NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 140, 17 August 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

We regret exceedingly that a number of interesting communications from correspondents, report of the Town Board meeting, and other matter, is crowded out of this issue.

At a special meeting of the Hawera Town Board, held on Monday night, to consider the financial position of the Board, it was resolved to have a balance sheet prepared in the same form as that required by the Municipal Corporation Act, 1886. A report of the meeting is held over.

A petition from the Moumahaki settlers, asking for an extension of time for payment of instalments on their land has been referred by the Wellington Waste Lands Board to Captain Wray.

No less than 46 dray loads of provisions are said to have been taken up to Parihaka from along the coast to the meeting to be held to-day. Large numbers of natives have passed up in buggies and drays, on horseback and on foot, during the past few days.

More than 600 head of cattle have been taken on to the Plains to graze within the past week. The fact of this outlet for surplus stock being at present available close at hand, no doubt explains a want of enthusiasm in favor of the freezing scheme.

The notice convening the public meeting of ratepayers at New Plymouth, to consider the report of Committee on the Harbor Works, is addressed to the " Ratepayers of the Provincial District of New Plymouth." It is precisely within this new and well-named district that the Waimate and Ngaire settlers desire to see the rating power confined. A notice of a meeting to be held on Monday evening, and published on Saturday evening, was scarcely likely to to reach ratepayers throughout the Provincial District of Taranaki.

Mr. C. McCutchan has seutiu his resignation as a member of the Hawera Town Board.

The Nonnanby settlers have decided to send a deputation to "Wellington re the road deviation at the station.

Messrs. J. and C. Bull's tender for the Patea station buildings has been accepted. The price is .£655.

The Wellington Evening Post strongly supports the report of the committee recommending a stoppage of the New Plymouth Harbor Works.

A correspondent of the Taranaki Herald urges that a " grand volunteer review" should be held on the Waimate Plains in spring. He thinks it would have a great moral effect on the Maoris.

The Ecumenical Conference in c onnec tion with the Wesleyan Methodist body has commenced its sittingin London. The Eev. George Osborne, D.D., was elected president.

Eumor says that though the M.H.E.'s, who visited New Plymouth and inspected the harbor works, are not teetotallers, they complain that they were treated as such by their hosts.

The following circular has been forwarded from the Under- Secretary's Office " Officers under the control of the Minister of Justice are informed that the deduction of 10 per cent, on salaries is to cease from the Ist inst.

Although miles of fencing are going up weekly on the Plains, there is still room for more tencers. Messrs. Langley Bros, believe that they could find employment for a score of good men, if such should offer their services.

Owing to the debate in the House of Eepresentatives on the report of the committee re the New Plymouth harbor works coming on on Friday, it is necessary that all the meetings in respect to the matter shonld come off before that date.

An important football match, between the Wanganui and Patea County teams, will be played at Wanganui on Saturday next. Efforts were made by the captain to have the match postponed until Thursday, the 24th inst., so as not to clash with the Hunt Club meeting, but the postponement could not be managed, and consequently the team will have to be mustered up at short notice. The following men will represent Patea : — Hawera : F. Baddeley, W. Adamson, Mason, Willy, G. Bayly, Lysaght. Patea : Coutts, Powell, Gibbons, Heenan, Turner. Waverley : Thomson, J. Howie, A. Howie, Sim. Waiting men, Lukis and Hitching.

A meeting of the Hawera Gun Club was held on Saturday last. Present — Messrs. Eiddiford, Owen, Southey, Lysaght, Willy, Douglas, and Parrington, vice-president, in the chair. The annual balance sheet was presented, showing receipts amounting to £29 65. ; expenditure .£22 15s. 3d, leaving a balance in hand of £6 7s. 9d. The list of members showed that there were then 20 belonging to the club. Messrs. C. Eanson, T. Mason, Paul, 'and Hawes were duly elected members. It was resolved that as soon as possible arrangements should be made for a match, the secretary being requested to call a meeting of the committee as soon as he was in a position to supply birds.

A very stormy'public meeting was held at New Plymouth on Monday last, to consider the report of the Select Committee of the House.re the harbor works. Mr, Staudish was elected chairman. The first resolution "proposed appears in another column, and is to the effect that the House be requested to go on with the harbor works, as the land throughout the district had been sold at high prices on the strength of a harbor being formed. To which an amendment was moved by Mr. Kelly, of Waitara, and seconded by Mr. Thos. Scott, of Waimate, that taking into consideration the financial position of the colony, this meeting is of opinion that the report of the Select Committee of the House shonld be adopted. Those in favor of the amendment could scarcely obtain a hearing, Mr. Scott being hooted off the platform, and refused a hearing, on the ground, among others, that he was only a pig- dealer. Mr. Thos. Bayly, of Waitara, was a little more successful, as, after a long struggle, he succeeded in making the audience listen to him. Mr. Elliot made a good speech. He had been attacked by one of the previous speakers on the other side, and told the audience plainly that he thought they had been behaving like a lot of wild beasts rath, r than like men. He was called upon to apologise, but declined to do so, and succeeded in stating his reasons for opposing the resolution. A.U tne speakers who were in favor of the report of the committee being adopted, expressed themselves quite willing that the works should be proceeded with, provided that only those interested in the harbor were called upon to pay rates. The Chairman, Messrs. Hughes, Samuels, and McLean were among the chief speakers in favor of the works being proceeded with. Only six persons voted for the amendment.

Mr. W. M. Thomson will sell, without reserve, to-morrow, the whole of Mr. P. E. Cheal's furniture, at his late residence, about a mile and a half on the Manaia side of Hawera. The sale includes everything necessary for persons starting housekeeping.

T. Ecclesfield calls attention to having received his annual supply of garden seeds, also gorse and African box thorn. He will also, about the end of September, give the prizes to the best butter maker. He proposes next season to again offer prizes for best farm or dairy productions.

New Zealand, the Britain of the South, occupies a proud position in the World's Vanity Fair ; but higher still on the Stock Exchange of London. And this is the test of true prosperity: the public estate is valued low at 120 millions, and our railways are worth millions more. Our wool, minerals, grain, timber, kauri gum, fungus, and other natural products, gives us one hundred thousand of exports over imports for the year 1880. Our manufactures of leather, clothing, baking Powder (Sharland's), sauces, pickles, canned fruit, and hundreds of other things supplied to the British and German war ships and exported to Australia, all count, and will double itself every year. But to the croaker, the serf, the miserable caitiff who goes about crying misery, we say work, and do not burn up your liver with' alchohol; buy some of Sharland's Baking !> "Pow3er, make -yourself some bread — but do not eat until you burst. — Advt.

Messrs. Pownall and Co, Wellington, quote money to lend at 61 to 7 per cent.

. Messrs. Southey and Willy annonnce that they have now no agents, having opened an office at Normanby.

Mr. Pulford announces the arrival of a number of superior farm and garden seeds, rye grass, &c.

Mr. Freeman R. Jackson will hold his usual monthly stock sale at Hawera on Friday next.

On Saturday next, Mr. W. M. Thomson will sell, at Normanby, 32,000 feet of T. and G. kauri timber.

A first meeting of creditors of A. Wood, carpenter, will be held at Patea on 22nd instant.

Notice is given that all overdue rates owing to the Hawera Town Board will be sued for, if not paid before Ist Sept.

Subscriptions are invited in aid of Mr. and Mrs. Goldfinch, whose house was lately destroyed by lightning.

Mr. Skeet, dentist, is expected to visit Hawera on the 23rd instant, remaining until the following day.

Messrs. Pettigrew, Laybourn, and Co., Opunake, announce consignments of seeds and general merchandise.

Mr. Adam Laybourn, Auckland, advertises shipments of farm, garden, and tree seeds, and publishes testimonials from former customers.

Persons holding property in H. B. Cockburn's estate are required to give notice to the trustee forthwith. Creditors are requested to claim, and persons indebted to pay up.

The Opunake Lighter Company issue a notice to shareholders that the first meeting will be held on Thursday, Ist September, when directors will be elected. Shareholders are reminded that the 10s. payable on allotment is now due.

We understand that it is the intention of Messrs. O'Doneghue, Chisholm, and Smith to open a branch shop in Hawera, on the premises lately occupied by H. B. Cockburn, in connection with the Patea coach factory, on or about the 18th inst. Their work has earned for itself a good name throughout the district, and they confidently hope for a full measure of support from the settlers. Their business includes farriery and agricultural work.