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Western Star, Issue 143, 3 June 1876, Page 4

The Apariina Road Hoard invite tenders for works in the Wuiniatuku subdivision. Mails for the United Kingdom (via Suez) and for Australian Colonies, close at the Post-office, Riverton, on Monday next, at 2.15 p.m. • The Annual Licensing meeting will be held at the Court House, Riverton, on Friday next, at noon. A Christy’s Minstrels’ entertainment will be given at the Oddfellows’ Hall, this evening, by Mr Frank Yerten, assisted by the Riverton Amateurs. As an excellent programme has been provided, we hope to see a full house. Wo draw the attention of every elector in the district to the list of objections to claims to vote, published in a recent issue of this journal, in the hope that all those who can make good their claims by supplying required information will take steps to do so at the sitting of the Revision Courton Friday nest,at the Resident Magistrate’s Court House. Dull times appears even to be felt by our local police force, as during the past week they have been able to show a clean charge sheet. The members and adherents of the Presbyterian congregation will be glad to learn from the following telegram, received from their pastor, the Rev. C. S. Ross, that he will soon be once more amongst them Auckland, 29th May, 1876. J ust arrived from Fiji. People there are yory enthusiastic od matter of ray mission. X sail for Dunedin to-moiTow, and hope to bo home Wednesday week.

The owner of the cutter Cygnet has shown us a sample of the guano brought round by him from the Mutton Bird Islands. The article is very similar in appearance to that imported from Peru, and as we understand a portion of the earo has been disposed of to farmers in the'distriefc, who are likely to test i , a few months wil{ decide whether it is equal in richness to the Peruvian. The guano is offered ;for sale at one-third of the price charged, for Peruvian, and if it is as good in quality; it will be the means of opening up a large export trade with these islands, as well as keeping the local market regularly supplied. Samples may be seen at Mr George O. Cassels’, Commission Merchant, Palmerston-street, from whom all information connected with the same may be obtained.

In addresing his constituents at Cromwell, Mr Pyke said ho considered he should not be true to the electors if he did not tell them that Provincialisrmwas doomed. He himself had made a calculation of the votes of the House bn the subject, and the conclusion he had came to was, that out of the; eighty-four European members there would be a positive majority of twelve in favour of Abolition ; a probable one of fifteen, and a possible one of twenty in favour of it. Doubtful votes he had given on the side of Provincialism. It might therefore, he thought, bo accepted that Provincialism was hopelessly lost. It was not the part of wise men to kick against the pricks, nor endeavour to secure the shadow of a probable benefit when a certain good was within their grasp. An enterprising settler, who resides " between Eough Eidgo and Blackstone Hill upon a farm a few acres only in extent, takes, a very tender interest in. the proceedings of the Waste Lands Board. He has been exercised of late owing to Air Maoandrew’s theory about sales of mountain tops, especially when the announcement that Mr, Sheunan,s country was mountain tops brought home con viclion to his breast that Ids farm, at least 400 feet, higher must be an Alpine region. A brilliant idea at last occured to him. lie had this year a fine crop of field carrots, grown in the plough furrow of maiden land, lie has entrusted us with four average specimens, to be encased,, laballed, and duly forvvared to the Comissionerof the Waste Land Board. Having seme doubts as to whether the Board has any local habitation liudablc by a carter, and not being sure whether Air. M‘Gowau would present the mountain top produce at the meeting of the Commissioners, we have retained the luscious looking vegetables. If the Chief Commissioner will send us intimation as to where to forward the carrots we will do our host to fulfil his behest. Wc would spend more than five shillings if there was the slightest prospect of bringing back Mr. Donald Eeid and Mr. Clarke into the pal li of rectitude from which they strayed.—Mount Ida Chronicle.

The Bay of Plenty Times says; —A singular discovery has been made on a piece of land recently cleared at the mouth of the Ot.ara George. Several old potato or kuniera pits were found completely hidden by the high fern, each containing, and in one case full up with the carcases and skeletons of cattle and horses, which have fallen in at various times, and, being unable to extricate themselves, have died there. One fine beast lying there, must, when alive, have exceeded 11001 b in weight. This accounts for the losses settlors have suffered from time to time from the mysterious disappearance of cattle, and for which the Maoris usually got fcbo credit.

The Rev T. Higgins announces that he will offer the M. H. sacrifice of the Mass in Riverton on Sunday week (Trinity Sunday), the 11th inst.„ •' at 11 a.iu., and that it will be his last visit till spring.

A sale of funds of the Western District Building and Land Society, No. 2, will be held in the Court House, Riverton, on Wednesday evenhynext, at 8 o’clock. The Carnival in Dunedin has been con tinuM. during the past week. A large number of thearticles contributed have been disposed of by- , Bruce auction, and.it is expected that the total smu realised by th \efete- will reach nearly£2,ooo. Messrs Peter Grantand Co. announce that they will dispose of by auction, on the premises,, this day,-the balance of goods in the Great Eastern Hotel. Also, on Friday next, at their rooms* household furniture, &c. - By advertisement it will be seen that Professor' Bruce, the phrenologist and mesmerist, will shortly make his appearance in Riverton.. The professor* whose abilities have been spoken very highly of by the Colonial press, has ,appeared during the past week to crowded houses in Invercargill, and will, no doubt, bo well patronised when he visits; Riverton.

We would remind intending competitors and all those interested in Agricultural matters, that the Grain Show of the Western District Farmers'’ Club will bo held at Messrs Peter Grant & Co.’s.

auction rooms, on Friday next. Should the pre--seat favourable weather we are enjoying continueuntil the show is over, we feel assured it will, prove the in«st successful exhibition of the kind yet held in Riverton; •- ■

A lecture in aid'of the' funds of the Riverton Athenroum will be delivered at the Oddfellows’ -

Hall on Saturday evening next; the 10th insl.,„ by Mr J. L. MDonald. Subject ; “Colonisation.” The very commendable /object for whiclt the lecture is to be given, and’ f the AntereStingsubjeet chosen by the lecturer, will,-y?e:feel as--sured, attract a large attendance.

The nomination of candidates for the election) of a member for each subdivision, of the Aparima. Road Board. District was held at the places appointed in the several districts.. As far as wets have been able to. ascertain the resulthas beeii as. follows: —Heddon Bush: William Mackintosh) and • John Walker.' New . River; John Beuni-. worth Sutton, Duncan M'Callum, and William. Boyd, jiin. Waimatuku : Alexander Frew, William Anderson Lyon, and John MTntyre. Thos poll takes place on Thursday next. The result, of the nominations for..the Jaceb’s ‘River and Mount Pleasant subdivisions has not yet reached; us.

Messrs Horr & Millar announce that on and after Monday next, they will run only one coach) daily between Riverton and Invercargill,, leaving; the Booking-offices in each place at 9:30 a.m. According to a Melbourne cablegram, the Prosperity’s cargo of New Zealand barley sold at. extreme rates. This ought to be good news to, our farmers. ■

The Arrow Observer says ‘ Patienee is a,, virtue,’ and we have patiently waited for a long.time to sec whether ,a few females, in this town,., who formany weeks have made themselves obnoxious to respectable people by their immodest conduct, would leave off their ‘evil ways,’ and not disturb the peace of thosejwhp,. live in. their-

neighbourhood, and-whoso children' are sob such, a disgraceful example by their immoral habits.. Night after dark —to their shame be it said —they ‘ play up. their pranks,’ insulting many who comoin their way, and make use of language unfit forworaen to titter or any respectable person to hear..

The Provincial Government have determined, that the various departmental reports shall a»i usual be printed, and that the Provincial Trea--surer shall, at least on paper, submit his. annual. statement,.

Referring to reijpnt brutal assaults and outrages. byNatives atPateA, the Post says : “It is high time.the Natives of the Patea district were taught bya salutary lesson that they will not bo permitted "to commit deeds of brutal violence with impunity.. Instances frequently occur in which Natives assault, a European, thrash and kick him unmercifully,, and after all either escape punishment altogetheror are mulcted in a trifling fine. The knowledge that he will bo treated with, exceptional lenity has. the worst possible effect upon the Maori.. It encourages him to perpetrate furtherjacts of violence,, and to bold in contempt-both Magistrates,, law,.

and policemen’s baton. There is.a resident magis--trale (Major Turner) at Carlylec, and, in fact,, the, most ample provision ’ exists in the.-district formaintaining law and order.” ■ A contemporary says t- —“ Frequently wheiv people are summoned for debts which they do not. care about disputing in open court, they pay thomoney in to the Clerk of the Bench,, but as a rulethey do not decide upon this until the day ofhearing. This is a mistake, the- result of which is that the’counsel who may happen to.be engaged; for the plaintiff does not get notice in timetosave, him the trouble of getting up his case, and when he comes to court duly prepared to go. on with the action he finds that the money has been paid in, perhaps only,an hour previous. Of course heapplies for counsel’s fee and gets it. It would bemuch wiser for debtors who do hot want to die--pule a case to pay into court when served with a. summons, or as soon thereafter as they can, forty leaving it over till the clay of hearing tboysimply entail additional expense on themselves.” A poor man travelling oif tbe Auckland railwaythe other day took a return ticket, but on thereto rn trip found that he had lost the return half of the (iokel. The railway authorities then prosecuted him for travelling without a ticket, as hodeclined to pay the full fare over again. It was, proved that the man had bought a return ticket,, but still a fine of 5s was imposed. This would, readily hav6 been paid, but the Crown Prosecutor,, who appeared on behalf of the Government,, demanded a fee of three guineas m addition to, the Court fees, and as"the defendant was to pay the large sum total bo was sent' to for fourteen days.

A navvy named Noah Page, -working on theWaireka line, had his leg badly smashed by theballast waggons. Amputation was considered necessary, and the leg was taken off the suffereris progressing favourably. Another accident of a. sciious nature occurrpd at the Papakaioto Joints*. Lindsay. He was descending a well, when tile rope broke, and he was precipitated to the bottom* sustaining a severe fracture, rendering amputation necessary. He is doing well. !; A serious stabbing case is reported by InspectorM'Clusky as having occurred at Hampden. A, man named Charles Mains stabbed bis wife in six places. None of the wounds are dangerous unless erysipelas sets in.

A strange case is now in the Creswick Hospital. /■ On the 25tlj of April, John Pike, aged sixteen, cu . Bullarook, was- brought (says the Advertiser) to •bo treated as an out-patient. Although the fijmptoms wei’b not very marked, there was souie- ■■ thing peculiar about him, and the resident sureeah.advised his mother to let him remain in the capital. He seemed well for two or three days Xlfter bis admission, but on the 28th, while talking * 5 t<? some of the patients in the ward, he was suddfenly struck Hind. The next day all the organs of special sense were affected in order —he lost bis smell, taste, and hearing, but was still sensible. ' Next day he was unable to articulate, and then to swallow, and. lastly he sank into a state of perfect insensibility.' He continued in this slate some ' days, - when all his' faculties returned in the reverse order to that in which they had been lost, and at ,the present time ho is apparently quite ; well. ~

, • .Some adopted by the Dunedin Carnival Coxninittee to obtain funds for the Otago Henevolkntjlnstjtution were novel in the extreme. Here ik'trae' stylo of .canvassing for a subscription, as - given in the Ouardian; Our contemporary Bays s—“5 —“ Thb ‘ woman in white’ formed a conspi- ; ciqiis Abject in .the Arcade. This was the figurebead of the Surat, and it was obtained thus : A ■ cornmitteeuaan-asked Mr. Mills for it is a donation, and he afc ojjco said he would give it ; but the canvasser replied, ‘ You don’t suppose we arc going ■ to take"nothing'away like that for nothing. We '/( will charge yo it five guineas for removing it. Mr. Mills consented, jihd the Committee obtained both the figure-head and the mouey.” A public meeting was held at Tapanui on the 19.th-.ult, to discuss the question of the bounda- ' ries of the proposed counties, when the followingresolntions wera carried : —‘That in the event of A the'Abolition Dill being carried, the meeting take gteps to, have the'shire boundaries for the Waikaia . -district defined.’ ‘ That the following boundaries be recommended to the Grovernment: Leaving ■ .the Molyneux at the mouth of the Bongerburn ; thence by tile Bengerburn to its source; thence H to the junction of the Parasol Creek with the .p.omahaka* thence by the goldfields lino to the r. (Mhtaura; -thence by the Mataura to Waikaka kabut.h j- thence by the Waikaka to its junction with .the.Hakurau; thence by the Pakurau until ■ $b tiirKs south ; thence by the southern boundary .of run 167 a to the Waipahee ; thence down the Waipahee to its" junction with thePomahaka; thence by the Pomahaka to the Molyneux, and ' ‘ by The Molyneux to the starting point.’