The Telephone. Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1884. Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 85, 8 March 1884, Page 2

The Telephone. Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1884. Local and General.

Customs Returns.—The returns throughout the colonies for February were £2,000 short of the average estimated revenue, and £5,090 less than the corresponding month last year. The Te Anau.—Although the Te Anau arrived in the Bay about 7 o’clock last night, owing to the state of the tide, it was found impossible to tender her until after 10 o’clock, as the Snark, which was laying outside a schooner moored alongside the wharf, could not be floated until that hour. The outward passengers were kept for upwards of three hours loitering about in a drenching rain, and a number of gentlemen en parsant who had proposed landing for a short time were, owing to these circumstances, precluded from carrying out their intentions.

Voting Qualification. —For the guidance cf those who are unacquainted with the necessary qualii. muons for voting for members of Parliament, we subjoin the following :—Freehold qualification—Every man of 21 rsha<ng a freehold estate worth £25, whether subject to incumbrances or not, and which he has owned for six months next, before the registration of his vote. Residential qualification—Every man of 21 years of age who has resided for 21 years in the Colony, and in the electoral district for which he claims to vote during the six months proceeding the registration of his vote and is not registered in respect of a qualification for the same district, is entitled to be registered. Cook County Council. —The next meeting of the Council will be held in the Chambers, Lowe-street, Gisborne, at 11 o’clock in the morning of Thursday, 13th March, for the purpose of amending the Valuation Roll of the County, by entering thereon the names of persons who have become liable for rates by purchase or lease of property, and to erase the names of the former occupiers of such property. On the same day at 7 o’clock in the evening, the ordinary meeting of the Council will be held, for the transaction of the following business-To decide Fite and manner of the expenditure of the £I,OCO granted under the Roads and Bridges Act; to consider letters from the Borough Council and the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company, re the Turanganui Bridges; to receive the Engineer’s report on the East Coast Road and tramway to Patutahi Quarry; to receive report of conference on the Harbor question ; and to consider the provisions the Railways Construction Act.

Cricket.—The Napier Telegraph says : — “ The Poverty Bay Cricketers will try conclusions with our local knights of the willow on the 20th and 21st on the Recreation Ground.”

Jury Lists.—These lists have now been completed and are open to inspection at the police office. Any objections to the same will be heard before the local J.P.s on April 4th. Patutahi Licensing Committee. — The first meeting of the Partutahi Licensing Committee was held at the schoolroom, Patutahi, on Thursday evening, when all the members were present with the exception of Mr. Crail. Mr, John W. Sunderland was elected chairman.

Silk-worms. —With a view of promoting the culture of the silk-worm in these Colonies Government have sent a gentleman named Federlie, and who is at present at Napier, to instruct those wishing to engage in that profitable industry. He is also prepared to give any information on the cultivation of the olive. We believe he will shortly favor the Bay with a visit. Gisborne Institute.—A meeting of the Gisborne Institute Committee was held in the Library on Thursday night. Present): Dr. Pollen (in the chair), Messrs. Tharratt, Ingle, and Chrisp. The following resolutions were passed : “ That formal application be made by the Secretary to the Borough and County Councils for the use of their rooms for at least two nights a week.” “ That Dr. Pollen and Mr. Warren interview Mr. Finneran, architect, with reference to preparing plans for a room to be erected.” “ That Wednesday evening, at 7.30, be the meeting night of the Committee.” A programme is leing got up for the winter months. Erratum.—We have been requested to correct a mistake which has inadvertently crept into our contemporary’s columns last evening with respect to the Roman Catholic services. Mass will be celebrated at Ormond at 8 a.m. a id Gisborne at 11 a.m. on Sunday, and not v versa, as stated by our contemporary.' Dentistry —lf anything were wanting to prove that tnis profession is a most highly remunerative and genteel one, the present in a ux of practitioners would most conclusively do so, and any one wishing to rid himse’f of a troublesome dentes sapientiee or carious cuspidati, incisor, or molar, can do so at the modest price of 10s. 6d. per tooth; or should he be troubled by one of those craving dental cavities which is constantly reminding ics unfortunate possessor that “ a toothful!” of something is required, he can at once stop its vagaries by calling on Dr. Sinclair and presenting his credentials (ifi the shape of one guinea) to that professor.

Messre. Carlaw Smith’s Sales.—Although there was a good attendance at Messrs. Smith and Co.’s sales of property yesterday afternoon, buyers were scarce. For sub-seciions 1 and 2 of section 131, and sub-section 3 of section 134, containing 2a. 2r. 9p., with two houses thereon, in the township of Gisborne, and on which there is a mortgage of £3OO, bearing interest at the rate of 10 per cent., no offer whatever could be obtained. The sane lack of speculation was shown with respect to section 118, Borough Reserve, Patutahi, 18 years of lease to run ; whilst section 86, 300 acres under the deferred payment system, found a buyer at £l6O in the person" of G. Jones. New Advertisements.—Mr. G. R. Moore’s and Messrs. Parnell and Boylan’s new advertisements will appear in our next issue.

Thr Wairarapa.—The collision between the Wairarapa and Adelaide in Hobson’s Bay has caused some alarm in shipping circles in Melbourne. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriter’s Association has communicated with the Victorian Navigation Board on the subject, and the latter body has intimated that an inquiry will be held into the matter, though it adds in its reply that it has no power to prevent racing between boats such as is alleged to have taken place in the present instance.

Church Service Afloat. — The morning service yesterday on board H.M.S. Nelson was honored (says the Hobart Mereury) by the presence of distinguished visitors, the sermon being preached by Bishop Sandford, and His Excellency the Governor being fcmong the si tors. The aft deck was conve. -ed into a chapel, a reading-desk being placed in the centre, a cabinet organ beneath it, spars laid along the sides served as seats for the men, chairs were placed for the officers and visitors, and at about twenty minutes past ten the bell rung for the service to begin. A large number of ladies from shore were present, and in a short time between 500 and GOO men had swarmed f om every quarter and taken their places. The latter included a number of men from the Raven and Dart. The service was conducted by the chaplain of the fleet, the Rev. Willliam Law, and was precisely the same as that used on shore, with the exception that it opened with a hymn, and a special prayer was offered for the Royal Navy. The hj.ons used were the Ancient and Modern, and they were sung with a gusto which some of the clerical gentlemen present must have envied. The Psalms of the day were read, but the otheis were chanted as usual. The Bishop took for his text Roman x., 00, “ Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, the same shall be saved.”