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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 407, 12 March 1879, Page 2

Monday, the 31st Match, has been gazetted as a Bank holiday for the Counties of Patea and Taranaki. Mr W. Cowern will hold his stock sale at Kakaramca to-day. Tenders will be received by Mr R. C. Tcnnent, up to noon on Saturday next, for the erection of a seven-roouicd house. ■

On Saturday next, Mr F. R-. Jackson will hold an important sale of horses at his St. Lull-street yards, Wanganui. St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated- in Hawera by a tea amt concert. We refer reacier»'tc/ aci JJJ niiotlior c olumn* Mr R. S. Thompson, of Hawera, has been gazetted an interpreter* under “ The Native Land Act, 1873.”-; Robt.-MacaJislor, Esq,, has been gazetted ' auditor of the- Patea, Wanganui, New Plymouth, ail'd Waitara Harbour Boards. Subscribers to the “ History of the Sea’ are informed in another column that the work will be dcliveied shortly. The Wanganui Races will be held tomorrow and Friday, 13th and 14th March. We understand that the Mountain Road has been much cut up during the pastfbw weeks. It is so bad now that passenger traffic by coach is suspended till the worst places are made safe. The mails alone are brought on, and much difficulty is experienced in doing this. On the last trip down from New Plymouth, the coach had to be pulled out of a rut by a pair of bullocks. However, we trust next year all these difficulties will be overcome, and that a good metalled road will be found from Inglewood to Hawera. The funeral of the late Mrs W. J. Furlong took place at Hawera- on- Sunday afternoon last, when about 300 persons followed her remains to their last earthly resting place, a large number picsunt being from Carlyle. This is one of the largest funeral processions ever seen in the district, and tends to show'that the deceased lady was esteemed and respected by every one. The funeral services were performed by the Rev. Father Ryan. The s.s. Clyde will leave for Wanganui this day at 11 a.m. The s.s. Patea is adverrised to leave for Wellington at 11.30 a.iin to-day. A writ has been served on Mr Green fiijcl, of Wellington, for sitting as a Councillor whilst holding a place of profit under the Council. A press Agency telegram .dated New Plymouth, 10th March, says f—A number of Maoris arrived here yesterday by steamer from South to be present at a great meeting to be held .at Purihaka. Today a large quantity of Maori delicacies have been conveved to Parihaka by bullock carts. The disposition of Tc Whiti is friendly. Abundance of excellent wheat has been harvested and thrashed by Southern natives. The Wanganui Herald of Monday says —“ At the last meeting of the Patea County Council, Mr Milne,- of Waverley Riding, moved that the resolution respecting the pioposed toll-gate should he rescinded. The resolution wag seconded by Mr Brewer. A lengthy discussion ensued, but the fate of the resolution is not given in the Mail.” The report of the discussion clearly indicated the fate of the motion, but for theinformation of ourcontemporary, we now give the division list, which was omitted by mistake in our last issue. Mr Milne’s motion was lost on division, as follows Ayes ; Brewer, King, and Milne. Noe-s : Wincbcomb, Sherwood, Horner, Dale, and McGuire. The Tarannhi Herald of the 7th March says :—The Hon. Mr Sheehan left Wellington for the North on Saturday last. We hear that after the meeting at Te Kuiti he will accompany Rowi, who reLuuio to the Waitara, coining through by WaV of Alnl-on