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Mataura Ensign, Volume 9, Issue 642, 11 February 1887, Page 4

Two district appointments are formally notified in the last ' Gazette ' to hand ; that of P. Maher as Receiver of Gold Kevenue and Mining Registrar at Switzers, and that of W. H. Palmer as Clerk of the JR.M. Court at Wyndham. The crops in the Ohatton and adjoining districts are now juat about ripe, and the farmers are mostly all hard at work cutting. In process of course harvest will be late ; this cannot be expected to be otherwise ae eing how late they were sown. The crops are in soine places very heavy, and the high wind the ether day did a good deal of damage. In some places a good dep^ pf smut is noticeable and rust is making its appearance on the very late stuff, but not badly. Mr H. G. Snodgraas, who for the past eight months has been accountant at the Wyndham branch of the Bank of New Zt aland, leaves for the North Island to -day on sick leave. During his short residence in thg township, Mr Snodgrass has made himself popular, and he leaves with the respect of all the townspeople, and all regret that ill health should have shortened his stay among them, Mr Snodgrass is succeeded by Mr H. W. Hilton, who occupied a similar position in the bank service at the Waijcouaiti branch. On being brought before the B.M. at Invercargij.l last Wednesday, John Mullin admitted a charge of having been "drunk at j Mokoreu, near Wyndham. Inspector Uuck^ ley said the Bench at Wyndham had yenjanded the accused to Invercargill for medical treatment. His fare had been ss, while to maintain him in the Invercargill gaol had cost 10s 6d. — The Bench inflicted a fine of ss, and ccsts 2s, with 2i hours imprisonment in default, and ordered him to pay the amount of his fare and cost of bis maintenance. A ease of some interest to hotelkaepers has just been heard in Dune Sin. A man named Michael O'Donohue, who had been working at Wantwood, drew his money, LH 3s 4d, out of the Gore Savings Bank, and after visiting Invercargill Hospital and a'so drawing some more money weut to Dunedin and put ap at the Douglas Hotel on January Ist, but as hg could not get a bed, wa3 accommodated with a shake-down iv a parlor. He pr.t his money, some UG, under his head, and swore that during the night the landlord came into the room, and that afterwards he also saw the landlady in the room. His story was that bp jpissed the money next morning while on the street, but s ild'iiothing about it till the following day, when he told a friend at the Caledonian sport:;. Shortly afterwards bq gave informa* tion to th-5 police. At this point the ca^.g woa adjourned till Wednesday, and in the meantime tbp rffoney was found, having been picked up at the 'spftttjf and advertised. He could not therefore have missed ifc gq the Sunday, and was adjudged to pay the costs of the prosecutioD, Ll2, and has since beeu .eb^ed with pu: jury.

Councillor Canning has 1 given notices of motion as follows :•— That ; tenders be cailed forthwith for the formation and gravelling ! of Richmond street — whole length ; arid that the Council for the tuture meet fortnightly. Sir William Fitscherbert, Speaker of the Legislative Council, has obtained 12 months leave of absence on full pay, and has been psked by the Government to act as a delegate at the Imperial Conference on behalf of New Zealand. Sir William has consented to do so, and during his absence the Hon. G, M. Waterhouse will, it is said, occupy the Speaker's chair in the Legislative Council. It was at one time considered certain that Sir Robert Stout would proceed to England as one of the delegates ; but this is now < officially denied. Sir William Fitzherbert will bs associated in the representation with Sir Dillon Bell, the Agent-General. The partial eclipse of the moon entered on the programme for Tuesday evening took place under the most favorable circumstance and to a large attendance. Punctually at the hour appointed, the night being rather cold, the man in the moon drew his blanket around him, &n1 had partially obscured his manly form, when he suddenly became alive to the fact that the eyes of a number of terrestrial inhabitants were upon him, and he therefore "foregoed," as Sir Julius Vog«l once said, his intention of retiring to rest. There were in operation in New Zealand in March, 1886, 36 Dairy Factories. These employed 110 persons, 91 males and 19 females. They produced for the year previous 823 tons " of cheese valued at L 40.54 3; 274.6171bs of butter valued at L 1649 ; and 16 tons of bacon valued at L 902. The number of couree has sines largely increased. Bacon cuiing was carried on at 37 establishments not connected with dairy factories, having 137 hands employed, and they produced 1091 tons of bacon valued at L 58.087. A meeting of the Waitnea Anti-Rate Jommittee wa3 held at Howeils' Hotel on Wednesday last, and was attended by Messrs Donald (chairman), Beattie (secretary), Canning, Crosbie, Macpherson, and Howeils. ilr John Gee wrote apologising for non attendance, and expressing a hope that all defaulting bond-signers would be sued. The question was discussed at some length, and ultimately it was left to another meeting to oe held on February 17th— to decide upon i he first victim. The balance sheet, duly audited, was presented, approved, and ordered to be published after next meeting. It showed that money had come in fairly well, and that if defaulters met their engagements, the committee would i»eet it's with ease, and be prepared, in a measure, to recompense their secretary for his> onerous labors. All accounts presented were passed for payment, and the meeting thereafter adjourned. A<nong those who took the Kimberley gold fever was our old friend Mr John Nicolson. He returned by the Tarawera on Tuesday, looking if anything better in health, but reports that his trip did not realise the golden dreams he had when he started. He went to Cambridge Gulf, but no further for he describes the appearance of those returning as truly pitiable. Then he went to Freemantle, and thence to Albany, where he purchased a piece of ground. Here, however, his health gave way, and he accordingly sold out after being three months there. He says New Zanland is a paradise compared to any part of Australia he last visited, the sensation of being free from disturbance by insects and reptiles being alone a great boon. He has also come to the conclusion that commercially speaking there are not many places like New Zealand, Boyne Bros, have to announce that they will commence their manner clearing sale on Saturday, 12th inst., when they will offer special bargains in prints, sateens, oatmeal cloth, fancy dress stuff, French clothp, lustres,cotton tartans,muslins in check stripe and fancy, striped and plain drills ; also a I ftw girls' dresses. Hats— trimmed and un« trimmed^-whioh will be sold at great reductions to clear. Diaper, holland and fancn I pinafores ; infants' bibs, merino pelisses, i dresses and robes. Cotton shirtings from 5d per yard, Torchon and other laces, and plain and fancy frilling in great variety. A large assortment of women's and girls' black and colored Blockings *md other hosiery. j Remember the address— -Boyne Bros. Jfpllojvaifs Ointment and Pills'—Autumnal remedies, — Towards the fall of the year countless causes are at worjr to lower the tone of the nervous system, which will be followed by - ill-health unless proper means be employed to lavert that evil. HqUoway's far famed preparations supply a faultless" remedy fpr both external and internal complaints connected with changes of geason- All affections pf the skin, roughness, blotches, pimples, superficial and deeper=r seated inflammations, erysipelas, rheumatic pains, and gouty pangs alike succumb to the exalted virtues of Holloway's Ointment and Pills , which will effect a happy revolution in the • patient's condition, though the symptoms ot his disorder are legion, and j have obstinately withstood the best tfforts of science to subdue theiu, 1 Gore will be visited on Tnisday next by Herbert and Fitzgerald's London Circus ! Equescurriculum, which ifl now performing ' successfully in Inve. cargill. The attractions include, besides the usual features of a circus, I & tioupeof highly trained ponies, which an«. j said to be wonderfully clever, and a novelty is the " Human Cartridge,?' jn wftich a young lady is fired from a cannon into the ! air and is caught by a suspended athlete nt { gonje distance. The prices are unusually I moderate, and as (the performance is for only i one night, there wij.l doflbtjess be attracted a large attendance. F. S. Canning has a Mandeyille section for sale. . Mr Rot hweli's Sunday evening subject is announced. Tenders are wanted for race privileges at Riversdale. The N,Z- Loan Co, sell steers at Edcndale on Thursday, 17th, I. W. Raymond, Wyndhanc, has 4,500 acres grazing country to lease. t The poetry presciibcd for the next pupil teachers' examination is nominated. Licensing committee nomina'ions — Forrose, Feb. J2 ; Mataura^ Riding, Feb. 19. The boundaries q£ the Mokorefa School District are set forth in an advertisement. The programme of the Waimga Plains Jockey Club March meeting is published, John Cregan intimates his readiness to do thrashing, in any quantity, from the stook if news -airy. Nimes of gentlemen nominated to vacant stats on the Southland Education Board are notified. Green and Souness sell cattle at Gore on 22nd inst. The same firm have a bullock team for sale. Wilson, Tame and Co. hold a stepk gale &t Wyndhjim on Wednesday, and a large sale pf shpep. in the same town in March. Harvesting tenders &*e wanted by W : L. Mitchell (MepiDQ Doiyns), J)aw«on and Spn (Pine Bush), and P. Duncan (Edendnle). . Settlers in the Otaria district will Ee'e that the meeting to considei the proposed , daisy factory will be held, not next Tuesday, as arranged at the preliminary meeting, but on Tuesday following, February 22ud, at the same place aud bum,