The Poverty Bay Herald AND East Coast News Letter. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE:MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1881.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1453, 17 October 1881, Page 2

The Poverty Bay Herald AND East Coast News Letter. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1881.

la another column will be found ini- ■> ■Mjortant correspondence which has passed between Messrs. \V. Common & Co, and the representative of the Bill-Ooleinan Refrigerating Company at Melbourne. The whole question of frozen meat export from this district has been minutely entered into, together with a calculation of the cost of the process, and the estimated quantity per annum which would be forthcoming if such an agency were established in our midst. The advantages to be derived are so obvious that we commend the subject to runholders generally and to all who take an interest in the material advancement of the pastoral resources of this district. By reference to our mail notices it will be seen that the Southern mails close on Thursday this week instead of Friday ; as the Ringarooma must reach Wellington in time to connect with the Rotomahana for Melbourne. The former steamer will return from the South on Monday morning next, instead of Sunday.

That the Government arc determined to face the Native difficulty on the West Coast, and to use effective means to terminate it is evident from the address which Major Atkinttn has published to the electors of Egmont. Iv that portion wjicre be treats of the present situation of affairs he says :— " Two years ago I promised that I would support no Government th>t would not effectually settle the Native difficulty on our coast. Since taking office I have told you that the Government were steadily working in that direction, and that while they would not be unduly hurried on the one. hand, on the other they would not be debarred fr»m enforcing the authority of the law by fear of any consequences. If you will recall to mind how matters stood two years ago, and compare them with the state of things at present, you will see at a glance that a great advance has been made, and I now say emphatically that the time has come when an end must bo made of this standing threat to the peace of the colony and district, and that it must, and I believe will, be effectually disposed of this summer." Mr. Berry local superintendent of the South Pacific Petroleum Company, informs us that the sixth call now due has been levied to enable the Company to procure heavy drive pipes and new tools ; also for erecting buildings and getting such machinery as may be necessary for separating dirt and other impurties from the Paraffin earth at the Oil springs site. We would remind shareholders who have not yet paid fines on forfeited shares that the 19th inst., is the last day on which the fine can be received, shares being absolutely forfeited after this date by order of the directors. On Saturday night, there was a crowded assembly at the Industrial and Art Exhition and there was no diminution of the interest which has been taken in the various exhibits. Amusement Mas also afforded to those who were there. A character song was given by Mr. Montague Smith, and a stump speech on local politics was delivered by Mr. J. Bourkc who caused great irlirth by his allusions to tho local candidates for parliamentary honors, anil his happy: remarks 011 the burning questions of the day. The Exhibition will be closed tp-night .it 9pm., exhibitors are reminded that the whole of exhibits are required to be removed from the hall not later than to-morrow. The list of the awards, which it is our intention to publish, has, owing to its length been crowded out of the present issue. Wo have beon favored by the Postmaster with the October quarterly number of the " Postal and Telegraph Guide." The new feature of the publication is that every item of information touching both of these departments, which are now combined, are to be found within its paj^ea. We note among other facts that telephone exchanges have been established nt Auckland and Christchnrch, and it is further stited that when a sufficient number of subscribers can be obtained exchanges will also be opened at Wellington and Dunedin. Subscribers at each exchange will be furnished with a list of persons with whom they may communicate ; and, as new subscribers are connected with the system, notification to that effect will be giren. The instruments used have been proved to be a thorough commercial success. They are simple and not likely to get out of order, and the working can be explained in a few minutes Printed directions as to manipulation are furnished with each set, The subscription per annum, payable quarterly in advance, will be as follows : — For the hire of eacli set of instruments, and wire from office or private residence for any distance within half a mile of the exchange office, £17, for every additional quarter of a mile or portion thereof £2. When more than one instrument is hired by the same subscriber a reduction of £2 10s foreach instrument after the first charge of £17 10s. will be made. Those who desire to avail themselves of this arrangement are requested to commnnicate with the Superintendent of Telegraphs, Wellington. The District Court was opened to-day for the purpose of formally adjourning it to Monday next. Cats are at a premium in Wellington, wberc.they are being purchased in large numbers by runholdera At prices varying from Is 6d for a full grown pussy, and 6J for.fcittens. They are being packed off to thij; various runs to aid in the work of exterminating rabbits- Up to the present tfye experiment does not appear to be rery successful. Tho cats which Messrs Bectham have accumulated on their statioo at Brancepeth to the number of 700 do not appear to take kindly to their work. They are under the delusion (says the Wairarapa Mail) that their mission it not to hunt rabbits, but to purr round the domestic hearth. The consequence is that when a window is left open iv the house a string of cats, several chains in length, passes through the orifice and takes charge of the dwelling with almost as much determination as Bishop Hatto's ratn.