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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 313, 23 December 1884, Page 2

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

who live on the main road will have their papers left at their residences, and we have made arrangements with the undermentioned Agents to take charge of t)ie papers of those more remote :— For Makaraka .. Mr. G. Pitcher. For Matawhero .. Mr. W. Judd. For Patutahi .. Mr. L. Stevens. For Waerenga-a-hika Mr. R. Cnl«brook. For Ormond .. Mr. .J. Wallace. For Kahcratahi .. Mr. W. Devery. For To Arai .. Mr. J. D. Watts,

Palnleso 'Extka' tion op Teeth. Having procured an apparatus, I am now prepared to administer the Laughing Gas. The effects of the above are perfectly harmless, and can be taken by persons in any oonditiqn of health. hti

1 he Consolidated Telephone Construction and Alajitviiauce Company, lieeuiess ol their looses, have, through then investigation Committee—whoever they may be—endorsed the advice of then counsel that a lawsuit should be instituted to recover the enormous proms made by S.r Julius Vogel, wiiiie a shareholder in the company. Possibly me investigation Committee was composed of members of the company who had burnt their fingers over the speculation, and now leel rather piqued that Sir Jul.us Vogel had not done likewise, it can hardly be possible that this committee couJ.sted ut a majority oi toe shareholders who were appointed to .nvestigate the applications originally made lor shares, at the formation ot tue company, over three and a-halt years ago, at tue tune when Sir Janus Vogei hud apportioned to him the shares oy winch tue enormous the snares profits were made, it is diffieu.t to judge ot the rights and wrongs ot the case here at the antipodes. One thing may be safely assumed, and that is, that the company was not lormed upon a purely philanthropic basis, but

on commercial grounds only, and solely with a view to profit, liie aspirations entertained at the outset by the sanguine speculators not having been rea..suu, a gloomy feeling has now set in. Success, no matter in what sphere of hie, arouses envy, lire investigation Committee, without hesitation apparently, endorsed the advice of counsel—woo may also be one of the unsuccessful

shareholders—that legal proceedings be taken against the Colonial Treasuier ot New Zea'and, so as to induce him to disgorge his—to them—ill-gotten gains. As tar back as April, 1881. the snares in this undertaking were allotted, a committee, of which Sir Julius Vogel formed a un.t, having been appointed to deal with the various applications, in the article in Money, a financial paper published in London, professing to throw a flood of light upon this subject, the appointment of the allotment comm ttee is

specially referred to, wiiiie tn the next sentence it accuses Sir Julius Vogel and Colonel G. E. Gourand with havin'' allotted to themselves shares in excess of their applications. It is a somewhat singular thing, that over three years should be allowed to elapse before the alleged fact was revealed. It naturally occurs, to enquire what were the allotment committee, or directors about. Did they do their duty ? Or, are people to be asked to believe that in a public company in a country like England, an individual director can allot to himself, or his friends, shares

to any amount, in defiance of a special committee appointed to watch over and guard the interests of the general body of shareholders. It was the duty of the committee, we presume, to ascertain that no unfair apportionment of the shares was permitted to take

place, either to a director, to his nominees or to anyone else. It is rather late in the day now to single out

)a ,n«»t distant shareholder, for, t> I ■ , no o? institut'ivr legal motes 0 recover the profits made out ■ wiimg tue siiaies whreu were a loc u. tuei to ii in or his friends, by tue vet ,mu ttee; the company in qesto ivin nted for the sole purpose of ottm mining who were, and who were not. I ... o.,.,.eiiu*uers Here, on til .ast Coast, familiarity with writ; eeds such an innate contt-m t, th' i; can siarcely refrain from bei urprised at the serious notice t ken ; r Julius Vogel of tins m t..-r. ttle reflecton shews deary t>. , Ui.ty actuates the person .. ,cty u. ndii-ectly, in th jr mow. ent iig ■ nsi the Colonial Treasure ,ong a- Sir Julius Vogel bad n . i,,e |io m in Hie colony, nothin is said.- No sooner was he rtu n

. ,i nv-m' er of I’itrliament for Chri. church North, than a party at horn - laimg aeccss to the coiif.ntis ■ Money suddenly discovers tlu some years before, Sir Julius Vogel solo it a great profit, shares he held in a certain company,—while —if the truth were known—the very people who no« complain, held on to their shares in the; nope* of making even greater profit thai Sir Julius Vogel—but, they held on—md lost.v This thing often happens mly it is not every day the disapjointed shareholders have the Treasure. >1 an important colony to fall back on. u the vam hope of compensating then or their want of success. A lette was written by Sir Julius Voge

to the Wellington Post some time ag< n reference to this matter, as follows:— ‘ I send you a paper called Postal ana Peleafaphic Gazette, from which you will see there is a split in the Board oi company, and whilst Money support! tew additions the last named pape> •imports the older section of the Board, dowever, there >s only one portion in me art cie in Money which at all effect;

.ne, viz., the allegation that I and mj nominees were allotted 15,000 shares. A is indeed put n such a manner that ,0 many readers it would appear as ii lie shaies were allotted without payment. The facts are these: It was only .iter very prolonged negotiations with various interests that the company wa: ormed. It was expected to be bril-

iiintiy successful, and shares wen nigeriy applied fi r. The directors, in consideration of the share we had in th' negotiations, gave Colonel Gourand and myself eaca t ,e privilege of allotting 15,000 shares to ourselves and friends, i took between 2,< 00 and 3,000 shares nyself, and a. otted the balance unongst various friends who had applied for shares. The shares were, of course, paid for, and all that I and my friends did was to evidence oui confidence in the company. As regards die a.lcged subsequent sale, I really do not know what my frieds did with their shares. I kept me bulk of mine foi some :ime. As I previously explained.

t was long alrer the company w-a.-tormed that the series of uniooked-loi adverse circumstances overtook it. —. am. &c., Jclii's Vogel.” Public mei cannot expect to pass through In scatheless. They are targets to b. aimed at by every one who feels dis posed to take a shot; and any attem,-. at retaliation through the medium 0 tiie law courts by libel actons i. action in England which would cause his absence from the colony, and dius facilitate th.- return of his politca. opponents to power. That course is.

However, subverted by the proceeding mitated agamst the New Zealam J'imes, a writ lor /io,ooo having be.-i served on that journal. Nmh.ng is ex pected to come of the matter, and 11 many quarters it is thought that S 1 Julius should not have attached s-> much importance to the accusation made.

The new Impounding Act which comes mto operation on the Ist January, 1885. repeals former Acts, the old provincial ordinances, and altogether effects many important changes. A doubt existed as to whether or not County Comic is were debarred from establismng pounds in Road Board Districts. The question was submitted by tiie County Clerk to Mr. B assey, who has g.ven his opinion mi the subject. He says he is decidedly of opinion that section 290 of the Impounding Act, 1884, repeals by im-plicat-on the powers conferred on County Councils by section six of the " Counties Act Amendment Act, 1.880,” relating to the establishment of pounds.

the authouty hitherto possessed by those bodies is therefore wrested from them. As the alterations in the new Act are of great importance, chairmen of Road Boards throughout the County, as well as the public generally, riterested in the subject, should make themselves acquainted with the recent provisions. Fixed rates are set forth in tue schedules of the Act, to lie charged lor trespass of cattle, also the rates to be charged for leading or driving cattle to pound, and the fees to be charged for the sustenance of animals whilst

impounded. The controlling power of the pounds, hencciortii, will be in the iiands of the " local authorities,” and these mean, and include, the council or board of any borough, town district or road district, and in respect of outlying districts, the County Council. Where the the Counties Act is suspended, or not in force, and in parts of the colony not included in any borough or county, the power is with the Governor.

The restriction imposed by the County Council, making it compulsory that tramway lines should not be la d on the public roads, threatens in a serious degree to hang up thequest’on of tramways for Poverty Bay. While in grc.it Cities like Paris, Glasgow, and all the chief towns in America, steam motors are employed in the principal streets, it is frivolous for the County Council, or the Borough Council either for that matter, to throw away a chance for which the district has been waiting for years. The, only objection that is raised to the ordinary roads of the

County being used, is tiie danger incurred of frightening horses, and consequently endangering life. It is not by any means desirable that the public should run any such risk. A slight alteration in part of the road between Gisborne and Ormond would reduce I such risk to a minimum. Experience j goes to show that where the noiseless I steam motors are employed; accidents |

t'c very rare, and the percentage ”1 really less than those result--1;, from tue ordinary horse tiaflic. 1 scarcely fair for the county ratepayer •> ba c their opinion of what steam igmway traffic would lie, from tin i fimsy steam engine employed in •awing the trucks for road gravel. 7-th the improvements science ha .ected, no real difficult}’ should exist l-.'ch as to prevent tramway communr.yn l o cn-.o,|ilv established through-' jut this district.

The RM.. Mr- Booth, will leave lot II aai early uexs id oiili. ij.-uul>- liave bean aelfiiix in Enalini'l lln ..nr at 3S« 01. Liiat year the same eiee .nl,s bieuglu 525, If you want to keep flies out ot yonr room mo a unupie ot pms of geraniums in ti, ell wi nioar. It is runmre'l that exeei-ili gly garni pm;i.s have been obtalne.l b, a ptrtv "I a - -- Im-sat the bead of the Walpuwa, Wa. r»r»p*. e«me sensation is likely to be made in tii eligions world by the book shortly to be published under the title " Letters from dell.” It is written by a Danish bishop, and ,s now being translated into English, We (Wairoa Guardian) are sorry to learn hat the Mohaka chief, Paora Korepu, whose lamented condition we noticed some timrtgo, has now become a dangerous lunatic, uid it has been found necessary to place him under restraint. The Wairoa Guardian learns that a hakari a- native feast will be held shortly at th,* native settlement Te Uhl. in honor of th. uarriage ot Winiata’s daughter, Ririe, to tbr •euond eon of Wi Fere. There will probably Us a great influx ot visitors on the occasion. The following prices were realised in com motion with the New Year’s Day sports to h laid at OrmondGates, Clements, £9; moth, Boland, £5; reireshment booth, Cooper, 15s; fruit stalls, Cahill, 10s; right if spoils, Nash, El. 12s (id. Mr. Allan McDonald, who has been absen .rom this district for nearly a twelvemonth m a visit to the old country, will return touoriow morning from Napier by the Thoma- ■ lussell. Mr. McDonald will be in lime U pend the New Year in the midst of iiis man., .lends, and, doubtless the days of " Aulo ining Byue" will be brought pleasantlyTu mnid. There is urgent necessity for pertnanenl "pairs being made to that part of the Gis-lorne-Wairoa road near tile south quarry, .muing through the bush. It would be wel. .f the County Council could be sole to pu-b m Uns work without delay. There is every reason to believe that tins summer a coaim till be pm. on the line if the road is made p issabie throughout. At the sale of privileges for the Waerenga-t-hilta Jockey Club’s Boxing Day meeting. ,eld oil Saturday, the following prices weit

realisedGates, Stevenson, £53 ; gram stand booth, Cooper, £10; omsido booth jeresfurd, £l’J; relreshmeut booth, Cabin 44; fruit stall, Petersen, £2; right of cauls ■Jurisp, 17s fid; right oi sports, Cahill, £3 ight of taking charge of horses, Bresnahan ss. With reference to the reports of a nei Arctic expedition, a Copenhagen correspon dent to an English paper is authorised t ■bate that Air. Gamel, of Copenhagen, lia •mured to send his steamship, me D.jmphau ■m a second expeuitivu to toe Aretm regiom via I'iauX losdaUMl, suoject to me uonuiuu i..ml the Danish Lrovormue.it mu as a mon -mmwieugenieut of l-ueir mteu-sl 1,1 tile el .coition grant a certain sum of money, how ' .er siuab, tuvvaius me expumdoii umier u . .me cui f, L.euteuant Nogaard, of me R iri j.iiiisn Navy, io wli nn Hie crew ot 11. .Varna owed their rescue.

in our advuuisu.g co.umns our r adei . iil find an a.inuuucemeut that tm- y-u.m ...d taieumd vontruoquist and cmiraeter arm u - . fi'rud Milus win appear m Gisborne, a oaelar.aue’s Hub, tor a snort season, co.u umiemg mi Frioay, me 2Qm instant (Boxm, „ ...mil. We giean from our So.imer., cm, ..lecess, i,,0 Ouclug Hie last week lias nee ippeuriug at the Upera House, Auckland, .. xcehent and enthusiastic audiences, in .leriaiumcut is ot the great Maceabe. -amp, keeping liis auditors m one snumer > .musumeut curing the two hours he appear, xo win oe assisted Oy Mr. Barry U'Neir ■ nose name being so well known unou -mm comnua muuiy r,q ures us to intruuuc. mu. Mr. Minis and company win arrive uy uU Southern Cross. Eun paitiuulais wi." •ppear in our next issue. Tub late session was unusally fruitful oi ;uou stories, in more than one of w-niuli Si. aeoige Grey figures conspicuously. The bee uan these, pc, naps, is aisu the latest, u. “io uay after tile proiugatio.i steamers weu • caving born for Nort'l ami South with 111, .uembersjwliojiad stayed fir the finish, a.m o.r Gemgu Grey and M,. Pyke met mi tu • aurlj Qu the eve of viuhuimi.ium. *• Gj-ju 0.. e, ait George,” said Pyke. “ We bllv>. dictit ttgaiu next, susßiuo,” -I don’t

i.'j'ke,” icpiied Sir George, cuuUuusly. \\ •nuy, but ihvii, what 1 meuu io euy in, we ’ *' VVo-ii, if we don’t meet u< Weih.igtoii, we eliulimeet in thj next wotnl.' I hope nut, I’yke, wun uu mr yf pity, not uiiniinglel with ulariu w.ut 1 to sa,. is, I nope not 1 Well, goud-bve, Pyae, good-bye” An a before Mr. By lie had i.n' .o recover himself Bunjcienlly to think oi repartee, the veteran was on board the 8, A inherit H’eamvr un his way to aucttiiin . Mr. I’y.sc says he hopes they will meet agai in this world, if o ily to give him a chan; of his revung.h— Herat I. Tin Argiu explains how th.} louk-out in th } Melbourne boot trade has oocurred, A few months ago the B jofcniaKers’ Union decide I io have the eight hours’ system, com line I with piecework, introduced into the trade an I also to make it compulsory that all worn should be done on the employers’ premises Fhe masters were accordingly acquainted with the decision arrived al, and though some opposition was offered by them to the proposed cha ge, the system came into operation on the 17th ultimo. Since then, however, the manufacturers have found that the alteration

di<l not work well, especially the restriction that the boots should be mare up and lini.di -d within the walls of th"ir faciones. Thev discussed the propriety of abandoning the change and reverting to the old style of working, and the outcome of the delihenilions was the f >l- - circular, which was signed by nearly all the leading masters That we will revert to the old system of giving work to b? done outside each respective establishment, if deemed necessary, on and after November 17. Not to engage any liands from each other’s factories on and after this date, unless the Workmen produce a written discharge , signed by their formei employers. Fiomand alter this date to refuse to allow on the premises of the undetsigned any officers of the Operative Union seeking to address or in

any way influence our employes ; also, in the event of our employes wishing to bring any matter connected "ith their interests under notice, to dec'iue to receive as the own number.” The operatives answered with the fol I lowing resoulioiis “ That we adhere s rictly to the resolution of having all work done on the employers’ premises. That all disputes be settled by theotfi .-era of the U lion, as b fore. That no member he allowed to

lake a cerlifi tate of discharge, nor work i i a factory where a factory where a certificate is demanded. That a levy of 15 per cent, p*r week on the gross earnings of all nr *inb th be struck for the purpose of carrying on any strike that, may arise.” The strike actually ■ began a fortnight ago, the employes of a Rich’mond f ictory having gone out, owing to the < foreman wanting to give work out.