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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 16, 22 October 1874, Page 5

A full meeting of the Balclutha Dramatic Club is called tor Wednesday evening.. ;• Letter from a.-millman, Catlin's River, received too late; for publication in this issue. , ...*,_- - ; ..,','*,; From a private telegram shewn us last night we learn that the ha'f yearly meeting ofthe shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand was held -in Auckland; yesterday, when a dividend and; bonus equal, to 'id per cent, per annum was declared. This is 2% per cent over the dividends and bonuses * of tbe past few years. The local volunteers Jiave arranged to give Lieutenant Sanderson a complimentary dinner on the occasion of bis resigning hie connection with the corps and leaving the district. It will take place at the Crown Hotel on Monday evening, and we -understand a large number of tickets have already been disposed of. Lieutenant Sanderson has been connected with the corps since its formation, is an enthusiastic volunteer^ and a most, proficient, painstaking, and courteous officer. While hia loss will therefore be touch felt here he will be an acquisition to any .corps he may join in hia; new sphere of labor-— ©imedin. We have received' from Rtessrs Ca-rVer and Co., carriage manufacturers, Dunedin, a number of highly artistic photographs of various kinds of vehicles made in their establishment. The whole .are handsomely framed in the' shape*, a elabw<card, which may be seen at this office. Much .as we admire it,, we , confess had *we had our choice we would have preferred a' sample ofon-6 of the carriages represented, which appear to be light and exceedingly elegant machines. We need scarcely remind our readers "df tbe grand amateur concert in aid of the pbuilding fund oCtfhe Church of England, Balclutha. The will be found in 'another cdlumn, *^i)d>fr-om the number pt performers 'and Aihfaikium&y aßilitiie^' we dojdrt :fioTlbisrwill! be t^^st amateur : concert- ever '^tj^^ii^^^^^o^^ coupled *i^ «hi^iii^pi;itoncf? : billie^bject • '^^^^t^:^'o^^^^^^A^^^'' ought to -^beure'-ift'^ei^^t*^^ very serioue.^ftccideiit Jarhicb*.* occtur-ld 'nf •ihie.neig^berhpod i-^^c^^b^-i^a^ pewfrtliakea^ that. Mr^ *fpbn ..^ndsay^-whQ,? rpiides, hr* Tbkomamro,^^ m6V of battle 0 at" the H lniclr Cftltha jpllitttr •these jbeing .intended for . the Dunedin market -on Wednesday;' * Hi? Ibrotber, who remained .behind at ilncti Clutba r till about one o'clock, then left tH .Yoilow Up the, cattle. A tfpon reiehing 5 the'^ unction -bf the • Kaitfengata and main road, he observed \ John lying insensible at the roadside^; -'hie, horse -feeding quietly near ;"bye-!;' r! Sow yibe be separated have ;riot yet • learned, but he could' not 'Wave' known of the accident as he proceeded' on his journey \ .with jtbe moW *;John*;pn "being discovered by ;his:br9theri .'was:: Mt" *bnce' >conveyed to : the . Hotel. •- There be -. 'was attended by Dr-Smifh-'siid* I ©-^ Stewart, of , Tokomairiro, ;^d { %^s. r ip\it}d^e *had< sustained, -concussion ,:o| Ttlie ,l>rain, r marks whatever were visible .ion. " his; or any otherpartif his body. * AVpJa.J£% hour of --onr .going v tOjpreps ; he ; ,BtiU con- ; tinued unconscious although he •sometimes seemed to recognise when spoken to. He was. a very steady industrious* man, and ■was perfectly sober when tit he :u accident •ocSUrred**' The horse he rode was givteb to" ! ! fchyifa'g, and|yh"ad p'reyipusly thrb,wnhim, fend ihisrecaifi^be'iio doubt thai a repetition . of tMa *was'tfie : c*u**¥ 6^^^^^ Vrt*U^

-, la^ mortality. which : rpccu^wdi a^°Mß^> y-S"ng _ lambs during: the late severe winter; * farther reports confirm^ the. truth of thie^even on low- lying land 9,' especially in tfae'casc „ of lambs from two to three' weekVoTd? An emergency jneeting of jttie|Cluthi "- -Lodge' ..of^Fieemasop^. H Willie hefd ~ this* , evening. Tne fcunhess will be tiie initial I tion of new members and a lull attendance lis requested. , . . ; Two black swans with a brood of six : ; young ones were seen the other day on Paterson's lagoon, about a. mile above the bridge here; Our 1 informant was within a ; -chain" of the "birds which "seemed very tame, an'd were not in the least put about by his presence. \ It is , to. be hoped no one will molest , v qr in any .way disturb these noble looking strangers. ; A little boy ten months of age, son of Mr Kilgoiir^ baker, her£ met with rather a serious accident pn Tuesday,, evening. It appears his mother had occasion to pour out a cupful of boiling water which flhe laid -down upon a table. The little fellow then unobserved walked round the room, 'took hold of the ifeup and poured 'the contents' over his ii-eck and cheet which were severely burned, the "skin. pulling off With the removal of his 'clothes; * Dr. Smith was aj/orice sent for and attended . the little patient Whois^riow getting on favorably;' ' .' We regret to leara that the swamp embankment of the line of railway passing through Mr J. C. Anderson's g -round, and about two miles beyond the Kaitangata junction, is still the cause of much trouble ; to the contractors. It still continues, to sink, and this owing we; believe to the" heavy rain causing- a great' accumulation of water on the surrounding land. The] whole line through the swamp was recently ; , laid with facines, but thejp afterwards entirely disappeared, and were supposed to be somewhere at least several feet below the original level;.; This swamp siust be very annoying to the contractors, as it will be to , the public, should th-e difficulty not be -got, ovet before, the. oth^r portions of the! line are fead^ to be opened for tirade. • ■We regret to ■ learn that in consequence of some misunderstanding between the contractor for the -new |etty at Port Molyneux and tbe Government Inspector, the •former haa stopped the work. The old jetty has been rerafoved, and now there is no convenience for loading and discharging ■cargo. The interests of the port town and the surrounding settlers -ttiust thus su*ffer, and all in consequence of some; paltry disJute between a contractor and an inspector, t is quite intolerable that B"ch a state of matters should be. allowed to continue ior a single day* and the Government should at once interfere and have the wor N ks executed without delay. / ; Notwithstanding the recent unfavorable weather Messrs Kirby and O'Kane have been pushing/forward their contracts for formation and . gravelling the main south road at Kaihiku, aiid also between Clinton arid Popotunoa, with great energy and expedition. The former, was lor 1£ miles, and but for the bad weather would already have been finished, although it was only commenced. in the beginning of September. The contract time is Jour months. The formation is completed and ; the -.* gravel ready to be laid -on so soon ; as the st&te of the reads will admit of this.heing done, A good conimenceTaent has also been' made with the Clip ton and Popotunoa contract, about' two miles, arid a heavy working plant on tbe ground. Upwards of GO men and 18 horses are regularly at work, but the masons procured for the bridges have been unable to workat these in consequence of the flooded state of the streams. They have therefore as - yet only been occupied with the culverts. We are informed that although the contractors pay the highest rates of wages, they have hitherto experienced great difficulty in procuring efficient men for tbe work. We observe Mr. Bafty is at present' erigaged erecting an addition to the dwelling-, ouse of our local postmaster, arid which' certainly has long been, muctr required. The addition is 28 x l 4 feet, and like the old portion of the dwelling-house, post and telegraph offices, will -be elevated upon piles about three feet above the surface of ■the ground. The whole of this is to be left tinboarded, with the view, wag says, that any of the pennyless new arrivals who. may pass through the district may, be able to -have a roof above then* heads gratis for, a night*, fcyen.ioi: this purpose it should be boarded, at least- on the* Weiather side. - If, this be not done it will be necessary/for the" occupants to keep, a good fire burning during , .the night, and the smoke might prove , disagreeable to those in .the upper story. As to the danger to the building from fire.; thie Government wiU no doubt take care to have it fully insured, and in this case we believe not one inhabitant of the town would : regret k that the unseemly - incon - . ve-nient and wretched looking "Government Buildings": of Balolutha-^ere in flames to-morrow. How it is tbat these ate neither fenced in nor cared for, as in' other towns, of less pretensions, .we do not know ; but it is a fact they are not and neve? have b&en*. We have to acknowledge receipt of a mew periodical entitled 'Arthur's Budget : or*, Notes tod Notions by Cdlonus.' It is. v by* ; Messrs.. Mills, Diik and Co M Dunedin. Tbe size is four pages post, and contains ; original • articles ;by ; VGWIonus !' ■upon the following subjects :— The liegislatiye Counoil;; iNative" Policy ; -A' Lively Premier^ MEyapit.: Erupit ;.* Judges' Pen^ eionsj On Humility r . The UnbeHeyjng Crawler; Charles Dickens; Advice Gratis; Religious Revivals; and " The Oath of Allegiance.. * s .** : Pglonus \' being • jClutba . gentleman, arid his writings being so well known through^ the columns ay journal which' -formerly largely circulated, in tbej district, ;it "islunnecessary for^u-B.tp.pay any-, thing a 9 to the, character of.*, ' Arthur's; Budget.' He concludes his introduction as) follows-: — '** Perhaps' the motto, or ywhatyou -may call- it, \Bestt^mAeo'T^6roddo2 aedifiddb'6~l<m\l destroy % I will coinseifyC or preserve ; I will' build-^-may' appear" somewhat -ambidousr How far " I "tniy snecteed : If know fisf,-;;but| JE wiUKMiieSst .endeavor tp c d§stroy. v the emanation**! of 'in-L prcseVve ;wfiat v^ arid Jmild te ;. sueh i an ext erit ".as; ' ? tjn&y§*<Mpy. structive 75 i'fiiuty. '''T-tplSib\yAmy'Aimwi^' will'pccasionally give ; o'ffenc^ ; Ibtii1 btii i c t;ihtHw ; shall' not;- ;tf|^ '■ -favorf 'from' Speaking/ my^mina.'ftihlyy^. ; -here;' is. agent fdf;t|ie '* ;Moet;* and whicfi^ ; we-truj-**^ support .-at't*He'-iiiEJm,q>^fil|t^qM6i.-< .;■••> sri'Atf''.

A\,\ - : TAy TbrWaitahafiaf Scboor is^abour &~£e : iemovedjtoi vHayelocky when it will also be euiarged^to^ro , A chiidfof .Mrji. George^vMackie's at Mri Holhck'a «w mffl^Big BushVTokomairiroi ■/ <|ii with an axe on Monday Jast. * ; TTie^^Koi^mil-^ri^iuclia^ children; ! grand- childre^ find One great grfcftdi'chiia, 7 ! . of Mrs John-Allan, sen.i'East?Taien, were invited to dinner by that lady/ at .her residence lest week, numbered seventytwo. In the evening a number of friends joih(Bd;them-to.t'eiari f d ; adaricei ■'■ !i '''' ' ! '"'' : 'A ; A telegram, dated Lyell ]sth October, isays r—Tberiverbetween Lyell and Westport has been unworkable for a month.: ;Thetracks'are quite iriipassiftble, and food) is getting scarce. ; Ttog-last , bag of florir was turned into bread .yesterday I J A There is R^yj'hout prie jton of potatoes ; in the place and a bag or two of nWtrieal!. .Should the- bad weather continue the population must leave in a body. ■*- * ' ' '*-' v ! At the District e6urt, } Tokomairiro; before his; Honor Judge Ward and a* jury, on '; Monday last, John Harrington was charged with having stolen a watch, the property of Charles .Grey, laborer, Puerua, on the 16th Jnly last. Mr Taylor, Crown prosecutor; conducted the case far,. the Crown, : and Mr Reid defended. After evidence, a verdict of not guilty was returned.;. In bankruptcy the examination of Charles' Hewitt was adjourned until next "sittings upon the ground thrift he had gone to Melbourne to' see hi9.;^ißteri;w.ho. was • unwelL? James John Laiug obtained, his^final dischargeThe examination of James Reid was ad-, journed till ri<ixf sit'tirigs to* admit ; of final accounts being filed. This was all the busii ness before the: Court. Intheadyertisementrifithe thorqnghbred horse Barwon j.iri last issue, the terras were given as L 5. **It should have been L 5 ss. ; iYfe take; v the( opportunity of calling the attentibfi of breedws'-of'tiidi'ough-bwd^ stock to this ho^fe. , Anexarriiriation of his pedigree • will shew -Ihathe is ,of the very, highest , blood, ; while x his own peftbrma-nces upon the Victopiantji-rfr prove him to be amongst the best! racing horses in -the •colonies. By his advent here he will infuse > new blood intofrißE^r«Wßglßtuds_and do -much to their -pernianent improvelfneritV The owners of really good niares are indebted to •MS Cooinbe for bringing to, the colony such a valuable animal which we have no doubt will betaken fall /advantage of during -the ijea^ion'.] '/A, A *.;■'-; .:" p We have, been shewn; the plans, andr* ppecifications of a new building about to be erected here for. the Bank, pf New •ZTear land.* It will be two storeys, %nd- built oi" either wood or concrete. On the ground floor will be the banking hall, manager's rooiri,* etrocg room, and stationery rOorn. The remainder of this floor will be devoted to the accommodation of the manager, who .will occupy it arid- tfie • upper *torey as a •* dwelling-house. The main entrance will have circular columns arid pilasters in bold relief, and finished with -segmental pediments over, each of the i columns. The building will afford ample accommodetion for a very large banking business, and will unquestionably be the most handsome edifice inißalclutha. • Tenders for its erection are called for in another column. A gloom , was castampngat the inhabitants of Tokoriiairiro ' sind B~al<Jlutha., on Monday lasr^ when iti was known that Dr Weber- had expired: about two o'clock that afternoon. Although that gentleman had been in bad health for 4 few days previously, ho ."great uneasiness was felt 1 by his friends^ and a speedy recovery was anticipated. On Sunday he was attended by Dr Stewart who ptescribed for him, and no rihatige Wa-a noticed till the hour named, when his servant going into' .his room observed a strange alteration in his breathing and- his countenance. Dr Stewart waß immediately called io, but be<fpre his arrival life was extinct. Mrs Weber died about six,; months ago. and the doctor how leaves a^arge. ! family of young orphans.;, ;" \x". 'y 'A 'a 'X Larrikiniem; ; m ; a , mild^form , h*s, com--roenced to*, shew itself in the townshipi During* the;eye.ning of Friday last a number of garden arid other gates were taken off their hinges and removed to secluded places where they were hid. Now^this is a very silly thing to doi and as the perpetrators are pretty*-weil* kubwb, we' are sure --they must be ashamed of themselves and of their-fooli9h action. :: lt savoured a little of* i 'the toischievous top, .for. there are sometimes stray horses^ arid *coWb about, and after a man may have spent i his -leisure 'hours for months to put his garden to rights, it ifiiight nil have been destroyed in a night. Wil would say to djir larrikins when jou again, feel "inclined^io play tjricks, let thembebarbile^ a spice v ! iof ingenuity , huirior about ;them; : . i Then epo^e might, consider you : ha:d done a smart thing, instead of as in the present case causing every one 4o aay you are a set; of; chilcjpish, > silly, " miichievous* fools notwithstanding the years of discrei tion at which you have now arrived. <[ ;We have had an opportunity of inspecting Mr Doull's flour Bttd oatm?aV mills, situated at the;end<pf the;**bridge.;hereif the whole- machinery of which ha^'just been completed arid is nrjwSriftffl working order. In. the flour mill fare /two pairs' bt .stories| ; smutter, and One of Ranspmea and Sim-I - best corn screen?! V ; The T silk-dressing n»a■chine has all the latest improvements aud ,we belreve ir^-Biie c-dnntty* In the oiftmeai dep^tmeat-there : ;ifl, one, pair of stones which have 'Been spetßiafly : selected at home & | guit.^ble .for* ,ehel-^ ling arid grinding. In both departrrierits there are full eetg-pf-ieleyatpra [so that aftert , graiin fhas feeen^fijled , lathje.hipp^i^ jt j has not again -to T)e 4 Mndleq until after it W in / |[qur~OT ri^eair; .s?iie; ! f mptive power is a iiteain'engirie; 20; horse, -arid which is --capable: tif "driving thr-se pairt ■ *of sttfnesl 1 Thel kiln ,i€ $ brick building: -14 feet inside, capable of dryirig froiri;4o W. 60 bushels^of r oats3atl time,srad f/ekilri**: f can be .d^ied^in^ - twenty f four .h^urs. ; , y !^he-' %hcl<e ~workß'are est^risiv^siod substantial , and, capable of doin£,a ivent Jarg^t^^ ' %MM i jlong been reqriired in the districtreyeit;^ j one knows. The, situation selected^y^Mr! ' .ponll.is a central *one ?or t He whole of^he; .'iriains for*:- the -settlers to e^eirid^tio^ifm- ; i^tljeir. 'bleaifty' iiappbr i ; in his es pensive arid? -. j-Wje? believe to; complain in this respect^an'd^t present the i*puMiheßs;.is ri*pidly>incre^rig.K)(p if n|^;it to&ucife%^ ; :^*.-f .-^ '' * A ■"•'-' AM/SAW%AALAum WAAtPtfyi^A- A

mind Mr Murray's ri^et&-2in^t?®§M|S rHall-to-monrow'.eTenTtf^^ I The Tuaiktoto and Kaitangata I^e^s^B very >igh, ftttd all the low-Ivirig ewamplJH j around them are under water."; Ay.A^^mt \ are i>ow pleiafifiiVM'|^B| frequently seen in the Kaihiku district. |^H •I A fine covey of partridges T-^us^sl the other day within the t6wnship*onstl^B 'north side ofthe river. ' .-*■•*'■ A m are^n^r^edl^,W g^iai^lM has resided in the Clutha districts f or ithoJH ■last twenty years, that during that? peririd|» there has not been such a wet'ajnd. bM^!^M .ward spring as the present . ,: : '-^llilfH pThe^nsualmonthly^ililda of itKe*S^^H| ■Clutha Eifl&i took pl'ace'Jfi^M r-'B^^Hf^B on Friday .evening. *^>The^WrefOu^^^B rank and file present under charge Lieutenant" -SradersohJ'^nd "the e3l^if^a[ were gone through; in a very credhablo| Jj manner. At the close,. Lieutenant Saode^^H eon resigned his appointment in conii^S quenee of his. being about ;'to leave the dil*9 trict. /A, The election „of xpfiicers-;, was poqillll poned Jill Monday first. - , ' ~ ""' A ' ■ -i^mM I trict are looking! very healthy/iot-Witiiii standing the Wet and backward weath^l ;we have had lately. -Pps^g atfarmii^ that district. F tfie other^fltiy^we, ; observed ! m% flpck of sheep depasturing on brairds •^ different stages of growttir On^nquiring^i the cause the farmer; to s whom jbhey.? b&'*u longed replied that tbesh-Mpwqrepiit .otiM toflthfckenthe tbin, and to thinlhe tniclc^ brairds. ' : '-''om The following Jette*" addressed by theS Provincial Secretai7-:t»?Dbriald?Hehdefsbrii||i Esq., M,P;C., .^ex^ains^tee^^LP^n^ii cial Secretary's Office, Dunediia, Hih "o*6%m ber, 1874.-T-Siß,^-Keferring to the petitioitf'M from inhabitants of Popotunoa, Waiwera^H arid Wairuna, praying that all tbe agricul- '4m jtural land in Runs 102, 78A, 24a, and 90Am be .set apart for <B*§ttlemerit •'^iMe-r^ ; tliefVcde- lip! ferwd.p-jymept system,^ y^h -. yo-^pre*^'.^! serited to the Provincial Council, .arid wbioh fl 'was referred by-thfttfbody 7 t^WGo^rn-"p ment, I now do myself the -honor toVi;^ acquaint you, for the. information of ;the-.-:" ; tji petitioners, that the Government is unable M at present to comply with their prayer, the y§ ■maximum a*athoriaed^by>Ciw -fcSvft^ b^e'u-P|| already Bet-~apa?t^A*i^sp^2* a half the^ ;l^ quantity is taken up the will" ! 1 consider j the; propriety ;of opening more UxAy the same locality ,~l nave tbe honor to be, A Sir, your obedient servant, D. Reid, Pro- A ■vincial Secretary." """," .