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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1003, 24 July 1883, Page 2

We learn from our Wellington correspondent that Mr Baddelly, from Nelson, has been appointed Magistrate for Ashburton, and will enter upon his duties at once. Mr Baddelly has never been a Resident Magistrate previous to this appointment, having for some years acted as Clerk to the Nelson Court.

The Shag Point Coal Company are determined upon pushing their business in this district. An advertisement from ihe Company appears elsewhere, from which it will be seen that the principal dealers in coal in this town will keep a supply. We are informed from a letter received in town that the party which left Methven some little time back for the purpose of prospecting for gold in the Rakaia Gorge has returned unsuccessful. The failure is attributed to the bad weather which prevails on the ranges at this period of the year, work being impossible, owing to the snow. The men are, however, in no way disheartened, and propose to return as soon as the spring is more advanced.

There was an excellent attendance at the Oddfellows’ Hall last evening, when a service of song entitled “ The Pilgrim’s Progress ” was given. The musical portion of the entertainment was rendered with excellent effect by the pupils of the Baptist Sunday school, under the conductorship of Mr Kingston The connective readings were entrusted to Mr Leggett, who acquitted himself to the satisfaction of those present. In the Dunedin Police Court, John Wheeler was charged with making a disturbance at 1 30 a.m. by singing Salvation Army hymns and parodies, and generally behaving in a disorderly manner. The Bench were of opinion that an offence had been committed. It was not to be allowed that eighteen or twenty young men could parade the town between one and two o’clock in the morning singing, even though the tunes might be hymns, so as to create a disturbance. It was not a serious offence, and the defendant would be fined 10s, or 48 hours’ imprisonment. The Invercargill Borough Council, at an adjourned meeting last night, passed a vote of censure on the Mayor for his action in forwarding a letter from the signatories of a previous petition for amalgamation of the Town Licensing Districts, which letter requested that the Governor would expunge their names from the petition. By this proceeding the petition was burked. The motion for censure was—“ That this Council does not approve of the action of the Mayor in forwarding a letter to the Minister of Justice written in the offices of this Council, and adverse to a resolution of ihe same.”

The public meeting held at the Wesleyan Church last night was but moderately attended. Mr David H. Brown occupied the chair, and speeches bearing on the Loan Fund of the Wesleyan Connexion were given by the Revs. W. Motley and O. H. Standage, with Messrs J. Orr, J. E. Buchanan and t£. M. Jones. The Rev. W. Motley succeeded in making an apparently unattract ve and dry subject intensely interesting, and the information which he supplied proved beyond question the need for the establishment of such a fund. One fact is worthy of mention, namely, that at the present time the trustees of Connexional properties in New Zealand are paying L 4,000 annually to mortgagees for interest. The rev. gentleman pointed out some of the uses to which this large sum could be put if it were available, as it was hoped it wou d be when the fund was in full operation. The objects of the fund—to assist needy circuits, the purchasing of church sites in new townships, and the erection of parsonages—were explained very fully. It was proposed to raise LIO,OOO for this purpose, which would be loaned as circumstances required, but without interest, and repayable at fixed periods. The method of raising LIO,OOO would be by contributions, the donors having a term of two years, if necessary, to fulfil their obligation, and already L 3.800 had been promised. Following Mr Morley’s speech, which was replete with interesting facts, printed slips were handed round to those present, and before the conclusion of the meeting the amounts promised were re>d over, showing in the aggregate over L7O. To-night Mr .vlorley will addres-i a meeting at Willowby, and to-morrow evening will give his lecture on "John Wesley” in the Cameron street church. The collections on Sunday last amounted o L 5, which will be devoted to the cause which the rev. gentleman is so successfully advocating. Sir Dillon Bell, Agent-General, writes a letter to the N.Z. Herald, of which the following passages are of colonial interest; —“Sir, —A tedious illness prevented me from writing to you last January about certain statements made by Sydney Taiwhanga, and your article upon them. Observing, however, from recent files that you seem to be expecting a letter from me, I trouble you with a few words. It is not true that I promised the three Maoris to accompany them to the Colon al Office. I told them I would do so if I was asked by Lord Kimberley, but I was ■ rtjt asked by him. The Aborigines Protection Society invited me to be present, but only sent me an invitation a few hours before the deputation was to wait upon Lor i Kimberley. There is not a word of truth in the statement that Sydney Tai whanga suggested to Paroro to obtain a promise from me in writing to accompany them. All our conversation was in Maori, and from the positions in which they sat in my room it was impossible for anything of the kind to have taken place without my hearing it. If it had taken place, I should have ordered Sydney Taiwhanga out of the room. There is not a word o truth in the statement that I ever asked Lord Kimberley, or suggested to him, not to receive these Maoris, or did anything to prevent this interview with him. It is quite true that when efforts were being made to get them presented to the Queen, I did all I could to prevent it. They could not have been presented to her Majesty except by keeping up the false pretence of being chiefs with authority to speak for the tribes—a character in which it had suited some of their patrons to parade thorn, but which I resolved should not be used, if I could help it, to deceive the Queen. I spoke very strongly to Wirenui Puhi about their making any pretence to represent the great chiefs, and especially to represent Te Whiti, and certainly would have looked on Sydney Tai- ■ whanga, for example, as an envoy for him with supreme contempt. ” :

The usual meeting of the Quadrille Assembly takes place this evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall. In the Dunedin Supreme Court yesterday a creditors’ petition to have Daniel Campbell declared bankrupt came before the Court. The petition alleged that the debtor had committed three acts of bankruptcy since May last, with intent to defeat and delay his creditors, viz., that he absented himself from his usual place of residence in May last, that he departed from the colony, and that he had conveyed certain portions of property to his wife. After argument his Honor decided to hear evidence. Thomas Burton, commission agent, gave evidence that he knew Daniel Campbell, and saw him last in his office in May, when he was asked to become his attorney, but did not receive any reason for beini appointed. He thought Campbell was going North, and not out of the colony. He saw Mrs Campbell last in Messrs Sievwright and Stout’s office, signing deeds. Mr Campbell had asked him to act as trustee for his daughter for some property, but did not know anything more about it. Hehad, as trustee, sold the Arcade property, whi h was left for the benefit of Mrs Campbell. It was offered for sale at L16,0C)0, but was sold for L 15,000 to Mr Kennedy, of New York, and the money was handed over to Mrs Campbell. He did not know of any property in the colony undisposed of. Mr A. Sligo, the other trustee, gave similar evidence, and the case was adjourned. When worn down aad ready to take your bed, Hop Bitters is what you need to relieve you. See.— [Advt.] 5

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