A letter was read at the meeting of the Taranaki Waste Lands Board, on 2nd July, stating that it had been decided to hand over the Manutahi Cemetery Reserve to the County Council of Patea, and asking the Board to cany the request into effect. After discussion the following resolution was passed—“ That the Cemelry Reserve at Manulahi (teonth) be vested in the Count}' Council, Patea, in accordance with the request of the chairman of a public meeting hold at Manutahi on the 23rd June.”

Report read at dbc Taranaki Waste Lands Board, on the 2nd July, showed that the total quantity of land sold during (ho half-year ending 30th June, was 3 town and 33 country sections, the latter being 3,775 acres 3 roods 31 porches. Total value of land sold, £4,873 4s. 4d. The Wellington Argus referring to football team to be sent to Wanganui said the best players will be selected, as the Wanganui men are supposed to bo particularly “strong” just now. The July number of the Wellington Church Chronicle after explaining the subject, sources of income, and small amount contributed to the Diocesan Fund, says;—“We do not mean that present subscribers should double their sub scriptions ; that is not at all required. But, when w’e look over the list of sub scribers and find that it consists of not more than seventy persons, and that more than half the amount given is contributed by about ten of these, we cannot but conclude that it is only from the absence of a proper system of collecting that the amount raised is so small.”

The Wellington Argus asks:—“ Can it be true that Sir George Grey has been “ playing’possum” during the recess, and that instead of being in failing health be has simply been gathering strength for a fresh Parliamentary campaign-” ri ' !, ° writer, referring to the probability of Sir George Grey being present during the coming session, says ; “ And we can only hone that his undisturbed reflections have convinced him that if he wishes to lead his party to victory, he must, in the future, act very differently to the course he has pursued in the past. 