The Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1880. NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 60, 6 November 1880, Page 2

The Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1880. NEWS AND NOTES-

A report of the Okaiawa Land Sale will be found in our fourth page. Only four of the village sections were applied for, and two of the suburban, but the rural allotments were all disposed of, there being no less than ten applicants for one section. A. xepovt of the^Taranaki Land Board will also be found in our fourth page, from which it will be seen that a promise of some land at Stratford, made by the Hon. J. Bheehan to Mrs. D'Alton, of Nonnanby, was not ratified by the Board. The strictures of our contemporary, the Taranald Herald, in reference to the Okaiawa Land Saie, are not quite correct. There were numerous applications for the small farm allotments, but the absurdity of trying to create a village so near to Normanby was so apparent, that people were naturally disinclined to stake even the upset price on tho village or suburban allotments. The days of bubble speculations have, luckily, gone by, and small capitalists think twice before investing in villages or townships. There was a more extended notice in the Star for about a fortnight than the one quoted by our contemporory; but at the same time we are disposed to agree that economy may be carried too far in the way of not advertising. But most of the advertising, bo far, has been done by the Crown Lands Department, and not by the Commissioner. In the matter of advertising, the Government might with advantage imitate the example of. business men. The latter are not afraid to spend a few pounds : they know too well that they will gain ten or twenty times as much as they spend in

advertising.

Ned Kelly, the Victorian bushranger, will be executed on Thursday next. About ;£ls was realised bj r the concert given last week by the Choral Society. I La3 r cock had an easy victory on Tues- | day over Hosinan, of Boston. The stakes i were £-200 a-side. The special rate for transmission of newspapers on New Zealand railways has been abolished. Tenders for gravelling contract No. 3. between Stony river and Opunake, will close at noon to-day at New Plymouth. One hundred thousand feet of timber will be offered for sale at Carlyle to-day, at 2 p.m., by Mr. W. Cowern. The Patea and Hawera Cricket Clubs ( will play a match to-day on the Hawera ground. Hone Pihama warns Europeans against advancing money to any of his people without his consent. If they do so, it will be at their own risk. The usual monthly meeting of the Eoad Board will be held this afternoon, and a special meeting of the Town Board will take place in the evening. Fresh butter, said to be of fine quality, | I was recently sold in Garterton for three- ! [ penc» per pound. So a contemporary j states. The New Zealand Times says that the first brief handed to the late Dr. Kenealy j was given by the late Mr. Mansibrd, R.M., when in practice as a solicitor in Bath. The storekeepers of Hawera, like all good loyal subjects, will keep holiday on Tuesday next, in honor of the birthday of H.E.H, tue Frinc of Wales. ' Tuesday next, being the Prince of Wales' Birthday, Sunday hours will be observed at all the Post and Telegraph Offices throughout the colony. We understand that a block of land, to the seaward of Taranaki, will soon be thrown open for settlement. It was decided to do so at a meeting of the Cabinet held in the early park oS the week. Settlers interested in the formation of a Farmers' Co-operative Association are invited to attend a meeting to be held at four o'clock this afternoon, at Owen's Eginont Hotel. Messrs. Iredale Bros., we have been informed, intend cutting up about 60 to 100 acres of their property near Hawera into five-acre blocks, and offering them for sale. The additional sixpence levied on messages sent to or from Stratford, according to the new regulations, is no longer in force. We presume, therefor/i, that Stratford must be classed as a paying station. The Waverley - Waitotara Eaces will come off on the Prince of Wales' Birthday, and should sufficient inducement offer, Mr. Frank Bailiy announces that he will run a four-horse coach from the Empire Hotel stables on the morning of the races. The Pigeon Club is not dead : it was only sleeping. The lion, secretary (Mr. 11. Douglas) has been trying hard to get some pigeons, and has so far succeeded, that he is now able to announce a match in our advertising columns for the Prince of Wales' Birthday. A running match has been arranged between J. Eiordan, who won the quartermile race at Opunake on Monday last, and a professsional runner. The distance will be a mile, the professional agreeing to give the A.C. man 50 yards start. A good deal of interest is taken in the event. At the luncheon given in honor of the opening of the railway to Masterton, the Hon. Major Atkinson said the Government would not shrink from the policy of retrenchment, no matter how unpleasant the task might be. The Hon. Mr. Rolleston said he believed the voice of the people of the colony pronounced emphatically in favor of thrift. If economy was canned out, he had great hopes in the future of the colony. With its great resources, New Zealand would be able to support millions of people. ; One of the results of the Postal and Telegraphic Conference, held recently in i Melbourne, has been that a uniform rake for aU telegraphic messages to and from all the Australian colonies has been decided upon. In future, 6s. for the first ten words will he charged, and sevenpence for each additional word. In addition, 6d. ■ for the first ten words', and Id. for every additional word, will bo charged by j the New Zealand Telegraphic Department. The rates are considerably lower, and the I uniform method will Toe less puzzling, au'd < much more convenient than the old one, as it has also proved with the postage on letters. The natives at Pungarehu are still seeking every means to obstruct the Constabulary (says the Taranaki Herald), and it has become necessary to place sentries by night and day at the camp in order to watch the actions of the natives. The natives are not satisfied with impounding horses, but they now seek to levy blackmail upon travellers, and they have succeeded in at least one instance of making the pakeha pay for the privilege of walking \ the Queen's highway. Some time ago, a Mr. Cuttis was hailed up by the n .tives | on the road from Pungarehu to Opunake, and he was informed that, unless he paid the sum of 205., he would be marched off to Parihaka, and brought up before Te Whiti. When he saw that the natives were determined to carry out their threat, he paid the amount rather than to appear before the tribunal at Parihaka, where, possibly, a heavier fine would be inflicted. .Messrs. F. McGuire, J.P., and M. D. King went round on Wednesday afternoon, and collected £34: 12s. 6d. for Mrs. McCusker, which was forwarded through the Bank of New Zealand on the following day to the Editor of the Evening Post. Since then 15s. has been received, and there is yet £2 7s. 6d. to come in of the subscriptions promised. Mr. Cockburn sent £2 to the Editor of the Post as soon as he saw the paragraph that we copied from that journal; so that nearly £4.0 will have been subscribed in Hawera. We -understand fcbafc a sahscrin don-list i has also been commenced in New Plymouth for the same object. In consequence of the pressure on our space, we are unable to publish the Hawera subscriptions in this issue, but hope to be able to do so in our next. We must not omit to state that the Bank of New Zealand very generously forwarded the amount to Wellington without making any charge for exchange., ' v ' '

Mr. F. H. Brett has, we are glad to learn, so far recovered from the effects of the late accident as to be able to move about a little. The Taranaki Herald of Thursday states that Mrs. McCusker and foniily were on their way to New Plymouth in the Hinemoa, which was expected to arrive yesterday. Mr. W. Carrington will probably receive the appointment of Government Interpreter at the camp, rendered vacant through the dismissal of Mr. Thompson. The Taranaki Education Board have declined tenders from Messrs. Worthington and Taylor for the lease of the education reserves in the Ngaire block belonging to the Board. The Normanby Rifle Association will give prizes to the value of on the Prince of "Wales' Birthday. The shooting will takj place at the Waihi range, and will commence at 9 a.m. The rifle competition for the McGuire Cup will take place at the Waihi range to-day, Mr. P. Dolan, of Normanby, being at present the holder of the cup, which the committee decided should, be competed for in the district where the successful competitor should happen to reside. We have been informed that a requisition will probably be presented to Mr. Isaac Bayly; asking him to come forward for the Town Board. Mr. Bayly would make a very good representative, and it is to be hoped that other members of the Board, who cannot give the necessary time to then." duties, will imitate Mr. Stevenson's example, and make room for men who, like Messrs. Bayly, McGuire, and Pitcher, would be able to attend the meetings more regularly. At present, it is difficult to get a quonun.