NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2488, 26 July 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

♦ — — We caU special attention to a very interesting letter on dairying in Taranaki from Mr Kenah, whioh is printed on the fourth page to-day. Captain Edwin telegraphs:—North to west and south-west gale, with raio, and glass rising. Letter re dairy factory at Kapooga is printed on fourth page. A cable dated London 21st says that tbe Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's directors propose to call up an additional £1,000,000 of capital from the shareholders, and make the terminable debentures permanentOne of tbe unemployed met with an accident while pig-hunting on tbe Anderson road. In taking a dog away from a pig, tbe latter turned and tore his hand ; and he had to go to Eltham for medical treatment. He will be unable to work] for three weeks or a month. ! Mr Major, J.P., has been appointed Coroner for the district. Having had long experience as a Justice of the Peace, and havimr for aeveral gears past aqted as coroner, Mr Major should be a% fait with Jthe_du.tiea of his office, and make a very good coroner. Dr. Macgregor, reporting on the Wanoanui hospital scandal, states:—l found that tbe nurse, whose conduct is in question, bad been guilty of impropriety with one of the male patients, a Mr Blank, and bad consequently neglected her duty, and also that tbe authorities had leaned too much to mercy's side in judging her conduct. We understand that settlers on the Hastings road propose to raise a loan for metalling purposes. The road is an important one, a great deal of traffic passes over it, and as the settlers are willing to help themselves they are entitled to consideration. The proDosal will be brought before tbe Waamate Road Board on Friday. At Monday's meeting of tbe Land Board it was resolved that S. Eason be notified to appear before a special meeting of tbe board, 4o be held on Tuesday, 16th August, and Bhow cause v?hy his leaaa of section 7, block 8, Ngaire, abonld not be forfeited for non-compliance v?ith the provisions of the Land Act, 1892. This has arisen out of evidence Riven in the case Crowther v. E&aon, beard at R.M, Court, Hawera, a fortnight ago. There is (says the Wellington PoBt) a rnrnour current to which we are loth to give and credence, altbongh we feel bound to mention it. The story rune that an intrigue is being carried on to oust Mr Seddon from the Premiership and leadership of the Liberal Pnrty in favor of Sir Robert Stout, Mr Seddon being compensated by appointment as Cbief Commissioner of Railways for five years, at a salary of £1000 a-year. Such an arrangement would bo utterly discreditable to all parties concerned. A meeting of the Institute Committee was held on Tuesday evening, when it was deoided to send Home for another £20 or £25 worth of books. The question of enlargement of the institute engaged the attention of tbe committee, and a plan was considered under wbicb, by removing the building to the side of tbe section, a valuable building site might be obtained for letting; It was that the rent which the section would readily fatch would be 'sufficient to provide interest and sinking fund for a sum of money which would provide additional accommodation for the insfitdte, and also large room for museum. The matter is to be brought under the attention of the Borough Council.