The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1206, 19 July 1884, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Outgoing Mail. —The mail via San Francisco fort 10 Home Country will close at the Geraldine Post Office at 2.45 p.m. to-day, and at Temuka at 3 p.m. Acknowledgement. —The Belfleld School Committee have received a cheque for £5 from W. Postlethwaite, Esq., late M.H.R. for Geraldine, towards the school funds, being part of his honorarium.

Road Board Rate. —The Temuka Road Board notify that a rate of one half penny in the £on all the rateable property in the Temuka Road District has been struck, for the eurrent year, and will be payable on and after the Ist August next

Large Salk of Treks. — Messrs J. Mundell and Co, announce in our advertising columns a large sale of fruit and forest trees, shrubs, etc., to take place at their rooms, on Wednesday next. It will be worth the while of persons who are intending to adorn their property this season to be present at this sale.

Geraldinh Town Board. —In another column the Returning Officer for the election of the first Town Board for Geraldine announces the election of Messrs Pearpoint, Maslin, Taylor, Mundell, Dnnlop, Farrell and Huffey to serve on the said Board. The first nieeting of the Commissioners will be held on Monday evening next, in the Courthouse, at half-past 7 o’clock. A Contradiction. — In another column Mr Francis Franks, a candidate for the Geraldine seat, contradicts a report that he is only coming forward to split up the votes, so as to put one of the other candidates in. He states that“ he has his come forward on his own account, that he means to contest the election to the end, and that he has every reason to believe he will win.” This is very “ straight ” speaking.

A Good Example. —The Hon. J. B. A. Acland, M.L.C., has forwarded to the Geraldine Literary Institute, through the Eev. J. Preston, a cheque for £l2 10s as a donation, being a part of his honorarium received as a member of the Upper House. The donation is very acceptable, as at the present time the Institute is sadly in want of funds, and it is to be hoped that others will follow the donor’s example. Fibe.—A fire broke out last Tuesday night in the farm buildings of Mr John Philips at Paeroe, near Helensville (Auckland), and they, as wall as a stock of valuable implements, were destroyed. The horses, however, were saved. The insurances on the farm buildings amounted to £3OO in the New Zealand office ; on the agricultural implements and farm produce for £3OOO in the Union; and on the horses, £7OO in ttie Unions

Gold Export. The total amount of gold exported from the colony during the last quarter was 116,977 ozs., its value being £468,848. Meeting at Temuka. —Mr Rolleston will address the electors of Geraldine, in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, this evening, at half-past 7 o’clock. The Geraldine Election.— Mr Wm. Wills, the Returning Officer, notifies that Mr George Bolton has withdrawn his name as a candidate for the Geraldine seat. Land Board, Christchurch.—We would draw the attention of those interested to the fact that the meetings of the Land Board at Christchurch now take place every alternate Thursday at noon. A Disgraced Doctor. —It is notified in the Gazette that in accordance with section 21 of the Medical Practitioners Act 1879, I lie name of L. D. Parry, late of Kaitangato, has been erased from the Medical Register of the colony. The Unemployed. —The Mayor of Waimate has telegraphed to the Government asking for work for the unemployed. The Government has requested Mr March, the Immigration Officer at Christchurch, to inquire into the matter. “ Riding the Donkey.” —Notice of motion has been given at the Otago Education Board that in the case of punishment as recently inflicted at the Dunback school, known as “ riding the donkey,” it shall be followed by the summary dismissal of the teacher. Political Meetings. —Mr Franks will address a meeting of the Geraldine electors at Woodbury to-night, and at Hilton on Monday night, Mr J. M. Twomey announces that he will address the electors of Gladstone at Washdyke to-morrow, and at Fairlie Creek on Monday. The Ret. D. Gordon.— At a meeting of the congregation of St. Panl’s Presbyterian church, at Invercargill, on Wednesday evening, the Rev. Mr Gordon, of Temuka, was unanimously proposed pastor of the church, and it was resolved to ask the Presbytery to make a call on him ,

Cobkkction. —In our report of Mr Franks’ speech at Temuka in our last issue he was made to state that there were 3,000,000 acres of unimproved laud adjacent to the finished railways and 6,000,000 acres of improved land. It should have been 6,000,000 acres of unimproved land and 3,000,000 acres of improved land. • Railway Management. A telegram from Dunedin states that the Railway Department have adopted a new system of delivering country consignments, of which merchants and others make great complaints It has been the custom to store goods in the> shed and charge for them ; but by the new rules delivery must be taken from the trucks in the yard. It has already happened that the first intimation a firm received of goods for them, was finding the drays at their doors. The new rule will also involve double cartage in cases where an agent ships produce consigned to him to deal with. Conditional Immortality. —At a valedictory soiree, at Auckland, to George Brown, of “ Conditional Immortality” celebrity, 500 persons were present. He was presented with a handsome illuminated address in a mottled kauri case. He leaves by the mail steamer for New York. He intends to attend the Glasgow September conference of the Conditional Immortality Association. During the meeting on Thursday night, the Rev. Thomas Howes, Congregational Minister, announced his conversion to the doctrine of “ Conditional Immori ality.” The East Coast Election. —The hearing of the case Rees v. Locke commenced in Gisborne on Wednesday. It created great interest. Twenty-nine witnesses from town and country were subpoenaed. The indictment is criminally laid under sub-subsection A, clause 13, of the Corrupt Practices Act. J. Snyder Brown who acted as Locke’s agent previous to the election, deposed that Locke told him ha wanted to fight the contest fair and square, in accordance with the Act. W. Ratchffe, who acted as Locke’s agent at the last election, deposed Locke gave him a cheque for £IOO before going to Wellington, to defray expenses. A cheque was given on account for £37 due for printing, and one or two other accounts remained to be paid. Witness received £lO before he got the £IOO, A Row in Wellington Gaol. Two breaches of prison regulations were heard in Wellington on Thursday. When one of the prisoners was charged with obstructing a warder and inciting his fellow prisoners to mutiny. The prisoner pleaded guilty to obstruction, but he denied the second charge. The Superintendent stated he ordered two warders to remove to his cell a refractory man. As he was being taken through the exercise yard the prisoner rushed up and caught hold of Warder Capstick, in order to obstruct his progress. The result was that the officer fell to the ground, and all the other convicts in the yard, some sixty in number, came rushing to the spot. A spirit of mutiny pervaded the gaol, and serious consequences might have ensued. His Worship sentenced the prisoner to be kept on bread and water diet for fourteen days, and to forfeit six months’ marks.

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