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Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3323, 23 May 1879, Page 2

The little steam launch. 'La Bnona Ventura,' which has been trading on the Katikati river for nearly a year past, returned lo the Thames yesterday morning, the passenger trade not being sufficient to support two steamers. On the way up the launch called iu at Mercury Bay and assisted to recover a large quantity of logs that had broken loose from the booms, The sea was very rough up to Mercury Bay, but for the remainder of the way fine weather was experienced. The 8.8, ' Taiaroa' sailed from the Manukau for Southern ports on Wednesdays-Passen-gers: New Plymouth, Miss Bonner, Messr3 Deans, K. B' Maclean, Dickson. Wellington: Miss Maclean, Messrs J. Hardie, Moorhouse, Sergt.-Major Hyde. Picton: Mr Gudgeon. Gleich, bankrupt, and Cowan, bigamist, are remanded to Adelaide, and leave Wellington under charge of Constable Mack, tomorrow (Saturday).

We publish to-day, in supplement forn', four pages of objections to claimants for enrolment on the list of voters for the Electoral District of Thames, The list includes some 15C0 name?, but mauy of these arc the names of electors who possess qualifications additional lo those objected to by the Eegistration Officer, whose ooly intention is to purge the roll of superfluous names,

Mr Byers, the American and Australian humourist and lecturer, will deliver bis reminiscencies of 1849 in California, at the Academy of Music on Sunday nijht,

We learn that the popular and obliging com" mander of the s.s. ' Kowena,' Capt. Crawford' is about to be transferred to thea.s. ' Argyle, and makes his last trip from the Thames this evening. Capt. Crawford has become a great favorite with the travelling public during the short time lie ha 3 been in command of the Thames steamer.

Mr Daniel Orme writes to complain that he is persecuted by the Inspector of Slaughterhouse who h?s spread the report that the writer wai guilty of illegally slaughtering last week, and but for the advice of friends he could " have him again." Mr Ormo trusts Mr Mason wil' do him the justice of summoning bim if he thinks he is guilty of the offence, and not spare bim because certain people invoke him to do so, •notwithstanding that there is a charge pending nainst him arising out of a sinrlar case, The nomination of Borough auditors takes placo to>day at the Council Chambers,

We would remind officers and members of the various volunteer and cadet companies of the parade called for to-morrow in honor of Her Majesty's birthday. We observe the principal places of business are to be closed until three o'clock, thus enabling employees Mid others to get to the review, and if the weather is at all fine, there will no doubt be • a large muster on the occasion.

The death of Mr H. Wrigg, C.E,, took phce at Timaru on the 20th instant. Mr Wrigg came to Auckland in 1864, and was for some time engaged as engineer to the old City Board. He afterwards became Provincial engineer at the Thames Goldfield, and was succeeded by Mr C. O'Neill,. &E., when he left for the South, where he has remained. Mr Wrigg was a welltrained professional man, and had been engaged on some important works in Ireland, and in Lancashire, England, before coming to settle in this colony with his family.

The brigantine, Adah, C, Owen, arrived yesterday from Auckland for the Thames River Sawmill, where she is to load with timber for Dunediu.

A 'bus has started in opposition to the Fea" therston to Mastcrton coaches. A lively competition is the result. Messrs Hastwell, Macrae and Co. reduced the fare from 7s 6d to the nominal sum of Is.

A Government Qasclte contains a despatch from the Colonial Office, enclosing revised regulations for the supply of new silvar and bronze coins,

The Thames Scottish battalion and band are requested by advertisement to parado for inspection and review to-morrow (Saturday), at 9 30 a.m,, in honour of Her Majesty's birthday, The officers of the battalion entertain the non-comuiissioDed officers and members to luncheon to-monow, at 1,30 p.in, in the Qresbam Hal).

The drapers of Wellington, as a body, have resolved to keep the Queen's Birthday holiday on Monday.

lare nutnberß of working men are out of employment in Wellington consequent on the generally depressed times, and the number of unemployed is increasing. House rents, which used recently to be very high, are now rapidly falling, and there are an unusually large number of empty tenements,.

The 'Venus'arrivedin Auckland, yesterday, from New Caledonia, and reports the Sydney briganline' Isaac Newton' wrecked on a reef there. Ihe pilot, in a fit of vexation, jumped overboard and drowned himself.

Bobert McMillan and family have arrived ab Waitara from Mokau. He Bays they have given up the attempt to live at Mokau, and intends to live on their land in the Mokau district.

A. visitor to Eihikihi says the township appears to be a very thriving one, and will be more so now that Bewi has made terms of agreement, The accommodation in the hotel is good, and so is the attendance. Mr Louis Ballin, formerly of Auckland and Grahamstown, who has recently taken the Alpha Hotel, purposes making extensive additions to the building.

There were one hundred and three failures in New Zealand during the week ending Saturday last.

The Hospital Committee of the Wellington City Council and several medical men have to consider what steps should be taken fororganis« lng a system of management for the Hospital in future. The general opinion seemed to be in favour of supporting the institution by voluntary contributions, and it was agreed that the medical men of the city should be invited to draw up a written report embodying their views. Between 80 and 90 beds are now made up in the wards, which are thus rendered so crowded that instead of each patient having 1200 cubic feet of air, there is but 600 or 700. The opinion of the medical men was that in would be inadvisable to remove the Hospital from its present site, otherwise medical men practising in the town would not be likely to undertake the work of honorary surgeons.

The Native Minister is still at Cambridge, and it is not likely that he mil he able to conclude his business there for some days to come. There is an old-standing dispute, which, in view of the opening of the country, must now be settled, between Ngatihaua and Ngatirauiawa, as. to the boundary-line of their lands, and both these tribes will have difficulties to settle with the Ngatimaniapoto. These boundary disputes may occupy a considerable amount of time, and cause annoyance and delay, but they cannot endanger the settlement made between Bewi and the Native Minister, Bewi is now the most prominent and powerful man in the colony, but we have no doubt he will bear his honours meekly and hjs responsibilities manfully. In bis hands lie, ia a great measure, the destinies of the Maori race. He has been considering the present position for years past, and has probably followed it out in detail as it will affect his people. By making reserves in the mopt suitable position;, by taking care that bis people shall not get sudden showers of money which would demoralise and destroy them, greatly improve their position. It is dihJStt) to form an estimate of the extent of land HlJuded within the boundary claimed by Bewi, 'but probably it is not less than 4,000,000 of acres; The land is the most fertile of any tract of equal extent in the North Island, and the most highly favoured by climate —Herald,

The Timam Insolvency Court must have rather a busy time of it at present, A column of bankruptcy notices graces the pages of one of the Timam papers.

The story of the total annihilation of two dragoon regiments at the Cape, which was published in some papers as news received by the 'Cuzco,'is untrue.