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Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 218, 13 January 1874, Page 3

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.. A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday evening, > sth instant, at which were present: The, Mayor (Mr Dawkins), and Councillors Jolly, Hayes, and Pierce. No business of any great importance was transacted. The Council met again on Wednesday, when there were present: The Mayor, and Councillors Wright, Shanly, Jolly, Hayes, and Grant. . , „ : After the minutes had been read, and confirmed, the correspondence was read and considered. The outward consisted of one to Mp Brown, asking him to give an immediate answer to the Council as to what he intended doing with the contract for the laying of the pipes. The inward consisted of one, in re the appointment of the Mayor as a J.P., in answer to one from the Town-clerk. It was as follows : Wellington, 30th December, 1873: Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th December, 1873, on the subject of Mr James Dawkins, the newly-elected Mayor of Cromwell, not having been placed on the Commission of the Peace. In reply, I am directed by the Acting Colonial. Secretary to inform you that the gentleman elected as Mayor is not necessarily a Justice of the Peace. The Government exercise a discretion in the matter, and it depends upon the position and occupation of the Mayor whether he is appointed or not—l have the honour to be, &c, G.-8. COQI'KR, Under-Secretary. TOWN BACE. Some considerable discussion took place as to the best plan to be adopted to secure a regular supply of water for the township. It was generally expressed by the Councillors that it was imperative to keep the present supyly in as good order as possible till a per? manent scheme could be arranged. The manner in which Mr R. Brown had carried out the laying of the pipes for which he secured contract No. 8, was then brought under consideration. In the opinion of some of the Councillors, it appeared that a certain work had been done by Mr Brown, but that it was not in accordance with what was required by the Council. It was therefore resolved that the account which had been sent in by Mr Brown should not be recognised. Cr. Jolly proposed, and Cr. Hayes seconded, a resolution, which was carried, that the pipes be taken from their present position, and laid from the race at the upper side of the upper culvert, and terminating at the present end of the wooden boxes ; the particulars to be decided upon -by the Public Works Committee. ~ The Town-clerk was also instructed to telegraph to Queenstown, to order 850 feet of boards suitable for boxes, to be forwarded immediately. ASSESSMENT. The assessment book was then laid. on the table. It returns the property in the town at the annual value of about £6BOO, as compared with £5600 last year. The assessment was allowed, and the rate was fixed, after some discussion, at one shilling in the pound, Cr Grant alone being desirous of reducing it to sixpence.—The assessor's account was also passed for payment. MUNICIPAL RESERVES. The Mayor and Crs. Jolly and Wright were appointed a sub-committee to select the municipal reserves from the unsold blocks in the town. COMMISSION OF THE PEACE. The letter from the Under-Secretary wa3 then considered, and it was resolved that a memorial letter from the citizens be forwarded to the Secretary, asking that the Mayor be appointed a Justice of the Peace. A vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the proceedings.

An exchange thus relieves his mind on a seasonable subject:- Whether the fly was contemporaneous with the original monkeyman, polly-wog man, or whether any other man was ever permitted on earth without his attendant fly; whether the flies disported themselves in the palsaozoicera, or came out at the drift formation, is of no consequence. We have flies in abundance now, and that is all —more —than we care to know. There are many families of flies ; but the kind whereof we now discourse is waggishly termed tho "house-fly." We view it as the "everywhere fly." It is of the sect insect. It disports in the air, perambulates the earth, and dies in the water. It has a head which, is all cerebellum, which accounts for its insatiable animal propensities. Its body is shaped like a military shell. It has a miniature trunk on elephant principles—six legs, six feet, two wings, and several thousands of eyes. Viewed by a microscope, it is highly curious and interesting, but a telescope view is far preferable. Its principal occupation is looking into matters and things generally ; but it prefers to do this particularly. Hence its thousands of eyes. It has an appetite fur all devourable things. Hence its trunk. It is of pertinacious habits. Hence its feet are on the suction principle. Just what the fly was made for—why so many were made—whence they come or whither they go —is.a mystery. How long they live no philosopher has yet determined. They are more numerous than the sands of a dozon seas, and cause more torment and more "shotteddiscourses" than all other human afflictions. This is written under shadows cast by clouds of flies, and we speak of what wo do know.