LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 212, 23 October 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An ordinary meeting of the Harbor Board takes place to-night. Mr John Ponsford inserts an address to the ratepayers in this issue. Mr Allen Taylor’s address to the ratepayers is published this morning. The Westport Harbor Board baa passed a resolution to borrow £lOO,OOO. Tenders are invited by the Park Company for the right to graze sheep on 100 acns of land. Cable communication has again been interrupted, and therefore our usual supply of foreign news is deficient. It is rumored that Sir Frederick Whitaker is likely to resign shortly, but members of the Ministry deny any knowledge of the matter. The Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society made a profit of £143 out of their recent show.

Constable Reddell arrived from south on Sunday to take the place of Constable McGill, who has been transferred to Wellingt< a. The Harbormaster received the following telegram from Captain Edwin last evening : — North to west and south west gale and rain, Glass further fall. By H.M.S. Egeria, which has been stationed in the Tonga group, a complete survey is being made round the islands, and a new passage has been discovered into Nukualofa harbor by which vessels can enter with any wind. We go from home to hear news. Mr John Rae, who writes ia the Augnst number of the Contemporary on “State Socialism," makes the assertion that New Zealand has a Government fire insurance department! Donations are coming in freely towards the project of sending a Gisborne team to take part in the annual Fira Brigade competition. A sum of £24 has already bean paid or promised, and MrW. Parnell will be glad lo receive any further amounts. The old friend, of Mr David Millar, who was for many years a resident of this town, will regret to hear that he died of typhoid fever in California, where he had settled after leaving New Zealand. We have received from the Union Company a neatly printed pamphlet entitled, “ New Zealand; An Earthly Paradise." The work is nicely illustrated, and the whole contains, capital description of some of the places of note around the coast of New Zealand, Special children’s services were held in the Wesleyan Church on Sunday, when the Rev Mr Ward preached sermons suitable to the occasion. In the evening the church was crowded, some people being unable to obtain sitting accommodation. Last night's paper refers to Mr Roes’ scheme as “ a snare and a delusion." That, of course, is intended to pass as fair comment, but it is fortunate for some one that Mr Rees is not present to defend himself. “ Virtue " brings its own reward—so now is the time 1

A dispute has arisen between the New Zealand Seamen’s Union and the Union Steamship Company, in reference to the Northern Steamship Company, and there is a probability of a general strike tail! g place next month unless a settlement is arrived at.

At a meeting of the trustees and subscribers of the defunct Wairoa braxa band, held a few days ago, it was decided to sell the instruments, which are ■ capital aet, obtained in 1886 Thia ia the second Wairoa brass band that has come to an untimely end. The total cost per child of the average attendance in the public elementary schools of the colonies for the year 1885, including buildings, was :—New South Wales, £6 12s li<i; Victoria, £6 2s South Australia, £5 7e ; Queensland, £5 7s 81.1; New Zealand, £4 18s B|d. An Auckland journal, in alluding to the scheme propounded by Mr Rees, remarks For deliciouauess of climate, fertility pf soil, and aocessiliility by harborsand inlets, there is oei tainly no more interesting field for such enterpri e than the East Coast distifat, in the whole colony of New Zea and. There are some curious people in the worldThe other day a gentleman in the oonntry wanted a bouse bnilt, and tenders were invited. There was a difference of about £lO between the highest and lowest tenders. The latter was of course accepted, and then the suecesstul tenderer offered to do the job for £4 cheaper. Whoever ia responsible for the watering of the streets should see that it is carried out with a little more system than was the The dust was blowing in clouds alm * * BS ’” thoroughfare, and it was only at five o’clock, J.’'*’* th 9 *j" 4 I*** 1 ,t rQ PP Bd ' that ihe dust douds were a. * 1 00 |offBr part of the road.

During the sittings of the R.M, Court at Christchurch last week the firebell rang, and when Inspector Pender heard the Asylum was on fire he asked permission of the R.M. to send the polioe then in Court to the scene of the fire. • Yre, off, every one of you ; prisoners and all, if you like.” was the reply. Strange to say ihe prisoners did not avail themselves of the permission. There was a good attendance at the Mutual Improvement Society last night, when Messrs Birch and Ward debated the question “Which gives the greater pleasure, Anticipation or Bealiz .tion ?” the Society deciding in favor of the former. It was decided to hold the annual invitation picnic at Te Arai. Mr E. J. Spurdie occupied the chair.

The Pukekohe settlers held a meeting on the 10th met, when resolutions were passed regretting that the Minister of Lands did not grant ths reduotions in the freight of milk and cream sent by rail that had been asked for by the New Zealand Dairy Association, and expressing the opinion that the dairying industry should be fostered by the Government.

Near Zava, the capital of the Austrian province of Dalmatia, thousands of coins of Dioclitao’s period and other early times, rare specimens of Roman and Grecian sculpture, and Byzantine architecture have been di«covered, along the Dalmatian shores, in amphitheatres, temples, catacombs and other evidences of a very highly civilized community have been discovered.

Signor Agratti, who it wi l be remembered was here as agent for Miss Genevieve Ward some time ago, pas-ed through on Friday last. He is now in advance of the HicksSawyer Minstrels, a very large combination numbering twenty nine performers. Signor Agratti states that if he can make suitable arrangements with the U.S S. Company they Wi.l in ull probability perform here about*. November 23 d for two nights. Should he be successful there ia a great treat in store for Gisboruites— the Cumpauy being a remarkably good one. At the Trust Commissioner’s Court yesterday certificates were granted to the following transfers;—From Pska to P. H. Bourke, Haiti, section 67; train Her.

T,'7‘ oi; irom Mera Hokokao to P. H Bourke, Kaiti, section 66; from Wi Kingi Hori to B Watson, Kai':, section 175; from Pera te Weri to D. Johnston junr., Kaiti, section 83; from Hunia Kehukehu to D. Johnston junr. Kaiti, sections 64 and 65 ; from Paora Para’ii to Annie Dickson, Kaiti. section 929; from Wi Kingi Hori to P. McLaughlin, Kaiti, section 281; from Arnpeta Potae to Annie . O nd a p anV2b"7 l s < rgo^ o irlL om^ n i n Wa ;, ka to Elizabeth Townley, Kaiti, section 295; from Eruera te Awahaka and others to P. 1 Barker, Motu, No. 3; from Heuare Potae to > Harata Koa'i. Kaiti, section 246; from < Harata Koari to Henare Potae, Kaiti, section I 249, Certificates were also granted to the I following deeds of lease From peka 1 Kerekere to J. Hyland, Waetenga-a-hika. i school estate ! from Paora Parau to P. H. I B#atke; Kaiti) ssatifin 59, I

The Otago Daily Times is advocating an exhibition in New Zealand, to be held at Dunedin of course. A London telegram states that a New Zealand parcel post has been arranged, and will □tart in a month. A resolution making the of Dr Richardson's tf-mperance lesson b >ok compnhorv in the public schools was carried on Fr day last by the Auckland B >ard of Education by a majority of one It will not. however, com i into effect before April for th d reason that a sufficient supply of books not yet available. The superiority of the Lebel rifle, added to the discovery of smokeless pow.ier, besides detonations of the new cartridge being scarcely audible, so that the firing will not reveal the whereabout-* of the enerav, i-< exciting the serious a* tention of every War ()ffice in Europe. France has sole possession of the secret, and is guarding it care’ fully.

The new pro-ca'hedral of St J hn’s. at Napier, is now practically completed, only the finishing touches remaining tn be put on. Tl e interior of the building presents a really magnificent appearance, the carpwntery being artistic in design and general effect, and in execution pet feet. The roof as seen from the western end of the church has a most striking appearance, and is one of the fi .©it if not the finest specimens of adapted Guihic carpentery this side of the line.