Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 265, 20 October 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Exported.—-250 sheep were exported by the Te Anau yesterday for Auckland. Name.—The professional name of the Codlin Moth is “ Carpocapsa Pornonella.” Mails.—Mails for Auckland per Thomas Russel will close to-morrow (Tuesday) at 4 p.m. W.M.P.A.—The Association is called together, by advertisement, for to-morrow evening. Entertainment.—The final entertainment on behalf of the library funds takes place this evening, when a first class programme will be submitted, Derates.—The first stroke of the fire-bell one evening last week Remed to clean the stranger’s gallery of the House, which was at the time full of of spectators. Fire.—Some hay and a quantity of old clothing were destroyed by fire on Saturday night last on Mr. A. Graham’s property. The fire was caused by some of the children playing with matches. The New Clip.—This season’s wool is now being carted into town. Twenty one halos from the Arai, Hon Mr. Randall Johnson’s station were stored to-day besides one or two lots from other stations. D’Arcy Hyland.—Professor Hyland, the wonderful horse tamer and wild horse rider, is announced to give exhibitions in Gisborne. The Press throughout the colony is unanimous in its praise of this gentleman’s ability. Awapuni.—The natives at the village of Awapuni are constructing a very handsome runanga whare, which is to be opened about Christmas time. The painting is a special feature and there is also some very fine carving. Race Horses.—Two race horses Flying Scud and Miss Dargon, owned by Mr. W. Stock of Napier, arrived from that place by the Te Anau yasterday in order to take part in the forthcoming Poverty Bay Turf Club's Spring Meeting. S. M. Wilson.—A brake, and other conveyances will leave the Albion Club to-morrow morning for the show at Te Hapera, and also for the races on Wednesday morning. Other conveyances will be supplied at a moments notice.

Returns.—The railway returns of the colony for the four weeks ending September were — Revenue (for 944 miles open), £65,176 18s ; expenditure, £54,666 5s 11 d. Corresponding period last year (for 922 miles open), £62,921 7s 4d, and £55,804 9s 3d respectively. Native Assessor.—His Excellency the Governor ha* been pleased to appoint Hapi Kiniha, of Gisborne, to be an Assessor for the purposes of the Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1867, the Native Circuit Courts Act, 1858, and the Native Circuit Courts Act, Amendment Act, 1862, within the district of Poverty Bay. Parliamentary Union.—lt is expected that a caucus of the Opposition will be held shortly in order to choose a leader and arrange a programme for the due conduct of debate. No doubt the Premier may think to write to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Wellington, asking for a supply of Parliamentary papers. This course has been followed by the Dunedin Parliamentary Union, and the request has been acceded to. Other Unions are making similar requests to Sir Maurice O’Rorke.

Insulting Language.—We hear that a well-known publican of this town has laid an information against a certain barrister and solicitor practising in Gisborne, for nse of insulting language in the R.M. Court, on Friday last, it being of such a nature as to incite the complainant to cause a breach of the peace. We further learn that the case will be heard before two J.P.’s as Mr. Booth, R.M., and Mr. Finn with others have been subpiened as witnesses. The caes will no doubt be one of considerable importance to the public generally, as it will most probably resolve itself into a question as to the privileges of solicitors in the conduct of cases. It will come on on Thursday morning.

Mr. W. Stock.—Mr. W. Stock, of the firm of Messrs. Stock and Cohen, Napier, arrived recently and has brought with him a totalizator of the newest invention, to be used on next Wednesday at the Poverty Bay Spring Meeting. The machine was manufactured by Hayes and Jenkins, of Wellington, out of kauri timber, with cedar casing, and is a marvel of simplicity and ingenuity. The great feature it possesses over other machines is its thoroughly reliable character, the impossibility of its becoming disarranged or committing any error in recording the various numbers. The present machine has given great satisfaction to the public at the late race meetings held in Hawke’s Bay and Wellington. As Mr. Stock has been aperiodical visitor to the local race meetings for the last six years, he looks forward to being well patronized on the forthcoming occasion.

Waimata Riding.—The special order made by the Cook County Council in August last in response to the prayers of many of the ratepayers living in North Gisborne that the existing Tologa Bay Riding should be divided into two separate ridings, having a member allocated to each, appears in the Government Gazette to hand by this morning’s mail. According to the Gazette the special order will rather surprise the Waimata settlers, as instead of allowing them one member they become absolutely disfranchised. Tne order says “ That no member be allowed for the Waimata Riding.” Of course the unfortunate

‘ compo ’ is blamed for setting up ‘no ’ instead of 'one.’ Mr. Warren the County Clerk has wired to the authorities protesting against such despotic proceedings on the part of the Government Printer, and asks to have the error immediately rectified. The Gazette also contains notices amending the boundaries of the Waikohu, Turanganui and Waimata road districts making the boundaries co-term inous with the respective ridings of Waikohu, Tologa, and Waimate.