LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1367, 11 October 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Coldstream Boad Board was held at Longlands Cottages on October 4. Present—Messrs Dobson (in the chair), Dowding, McKeage, and Withell. The County Council waote with reference to bringing Clause 13 of the Dog Registration Act into force. Matter deferred till next meeting. A letter was read from Mr J, C. Bell in regard to outstanding accounts. Messrs Dobson and Dowding were anthorised to pass work on Coldstream 'road when finished. A petition was received from Messrs Emerson, Ford, andjothera asking the Board to form 70 chains of Coldstream road near Pye’s, The Board decided to form about 60 chains of the said road. It was also decided to lengthen culvert near Mr McEeage’s homestead. Accounts to the amount of £57 9s 2d were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned till December 6. . Somebody has noticed that the letter “ P ” is the symbol of power and authority, fer the world is ruled by Princes, Parliament, Press, Pulpit, and Petticoats, Writing of the publio'debt of the principal colonies, the Taranaki Herald says that of Australasia rose from £10,680,000 in 1850 to £112,720,000 in 1884 ; that of Canada, in the same number of years, from £14,230,000 to £38,310,000; and that of South Africa from £420,000 to £23,365,000, Yet the public debt in the Australasian colonies only averages 4.} years’ revenue as against 8 years in Great Britain and 9 years in France. The Bose of Springburn Lodge, 1.0.G.T., held its anniversary festival on Friday last. About one hundred persons were present. After full justice was done to the substantial tea provided by Mrs Mcßae, the entertainment was proceeded with Mr N. Ohlsen officiating as chairman. Among the numerous musical items contributed during the evening the following are most worthy of notice: — Overture, by the Mount Semers Band; Alsatian Mountains, Miss A. Price; Tired, Miss Harris; Come hack to Erin, Mrs Bueohler; Polly, Mr Jas. Price; a cornet and piano performance by Mr Savage. A repoit of the financial year’s transactions, read by Mr J. Me Climont, and a temperance address by Mr Sawle were listened to with interest. From the former it a; peared that the affairs of the Order are on a sound footing, the number of members increasing steadily. The entertainment was followed by a ball. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton School Committee will be held tomorrow evening.

The Standard Comedy Company are announced to appear at the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening.

Mr Isitt is announced to deliver a lecture in the Wesleyan Church this evening.

The specimens which have been presented to the Borough Council as the nucleus of an Ashburton musueni were to-day placed on view in two glass-cases in the Beading-room. Each exhibit has been neatly labelled by Mr Braddell. We have been desired to state that further similar contributions or of small models would be gladly accepted. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Longbeaoh Boad Board was held on. Friday. A report is crowded out of this issue. A child eighteen mouths old, the daughter of T. H. Brittan, was accidentally drowned in a creek, near Christchurch, on Saturday. A boat belonging to the ship Bangitiki cap*

sized in Lyttelton harbor at about four o’clock on Saturday afternoon. Captain Edward Budd, of the Bangitiki and a seaman named George Hawkins, were drowned. The accident happened off Bipa Island. The boat, with four men in her, was under sail, and it is supposed the sails were made fast. A sudden squall capsized her, and she sank. The captain and sailmaker supported themselves on an oar, but the former became exhausted and let go. The third mate, Watkins, swam until picked up, but Hawkins, A. 8., sank soon after the boat upset. Men working on Bipa Island hoisted a distress signal on seeing the accident, and Mr Mclntyre’s yacht, the Neva, came up and saved the third officer and the sailmaker. A boat sent out by the Garrison Artillery picked up Captain Budd, but he was dead. Hawkins’ body has not yet been recovered.

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