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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 8, 19 September 1879, Page 2

Personal — The proprietors of this jouri nal have, through their solicitors, iuformed 'Mr 'A. F. Hulcombe that they have no idea of offering him an apology for reprinting as a fiircular tho article of the Wellington Chronicle on Mb candidature, and further, that they are prepared to defend any action ; he may choose to take against ihem. The Foxton Whakp. — We are pleased i to notice that our Palmerston contemporary has in his Feilding column drawn attention to the wharf' chargps at Foxton, to which ' we have so often referred. The matter is : one which desply affect-s the upper portion of the district, especially in view of the [ large export trade that must soon arise, ad ' Manawatu and Wanganui cannot possibly absorb the whole of the products of the ' mills. United action should be taken in

tho mutter by Feilding, Palmerston, ami 1 Eoxton. We fear the protracted wrongs of i -the Foxton people in this mtttorhavo made '■ them very longsufferjn'g. Tho mat lev has < been 'referred, to over and ov»" again in these colum.is^but to far only weak nnd spasmodic efforts Lave been made to induce the Government Jo alter tho wharf so thnt carts could go alongside vessels, and to reclassify tho snale^of charges. Nawspapor editor.' aro npt to wea -y of pointing out gri'jv.inccs whilst those most vitally interested caln ly accept their position in the " grin-?nd-benr-it " spirit. Wo would suggest that thn Sawmillers' As.ocialion should take action in the matter, and represent ■ their views to the Government. A few weeks ago, on the motion of Mr Russell, a resolution was passed by the Foxton Harbour Board, bringing before the Government the vexatious nature of the wharf charges, upon timber, and asking the Government ho to alter tho wh^rf that Foxton traders cou'd deposit their goods for export at tho vessel's side, and receive their imports there, instead of at the railway sheds; the resolution further asked that the wharf accommodation might be do increased that Umber could be stacked near for shipment. To this no answer has been received. . The Ij.S.1 j .S. Samson. — During the past two months the Samson bus been constantly running in nnd out of the Manawatu river with the material from the Hydrabad, and whilst engaged in the trade has at all times proved a most snifable boat for the river, owing to her light draught. We under:- tand Captain Bascand is likely to recommend hrr owners to place the boat in the Manawatu trade when the present charter is expired. Shou'd this be done, we hear of several promises of support having been given, and as the Samson's passenger accommodation is of a first class character, it is probable a very fai' 1 and remunerative share of the trade wonhl full to her owners, if she were to run regularly. Tho Samson is licensod to carry •10 passengers, and was some years ago the favorite p:\ssenger boat between Oamartt and Dunedin. Voters' Roll. — The time for lodging objections to the voters' roll for the FoxtonSauson l.'ailway closed on the 12th instant, and the Court sat to hear them on Tuesday last, Sept. 1(5. On the latter day, Dr. Hookstrow waited on .Mr Sansou, the Revising officer, and offered him mi unaddressed and unclosed letter, which he said contained an objection. This, of course, Mr Sanson declined to accept, as it was after the advertised time, whereupon "the Doctor" very naughtily lost his temper, called the whole affair a pwiudlo, and stormed violently. Had Mr Sanson accepted his objection, Dr. Hockstrow would most certainly have turned round at once nnd challenged the legality of the wholo affair. His cunning, however, was nipped in the bud by tho very proper refusal of Mr Sanson to receive his objection. Local Board.— The newly-elected Foxton Local Uoard holds its first meeting this day, at 3 p.m., when the election of a Chairman will take place. The Avenue Bridge.— We wish to bring before the Local Board the necessity that exists for replanking the Avenue Bridge. One of the planks is already broken, to the imminent danger of horsemen. Steps should be at once taken to remedy the nuisance. Consistency..— lt is positively amusing in travelling about the country, to hear of the different promises Mr Halcombe made during the election contest, as regards the railway question. At Palmerston he promised to usi3 his best endeavours to have the line begun simultaneously at that township and Wellington ; at Feilding he promised to use his best endeavors to have the line taken via Palmerston ; at Foxton and Otaki he expressed his determination, to leave the whole matter to the Engineers ; at Sandon, the other day, after the election, he told some settlers that if elected he would not have moved at all in the matter, but would have left things to take their course ; whilst we now learn, on good authority, that a distinct promise was given by Mr Halcombe privately to do his be9t to take the line up the Oroua Valley and through .Awahuri ; upon the strength of which a gentleman largely interested in Awahuri worked hard for the Feilding candidate, anl endeavored to influence the Maori vote in his favor. Comment is needless. Skipping Trade. — Our shipping trade was unusually brisk yesterday. The Tui arrived early in the forenoon, and was shortly afterwards followed by tho Jane Douglas. The Stormbird was lying at the mouth of the river, whilst the Osprey early in the day steamed down to tender her. In addition to these the Samson steamed down from Hartley's to the brigantino Mary Ogilvie, which was anchored about a mile inside the entrance, fc the purpose of coaling, whilst the schooner Cora was anchored outside, awaiting a westerly slant of wind to run in. Five steamers in the river is a gratifying proof that our trade is not decaying. Bucolic. — There 'was a sheep in the Samson Court case, on Wednesday, which, it appeared Darrell had purchased for tho boat. Several references having been made to this animal by Mr Hawkins, in the preliminary part of the action, Mr Staite grimly remarl-od, "My learned f riend stsemn anxious about that sheep ; I suppose he thinks he has us by the wool !" — a re mark which seriously disturbed the gravity of the Court. Sbi'Abatios. — The Evenir.jj Post nsserfca that " Sir George Grey's intention in becking election at Christchurch has undoubtedly been to cement an alliance between Canter,*), bury and Auckland, to forward insularjßeparution and the establishment of a^eu-t^ofr Government iv each island, tho om6 'at Auckland, the other at Christchuivh, Wellin»*on being left with the empty honor of being the seat of Federal Government." A Smaut Retout. — Yesterday the skippe r of one of the steamers was asked how long it wa9 since be went on the Slip at Willing ton. He replied, '"Well, it's a good many mouths now. You see we've been trading for some timo to Wanganui, and when a boat goes there, she always cleans herself on the bottom of the river." " Dome, Disappointment, Come." — A good siory reaches us from Feilding, regard ing the election night. When the Halcombe, Palmerston, and Feildim' returns were in, the northern candidate— Mr Halcomhe — was 157 ahead, and so confident were the lojal Committee of his return, that in addition to requesting <ho band to fit -ike up a tune, several leading members drove down to congratulate Mr Halcombe's family on the result. Champagne flowed freely for a few minutes on the strength of the' victory, but just as the Chairman of the Committee was leaving the house, a telegram was thrust in his hand stating that the Sandou votes alone had defeated Mr Halcombe, whilst the Paikakariki numbers weie still to come. Mournfully he retraced his steps, and " broke " the sad nows with tearful eyes and quivering voice. Canterbury Wheat in England. — Tt will be some satisfaction to our farmers to know that, although the yield of wheat last harvest was so deficient, the quality of it is much esteemed. Messrs. Eedfern, Alexander and Co., London, have written to Mr George Gould, of this city, as fol

Iowa:— " Your luug-berriod Tuscan wheat ia valued equal to Adelaide, iind wo have succeeded in pl.irinj> part of yonr shipment L>x A ,ytii!cato'nfc -IDs por qiiartor, which is the top quotation for wheat in t'iin m-.u-kct." — Canterbury Press. * ExnujaiKS Meet.— ln a recent, issue of the Thnnffe Advertiser we find tho following:—"l'ho I'resbytc-ri-ms of the Thames held <i}ic" of their, interesting social gatherir.:;» in the iUiisonic ilitll lust cvemny, to which the Hon. J. Sheehan, Mr W. liowo, and others were invitad. Both <rentleinen addressed the quests assembled in a suitable and edifying' manner, and their speeches were much appreciated." The Dual Vote.— At'the declaration of tho poll for Auckland City West, Dr Wallis declared that if the question of tho Maori dual vote agaiu came up he would vote against it, even at tho risk of losing his ssat. Tiie Feuding Cemetery.— The following pointed and suggestive letter appears in the Feilding paper of Wednesday: — " Sir — Would yon permit me to state through jour columns that I think very little credit is due to Messrs Halcombo and Macarthur fo>- the sudden interest they seem to take in having the cemetery fenced. Wearied of waiting for them — the natural leader.* of Feilding — to set to work and have the place fenced, a few of us resolved to act in the matter ourselves, and began by endeavoring to collect sufficient money to pay at least the cost of fencing it. We 'began to beg at the top of the tree by asking a donation from our representative in Parliament, who immediately responded to our call, generously subscribing £") for thai purpose. I suppose that our project got noised abroad, and at once the great hearts feel deeply over the desecrated graves. We hope that their deep wounds will not heal until they silence this 11 crying shame," by domg their duty in the matter, whilst we, if they do not supersede our efforts, will go on and do ours also. — I am, <fee, Fauuuiiar MacLeod, and others." Steamers. — The steamers belonging to the N.Z.S.S. Co. have been purchased by the Him J. Martin, Messrs Burne nnd Anderson for £i5,0(!0. They n-r.v run as the "Wellington and Wanganui Line of ■steamers."