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Dunstan Times, Issue 517, 15 March 1872, Page 2

The poll for the election of a Member to represent the Lakes Districts—as far as can at present he ascertained—resulted as follows Hallenstein, 432; Macassey, 220 ; Miller, 20 : majority for Hallenstein, 212. These figures! we take from the }['aka tip Mail, and although not official, may be depended upon as being pretty nearly correct. The election lay entirely between Hallenstein and Maccassey, and the friends of each strove hard to obtain success for their candidate. Miller had no chance whatever. The revenue of the nine provinces ofNew Zealand, from customs; stamps, postage, judicial, and land fees and fines amount to a total of 232,397/. 1 Os. 3d., and the respective amounts contributed by each Province are, Otago, 70,332/. Ss. 4d. ; Auckland, 54,582/. 13s. 3.1. ; Canterbury, 31,109/. 10s. ; Wellington, 21,906/. 7s Bd. ; Nelson, 29,294/. 19s. Id. ; West-la d, 18,503/. 14s. 6d ; Taranaki, 1,5751; 9s. 4d. ; Hawke's Bay, <5,563/. 10s. Od. ; Marlboro; 2,428/. 6s. According to the General Government Gazette of the sth inst, the bye laws (if the Loyal Cromwell Lodge Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows have been registered.

The 29th of April ia the day appointed for the meeting of Parliament. The District Court Hia Honour Judge Wilson Grey presiding will bo held at the Court House Clyde on Tuesday the 19th inat, ■

We would again remind those of our readers desirous of having their names placed on the electoral roll that they uniat lodge their claims before the 91st inat. Forma are to be obtained at the Various Court Houses.

Mrs Nugent Wood an authoress who has well described bothiu prose and verse some interesting phases of mining life is giving a series of original readings at Invercargill iu aid of local objects. We direct attention to the sales by auc tion of freehold properties, household fur' niuure, &c., at Clyde, during the present month, by Mr. G. Fache, auctioneer. We are informed by Mr. G. Starkey that a splendid piece of gold, weighing twentytwo ounces, has been discovered at the Nevis, in the same claim as the seventeenounce nugget was found. The latter, it will he remembered, was disposed of by art union, and the proceeds over its value presented to the Dunstan District Hospital funds. A kind of slow fever, of a very serious naturs, we hear, is prevalent in the Cromwe 1 dptrist. A whole family of six, named Boultan, residing at theßaimockburn, were prostrated with the malady at one

time, and it is our painful duty to record the death of Mrs. Boulton. The four children have been removed to the Hospital, and, together with the father, are progressing favorably. Other families have also suffered to a less extent, hut we are happy to and that all arc progressing favorably. The General Government Gazette notifies that the post-office at Kocky Point has been closed We learn from the Australasian that the celebrated entire horse Morris Dancer, the property of Mr. Bridge, of Queenstown, will shortly he offered for sale. The cvidencesot good produced by the seasonable showers of rain that have fallen throughout the district during the past week are already perceptible. News from Drybread, Tinkea’s, and other diggings under the Dunstan Ranges, where tho mines aro completely controlled by tho water supply, are to the effect that most of the parties are again in full work, after a compulsory idleness for the last ten or twelve weeks,'with a plentiful supply. No other portion of the district has suffered so much through the lengthened doouth, hut a mild open winter will soon remove all vestiges of discontent. Black’s Races aro to take place to-day and to-morrow, and we hope to sec a, good attendance of sporting bloods. Black's races Lave ever been renowned for good sport, and we doubt not the preset meeting will prove no exception to the general rule. The attention of agriculturists is drawn

to the advertisement of Mr. Sperry, Superintendent Collector of statistics, whir tho view that those who have not already sent in their returns should do so without delay. Kee Chang, the Chinaman, of spurious gold notoriety, arrived safely in Dniredin, per Al 1 ion, in charge of a Newcastle constable. Ho was taken before the Mayor's Court, and remanded to Invercargill. The Grey mouth L’venimj Star is responsible for tire following -Tho postmaster at palmers ton (Otago,) intends to relinquish the business of selling postage stamps on account of the unrcrauncrative per centago allowed by the Government. Mr. J. C. Chappie reports having disposed of by public auction the plant of the Try Again Company (Registered), Black’s No. 3, realising hut 2U. 12s. Gd. Mr, J. Pitches, who was the principal purchaser, purposes, on his own responsibility, sinking another shaft, having full confidence in the existence of gold in payable quantities. Ho intends to sink on tho roof, and then drive to cut the lea l, thus keeping clear of the heavy drift that brought the registered company to grief. The Palmerston (Otago) correspondent of the Bruce Herald writes Two very largo fish have been seen in the river, supposed to have been salmon trout; one of them has been seen by more than a dozen persons, and they all declare it to he over two and a half feet in length, and what makes the matter more interesting is the fact that some scores of young trout, from

three to nine inches long, arc to he seen in the same pond along with it. ’ The Gremouth Races arc appointed to take place on the 18th and 10th inst., the total amount of stakes to be competed for amounting to CSO/., including one race for 200/., two for 100/., and one for 75/. In a serioes of articles on the successful men of Victoria, the Lender introduces Mr. F. ,1. Clark, and observes:—lt is impossible to form an exact estimate of Mr Clark’s wealth, hut he must be worth at least tavo millions sterling. His landed property consists of 120,000 acres in Victoria, 50,000 in Tasmania, 75,000 in South Australia and 42,000 in New Zealand. lie has valuable town properties in Collins street, Emerald Hill, and East Melbourne. He owns 15,000 shares in the Colonial Bank, and lie has a large number of shares in other hanks, gas and insurance companies, besides large sums lent eut on mortgage. His brother Lewis died some years ago, and the whole of the vast property accumulated hy Mr. Clarke will be inherited hy his throe sons, William Clarke of Sunhiiry, Thomas Biggs Clark of Quorn Hal), Tasmania and Joseph Clarks, of Norton Mandeville. We notice in the Wellington papers a challenge issued by one William Macnamara a bootmaker, to any tradesman in New ZeaIrnd, and especially in Canterbury, to do a larger amount of work in one day or one week for any wager anyone likes to mention. • A conlemporory wants “ A real good hoy to make a devil of.' 1

The Wairarapa Mercury in recording the appointment of a valuator for the Masterton Highway district dryly says—“ The qualities necessary to qualify a valuator aro implicit confidence in his own knowledge and a temperament totally impervious to abuse Our readers will not be surprised to hear that the residents in this valley who possess those very desirable attainments are to be reckoned by hundreds, that is if we are to take the number of applicants for a guide.” Speaking of the presence of sharks in Auckland harbor, a correspondent says “About a week since I was told of a Maori, who, lazily trailing his legs overboard at the stern of a canoe, had a Wellington boot half bitten through by a shark which might have measured three feet in laugth. ” At the Thames Hes’dent Magistrate’s Court, a woman charged her husband with assaulting her with a bottle, and slated that if it had not been fora small pad which she wore in her hair, her skull would have been broken ! This says the Jhrtxld, is the first occasion on which we have heard of hair pads being of any practical use. Moral; Ladies whose husbands resort to bottles as a medium of correction,.- should patronise large hair pads. A discovery was lately made in Christchurch of 150 cases of kerosene stored in the open air, within a yard of an ash-pit into which the hot embers from the fire of

an adjoining restaraumt were thrown.. An amusing case of sharp practice occurred lately iu the resident Magistrate’s Court at Wellington. A man named Campbell, well known in town, who has purchased some book debts, was suing a creditor under them. He had been previously sued himself, and judgment obtained, but when askedtopay.be said, “Oh! yes, some time.” When the case in which be was plaintiff was completed, bo asked if he might leave his books iu Court for a short time, and permission being given he did so. His creditor immediately applied for arid obtained a distress warrant'on his property and seized the books, without which Campbell could not gather in his debts, and kept them till the amount of his claim was paid. In the late session a member suggested that a tax should he.levied on photographs, but it appears ’that in Auckland they are far more ingenious. ' A correspondent writing from Auckland says;—A lata issue of our provincial “Gazette” notifies that a tax of five shillings will henceforthbelevied on the erection of “new water closets. ” A sermon to children has been preached in Christchurch- The subject chosen was “pitchers of small quantity."