NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 207, 8 February 1882, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Borough Council of Hawera meets on Friday next, for the first time.

The reports of Hawera Town Board and Hawera Road Board meetings will be found in supplement.

A further contract is to be let on the Patea-Manutahi section of the railway, and application for tenders are invited in another column.

At the Land Bonrd on Monday, a letter was recived from Thomas H. Perm, applying for sections 20, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, aud 34, Block 1, Ngaire. — It was resolved, " That the allotments be offered for sale on the Bth March."

Nominations for the Borough of Hawera Licensing Committee closed at noon today, and an official list will be found in another column. Nominations for the Ngaire, Waimate, and Hawera District Committees are to be made on Friday.

The return of infected sheep gazetted, for the quarter ended olst December, by Inspector Gerse, of Wangauui, includes one flock at Waverley, 1200 sheep ; one Patta flock, 800 ; three flocks at Kakaramea, totaling 2575 ; and one flock at Maniitahi, 2GOO. None of the Wanganui owners are gazetted, although it is from Wanganui the infected sheep recently came.

The Premier was waited on at Auckland by a • deputation, comprising Sir George Grey, Messrs. Sheehan, Harris, Tole, and Cadman, on Saturday, for the purpose of urging on him the desirability of deferring the re-leasing of the' Otago runs till after the meoting of Parliament, and, if necessary, the calling together of Parliament immediately. Mr. Hall promised to lay the matter before the Cabinet, and obtain for it every consideration, but expressed his own opinion that it was quite unnecessary. If the system had been objectrd to, there had been ample time during the past four years to have amendod it ; and even now the Government had the power of determining the leases and of giving a year's notice.

There was a narrow escape from a serious accident on Monday last near the Waingongoro bridge. Mr. Days' fivehorse timber waggon was coming down the hill on its way to Manaia, when, as tho driver was putting on the brake, the horses started off first, at a trot and then at a gallop; finding that the team was beyoiid his control, tho driver endeavored simply to steady them and steer them straight on to the bridge. This he fortunately succeeded in doing, but had hard work to prevent them rushing on one side of tho structure. No Booner were they on the bridgo than a grey mare in the lead 101 l and stopped the team, the only injury being some severe strains- and bruises sustained by 'the fallen one. Tho dray was heavily laden with tifnber, and the driver congratulates himself ttwrthe got so well out ol v claijgerouo mibhap.

A new steam-engine ordered by Messrs. Tait and Co., at the Manaia Saw Mill, is now en route for the company's mill.

We regret to hear that Mr. Sutton, of the Otakeho Hotel, has been seriouMy ill from a painful affection of the hip. A day or two ago, he was quite delivions and left his bed, although shortly after he was quite unable to move without assistance.

We are informed that, Father Lo Xsnant de Chasnais, S.M., will opeu a mission iv the Catholic Church, Hawera, next Sunday, at 11 a.m. ; and the Sunday followiug at' Patea, at the same hour. Father Le Menant's mission work on the East Coast of New Zealand and elsewhere has been most successful.

On Saturday a man named James Duhaine, a bush-feller, about seven miles from NonnanbyY was' engsVged in boiling a billy, when he suddonly became giddy and fell into the fire. He was badly burned before he could pick himself up, but managed to get down to Mr. England's store at Normanby. Here he was attended to for the time being, and was then despatched to New Plymouth hospital.

Our correspondent on native affairs writes that the Maoris complain that part of the Waimate fishing reserve has been fenced iv by a settler, and that in consequence they have not s-ifficient room for the passage of their drays between the fence and the cliff. They also complain that although nominally eight acres in extent, there is very little available land for residence or tethering their horses, sea beach, sand, and cliff being included and forming the greater part of the area mentioned.

The following are the names of applicants for the post of Engineer to Patea Borough Council:— E. J. Campion, Wellington ; R. Garratt, Wanganui ; W. Knofct, Patea ; J. Philip Armstrong, Palmerston North ; C. D. Irvine, Wellington ; Goo. Harden, Patea; E. H. Beere, Wellington; N. Marchant, Wellington ; W. G. Rutherford, T. W. Downs, Bulls ; E. Combes, Patea ; H. W. H. Graham, Nelsou ; E. Tregear, New Plymouth ; C. Davy, Wangiiehu ; F. Fairb'ain, Dargaville ; L. Smith and C. E. Watkins, Duiiedin. The list was eventually reduced to three names, and the appointment was deferred till this evening for further information.

The regular monthly meeting of the Hawera Masonic Lodjye will be held tomorrow evening, at bnlf-past seven o'clock. We would call attention to additional items in Messrs. Stevens and Gorton's advertisement re stock sale on 17th February.

Mr. Freeman R. Jnckson's Waverley sale will take place on Friday, when there will be offered pure Lincoln rams and general storlc.

Mr. R. Mcßae will sell stock, &c, at Manaia on Friday. Messrs. Parsons and Treweek, of Norman by, have dissolved partnership.

It is proposed to form a building society at Manaia. Meeting at Mr. Mcßae's auction mart on Saturday evening.

A meeting of Volunteers and tho^e interested in the Drill Shed will be held at Owen's Hotel, on Saturday evening.

Mr. Mcßae commences weekly sales of general merchandise, at his rooms on Saturday.