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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7660, 19 June 1896, Page 2

The Auckland Chamber of Mines has 281 members, and 146 mining companies have been registered. : A further consignment of nine pictures is on its way to Auckland for the trustees of the McKelvio art gallery. The pictures have been selected by the president of the Royal Scotch Art Gallery, Sir George Reid. It is evident that domestic servants are in demand iv Western Australia, for in a recent exchange we notice that at Perth recenly a batch of 48 servant girls were all engaged in one day. Mr J. J. Holland, Mayor of Auckland, Mr Phillips, Town Clerk, and Cr Cairns were passengers by the s.s. Flora this afternoon on their way to Wellington to attend the municipal conference. Mr Horatio Robson, late of Auckland, and now an auctioneer at Freemantle (W.A.) organised a concert in thatjtown in aid of the ■Brunner reliot fund, which netted £25. The amount has been received from Mr Robson by the Mayor of Auckland. A meeting, to be held in the Gisborne Public School, a room of which has been kindly placed at tho convenience of the meeting by the chairman of the school committee, will take place on Tuesday evening next, to consider the proposed formation of science and art classes in Gisborne. It is rumoured, says the Wairarapa Times, that Earnest Louis who is " wanted " on a charge of absconding from his creditors is a member of a "long firm." He was in the habit of buying largely from the Wellington firms, and it was noticeable that he used to return parcels to town. It was supposed that he was returning the goods to the Wellington firms as unsaleable. The Christohurch City Council has passed an important resolution, having relation to the inspection and control of dairies and establishments distributing milk. A conference of local bodies is to be held in Christchurch on the 29th inst. to discuss the whole matter. A few weeks ago a farmer in the Manawatu district was offered 9s a head for a line of fat wethers. The price was refused, and the wethers were sent to Canterbury, where they realised 14s after payinp all expenses. The Manawatu farmer, in referring to this, says that it will make farmers know how much they are losing locally when, by combination, a better market can be procured in the South. A correspondent in Auckland informs us that the Suburban Poultry Show opened yesterday, and is a great success, there being 800 exhibits. Mr Weeks secured 18 prizes with 16 exhibits, and Mr Fawcett four prizes with four exhibits. As an inset in this issue is published the East Caast Native Land Board Bill, which is to bo introduced into Parliament this session. The Bill as printed is exactly as it has left the Validation Court, and in the form in which it will be presented to the House. It is an earnest attempt to grapple with and overcome the Native land question which has been such an incubus on tho recources of this district for so many years. Wo are given to understand that inquiries hava been made into the observance or otherwise of the half-holiday on the part of the local publicans. The result of the inquiries has proved that the rule was not strictly observed, inasmuch as barmaids in some hotels have only been receiving the afternoon to themselves and have had to go on duty again in the evening. This is of course contrary to tho Act, which states that the assistant must have holiday from one o'clock in the afternoon until tho following morning. The Inspector of has warned the hotelkeepers, and from the manner his notice has been received he does not anticipate any further trouble in the matter. A very successful sacred concert was held in the Makauri School-house last evening, when the building was taxed to its utmost limit to accommodate the large audience that assembled. The Rev. Canon Fox occupied the chair in the unavoidable absence of the Rev. Mr By burn. A varied programme of vocal and instrumental items was gone through, and was much enjoyed. The several performers rendered their selections in a manner that drew forth loud applause from the audience, clearly showing that their efforts were greatly appreciated. The following ladies and gentlemen contributed towards the evening's entertainment : — Miss N. Steele, song " The Cry of the Little Ones " ; Miss J. Adair, recitation " What Could We Do Without Him," and song, with chorus by invisible voices, "The Sinner and the Song"; Miss Barber, a very p&thetio temperance recitation ; Mrs Massey, song " The Cloiaters " ; Misa Witty, song "He Wipes the Tear from Every Eye " ; Miss Jessie Oxenham, song " Charity" ; Mr East, song " Eternal Rest " ;Mr Dalrymple, song " Tho Dear Old Home Land " ; Mr J. Chrisp, cornet aolo; Mr Stubbs, song " The Last Mile Stone"; Mr Masaey and Miss Witty, pianoforte duet j Measrs Massey and C. East, piano and violin duet ; Mr J. Allen, song " The Holy City." Two choruses of tho Jubilee Singers were also rendered by Mrs J. R. Johnston, Misses J. Adair, and May Steele, and Messrs Dalrymple and East. The accompaniments wore played by Mrs Johnston, Messrs Massey and C. East. Tho concert, which was in aid of a fund for the providing of hymn books and lighting for the Makauri church services, will be the means of contributing a very considerable amount towurds that very commendable object. About 40 ladieß and gentlemen went out from town, and all speak very highly of the concert and of the manner in which they were treated.