The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1885.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1427, 12 January 1885, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1885.

The County Council have determined to reduce their office expenditure. If this desirable end can be attained without impairing the efficiency of the staff, we shall only have one fault, to find—that the change was not effected earlier. But we feel some trepidation for the success of this retrenchment. Mr Baxter, the Engineer, a gentleman who has shown himself to be a thoroughly practical and hardworking exponent of his profession, is asked to accept one half his former rate of salary and give but one-ha’.f his time in the service of the Council. The division of the salary is a more simple matter than the division of the time; but if the latter is entrusted to Mr Baxter, as we presume it will be, the Council will, we are sure, receive a liberal allotment. We have little doubt that Mr Baxter will be able to considerably augment his income by private practice, and if he finds it feasible, in spite of a high authority to the contrary, to serve two masters, the Council may still retain his halved services. But if the new arrangement should be found impracticable —and, as we have already stated, we have some fears for its success—the di'emma might result in the Engineer relinquishing his present engagement, in which event we think the Council would speedily realise the magnitude of their loss. Apart from Mr Baxter’s acknowledged proficiency in his profession, his intimacy with every part of the county and his prolonged connection with the works of the Council give him inestimable advantages in the office he now fills, advantages which his successor would require at least two or three years to acquire. The deduction made from the clerk’s salary is not so large, but the additions to Mr Mainwaring’s duties are so numerous that he may well be spared a substantial reduction in pay. To secure for Mr Mainwaring the seclusion necessary to enable him to overtake and keep pace with the additional work allotted to him, the Council office is to be closed to the public “ say three days in each week, or as many other days whenever special business requires it, as the Council or Chairman may direct.” This and some other details of the new arrangement, particulars of which we published on Saturday, appear to us likely to be inconvenient, but still we hope that the prolonged deliberations of the Council have elaborated a scheme which will prove eminently successful and satisfactory to the ratepayers.

We cannot point to the fact that the Ashburton Racing Club f have endorsed the disqualification inflicted by the Methven Club upon the rider Watts and the horse Marmion as an additional vindication of the early opinion we expressed in reference to this scandal, as we understand that a majority of the Committee of the local Club determined, quite apart from the evidence placed before them, to conform to a very proper practice by which one Club enforces the penalties inflicted by another without enquiry into the offences for which they were imposed. Racing law entrusts the stewards of a meeting with very large powers—powers which, to be effective, the administration must be allowed to exercise without being amenable to any tribunal •, and it is highly desirable that this corrective despotism should be jealously maintained in the interests of turf morality. However, without again enlarging upon the merits of the case or retracting any part of the opinion we have already expressed, we may state, and we state it with exceptional pleasure, that no evidence has been adduced to criminate the owner of the horse, and we think that if Mr Osborne now applied to the proper quarter — the stewards of the Methven Club —he would probably secure a remission of the penalty. We cannot encourage the rider to look for any relief. He can only plead in extenuation of his offence, culpable incompetence, and the admission of such a lame apology would at once disarm every protective law with wbich||Sthe racing code abounds. Ej

It is a fact very much to be deplored that a feeling akin to antagonism towards the Borough Council is entertained by the Ashburton Fire Brigade. We have no concise information as regards the relations existing between the two bodies, but sufficient has transpired to show beyond a doubt that serious misunderstandings prevail. We cannot credit that the Council, a body composed of intelligent burgesses, closely interested in the well-being and efficiency of the Brigade, would wilfully do anything to lessen the enthusiasm of the volunteer firemen. The Brigade has on severa l occasions won creditable distinction, and many thousand pounds worth of property in the town owes its present existence to their timely interception. It is indeed unfortunate that a body, whose objects are so laudable aqd whose services to the Borough have been so eminently successful, should be on anything but the most cordial terms with the Council. We think a conference between the two bodies, at which the grievances, real or imaginary, of the Brigade might be freely discussed, would be likely to restore unanimity much earlier than the exchange of official letters.

It is reported that the Canterbury Jockey Club incurred a loss of about Ll5O by their last Summer meeting. On Saturday the Borough Council’s labor gang commenced filling up the holes on the railway reserve. The gang are first turning their attention to the depression in Aitken street. We hope that before leaving that locality they will be directed to place a few loads of shingle on the nort-east Belt crossing, 1

In connection with Dr Trevor’s removal from the officer of Coroner, wo may state that upon the new regulations, requiring that no medical gentleman practising his profession should act as a coroner, coming into force, Dr Trevor was requested by the Government either to relinquish his practice or his coronership. The Doctor considering that the Government shou'd undertale the full responsibility of administering the new regulation, merely replied to the effect that he had'no intention of abandoning his profession or resigning his office. This will explain the Gazette notice which announces the resignation of other medical coroners and the removal of Dr Trevor. We cannot let this opportunity pass without expressing our sense of tha loss occasioned to the district by the removal of Dr Trevor from the office he has so long and ably filled.

At the Revision Court, held Jthis morning, John Handore was called to show cause why hi.s name should not be struck off the roll of electors for Ashburton. Thera was no appearance of the respondent, and Sergent Felton deposed that an officer of the force had occupied the whole of one day endeavouring to serve the summons, but without success. Four police constables in* iraatod that they had never heard of a resident in the district boaring the name appearing on the a immom, and the Magistrate was proceeding to enlarge upon the difficulty of removing mythical electors from the roll, when it was discovered by the Registrar that the name was compiled by the inaccurate transcription of that of Mr John Hawdon. Leave was given to amend the summons. The two telegrams we published on Saturday in reference to the floating of the million loan, one from Reuter’s Agency and the other from tha Press Association, did not harmonise in all their particulars. This evening we publish a third telegram on the sub] ict, which, wa presume, may be acceptedjas communicating the correct details. A man named John Welsh, a farm laborer, who had been living near Melhven for about a week, was discovered at an early hour yesterday morning lying outside tte house ha had occupied with two other men, insensible and breathing heavily. He was removed to the House and Constable Black, of Methven, at once communicated with. The constable despatched a messenger t > procure medical aid, but before its arrival the unfortunate man expired. One of the man with whom tha deceased had been Jiving, states that Walsh was apparently in his usual health whau la->t seen 011 Saturday morning. An inquest will be held at Patton’s Hotel, Methven, to-morrow at 1 p.m. Advocates of phonography will concur with an opinion expressed by Mr B&d deley, at the Revision Court this morning, to the effect that if the letters employed in writing a proper name accurately represented its sound their order was of secondary importance. The Grey River Argus gives the following report of a disturbance which took place over a decision of the Stewards of the Greymouth Jockey Club in the Consolation race:—“The running was soon seen to be between Wanderer and Cardigan, Lady Ellen was always close up, but Crazy Jane was soon out of it. Wanderer came in a length and a half ahead, but a protest was entered by Cardigan’s rider on the ground that Wanderer crossed him unfairly near the hut of the custodian. Ihe protest was inquired nto by the Stewards. Cardigan’s rider said that Wanderer crossed before he was a full clear length ahead. Wanderer’s jockey denied this emphatically. The Stewards took evidence in the matter, which resulted in the first place being given to Cardigan on the reading of clause 43 of the racing regulations of the Club. The announcement was received with loud groans, and in a few minutes the Steward’s room was filled by a surging, excited crowd, who roared a good deal, heaping abuse on the stewards and denouncing them in the most unmeasured terms. It took soma little time before the crowd entirely calmed down. After about a dozen tickets had been paid at the totalisator tha crowd were in a most furious state of excitement, and one person proposed that they should “ break the —— machine a.id smash it all to pieces.’ ‘Boys, let’s wreck the machine,’ etc. Inspector Emerson and his men were promptly on the spot, and in order to make affairs smooth they recommended tha payment be made in town. In totalisator, L 226 ; dividend, LI IDs.”

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We learn with very much regret that Mr Revans, the deservedly jpopular manager of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand, will shortly leave Ashburton to assume charge of the Waimate branch of the Bank. MrJ.C. McEwan, at present manager for the Bank at Waimate will, it is reported, be Mr Hevams’s successor.

Our attention has been directed to the fact that several of the planks of the Ashburton bridge are rotten and in a highly dangerous condition

“ Robin Hood” has, in accordance with his usual custom, sent us the names aud addresses of the principal winners in his consultation on the O.J.C. Summer Meeting. The trial of the Champion Cord Binder, advertised to take place at Mr Hardley’s farm to-morrow, has on account of the unfavorable weather been postponed until Thursday. Owing to the inclement weather Woodyear’s circus will not perform A specially attractive programme has been arranged for to-morrow night.

The contractors for the erection of the Flemington Presbyterian Church laid the foundations of the building last week. Mr Frank Weston, agent for Herr Remengi, telegraphs us that the celebrated violinist will appear in Ashburton on Friday, 23rd instant. The first case under the Workmen’s Wages Act, 1884, came before the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. Mr Crisp, for a number of employees, ob lained an order of attachment against a contractor under the third section of the Act.

Monday, 26th inst., has been appointed by the Education Board of North Canterbury as the day on which meetings of householders shall bo held for the election of School Committees.

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