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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5016, 23 February 1878, Page 2

; [From thk Press Agency. 1 . ! AUCKLAND, February^. " ; Hamilton, confectioner, arrested atWanganui on the charge of -fraudulent insolvency, was committed for trial today. The'evidence showed that about a hundred pounds' worth of sugar and • other goods had . been concealed in a friend's house.Mr Buckland reports : — Cattle,- 25s .to, 27s j)er lOOlbs ; fat sheep, downward ten-' dency ; fat lambs, 8s to lls ; ewes, 2d to 2Mperlb. . ' .. Share-market. — Buyers : National Bank, 71s, tw. div. ; Colonial, 49s ; Union Insurance, 13s 6d. Sellers : South British, 795. Sales : Moanatairi, 745 ; Alburnia, 72s Gd ; Kuranui, 13s. Buyers : Prince Imperial, 15s 6d ; Cure, 4s Bd. CHRISTCHURCH, February 21. Market quotations. — Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; oats, 3s 3d ; barley, 4s 7d to 4s lOd ; flour, £12 10s ; bran, £4. The grain deliveries are very backward ; several flour contracts are pending at low rates. The wheat market has an easier tendency since last cablegram re the prospect of peace. At a meeting of the Board of Education to-day it was resolved to request one of the teachers of the East phristchurch school to. send, in, . his resignation for having .beaten one of the scholars. An auction sale of grain was held by Messrs Jameson Bros, to-day. It was we'll attended, and satisfactory prices were ■ realised. Wheat fetched 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; oats, 3s 7cl ; malting barley, 4s ; rye grass seed, 6s to' 6s sd. _ The 1 public trustee has been appointed Sinking Fund Commissioner for the Harbor Board. After a long, discussion at .the Harbor Board. meeting, a motion to. decrease[th|wharfage fees from 2s to Is was withdrawn, but notice .of motion was given to consider the whole question with. the view of lowering the port charges. The number of objections issued by the City Council is 600. The Chris tchuroh Stm was yesterdaydisposed of for £3100. It was bought in for the director?. ' ' There is a mortgage of £3000 on it. '. •' . •''. .''_',' February '22',\ \ In the intercolonial cricket match', Victoria's first- innings closed for 131 ; in 'New South Wales' first innings there are four out for 40. •. • .*!/•. Tjlip two boxes of American wliite. ,fish ova, containing. 20,000, which had' bepn presented tb Canterbury by the Gove^n^ ment, and which arrived by the, Califo^nian, mailj have turned' out a dead failure, not more than twelve ova out of 20,000 being alive,, and many had already hatched out. Mr Farr, Secretary of the Acclimatisation Society, is of opinion that there was too much moss employed;- ;and that the ova were killed by its weight. He at once telegraphed to Dr Hector, at Port Chalmers, recommending him not to proceed to Lake Anau, near the Bluff (where "the doctor jtroppsdd toi liberatje 20,000 ova), without 'first examining ,the boxes in his charge. - At a special meeting of the City Council, it was stated that Mr Cuff, the city assessor, had undervalued the properties of -the city by a great many. ; thousand , pounds. - The Mayor stated that tlie valuator had' been heard to say that it would not pay him for the sake of £50 to raise the*' value 'Of' his clients' property. The Council resolved to make objections to a large number of the assessments as made by the valuator. ■ ' Four events are fixed to come off at the ' Grand National Steeplechase meeting to|be ; ran at Ohristchurc'h on the Queen's birthday as follows :— Maiden Plate of 100 1 soys ;' National of 200 soys ; Hunt Club j Cup of 150 soys ; and a Consolation of 50 SOYS. . ' DUNEDIN, February 22. ! The intallation of Judge Harvey as! Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons, S.C., has been fixed for the 15th prox. . The ceremony will be performed, at. the Masonic Hall, and will be followed by a banquet. ' In the Canterbury and Otago cricket match, Otago's second innings commenced with better play than formerly. Heskett's wicket was the first to; fall .for 5. Parampr 'was the next Avith a well-made 20. Dixon and Spring kept the ball rolling for a long time, both playing well. Dixon finally succumbed to lbw, after totting up 30. Rensliaw scored 9. Seven, out for 160 runs. The gam© will be. re-< sumed to-morrow. , ; A meeting of the Early Closing Association was held last evening. Addresses were delivered by a number of leading citizens, and motions were earned affirming tlie principle of closing shops at 6 p.m: on Saturdays. ' - GREYMOUTH, February 21. ' Sir George Grey and party arrived at noon to-day. They met with a most enthusiastic reception, the day being observed as a holiday. There were over 600 school children on

the harbor works, and 1000 citizens on the •wharf, who cheered him most lustily. An ; address' "was presented by the B*rough Council. . ' The Vparty proceed to the' coal hiinea by ( speciaHrain this afternoon j 'and aire to be , entertained at a banquet thirevenihg. ~. ; . 1 : '^LENMIM, l^ebruiry 22. The following is the result of the second day's races. A . ; HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Grey.-Mp.nuis ... . ... „ ... 1 Septimus ... . 2 Kiki '. ." 3 " ~~ "RACINCr CLUB- HANDICAP. *' - — MorningjStac... ... l Rata ... ..." ... ... 2 .' „(;_. .VtADlEs'jppk'sE. | ■ Redwood's Flirtation ... 1 | . Morning Star.vs , ■ . ■„ , j -.. .... ,2 , , CONSOLATION. i Septhnuso-V...,' <:....• ; ,■„, i Treason ... ... „. 2 ! -'''•"' '■'-' Forced ''tiAktiicA?. '• ■ ■ ' ; ' ■<"! OTnUg-.Star- •"•:•/* ...' 1 ' Septimus"'"".":.. ' ....... '... 2 ' f. ■ HOKITIKA, February 22. I The Bank of New Zealand shipped 340 ounces of gold to-day by the steamer .Kennedy 1 ,' 1 ' ' * • ' '{' •• The Hon. James Macahdrew, Captain Frkser, and Mr ,Gisborne,, visited Rpss todaV. 'Mr Oisb6r'ne .Ms coristi4'tpents there, this evening. ; ;' ( „ _ \ > Preparation's are being' made for! giving '•Sir George, Grey and th.e other ;members a hearty reception I (and-! 'a. : banquet on Tuesday at Hokitika., 1 .- The .party will leave for u Jackson's Bajfi om Thursday night. ..'.., ' <"•■ NELSON February 21. A temperance meeting' was held last 'r night under the of the Rechabite delegates, at the Provincial Hall, which was crowded. The Hon. W. Fox delivered a long and interesting address. The presentation of a. handsomely bound edition of \ Shakespeare was made to Brother Bond by, Mr Alfred Saunders", on behalf of the local Good Templar bodies. 1 7. y j February 22. A numerously signed petition was forwarded from Nelson some time ago to the j Governor, praying for the mitigation of " the sentence of • Captain Davis, of the Qlieen Bee, whose certificate is suspended for three years. The Governor transmitted it to the Board of Trade, and news was received by the San Francisco mail that the Board had reduced the term of suspension to one year, granting Davis a mate's certificate in the meantime. ' OAMARU, February 22. Farmers are very busy availing themselves of the magnificent weather, with cutting the crop. Very little threshing has yet taken "place. 'There have been no deliveries in town^ worth noting. The quality this ; year' will.be excellent, arid ■w-ill yield a good average. i Quotations ( :r-r Wheat, 45,; oats*, 3s to 3's 3d ; flour; iJo.fi.f-' £f 3 ! to"£l3-15s ; oatmeal, £7 ; pearl' barley, £20; pollard, 5b 5d ; bran, 3s sd!' ! "" 1 I PATEAV February 21. , There was a fair jat^nda^ce at the I*atea races to-day, ,Thpre was a steady rain till nearly two .o'clpcly ! HURDLE -RACE. I Te Whetumarama ... ... 1 Bully-for-You • •-'- ].; : ... 2 Gazelle ■;',. ' ■; 3 ! Brigham Young and ' Uira were scratched.. AH oleared the hurdles, well but Gazelle, Who baulked at the second hurdle, and could not fetch up again. ■ • ■ ■ FLYING HANDICAP. ! Luna .1 Queen of the Vale ..." ... 2 Flora M'Donald 3 Luna' ;took^and- kept the lead, and won by-two- lengths, amid great excitement. of the Vale was the favorite. Lapland and Expectator also ran. '" CARLYLE CUP. Resolution, Opawa, and Reduction started. Lamouri and Lapland were scratched. This was a splendid race between Resolution and Opawa. It was declared a dead heat. A protest was entered by Resolution. The weather cleared up in the afternoon. i February 22. ; There was fine weather for the second day's races. HANDICAP HURDXB RACE. Gazelle ' l Bully-for-You ... ... 2 Mira was 1 scratched. / MAIDEN, PLATE. . Lapland; 1 Expectation 2 I •; Snow Storm. ... ... ... 3 , A;protest was, entered against Lapland's jockey for going 1 outside the post, which .warallowecb-^-'"-"'^---" • — ! V V •. vr " -HAPX RACE.. „ „ .. , . ; Creeping Jenny .., ... ... 1 : ,oY±y6o)£M ciiUß.HANi)iCAip.''-i •' -i Otupai •'•'' ■-'■':.. : '■'' •'...■ - ... l Queen of the Vale" 2 Il ' "Re'so'ltitibn ::! | -'.V. : ' •'.•.." '■ --*... ; ;3'' « ' ' Seven ran. '""Pollock's Folly was scratched, s . 'tIMARTJ, February 22. ! . The .weather js fjne, and farmers are '. camyiug^on harvest operations vigorously. ' There have been a few small deliveries of grain during, the week-; the quality is remarkably good. If fine weather continues, the grain trade will soon be in. full swing. Wheat is quoted at 2s lOdj oatsi . 2s 9d to 2s i:Ld ; barley, 2s to 3s 3d. j 'A' lar^e' quantity of immense nioa bones j haV6',]bfeyn' discovered by a 1 man' digging I in a s^ainp ih : the 'south part of Timafu, I two fe.e.t .belo^v the surface. ' One bone, from .the ankle joint to the thigh, is f pur feet in length, and one bone is eighteen ! inches in circumference. All the bones are charred by fire. They appear to be of good age. ■ ' ■ ■ WESTPORT, February 22. . Onthe Ministerial party re-embarking on Wednesday nightj-the tender, could not lie alongside the Hinemoa, on account of the heavy swell.. „ Mr Macandrew, while gettingifrom the open boat up the side the steamer,' missed his grip, and fell into the water. He-had a narrow escape from drowning, as ihesea was very lumpy, and the night somewhat dark. Clark's Rink and Hall was totally destroyed by fire at, half-past 12 las^hight. The cause is a, mystery, "the, proprietor being out of ..tpwa., „H is wife states that no one is known to have entered the building after.. ,8 in, the, . jnorning, and •the doors were then all locked. No lights were used there for many previous evenings: 1 - The 'adjacent dwellings were saved by the ■ strenuous efforts of the brigade. The building was insured in the New Zealand office for £550. The value of the hall and contents is estimated at £6oo; ' ; ■ ' '■ WELLINGTON, February 21. . Bishop Moran arrived here yesterday. He intends, proceeding to Auckland. ' The Soldene Opera Company opened last night in Grofle-Grafla. They made a hit. A Gazette issued to-night says that the following candidates have passed the Civil Service in the order of merit in which their names appear : — Junior ■ examination, Napier candidates : J. L. D'Arcy Irvine, D. J. Grant, G. R. Beamish. Senior examination :J. L. D'Arcy Irvine, F. A. Rich. Four Government clerks have been told off to work up the evidence in the case of Frederick Whitaker, late AttorneyGeneral, versus George Jones, junr. All papers in connection with land transactions in the Waikato since 1870 are being raked up, and all original letters in connection with these transactions will be produced in the Supreme Court by Mr Clarke, Under-Secretary in the Native Department. It is said that the case will be opened on the first week in March. Great efforts are being made on the part of the Customs Department to obtain from the natives a suitable site for a lighthouse at Cape Egmont. A reporter of the Post interviewed Mr

Barton in gaol to-day, and in the course of the conversation (published) which took place, Mr Barton is reported to have said that the Judges had no right to subject a gentleman of his age and standing to such treatment as he received in- gaol, and he. lidded that "they are a couple of ; blackguards. ** It's cruel of them/ahfrTll tat the world'know it." v : | * February 22. / Thomas Luther Shepherd, of the Go- < vernment Insurance Department, has been some' time suspended, 'bitt- after" Tfull ' enquiry the Government have reinstated him in.aer.yice. It is^ understood that on the first vacancy he'will be" fransferredlb" the Land and Justice '©Apartment, probably as Clerk of the Court. •■MrGeo. Thomas' -reports produce prices as follows :— Flour, colonial, £14 to £14 10s, ; Adelaide flbur, £18 lbs to £19 ; oatft, 4s 3d, scarce ; bran, Is ld,soarce ;•■ ; hams, 9d ; bacon, 8d ; cheese; ■ -7^d; pollard, £5 10s; maize, ss; and butter, lid.' •'•' ■■ < n •'■