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Dunstan Times, Issue 336, 2 October 1868, Page 2

We perceive by the New Zealand Gazette that James Hazlett, Esq., Mayor of Clyde, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the colony of New Zealand. The members of the Clyde Choral Society will give a concert at the Town Hall. Clyde, on Wednesday, the 14th inst. The performers will number about forty. This is probably the last concert that will take place under the leadership of Mr. James Spcnsely, who intends leaving the province very shortly. We should advise those who have not secured tickets to do so at once. We have much pleasure in announcing that a large block of land in the Dim,stan District, containing about 1,200 acres, is now open for selection to agriculturalists. The land is situate about two miles off the main Dunedin road, up the Chatto Creek. Having on several occasions personally visited the ground, we can assert a finer piece of land is not in the Province of Otago, it being well watered, and within a short distance of the the only Timber gully in the district, Also a block of some 700 acres is available at Black’s; we do not know the exact locality of this land, but we believe it is just at rear of the towns!) ; p, on the banks of the Manuherikia. A woman named Bose Donnelly, late of Campbell s Gully, expired rather suddenly, at the Hospital, on Tuesday last. Hie was suffering from broi chitis, occasioned by exposure to the severe cold at Campbell’s diggings. The deceased woman resolutely passed the who'c of last winter in that inhospitable quarter. The usual fotnightly meeting of the Clyde Municipal Council, which should have been held on Tuesday last, lapsed for want of a quorum. Messrs. J. Hastie and J. D. Feraud, a deputation from the Clyde Town Council, waited upon his Honor the Superintendent, in Dunedin, on Tuesday last. The mission of the deputation has not attained a satisfactory result. A meeting was held in the Criterion Hotel, Alexandra, on the evening of the 28th ult., for the purpose of forming a Jockey Club in connexion with the township. A club was accordingly formed, and named the Alexandra Jockey Club. Thirteen gentlemen present enrolled themselves as members. Mr. Robert Finlay was elected Honorary Treasurer and Mr. J. L. Henderson Secretary. Another meeting will be held shortly to consider what rules the Club had better adopt. The members are sanguine that a jockey Club in the district would be well supported and prove a success. The present season will offer considerable facilities for owners of horses to improve their breeds. A first class hack or roadster is still a very scarce commodify, and realizes long prices, this class of animals being always in strict demand. Three splendid thorough bred entire horses, have arrived in this district during the last week, one is, Don Quixote, already known to our readers ; the others are, “ Ugly Buck ” and “ Roebuck ” magnificent animals and only just imported into the Province. On Saturday last, an Auction Bazaar for the sale of Gifts in aid of the Arrowtown Library Building Fund, was held at Schole’s Royal Oak Hotel, Arrowtown. Forty pounds was realised by the disposal of the articles. Some of the contributions were of a novel description and of local manufacture. A carriage mat by Mr. John Miller, made from unstranded European and Manilla rope, exhibited great ingenuity and taste on the part of the maker. A child’s cradle from

local woods by Mr. J. Letcbford was competed for. The Berlin wool work contributed by the School Girls was very tastefully made and elicited universal praise, the h'gh prices it realised, must have been very satisfactory to the youngsters, as well as to their governess. A handsomely dressed wax doll, by Mrs. Welsh ex. cited immense competition, and was carried off in triumph by a miner from the Twelve Mile.- The contribution of Mr. R. Pritchard ot the Oven’s Store, Arrowtown, in the shape of a lot of toys realised long prices and were presented by the purchaser to the little folks present. Two large dishes of pastry by Mrs. W. R. Patterson of Lake Hayes were keenly competed for, and disposed of on the spot by the audience. Mr. Perelli the local “Tubal Cain" gave the shoeing of a horse and other articles peculiar to Lis trade. The farmers contributed in the shape of bags of corn, potatoes and chaff, fowls, eggs, and sucking pigs. Messrs J. W. Robertson and Co. of Queenstown gave sawn timber, in fact, almost everybody contributed something. The sale was conducted by Mr. Cope of the firm of Cope and Fache, who kept the audience highly amused for some three hours. Mr. Cope received a vote of thanks and three cheers at the conclusion of the sale. We understand that Lord Burghley will pay a visit to Clyde to-morrow, apartments having been prepared for his reception at George’s Dunstan Hotel. On Wednesday last, Messrs Cope and Fache held a sale of Farm produce and horses at the farm of Mr. John Kenny, Wai Keri Keri Valley. Potatoes realised £6 10s Od per ton; Chaff, same price, delivered at Clyde or Alexandra; Draught horses for farm or roadwork, £35 to £4O. The sale was well attended