THE Cromwell Argus. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1870.

Cromwell Argus, Issue I, 8 June 1870, Page 4

THE Cromwell Argus. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1870.

The British mails vid Southampton will leave Dunedin on or about tho 11th iust. It will he perceived by Mr Fraser’s letter to the Town Clerk that plans have been at last prepared for our new Court-house, and a sum of money sufficient to erect it placed on tho Estimates. A special meeting of the Town Council was called by his Worship tho Mayor on Wedday last, for the purpose of expressing the Council’s approval of the very efficient manner in which Sergeant John Cassels had discharged his duties since his appointment as Sergeant in charge of tho Cromwell district. It was proposed by Cr. Kelly, seconded by Cr. Whetter, and carried, that a vote of thanks bo passed to him, and, also, that a testimonial in recognition of his past services bo presented to him. We believe it is tho intention of tho inhabitants to present the Sergeant with something substantial, in recognition of his untiring zeal in the execution of hie duty. In our last issue we mentioned that a petition, having for its object the throwing open of 10,000 acres rffland on tho Hawea Flat, was being circulated for signature in this district. down to Dunedin yesterday to the Council. attached to tho memo y sittings of j/ tho Courts will

We learn from the five-mile Creek the Lowburn) that tho sluicing-claim opened by Messrs Robert Perriam and- party is yielding very good wages. Tlie construction of the tail-race cost the shareholders (four in number) a twelve-month's labor. The returns from the last paddock washed-up proved very satisfactory. J It will Ix 3 perceived by adVet tiserueni in another column that parties failing to pay'their rates before the 11th inst. will not be entitled to have their names placed on the are certain that if ratepayers peruse Regulation. XXX of the Municipal Bye-laws (published in i tho same advertisement), they will see the advisability of paying their rates within the Bpeci- < fied time, and having their names placed I roll, instead of being forced to pay them ajtffter ■ time allowed has expired, and Using of voting. Bt J I From Frankton we learn steamer Victoria will soon be again plying on . ■, Lake Wakatip. It will be remembered thai some five months ago the Victoria was tally carried down the rapids into the River, where she remained until last Saturday—-1 high and dry on a sandbank. The owners fortunately succeeded in engaging a party of experienced Canadian busbmen to attempt the jf'ffi* cult and hazardous feat of dragging the steamer up the rapids and on to the Lake ; and we are, . glad to learn that the task was successfully accomplished on Saturday last. The Victoria, J steamed up to Queenstown on Monday, in order to undergo some slight repairs. We are requested to direct attention to the fact that Mr Lancaster's mob of 150 mixed;, cattle is announced to be' sold by auction on .hj j Friday next, the lOtb inst. Mr Barry is tho auctioneer, and the sale will take place at Goodger's yards, near Cromwell. " C. W. B." has Bent us some originals* V lines entitled "An Elegy on a Favourite TurA 11 I key," which, although very considerably below ' mediocrity, we should not object to publish for »* the edification of our readers if the author's real-:-A name and address were also given to the world;. "C. W. B.'s" other communication will bb' attended to. j Mr D. Powell, of Queenstown, offered a large mob of dairy cows (from the herds # Messrs A. M'Laren and Co., of Tokomairiroj, ' at auction on Saturday, at Goodger's yardi. Owing, however, to the short notice given,''tw * ~ attendance of buyers was limited, and only j* few of the cattle wero sold. The mob has Binje * been driven on to Frankton, where Mr ' is announced to offer them for salo '