NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 966, 1 December 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Steward of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of fish from Miss Phillips, and fruit and vegetables from Mrs Wray. The lease of the Okaiawa Hotel changed hands on Wednesday, Mr Leask from Timaru, Canterbury having purchased Mr Watts’ interest. Mr C. F. Barker acted as valuer for Mr Leask in the matter. A meeting of the Patea Swimming Club was to have been held on Wednesday evening, but owing to only three persons in addition to the Secretary turning up, no business was transacted,' and the meeting consequently lapsed. At the County Council meeting on Wednesda}’, a letter was read from the Secretary stating that the inconvenience caused by the Provincial boundary intersecting Road Districts as in the case of the Patea East and Waverley districts, will cease to be felt after Dec. 31st next, since the Road Boards Act, 1882, comes into operation upon the first of January, and repeals all previous Provincial legis* lation in regard to Roads and Road Districts. A Christchurch telegram says : Robert Ewing, residing at Knightstown, was arrested last night for attempted arson. While in a state of intoxication he quarrelled with his wife, and collecting his furniture together set fire to it. Fortunately the neigh bors extinguished the flames before ranch damage was done to the building. Anew source of municipal revenue has been opened up at Auckland. The Herald says the proposal of Mr Goldie, the sanitary inspector, to sell the dogs impounded by auction instead of drowning them, has proved a financial success. The animals realised at auction four shillings each, on the average, which, after paying auctioneer’s charges, will leave a surplus to go to the municipal chest The purchasers have also to register their purchases, or run the risk of seeing them again impounded.

We learn by telegram from Dunedin to-day that another candidate is out for the Peninsula in the person of Mr Robert Stout, who was Attorney-General in the Grey Government. Tne annual meeting of the Fanner’s Club will be held to-morrow at 3 p.m. It is to be hoped that members will make a special effort to bo present as it will be necessary to devise some means for keeping the Club alive. We notice that the Oil and Fibre Company are offering 5s 6d per bushel for all Rape and Linseed grown on the Coast. This Is a satisfactory guarantee for those farmers who are making the experiment of growing those crops this j-ear. Mr William Dale will hold a sale of property at his Mart, to-morrow at three o’clock. Some good residentnl sites in town, and a couple of leaseholds, besides the site of the bonded store now in MiDale’s occupation, will bo submitted. There are also two sections in Woodville to be sold. Previous to the laud sale, Mr Dale will offer a large quantity of merchandise without reserve, so that he is likely to have a busy clay. One of the most important land sales that has taken place in Patea for some time past, will be held by Mr Cowern to morrow at two o’clock. There is a long list of properties to be offered, comprising town and suburban allotments, leasehold and freehold, as well as several dwelling houses and i cottages, for particulars of which we refer our readers to the advertisement. Speculators and those desirous of acquiring a property could not have a better opportunity for making a choice nor a-more favourable time, so far as the money market is concerned. It is true that the supply of that useful commodity is rather short just now, and as a consequence property is not quite so valuable or saleable as.it was but this is in favoui of purchasers, as the continued progress of the district cannot be stayed. Any depression which may exist is of a fleeting kind and will soon disappear. We hope to have the pleasure of seeing Mr Cowern’s rooms crowded tomorrow .with people who will show by a spirited competition for the lots offered, that they have faith in the place, the croakers notwithstanding.

“ Old Cricketer ” sends us the following notes : —A match got up by Mr Waitt is to be played next Saturday, viz., the remainder of the Club v. the Hawera representative team, subject to the eleven being allowed to play emergency men, if the whole of the team do not turn up. The Auckland Match is now definitely settled to be played on Thursday and Friday next the 7th and Bth December. Messrs T. & A. Haywood have been engaged to provide a dinner on the evening of the second day’s play. The Auckland gentlemen will put up at the Albion during tVieir stay here- Mr Cowern lia® been instructed by the Secretary of the Patea Cricket Club to sell tomorrow the right of keeping a booth and fruit stall, on the occasion of tho'orickot match. The terms offered are very liberal : the Club guarantee to pay 3s per bead for luncheon (ns specified ;in the conditions) to the purchasers- His Worship the Mayor has been requested to proclaim a half holiday on Thursday and Friday. The band of the Patea Volunteer Rifles will very probably play on each afternoon, if arrangements can be made. The public are specially appealed to on this occasion to pay the Domain a visit. A charge of Is will be made at the gate in order to assist in defraying the expenses in connection with the match, which should be very interesting.

The buggy which obtained first prize at the Patea Show has been purchased by Mr Frank Bailey of Hawera.

Our Manaia Correspondent telegraphs that Diones and Taipo are additional nominations for the Manaia Handicap. Archibald Forbes the famous War Correspondent commenced his lecturing tour in New Zealand at Invercargill on Tuesday. He Lad a crammed house. Sir William and. Lady Fox arrived from Wanganui "last evening and put up at the Central Hotel. They left at 12.30 to-day for Hawera en route for the Hot Springs. There is some probability that the services of Mr Flood at the School may bo continued after all. Instead of accepting his resignation at last meeting the Education Board voted him a bonus and Mr Flood will in consequence probably decide to remain in Patea. At a meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday it was resolved formally to open the dock on the 3rd of January, 1883, also to order the requisite plant for providing three electric lights, of 3000 candle power. The sum of £BO was voted for the erection of a school at the pilot station. A notification appears in another column to the effect that Mr George Harden will attend at Filer’s Hotel Waitotara and Ballam’s hotel, Waverley, .on Monday next the 4th inst. and at the Manutahi hotel on the 7th inst for the purpose of collecting rates due to the Patea County Council. The funeral of the late Mr Wilkie took place on Tuesday last at Tauranga. The Guardian says Although Mr Wilkie had only been a resident for a period of about two months, his gentlemanly, unassuming disposition and kindly nature had endeared him to pi any, and earned for him the esteem of all who knew him. A large number of mourners followed the Cufan, and moist eyes witnessed the fall of the earth on all that remained of a goodly man. A melancholy fatal accident occurred at the Maori Kaik, Dunedin, yesterday, by which one of the passengers of the steamer Plucky which had gone there on an excursion trip was killed. His name was Salmon, manager of a brushware factory in Cumberland-stroct He was sitting at the bottom of astccp incline, when a horse on the top dislodged a stone, which, rolling down, struck him on the back of the head, killing him instantaneously. He is understood to be a single man.