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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 July 1886, Page 4

The Gorge contract is to begin at the limestone lull, on the Gorge ltoad. In the House on Friday the Native Lands Administration Bill and the Native 1 and* Court Bill passed through Committee.

Messrs Mullingcr and Brett expect to he in a ] i-sition to begin laying the metals ii the Tamaki section in about three weeks' time, and the contract will be finished about February or March next.

A Woodville man has received notice from the enthusiastic Rabbit Inspector fir Wair&rapa East to destroy rabbits on hi- section at Kopuaratiga. The Woodville man never had an acre of land there, and wishes he had. 'Hit Hastings Star says:—The dclegat< - of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., will meet at Woodville on the 27th instant, when some important business will be brought forward. Delegates will be present from all the lodges in Hawke’s Bay, and one of the principal items of business will he the consideration ofthc advisablcnes* of establishing an Annual Moveable Committee in New Zealand. If carried this would pi -ctii dly mean severance from A.M.C. t Manchester, under which the Order is at present worked. An address to the Queen, praying that tin Kerniadee Islands, lying between New Z, aland and Fiji, may he annexed to this colouy was agreed to by the House on Friday on the motion of tho Premier. Tin Premier, iu moving the motion said tii • Mr Bell, a gentleman who had lived n Sunday I land for fifteen years, bad informed him (the Premier) that the climate vi is delightful, the soil very good, and the land would carry ten sheep to tho acre. Mr Bell was so much impressed with the I i ,nd that ho intended to form a limited liability company to work it, and l’urliam, nt might 1 ■ asked to give Mr Bell a title in recognition of his services. The lioni, <, eminent had stated that they v. add be prepared to annex the island to Nee. Zcalan 1 if an address from the II hum were presented on the subject. Jl> thought the annexation of the islands \>, old i, ad to a considerable trade between them and New Zealand. At the half-yearly General Court of the Bank of lingland, held on March 11, the Govct or, Mr J. I*. Currie, was ! .1 by a shareholder—Mr John Jones j —whether tbo Bank, who anted as ageuts ; for the New Zealand Government, was at ill liable lor the dividends on tho loans I i tied on behalf of that colony. Mr I,,ties said he put this question because 1 l„- observed that the Government of New Zealand were borrowing in “a very prodigal manner.'' Mr Currie, in reply, observed that after Mr Jones’ expression of views it was not likely he would invest any of his sit:plus profits in New Zealand ■I:, hut lu- could a sine him that, so tar II the Bank of England was concerned, they incurred no liability in the matter. They simply introduced to the public any loan which New Zealand, or any other Colonial Government, might wi.-h to bring out, and the public used tlnar discretion whether they invested in it or not. The annual meeting of the members of the Woodville Horticultural Society was held at the schoolroom on Saturday night. There was a small attendance and Mr Palmer, the president, occupied ! 'he chair. The report and balance-sheet for the past year was read showing a credit of it) t)s 10.1 alter deducting a contrihiition of i.lO towards the construction of the Drill Hall. The total receipts for the year were Tti7 10«, inclusive of a er, .lit of T2l 10s from the previous show. The expenditure was iSB Is 2d. On the uioti n of Mr llavvken seconded by Mr S. Hutching the report and balance sheet, as read and audited, were adopted. Mr llaggen wished to resign the secretaryship. Ilis tune was so much taken up that he was unable to do justice to it, ami tin result was thut great inconvenience had been caused to prize-takers. He thought someone else should have a turn ut it. Those present preferred that he should retain the secretaryship which vv a- agreed to. The following officehearers were then elected President, T. T. E, mn tain,-, Esq.; Vice-President*, M> --r- 11. L. Palmer and H. Havvken ; secretary and treasurer, Mr E. A. llaggen: c uumittee. Messrs J. dowry, T. Taylor, I>. M. Horne, S. Hutching, J. Hutchins, G. Ross, J. Morgan, C. Hutchins, R. S. Klorancc, A. B. Hogg; auditors, Messrs J. Motley and It. Fennell. It was decided to hold a spring an ! autumn show next year, on dates to be fix-'d. Tho questions of obtaining more siM'oial prizes and of awarding prizes for exhibits showing only decided merit, were discussed, and the meeting adjourned.