ALEXANDRA.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 83, 13 June 1871, Page 6

ALEXANDRA.

(From our mm Correspondent.) \ June 10. The unfortunate young man, Robert Cannell, who was sq seriously injured here a short time since | while working a sausagemachine, died atj the Dunstan Hospital on Sunday, 3rd Juno, from the effects of the injuries ho received. His remains were interred in the Clyde Cemetery on the Wednesday following, the Rev. C. S. Ross reading the funeral service. A number of gentlemen from Alexandra attended the funeral. Cannell was a native of Lowestofft, Suffolk, England.

r-ÜBLIC MEETING. A public meeting was held in the Council Chamber on the evening of Saturday, June 10, to take into consideration the appointment of a Sub-Warden for the Alexandra district, and other important matters. Mr W. Theycrs was in the chair. The Chairman read the advertisement in the ' Dunstan Times' calling the meeting, in which, ho said, a mistake had been made about the date. The meeting was announced in the advertisement for the 17th instead of the 10th ; and this error had evidently arisen with the printers, for in a paragraph in another part of the paper, the proper night was mentioned. The Chairman also drew attention to the fact that the local paper never gave a report of the doings of the Town Council, the Police Court, &c. ; whereas a newspaper a long distance from here (the Cromwell Alices) always gave these reports a place in its columns. Mr Kerr, of the ' Dunstan Times' admitted that he had nojt published reports of the Council meetings and Police Reports ; but ho had called upon Mr Theycrs for news, and never could get any. Mr Theyers, ill answer, referred Mr Kento the Town Clerk and Clerk of the Bench for these reports.! It was moved by Mr Beresford, seconded by Mr "Rivers, and carried—" That this meeting views with alarm the action taken by the Government by the removal of the Mining Registrar and Clerk to the Bench from this district without appointing anyone as his successor ; and are of opinion that a Goldficlds Officer should be permanently stationed at Alexandra." In moving the resolution, Mr Beresford said :—We have met on similar occasions for similar objects, and as yet we have always been successful; and lam epiite sure we shall be this time, if the matter is gone about properly. There is no doubt the district is of sufficient importance to warrant a Goldfields Officer being permanently appointed here, and I am of opinion that the revenue collected with an officer stationed here over that collected without one would be sufficient to pay bis salary. In removing the Receiver, the Government were acting in a poniiy-wiso-and-pound-foolish spirit. Mr Finlay moved —" That a committee of seven bo appointed to draw up a memorial to the Superintendent and Executive Council in accordance with the first resolution ; to get it signed, and (jo forward it to the Superintendent and Executive." In support of the resolution, Mr [Finlay said Alexandra had a claim to have a permanently-stationed ofiicer, considering the number of miners in the district and the extensive claims in work; and he thought the retrenchment of the Government very ill-timed. Mr \V. Robertson seconded the motion, and coincided with what Mr Finlay had said. He was sure the Government would acknowledge our claim to iui ofiicer being stationed here. The motion was carried, and the following gentlemen were appointed a Committee : Messrs Theycrs, Chappie, Jack, Rivers, Finlay, Beresford, and' Rate! iffo. Mr Rivers moved—"That the Alexandra Court-house is in a very dilapidated state, and is a disgrace to jthe place ; and that this meeting is of opinion that the Superintendent and Executive shoulll be applied to for the erection of a new Court-house." This was seconded by Mr Hatch lie, and carried. Mr Jack moved, and Mr Finlay seconded, " That our representative, Mr Shepherd, be communicated with, apprising him of the resolutions proposed at this meeting, and soliciting his aid in gaining the objects in view." Mr Jack considered that the aid of the member should always be solicited when anything was required for the benefit of the district. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting.