Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 278, 5 November 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Waimata Road Board.—The first meeting of the Board will take place on the 18th of November,

R. M. ron Watboa.—The Government consider it unneossary to appoint a Resident Magistrate for Wairoa. Lamp —The Library Committee wrote the Council last evening asking for one of the old lamps. It was resolved to grant the request.

New Road—The bridle track between Mohaka and Napier has been proclaimed a road, under the schedule of the Roads and Bridges Construction Act,

Larceny.—The charge of the larceny of a £lO note against Mohi Bongo, was continued to-day and is still proceeding as we go to press.

Tenpebs.—The following tenders were received by Mr. W. P. Finneran to-day for the erection of a store at MakarakaJ. Ponsford, L 186; J. Mackerell, L 177; W. 0. Sheet, L 175 (accepted). Lucky —It is reported that Mr. Wilfred Brown has secured the first horse in Adam Bede’s No. 1 sweep, and Mr. H. E. Johnston has been equally lucky with No. 2 sweep by the same promoter.

Ada Mantua. —By a telegram we learn that a shoemaker at Riverton takes the first prize in Ada Mantua’s consultation on the Melbourne Cup. The second prize goes to Dunedin.

Dr. Jaokson.—An apology addressed to Dr. Jackson, (formerly of Gisborne but now) of Napier, is inserted by Mr. W. F. Boydhouse for libellous statements which appeared in the Wellington Evening Press. Houn of Meeting.—ln the absence of Or. Kenny last evening, Cr. Lewis took up the motion that for some months to come the Council should not sit until 7.30. The motion was agreed to.

Guv Fawkes.—-To-day is the anniversary of the occasion on which Guy Fawkes was discovered in his nefarious designs. It is rather creditable than otherwise to colonials that they do not by outward manifestations endeavor to keep green the memory of such a character.

Cricket.—At last evening’s Council meeting a letter was read from the Gisborne Cricket Club asking for permission to play on the Recreation Ground. The writer was referred to the Poverty Bay Club with a recommendation that the request be granted.

Revision.—A very sensible hint was thrown out by the Chairman at the Council meeting last evening, viz., that the By-laws should be revised. The present code has done duty for about eight years, and many of the provision are getting behind the times. Guarantee—Referring to a minute last evening regarding the supply of timber for the Turanganui Bridge, the Town Clerk said the sureties had waited on him and agreed to give the guarantee to the Helensville Timber Company themselves, so that the Council were thus relieved from any responsibility in the matter.

Spiritualism.—Professor Hugo desires ns to intimate that should an insufficient sum be realized at the benefit for local institutions at his entertainment on Thursday evening, that he will give a lecture on Sunday evening next on Spiritualism, and add thertothe proceeds. There will be no lecture this evening.

Rails.—When the Engineer’s report was under discussion last evening, Cr. Wilson moved that the rails be taken up at once as they were a source of great inconvenience and danger, and if they were not removed the Council would probably be mulct in damages through! accidents being caused. He mentioned three cases in which axles had been broken through the vehicles striking the sleepers. The motion was withdrawn, but will be drawn up again.

Mutual Improvement Society. — This Society held its usual weekly meeting last night, in the Wesleyan Church. Commencing the new quarter by a programme of readings and recitations, given.by several of the members, and a most interesting evening was passed. The prospects of this Society are very encouraging, a good programme of essays, debates, and elocutionary speaking is promised for the session. Recreation Ground. —On receipt of a letter for permission to play cricket on the Recreation Ground a long discussion ensued, and an old agreement between the Council and a former club was raked up. Members of the Council must surely pay little attention to newspapers or they would continually see reports showing that they had no power to give any one an exclusive right to a recreation "round. *lt is only a few weeks since a case in point occurred in Wellington.

Cheese and Butter Factory.—A meeting of the directors of the Cheese and Butter Factory was held at the Roseland Hotel last night, but no business of importance was transacted. It was decided to forward wires to Mr. Thorne, of Wanganui, and to the Ashburton Factory, inquiring as to what they would charge for a course of instruction for a month. The question in reference to the appointment of a manager, and the selection of a boiler, was allowed to stand over until the next meeting. Payments.—The following accounts were passed for payment by the Finance Committee of the County Council last night : — Sievwright & DeLautour, £6 19s 6d; G. Humphreys, £1 3d ; Parnell <fc Boylan, £2 Ils; J. Browne, £1 12s ; A. McPhail, £3 2s ; Brown Bros., £5; Brownlow and Healy, £52 ; J. Corcoran, £6 : D. Malone, £l3 15s ; B. Gately, £2 ; Barrows and Bond, £55 ; Corcoran and Co., £37 15s; R. Taylor, £3 12s 6d :M. Boland, 16s; Engineer’s survey party, £3 12s; salaries, £62 3s 4d ; C. Anderson, £8 6s 8d; Jas. Robb, £l2 14s; C. Nicholls, £2 4s Gd ; M. D. Stagpole, £1 3s 6d ; H. Hamblett, £1 Is. The members present were Crs. Ferris, Chambers, Johnson, and Gannon.

Benefit.—There was a large attendance last evening at the entertainment given for the benefit of the widow of the late J. R. Taylor. Pressure of matter to-day precludes an extended notice of the performance. Suffice it to say that the efforts of the singers Mesdames Jones, Stewart and Osborne, Miss Schultz, Messrs. Edwards, Goldsmith, Scott, Dufaur, and Masters DeCosta, were fully appreciated. Mesdames Bach and Grossman, and Messrs Grossman and McFarlane, played a quartette, and the Artillery Band gave two selections. Mr. John Cohen’s negro delineations and a farce “Lodgings to Let ” in the hands of Messrs Piesse, Scott and Cohen made up an excellent bill of fare and secured the encomiums they deserved. Captain Bahry.—The Sydney Evening News states that Tawhiao, the Maori king, was, on October 7th, met by his old New Zealand acquaintance, Captain William Jackson Barry, in company with Mr. J. A. Maunsell, of biblio. graphical renown, and Mr. Quong Tart. The king and his chiefs insisted upon Capt. Barry and his friends dining with them at the Coffee Palace, where a lively conversation ensued between the Captain and Tawhiao in reference to his recent trip to London. The king laughed heartily at the captain’s jokes on Maoriland, where the explorer once stood godfather to a son of the great warrior chief Te Ake, and christened him William Jackson Te Ake. Tawhiao, who is to be photographed together with Captain Barry, by Mr. King, of George-street, is anxious that his old friend should accompany him to his native country, where the captain can see his godson, and, as the story-book says, “ live happy for the remainder of his days.”