LOCAL AND GENERAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 634, 24 February 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Our report of the Couuty Council proceedings was unavoidably crowded out in our Saturday's issue. It appears this evening. On the third page our readers will find an interesting budget of Home news. At a meeting of the members of the Waterworks Committe on Saturday, upon Mr. Black's report, and which appeared in the Herald of the same evening, it was moved by Councillor Walker, and carried — "That the Borough Engineer be instructed to accompany Mr. Black, with a view to inspect the various watersheds in the district ; viz., the Waipoao and its tributaries. Also the Repongaere lake, and to report upon return. We were called on to-day to inspect a fire-proof room, built for the Bank of New Zealand in the premises lately occupied by Messrs Ferris and Pitt, as an auction mart. The work, so far as what relates to the fire-proof portion of it, has been planned and executed by Messrs Humphries and Scotter of this town, and reflects great credit upon their skill and workmanship. Mr. Warwick Weston, as representing the several offices, affected by the late fire, arrived in Gisborne by the Hawea, yesteri day. This*gentleman will settle all questions relating to salvage, and will apportion what each office^ will have to pay and receive. Mr. Mahoney, architect, arrived from Auckland yesterday, to inspect the Bank of New Zealand building, in order to ascertain the damage sustained. In consequence of the bricks being of such excellent quality, and set together by the best cement, only a small portion of the walls will have to be removed. Our sporting friends, and indeed very many settlers in Poverty Bay, will be sorry to learn that Mr. W. H. Blank died this morning, at Waipawa. The deceased was much respected throughout the distrct. | He owned at one time the very promising mare, Sylvia ; and generally took a great interest in every thing appertaining to racing matters. Sportsmen will admit the truth of the old saying, when we assert "We could have better spared a better man." Yesterday morning and evening, His Lordshipthe Bishop of Waiapu, preached in the Holy Trinity Church. In the morning he conducted the whole service, the attendance being very small. In the evening, the Church was crowded, a considerable number of natives filling up the 1 seats near the door. Archdeacon Williams read the prayer, the Incumbent the lesson, the sermon and benediction by the Bishop. Mr. Peters, of Napier, rode through from Tauranga and Katikati to the Thames, arriving on Friday last, and intimates his intention to put a coach on as soon as the road to Katikati and Tauranga is improved. He says it will cost about £1500. A sum of £760 has been authorised out of the native vote for this work, and will be appended under the authority of the Thames County at once. If the Tauranga County will do something this important work will be accomplished. The following curious birth advertisement appears in the Post on Thnrsday last : — " On the 18th February, at Wainui, Omata, the wife of D. Cinclair of twin daughters ; all well. Father delighted." Large-scale maps, says Truth, printed on calico in squares, resembling cheap pocket-handkerchiefs, are being issued to the officers and men now fighting in Afghanistan ! They will be useful in one way or other, doubtless. The Manchester story about roast pigs running wild with knives and forks stuck in them has, sa>s the Star, found a parallel in Auckland. We are assured in all seriousness by a gentleman of veracity, who recently went on a visit to the sulphur springs, that during his stay numerous great lobsters came up out of the depths of the ocean, and incontinently crawling into the boiling springs became cooked, so that our informant and a party of friends were enabled to picnic on fresh boiled lobsters Bam expense. People who are partial to boiled lobster will probably make the sulphur springs a fashionable resort, and thus another profitable industry will be added to the list.