Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 86, 11 March 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Dairy Factory Company.—A meeting of gentlemen interested in establishing a butter and cheese factory took place last Friday night at Makaraka. Mr. D. Murchie, the convener, was called to the chair. On the motion of Mr. Weston it was resolved “ That a Cheese and Bacon Factory be established.” On the motion of the same gentleman, seconded by Mr. Rees, it was carried “ That the capital of the company be £2,500.” The following gentlemen were then appointed as a committee with power to add to their number J. W. Johnson, A. Weston, W. Walsh, E. Cameron, P. McFarlane, G. L. Sunderland, A. Reeves, C. Evans, T. E. R. Bloomfield, E. K. Brown, W. L. Rees, W. King, D. Murchie, M. Hall, G. Scott, Major Westrup, Smith, S. Locke, D. Read, C. Young, W. Common, J. Allan, and S. Stevenson. It was also carried “ That the Company be registered under the Limited Liability Act ;” “ That Mr. Rees be solicitor for the Company ;” “ That the capital be called up as follows :—2s, 6d. on application, 2s. 6d. on allotment, and calls of 2s. 6d. per share at intervals of not less than one month and “ That Mr. Murchie be secretary pro. tern.” The committee again meet on Friday next. Licensing Committees.—The following is a list of the District Licensing Committees, giving the names of the members and their

addresses : — Gisborne —D. M. Murchie (Chairman), Makaraka ; William King, Makauri ; Abraham Skillicorn, Ormond ; James Wallace, Ormond. Patutahi— J. W. Sunderland (Chairman), Robert Grail, Alfred Stevens, J. E. Hills, all of Patutahi ; and T. E. 11. Bloomfield, Te Arai. Tologa—Jas. Booth, R. M. (Chairman), Gisborne ; S. R. Stewart, Tologa, A. Reeves, Tologa ; and Himcona te Kani, Native Assessor. Borough Council. — The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council will be held in the Borough Chambers to-night. District Licensing Committee.—A meeting of this Committee took place last Saturday, at Ormond, when the transfer of the following licenses took place : —Royal Oak Hotel, Matawhero, from D. Dinan to John Cohen ; Kaiteratahi Hotel, from A. Peters to W. Dcvery. Serious Accident.—A rather serious accident happened to the son of Mr. John Warren last week. In jumping over a fence he fell and broke his right arm and dislocated his left ankle. Statistics. — The vital statistics for the month ending February 29 are:—Births, 143; marriages, 30 ; deaths, 53. For the corresponding month of last year the births w6re 121; marriages, 29 ; and deaths, 74. “This Day’s” Telegrams.—lf our readers will take the trouble to refer to any of the southern or northern morning or evening daily papers and compare the dates of their telegrams with those of our local ones they will undoubtedly experience some surprise in seeing that our local “ this day’s” telegrams have done their round of duty all over the Colony, two, three, and sometimes actually four days before being palmed off upon our sleeping community as genuine “ this day’s” news. We frequently receive news per exchanges as quickly as per telegraph. Fire.—On Saturday morning a fire took place in a detached kitchen in the rear of a house in the occupation of Mr. A. J. Cooper, Carnarvon Street. Fortunately the alarm was given before much damage was done, and there being a plentiful supply of water it was speedily extinguished. The fire is supposed to have had its origin from some bags having been placed to dry in front of the fire. The building, which is the property of Mr. S. Doleman, was uninsured.

Returns.—The Customs returns f Dr Poverty Bay for the month of February was £1,094 18s. 2d. as against £847 16s. 3d. for the corresponding month last year, showing an increase of £247 Is. lid. The beer duty for the same period was £B9 6s. as against £67 10s. 3d. for the same month last year, an increase of £2l 15s. 9d., giving a total improvement of £268 17s. Bd. for this month over the same period of 1883. This shows a marked contrast to the general Customs returns for the whole Colony, which shows a total deficit of some £20,000 on the -past month, and which has increased the total deficit under this head for the eleven months to £110,194. The total deficit on the beer duty for the past eleven months is £4,793. Judging from the present aspect of affairs, the total deficit on the year will amount to— Customs £lOO,OOO, and beer duty £5,000. Cause List.—The following is the 11. M. Cause List cf cases set down for hearing today :—Rourke v. Hubble, Paviour v. Gough, Allanach v. Mackey, and Graham v. Wi Pere. Effects of the Late Gale.—The heavy gale on the coast during the last few days has been the means of driving ashore between Tologa Bay and Poverty Bay a large number of what are commonly called Portuguese-men-of-war, —in fact, the coast is completely lined with them and jelly fish ; and the “ oldest inhabitant” has it that such a throw up of the fishy species lias not eventuated for the last twelve years. The Harvest Moon.—To-morrow at 11.50 a.m., the moon will enter on that phase known as the “ harvest moon.” This grand and striking phenomenon is produced by the following combination of circumstances. Near the time of the autumnal cq-iiaox the path of the moon at full coincides with the equator. The arc traversed, ami by consequence the time the moon is above the horizon increases with each snees -ire revolution of the earth, thus delaying the time of .setting and to a large extent counteracting, at rising, the usual retarding effect of her ca l ’ward ■ motion. The result is that she rises at nearly 1 the same time for several successive evenings, varying only about two hours in six days.

Music.—ln this musical community, Mr. W, H. Flood, teacher of the pianoforte, singing, &c., should receive most liberal patronage. Our musical friend announces that his quarter will commence on the 26th inst. Annual Clearnce Sale.—Mr. G. R. Moore’s annual clearance sale of clothing and drapery is now on.—See advertisement on fourth page. Tiiorbury and Darby.—These gentlemen will still continue their sensational slaughter of drapery until Thursday next, when Messrs. Graham, Pitt, and Bennett will dispose of the remainder by public auction. The sale will commence at 11 o’clock a.m. Bankruptcy.—At a meeting of creditors in the estate of A. Peters, held yesterday, a resolution was passed recommending the discharge of the debtor. An adjourned meeting in the case of H. Honnor will be held this afternoon in Mr. C. D. Bennett’s office.