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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 162, 6 February 1868, Page 2

The Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Eoyal Mail Company's Agency.—The neeessity of having a regular steam communication with the ocean steamers seems to have at last awakened the attention of the P.N.Z. and A.B.M. Company, and Mr White, the agent of that company, has visited this port for the purpose of making arrangements for a monthly service. With this view the agency has been temporarily transferred from Messrs. F, Fisher and Co. to Messrs. Spence Brothers and Co. In accordance with this arrangement it will be seen by advertisement that the above company's boat Tararua, for Sydney, is expected to call at this port on or about the 10th inst., all information respecting which may be obtained of the newly appointed agents.

Civil Business.—His Honor Mr District Judge Clarke will commence the civil business of the District Court on Tuesday next the 11th inst.

Bankruptcy Fees. The West Coast Times is responsible for :£he following : The following general rules have been agreed to by Judges Johnston, Gresson, Eichinond. and Chapman. They .came jnto force on January 15th:—1. Fees in bankruptcy proceedings in the Supreme Court : The scale of fees in force from time te time, with respect to other proceedings in the Supreme Court shall be applied, where applicable, the proceedings in that Court under the " Bankruptcy Act, 1867," and the same fees shall be payable in respect thereof. Fees in Bankruptcy proceedings in the District Court: —The scale of fees in force from time to time with respect to other proceeding in the District Court shall be applied, where applicable, to proceedings in that Court under the " Bank-"* rnptcy Act, 1867," and the same fees shall be payable in respect thereof. Tiie Maori Reserve.—One of ;the great drawbacks to the prosperity of this district, has been the high price of business sites, owing to the best of such being situated on the Maori reserve. This state of thing has been bad enough, but has been rendered still worse by each successive surveyor having altered the boundary pegs of the block, givinorise to innumerable sectional disputes. Several different claimants to the land have also granted leases of the same parcel of land to different lessees, and great confusion and unfairness has been the consequence. A case in illustration of the foregoing was heard before the Eesident-Magistrate yesterday, and reported in another column of this issue, and as the rights of the Maori to the land in dispute had to be referred to a higher tribunal, the roll of similar cases already ordered for hearing "in some future sittings of the Supreme Court, will be further augmented. Furniture Sale. —We be<* to' draw the attention of the public to the sale of Messrs Wittkowski's stock of Furniture which will take place at their store at 11 o'clock to day. Parties furnishing will find this an opportunity which will seldom occur.

Escort from Charleston.—The escort from Charleston arrived yesterday with about 3-500 ounces. The Apoeeo Music Haee and Oasesto. —The drama, as played at the Adelphi Theatre, is no more, and has given place to music and dancing. The proprietor, Mr Samuel Hamilton, has engaged the services of Johnny Lockyer and Johnny Burgess, as well as a splendid band. The hall itself has been re-decorated, and from the superior style of its fittings and the excellence of its amusements, bids fair to rank as one of the chief resorts of the lovers of music and dancing in this city.