WANGANUI.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 5, 28 April 1880, Page 3

WANGANUI.

(from ottb own correspondent.) Wanganui, Monday. At the annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, a r port containing the following items was submitted : — Receipts : Balance from last year, .£9l Is. 4d. ; licenses, .£l3l 195. ; fines, £1 Is. ; subscriptions, £28 2s. ; total, £250 3s. 4d. Expenditure — 4>211 3s. 9d. ; leaving a balance in hand of £38 19s. 7d., and a sum of £9 received from Hawera Society on trout account. Very few birds and no hares have been introduced this year, owing to want of funds, but twenty hares are expected in a few days, and will be sold by auction to members of the society. 5200 salmon have been turned out, and are doing well. The difference between the cost of. procuring 4500 salmon trom another place and hatching them here waß about £60; therefore the society

ought to endeovor to enlarge its establish, ment for hatching purposes. The Secretary stated that the Hawera Society had claimed all fees from the Waitotara River upwards. The Government had previously advised him that all monies received by any society as license fees enabled the licensee to shoot anywhere in the district. He had written again re the above claim, but had received no answer. The society will devote its attention in the coming year to the stocking of the Wanganui with salmon from San Francisco. No more money will be spent in the extermination of vermin. The following officers were elected : — President and Secretary, Mr. H. M. Brewer; Treasurer, Mr. E. N. Liffiton.

A native wedding came off yesterday. Napier Tauri is the son of Wiremu Tauri, a well-known native, and the bride is the daughter of the Hon. Wi Parata. The arrangements were very complete, and the supply of good things almost inexhaustible.

The Football Club held its annual meeting last night. It decided against joining the Wellington Association, as it appeared the benefit to be derived would not be a mutual one. Mr. John Stevenson was elected Treasurer and Secretary. The club decided to recognise the veiy valuable services of Mr. George Bayly, of Hawera, in so often "coming up to their help against] the mighty" by making him a life member ; and I think such a graceiul acknowledgement of good services was well-deserved.

A gymnasium club has been formed here, under the presidency of Mr. W. F. Russell, of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr. R. S. Abraham is secretary and treasurer.

Mr. J. J. Gerse, sheep inspector, has been temporarily removed to the Auckland district, in consequence of the outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia there.

A report has been current here that a person in business had twice made an attempt to hang himself within the last three weeks. It seems passing strange that the police do not take him in charge, if the report be correct. Perhaps they are afraid of having to send "another lunatic to Wellington."

News reached town of the death of a veiy old resident, Mr. Thomas Waters, sen., who died in London a few days ago. Mr. Waters was very generally respected in this district.

The following incident, showing how far youthful precocity sometimes goes, occurred some short time back in one of our local schools : — Master : " Any of you who are willing to try and save something from their pocket money for the Irish Relief Fund will please hold up their hends ; or, it you don't get pocket money, go without sugar in your tea, or butter on your bread, for a month, and thus create a claim on your parents' generosity." After the above, a generous little fellow about eight years old stood up, and with a firm voice said, " I promise to do without tobacco for two months."