LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 901, 23 September 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

« The want of a Resident Magistrate to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of Mr. H. Kenrick is being severely felt at the present. The jurisdiction of justices only extends to giving judgment for debts exceeding £20, while there are a large number of summonses out for amounts considerably m excess of this limit. Beside this there is a large proportion of police business which can only be dealt with by a duly appointed R.M. We exceedingly regret to find public notifications m our columns of the existence of two infected sheep runs which have been so declared by Mr. Campbell, Inspector of Sheep. We must hope that these are the only two m the district, and that no effort will remain untried to cleanse the flocks. The coming shearing will offer great facilities for inspection and cure ; for if scab once gets settled m our district, the losses to the sheep farmers will be very serious. We are requested to remind the members of the Rowing Club of the annual meeting advertised to be held this evening at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Hotel. The anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday School will be celebrated this evening by a tea meeting m the Masonic Hall. Tea will be on the table at 6.30. A most pleasing aud entertaining programme has been prepared m addition to the addresses, and we anticipate a pleasant gathering. A private telegram came to hand this afternoon, announcing that a very severe easterly gale set m at Auckland, which did considerable damage to I;he shipping aud wharves at Auckland. We have not been furnished with the particulars. There was a heavy dust storm prevailing through the town all last night, and when shopkeepers entered their premises this morning they found their goods almost undistinguishable, owing to the heavy lodgments of fine sand which had settled on them. In our own establishment it causes much vexatious trouble and destruction to the printing plajpit. Clerical gentleman (who objects to smoke, and means to make an example) — " May I inqure your name, sir ?" Commercial — " To be sure you may. I'm Davis, from Bradford, m the stuff trade. What line might yours be ?" Clerical gentlemen (with irony) — " The spiritual, sir." Commercial (not noticing the irony) — " Is it, though ? What an awful price you've got gin up to the last .fortnight 1" The clerical gentlemen discovers he has a friend m another carriage.