LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 657, 22 March 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have given so much space m our columns to the County and Conference business of yesterday afternoon and last night, that we have been compelled to hold over, until our next issue, the several important notices of motion, tabled last night by Mr. Villers. These will appear m our next issue. On Monday next, or Tuesday at the latest, we expect to see a flag flying m the ' roof rafters of Mr. Adair's new premises. . An inquest to inquire into the cause of the fire at Ormond, will be held early m next week. It is stated that a searching inquiry will be instituted. Mr. Dugleaux has called a meeting of his creditors. The necessity of this proceeding has been brought about by the losses sustained by the late fire. It may be excusable m the confusion which prevails during a fire, that one person should possess himself of goods belonging to some other person, being under a delusion that they belong to himself. These little mistakes have occurred at the last two fires, and have not been rectified. Losers of property, m this way, have become impatient and angry, and they threaten, through our columns, to refer to names. We hope there will be no necessity for such an extreme proceeding. It will be seen by reference to the report of the County Council proceedings, at a meeting held last evening, that although the iron rails for a tramway between Gisborne and Ormond were given by the Government, they are anything but a free gift. The expense to the County for freight, drayage, commission, and other charges, amounts to close upon £1300. The accounts have been duly discharged, and we must hope the rails will be speedily turned to the uses for which they have been forwarded and received. Gisborne presented a livelier appearance to-day than it has assumed for some weeks past. The rain, followed by fine weather, and nearly dry roads, brought a large number of the country people into town. Two unreserved auction sales were held — one of sundry effects, principally jewellry and bijouterie, m the estate of the late Captain Read, held by Messrs. Bourke and Fryer. The other of salvage goods, belonging to Mr. Sam Stevenson, held by Mr. Carlaw Smith. There was a good attendance at both sales, and biddings spirited. Doctors differ and so do bushmen. In one of the cases heard at the R.M. Court, Gore, on Wednesday, the parties to a suit held different opinions as to whether some timber the subject of the litigation was black pine or miro. As a natural consequence (says the "Clutha Times') both swore differently. A nonsuit was recorded, but the knotty point was almost immediately afterwards settled by a competent judge of the timber, purchasing the logs from the plaintiff at the price sued for and then selling them again at a good profit, much to defendant's annoyance.