THE Cromwell Argus. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, l870.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 21, 6 April 1870, Page 4

THE Cromwell Argus. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1870.

The Cromwell portion of the January English mails was delivered on Monday morning. We give a few interesting clippings in another eolumu.

On account of the great interest centred in the mining cases, M,-adman and others v.. Richmond and others, and Logan and others v. Alldread and others, hoard in the Warden’s Court last week, we give full reports of each, which will no doubt he read with great interest by the mining community. We have received a letter from a miner at Bendigo touching some observations which appeared in a contemporary, hut owing to the late hour of its arrival, we are obliged to hold it over till our next issue.

The following are the amounts brought down by the Queenstown Escort, as supplied to us by Sergeant Fox, the officer in charge : Queenstown, 1781 ozs. ; Arrow, 597 ozs. Cromwell's contribution for the past fortnight was 820 ozs.

During the past week, the weather has been perceptibly colder, and winter is evidently drawing quickly upon us. The higher portions of the mountains by which we are surrounded have also donned their winter garb, and will no doubt remain covered now until next summer. On Saturday evening last, a challenge match at billiards between Mr \V. Smitham and 0. Garnett was played in the Kawaran Hotel billiard room. The game was 500 up, and Mr Smitham was the winner, with only nine points to spare. We believe it is not the intention of the Commissioner of Police to do away with the camp at Gardrona, the removal of Mr Fleming being only temporary. We understand that a concert in aid of the Church of England Building Fund was to ! have taken place at the Arrow on Saturday ! evening last.

We are indebted to Mr Simpson, District Road Engineer, for notes of his recent trip to Holly ford river, which wo publish in another column. We understand that a track from the head of the Wakatip Lake to Lake MTverrow will be commenced without delay. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Victoria Quartz Mining Co. (No. I east, Aurora reef), held on Wednesday last, it was decided to place the company under the Limited "Liability Act, with a capital of £BOOO, represented by 800 shares of £lO each. Ur Bate was appointed legal manager, and we understand thafj gentleman has accepted the office.

We have recently hoard several complaints made of the had nature of the road on the east side of the Hawea Lake. This road has hitherto been maintained at the private cost of the neighboring runbolders, but as an extensive timber trade is now springing up with the Bendigo diggings through the establishment of a saw-mill at the Lake, which is now in full work, wo think the Government should take the mat-

tar in hand, and have the rnnd attended 16 he Coro-the winter sots in.

Tenders were, recently called for by the Government for the formation of about a mile of the main road a Ijoining Iho north aide of the township of Roxburgh ; and wo)learn from the Gazette that Mr H. Ayliug, of Goal Greek, is the successful tenderer, Wo are informed that the contract is to he at once proceeded with. The portion of the road referred to stands much in need of improvement, as It is at present extremely rough and tortuous.

From an official notice which appears in another column, signed by the Chief I’o.striaster, our readers will perceive that the postage on letters for Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania is now reduced to threepence, instead of sixpence as heretofore, It will also be seen that an alteration has been made in the progression of rates of postage on letters. The gradation will in future by half-ounces, not ounces as before. These reductions, taken in conjunction with the very moderate telegraph charges now, in operation, afford great facilities for cheap postal and telegraphic communication with all parts of New Zealand.