The Dunstan Times FRIDAY 1st MARCH, 1867.

Dunstan Times, Issue 253, 1 March 1867, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

FRIDAY Ist MARCH, 1867.

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Wc have been requested to draw atten. tion to the frequent infringements of the " Town a d Country Police Act," at lyde, by the continued practice of parties allow ing cattle to depasture about the town, and the severe damage that is caused to gardens and fences. A correspondent at he Arrow informs us, and upon whose authority we place implicit reliance that a new Reef or- in other words the main Reef has been struck in the Cri erion Company's Claim. It is stated to be a solid {.ood looking stone, and about seven feet thick ; he also states tho Company intend erecting at once another battery of five beady; we most heartily congratulate the shareholders, and wwh it may prove as satisfactory a,s ftipeirtnecs indicate. A Public Meeting convened" by the Mayor, was held in the Council Chambers, on Saturday evening last. The »ay or presided, said The object of tho meeting was to take steps for forming a programme to be carried out i giving His Excellency the Governor a suitable reception. From a letter and telegram read by the Mayor, it appeared that ! is xcellency would a rive at Clyde on or about Mo: - day next, March 3, urged the necessity of the utmost exertion. A committee was formeJ to make the necessary arrange, ments. The first meeting of the committee was held on Monday last, for report of which we refer our readers to another column. The working committee appointed to arrange the details in connection with the n ccptio . of Hw Excellency the Cover, or, held a meeting on lon lay evening. The 9-

committee comprise the Mayor, the members of the Town-Council, and fourteen other citizens—there was a good attendance. Vr G. Fache occupied the chair. 1 1 was {proposed that a banquetbe given to His Excellency. An amendment in favor of a ball and supper was put, and was carded A sub-commi tee ousting of Messrs Christophers, (ieorge, Fitch, Beck,' oodwin, 'ariow, Attfield, and Fache was appointed to carry out the arrangements for the ball—the juice oi tickets to be one guinea. A second subcommittee consisting of Messrs Carter, alley, and i ache, was elected to draw up the programme of procession. S long discussion ensued as to defraying the expenses It was ultimately carried that the ownCouncil pay the costs from the Corpora- • ion fund*. The meeting adjourned. he "West oast Times" of the 15th ult. gives the following unsatisfactory account of things at the Haast Elver—" Later news from the Haast rive-- is of a sombre charae er, no new ground having been opened; and in consequence, the townshi] is thronged with the unemployed, main ol whom are in a desperate plight, no! possessing niians to either prospect tin cjitutry or pay for a return passage to Ho kit;ka. We are informed by a gcntlcmai who arrived in the Bruce yesterday, tha sovera jwrties of miners hj d prospectu up the river and about the 'ow country but failed to strike anything payable, al though the 'color' could bo obtained a - most in any place. These men statd that traces of former prospecting partie wore abundant, several old workings ano > a-1 ping grounds having been discover* d Ihe usual fortnightly meeting of tin romwtdl Town < ouucil took place on onday evening last. The Mayor, and ounoillora Kidd and Marsh were present. I'ottuciilor Marsh proposed, and < ounciiior Kidd teconded—" ■ hat the forma ior. of Mehuare Street be at once proceeded with under the superintendence oi Mr Blcslo ;<he.motion was carried. No other business of importance was brought forward. A pub'ic meeting was held at the Royal Mail Hotel, lexandra, on lucsdaythe 26th ultimo, for tho purpose of iorming a committee to make preparations lor the reception of His ! xcelle cy the Governor, Sir Ueorgo Grey, Mr J. C. Ihomson oc. c'upied the chair. \ committee was formed to carry out the object in view. T.'jo declaration of tha Toll on Wednesday last, v.'i 3 .-..> follows:—Macsudrew 22o0—i'ick 1302—Grant 2.