The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1870

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3219, 5 September 1879, Page 2

Th e Ta ranaki He rald. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1870

v;#he,[P)ty_)lty9gatirft loaves Wellington jtomorrow night at 7 o'clock for Warigdnui/ ajnd is,duc, here on Tuesday npxt,, „,, j The only b^sijujsSjaj; £hq. Polico Court tjind mtA. telegram'ifrflm'iOarlyte state's' Mat' 'Major .AJkjn&qn, jWill^go in en3y. "^en^o'^q is' b'airig'beton.hini."., _ '.'.'" i Mr. Skirfueriaudtaii nkßifitant left town yes- 1 terday for the-purposo of carrying out £he 1 'suitf ey/o'f tlfttf bicattlfffo&jf flrbparaStoy [to jits 'being p^|ed'tllrough;f^p^o Mm &>ttrl» !, : ,jThoj9;.9 H[aflrakl wag' sold by auction yester- '■ aay,iat> iWaitaraj'by 'lir^l'; BB 11B 1 . 1 Hamcrtbitj for ''fctofe <Mr". W;-ddtti6r f!^ay',th : ei)tif6iittSor. .■i . r. ;.-' (Jill ;it^u in - The.ißgruoat' election oxcitech considerable interest ibJ town to^ay. Tho Amends ' of ihe candidrtte^wef^'Biisynrintjlng up the elector?* and 'prevailing iitibA -t)i6tii to do Mil 'to Omata , fdr 1 tH6"pur'poso tff *eeb'rding tfteir v tote's. • i;j r, iJ'itt „ r> ui!i'. -„'l77'. i" ' i" In- addition to, the.', vessels at Waitara for Public Works* "Department} tnc Julius Yogel and Hannah Barrett again loft Wellington with raor.e, 531bs. steel rails' on behalf of the Public' Works' department horo. Captajn Ed.w[n, telegraphed y.eetorday afterneon that bod weather might bo expected in any direction between north and west and south-wedt ; glass is likely to rise within twelve hours, and sea increase. The polling for a return of a member for the Town 1 of New Plymouth will take place i tomorrow (Saturday) in the Court Room of the Institute, between the hours of 9 a.m. and i p.m. We would particularly draw attention to the hour of tlic closing of the poll bein" : Wd are^ glad to.be in a position to state that themoneyduetothd'Coiihty Council has at ( la^t ( arr|[yed,|andtijho Cquucil.is now in a position, to pay tho contractors who have been >8p long, waiting for the settlement of their .cjaims.. Tho Council adapted a very honest and upright course at its last sitting' by. resolving to pay all contractors )»t/:tho/rate of 10.<per;cent interest from the time of the passing of thqiriaqcounts* /•,',' ', ■■ -t ..;.,/<•: A, party, consisting of.fourypung.men, had a narrow escape ' from being ' drowned at Moluroa yesterday afternoon. They went out towards the ' Sugaif Loaves to fish in a boat, and after pulling round the long reef, considered it, advisable ,to, go - ashoro at Motuypa as ,a squall, seomqdto, be coming up. In going through, the surf, a large roller overtook them, and turned the boat right over, two boing half-drowned, and a third drenched to the skin. Tho crow managed to reach the shore in safety, whon they returned to town overland. The boat, which . has. been recovered uninjured, was subsequently brought round. • 6 i The following abstract of meteorological observations taken during the month of June.haa been kjndiy furnished us by Mr. W,. Northcroft :— Bpropietfir— Mean, for tho month, 20-740 j maximum (on the 25th), 30-150 ; minimum (on the 7th), 29*22. 'JehiPWtfWfl\ ™ tfa M^rfrrApprpxiraate/ mean ' temperature, 04-8 »,;• maximum, , GJLO ;{ mini. rainfall, 7.U ; wy fell on^26 lays, ; maximum in twcntyifoW hkMfs (on the 21th), 1-45 , IPfr^Avfirago ' tiaily velocity/"!^ Wills' Cloud— Mean mnouwof 'cloud (0 clear sKy! 10 overcast). &9G. ■■ ~ ■,-'- ')[.'(•/ i' ' Hi il' ir,[ In Ml"-',") ; D '| iTI i< > I ,•;