LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1189, 10 June 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

GuiiDin Boad Boabd,—Tke meathly nutting of the Gtraldine Boad Board takes place to-day.

TM EnrwiT lajuw.—ll t n t is now brought to Chriitchureh from Ohoka, sixteen miles, ay waggons, though there ill railway siding at tht mill door.

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GtioiM Tiotxi'f Cam. - Tht aetion brought by George Thorn* against tht X Government Insuranc* Department, claiming damages, will *ofc come on for hsaring till August next.

Tmi Kiir Itantß Lakdi Bim.—AKaori petition it being signed ia tht Waiiato against the proposed Ifstirtj.lands Bill, for presentation to the .Assembly. Tht Ink signature Bewi's

A LioMUf« Oats.—lt is rtperttd that tbe proprietor of oos of the Autkland httels to licenses were refused intends to issue a writ against tht Liceasing Commissioners for £3,0C0 damages.

MMTiirtfo* RATtPATaat.—At two p.m. to-day a mastingof ratepayers in tht Geraldine Koad District will bt htld is tht Bead Boai'd office, Gtraldine, to consider tht advisabjity or othtrwist of closing etrtam roads, the tame hating beea duly advertised. Gmaidin* Bans Biro.—The members ot the band performed a selection of musio on Satan?ay evening last in Gtraldine, parading along the maia road in marching o> de •. The evening was fine and moonlight, and the music was greatly appreciated by the residents.

Sam or Raoi Pltvilsms.—On Saturday afternoon fast Afessrs J. Maadell and Co, under instructions of tht Ctmmitttt ef tht Geraldine Racing Club, broaght under tht hammer tbe usual race privileges to b# enjoyed during the ensuing steeplechase meeting. The gates were passed to Mr M. fleatley, at £33, and the right to tht games to Mr G. For, for £2 7s. The remaining privileges, such as the general license booth and the refreshment booth, were bought in by tbe Committee, the prices offered bsimg at 100 low figures. There was a good attendance durirg the time of the salt.

Politicii, AssooiATioir. A Political Reform Association was instituted in Tima-u on Saturday night. At a public meeting some 300 people stttnded, but most of them were too late to hear the thing explained, and one of tht lsit speakers th re wing cold wattr on tht proposal as presented, fewer joined thaa was expected by the promoters. Oaly 43 enrolled thtmselves. It is proposed to adopt tht programust of a similar organisation in Auckland, and to make the Society a soit ef Debating Club for the discussiom of political matters. Mr Hamersley, solicitor, who was not present till near the end of tht meeting, was elected President after a deal of pressing. It is intended te hold aaother publie meeting at an early date for tht purpose of explaiaiag fully tht objeets of the Association.

Football.—Tht New Zealanders gaiaed another victory on Saturday against a representative Ifew South Wales team -by three goals and three tries to one try.—The match between teams from the Timaru PubJJo School and Temuka District- High School came off last Saturday in the park, Temuka. The Timatu team was cap'ained by S. it. Turnbull, and tbe Temuka by M. McLeod. Messrs Chnch and Gurr acted as umpires. The game was played during four spells of twenty minutes eaeh. At irst it was d'flicult to form any idea as to tht result of tbe match, the play of both teams being about equal. The Temuka boys were on tbe whole heavier and stronger than the Timaru boys, but what the visitors lacked in weight and strength they made up in skill. Their collaring and passing did them great credit, and their play wss, without doubt, supsrior to their opponents. But strength was the order of th* day, and after the first spell th* Temuka boys bad it almost all their own w&y, winning tbe match by five touchdowns to nil. Th* touch downs were obtained by Brewer (2) and McCaskill (3).

OBSTar/criva Soaooi> Comicissioities.— Something like a dead-lock exists between the Otago School Commissioners and the Minister of Lands as to the mode of dealing » ith reserves at Waikaia. The Commissioners some time ago passed a resolution that tht Unci in question be disposed of in tbo proportion of one third for cash and twothirds on deferred payment, and to meet the views of He Rolleston, set apart several sections for village settlements. The Minister of Lands wrote requesting them to reconsider their decision. • The reasens which he upon them when he personally conferred wiih them and recommended perpetual leasing, bad acquired additional strength from the fact tint the system had met with luccess, both with Crown Lands and Educational reserves. The primary object of ths<ie reserves was *o provide a permanent and increasing source of revenue a»d their sale was only justifiable whem rendered necessary in the interests of settlement end to increase the value of the remainder. Five days later the UnderSecretary forwarded to the Commissioners a communication received by the Alinietur from the Waikaia Land and Progress Cemmittee asking that one-half, or at least one-third, of the land suvreyed should be offered under the perpetual le&so system. Last week the Commissioners met and passed a resolution adhering to their former decision* tw» members disstuung

ImciMATlOir.—During the financial years 1883-4 about 8,000 emigrants were sent out to the eolony. DIITX «9 XX OLD Sittm*. William Maclean, oue of the first settlers in Ot»go, died oh the 2nd June. He arrived in Otago nearly fifty years ago from Sydney in a whaler. Hie wife Was the firit white woman who latded in Otago. Pliiw SMAXIM.—At the Musselburg (Otago) licensing meeting the Chairman described the cenduct of tha police in bringing a eaie against * hotelkeeper at a 'hole-and-corner' business, and a Member said hotslkeepers were now looked after as if tbey were ticket-ef-loavj men or felons.

: A PIOMTAM* PWLICITIOt. Mr Murphy, the Secretary, has been voted by the Agricultural a»d Pastoral Aisociatioa half the froflt on the ' Be* Zealand Shorthorn Herd Book,' ef which he ie editor. The profit already amounts to £127. The Asso•iation resolved to issue a herd book for other than shorthorns.

DITOXOI.—In the Diverce C»,urt, Wellington, on Saturday, Jane Mary Stanislaus O'Kearne petitioned in ft suit for * decree of nullity of her marriage with James Grattan Grey, reporter, of Wi'lington. Mr Shaw is eounsil for the petitiener, and tbe •ase will be heard at the nest eittingi ef the Divorce Court.

Two CHILDREN ItJRNT TO Diatk.—The house of William Chesterfield, bootmaker, at Springfield, near Cnmichurch, was burnt down about six a'cloek on Sunday •vening and two children, aged threa and flva yaara, were burnt to death. Two aider childran had beea left i« charge of the housa whil* the parents went for a walk. Tha neighbors mlda every effort to rescue tha daceased, but tha fire had obtained too great a hold before they arrived. Tha origin of tha fire is not ft known.

IIMIGHUTIO* AWD Otri Ll»B LAW!.— The Welliagton correspoadent of the Pros wirei on Friday lart:—" Aroosg ieme letters on emigra»ts from Bir Dillom Bell, I noticed some interestinf and valtable suggestion! ** to the policy which sheuld Ist adopted, especially at regard! bringing out the class which he iayi ' above «y other we want in the colony, namely, imaU farmers with moderate capital at their command, to fill fcke aecond-clasg accomodation on board the new lines of eteameri. There are tbousan-i of email farmers who might easily be brought to New Zealand if we would adopt towardi them the poliey which may be expressed in these worde—The Government will take you to New Zealand at cheaply at you can be taken to Manitoba—»nd I do not heeitate to lay that each fortnightly iteamer could be made to take out ite complement of valuable lettltrs. Literally, it may be laid that nothing is dons in the agricultural districts of England, Scotland, and Ireland to bring the advantages of New Zealand before that claie. Yet I an> incesiantly urged by people here to do it, and I am certain that it could be don* successfully if we did it with steadfastneis of purpou. Hot am I lent coivinced of this that if it paye the eolony to bring out working people t would pay at leait at well to deyote a part of the immigration fund to bringing out ■mall farmers.' In regard te thi» class, Sir Dillon urges that it is eisential that they ihould be told as clearly as possible what they can do when they get out to the colony. They ihould not only be able to know that there is, lay, good agricultural land to be had on the West Coast of the North Island, and good pastoral farms to be had ia Otago, but tkey shoald also be able to know for certain what the land law. will really enable them to do. Sir Dillon again dwells strongly on the injurious effect of changing the land law, and adds—'What I said to you two yeare ago about the Otago Pastoral question I could say now with a great deal more force about the system of perpetual leases. If that system were the law, it could, I believe, be easily made popular with intending : settlers. The trouble is, that I can nerer say with any conidence what really is the .'aw/ "

Wi beieive that if every one would use Hop Bitterß freely there would be much less sickness and misery in the world, and people are fast finding this out, whole families keepirg well al a trifling cost by its use. We advise all to try it. Bead Advt.

Mr R. Tayler, of the Geraldine Hotel, offers 10s reward for the recovery of a bay horse. Mr D. Mollwraith invites tendera for completion of alterations to the Bush Hots], Geraldine. Ifr Gr. H. Olsrk, Geraldine Downi, offers a reward for the recovery of a bay mare (haek), and a roan soars (hack).

K. F. Gray publishes the entries up to date for his monthly sale on Friday next. He is atill receiving entries. Mecsrs J. Mundell end Co. will hold a sale of snperior household furniture, etc., on the premise* of Mr James Loir, Strithcoon, near Geraldine, to-day. SriNNT Men. —'Wells' Health fienower restores health and rigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Debility. New Zealand Drug C»., General Agent*. . 1

Mr James Watkins notifies that at the adjourned sitting of the Kaukapuka Licensing Committee he will apply for an accommodation license for the Bangitata Hotel.

Mr "W. S. Maslin will to-day sell the freehold property, in Geraldine, until lately occupied by Mr W. Cvrbett as an auction room and sale yard, and also a valuable section in Talbot strtet.

A Wise Deacon.—" Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family bo well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors running to us so often." " Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in tim?, and kept my family •well, and saved large doctor's bills. Four ■hillings worth of it kept us all well and able to work all the time, and I will warrant it has cost you and most of the neighbours £lO to £IOO apiece to keep fjck, the same time. I fancy you'll take «sj4atd3sin» hereafter," See A.dvt»