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Dunstan Times, Issue 696, 20 August 1875, Page 2

A Concert in aid of the Clyde School funds is advertised for Wednesday, the Ist of September prox. The Dunstan Jockey Club, by advertisement, intimate that the Spring Race Meeting, with a programme of from LBO to LI 00 will he run on Friday, the 24th of September. The programme to appear in next issue. On Wednesday last, the nomination of candidates for the office of Councillor for west ward, Town of Clyde, took place. Mr George Fache being the only candidate was declared elected. We notice there are now three sluicing claims at work on the west hank of the Molyneux opposite Clyde, and should imagine by the steady manner the parties have of working that they are being well remunerated. From our contemporary the Cromwell Argus we understand that the Good Templars’ celebration on Friday evening last, which consisted of a tea meeting, dramatic entertainment, by the Arrow Dramatic Club, concluding with a dance, was a most unqualified success ; the gross takings amounting to nearly 1,130. On the Tuesday evening previously a Go id Templars’ soiree and ball took place at B mdigo which was also a most successful affair. During the past week some of the iron work tor carrying the wires of the bridge have been placed in position, on the piers on the west side of the river. Beyond tins, the only work done is excavating for the moorings on the west side. The reasons of this inactivity, we arc given to understand, are two-fold, the one being the awaiting for material, the other the indecision regarding the approaches. A few issues back we informed our readers that Mr Grant, the contractor for the bridge across the Molyneux, at Clyde, was applying for a site for a lime kiln. Since then Mr Grant has had a number of men employed in building stone kiln and procuring lime-stone. Yesterday, everything being completed, the fire was lighted. The prospect therefore of obtaining lime at a reasonable price is now at hand. The contract for the approaches to the Spottis Creek bridge is nigh on completion. While on the subject of approaches to bridges we think it would be as well, while a gang of men are in the locality, for the authorities to make or form the road to the horse bride across the Manuherikia, at the gorge below Black’s township. We have often hoard the question asked—where is the road to this bridge ? It will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr A. W. Fanner, {professional tunor&c.,) from Begg's Music Warehouse, has returned from his visit to the Lakes district, and will for a few days, again devote his attention to the Dunstan district. While at the Lakes, we are informed, MiFanner was most successful, and owners of instruments express themselves highly satisfied at the admirable way in which they have been toned. The business this sitting of the District Court,—writes our Queenstown correspondent,—was not so large as upon former occasions. One case, Barry v. Turton, for alleged neglect of,a client’s interest, whereby the plaintiff claims L2OO damages, was, in consequence of the illness of defendant, adjourned. Others were withdrawn ; while the two cases heard were disposed of by his Honor Judge Harvey, in one day. Mr F. J. Wilson was summoned from Clyde to conduct Mr Wesley Turton’s eases, that gentleman being seriously indisposed. Mr Wilson was successful in both suits conducted by Him. The Mount Mn Chronicle says:—“Tho Hospital Committee are makiug exertions to overcome an overdraft which is creeping up in spite of their best efforts.”

At a public meeting held at Lawrence (called by circular) the following motion and amendment was proposed ! motion— That the managers of the Banks of Now Zealand and New South Wales, bo asked to form their agencies in Lawrence into branch banks, and thus confer extended powers upon their agents. Amendment—That a requisition bo prepared and signed inviting tie Colonial Bank to establish a branch of their bank in Lawrence. The Amendment was carried by a largo majority. The Waipori correspondent to the Tuapeka Times writes—“ Oh ye vain-glorious Cromwell and Lawrenceites, hide not thy heads, but thy whole bodies ; and so ye boast of having men amongst ye who have been patted and caressed by the great D. O'Connell. Why, we have an old boy here (Waipori) who admits having taken the horses out of the great D, O’s carriage when in Edinburgh, and made one of the asses to draw it through the streets.” A a public meeting at Lawrence on the “ Abolition of Provinces ” question, resolutions in favor of the Government measures were carried unanimously. One of Murray’s brickmaking machines, capable of turning out 10,000 bricks a day, is now at work in the Brittania Pottery Works, Milton. An up-country correspondent informs us (Clntha Leader) that some clever pen and ink sketches are being circulated in connection with the forthcoming election of a member for Wallace. No. 1. is entitled “Mr Passtian’s ideas of what a liberal land policy should be—a shepherd and dog lying on a vast plain, with a woolshe 1 and sheep in the distance. No. 2. Mr B.’s ideas of a happy and industrious population- shearers in the wnolshed. No. 3. Mr B. will encourage the mining interests—puts his band on a digger working a cradle, with 1 Why do you dirty the water, my friend. Who can wash sheep in that?’ No. 4. Mr B’s ideas of the wealth of nations—a bullock team loaded with wool. Mr B's views of what wise legislation should produce—a dozen men, hat in hand, bowing meekly and reverently before him.” We (says the Waikouaiti Herald) have been requested to draw the attention of owners of cattle and sheep to the following section of the Cattle and Sheep Ordinance : —“ Every owner of cattle and sheep shall, in the month of September in every year, deliver in writing to the Registrar of the district in which such cattle or sheep shall be depasturing, a return of the number of cattle and sheep above six months old oavned by him or under his charge, and certifying avhether the said cattle or sheep are free from disease, and shall append thereto a declaration that such return is true to the best of his knowledge and belief, and every such person neglecting to make such return and declaration, or making a false return or declaration shall forfeit and pay a penalty not less than LlO nor more than L 50.” The stringency of this section speaks for itself, and it is unnecessary we should imagine to ; impress upon all owners of cattle or sheep the necessity of complying with its provisions. The Press, writing on abolition, says “ Nothing could show more strikingly how thoroughly obsolete Provincial Institutions have become than the ease and absence of public inconvenience with which they can be abandoned. The proposed change has nothing revnlutionaiy about it. The abolition of the Provinces involves collapse of adminitratinn, no interval of anarchy. The new order of things can succeed the old without any shock or sense of disruption. All that happens is that Provincial institutions are allowed to drop. Their disappearance leaves no void. Other forms of local government which have grown up with the growth of the Colony, and have already virtually superseded them, come forward to fill their place. Their loss will not be felt. They are of no valne while here, and when they are gone will not be missed.”