The Star. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1882. NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 318, 13 October 1882, Page 2

The Star. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1882. NEWS AND NOTES.

Mr. Thos. Mackay, the Eeserves Commissioner, arrived in Hawera by coach yesterday afternoon. He went on to New Plymouth to see Sir Wm. Fox this morning, but expects to be back in Hawera this evening or to-morrow momiugv; Therefore, it is pretty certain that something* will now be done in connection with leasing the reserves. The A.C. force is being fast reduced in every direction. On 80th ulfc., 2G were discharged at the Waikato. • What is friendship ? A legal gentleman yesterday enquired of a witness, at the Court, " Were you a friend" of So-and-so ? "No," replied the witness. " What," resumed counsel, " Did you not bny butter from him?" Witness, it seemed, had bought butter as suggested, but he did not consider that a token of friendship. We are informed that Mr. G. A. Hurley trustee in William OBrien's bankrupt estate, has sold privately the equity of redemption of section 17, block 16, Manaia, for a sum which repi-esents the value of the property at £122 10s. to Constable Franklin, and has sold the timber and sundries for £23 10s. Creditors should prove at once. The following telegram has been received, under date, July Bth from Ottawa: Slade, the Spiritualist, arrived here today from Belleville, where ho was thoroughly • 'exposed yesterday by the chief of police and others and given five minutes to leave the place. He confessed his imposture, and illustrated his methods in consideration of not being jailed. His Worship the Mayor has written to Major Atkinson, asking him to use his influence in having the money voted for erection of Courthouse in Hawera spent as soon as possible ; also pointing out need for offices for Crown Lands Department, and Eeserves Commissioner, and suggesting that it would promote economy to take a sum of JJ2OO from contingencies, and make the Courthouse building large enough to serve all these purposes. The Mayor also points out that as yet the promise given to the deputation of a letter delivery in Hawera Lias not been given effect to. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, tin Crown Lands Banger, and the Chairman md Secretary of the Waimate Road Board met this morning at the Land Dffice and agreed as to the several matters in dispute. No difficulty was experienced, except in regard to a charge jeing allowed against deferred payment funds for engineers' and superintendence ;xpenses, which the Commissioner dejlined to regard as a fair charge against road construction, to which purpose the 'und is required by Statute to be devoted, [t was agreed in future to keep accounts showing block expenditure separately, md in the event of money derived from )ne block being expended on roads outside of, but leading to, such block, the sections contributing ahd the benefits to je derived by the settlers from the prolosed expenditure is to be set forth in the schedule of proposed expenditure in fu;ure and subjected to the Commissioner's tpproval. The perjury case alluded to yesterday vas duly heard at the Court, Mr. Hameron appearing for complainant, and Mr. Matthews for defendant. The evidence or the prosecution brought out the facts nentioued yesterday, but at the concluion of the case for the prosecution, the 3ench stopped the case. Captain Wray lointed out that it was almost impossible o maintain a charge of perjury under the sircumstances, because to be successful t would have to be proved not merely hat defendant had sworn to an untrue nformation, but that he bad sworn to it tnowing a« the time that it was false. Phe prosecution had not shovn that )aseyj - -when he laid the information igain.s,t [Moriarty and Dogherty, had not n his own mind suspicions, and, as the mrties were notoriously on bad terms, it e.emed ypry probable' ( that be did have ujt|lj suspicions. They might have been [ronndl'ess suspicions, btit that did not ffoct the oase. If Moriarty and Dogherty jacj/anj;. remedy; at all, it was by civil .ction. The case was therefore dismissed.

Some of the Brogden claims are to go before the Privy Council. The sheep assessment collected on Monday at Dunedin for Otago, irrespective of Southland, was over .£19,100. A cricket match, Waimate, Normanby, and Ngaire v. Hawera aud Mokia, is to be played on the Hawera ground tomorrow. Mr. W. J. Barleyman has just imported 5000 hop-plants from Nelson for Mr. A. A. Gower, who intends planting them on his land on the Plains. The Match Committee of the Hawera Rifles meet this evening to arrange handicaps for certain matches and also make arrangements for a day's shooting on 9th November. The was a good attendance of the fraternity at the meeting of the Hawera Masonic Lodge last night. Bro. H. G. Pitcher, R.W.M., presided, and the business, which consisted of initiating and nominating of officers, was gone through satisfactorily. The Hawke's Bay Herald says :—": — " The mail has brought the gratifying news that Hawke's Bay exhibitors at the Crystal Palace wool show took both first prizes given for the best specimens of merino and Lincoln wool from the Australian colonies. Mr. T. Tanner takes the prize for long-wool, and Mr. D. Gollan for merino. At our last advices (says the Auckland Herald) Tawhiao was still at Kawhia, but was about to set out for Alexandra, in order to be there when Mr. Bryce came. He is anxious to be at Whatiwhatihoe when Mr. Bryce comes to Auckland, because he has heard that it has been stated that he wanted to keep out of the way at Kawhia. The natives are still in an excellent frame of mind. They will be eager to enter into the subject of the armistice, and ready to give pledges for the good behavior of certain natives, and for the immediate rendering up to the law of all offenders. There has been a little trading done in the coaching line during the past few days. Mr. Andrew Young has sold out his line from Opunake to Waverley, Messrs. W. E. Prosser aud Co. having purchased. Mr. Hall has also disposed of his line between Opunake and New Plymouth to Messrs. Middleton Brothers. The price in the latter case is said to have been £500 ; in the former it has not transpired. Mr. Hall goes south to work his contract between Wellington aud Foxton. Mr. Young is going to give more attention to his Taupo contract. On Monday Mr. Young will have a coach parade in Hawera. He is to muster all his unsold coaches and horses and plant, preparatory to training them to Waitara, whence they are to be shipped to Auckland. We call attention to Messrs. W. Wright and Co.'s new advertisement on first page of tbis issue. Mr. Murray Thomson sells timber at reduced rates. Patea Shipping Company publish an advertisement interesting to consignees. J. S. Adams will make a grand display in bis -windows on Friday night of new millinery, new dress fabrics, new jackets and dolmans, new fancy drapery, men's, youth's, and boys' Kaiapoi suits. The various departments will be found full with all the latest novelties, and of the latest fashions. Come all, and inspect tlie largest show of drapery ever seen in Hawera. The shop will be open until ten o'clock. — Advt.