NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1774, 7 November 1887, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Hawera State School examinations have been postponed, on account of the holiday, from the 9th to the 10th instant.

The Hawera Recreation Ground presented quite a picturesque and animated appearance on Sunday afternoon, wben the band gave another of its pleasant performances. The sacred hymns and the other variated religions items were capitally played and much enjoyed.

The European Mail says : The new hall-Eovereigns are being called in, and very little new silver is being issued. Two-pound pieces are likely to become valuable, as the die at the mint bns been broken up ; a flaw in the shape of a tear on her Majesty's face haviug been discovered.

The competition for Mr. Hicks' medal did not take place on Saturday la6t, owing to the rain, and has been postponed. In order that the shooting may not interfere with the class firing, it is Requested that as many as possible will go down with the first squad in the morning of the day fixed.

Information about absentees is required by Mr. Turnbull, who has given notice to move for a return of the value of the real and personal property belonging to the 1140 persons described in the papers attached to the Financial Statement of May last, p. 24, Return No. 8, as " absentees," and, if possible, whether the pbsence is of a temporary or permanent nature.

A emnll flock of about twenty-five ewes, the property ot Mr. A. Good, of Oeo, have beaten the lambing record. On their lambs being counted when ear marking was going on it waa found that every ewe except one had two lambs, and the odd ewe had three. There was thus 204 per cent. There was no culling or drafting previous to the muster for marking.

Mr. Seddon, in a speech on Sir John Hall's question re tbe hearing of the petition againßt Mr. Hutchison, said Sir John Hall was the wet nurse to the Government ; that he was present at every Cabinet meeting; that Mr. Stevens was only a warming pan for him ; and that the Financial Statement was kept back so that he might peruse it. All this was denied hy tbe Premier^ and Sir John Hall jocularly remarked that if he were wet nnrse to the Government he should have geod reason to be proud of his children.