NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2324, 12 January 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The natives are being paid their halfyearly instalment of rents this week along the coast. Mr. Bennell is at Hawera to-day, and many natives are in to see him.

A boy named Ivan Sinolair, 6 years old» died at Oamaru on Tuesday, from eating the poisonous berries of tbe datura ttramoniunit commonly known as the thorn apple.

The Besident Magistrate expressed the opinion on Wednesday that a prohibition order issued under the Licensing Act has currency throughout the whole colony, and is not limited by the boundaries of any district

Our Waitara correspondent has sent ua what Beems a very good suggestion— namely, that before next Beason for sports and such gatherings there should be a conference representative of all Taranaki to fix days for each gathering, so that clashing shall be avoided.

The Auckland Boot Manufacturers' Association, at a meeting held to consider a commonication from the Canterbury Association with reference to the federated statement of wages and conditions of labour, resolved that they would not adopt the statement, as the agreement at present existing between the Auckland manufaoturera and their employes included all the restrictions as to boy labour and the regulations concerning wages.

The secretary to Waitara regatta committee is bard at work, and expects to have the programme out next week. It is found that all the events can be well got off between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., and therefore the ordinary train will suit well enough, but concessions as to fares are to be asked of the railway authorities. Return excursion iares at ts and 5a for first and and second-class respectively are desired, with four tickets for one fare for school children. We hope that the authorities will see their way to grant thiß, for there is no doubt that tbe regatta will become to a large class of the community one of the most attractive of Taranaki holiday events. To create Bympathy between the loglewood Sports Association and the Regatta Association, Mr. A. Cox has given a prize to bo competed for at Inglewood by rowioß men only — a 220 yards race.

Badge and Good's monthly stock sale at Kaponga will be held to-morrow. Reward offered for recovery of lost mare. Serviceable cheap Watch, "The Egmont/ 1 at H. G. Pitcher's. 21s each.— Advt. Finder of lost brooch will be rewarded. New Year's Gifts and Christmas Presents at H. G. Pitcher's.— Advt. Mr H. A. Jenkins, cabinetmaker, has removed into his new shop, High-street, and in another column returns thanks for past support. Extra strong Silver Case Botherams at H. G. Pitcher's. Price. JB6 6s, .£6 los.— Ad. On Saturday the Farmers' Union will offer for sale a dwelling-house in Victoriastreet. We draw attention to the fact that Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co. will hold their Hawera sale on Thursday, 19th inst., the usual date, other sales being fixed for Friday. Advertising Blocks of all descriptions made by McKee and Gamble, N.£. Press Agency, Wellington. Send for quotation. Newspaper advertisements should be illustrated to be effective. — Advt.

Subpcribe to N. Z. edition of London TIT BITS. Published by McKee & Gamble Wellington.

The Pastoral Times, a Deniliquin newspaper, tells the following story to illustrate how bad tbe market for sheep is at Moama (tbe Victorian stock tax has been severely felc throughout tbe Biveriua) :— -There is a boiling-down establishment on the Murray, a few miles from Moama, aud large numbers of sheep are sent thither for being rendered into tallow. Some times they are sold direct to the proprietor of the establishment, and at others tbey are sold in the usual course through the yards at auction. The prices obtained ara said to be very low, and range from a shilling, or less, upwards. Lately a large number of sheep were sent thither for sale, and owing to the faot that they were in very low condition, the prices realised were correspondingly unfavourable, many of them being passed on without a bid of even sixpence per bead. It soon became known among tbe thrifty house-owners of tbe place that there was some cheap mutton about, and as the owner of the sheep was at the yards he was interviewed py messengers from tbe different intending purchasers. At last the owner was about to leave in the train, when he was accosted by a ten -year-old purchaser, who arrived on the platform out of breath. He gasped out, as be banded a shilling to the astonished owner : "Give us a sbilling'i worth of sheep, and mother says she wants fonr ! "

In tbe B.M. Court, Wanganui, on Tuesday, judgment was given by Mr. C. O. C. Kettle, 8.M., in the case of D. MoLaren v. P. O'Neill, olaim £7 2s, under various seotions of the Workmen's Wages Act, 1884. It appears (according to the Herald) that on Ist August last five men were employed by a contractor named H. Adams to fall 150 acres of bush at Mangamabu, belonging to Mr. O'Neill, tbe work to be finished by Christmas, 1892. On 21st November last, 41 acres had been felled, and on that date tbe contractor discharged one of bis men, giving him an order on O'Neill for his i wages. This order tbe workman asked O'Neill's agent (resident on the ground) ! to endorse, but be refused, and returned I to camp with the workmen, telling them ! in effect that the contract was not a good ' one, and that at any rate tbey would have some difficulty in getting their money. The men then knocked off work, and came into Wanganui to see O'Neill. Tbey failed to get their money, and the plaintiff in this action along with others then f-ued Adams, and obtained judgment. Anotioe of attachment of moneys and an order to pay under the Workmen's WageßAct was served on O'Neill by tbe workmen, bus he refased to pay, on the ground that he bad no money in hand belonging to Adams. The plaintiff then, as provided by section 10, sued O'Neill for the amount of tbe judgment obtained against Adams. For the defence it was contended that the workmen stood in the same position as the contractor (Adams), and that any defence which tbe defendant might have against Adams was available against the workmen. As against the amoant due to Adams for work done on contract defendant claimed to set off a store account of £20, a payment of and penalties for nonlulfilment of contract amounting to about £46. For the plamtifi it was contended that notwithstanding section 10, section 14 made wages a first charge upon any money in the hands of O'Neill. The E.M. decided that seotions 10 and 14 must be read together, and that the defendant was entitled to set off tbe penalties under tbe contract. The claim for the store account (^2O) was disallowed, aB it was no, part of the original contract. The plaintiff was atcordingly non-suited, with costs 21s. ' lenders are invited for lease of Mr, J. C. Yorke's farm at Inaha; also, land at Manaia. Messrs. Nolan, Tonks, and Co. advertise sale of furniture on behalf of Mr. T. Hutchison.