The Daily Times. The oldest Manawatu journal : Established 1875. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1884.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1211, 31 March 1884, Page 2

The Daily Times. The oldest Manawatu journal : Established 1875. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1884.

At & recent meeting of the Palmerston Borough Council the Mayor stated that on the 28th inst the Bank Book would be laid before the Council, so that the finances might be perfectly clear. Of course the Councillors might equally as well have been expecteJ to 'judge ot" tbe financial position from the pay sheet as from'the B^nk Book only, but it was significant that at Friday's meeting the said Bank Book was not" producedAfter the meeting was over the Town Clerk informed our representative that the Bank Book was on the table, and wou.d have been available had any Councillor asked for it. He refiued, however to allow it to be inspected by the Presß. Mr J.P. Heaton, baker, advertises fur a boy. Good gratis seed sowers are advertised for by Capt, Walker, of Longburn. J The New York Journal says:—"Bonanza Flood's danghter will rnherit 35,CC0,000d01, Whe is the sort of Flood I that, if taken at the tide, may lead, her husband on to fortune." TJie date of Mr J. Greenwood's next ! visit to Palmerston is announced elsewhere. The Salvation Army intend i opening m Wanganui m about three weeks; The Canterbury Hugby Union has resolved to recommend all clubs to play a45 minutes ' spell , and score by points and also recommend that no man shall play tor more than one club during tbe season. The load from Bunnythorpe to Fetlda ing on the .^outh side of the railway, has been proclaimed a main road under 11 Koada and Bridges Construction Act," During the performance of the Vol' un»eer Band on Saturday evening the celebrated HawKe's Bay chief Renata Eawepo was ..o pleased with the music rendered, that fye asked Mr Donnelly, who is married to the chief's niece, to invite the band to the Eoyal Hotel to partake of ' refreshment at his expense. Tenders close to-morrow for tbe rent* ing of 17 acres of grass land, advertised by Mr i Lint on. Tenders are invited by Messrs Poad and Bxazier i or remoying a building.

Mr G. if. Snelson's usual month')sale of htock will be held at the Fit;;b(.T«« bert street saleyarcl? '-m Saturday next. So t'iir the cm lies comprise 1 81 jhead of caul*? and l'_\ l /<) sheep. 'I'ht authority which had been given toOilicial Assignees to frank and re* cave — free of postage and telegraph charges — letters, parcels , and telegrams on the public service, bas been omeilled except so far us relates to telegrams forwarded to the Justice Department, Wellington. Official Assignees will therefore havo to pay postal and telegraphic charges m the ordinary w;iy , and debit the estate to which such conimuaicario ■• rcla'ts. This, we presuni-- ,is another little '■" eco'iomica © touch " on the part of the powers that oe. — i'ost. The return lawn-tennis between Palmftrston and Feilding was played m Pa'.merston on Saturday, and resulted m another easy victory for Palnierston. A special summoned meeting of Court Manawatu A. O.F. will be held to-mor-row evening, to consider matters m connection with the Court Surgeon. The specifications m connection wi'h the addition to the Palmerston Goods Shed may be seen at the Railway station, falmerston North. On Saturday uext Mr G.M. Snelson will sell 70,000 feet of seasoned timber, at Messrs Henderson & Co's timber yard, adjoining the eemetary. The timber will be put up m lus to sun buyers, and the sale will jcommenceat 2.30 p.m. The Rev. S. Griffith preached his valedictory sermon to a large congrega* fcion at the Wesleyan Church last even ing. The text was the last verse of tbe second epistle of Corinthians, the words being the Apostolic Benediction. The preacher enlarged considerably upon the first clause of the text, " the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ," explaining the manner m which that grace was mani* fested, &c, and said that m leaving Palmerston the highest wish of his heart was that the prayers of the text might be f-jifilJed m the history of the Church here. At tbe close of the sermon the choir sang a farewell hymn. A soiree is co take place this evening, to bid farewell to the rev. gentleman, who will be leaving for Auckland m a few days. A Kurere correspondent favours us with the following: — Last year Mr Whiley, of Karere, at considerable expense and labor succeeded m planting, as a trial for larger workings, one acre of hops. He expected to wait two years ir>- a return, but owing either to the excellent soil of Xarere, or tbe late favourable weather, be commenced picking the hops this morning. Experienced pei sons have expressed opinions highly commendatory of the yield. It was worth while to have seen the groups of mothers and daughters, all m the best of tempers, smiling and joking while picking the drops from the bines, and making each visitor welcome. This state of jollity is never experienced with a lean crop or crooked wood. The usual monthly meeting of the Manawatu Chosen Few is convened for Wednesday evening. On, this occasion the meeting will commence at 7 o'clock sharp, and members are requested to be punctual m their attendance, as the business is heavy. After the meeting a Royal Arch purple chapter will be opened. A good general servant is advertised for by Mrs 11. T. Flyger, of the Terrace End Store. The bankruptcy of Thomas Seymour of Foxton, has been annulled, and the creditors have accepted a compromise of 7s Q(\ m the £, the debtor undertaking to pay £50 to cover cost of bankruptcy proceedings. About forty cases are set down for hearint; at the Palmerston R.M. Court on Thursday. So far nothing is kuowu as to who will be appointed to discharge the duties of Mr District Judge Hardcaatle, who has received sis mouths' leave o l ' absence. ' The Nutive Lind Court met this morning, and shortly afterwards adjourned m order that negotiations could be completed m connection with the Otaraakapua block, for which the Government offer 10s per acre. The parties interested are likely to come to an arrangement, provided the Napier natives, or those representing them, | agree to the division of the Tuhi; otherwise it is not unlikely that the portion by Renata, will be cut out and the portions owned oy the West Coast natives will be purchased independent of the Hawke's Bay natives. Mr Rochefort, the Government surveyor, left for Marton by the early train this^morning. Snortly afterwards his pack-horses and men left overland for Marton. Mr Rochefort intends leaving Mafton to survey fhe pentral route on Thursday ntxt- 'We. learn: that after finishing the Marton route he will go over that via Feilding. Mr James Linton left on Saturday evening for Wellington to attend the Railway Company's meeting. We learn that a Psychological As* sociation is about to be formed m the Palraerßton. Spiritualism is making progress m the district, there b.ing nowseveral circles.