ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 591, 15 August 1873, Page 3

ALEXANDRA.

(Communicated). A public meeting was held in the Library on Saturday evening last the 9th instant, for the purpose of memorialising the Waste Lands Board, to appoint a Bowd of Inquiry to consider the Sale of Laud at Bald Hill Flat- Mr. W. Beresford, Mayor, occupied the Chair. The room was fairly crowded, great interest being evinced over the subceot. The Chairman opened the meeting by calling on the conveners of the meeting. Mr. W Forrest said the object of the meeting was to take steps to stay the further alienation of land from the Miners—it was not his intention to refer to the disputes between the Agricultural Lease holders and the miners—his desire was that an understanding should be arrived at, whereby, both Farmers and Miners would know what they had to expect. He sad that the past and present system of leasing Land for Agricultural purposes was a muddle, as evidence by the objections that were being’ made by all the g dd-fields against the selling of land. He then referred to the lands at Bald Hill Flat, and expressed his belief that the whole of the flat was payably auriferous The constant object ons by the miners to every application produced a bad feeling against them on the part of the farmers—he was in favor of a Board of Inquiry, and if the Board decided the laud auriferous, or to the contrary, let it be dealt wi hj accordingly. He would propose—That a memorial be drawn up and forwarded to the Waste Lands Board, requesting them to hoi 1 a general In pairy as to the auriferous nature of the Bald Hill Flat, with the view to reserve any p syably auriferous land from Sale ; seconded by Mr. Simmons and carried. Mr. Webb stated that the farmers had already forwarded a petition to the same effect. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting. A Committee was appointed to draw up the Memorial' and the meeting termi nated.

The death of Baron[Channel! ha’ levivcd an anecdote of his practice at tbe bar. His Lordship was always regarded as a man of sound legal learning and very’ considerable general erudition, but he was, at the same time, remarkable for hia utter disregard of the unfortunate letter 11. Being engaged iu a commercial suit in which the ship Harrow was the bone of contention, the Judge expressed a wish to know what was really' the name of the vessel. “Was she,” he asked, “the Harrow or the Arrow? “ My Lord ” replied Mr. Chanuell’s witty, but disrespectful junior, “ when the ship is at sea is known as tbe Harrow, but when she gets into the chops of the Channel she becomes the Arrow.