LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 44, 22 September 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otene Pomare has become bankrupt. On page four will be found an interesting article on concrete.

The eutter Transit rails for Napier, Weather permitting, some time"'during the day. The adjourned meeting of Mullane's creditors to have held yesterday lapsed for want of quorum. Mr McDonald spoke at Karaka on Tuesday night. Ho speaks at Te Arai to-nigbt and at Waerenga-a-hika to-morrow night, Mr Graham addressed the electors at Waerenga-a-hika on Tuesday night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence, He spoke at Matawhero last night, A rumour has been current lately that Father Chiniquy was dead. It is incorrect as from a letter received by a New Zealand clergyman it appears he is still in perfect health. The Captain of the schooner Opotiki has received a telegram from Auckland instructing him to leave for the Bay of Islands as soon at possible, He will take his vessel out of the river about nine o'clock this morning. A petition to the Queen praying that steps be taken to terminate the French occupation of the New Hebrides, has been adopted by the Presbyterian Federal Assembly now in session at Sydney. As the s.s. Wallabi was being berthed alongside the breakwater yesterday morning in order to discharge her supply of coal for the Harbour works her bow came in contact with a punt owned by Mr Johnston. The punt was knocked to pieces. The Italian Government refuse to have anything to do with the Melbourne Exhibition officially. The German Government on the other hand are taking a lively interest in it, and have decided to ask the Emperor for the appointment of an Imperial Commission to represent Germany at it,

The hasty and ill-advised action brought by Julian Thomas (the Vagabond) against the Wesleyan Spectator for libel, has resulted in “Mr Thomas being awarded a farthing damages without costs. Thomas ought to have known better than to commence the action.

The s,s. Suva will arrive from South to-day It will be early on Friday before the Australia arrives from Auckland. The Te Anau had not arrived in Auckland from Sydney up to 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, so it will probably be Saturday afternoon before she arrives here.

Mr Gannon addressed the electors at Patutahi on Monday night, There was a large attendance and the proceedings passed off moat orderly, a vote of thanks and confidense being received by the speaker. Mr Gannon spoke at Karaka last night, Mr Ingpen being in the chair. A vote of thanks was the result. He speaks in town tomorrow night.

The County Council meet next Thursday when the following business will be brought on ;—Consider Cr Stubb’s proposal to borrow £12,000 for various public works, consider a claim for damages on account of the Dog Registrar shooting a dog belonging to a Maori, to receive tenders, and to strike a general rate for 1387-88.

There are now 25,000 persons engaged in manufacturing pursuits In N.Z, and they are estimated to turn out manufactures to the value of seven millions sterling. And yet the Protectionists say that manufactures are languishing for the want of protection. For the credit of the colony we are glad to see that the rabid Protectionists all round the colony are likely to be defeated. At the Auckland Supreme Court last week a constable mods his appearance bearing in his hands a pair of boots and a letter. The envelope was handed to the judge, who, upon reading the note, burst into laughter, It tuen transpired that the foreman of the jury had by mistake put on another person's boots at the Imperial Hotel, In order to effect the change permission had to be obtained from the judge, which it is needless tc state was promptly granted,

On August 23 last the city of Ballarat was the scene of a ferment such as has not occurred on the grand bld diggings for many years, The occasion was the unearthing of a large nugget weighing 017 oz«, and estimated to contain Bllbn of pure gold, The nugget was found in the Midas claim, at about 120 ft from the surface, and about 50ft from the spot where the “Lady Brassey ” nugget, 1670z5, was recently discovered. The nugget is valued at between £2500 and £2600,

Mr Ewen Cameron's was the only tender received by the Borough Council on Tuesday night for the Patutahi reserve. He offered for the first seven years a rental of £2O, for the second £5O, and for the third term £75, rent payable half-yearly in advance from October next, and the section to be fenced as soon as possible. It was also stipulated that at the end of twenty-one years, Mr Cameron should have half the then value ot improvements, as settled by arbitration, up to £3OO, and that the rent for any further term be fixed by arbitration; in the event of hie accepting the terms and continuing as lessee no further compensation to be paid. There was some discussion as to whether the last proviso would bind the Council to give a further term than the twenty-one years, and this being considered out of the question, the offer was accepted on the motion of Cr Lucas, seconded by Cr Lewis. Cr Townley said he was convinced they had lost five pounds a year through the delay. The usual meeting of the Borough Council took place on Tuesday night. Present: Crs. Townley (in the chair), Dunlop, Whinray, Ponsford, and Tucker, and the three recentlyelected Councillors, Lewis, Lucas, and Morgan. Ii was resolved that the old by-laws be rescinded and the amended laws put in force. A. Robertson wrote in reference to the gumtree roots in upper Gladstone road, the matter being referred to the Overseer. Mr Drummond made a long report on the Waikanae dam. Cr Townley said the Works Committee had not been able to visit the work, but some of them had done so individually. He suggested one or two little alterations which he thought should have been made, but this was no fault of the contractor. Cr Dunlop thought it would not ba fair to keep all the money back because the Committee had not attended to the work. It was shown the contractor had made every endeavor to give satisfaction and a payment of £4O was made, on the motion of Cr Lucas, seconded by Cr Morgan. Payments to the amount of £ll6 were passed. Cr Morgan was appointed to the vacancy on the Finance Committee. The Overseer's vouchers totalled £3 15s for carting and £4 19s for day labor. Cr Dunlop raised the question of street watering during the coming summer, after some discussion it being decided to invite tenders for making a 300-gallon watering cart, either of wood or iron, and the Engineer was directed to report , as to the best system of getting water.

It is stated that more may be expected of the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel trouble. . , John McAuley of Woodville was killed on Tuesday kfternoon while bush-felling, Sir Julius Vogel has contradicted the report that he would contest Wellington East with Sir George Fisher. On an account of the bankrupt Ford being presented for payment at the Borough Cquhoil meeting: it was nai.d as to the estate at Capt, Tucker’s suggestion. A telegram says that the Melbourne Oity Council have voted £lOOO to the Imperial Institute. What the ratepayers think oi sueh an asinine proceeding, the telegram; however; does not say: There is no doubt whatever that Major Atkinson has ell Ills work cut out to keep his hold on the Egmont seat, It will be a great pity should such an unmitigated blatherskite as McGuire beat him, but it seems that such a contingency is highly probable, A woman named Barret oi Aubkiand has been missing for some days: A suit oi female Clothing that was found on the harbour breastwork has, been identified as being the clothes she Has lately been wearing. Most likely she is drowned. The New Zealand Shipping Company held its fourteenth annual meeting in Christchurch yesterday. The directors reported a considerable falling off in the receipts from London. The retiiing directors were all re-elected; The Borough Overseer made a mild, though perhaps unintentional joke in his last report. He suggested that as fine weather might be expected, the street crossings might be lowered, as they were an inconvenience to dray traffic. As there was a continuous heavy rain all the afternoon ahd evening the otherwise prdsaio report gave occasion fSr a little amusement. If yesterday’s weather can be taken as a proof, Mr Wilkinson can remain 11 ready and Waiting ” for a short time to come.

The Waimata Road Board met on Tuesday afternoon, Messrs Colemdn (id the chair); Clayton, and Bellers being present. It was resolved that outstanding rates be sued for, and where owners are non-resident and in arrear their sections to be leased so as to recover rates and expenses. The Board declined to grant a remission to Messrs Burgess and Taylor of penalties incurred for overtime. An offer from Ollivier and Kiely was accepted to clear all the bush from the Riverside read for the sum of £lO. The County Council wrote declining to contribute to the cost of the footway to the Taruheru bridge, and it was decided to leave the question over until the new Boards are elected. Payments totalling £9 8s were passed; including £8 to Mr Chute.