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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6363, 8 November 1887, Page 2

*,* Ia accordance with an old timehonored custom, tbe Herald will not be published to-morrow, Prince of Wales' Birthday. At the Auckland Diocesan Synod a motion hai been brought forward iv favor of Bible reading in schools. A teltgram sent by Te Kooti's sister-in-law, states that he and Rewi will visit Gisboroe on the Sth December. Tho inquest on Mrs Martin, of the City Hotel, Wellington, wan adjourned to allow iposl mortem to be made. The wharfago reoeipta for the mouth of Ootober show an inorease of £40 as compared with the receipts for the same month last year. Messrs T. W, Fisher and Co., aro doing a big business with A. J. McGregor's stook on the Quay, and as the sale only lasts till Saturday all who are ia search for bargains shouM bear it in mind. The contractors for tho Midland Railway attte that, owing to the delay and uncertainty about the Dew contraot, several employees have been discharged, and that further redactions in the working staff will bo made if there i'< no prospect of an early settlement. Tho Napier Telegraph rennrks in conneotion with the proposal to start anothor paper whore it is not wanted, at Marton or Built, that|" One of the best inland daily pipers in the North Island is the Rangitikei Advooate " Wo can quite endorse our contemporary's opinion, though in political matters our vhws do not ogroo. The report of tho various masters of steamers who visited the Heads with tho Chamber of Commerce dopatation, which Mr Cummins read at yeiteiday's Harbour Board meeting, pointa out that with improved accommodation at the Heads, the intercolonial aud coastal trado would both Increase. Since the north wall bas been run out small as it is, the bar has been very steady, and a workable depth of 12 feet could be depeuded upon, As a rule, several feet more were found. The wharf should certainly, in tbeir opiuion, be erected on the outside of the reef, so that vessels would lie head on to the stream, At the Harbour Board meeting yeite • day, Mr Notman mooted the desirability of investing some of the money now lying to the Board's credit in tho bank He suggested that as Harbour Board debentures aro now quoted at 109-111 in the London markot they should buy up their own stock, a proceeding allowed by law, though the Auditor-General would not allow them to invest in Horough securities, He pointed out that they could have taken up the new borough loan of £3000 at 6 per cent, the other day, but wero forced now to invest in stock that would only bring in s}, or less. It was decided not to buy at present, bnt, if tbe new Harbour Bill passeß, tbo Board will probably take the step suggested, belleviog that it would have a good effeot on the now loan if thoy wero 1 known to be buyers of their own debentures,