RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, CLYDE. Tuesday, March 7, 1871.

Dunstan Times, Issue 464, 10 March 1871, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, CLYDE. Tuesday, March 7, 1871.

{Before Janies Hazlett, Esq., J.P., and William Fraser, Esq., J.P.) Brongh v. M‘Arthur. A claim for illegally impounding a horse. This ease was adjourned for a week to allow AI ‘Arthur to prepare his defence. Mary Ann Horton v. Cox. Claim for £ 13, for three months wages. Air. Brough for defendant. From the evidence it appeared that plaintiff had been engaged in Dunedin as housemaid in defendant’s hotel, After live weeks of her engagement had expired, a dispute occurred between her and a fellow servant which provoked a general quarrel between her, Airs. ‘Cox, and a Mrs. Scott. Air. Cox to stop the quarrel, ordered plaintiff to go to her bedroom. This she declined to do, and on Air. Cox proceeding to eject her from the room, she throw a couple of knives and ■a fork, which she had in her hand at him. Defendant then put her out in the yard. Plaintiff shortly afterwards came to tha bar and demanded her wages for the full term of her engagement, declining to come back. This, defendant refused to pay, but expressed his willingness to pay her for the time she was in his service, deducting from it however her coach "fare, and the amount he paid for the carriage of her box. Air. Brough stated that his client did not allow the case to come into the Court merely for Ihe sake of the few pounds involved, but merely to show that servants hired in Dunedin could not on their arrival upcountry leave their service whenever they pleased, and put their employer to the expense of bringing them up, without deriving any benefit from their services. Air. Cox was perfectly willing to give her a pound or two, but not to pay it to her as a night. The Bench gave judgment for plaintiff for the time she was in Air. Cox’s service, deducting from the amount the coach fare and carriage paid on her behalf—Costs of Court to be paid by plaintiff. The Court then adjourned.

OKIGINA L CORRESPONDENCE. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions that may be expressed by our correspondents. WATER FOR THE GOLDFIELDS. (to the editok’of tiie'dunrtan timer.) Sir, —In your last issue appears an advertisement signed 0. E. Haughton, asking those who have received copies of the quostions put forth by the Commissioner, to send replies as early 'as possible, &e., I desire to oiler a few remarks on one or two things connected with this district and the above scheme. Ist.—l notice the apparent apathy displayed by the community here regarding water supply. At the Tnapeka and Teviot meetings are being held, resolutions passed, deputations appointed to wait on .Mr. Haughton, evidence being taken by that gentleman in the Court House, jLawrence, and ho has l>een'presei>tat a meeting of the Tnapeka Railway and Water-Supply Committee. But not one bmWdias been heard in this district aflVve-mentioncd advertisement and your own notice of the same. We have heard of large-minded individuals in the district contemplating bringing in the Lindis to the Dunstan Flat and the Mannberikia, via Solomon’s Face to Alexandra, and now, when there is a chance of assistance being had, all is silent. Next, I notice that, by the advertisement, it is those have received copies of these questions that are desired to reply ; by that it would appear that in this district they have been dealt out to select parties. I at least received the information from a jour, nal published dona country, and venture to send the following reply, as it suggests a scheme which I believe would greatly benetit the district, besides relieving the town of Clyde from its present water difficulties. As putting the same before your readers might be the means of setting the question in motion, so that some scheme for tho district’s benefit—backed by the voice of the community—may be adopted, i. As the anwers Jto the questions given, appearing from different persons is sure, in some measure to be conflicting, little good can be expected from them ; Question I. —Sluicing principally, and dredging in the season. 2. No, but could be greatly augmented. 3. —Yes, in largo quantities not competent to give a correct i lea 4. —Partly by men working their own ground, and' partly let to miners, price varying from AT to £4 per week for what is required by one party. ' 5 and 7.—The source where water can be obtained is the Earnscleugh river from which there are rights granted for about thirty heads, but for three parts of the .supply is far more. The races \at ! < present command the bank of the Molyneux from the Clyde Furry to Frenchman’s Point. The ground where water is most wanted, is above the Clyde Ferry on the west side, and cross the river, below Clyde on the east side. To make the supply in a great measure cquivalontto this, it would require a large race to be constructed at a height so as to cross the Molyneux river above the town of Clydc distance about one mile ami a half, flume a h.rge portion of it across the river, continue the race through Clyde, and along the banks where required, construct one or more reservoirs below Clyde so that the water from the flume does not go to waste. Water for the westfside above, the ferry, could be bad from tho race before crossing. For the supply of the west side, where the races now are, construct a large reservoir on the flat below the heat of the first mentioned race, ami nature provides a very good site. Let the remainder of the water in the river flow into it, and have the heads of the races from there, and with small reservoirs constructed along the Una of the races as near the workings as practicable where the water could ho always stored when not rising. This done, there would be quite as much available water for the west side as now and tho supply more steady. It would require a practical engineerto give an estimate of the cost. To carry out this scheme it would require the co operation of the present owners of races. Let them amalgamate and form a joint-stock company. The present value of races to go as'paid’up capital. fScll or take up shares, if these do not amount to say half the value of the whole when completed, the Government making the other half Let the xx'ater to the miners by tender, A percentage, would ho agreed upon, of the proceeds to he handed to the Government, to he spent on other works of the same nature. To subsidize parties or companies, desiring to construct water works by giving pound for pound on capital advanced, at a small percentage on the capital,or on the proceeds of rent, I think would work well, the xvorks to he approved be a district committee and government engineer. d. —Yes 5. —Works amounting over a certain sum say £SOO, to bo lot by contract. --I am, &c., J. Alexander.