TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

Dunstan Times, Issue 496, 20 October 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

(Per Oreville <t Bird, Reuter's Agents) Wellington, Oct. 19, 10.55 a.m. The Bill to re-admit Smythles to practice has passed its final stages in the Lower House. On division the numbers were thirty to nine. Waterhouse takes charge of the Bill in ■ the Council. The Permissive Bill was read a second time, without opposition. Dunedin, 3.35 p.m. The Opposition are determined to oppose the .Revenues Bill, the Brogden contracts, and insist upon an addition of Southern members in the Assembly, and the calling of Sir D. Munro to the Council. In the House of Representatives, Stafford asked why Sir D. Munro was not called. Several members condemned the action of the Government declining to do so. Mr. Fox said he thought the better course was to advise the Queen to do so, which was done. Ths Law Practitioner’s Act Amendment Bill was read a third time. The Colonial Industries Committee presented a va'uable report. The 1 icensing Act Amendment Bill passed without a dissentient voice. The Married Womans’ Property Bill, the Oamaru Dock Trust Bill, Imprisonment for Debts Abolition Bill went through Commit- ‘ tec. A motion iivCommittce for leave to introduce Wellington Loan was carried by thirty one to twenty eight. Messrs Stafford and Gillies strongly opposed, the Ministers supported. An acrimonious debate was concluded at 3, a.m. The Gold-fields' Committee reported to day and recommended the Gold Mining Districts Bill, and the Gold Mining Drainage Bill lie passed, and that delegated power be withdrawn. Joseph Wells (?) committed suicide, poi- ■ soning himself with sulphate of zinc ; the cause wasjdeprossion of spirits, owing to inability to obtain employment.

The Provincial Government Gazette of the t 11th instant, contains a notification that l Crown Grants in favor of ths undermentioned ' j persona, for purchased sections at Clyde are ready for delivery : —Anthony Brough, 1 Sections 3 and 43, Block XI; James Hazi lett, Section 5, | Section 8, Block XII: and Section 9, Block XXIV : William J. Holt, Section 34, Block XI; Alfred Moore, Section 8, Block II; and John Sherwood, Section 4, Block XXIV. sgßy-advertisement appearing in another column, it will be seen that the directors of the Gold-fields Building Society are about to test the actual demand that exists for money. Under the discretionary powers given them by the rules of the Society, they will adopt a new system of obtaining offers for advances Subscribers requiring money may send in sealed'written tenders, stating the premiums they are willing to give for advances. At 9 p.m., such tenders will be opened by the presiding Director, and the highest offers declared. The names of the tenderers need not necessarily be made public. The subscribers in attendance will then have the option of bidding in advance of such tenders, but, if no bids are made,

the tenders will be accepted. By adopting the plan, the Directors anticipate that the ,r full market value of money will be obtained. 1. Intending borrowers will gain an additional ;e advantage i n having time to first deliberately state their offers in writing, instead of trusting alone to the chances of open '* competition. ir The mountain has brought forth a mouse. )_ Verily a most miserable starveling. The : result of all the active petitioning and agitar tion,lately made to obtain an extension of the j Dunediq and Clyde Mail service to Cromwell is expressed in the following telegram, s which, according to the Cromwell A rgus has 8 been received by Mr. Michaelis Fraer. I- “ The Contractor (Chaplin) demands COO/, a £ “ year extra to break his present contract, “which has two years to run. There is “ little hope of getting the Government to “ agree to this in the present state of the 1 “finances.” It would of course have been - an impertinence if even a gentle hint had L . been published by us of the fact, well-known j. to most people here, that the Mail contract had not yet nearly expired and that the Coach proprietors have long since expressed i the greatest disinclination to risk the lives 1 and limbs of their passengers by driving [ after dark, along the dangerous road from Clyde to Cromwell. We venture, however, now to make one suggestion, in fact to re--1 peat what has already been submitted for r consideration. Let Queenstown, Arrowtown ■ Cromwell, Clyde, Naseby, and intervening . places, unite in one effort to get the road , from Dunedin so improved, that it will bo possible for the coaches to run right through ; to Clyde in one day, and to Queenstown in ■ two. If there is any virtne in the power ■ of numbers and the actions of Municipal , corporations it should be accomplished. A comprehensive line of action of this nature, is more likely to receive favorable consideration at head quarters, than the spasmodic agitation made by single communities. In the one case, the general public good would be promoted. In the other, the suspicion will force itself into notice that the anticipated sale of a few additional bags of horsefeed, or the lodgment of casual passengers,

has quite as much weight in influencing “ your humble petitioners,” as any real desire to accelerate the trausitof Her Majesty’s Mails. The public generally throughout the district will, no doubt, hail with satisfaction the news that the novel local industry of brick-making is at last about to be commenced here. Mr. James Patterson is now prepared to take orders for any quantity, having engaged experienced hands from Dunedin. As soon as they arrive he will commence operations. We hear that two or three residents at Clyde have decided to

enlarge or re-huild their premises as soon as the bricks are burnt, and others will doubtless follow their example. Mr. Patterson has already a large quantity of excellent clay ready, and the seam he has opened up looks as if it would yield enough to rebuild the whole township. Court business at Black’s has kept the newly-appointed Warden, E. H. Carew, Esq., busily engaged of late. The township of Ophir looks quite lively on Court days, as parties interested in the various cases gather from all quarters, and the wonder is how they could have possibly don ■ without a Warden before. Miners throughout the district, express great satisfaction at having a resident officer there, who, 1 from knowledge to be gained by personal observation, will be enabled to equitably adjudicate in disputes that must necessarily arise at times, even among the least litigiously inclined individuals, where the peculiar nature of the country and fluctuating water supply for mining puvposos ren ders the question of rights and remedies a difficult point to settle without appeal to ; competent local authority. A rumor has been afloat that "the mew Warden is not particularly enamoured with his quarters, , and would, if possible remove therefrom. We , do not vouch for its accuracy, believing Mr. Carew is too conscientious an officer to contemplate deserting a post to which he has been so recently appointed, simply because a few inevitable disagreeables are experienced. It is, however, amatter that more nearly concerns the Black’s community than any other persons. The lambing season is progressing favorably ; the average per centage being in excess of tbe yield produced last season.. The passing storms and cold nights lately experienced, only in a very slight degree lessening the numbers. “A young man, who has recenly been ■ appointed assistant-in the ■ Telegraph and Postal Department at Havelock has been convicted of opening the letters posti d, more especially those addressed in ladies’ handwriting, reading them, and then inserting 1 some of the lowest, disgusting, and most filthy expressions ever heard . .

The Rev. Joshua Jones, Episcopalian Minister, who lately arrived at Dunedin f-om Queensland by the Clarde Hamilton, reached Clyde'last evening. He has been appointed to take chargeofthisdistrict, and, as will be seen by reference to the report of the Church meeting, held_ on Wednesday evening last, a Committee wiil bo formed to act in co-operation with him, and also with local Committees in outlying portions of the District, in- order that financial arrangements may at once be placed on a satisfactory basis. The district having been, so long without regular ministrations, it is just possible some little trouble may be at first experienced, but no fears need be entertained of the ultimate success of the praiseworthy efforts to obtain a pemauently stationed minister of the Gospel, in our midst. The secret of success will be found in energetic “working up” of the district. House to house visitations, journeyings far and near, persuasive appeals, and prudent couccs ions will he the bast incentives among the scattered congregation. The Committee will do their best, and doubtless the Rev. Mr. Jones, guided by his Queensland experience will easily adapt himself to the

g circumstances of his new charge e Some long-needed repairs are at last about . to be made to the Clyde Court House. The 1 gaping holes in the floor are to be covered - over, and the building patched here and I there to keep it together for another i brief period. The Government would do wise'y to sell it while it has some marketable value. Cleared of the fittings it would . make a passably good stable. Inquiries are made as to the why or ; wherefore the Dunstan Jockey Club has not ■ yet published a programme for the fast ap- , preaching annual event. Racing men j throughout the district, as well as more distant places’ will soon be anxious to know i what work is cut out for their nags, and what the golden inducements. Our Crorai "’ell friends are particularly anxious to see , the programme. i Quite a number of small birds may be seen daily congregating in the gardens around the township, flitting daily from tree to tree, and recalling pleasant memories of far-off scenes by their merry clumping. They are about the size of wrens, with yellowish brown feathers, and have a white circle round the eyes. These welcome little strangers should he jealously protected, and small boys with shangai proclivities visited with condign punishment. At the recent indignation meeting at Roxburgh, arising out of the sale of land at > Moa Flat, a petition was adopted praying 1 that the sale be disallowed, and the laud 1 opened for bona fide settlement instead. A 1 resolution was afterwards passed calling on ; Mr. J. B. -Bradshaw to resign his seats in 1 the Provincial Council and House of Rep- 1 resentatives,for his “ traitorous conduct in not acquainting his constituents of the in-

te.ition of the Government to perpetrate this infamous sale.” From the Registrar General’s Return we learn that during 1870 10,277 births and 2703 deaths were registered in New Zealand. The excess of births over deaths was 7574. 117 of the deaths were by drowning. Th s Evening Star, of the 10th instant, say's : —“ The assessment of sheep in the Province for the year 1871-2 was paid into the Treasury on the Ist inst., and .-o far as the Otago district is concerned, amounted to 48,339/., 14s. lid. Since Last year the Province was divided into two districts, and the assessment on stock within the Southland district is paid at Invercargill. The amount has not yet been ascertained, but it is believed it will bring the grand total up to about 57,000/., or 2000/. less than last year’s assessmen.” j Several charitable institutions, church, school, hospital, &c., are at present in need of funds. Perhaps the following hint may ; be useful to lady collectors. The writer i says : —“ I w r as rather shocked last week ! when a charming young lady told mo she had joined the ‘Kksing-brigade’ to raise funds for the Institution. A little explanation, however, relieved my perturbed modesty. ‘Will you take a kiss for a shilling ?’ asked my fair informant. My gallantry thus appealed to, and becoming temporarily forgetful of mild blue eyes elsewhere, a new ‘Robert’ was instantly produced. As I rose to receive my reward, a : big lolly, wrapped in tissue paper, was 1 thrust into my band, and a merry peal of 1 silvery laughter greeted my discomfiture 4 1 Well, I blessed the Institution, and be- ] thought me of the new sentimental mode of assisting charities hard up. The Kissing : brigade forsooth !” 1 The cloth manufactured at Mr. A J. , Bum’s factory, Mosgiel, is already meeting with distinguished patronage. The Brace . Herald, referring to it says—“We intend to give our tailor an order for a suit at . once. ” _ i An apparatus for paring or cutting the ■ hoofs of horses and sheep has been lately patented iu Melbourne. It eon- . siats of two levers connected near one ■ end by a rod or rods working on centres in : each lever, so as to permit of their being ; moved about freely. One lever is of wood, ■ the other of steel. The wooden one serves as a rest for the hoof, so as to present a solid resistcnco to the knife or cutter f ormed on the end of the other lever. That side of ■ the wooden lever against which the cutter ; works has a facing of copper, and the end of it has a hooked fork, which is used as a ; rest for the hoof when the inner portion is ( cut or pared. The knife has a certain •mount of curvature iu order to ena- ( ble it to make the precise cut required. . The required cut is made at once instead of , rasping and paring away in thin slices. , Scene , in tho Canadian Parlimont:-Mr i Ross,exclaimcd. that damaging .statements ! was all he meant to he was in- j i termpted by a fool—Mr. Talbot—Who’s a I food? Mr. Rosa—By a foolish ns—Mr. i Cameron—Who’s an ass? ' Mr. Boss- ] Foolish assertion of profanity, {“Hear, hear,” and cries of "uh i”] j (

m The following take from the in General Government Gazelle. Total amount n, of Money Orders issued in New Zealand in during the quarter ending the 30th of June, :1, 1871, 37,440/., is against 33,461/. during of the corresponding quarter of 1870. Money ly orders paid 24,142/., as against 19,556/., of ■d these amounts Otago and Southland contrijo bated for the present quarter 9,606/. and is 6,727/. respectively, being morethan a fourth r- in each case. Total amount of monies dea posited in Post-office Savings’ Bank for the i, same period 71,569/., as against 71,100/., is and of the present 'ameunt Dunedin and it Southland deposit 22,747/. r- In giving evidence before the Committee j- on colonial industries, appointed by the y General assembly an experienced witness, r referring to deep-sea’.fishing in Cook”s d Straits, said that if properly fitted vessels :. of from fifty to sixty tons, were equipped, ,r experienced fishermen obtained from theold t country, and Chinamen hired to cure the g catches ,a most profitable trade could easily e lie created to an extent at present scarcely dreamt of. There are fish of every description, and the finest quality, to be found e in the Straits, and a ready market would be obtained, not only in the chief towns of t Australia, but throughout the whole of the e country districts, in addition to the sale 1 that would be in New Zealand. 1 The good folks of Naseby are awfully r indignant at the following paragraph appear ) ing in the League , Dunedin Evening pajjer. - The writer was evidently suffering from an 1 aggravat-d attack of ‘bile’“This is the grand depot of disappointed. Otago genr i" 8 - When the servant maid has exhausted b •'he patience of her mistress she flies to the . Hogburn, when the mechanic has turned , away many of his masters’ Dunedin custom- ; ers with bad work—the Hogburn is a great- - ful Benevolent Asylum. When the Caver-

. sham Institute, when the Dunedin police, when Mr. Caldwell ever gets disgusted with inoorrigibles—somehow or other thev find a genial asylum in the Hoghum. Is there a young women bankrupt in health purse, and character in Dunedin—she buys anew chignon, anewsilk,anew "sunshade” and she steps into the coach for the Hogburn. It is a land of unlimited freedom a little hunted since the advent of Sergacnt M'Clusky and the consequenct exodus of not a few female Cains and Jezebels—but still, like a mother, it will receive the forsaken of all nations. Though all the world forget you, it is all the world to you.” The Wakatip Hospital Committee have just discovered that the Government subsidy of 2/. to If., ceased from March last; and are, as a matter of course, highly indignant t hat the Government have so long I kept silence on this point. The Mail stigmatises the action as “ legal, sharp, and nascy.”