LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 11551, 3 December 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The City Kifles will hold a meeting, after to-night's parade, in order to elect officers. The Native Lands Court is still busy at Turakina, but will resume sitting here' on January Bth; The annual meeting of the combined Hospital and ' Charitable . Aid Boards take's place to-morrow (Wednesday). Mr Morton Jones has been appointed clerk to the Mangawhero Eoad Board. There were some 20 applicants for the" post! ; ; ' ''" •'■■■•■• We hear that Mr Aitken, of Waverley, l has sold his farm to Mr Joseph Annabel!/ of Wauganui, who intends 'settling in that district. ' ■ ; : The contractor,. Mr Batclieloi 1 , is pushing oh with J the hew trauait shed at the. Heads Wharf, and the building is already neai'ly finished. At the Police Court yesterday morning, John Melville was fined 5e for drunkenness, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment. .. „ , . Tho wile of a settler named Griffiths, near N.ew, Plymouth, died Biiddenly on Sunday from aneurism of the heart. SJie.hfl-d lately been confined. . We heart!?'** Mr O. Hutchison, M.H.B., intonds addrt-ssiiig ):i.s constituents at Patea, Waverloy, and Waitot3.r» during the forthcoming week. Mr W. Spriggens is, wo hear, intending to open , a branch establishment in the Avenue, at tho premises lately occupied by Mr A, FillHor, for the Christinas season. Tho shock of earthquake which owswpd on Sunday was felt' at Marton, and is said to have been tho severest shako felt there for years. During the past month 27 steamers, with an aggrcgoto of 3072 tons, entered the po'rtof Wanganni.andthe same number cleared. One sailing vessel of GS fcoiis cntored, and two, with a total of 202 tons, oloarnd outwards. . Tho Town Clerk Galls for tenders, to be sent in by noon on Tuesday .nejet, 10th December, for the supply of drain tiloK, timber, service pipes, &c, particulars of which can be h#d at the Borough Council (hi&mliew<, . ' ' , There will be BevarAlsp^gj^l attractions at the Wesleyan Church sale of woyk tomorrow evening. Among others there is to be a number of views of the North and South Island, painted by Mr H J. De Porost, a Canadian artist, who has lately paid a visit up tho Wanganui Tho pilot's iT-POyp f ol> l as k month states that tho channel o»fcK £Ug J^ijr was in the samo place as tho previous nioucli, Ij.cin,'- ' ing from the flag staff S.W., with a depth of"l2ft Sin at high water spring tides and Oft Sin at high water uoap tides. I l?ho ioi\-f<ii! i'i';wh and tho entrance con- ! timics good. ' ■ I The Wanganui schools will ibo exM-14---i ined by tho inspector during the weeks i comuionciug December 9th and 16th, 1 fte'riuning with the Girls' School on the . f-ojrwiv ua[,o ; Tho Boys' School will be , takou oii"').>liur#iy, ijjp 12tlj ;' thy Infant pn'Tuosilay, the T7th; §p. ,7ojni's on i'mjij^day, ttj.e 1915).. I A clesti'Utfcf y« fim opcurrpd iij Wijvori.ey 1 on Sunday night, whi<n tlm prpinj.sos of Mr Colien, drapar and fancy goods ilcfiler, were doafcroyed. It is not known, wo understand, how the fire originated, and 'J-pvn was no insurance on the building of 'stoiik, tli(j lo*3 being estimated at JESOO. A pbrtion of the stock was saved, but the more valuable pai'fc was completely destroyed, ■' j -

The first hoat for the W.R.C. trophies will bo rowed at 4.30 this afternoon. Inspector Bindon commenced the examination of the Bulls School yesterday, and will complete it to-day. Ho, will examine the Aramoho School on Thursday and Friday. We notice that Volunteer Turner, of the Wanganui City Rifles, won an aggregate prize of £1, with 194 points, at the Wellington Rifle Association meeting. As the Mayor is not expected in time to open the Wesleyan sale of work tomorrow, the Hon. John Ballance has kindly eonsonted to undertake the duty. The sale of tho office furniture, &c, lately belonging to, Mr A. Filmer, took place yesterday, and the effects realised fair average prices. The salo was conducted by Mr E. N. Liffiton. There is a probability of the Wanganui Rowing Club sending a crow to Auckland to take part in the Jubilco Regatta. As Boxing Day is considered inconvenient to our men, the local crows are not likely to enter for the Nelson Regatta. We hear that .owing to tho large " hauls " of kawhai during the last week, the town hasbeen generally supplied with a change of diet, and the consequence is that the local butchers are said to be seriously considering their position, and contemplate shutting up their establishments. The Artillery Cadets fired their third competition for trophies yesterday morning, when tho following scores wero made : —Cadet Roid 28, Lieutenant Purnoll 27, Cadets Turner and Freeman 26, Cadet Purnoll 24, Cadet Richards 23, Sergeant Gordon and Cadet Tasker 22, Cadet Townsend 20. Nino others fired, but failed to make 20 points. According to the Manawatu Times, a special meeting of tho Karere School Committeo will be held in the course of a few days to considor fully the circumstan3fis connected with a grave Tote of censuro passed by the Education Board upon the headmaster of the Karero School, Mr T. A. Flood, to the effect that his action in applying for the vacant headmastership of the Terrace End School was subversive of discipline. The estimated cost of establishing freezing works in Wanganui is as follows : — For freezing 400 carcases a day the plant will cost .£12,000, and for 800 per diem from .£lB,OOO to ,£20,000. The suggestion is that the meat should be shipped by means' of a small steamer or hulk to the ocean-going steamers, which could lie off the bar, as is done in Napier and elsewhere. This appears practical on reference to the Harbourmaster's report in another column. Our Patea correspondent, writing yesterday, says : — Some careless individual crossing the bridge was nearly causing the destruction of that structure on Friday, as a largo hole was biivnfc in one of the planks, and had it not been quickly discovered might have caused a serious fire. The Borough Council should see that the bridge, is kept thoroughly swept daily during the hot.Jdry weather. — The light rain to-day shoiild jause farmers-' hearts to rejoice, although in many cases, I understand, it has come too late for tho ; crops. The straw is very short, andithe crops are prematurely coming into ears. Attached to the Auckland City Council accounts for the last half your is the following memo., hy the assistant comptroller and auditor, Mr C. T. Batkin : — " Examined and found correct, except as to the sum of .£B2 6s 6d charged under the head of ' streets,' but really expended in connection ■with the reception of the! Earl of Onslow, for which fcliero is no authority of law." This is a pretty plain hint to our city fathers, says a critic,' " that in futuro when bestowing the hospitality of the corporation on distinguished visitors they must either send 1 round the hat or. wrap up their charges moro adroitly." At the .Mangawhero Roard Board's, monthly meeting yesterday there werepresent, Messrs Hazelden (in the chair), Lees, Anderson, Parker, and McPherson, Tho clerk was instructed to write to Messrs Fitsshei'bert and Marshall as to gazetting thenoeessary notice to complete/ the deviation of Gbwer and Cnllinane's'rbad. Mr Garrott was instructed to. examine and report as to the necessary repairs on the TJpokongaro- bridge, and Messrs Parker' and McPherson were empowered to attendto' repairs wanted on McPherson's road. It was decided that the next meeting of .the Board should take place on the 21st December. ; ' ■ , ; The Waitotara County Council have decided that they have, by tho award made by tho Auditoi-Genoral in 1885, no responsibility thrown on them for repairing the Town Bridgej and decline to acknowledge any liability or responsibility. The foregoing resolution was in consequence of a letter received from the Harbour Board, drawing attention to tho imperative necessity for painting the' Wanganni Bridge, the letter stating that the onus of undertaking this work was, by the arbitrator's award, thrown on the . local bodies exercising jurisdiction over the county and borough. At the Harbovr Board meeting yesterday, the Chairman said ho had heard that there was an idea current among the captains of ships that oanio to this port of the pilot's soundings not bolng oowoot by somo 12in. This was not owing to the pilot not sounding correctly, but it was duo, he supposed, to tho fact of him taking the depth at low water and the' varying rise of the tide's. He thought it would be moro accurately clone if they had boundings takon at full tide. Steamers had sounded groater depths when entering. Th c Harbourmaster said he thought the pilot's soundings were correct, and that those taken by the steamers could not ba relied upon, as they came in quickly, and could not, therefore, guage correctly, owing to tho inequality of the bottom. Mr Hatrick thought the pilot's soundings wero correct, after inakjng allowances and calculating sin ayerag!;, and allowing for the differences in the ris,o of fclje Jiicjes- D.uring tl)e discussion tl^e jjaybflujuijaster- statp4' thtj,t no doubt there wove at t}i|ios quite ljjff; of water on tho bar, but, of coui'so, it woiil4 not do for the pilot to give this as a mean depth, as ho was bound to sti'ike a safe average The Waitotara County Council held their monthly mooting yesterday. Crs Peat (in tho chair), Thatcher, Tawso, and Wright were the attending members. The minutes were read and confirmed, 1 after which a letter from Messrs Fitzherbert and Marshall was road, objecting to the Council taking land for a road near thg Nukumavu Station, on the property of Mr- JVM'. Thompson. It was rojsqlved that the slaughter license fees for jhe year should be as foljo.ws : MeatCiom},any, <%ddy, Mitchell, .£10 ; Pflroett, 410 ,' ; ln d Hall, .£lO, lifr S|arr ; «hiill waited on tho Council ms, Bfr J. il. j Thompson's letter, but tho Council after ■ . hearing him resolved that they could 100 ; no reason to alter their previous decision i to take the said road. Tho dog-tax for ; tho year was fixed at 6s for sheep and J 1 cattlo drgs known as collies, all ethers j 1 10s, Mr Coakloy being appointed collector i with 13 >'(,'ii)unern.tion on tho Os dogs and ] Is Cd on tho others. Resolved that ] tendor number 00 should lie again advor- ] tised as re'eommeudod by tho foreman. 1 It was also resolved that tenders should j ) \jo called for installing 1 15 chains, from j i lh.o Ttivqi' Bank' to the Aramoho ' School, ! j ■a 1 total of ]ofo yards. Op Thatcher gave j i notico of motion that tl)e"Mos§towij ' i gravel pit bo either protected or steps ' i jbukon to acquiro it ijueler " The Public . i Works Act," and also " That the appoint- j j inent of vates f ov " tho const motion , and ' $ iyatnt^naipe of nil roads in the "Waitotara ' t .County lie r.ov';sed in oonsetjipji'cp of the J reasons for tije subsidy £01; the; imjin l road's m.')inte)i.^nco'l;avii)g' ceased ; tli'af; | in i'ului'rj the rates ba apportioned on an \ equal basis for tho maintejiangg of fill n main roads and country roads." The weak, the nervous the dyspeptic, the slooj)loss, owe more to Wowb's Schnaits than any other cordial. • s

The ladies of the Dorcas Society will meet at St. Paul's Schoolroom this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. A man named William Jones was picked . up yesterday at Jordan, Blenheim, evidently thrown from his horse, and died in a fen- hours. It is bellevrd he had been an hotelkeeper at Timaru. An Onehunga gentloman writes to M r E. B. Dickson that the drought has been so severe up there that the wheat shows no sign of flower, and the Auckland farmers are cutting it for hay. A meeting of delegates from tho Druids, Oddfellows, and Foreßtors lodges will be held in the Oddfellows' lodge room on Friday, the 6th, at 7.30 p.m., to consider tho proposed Railway Employes' Compulsory Insurance Bill. We understand that the Friendly Societies throughout New Zealand intend to strongly protest against the Bill, which they consider is an injustice to the Friendly Societies and the railway employes.