Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 64, 12 February 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Crowded out.—The report of the meeting of creditors in the estate of E. Gruner is unavoidably crowded out, but will appear in our next. Another Man<evvhb.—-By a notice contained in the Gazette of Feb. 2, we see that all Native-owned lands in five of the Road Districts “ comprised within the boundaries of the Te Arai Road District and the outlying districts of the Tolaga, Waiapu, and Te Arai Ridings” are to be dealt with as ordinary property. By this astute move the Government escape the responsibility of paying in advance and recovery from the Natives; and by this arrangement the County Council will lose £3OO of its estimated revenue for the current year.

Narrow Escapes. Three narrow escapes from accident have occurred within the last two days, owing to the dangerous state of the approaches, .fee,, ri, the Pakirikiri punt. Susterday, a gentleman's horse went head over heels off the punt, describing a somersault ; and on the day before, had two other travellers not dismounted they would, undoubtedly, have been dragged from their horses by the traversing-line which swept unexpectedly over the punt at about the level of their horses’ heads. It is said that the bridge will not be available for a week to come ; and yet this danger has been permitted to exist, when the approaches could have been made good for a few pounds, or a better location for the ferry substituted.

B.M. Court.—The two men, Egens and Bobion, charged with a breach of the peace on Saturday, were again brought up for judgment yesterday morning. Egens was sentenced to pay £4 ss, and costs, and to find two sureties in £lO and himself in £2O to keep the peace for six months, Robson was bound over in his own recognisances in £lO. Messrs, Anderson and Cohen were securities for Egens,

Thh Wool Crops,-—Although two woolships have been despatched this season from Gisborne the supply is not yet exhausted, The schooner Columbia, for Napier, has on board 125 bales—lls shipped by Graham Pitt and Bennet, and 10 by Mr. H, E. Johnstone —valued at £1,875.

Cause List.—The following is the R.M. Civil Cause List for this day:—Common Shelten and Co. v. Arona Karhau, Common Shelton and Co. v. Capt. Perriaraand others, Francis v. Hanlon, Maude Todd v, Maupake, Cameron v. Dunlop, Thelwall v, O’Meara.

The Waka Maoux.—This is the title of a new Maori paper under an old name, which has just commenced its existence under the control and proprietorship of a well-known and educated young chief of Ngataporou, named Paratene Ngata. The want of a medium for circulating news amongst the Native race, who number nearly 50,000 souls, has long been felt, and the abovementioned paper will, no doubt, meet the requirement, The journal has already met with large support, and must prove a most successful venture.

Fire Brigade.—The Brigade had another “ wet ” practice last night, which proved most successful. The pipes were all clear, and everything worked well and satisfactorily.

Native Lands Court.—A gentleman who came down from Tologa Bay yesterday informs us that the Natives are still arriving in great numbers to attend the sittings of the Native Lands Court, and that the Courthouse is daily crammed to suffocation. There is a very heavy sea running all along the coast and exceptionally high tides. U. S. 8. Co. — The U. 8. 8. Company’s Rotomahana will arrive from Auckland on Saturday afternoon next, and not on Friday as previously announced. The Southern Cross is also expected to arrive on Wednesday morning from the same port. Tenders.—The County Engineer advertises for tenders for the cleaning of the County drains. Full particulars can be had on reference to our advertising columns. Glaclaline.—Having seen this “ harmless and effectual food preservative” tested, it affords us pleasure to call the attention of the settlers of this district to its excellent qualities for keeping milk from turning sour, or preventing meat or fish becoming tainted, for several days, Sample packets can be obtained at the grocery store of Messrs, Graham, Pitt, and Bennett. Removal.—Mr. W. Morgan, saddler, &c., notifies in this issue that he has removed from his old premises to those directly opposite lately occupied by Mr. H. McKay, known as the Central Cash Store, Good Work.—“ At the annual meeting of householders of the Timaru school district the following resolution was carried unanimously, about a hundred and fifty persons being present:—“ That it be a recommendation to the incoming committee to confer with the committees of other borough schools in Canterbury, with a view of memorialising the Department of Education to remove borough schools from under the control of Boards of Education, and placing them directly under the control of the Department, and that members of the House of Representatives be asked to assist the memorialists. The mover of the resolution contended in support of it that ‘ ever since the establishment of Boards there had been difficulties in regard to allowances, &c. In fact, there were many reasons for committees being placed in direct communication with the Minister of Education. Money, for instance, should not be allowed to filter through the hands of the Board before reaching the committees.’ ”

The AmE-bHow at Chiswick,—This was a success of the most marked description, the number of dishes of fruit staged—about 7,500, from about 170 exhibitors—far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the promoters, and heavily taxing the resources of Mr. Barron to find for all a dry and easily-acces-sible habitation. The collections in every case are arranged in counties, each collection being staged in the space devoted to the county whence it came—an arrangement which, as far as it goes, serves to reduce the legions into something like order, though, through the usual circumstances of late entry, some bringing more dishes than they had entered, and others not coming at all, the arrangement of the counties into districts could not at once be carried out. Never before, it may be said without fear of .contradiction, has such an extensive assortment of apples been brought together—never before has such a magnificent lot of fruit been seen—and that notwithstanding the fact that though the crop is an abundant one, size runs smaller than usual, and, except in specially-favoured places, the colour is not so high as usual. Is is doubtful, indeed, if anyone has ever seen a grander collection of apples than that staged for the honor of the “ Garden of England ” by Mr. Haycock, gardener to Mr. Koger Leigh, M.P., Barham Court, Maidstone, and which, bulk for bulk, beats ony other collection of its size in the show, to say nothing of the superiority of the samples, from other points of view, over any other similar number. Careless Use or Kerosene,—“ The careless use of kerosene has caused another death in Sydney. A married woman named Mary Cassidy, who was confined of a son about five weeks before, incautiously, when lighting the fire to get breakfast ready, poured some kerosene on it from a tin. An explosion resulted, and before assistance could be given the unfortunate woman was fearfully burned about the back and left side, both legs, and left arm. She was removed to the hospital, and her wounds carefully attended to, but they were of such a severe nature that, accompanied by the shock to her system, they caused her death the same day.”