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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 841, 25 July 1871, Page 2

An entertainment in aid of the District Hospital is to take place at the Hibernian Hall, Addison's, on Monday evening. The programme includes selections from Dickens and other authors, recitations, &c, and is altogether an attractive one. The movement in aid of so deserving an institution is highly creditable to the Addison's community, and will doubtless meet with a ready and suitable patronage. Wo are requested to direct attention to the tenders called for the construction of the Duller Towing Track. The work is divided into a number of small sections, which will readily admit of the work being undertaken by small parties of labourers. Tenders close on Monday next, the 31st instant, and specifications may be seen at the Times office, and at other places as announced in the advertisement. The appointment has been gazetted of the Honorable Henry Sewell as Commissioner of Customs.

A telegram recently published stated that Ropata had joined Te Kooti. The schooner Opotiki, on her arrival in Auckland brought the information that Eopata had not returned to Opotiki, but that a report had been spread that he had captured Te Kooti, and after a long interview, had been persuaded to take up his cause, and join him in his opposition to the pakeha. The chief Tamai Koha, who ha 3 committed several murders, is at Opotiki. Captain Preece, and 120 men of the Native Contingent, arrive at Opotiki from Wairoa, and had not mot with Te Kooti and his followers. It is announced in our advertising columns that the annual education rate will be levied on Tuesday, August Ist, and will be received in this district at the Court House, Westport, by Mr W. A. Kiely, sergeant of police. The schoonor Maid of Erin, from Melbourne, put to sea during the late gales, and has not yet returnod to the anchorage. The steamer Charles Edward left Nelson on Saturday, the 15th inst., and arrived at Westport on Sunday, at 12.30 p.m., after a nine days' passage, the cause of her detention being the boisterous weather. The Charles Edward sheltered several days at Separation Point. The s.s. Kennedy, also from Nelson, arrived off the Buller at 5 p.m., and crossed bar at 1 a.m. yesterday morniH'g. The Charles Edward sailed for Gbeymouth yesterday afternoon, and will return direct from that port to Westport, leaving here for Nelson on Wednesday morning at four o'clock. The s.s. Kennedy is announced to leave for Nelson at 7 a.m. on Friday. The prisoners Pallahee and Murphy, committed for trial from Westport on charges of larceny, will be forwarded either by the steamer Charles Edward on Wednesday, or the Kennedy on Friday, in order to take their trial at the ensuing sittings of the Supreme Court, held at Nelson on the 31st instant. It is probable that the Colonial Government, when the season arrives will import a quantity of salmon ova from California. The shortness of the voyage from that port to New Zealand will ensure its arrival in a thoroughly healthy condition. A late Nelson paper describes the weather in that locality as having been unusually mild. The geniality of the weather has brought the almond trees, the first precursors of spring, early into flower.