NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1665, 2 July 1887, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The committee of the Hawera Institute are abuut to order a fresh supply of new books from England ; and being desirous of meeting members' views, request them to enter in the suggestion book ihe name of any book tli*y would like to see added to the library, or by sending the name to the librarian he will enter it for them ; this will thus be a guide to the commiitee in ordering. The committee wi.-b. .-.Jso to point out that the annual Ful'scriptions aye now due, aai trust thac members will be 1 - prompt in their payments, to enable the committee to get the order away early.

Mr. Olson^ha3 been elected to the Taranaki Education Board in ihe place of Mr. Wade, resigned. John Wilson was on Friday committed for trial on various charges of embezzlement preferred against him by the Waitara Harbor Board. We understand that the report of the Representation Commissioners will not be completed until Monday, and that information regarding it wiil not be available to the public till Tuesday or Wednesday. At the last meeting of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Wellington, the New Zealand Times reports : — " A letter was received from the Hawera Vestry, stating that the District could not raise the assessment of £270, but urging that nevertheless the incumbent's stipend should not on any account be reduced below £250. No action was taken. The receipt of L 25 from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge — obtained by the Bishop — was acknowledged by the Nonnanby district. It may not be generally known (says the Melbourne Herald) that the jurors in the Windsor accideut inquiry are to receive two guineas each for each day of sitting, or thirty-two guineas in all; and as there are fifteen of them this means no less a Him than 480 guinens in juror's fees. Mr. Gaunson also enlightened his audience as to the fees recived by himself and Mr Purves. Mr. Gaunson says that he was paid ten guineas per day by the Engine-drivers' and Firemen's Association, while Mr. Purves receives no les9 than forty guineas as a daily " refresher," and it is understood the retainer is 500 guineas. Mr. Purves will thus receive 640 guinea* in " refreshers," and 500 guineas as retainer, or 1140 guinpasin all. Then there are fees for Mr. Coldham, the junior counsel, and witnesses, and other expenses. The Egmont Star for this week contains a continuation of the novels " The Mystery of Haddon's Ferry " and " Ruby's Reward," and also several short stories. There is a full summary ot news by the English mail, and " Topics of the Day " by our London correspondent consists of a racily written column and a half. " Japan " is thp title of an interesting article dealing with the land of the Mikado. Particulars are given of the burning of the Opera Comique in Paris, the great Michigan fire, collision at sea between tbe Brittanic and the Celtic, and other events of which cable news has hitherto given but the briefest outline. Jubilee work in England, Austr.ilian news, and fireside scraps are all interesting. Correspondence from all parts ot the district, report of Mr. Finnerty's speech, leaders, local news, and latest commercial news from London, Australia, and various parts of this colony make up a capital number.