Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 202, 6 August 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Bail.—Messrs. Stevenson and Saville have become bail for Mr. A. J. Thomas.

Fusebal.—The funeral of the late Miss B.ullen this afternoon was largely attended. Whale.—A large whale was seen in the bay at Napier on Sunday. D. M. Obe.—A third and final dividend in D. M. Orr’s estate, is now payable at the office of the trustees. Pbitohabds. —We remind our Ormond readers that the Pritchard Family perform at Bruce’s Hall, to-night. Edwabd Buboh.—ln another column will be found a list of works which it is necessary to have done, and which Mr. Burch is prepared to do in a first-class manner.

Reading Room.—The important town of Napier has only just secured the luxury of a free reading room. They are behind the times in this matter.

Dbeasi.—lt is related that on the night previous to the recent fire at Makaraka Mr. A. Brown dreamt he saw three men prowling about the premises destroyed, evidently bent on firing them, and that he told his dream to several people in Gisborne on the afternoon before the fire took place. Band of Hons.—The monthly public meeting of the Total Abstinence Society in connection with the Wesleyan body takes place to-morrow night, in the Church. The programmes will consist of suitable hymns, recitations, songs, readings, and an address by the Bev. J. McAra.

Pobteb & Croft.—Notice is given that this partnership has been absolutely dissolved by mutual consent. All claims against the late firm will be settled by Capt. T. W. Porter, and all amounts due must be paid to him or his authorised agent without delay.

Habbob Boabd Bill.—Last night at the Harbor Board it was decided to call a conference meeting, consisting of members of the Board and County Council, to be held on Thursday night next, for the purpose of drafting a letter to send to the Member for the district, Mr. Locke, urging him to support the Harbor Bill now in the hands of Sir George Grey, and to discuss any other matters which might arise in connection with it. Gisbobne Habbob Board.—The above met last night as usual. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Members Townley, Tutchen, Moore, Joyce, Brown, Hepburn, Smith, and Kenny. The minutes were read and confirmed. The following payments were made:—Graham, Pitt & Bennett, (sale of foreshore), £2 175.; E. Wilkinson, (repairing stockyard), £2; and Secretary’s and Engineer’s salaries. Small-box—The Chairman of the Harbor Board stated last night that he had been in communication with the authorities at Wellington with regard to the small-pox scare, and had received the following telegram in reply :— “ You cannot quarantine vessels arriving coastwise, only those from beyond seas. Do any such arrive at Gisborne? If not all you can do is to keep strict watch on any passengers that may land from Melbourne steamers. You need not fear Napier people unless the disease spreads, which is unlikely.” R.M. Court.—At the R.M. Court to-day, Thomas Stow, (felony), was remanded till Saturday, and A. J. Thomas (embezzlement), till Wednesday. The case against E. ff. Ward, was continued till nearly one, and after the lunch adjournment his Worship said, in looking over the arguments adduced by the counsel on each side, and looking at the information as it was stated before him, he did not think it could go on. G. L. Diery was alleged in the information to be a peace officer, and he (Diery) had sworn that he was not. He did not see that if the words “ Sheriff's officer” were inserted in the information, that that would be of any use, because he was not sworn as sheriffs officer. He would therefore have to dismiss the information, and either advise that another information should be laid or that the matter be reported to the proper authoriin the Supreme Court,