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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 37, 27 July 1870, Page 4

• s3il Sincerely do we trust that the result cl B( j e Mr Smitham’s election as Mayor will be follows® by the good results he has pictured, or antidl patod to bo gained in the future. But above al things, to obtain a Council that will work hat moniously together for the public good, it i hus necessary to elect men above the influence o ava purely personal feelings. If Mr Smitham ob frot tains a majority who will unite with bi™ j, in f carrying out the programme he has Hoi out, good will arise, the benefit of which wil aski soon be perceptibly felt. Thus the election c etat Councillors on the first of August next is mon £lO important, in one sense, than the election of thi e iai ; Mayor. Let the citizens remember this fact j rog We do not say that the Council should be s it j, slavish team, working one way at the dictation of any man; for it is desirable in municipal | matters—as previously pointed out by us sonjj months ago—that an independent public should guide the Councillors. But, U ' keenness may be displayed in the matter of thi advocacy of “ward”, and other interests ; 'yet,P nst as a body, they should agree to differ, and stillT S< work together harmoniously for the general good. Unfortunately, our corporate body hiu load held two parties, differing on persona! grounds : fact the one would not yield to the other, and o! 30ffc course it was a case of “ loggerheads.” All thielt-ey* can bo remedied if the electors will be only parJf rr tially as alert as at the election of Mr SnnthamJL; Under any circumstances, it is advisable to iu-f 8n crease the Council to six, and this can be effected* by a re-division of wards. Our readers are again reminded that thejlenl English mail via San Francisco will close at Cromwell Post-office at three p.m. to-morrew ihe (Thursday.) B^ Tlie erection of the now iron telegraph poleiijun is being rapidly pushed forward, and the work.s|opf mon have now carried their operations as far asjpjj the Roaring Meg. About one-half the nuailsefflp| of wooden poles between Tuapeka and Tefi6t|pte have been replaced by iron ones, and in the construction of the new line from Teviot t-o*M. Alexandra the poles used are all of iron. Both JP a as regards neatness and durability, the cast-iron;! 10 ® poles are a vast improvement upon the old^f^ 8 wooden posts, which have proved a source of t>ora continual annoyance, expense, and inconvenience to the public, through their liability to decay. Wo are informed that the supply of iron poles *<*>■ on hand is expected to complete the renewal e( the line as far as the Morven Ferry, d|era By an advertisement in the Lake tip Mail, we learn that the lessees of the Nevis « t and Morven Ferries have reduced their scale of®. . charges to something like former rates. B,Sj As a result of this concession oh l tha part of thol&gj punt-owners, the public of Cromwell have a rightffi r now to expect a proportionate reduction in tho|l e price of Wakatip as flour, oats,ftf bran, and potatoes. ‘ ™ \ ■| total sent by 1* Cromwell during the six months ending®! ;i vjStn June 1870, was 8129 pzs. This shows snijs S'oase of 915 cjr ; .|h¥ yield for the copies ding period The San Francisco rnftil Arrived at Ahck- fh land (as we learn from the\f)dify Times-) ten days fin, after its due date. The Phoebe left Mannkau He; for the South on the 15th, and made the passageHee thence to Fort Chalmers, including all in the short space of four days hours. Thtrjpn news brought by this mail is not important. i>|" c Respecting the election of Mayor ofpd Dunedin, our correspondent reports that thep ec State of the poll was declared at the ter-ll® 8 race of the Provincial Government Buildings Bp* at half-past five on Thursday last, an immense concourse of people being present. The candi- Bei dates were Messrs Fish, Griffon, and Millar, j® al F.S.A. ; Messrs Reynolds and Wilkinson having withdrawn from the contest. The numbers wk polled were Fish, 789 ; Griffon, 724 ; Millar, 34. B e The greatest excitement prevailed throughoytHp the day, and when the Town Clerk declared the ' J state of the poll, Mr Fish was cheered vocifer- | ously. He briefly thanked the electors for placing him at tho head of the poll, and admidst tremendous applause ho was seized by some of Ids enthusiastic supporters, mounted shoulder high, and carried home, where ho again thanked those assembled for tho honour conferred upon him.

We have to acknowledge the receipt, from the Clerk to the House of Representatives, of a batch of Parliamentary Papers comprising M Further Papers relative to Military operations against the Rebel Natives j” “ Report by Colonel Harington on the Militia and Volunteer Forces two “ Reports by the Colonial Architect on the Condition of Govt. Buildings “Further Papers Respecting Sericulture in .New Zealand,” &c. The Inspector of Militia and Volunteers concludes his report in the following Words :— “1 strongly recommend that Cadet Corps should receive more encouragement, as they are more easily trained at an early age, and acquire a knowledge of their duties, which makes the work a source of pleasant occupation. Without doubt, the Volunteers in the Province of Otago are the must zealous and efficient in the Colony, and I consider that in a great measure this superiority has been attained through the encouragement given them by grants from the Provincial Council, and the general support which they receive from the public of their Province.” The municipal elections at Queenstown passed off, it is said, very quietly. The Mayor’s contest gave no room for any excitement, and people describe it as wretchedly tame—quite, in fact, a contrast to ours. No principles were involved, and the majority of the ratepayers seem to have thought that Mr Hallenstein’s exertions during the past year deserved a reward. The proceedings at the nomination for Councillors are also described as tame, though in two of the wards contests are to take place. Cr. Malaghan had a walk-over for North Ward, We have been requested by Mr W. J. Barry, auctioneer, to notify that he will hold a sale of drapery and jewellery, &c., &c., at the Mart, to-morrow (’! hursday), at 12 noon. From Deep Creek (five miles beyond the Nevis Ferry) we learn that the miners are busily employed, there being plenty of water available. Some coarse pieces of gold, weighing from an ounce to an ounce and a half, were found in the neighbourhood about a fortnight ago. Holders of shares in claims and water-races are asking high figures to sell, and our informant states that a share was sold a few days since for £IOO. A few more diggers have taken up claims at the head of Doolan’s Creek, but the frost has prevented them from breaking ground. It is anticipated that the miners of that secluded locality will shortly receive an accession to their numbers. The gold is very coarse ; there is an ample supply of water ; and coal and wood are abundant. A correspondent, writing on the 18th inst., and signing himself “ Spectator,” says s—- ** .Some time ago, I saw it stated in print that M'Phorson’s punt was not capable of crossing a loaded two-horse dray ; but I can vouch for the fact that yesterday a timber-truck, carrying four tJOft spars, and drawn by six bullocks, was conveyed across on the punt with case and safety.” The adjourned annual meeting of the members of the Dunstan Jockey Club was held at the Hartley Arms Hotel, Clyde, on Friday, the 22nd inst., at which about twenty members were present. William Fraser, Esq., the President of the Club, occupied the chair. Tho following gentlemen were elected a Committee for [■the ensuing year : —Messrs W. Fraser, J. Hazllett, W. Grindley, J. G. G. Glassford, K. M. iTurnbull. R. Stewart, R. M ‘Morran, A. ChriaJlophers, W. Smitham, J. A. Douglass, A. R. B. sThomson, and S. Wellsford. On the motion of IJte Grindley, seconded by Mr Cox, it was reiaolved, “ That a Spring meeting be held on the |l6th September, under the auspices of the Club, and that the Committee be requested to draw hip a programme, and to appropriate a snm not [was also agreed upon that a meeting of the members should be convened for the 16th September for the purpose of fixing the date of the annual ilace meeting. Messrs Wm. Fames, John Sher>od, Dr Thomson, A. R. B. Thomson, Hugh mdyside, and A Brough were elected memrs of the Club.--A meeting of the new CemImittee was afterwards held, and tho following "office-bearers were elected :—President, Wm, iPraser, Esq.; Vice-President, Jas. Hazlett, Esq.; A. Christophers, Esq. ; Secretary, |R, Barlow, Esq. Committee resolved that gfcbeir next meeting should be hold on August 9, ifor the purpose of arranging a programme for lithe Spring races. They also resolved that the isum of £IOO should be placed at interest for six pnonths. A vote of thanks to the President Wrought the meeting to a conclusion.—[For the ■bregoiug we are indebted to a correspondent at \Ujdo.] ’■l Under the heading “ a step in the Right, ■‘direction,” the Wellington Independent of the fifth inst. says s—“ The bon. member for Hampllen, Mr Haughton, has given notice of motion in she House of Representatives, which we hope will dneet with the hearty approval of the House, as |pe feci assured will with that of the colony in jjl'cneral. It is asefollows : ‘ That the House is M)f opinion that it is desirable that newspapers Huldresserl to Public Libraries, Athenaeums, and Mechanics’ Institutes within the colony, should mss free through the/Post Office.’ The newspaper proprietors of the colony, with commendible liberality, as a general rule, place copies of ;heir journals in the local Athenasums or Mefiiauics’ Institutes in the town in which they nay happen to be located, but if this very deairiblo alteration be made, they would be enabled »o extend their liberality, and forward copies of She# different journals to various parts of the Ijcohny, in the same manner as newspaper cxIS'haiges are forwarded at present. We hope ■that this resolution will meet with the cordial ■ u Pport of the House, and that no delay will %cur in bringing into force an alteration wheih tend greatly to enhance the usefulness of the %itutions it is designed to benefit.”