Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 165, 24 June 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

U.S.S, Service.—The Manapouri arrived at the Spit from here on Sunday morning at six o’clock, and the Southern Cross on Monday morning at 9 45. The Rotomahana arrived at Auckland yesterday at 8.30 a.m. New Member.—Mr. Locke voted last night in the House, in favor of a reduction in the honorarium. The member for the East Coast considered the honorarium excessive for so short a session. The Honorarium.—On a division in the House last night a majority was carried for the full honorarium of £2lO per member for a session comprised in somewhere about a dozen sittings. Sir George Grey voted for the full amount. Concert.—ln a short time, we hear, it is the intention of the Library Committee, to give a series of concerts and dramatic performances in aid of that institution. Many of our local amateur performers have agreed to assist. Mr. Flood has charge of the the musical part. T.C. Court. —We omitted in our report of the above, the case of Ngakaroa and Karaitiana Ruru and -others to A. B. Newman, deed of conveyance. Adjourned until Monday next, so as to ascertain the value of the land. Entertainment.—Wilmott’s Company are notified to again appear before the public tonight in Byron’s celebrated comedy, “ Blow for Blow.” Once again we would urge on our readers to go and witness the performance of this company, it being superior to the ordinary run of small companies. Institute.—The usual weekly meeting of the Gisborne Institute will take place tomorrow night, when the Venerable Archdeacon Williams will deliver an address on “ Some Neglected Outdoor Pastimes.” This was adjourned from last week, the inclemency of the weather preventing a large attendance; but we trust that that will not be the case again. Ladies and other friends of members are invited to attend.

Hospital.—The annual meeting of the subscribers of the Gisborne Hospital will be held at the Court House on the second Wednesday in July, for the purpose of electing a new committee for managing the affairs of the institution for the ensuing year, and to receive the reports of the officers. The subscription entitling a person to vote has been reduced to five shillings. Civil Service. —At the late examination of junior members for the Civil'Service, two of our young local competitors obtained their certificates of competency. These were Mr. Johnston, jun., and Mr. Goldsmith. One other competitor failed to pass. Mr. Johnston is the very courteous and competent assistant clerk in the Resident Magistrate’s Court. Young Mr. Goldsmith is in the Survey Office, and promises well for a successful career in the future.

Wool.—Our advices to-day places us in possession of the following cheering information The May-June series of Colonial Wool Sales closed in London on June 12 under somewhat favourable conditions. Inferior scoured and washed are easier, scoured having declined Id. on the closing rates of last sales. Cross-bred, on the other hand, has advanced |d. to Id. per lb. ; whilst lambs also show improvement in value. Of 324,000 bales sold, 180,000 have been taken for export, and 38,000 bales have been held over for future disposal.” These reported variations in value are fully confirmed by the sales advised of some well-known brands. And in regard to well grown, fine cross-breds, the advances is even more than Id. per lb. The next sales commence on August 12.

Inquests.—An inquest was held this afternoon to enquire into the cause of the lire which broke out some nights back in a shed

at the rear of Mr. East’s grocery store, Gla-i--stonc road. A second inquest w’l be held to-morrow at the Muriwai to enquire into the death of Henry Downes, found drowned as told elsewhere in our columns.

Electoral.—How is this to be accounted for? At an election in 1881 for the East Coast the number of votes recorded was 1,203; votes not recorded, 321; making a total. on the roll of 1,524 voters. At the late election the votes recorded were 1,119; informal, seven. The electors who did not vote for reasons unknown or unexplainable numbered 588. Total on the roll in 1881, 1,524 ; in 1884,1,714. Thus at the present election there were 398 votes less recorded than in 1881, although there were 190 more names on the roll.