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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1365, 6 October 1883, Page 2

In our commercial column will be found our usual telegraphic report of the Auckland markets for Friday, October sth. A preliminary announcement of sports to take place on January Ist, appears elsewhere. Full particulars will be given in a future issue.

On account of Mr James Brown having entered into partnership with Mr Smaill, the firm will henceforth be known by the name of Brown & Smaill, engineers, millwrights, &c.

On our first and fourth pages will be seen a report of the Resident Magistrate’s Court proceedings, Prize Firing Rules, and J Battery—all matters of special interest to local readers.

On account of the non-arrival of the Manapouri yesterday, the lecture notified to be delivered by the Rev W. Morley, last night, has been postponed until Tuesday evening next.

A sitting of the Supreme Court will commence on Monday, the 12th of December, at Wellington, for the despatch of business accruing under “ The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1867.”

Miss E. Shakespeare announces that she has opened a fancy goods rep, 8 to y, next to Mr tt. W. Bishop’s. Ladies of the town and country can there obtain everything they require in the way of fancy work. We wish this lady every success in her venture.

A notice has been published (in accordance with the Fencing Act) in another column, notifying to the owner or occupier of section 3, Township of Newton, Borough of Gisborne, that a dividing fence is about to be erected.

In our last issue we gave a detailed account of the preliminery proceedings which had been taken with a view of organising an Industrial and Fine Arts Exhibition. We certainly must commend the originators of this movement for inaugurating these exhibitions as they have been found to act so beneficially as an incentive to industry and thrift in all working communities. To the young and old alike they offer every inducement to display talents and gifts in any especial line of which all should be justly proud. It also excites a large spirit of emulation which is productive of much good to the community. It being beyond the means of the Committee to award prizes unless provided by the public, we trust that the benevolence usually displayed by our townsmen will not be witheld on this occasion.