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Dunstan Times, Issue 606, 28 November 1873, Page 2

The pnematic 3redge is'm a forward state < of completion, andis expected tobe ready .< for work very shortly. ! The Clyde Brass Band have becomewidely 1 known, not only for the excellency o* them 1 music, hut for fhe very generous manner in 1 which they have always rendered thi ir ’ services on behalf of any entertainment -i Laving for its object the benefit of public i institutions, besides affording many even- i iugs’ delightful amusement to those who i without the aid of their enlivening strains, I would, have been doomed to the monotomy of home. Home is undoubtedly a place ' where father, uotheiy sister, and brother 1 should, and doubtless do, find the greatest enjoyment ;aniso it ought to |he. Stib, 1 however happy he man, woman, or child, 1 a change is occasionally desirable, if not absolutely To Mr. Wylde, very ably assisted by Mr. K. A. Nettlefo'di, with wiling pupils, vve owe the advantage of having in our midst one of the best - if not the best - brass band in Otago In this opitdon we are supported by those well able to judge of their excellence. In reference to the Baud, we are happy to say that a nam’oer of gentlemen have come forward as subscribers, and theie is no doubt but the Land will retain its pristine vigor. i It will be seen, on reference to our advertising columns that tenders are called for the formation and gravelling the road between the brewery and CromweT ; also forming and gravelling rode near Mr. Carline’s residence. Full particulars are to be obtained at the District Engineer’s office. A meeting of the Dunstan Board of Wardens was held oirSaturday last in the Clyde Council Chambers, when applications were received for the right to -degas ture nearly four hundred head of great cattle ; ehe bye-laws were also laid on the table, and ordered to be sent down to the Superintendent for confirmation. We notice that the fine for depasturing without a license is not less than ten snillings per head. The Pneumatic Dredge being again in | full working order was,warped up the river I a short distance yesterday. Mr. Coven- | try the raana gev, under whose superintendence the new motive power hus been fit- | ted, (the current wheels referred to last | week) expresses his Indi-i that he has plenity of power to work ths air pumps. We hope the new Company will he rewarded i for their enterprise. .. j I The Lakes District Jockey Club Summer | meeting is duly published to take place on j the loth and lllclt Jaduary 1874. The j events are Ma den Plase of 25 sovs. ; Han- | dierp, si) s ivs. ; .Selling Race, 35 sovs and t.vo Handicaps of 35sovs. each for the first j day - and for the second day. the Derby, I 40 sovs ; Hack Hurdle Race, 25 so vs., Him divan SOL, Lrdics Purse, 25 sovs. I We understand that, the Corporation has ! received the amount of money, (300f.) from 1 , the Government for the repairs and maintenance of the roads within the boundary . of the Municipality. Now that the money ’ is available, we hope that no time will be ‘ | lost in expending it; at the same time we 1 | hope that the public convenience will be , | considered in the outlay—whilst referring > to roads, we would draw the attention of the Road Engineer to Aoe particular piece . of road within tdo district, which, bp the expenditure of a day or the etia 1 or would make it available for traffic, whereas it is 1- now closed agan.st vehicles ] the road is f between Insley’s and the Manuhenkia We notice of late great improvement in the roads, whether it is that better labor is employed, or the supervision is better, we do not know, but it is an incontrovertible fact “ that they are bet er. We are of opinion 1 however that they would be Letter if the Y contract system was adopted, and day laj Lor obalished. i- We are reliably informs Iby a gcntle,j man who has, during the past week, visited ihejprinoipal quatz-miui.ig ventures in the I d strict, that tne prospects are renvnrkV !y P cheering on the Cairick, as also on Bendigo, f He spoke of the Elizabeth Company’s claim as being particularly healthy. He u says the management hitherto has lire-' at foult hiwt regard to the position of the ’ true reef, and in -he breaking r.tv"y of e stone have invarialify taken too much ii mull eh. Experience, however, has taught i, them wisdom, and they now know the reef so well that none but golden stone will in future be broken down. They’ have in sight a reef, three feet and a half thick, ,J and bared to a depth of two hundred and > forty feet. The crushing at present undere weigh, it is assumed, will pay over an ounce p to the ton. The John Bull are engaged j crushing a narcel of about three hundred tons of at me. A. Wat one hundred and II forty ntos have been put and, to f t-’ppeai on "e. will yield fron eighteen pennyj waigts to an ounce to Jhe ton The Crora* pony’s claim at Bendigo, our informant says, never looked so well. A second make of stone has been struck, averaging about B three and a half feet in thickness and f showing tor vied of four aunc sto the ton. s The Lucknow Company are haying their j new tunnel pushed a-head as fast, as possible, and it is now within forty-five feet of the line of the reef. At the adjourned sitting of the District . Court, Clyde, or Saturday las - , the 22nd ’ j inst., before his-Honor Wilson Grey, Esq., | Robert Westwood, of Clyde, gardener, a ; r bankrupt, apilied for final order of ditcharge, «hich was granted,-

The Broca Herald says ;—“ A .portion of an editorial foot notp to a letter in the Toapeka Times reads as follows‘We are glad to hear that school'matters at Black’s 0] are prosperous. We know that cduca- j> tionally Black's should he a prosperous school, because the first Government teacher j, there produced, intellectual affects $ w|re officially, ami locally ackuowledged^o, (; be of a very superior character. But we also know that the first teacher resigned in ri disgust, because the attendance .was not commensurate With his Indefatigable per- i; severance 1 The modesty of the writer c ] would have been complete had the article p concluded— that fii st teacher is now editor of the Tuapeka Times. ’ ” „ Wc have again to v efer to the rule that •no letter can be inserted in our open 5 columns unless accompanied by the name t and address of the writer. “ Old Maka- J rora b esideijt.’s" letter—for one reason, it e being without the name and address of the writer; for another, it dealing enliiely e with what a; pears a private grievance—is I not published. We. may, however, inform *' Makatoia” that we will be happy to S insert his letter as an advertisement if he 1 so desire it. e A fatal mining accident occurred, tbe 1 Kawai'uu t iorge on Friday, the 21st iast., lesuli ing in the death of Joel Lhaj mam It appears that dm eased and his two mates ( were working in their sluicing claim, when a stone 1 etame dislodged fiom the face of the workings. Deceased, in his attempt to get out of the way, unfortunately slipped/ and fell into the tail race. Oiie of his mates fTievathan) who witnessed the whole 1 affair, quickly extricated him, hut beluro ' modieal a isi.tanee arrived life was ex duct. * At the inquest, held before James Dorse, Etq., M.D., Coroner, the juiy returned a 1 verdict of “ Accidental death." Deceased 11 was a native of Cornwall, and was in his twenty-seventh year. *-'e had been some yeais resident at the Gorge, where he was much lespected. The li neral took place on Sunday, and was attemteil by about two hundred persons. We understand that another company is projected, to work thvdtep lead ~t Black’s No. 3. Messrs. Rev ell and parly are the promoters. Mr, Francis Tubman, the proprietor of ( the Teiot punt, is now engaged in replac it by an entirely new one, which will be a vast improvement on that now in use. ( The boats for the new strumu e were built by Messrs. Jacks n, Brothers, of Port Chalmers, and aie of the following dimensions:—Length, 30 feet C ini lies : breadth , of beam, 7 feet 6 inches; depth, 3 feet 4 inches. The carrying capacity of the , now punt will be from fifteen to sixteen tons, amply sufficient to meet all posable requirements. Strangers, from Dunedin and other places, visiting the. Dunstau district, have ex- j i pressed their surprise at tbe appearance of ! , the numerous garde;.s round about. The I fruit and vegetables are in most extract'- j 1 diuary profusion, and heavy crops are the i rule. In the neighborhood of Alexandra, i the gardens belonging to Mr Oliver and I and “others are in a most forward state, [while the Monte Chiisto (Mr. Feraud’s) j whould amply repay the visitor for tho , | journey of some miles to view the magnifi- j cent crop of fruit of every description. : Apples, pears, apricots, peaches, cherries, plums, Ac., are in such ptoiusion that it is found neoessaiy to prop the tiees to enable j them to sustain the weight of the produce, j while the fruit bushes are equal y prolific, j In the large number of smaller gardens in : the township of Cly lc wgilation is equally forward. Ripe strawberries and cherries have been gatheied more than a week ago, Asparagus peas, broad beaus, and even new , otatoca aie no strangers to our tables. Of roses and other fii were a good exhibiiiitiim is ou view, and these floral productions are to highly estimated that you can ; scarcely enter any house, bo it public or private, without being greeted by the sight .ltd perfume of bouquets of choice flowers, t While on thin subject, we may remark that those w ho do not po seas a garden, and eon- I i sequenlly have had hitherto to pay pretty j ; dearly for the enjoyment of th;se luxuries i and, in fact, nece.-saries, the present sea- . son’s piolilic crop will, we believe, have . the effect of so reducing prices as to bring tho bountiful fruits of the e rth within the reach of the poor mau as well a; his more j oppulent neighbor, , Complaints are time after time, auu wish , little cessation, sent to us of the wagg mers camping in such close proximity of tho town. Die cm plain;nl. says lie , is annoyed and bis family disturbed by the j, hoi>es being ab, ut Lis premia's at ni.Jit, eau.-ing visions of dtpmlators; another j says his bust css keeps him up till eleven j or twelve o’clock at night, ami sometimes t even later, and jet at an hour when he re j quires repose, tbs tramp of horses and the worse vociferations of their attendan* drivers completely annihilate sleep,{causing aim ist utter prostration, ami quite unfitting j him for buainess for the day ; another says that among others who camped within a few yards of his house was a earlier, who j suffered from the affliction of deafness, and j the bawling and hollowing, both at late night and early morn, was something j ai liom. Hs says he cat fu.ly sym.n hiso with tie man in his affliction, but cannot • see why he should obt rude it upon others, ' especially at nuseely hours. In answer to , these and other complaints we kn iw of no |. other remedy than a representation to the Municipal aulhoriti-.s, whim, we behove, i hj. v full power to enforce the rules and r ! re,ulitions tinder which they held <Ccc. . j One thing is perfectly clear—a camping I ground should be appropriated, convenient jto the toxut and where they can have j all they require without being annoyin. to b tho town tosidei ts. tna conespomient [ a dmadverts on teams ja sine through ti c town on Sunday.-, but, with this subject , W'e do not feci cailc.l upon to in'crfeie, the • Mu dcip ,1 Oorpor.iiioi/a’ .Acqsuppjying the ouicdy.