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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7189, 15 June 1885, Page 2

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[PKOM OUR OWW CORRESPONDENT.] ,'i : ||| Waieoa, Saturjijiy,.^fl| Last Thursday a conference of mem*|| bers of the County Council and Har^b^S Board was convened by the 'chairman'!! of the former body, to "consider', ; *|^ letter from Mr J. T. Carr, engineefli of the Wairoa bridge, who saggeste^M the advisability of doing without .thosf swing span in the structure, as beingif expensive and liable to get out of order.^ In reply to an enquiry he wired; that ijr i first-class swing-span would cost £1200f;:| The meeting was of opinion that copr.c| sidering the interestg involved, 'and in"'| compliance with the Harbors . Aot.lß7B|C^ it was necessary to have a swingv^ On the advice of the engineer 'if:TOu£j| decided to build the bridge on the Atjß of the present ferry. * ' 'ISjM — _ _ ■'■'&!&%

IJPHB XMITRD PRKSB ABSOOUTIOH.J'';i ; "^ Auckland, £toturday";|H|| The football match between : v.Ponvi| gonby and Graf ton drew 30Q0.,5pe6«% tators. The game was most spiritedly,^ contested, and resulted in a victory for Ponsonby by one point onlyi the ''-tooiifM being Ponsonby a goal and a try (air 3) points) to Grafton'e goal (five pointa):^ Whiteside scored both goal and try r for Ponaonby, and Mountfort secured tnei|l try for Graf ton, from whioh '-RytfiM, kicked a goal. ' : ■■"■?£&) The racehorses King, Ngata, arid'v Maocaroni were shipped by the Waihora :$ to Napier to fulfil engagements. -'KewVii Year, Whalebone, and Quilp leave On '[% Thursday. ' </,r\> A Sabbath Observance Society is to .f* be formed here. : ; ', if Dutiable goods are being cleared from v. : bond very rapidly. This week the i duties •£ collected amount to £11,523. Tfie^v articles cleared inplude Balmon, candles, y tea, and sugar. : /i Wellijtqton, Friday. , '""■: h The Government and a number, of .;' members of Parliament visited the defence works m the Hinemoa this ; '•'. afternoon. > ■ .'•'-■: ,"■"'' At the close of the seventh evening of Me Booth's mission 1524 persons had taken the blue ribbon, and 807 had X; taken the pledge. ■_ '-■'' The Hinemoa leaves to-night for Napier to convey the remains of Mr -,: John Sheehan to Auckland. . . ; The following amend meats have been •'','■ made in the recently issued telephone rates : —The rates already published are for connection with the telephone exchange of warehouses, stores, shops, and places where any business or profession is carried on not more than half-a-milo^| from the exchange, and of private^W residences not more than one mile from 1 the exchange. The telegraph authorities are arrange ing for a oable-repairing steamer to come to New Zealand. - Nelson, Saturday. . The Buller and West Coast ooaoh, whioh was due here about 7 last night, did not arrive till after 8 this morning. A few miles before reaching Lyell, on ; Thursday, the tire of one of the wheels. . j came off, and the passengers did not • ;? reach Lyell. in consequence till 10 on r that nigh to The next morning the .re- I-} pairs were not executed till 1 o'clock, .".'; and then the coach left for Nelaon, bujt ' after proceeding a few miles the road was found to be blocked by a fall of : . earth and rook upon it. The rock had -: to be blasted sway, and the coach did £ not arrive till the time above stated, .'■'}* though the journey was continued all -'- night. . ~ ■'-.'_",■ Chbistohdroh, Saturday. , .; ' Mr C. C. Bowen this morning re- ■ . ceived a cablegram from the East and -^ West Coast railway delegates in London A to the effect that the prospects are hope- %' ful, and that the delegates will probably -t.'l: be able to send a definite answer in about | a week. - i?? TiMiRU, Sunday. •'.?{ At a committee meeting of the Agri- /V cultural and Pastoral Association yester- )'£ day the president (Mr D. M'Laren) said :■"-; that the result of. a canvass of the district for subscriptions to wipe off the .;^j£ bank overdraft had been very satisfaoa^H tory, over £400 -having been promisedJ^H It was decided that as the titno was^Hß rather short they should arrange for S^Hj show on the present ground this yea£^H| and make a move to the racecourse rifx^^H year. Before adjourning it was agreJj^H^ to meet on the first Saturday hi J ll .ty;]^^^H Make defiuite arrangements for Ytfl^^H Dotober show. ■ . "\ i ■ DtjnEDln, Saturd^H^^H The Customs duties paid' odo^HH mgars, tobacco, kerosene, and ri^^^^^^H veek amounted to over £20,0d0^^^^H^H