The Poverty Bay Herald AND Cast Coast News Letter.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1082, 28 April 1880, Page 2

The Poverty Bay Herald AND Cast Coast News Letter.

PUBLISHED EVERY EVENINC.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1880,

In order to allow space for the publication of the whole of the East Coast Bill, as drafted,by Mr. W. L. Rees, and for a report of the- sitting of the Borough Council last evening, together with the business of the KM.'s Court, we have been compelled to taune oat all leading matter.

A deserved tribute of praise is due lo young Mr. D. Pirani, who has this day completed the foil term of his apprentice•ta£ iifr'the office of the Poverty Bay HIRUIGCK'. Daring the years he has worked 03 thefiXBALD he has discharged his duties faithfully, conscientiously, and with extreme regularity. He will be be a good tradesman at whatever office he may be Tflgrarr* "* The father of Mr. Pirani it the able editorof the Hatch's Bay Herald, and his first literary engagement, man/ yean back, was on a paper on the West Cowt of the Middle Island, then owned by the writer of this notice, where from the first he was found to be that accurate, painstaking and careful writer which has since, in an eminent degree, marked his subsequent career. Young Mr. Pirani leaves the office with our earnest wish for his future success in life, and the sincere esteem of bis brother workers in the guild of printing. S»ys the Napier Telegraph, as showing the genial climate we are now, and have bean for some time enjoying we may mention the fact that the apple and pear trees •re in blossom for a second crop of fruit, Which however, cannot be expected to come to maturity. Melons and pumpkins are bearing a second and abundent crop. This evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hewett will give their last entertainment in Gisborne. There will be an entire change of programme, the musicial selections Being of the choicest. There will also be new exhibitions of " second sight" and a highly amusing "side splitting" drawing-room sketch, entitled "A Husband in Clover. " We agree with the Star that only the sternest necessity will justify the withdrawal of the subsidies from country districts. The money divided amongst the Road Boards has done more real work in proportion to its amount than any portion of the Public Works loans. It has, moreever, been the only sum received by many districts towards colonising purposes out of the millions borrowed. If withdrawn it would inflict a great hardship on many poor struggling districts, and stop settlements in localities where population is scattered. If the subsidies must go provision should be made by the Government to assist small back settlements in opening up communication to the main lines of traffic. It is stated that the Government intends to introduce a bill next session to deal With the electoral districts. One principle of the measure will be not to have two members for one district. In a New Zealand OazeUe published on the Bth instant, appears a long list of pieces of native lands which are declared waste lands of the Crown. Together with several pieces amount to an aggregate of over 80, 000 acres. An exciting icene in which a bullock ohmring two men and a woman, and the toed bravely leaving the latter to her fate are &c mam. incidents, is recorded by the Sfanawatu Herald. It appears that a mob of cattle were crossing the Manawatu ferry when a wild beast got away, and rushed down the street. A couple of men, seeing the beast coming towards them, ran through a gap in the fence into the yard connected with the house adjoining Mr. M'Fadyen's, followed by Mrs. Sullivan, who happened to be driving her cows along the street at the time. The bullock gave chase, and the men and Mrs. Sullivan ran as fast as their legs could carrry them, the beast following through the broken part of the fenoa. Away they went along the fence inside, the bollock after them, until they reached the front fence, over which the mm jumped with the agility of steeple* dialers, leaving the woman to her fate. Being unable to get over, Mrs. Sullivan ran into a corner caused by the conjunction of the saddler's shop and the adjacent hanse, and faced the infuriated beast, whkh ahe tried to wave off with a stick. This effort did not succeed, and the animal Made straight for her. However, she •Touched close into the corner, and luckily ffcthoriM of the bullock were so long that they sfanpry struck the woodwork on each ride of her, and, she escaped unhurt beyond receiving a dreadful fright, the animal at one* wawng off ia a dinannMjrection.