors of T. W. Carr and Sons, of Te Arolia, held recently. The trustee reported that the debtor’s business had been loosely, and unsatisfactorily, carried on ; that his books had been irregularly kept, and that an extravagant expenditure had been going on, too many servants having been employed, and so on. Mails for China, per steamer Bowen, from Auckland, will close this evening (Saturday), at 7 o’clock, for transmission pet* Manapouri, A rumor was current in town yesterday morning that Mr Allan McDonald, M.H.K. was confined to his house through sickness, but we were pleased to see that it had no foundation, as Mr McDonald was knocking about town, during the afternoon, as well and as hearty as ever he was in his life. • The advent of the Gisborne Discount Co., (Limited), is announced, under the management of Mr A. W. Croft, of the firm of Porter and Croft. Mr Croft has had an extensive experience in banking, which, in the present venture, should stand him in good stead. If we are rightly informed the object of the Company is to counteract the screwing process which has been lately applied by the banks. Very many struggling tradesmen who are perfectly solvent, have occasionally to obtain money in order to meet engagements, but scarely dare enter the sweating-room of a bank manager to ask for the favor. The present Company should, and we believe will, prove to be a decided success, not alone beneficial to the shareholders but also a boon to the general public. A meeting of the Coursing Club is taking place at Roeel&nd as we go press, but the particulars we are unable to give* as our reporter is not übiquitous, and our pigeons object to conveying us news at night. Our sleepy reporter under the sensational heading of “ Fire J Fire ! Fire 1" has drawn attention to the fact that there exists an imperative necessity for a night watchman. It is simply monstrous to think that our town should be left from midnight until daylight altogether unprotected. The constable on night duty goes home* at 12 o’clock, and between that hour and daybreak there is no one to give an alarm in case of fire, and a fire in a wooden town means not alone loss of property, but should no alarm be given, probably loss of life. Fortunately we have no burglars in Gisborne, or long since premises would have been entered and valuable articles stolen without the slightest trace remaining of the identity of the robber. Since the above was written we are informed, as will be seen by advertisement that Mr Luke Humphreys intends to commence as night watchman, as a private speculation, trusting to the generosity of the business people for his remuneration. We sincerely nope this will be given ungrudingly, and that he will be liberally rewarded for his enterprise. The information reached us from a thoroughly well-informed resident of the Western Maori Electoral district that at the next general election Te Kooti will likely be a candidate for the representation of that district the General Assembly, and, what is more, in all probability with success. This will, we fancy, be rather a startling development. —Exchange. The Lyttelton Times records the following big threshing feat : —“lna day’s threshing, of 13A hours, Mr Muirhead, on Mr Robert Millar’s Winchmore farm, near Ashburton, got through, with a Clayton and Shuttleworth machine, 2828 bushels of oats in a crop that went 62 bushels to the acre.” A curious advertisement appeared In a late issue of the Liverpool It read as follows : —“I lost my purse containing two guineas and a sixpence. The finder can keep the gold if he will return the sixpence, as it was the amount of damages received from the Midland Railway for breaking my leg. The bit of silver cost me £2lo.—George Amesbuoy.” In Nelson this year the total area devoted to hop-growing was 587 acres. One grower, Mr Harley, of Stoke, had a crop of 12,812 bushels, the picking of which cost him £lB6 ,16s lOd. The average yield is calculated at 12001bs per acre, which will give a total equal to double the consumption of New Zealand brewers during the past year.— Dunedin Guardian. A correspondent of the “ Taranaki Herald” writes: —My children have suffered from whooping cough for the last three months, disturbing our rest night after night. A neighbor advised me to try blue gum stejyn. The first night we were not disturbed once, and they have got rapidly well. Others, whom I had advised to try the same remedy, have also improved.