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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3142, 23 July 1881, Page 2

We have been requested by the agent of the Union Company to etate that the departure of the s.s. Albion for the South has been altered from to-night till 9 a.m. to-morrow,

A oircular has been addressed to the native ohiefs of this district by the Hawke's Bay County Council in reference to the registration or destruction of dogs. It. is to be hoped it will have the desired effect.

A special meeting of the Borough Council in answer to a requisition to the Mayor to call a meeting for the purpose of endorsing the proposed action of the Government as set forth in the Redistribution of Seats Bill, giving a member to the Borough of Napier, will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday next at 2 p.m.

It cost about £4000 to construct the storm water drain and the channelling leading to it. But it did not put the ratepayers to an expense of more,than eighteen pence for a piece of board and two or three bricks to make the storm water once more follow the course it used to take before loans, permanent levels, and drains came into fashion.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., Thomas Crowe was charged with drunkenness, and fined 5s and costs, or 48 hours imprisonment with hard labor. Alfred Carra was charged with the larceny of a set of studs from the Railway Hotel at the Spit, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor.

The next public entertainment in town, will be a performance by natives of the Whatiapiti tribe, under the management of Mr C. Levison, of Te Barawa tribe, North Cape, who owes his education and knowledge of English customs to the Bishop of Waiapu, The performance will consist of a war dance, in which about thirty natives will take part, Maori songs, liaka, &c.

It is reported that the Hon. W. W. Johnston has telegraphed to his brother, Mr Sydney Johnston, of this province, that Mr Ormond will certainly not be permitted to defeat the Government. Mr Sydney Johnston is then asked to find some one who will stand a chance of euccessf ully opposing Mr Ormond at the next elections, and Mr Johnston has accordingly pitched upon himself as the most likely candidate, "he " Liberal party " now think that their time has arrived to slip in a nominee between Mr Ormond and Mr Johnston, and Mr. W. C. Smith is the gentleman chosen. Mr Johnston will thus come forward as the representative of " Centralism," Mr Smith of liberalism, whatever that means; and Mr Ormond of government by the people. There is a road in Napier called Thackeray-street, but as we do not suppose that many of our readers have the slightest idea as to the whereabouts of that thoroughfare we may mention that it is a continuation of Dickens-street. The lower portion of Thackeray-streefc is called Wellesley-road. It does not lead anywhere ; the railway cuts it off short at the Corporation reserve, where the pound is situated. We have never been down Thackeray-street, but we do not think that there are any houses along its route. This disused blind alley then has been marked out for Corporation favor. The drain goes down its centre, and the road has been well formed and metalled. Between Dickensstreet and Thackeray-street is the railway station, where there is more traffic than in any other part of the town. Consequently the Corporation has done nothing to make tbe road passable, and a sea of mud and water is the result. For sound knowledge of what to do and how not to do it, of where the money should be spent, and how not to spend it there, commend us to a body of city councillors. The annual meeting of the members of the Athenaeum took place last night. Dr. Spencer, as President, occupied tbe chair. The annual report was read, which showed that the library contained over 2000 volumes. The balance sheet was read as follows: — Expenditure—old accounts, £24 14s Id ; newspapers and periodicals, £32 Is lid ; advertising, £9 4s 6d ; books, £96 16s; bookbinding, £22; librarian, £72; gas, £45 7s 3d; fuel, £11 14s ; insurance, £7 12s 6d ; rates, £9 ; stationery, £1 9s 6d; incidental, £4 10s 7d; alterations and improvements, £18 ; balance £8 7s lid ; total £3G2 18s 3d. Revenue—Balance, 30th June, 1830, £14 16s lid; subscriptions, £248 7s; donation Philosophical Institute, £3 3s; sale old newspapers, £5 14s ; sale old books, £2 Is 9d; two entertainments, £7 2s; conversazione, (net), £36 8s 7d; dramatic entertainment (net), £45 ss; total, £362 18s 3d. The amount of liabilities over assets was £56 2s Id. The following office-bearers were elected :—Dr. Spencer, President (reelected) ;• Mr W. Smith, Treasurer (reelected) ; and Mr P. Bear, Secretary. A ballot was taken for tbe committee, for which thirteen were nominated, when the following were elected:—Messrs Batham, Sidey, Sprigg, Carnell, Winter, Neal, Craig,

Miller, and Gilberd. Votes of thanks td the retiring officer,-) and to the chairman, brought the meeting to a close. We understand that Judge Kenny will not return from Poverty Bay until the 30th instant. In reference to a statement made by morning contemporary a asks :—" Can any of your readers how it can be said that a person property tax is ' too poor' to be able to pay ? \ It is well known that the tax is only payable in respect of property beyond £500 in value. Tbe owner of property from £500 upwards, as in the above case, can hardly be said to be too poor to pay." A meeting of the committee appointed to apportion the borough subsidy of £350 between the Napier and Spit Fire Brigades was held last evening. Present: Messrs Monteith (iv the chair) and Ellis representing the Council, the superintendents of the two brigades, and the fire inspector. It was resolved to recommend that the allotment should be as follows:—To the Spit brigade £130, and to the Napier brigade £220. The allotment last year was £100 to the Spit, and £250 to Napier. The dir-eetors' report for the six months ended June 30 last has been issued to the shareholders in the Napier Gas Company. It states that of the 500 new issue of shares, 488 have been subscribed, which will participate in future dividends. Three absent shareholders did not avail themselves of the remaining twelve shares. The sum of £1757 17s 5d stands to the credit of the profit and bis account, which the directors recommend be allotted as follows:—Dividend at the rate of 12& per cent, per annum for tne past half-year, on original capital, £937 10s ; bonus at 2£ per cent, on original capital, £375 ; reserve fund, £400 ; balance forward to next half-year, £45 7s 5d ; total, £1757 17s sd. The payment of the 2\ per cent, bonus is recommended to partly recompense shareholders for the non-receipt of dividends during the first five years of the company's operations. If the recommendations of the directors meet with the approval of shareholders, the dividend and bonus will be payable at the company's office ou "W— and after Monday, the Bth August next, f A reduction in the price of gas has been made since the last meeting, and the directors in recommending tho allocation of profit do not lose sight of the necessity of a further reduction to consumers. A Southland advertisement runs," Wanted, two shepherds, with dogs (married)." Social morality stands high in a country where even the very collies are required to enter the bonds ot Hymen. In a Victorian paper appears the following:—" Wanted a V man that can milk a housemaid and a cook." This is mated, but hardly surpassed, by an epitaph copied from a tombstone in the Ballarat cemetery :— " John Adolphe Adams, acidentally shot as a mark of affeotion by his brother !' Members of the House generally use vigorous language (says an exchange) when referring to what [they deem an evil. Th« following is a sample :—" Mr Dick moved the second reading of the Gaming and Lotteries Bill. During the discussion the totalizator came in for a fair share of mauling, especially by SirW. Fox, who, while expressing ignorance of the nature of the machine, wished it Bwept out of existence. Mr Reeves expressed a hope that the Government would go in for the entire animal. If they allowed one species of gambling to go on, why not another ? If totalizators and art unions were to be allowed, bo might the innocent game of " fan tan.' He had been victimised several times in art unions, and had to " shell out." Mr Wakefield thought it very pleasing to see the House in such a very moral mood; but he didn't think the Bill would have the desired effect. Instead of legal gambling, there would be illegal gambling if the bill passed, and it seemed to him that the time was not far _ distant when no little boy would be able play a game of marbles, without the leave - of the Colonial Secretary. He defended the totalizator as being effective in putting down bookmakers, who were the greatest curse of the racecourse, and should not be seen outside a gaol. This notwithstanding, there was nothing in the bill to put down the bookmaker. If the bill did pass, it would result in a vast crop of prosecutions. Mr Speight wanted to see provision to stop " ecclesiastical swindling," which term he applied to church bazaars. If respectability were given to these bazaars, he failed to see with what consistency blacklegcould be put down. He also made a set against prize-giving at dioramas. The Colonial Secretary objeoted to church bazaar gambling, and was understood to say provision would be made to remedy that evil. Mr Dick having replied generally to tho remarks made by hon. members, the second reading was agreed to."

Applications for the office of impounding ranger to the County Council must be sent in by 10 a.m. on Monday next. Mr Alexander Williamson, of Takapau, - has been appointed trustee in the estate of David Carmichael, the younger, a debtor. Mr E. Lyndon will sell on Tuesday next, in addition to the sections formerly advertised, town section 558 in part; he also advertises conditions of sale in Fitzgerald's trust estate. Mr Kittow returns thanks to those who assisted him at the fire on his premises. Messrs Neal and Close close their establishment at 9 o'clock to-night. The Sisters of St. Joseph's Monastery return thanks to all those who contributed in any way to the success of the bazaar. Tenders are invited by the municipal engineer for forming a portion of Paradise-__iir road. Tenders close on Tuesday next. Mr Wilson, dentist, returns from Gisborne on Monday, August 1. Mr Peters has dairy cows and buggy horses for sale. The committee of the winter dances will feel obliged if subscribers in arrears will pay up. Messrs Banner and Liddle hold an M important sale of timber at an early date. J^H A number of new advertisements will be found in our " Wanted " column.