The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1884.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 4591, 4 March 1884, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1884.

A meeting o£ the-L.ieen.sing. Committee for the Central Ward, -will be held to-mor-row at 10 o'clock.

Mr. Ross surveyor who has been exploring the Railway routo from Stratford, - returned to town last evening.

The Benevolent Society Committee will meet in the Council Chamber, at 7.30 this' evening. Full meeting rajuestedThe s.s. Wanaka leaves Manakau* this afternoon's tide, is due in the roadstead early to-morrow, and leaves for Nelson at 2 a.m.

The schooner . Waireka .•arri>K4, at Hokianga yesterday from Auckland. She will leave on Friday for Waitara with a cargo of timber, and from Waitara loads a full cargo of white* pine timber from Mr. Henry Brown's Inglewood bill, for the Sydney market.

Mr. Robert Manton has taken over from Mr. Martin the Harbour View Hotel at Moturoa, and last night the new host gavo a." spread" to his friends. Mr. Manton is a cousin of Mr. Avery, the tobacconist, of this town.

We have to congratulate the Wanganui Volunteers on, the success of their men fit the tiring contest in Auclclaud. " Messrs. Cbufton, Putaellj ,un4 'Hughes securednthe first three places for {lie" Riflo Championship jj', and Mr.i Stitt' secpnd place, in the' Carbice Championship.

From statistics published in New South Wales it appears that in thatLcolo'ny'du'ring. 1874 the area under tobacco was 199 acres, which produced 131,1531b5., while in 1875 the area had increased to 539 acres, the yield of which is estimated at 679,5491b5., showing an increase o£ 548,49.<i1b5. ia t o^ne year. ■,-!'■

At a meeting of the East Ward Licen" sing Committee yesterday, an application made by 'Mr;. tGoldwelh fp\ 4\4 \ extension of license for* tho Red House Hotel, till midnight,was granted. The report of the analysis of liquor was read, and was favourable. The Committee passed a, vote of thanks to Mr. Pardy for his enenjy in procuring samples of liquor, and obtaing a proper analysis.