LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1202, 10 July 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SitAlL Birds' Ndisakck.—The G-eraldine Road Board hay* for the half year ended June 30th 1884 paid the sum of £BO 19s lid for 4454. dozen email bird*' eggs and 1038 dozen birds.

M* Cox's Mbbtiugs.—Mr Cox addressed the electors at Orari last evening. To-night he will visit Hilton, and to-morrow night Woodbury. Mb Rollbstoh'S Mbbtiwos.—Mr Rolleston addressed a meeting of the electors at Pleasant Valley last evening. This evening he will address a meeting at Waitohi, end tomorrow evening at Rangitata Island.

Th« Flax IKDn«TiT. The Terauka Linseed, Oil, Cake, and Fibre Company invite tenders for the supply of Native flax. Full particulars to be obtained from the ?*oretary, Mr J. Ashwell. Tenders close on the 23rd inst.

Rati.—The South Orari Board of Conservators notify that they intend on or about the 22nd July to strike a rate of three-eighths of a pennv in the £on all rateable property in tb(- di*tric f for the ye-xr ending May 31et, 1885. The r&*(> book is now open for inspection at the Temuka Road Board office.

Gbjuldikb Town Boaed. — Nomination of candidate* for Beats on this Board must be made before noon to-day.

The New Elkotobai, Roil.—We have received some complaints to the effect that several names had been struck off the Geraldine electoral roll. On making enquiries of the Returning Officer, we find that the mistake occurred through the printers slipping a page of the roll. The mistake has since been rectified by tdding a fly sheet, so those whose names do not appear can rest satisfied that on the polling day they will be able to record their rotes.

Th» Flax Ikdmtbt.—The Rev. T. Jasper Smythe and Mr Elliot paid a visit to the Terauka Flax Factory yesterday, and expressed themselves highly satisfied with what they saw. Mr Elliot is an expert in the flax trade, and expressed himself agreeably surprised at the progress that had been made, and at the quality of the fibre. We understand the seed ordered by the company for next year has arrived, and that the twine spinning plant will be ordered by the outgoing mail. IWMIGBATIOK AHD EKIGBATIOK. The Immigration and Emigration returns for June are— Immigration : Auckland, 550 ; Wellington, 224; Greymouth, 3 ; Lyttelton 4; Timaru, 2; Dunedin, 51; Invercargill, 304; total 1147. Emigration: Auckland, 311; Wellington, 111; Napier, 11 ;Westport 3; Greymouth, 4; Lyttelton 9; Dunedics 80 ; Invercargill, 311 ; total, 840. From the United Kingdom, 452 ; Australia, 624 ; and other places 71. Departures for United Kingdom, 18; for Australia, 652 ; and for other plaees, 170. Chinese : Arrivals, 4 ; departures, 37. Nkw Maoei Chpboh—The newly erected Native church at Wairau Pab, near Blenheim, was opened on Tuesday in the presence of a great crowd of Europeans of all denominations. Episcopalian, Wesleyan and Presbyterian ministers were present, with " Major" Pollard and Baadmaster Tucker of the Salvation Army. At a public meeting in the church presided over by Archdeacon Butt, who has completed forty years' service in Nelson and Marlborough, it. was stated that the new church cost £350. It had all been paid for by the Wairau Maoris out of money 8 of the tribe of which Mr Bowe, a son of the principal leader in the Wairau massacre, is chief.

Presentation.—On Tuesday evening last a very pleasing presention took place during a meeting of the Welcome Retreat Lodge, 1.0.G.T., Geraldine, a hand6ome collar being given by its members to Sister Kirby, who is losing the district. The presentation was made on behalf of the Lodge by Bro. G. Ward, P. W.C.T., who accompanied! the same with an appropriate speech, in which was expressed the regret they all felt at losing so valued a member, t'he recipient having been connected with the Lodge ■ince the year 1876. Sister Kirby having made a suitable reply, the remainder of the evening was spent in harmony, and at its termination the members separated after wishing her " God speed."

Pupil Teaohms' Bxamiwatioh. —Among the pupil teachers who passed at the recent examination at Timaru ware the following : End of first year : W. J. Lewii, Geraldine Flat, 420 marks ; J. McLeod, South Oran 405 ; J. Kalaugher, Creraldiae, 400 ; W, Glanville, Woodbury, 345; Or. Anderson* Waitohi Flat, 290. These are all classed a lecond year pupil teacher*. End of second year : M. McLeod, Temuka, 473 mark* ; Gt. Rowe, Temuka, 428; I. Morton, Temukaj 421; A. Smith, G-eraldine, 411. These are now classed in the third year. End of third year: A. M. Donn, Waimataifcai, 554 marks A. Erskine, Q-eraldine, 552 ; F. A. Browm Temuka, 444; M. Russell, Temuka, 416 Classed for fourth year. End of fourth year : M. A. Sutherlaad, Pleasant Point, 461 marks ;M. Meredith, Kakahu, 424. These hare completed their course, and are recommended for district licenses.

FIBBS.—A fire occurred in Pirie Street, Wellington, at one o'clock yeßterday morning, which destroyed two cottages occupied by Messrs Hook and Binnes respectively. Hook lost the whole of his furniture, and Dinnes only saved a few articles. Hook's furniture was insured for £95 in the National office. Dinnes was not insured. The cottages were insured for £IOO each in the Colonial office.—A telegram, from GHsborne states that a fire broke o'ut at four o'clock yesterJay morning in SkiLlioonie'a fellrnongery at Ormond. Four thousand bales of sheepshins, eight bales pressed and scoured wool, and the buildings were burnt down. No cause is assigned. The building was insured for £IOO in thft National. There was an open policy on, the wool in tbe Union office. —On Sunday afternoon 800 bushels of threshed wheat* belonging to Mr M. Studholme,, were destroyed by fire at Willow Bridge, near Waimate. The grain was uninsured. Incendiarism is suspected.

Thh Dbiattud Lbttbb *bom Hiltox. —A few days ago it was stated in this paper that a letter posted at Hilton on the 25th June addressed to a firm in Geraldine wae forwarded first to Christchurch, thence to Lyttelton., and ultimately arrived at its destination in Geraldine en the lit July. Exhaustive enquiries hare been made by the Post Office authorities, and it seems that the letter was " posted in the first instance at Lyttelton," was forwarded from there to Christchurch end thence to Geraldine, where it laid at the post office for two or three days, the person to whom it was addressed not calling at the office. The latter was delivered by the earrier on the first day that the delivery commenced—the Ist July. The only explanation of the affair seems to be that the letter by some means got into the fold a of a newspaper and was carried to Lyttelton in that way—a circumstance- by no means uncommon—or the person nrho had the porting of it took it fo Lyt.telion i>efor« doing; so. In either eaje the local postal authorities are free from all blainje in the .matter.

Found Dbad. A man named John Webber, n dairyman, aged 37, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff at Oriental Bay, Wellington, yesterday morning. He left his home in search of cows at five in the morning, and it is believed that he had an epileptic fit and fell over the embankment. An inquest will be held.

Persons are cautioned against trespassing on Mr R. K. Parkerson's estate, Waitobi. Poison has been laid for dogs. Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co., (Shepherd's ' Buildings, Timaru), are now holding a sale of drapery, clothing, &c, at which immense bargains can be secured. Some idea of the prices at which goods can be obtained at this establishment may be gathered from the list published with our last issue. The dpmand for the great. American remedy, Hop Bitter?, in thie paTt of the world has bscome bo great that the Hop Bitten 00,, whose headquarters are at Rochester, New York, U.S.A., have boen compelled to open a laboratory, in Melbourne It will be in charge of Mr M. H. Tan Bergb, a gentleman of several years' with this Company and the trade may bo assured of receiving goods fqual to the parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The H.B. Co. have establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland snd Toronto, and thnir Bitters are probably the best known medicine in the world.