BLACK’S.

Dunstan Times, Issue 536, 26 July 1872, Page 2

BLACK’S.

(FiiO.UA CORRESPONDENT.) July 23.

The amateur entertainment that I mentioned in my last came off on Friday evening ; there was a very good.attendance, over sixty I believe, including a very fair muster of the fair sqx—as this is the first of the kind we havejlhad here,*l must not be too hard upon them—of the readers, Mesai's Worth, Burke, and D'xon, 1 will simply say they each did their best to please, and may be taken in order as they are mentioned above. Mr. Worth certainly deserves special mention for the trouble he was at in getting up the entertainment, and also for his readings, Thejmusie by Messrs Campbell and Rolandsjwas really’splendid, and some songs by Messrs. Rolands and Morgan were very well received. 9he proceeds amounted to about 13/., in fact for the first amateur entertainment, the whole thing passed off very well, and with credit to all concerned. I hope it will not bo the last; I will also advise that the admission ticket be reduced next time, as three shillings is far too much, especially in these hard times. I hear on very good [authority that a letter signed by most of the inhabitants of Biack’s is to be, or has been forwarded to the Waste Lands Board, asking them not to cancel the survey of Ophir, whether they sell it or not. A trotting match came off on the Drybread Race-course on Monday the loth instant between Mr. J. Mellor’s Tommy of Drybrcad, and Mr. J. Mellor’s Tommy of Tinker’s ; the stakes were 10/. aside ; the Drybread horse giving the Tinker's horse four hundred yards start, distance, two miles and a half. The race was won easily by the Drybread Tommy, time, seven and a half minutes. There is one'person very much required in this part of the district, that, is, some one to act as deputy Registrar of births, deaths, ‘andjnarriagcs, We. petitioned the Government for one some time ago, but they seem to take no notice of it. At St. Bathan’s, the the appointment. 1 have no doubt that some person could 1c found in the place, who Would be very glad to act, if the Government would appoint him. It is very inconvenient to have to travel to Clyde, (20 miles), to register cither a birth or a death, and 1 believe it cannot be done by letter, as -the.informant has to sign the Registration book. When Mr. I’ykc was Registrar for the district, he used to bring the book with him, thus saving parents and others, a great deal of trouble and expense. Taking the district as Drybread, Tinkers, Black’s No. 3, German-hill, and Ida Valley, I think it is large enough to warrant the Government in making the appointment, and thus save many persons an unnecessary journey, and trouble and expense. Owing heavy rains last] week, the Manuherikia river has risen considerably. The minors in the district are all in full work again, there is any amount of water, which I hope will continue for some time.