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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2590, 11 February 1891, Page 2

Each new Legislative Councillor appointed by the Atkinson Ministry was required, as » condition of appointment, to sign a pledge that he would support a measure for the reform of the Council by limiting the tenure of all future appointments to that body (including his own) to a term of. seven yean. This was complied with in all oases. The progress of some formerly arid regions in California from artificial irrigation is mairellous. Nineteen years ago Freino county was desert. Wheat could not be grown even in the valley land, because of the excessive drought of summer. In 1871, the first irrigating canal increased the population to 500. There are now 25,000 settlers, while land formerly held at 10a an acres, now rents from £10 to £100 an acre. The county has sixteen canal systems, 300,000 acres in grain, 20,000 in vineyards, and 3,000 in orchards. We (Erening Star) have seen a snake, said to have been caught at Q-lenomaru, on the road between Cattins and Komahapa. It is about Uin or 15in long, and half an inoh in diameter at the thickest part, and the marking is alternate bands of black and a shade of yellowish white. There is little doubt that it is a snake of some kind, and the gentleman to whom it has been forwarded for presentation to Professor Parker has the assurance of Dr Smith, of Balolutha, that ho caught it alive, so there seems no room for suspecting a hoax, and we are left to wonder, as with the fly in the amber and the toad in the ttone, how it got there. When Professor Parker returns to town he will doubtless clear up the mystery—at any rate, to the extent of telling us the reptile's habits. Those who have seen it do not recognise it as an Australian snake. * A gentleman in one of the London theatres would insist On 1 standing in the stalls, much to the annoyance of the pittites, Furious were the cries of " Sit down I" ••. Get out V* "Sit down in front!" all of which were unattended to by the offending gentleman, when a single voice, calling from the back of the pit, caused him to flop into his seal eleotrioally. It warbled, •«Leave him alone} he's only a tailor resting himself." We always consider that the mosfc sensible speech ever made sinoe thfe globe commenced rojljng, was that made J»y a man who, dtir-,. in£ tha Belfast riots, was asked what his religion was He did not know whether hitf interrogators were Catholics or Protestants, but he looked at their weapons, and pistols, and bludgeons, and then answered: " Crentleuoen, I am of the same opinion as that ge^y tleman there with the tig axe." ■<•%£.. MrH.RussoU,oftho Waihi Gold Miu&g Company, has five surveyors at work, picking dp all the available water for his dew battery. \\ The Cassell works at Karangahake jare, closed down. A site for a aew Hotel at Waihi has bjen pegged out by Mr Tom Corbott, and the necessary signatures have been obtained for in application to the Licensing Committee for & licence. 1 . Tho Hon. Mr Seddon, the new Hinister|for Public Works, under whose care is the tS^ning- department, is death on anything like bogus mining companies floated for specula^ tive purposes only, and says that he will introduce a measure to prevent such from being foisted on the public and he will give the public every facility for the use of the Mining Department by bona fide investors, so that they may obtain reliable information in regard to any objects of investment. —Hauraki Tribune. Hotel accomodation at Waihi has, for some tfme past been very scarce. A promise was made by the owners of the Waihi Hotel to the lute licensing committet, that additional accomodation would he provided, but nothing has been done Under the old law it is perfectly safe to make a promise of this sort, as the then Licensing Committee woaldnotbe the Committee© when a new application was made. In the cast of the Waihi Hotel this seems to have been the course followed: a promise was made, and the Committee were fooled into believing it; bat there was, evidently, no intention of performance. The architect made the plans; the plans were submitted— and there the matter rests. The result of this to the licensee of the house is, that he has not aooomodation/ and the public very naturally complain. For some time past it has hot been uncommon to have to put seven persons into one bedroom —bedroom?, too, which were originally only intended for two stretchers, and were small for even that amount of aoobmodatfon. What a treat that must be in the present delightfully hot weather! Of course the application for a second license will iv no way relieve the congested state of the present hotel, but w<% think it is time that either Messrs Brown, Campbell and Co carried out their promise or the Chairman of tjje Licensing Committee did his duty. —Hauraki Tribune, Messrs J. McNicol & Co. advertise that the Waikato annual sheep fair is to be held in the sheep yards afe Ohaupo, on Wednesday, 25th February. The entries consist of 17,000 ewes, wethers, lambs and rams. An oppjrtunity like this is not likely to be missed by farmers or others requiring first-class sheep of all classes. We understand that the sale will be well attended. It is stated that Sir G. Whitmore did not arrive in WeUington iv consequence of a severe accident sustained at the commencement of his voyage from the East Coast. It is further stated that the Hon. Mr Wrigley has forfeited his seat in the Legislative Council, having been absent for two entire sessions without leave of absence. Under ordinary circumstances both these gentlemen would forfeit their honorarium, but it may be agreed in the case of Sir G-. ■ Whitmore, having embarked in sufficitnt time to enable him to reach Wellington for the session, that the Speaker would have some discretion as to signing the necessary voucher, the same aa in the case of unavoidable absence if proved to the Speaker's satisfaction. It appears, however, that there are some cases in which the honorarium was paid to members of the Counoil absent without leave, if the following statement Biade by the *'Post" may be credited:—"Rumours of a very singular character are current as to two members of the Legislative Counoil who did not attend at all last session, one, indeed, being a new member, who was not even sworn in, receiving their full hlfnoraxtum, although not legally entitled to a penny. We can scarcely believe the statements, as the voucher has to be certified by the Speaker of the Council before payment; bat if by w»y inadvertence such payments have been made, immediate action should be taken to compel a refund/ Sjfo JJjnch satisfaction was given by the gteam-threfher las* season that one of tho moat Buocessfol of the fe ?uka farmers offered the proprietor douMelast year's rate* for this season's crop, it is quite evident that the steam-thresher and tractionengfaw "have

The following are additional particulars of the death from the bite of a katipo recently reported by us: — An expressman named Malcolm Fraser was bitten by a spider at the Hatt races on.Wellington's Anniversary Day, 22nd ult. Whilst on the Hutt course he received a Trite oa his right wrist from a katipo spider. He suffered intense paift f or eever&l days. Chi the 29th ult. he became * patient of the hospital. There was a small Inflamed ring on the wrist when he was admitted, similar to that o»wed $jr «: &» bite. rhearm commenced to swell still more on the following day, until from the wrist to the shoulder it presented a. frightful appearance. He became delirious with pain, aui symptoms of erysipelas also presented themselves. Notwithstanding all the attention which his medical attendants could suggest Fraser succumbed oa the 6th inst. Deceased leaves a widow and\ix. children unprovided for. - /'Five pounds^ero the net proceeds of the concert for the IVlaungauui Stuue pier— a very welcome addition to the fands. The ladies and gentlemen so kindly got up the entertainment deserves the thanks of every one who uses the pier, and particularly for this handsome douation the result of their kind effort. yf \ Mr Lundon, Trustee in the estate of Thos. Wylie, advertises th^fe all claims must be rendered before the 281% inst. We are pleased to see MrFrank Anqoetil, of the Post Office. CambridPb, again among us. He is spending hiWSpliday with his relatives here. He says that though he likes Cambridge well, he likes Tauranga better. After thirty years of legislation a great horde of Maori titles is found to be defective. Not by fraud, but by mere neglect of incomprehensible or unknown technicalities. WhoeVer has seen the Native Land laws passed most have observed that they have but little better treatment than the other laws which no man on this earth would think of guarauteeiog. They go to the Native Affairs Com* mittee and they come from the Native Affairs Committee ; they are then shot at by members who have more enterprise thau knowledge ,of the subject ; and they v get to itht Statute Book to be a pitfall and a snare t<| all buyers and seller**. The petition read&.on Tuesday in the House emphasises this state of things, which must be ended without any unnecessary delay; As toe meeting of members determined the other day, let a Commission be appointed to enquire and report on the whole matter, visiting every tribe, consulting delegates, arriving at conclusions. Then we may hope for a law, which, being made leisurely by men who understand the subject, can be relied upon to remedy past injustice and prevent future wrong.— N.Z. Mail. ,-.,,■.,.,...«. „./-V Inspeotor Emerson has received the following telegram from the Constable at Opotiki, •• Information just received that a man named 3C. Devitt, working on Motu road, wu killed yesterday by a kick from a horse." %/kr Chariest Tun kg, soa of the Ute Capt. Tunksof Taui&oga, who served articlejs with Messrs Jachiibn ar*d Russell, solicitors, r has successfulj^aii^ creditably passed the neceu» sary exaj^jp^tipns, and has been admitted to pracjbice^as- a solicitor and barrister of the So|rrens^Court, %/" The^icket match to* morrow will lie bttweea two sides chosen by Messrs CookgT a|d G. Morris. A Mr Oboke's side j— •Messi'fl Roberts, Lawry, Thistiethw^ite, Harland, Hare, Clark, P. Morris, 'Parker, Baker, and Spence. Mr Morris* side: — Messrs Forifep, Griffiths (i 2), »Bon^er, Hqrne, Jamieson, Gray, 1 " £ Cha^pelL|indHatto. W We i aie glad to notice that the Brass Band is making rapid progress and contemplate appearing in publio very shortly. The Jockey Club would, do well to engage the services of the band to play at tb>» racecoure at the forthcoming mes^Jgj&Las'it would add a great attraction to theTaay'a proceedings, and draw a largely increased attendance of the public. ■■■•,' Edwin wired at 12 noon to-day;— " North to east /and south east heavy _gale with heavy raijp( and very heavy sea within next 12 hours. Glass fall soon," The s.s. Omapere wjll arri^L here to-mor-row fromjttie 9buth, and lefcypJ for Auckland soon affor arrival. v entertainment will shortly be given in aid of the Drum and Fify; Band. The Band is to make if* first public appearance in the first portion of the programme, and the second half will be a dramatic piece by local amateurs. >S From our Australian news to-day it will be seen that the Unionists trouble is not nearly settled yet, and that the employers' life is not a happy one. The Unionists have decided to liberate rabbits on the stations, and several owners have been threatened that their buildings will be buraed down. « The Chairman of the Tamahere School Committee a few days ago received the following telegram from the Board of Education: — Board has considered your telegram, but can't grant scholarship to Maud Crawford, as it would be contrary to the scholar*" ship regulations to do so, I am, however, authorised to say that her certificate of proficiency entitles her to free tuition at: the Auckland College and Grammar School fos> a, period of three years. — Vincent Ef^ios, Secretary Education Board." Tv this' the Chairman replied as follows :-r-" J)raw your attention to laot that you bave\npt replied to my ingniries re teaohinar ntaff of Epsom and Mangere Schools. It seems strange that you should have found out at this late period ths^ Maud Crawford is entitled to free tuition!, acceptance of which depends on her guardiaos^ though Committee stiU maintain their claim for a scholarship for her, and intend to appeal to Minister of Eduodtion. Free tuition to an orphan residiiig 100 miles from the school is a poor compromW.-*Aiton T. F. Wheeler, Chairman." "Eouoh ok GA/TABitH" corrects offensive odours at once Complete cure of worst chrbnic "Buchu-Paeba." —QuickC eompne Jure of all annoying Kidney, Bladder, and urinary, Deases. At eketnists and druggists. 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