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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1704, 10 May 1886, Page 4

The Jane Douglas will leave Fox ton, for Wellington, to-day, at midnight. Mr Whibley, of Ashurat, has been elected for No. 6 Ward of the Manchester Road Board District. No one came forward to represent No: 5 Ward. The English mail, via San Francisco, should arrive m Jfalmerston this evening. Messrs F. E. Jackson & Co's next stock sale at the St Hill -street yards will be held on May 12. The entries at present received are published m our advertising columns. They include two-year-old steers, cows, weaners, forward wethers, ewes m lambs, lambs m wool, Lincoln ewes m lamb, wethers, fat sheep, and pigs. The following, according to the report n the New Zealand limes, are the terms m which the Colonial Treasurer, m his speech at Wellington, spoke of the present position of the East and West Coast Railway : — " I believe that there is very little doubt now but that the. construction of the railway has been taken up by powerful people well able to carry it out. The company is negotiated, sufficient shares underwritten, debentures and all points of concession arranged and guaranteed, and the Agent-General has' undertaken' on behalf of the Government that a Bill shall be introduced to ratify it. I do hot think there will be any opposition shown to the Company, and the contract will be assigned and the .caution money paid within a few days. The opinion of the Agent-General is that the undertaking is assured, even if the public did not participate m it. 1 ' A laughable incident occurred (says the Dunedin Slar) during the interview between the Premier and the' members, of the ■ Hastings. Town Board. The gentlemen were m deep confab upon matters financial, when a genial old colonist, recently returned from the Home Country, " chipped" m something after fiis style ; " How do. Stont ; how do; glad to see j r ou. Been on a two years visit to the Old Country for my health. How's business m Wellington." The Premier thought it was " all right," whereupon the genial old colonist queried : 14 Do you think there is an opening for a butcher's shop down there, because I want to start the business." The Hon. Robert smiled serenely, but confessed his ignorance upon the point, and with a cheery "So long " the future proprietor of the butchering business took hin de. parture, not by any means "chop"-falleri at the result of his interview., The Presbyterian Church of New South Wales is endeavoring to raise a majority fund of £50,000 m commemoration of the 2lßt anniversary of the United Presbyterian Church m that colony. Some £7331 has been already subscribed.