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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 865, 10 August 1867, Page 2

i An Artesian Wem> is about to be sunk at Clive Grange, the property of ijoseph ~ Rhodes, Esq. ; v ~' 1 ' Drunkenness among Natives. — The., vice of drunkenness is fearfully on the increase among the natives residing near Napier. Day after day they are to, be met : riding home in a state of beastly intoxication—the women as bad. as the men, if not '?' worse. Could no means be .', devised ''s>£ ',< checking an evil which is reducing; ifchese people to a terrible depth of degradation ? Shbbp and Stations.— We. haVe 'to acr^ knowledge receipt of a work entitled "-The Management .of SheeJ> and Stations," by; J, Jordan, Melbourne, published by Mr. Robertson, of that city. This .little work, which professes to treat only.? of merino sheep, likemany on the'same subjeqtfcdn*<v ? tains much that is already famiu^rto mos* ■ l sheep farmers ; but, still, any work tending to throw light on a subject in whioh so ;,; many are interested ought to be welcome, '"' ' and' merits support— the more particularly .. as it is a colonial production — and although the author's experience has apparently been confined to Australia, still there are probably few flock-owners* here who could not derive some useful hints from Mr. Jordan's book ; particularly with reference to •! true principles of breeding," and on the subject' of "getting .up" wool generally. As a ( ; whole, this little work is well worthy the attention of the wool-growing public." " "■■'""" '"*" "' A Prospecting Pabty— one of those that left Napier a few weeks ago— returned to town on Thursday evening. They report very favorably of the country where the Mohaka has its source, as presenting all the 1 indications of a gold bearing territory ; and „ intend shortly to go back, should they not, ; , in the meantime, be induced to give the! Thames [a trial. They were prevented by the Hau Haus from crossing to the Waikato side of Lake Taupo, but have not, in other respects, been impeded in their 1 search. . , They were obliged to return, through their supplies getting short, but are very sanguine of a payable- gold field being yet discovered in or near the locality they explored. This Day, at 2 o'clock, Mr. Lyndon will hold his monthly sale by auction. This Day at noon Mr. Stuart will hold a sale at his stores on the Spit. ■ „ ' ■ 'i Land Sale. — It will be seen from our, „,, advertising columns that ah important sale; ' '■< of land is announced by the Provincial Go- •' vernment. It includes the sections recently, "[ . laid out between the White Road and,' i'a-! reha's Bridge. .. . : ■ .. > .. .; ■■:-!•.-. Philharmonic SdciETY.-^-Welearnthat 1 ; ' the next concert of this society will take place on the £th of next month.' • ' ■ •