Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 82, 4 March 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

At Last !—We have it on themoat reliable authority that tbs long-delayed Harbor Board grants have been completed at last, and forwarded to the Governor for approval. They may confidently be expected to arrive here next week.

Our Member.—lt is rumored in town today that our member, A. M‘Donald, Esq., intends visiting the Old Country, and will not stand for re-election. Many-tongued rumor also speaks of the probable candidates as Messrs. Locke, DeLautour,Rees, Gannon, and Porter.

Sir G. S. Whitmore Robbed.—lt is reported in the southern papers that Sir G. S* Whitmore was robbed of a purse of fifty-six sovereigns while travelling in a train between Albury and Sydney, N.S.W.

R. M. Court.—The only case which occupied the attention of the R. M. yesterday morning was that of an inebriate, a native named Hamoni Teira. The delinquent, who pleaded guilty, was fined 10s.

Trust Commissioners’ Court.—The following two cases comprised the business of the T. C. Court on Monday : — Pouriuri Block—Deed of conveyance, from Rangikahiwa and Eruera te Kura to John Clark; certificate to be attached upon Commissioner’s return from the Coast. Waimoko Block— Deed of lease from Kaiepa Kautuku to Hugh Campbell; certificate attached.

Harbor Board. — The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Board will be held in the Borough Council offices to-night for the transaction of ordinary business.

Gas Company’s Plant.—About forty tons of the Company’s plant arrived per Tarawera on Saturday. A further shipment may be expected shortly.

Gisborne Gas Company. — Tenders are invited for the cartage of about 40 tons of iron pipes, for the Gisborne Gas Company.

Wool.—We are in receipt of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s circular, dated 28th February, 1884, and extract the following :—“ By cable advices we learn that the first series of Colonial wool sales opened in London on February 12. The arrivals to that date had reached 315,000 bales, of which 49,000 bales had been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct—the list was, however, kept open until February 19th, when the arrivals had increased to 357,000 bales. The quality available for the first series is therefore larger than in any previous year. The Tongariro and British King had both been reported in time for their wools to be catalogued. The tone of the market is not encouraging, for though competition is fairly active, December closing rates are barely supported, and with an increase of 100,000 bales from Australia, and 70,000 bales from South America, on the previous season’s clips, the prospect of enhanced values is not hopeful.”

The Wool Clip in Otago.—“ Shearing (says the Monint Ida Chronicle) may now be considered as finally over for another year. On the whole, the wool clip, though light, has been fairly satisfactory, quality making up for quantity. About the best yield which has come under our notice was that of the Maniototo Farming Company, which, from a mixed flock of 2,022 sheep, obtained seven and a-half tons of wool, or an average fleece of BJib.” Funny Reasons for Voting Against Candidates.—The Napier Telegraph of the 29 ih ult. says : —“ Some funny reasons were given yesterday for voting against certain of the candidates. One lady voted against the Temperance candidates because one of them once upon a time had the temerity to kill her cat when the feline monster was devouring his chickens. Teetotallers should really be more cautious about their neighbors’ cats, and, to avoid offence, to refrain from keeping chickens lest temptation assail a predatory mouser. Mr. Priee lost a vote because there recently appeared an article in the Daily Telegraph that supported Gordon Pasha’s policy in the Soudan !”