Yestcrday, being Good Friday, was observed as a holiday in Carlyle. ihe Banks, and other places of business, being closed.
In order that one uni form system of conducting surveys of native lands in the colony should prevail, regulations hitherto in force have been revoked, and a new set gazetted.
The lion William Fox will bo on a visit to Hie Patea District early in April, and will lecture in Carlyle on Friday and Saturday evenings, the Gth and 7th of April. At (he Eesident Magistrate's Court, on Thursday, Felix McCarthy, sued F. Wilson for £l, value of a pair of boots. Judg ment for amount and costs, 9s. The Kesident Magistrate occupied the Bench.
C. K. Kawson, Esq., lias been gazetted Peg’istiation and UeUirning Officer for the election of members of the House of llepresentatives for the electoral districts of Town of New Plymouth, Egmont, and Grey and 8011.
Shortly after Mr Simpson, Sheep In spector, had taken his departure by conch for Wanganui, on Thursday last, a tele gram was received from Government in structing that gentleman to remain in this district for a lime. Mr Simpson will, therefore, be likely to return soon. •

The Otago Guardian says : “ The available export of wheat this year for the whole colony will he 800,000 bushels, which in the face of the fact that Ade laide will only have 100,000 instead of 200,000 tons for export this year, and that New South Wales will ho a large importer owing to the damage to her crops by drought, should ho very encouraging to farmers.
