The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1878.

Dunstan Times, Issue 866, 22 November 1878, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1878.

Ben(a f h (he rule of men kxtirki.y just (he rEx is-mightier than the sword.

A coRRESPrrxDEXT writing ns from Serpentine wants to know how it is that while at Nasebv tho Court authorities charge onlyonc shilling for renewal fertilicates, those at Clyde charge five shillings, and goes on to say there must be some mistake somewhere. On reference to the Gobi Fields’ Act, we find in sub section 3 of Sec Bon 31 that the charge is five shillings, while in Section 31 of the Regulations referring to water-races, one shilling is sta[ed as the charge. Being anything tint 'satisfied at this direct con'radiclion, we app'y to the Mining Registrar who informs us

that his authority to charge five shillings was by the Treasury department, in fact, that he had charged one shilling in the first days of the Act and Regulations coming into force, but he had a gentle reminder that the proper charge was five shillings bv being surcharged with the difference, The mistake, therefore, (if any) is not to be laid at the doors of the Clyde officials, but with the Treasury- Tb« Go.* ' vernment however are apparently aware of, the what they are pleased ' to call the ambiguity, uni have issue! circulars—one of which we were kindly shewn—that the charge for certificates in future will be. two shillings and sixpence, with an extra shilling for registration. Here, again, it will be seen in getting rid of one ambiguity another one is created, inasmuch as it doesnot say if renewals are to be registered ; but as it appears to be prenosterous to register a renewal the Clyde Registrar has decided to charge the shilling only in cases of new certificates. As. doubtless, the circulars above referred to have' been sent to all goldfields’officers one charge in future will be uniform, and our correspondent will have no further ground to complain at all events on that head. Mr Fache announces a sale of cattle at [da Valley on the 10th of December next. The season, to all appearance, will be an early one for fruit. Cherries and strawberries are already ripe. The first meeting of the new County Council will be held on Wednesday next the 27th instant. The chief-business will be the election.'of JChairman for the next three years. It is announced, in another column that the Art Union, in aid of the Ca'bolic Presbytery, Blacks'will beheld on December Ist, at Blacks ; and holders of block books and tickets are requested to hand them to the Secretary on or before'th.it date. Mr Moore is making steady headway with the shaft he is sinking for coal, on his private property adjoining Mr Holt’s coal lease in Clyde. A depth of about forty feet has been reached. Tire stratas gone through as yet have been gravel, but there are now indications of clay. The Spottis Creek Mill is kept pretty well engaged in gristing locally grown wheat, of which a greater quantity is in hand than was anticipate). Mr Jones informs ns that the wheat makes far better flour than he expected and says that, when greater pains and more knowledge is brought to bear on the growing of wheat a hotter quality of flour could not he wished for. A special meeting of the Committee "of Management <>f the Dunstan District lies- | pital was held on Wednesday evening last to consider a proposition made by the Contractors for the re-erection of the Hospital 1 buildings, for an alteration of the plans ; auer due consultation it was resolved. That as the alteration would be anything but an improvement cither in the appearance or in the strength of the. building, no alteration bo made, and that the contractors be requested to adhere to the plans. The high rates charged for crossing tbo Molymoix at the Beaumont Punt is having the effect of diverting the heavy traffic from off that line of roa 1, an 1 th" most of the goods that now feed the interior atjovo i Alexandra is now delivered by the way of Palmerston. The effect, though highly I pleasing to the Pahnorstonians an I the settlers on that line of that road, is disastrous to our friends at Lawrence and all along the Valley of the Molyneux, and it is a matter of no small wonderment to ns that some pressure has not been brought to bear on either the County authorities or the owner of the punt, to reduce the charges to something like a fair and reasonable amount. A man named Holeman, a baker in the employ of Mr G. Cameron, Alexandra, on Saturday last met with a most serious accident through the bursting of his gnu whilst out rabbit slmoting, resulting in the total loss of the thumb and first finger of thought hand. He was at once conveyed to the Dmistan District Hospital, ami skillfully treated by Dr Leahy. The accident occurred, we understand, through an overcharge of powder ; it was, therefore, in no way the fault of the pun, though, if we are rightly informed, it was not one of the best, in fact it being one of a cheap description of which we arc sorry to see so many in the district On the subject of cheap trashy “Brummagem” guns appears the following in a Dunedin contemporary:—“To judge from the remains of a fowling-piece shown us yesterday, there is great necessity for some regulations being made to prevent the importation and sale of cheap untested guns. The fowling-piece in question was purchased recently in a country tow i for the sum of L2, the barrel being stained to represent a splendid twist. The metal, however, turns out to have been quite rotten, as the barrel burst upon being fiixd with a comparatively small charge. Of course, it may be replied that people should not buy such rubbish, and we are free to admit that no sensible man would do so. But many persons who require a gun for rabbit shooting, or some such purpose, are tempted to obtain a weapon with the smallest possible outlay, added to which there is a very general belief among the public that all guns sold in the Colony must be tested before they are allowed to be introduced. It would be well if such were really the case. Florilixe ! 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The Strathtaieri railway survey is going a-hei d. We notice some cl the peas about a mile on the Clyde side of Tiger Hill. As far as we can see'- the lin? _ courses , right through Mr Worth’s private property, and then crosses the main roa 1 just at the end of that property. The Western Star says 1 “ Freehold property in Riverton in the vicinity of the ‘railway is rapidly wJvatfMlft'ifl value. We hear of one section, which two years could have been bought for L3OO, changing hands lately at LSO'l; another which last year was under offer at L 236 was sold for LSOU a short time since.” The Sultan has han led to Sir A. FT. bayard for her Majesty Queen Victoria a magnificent album, richly bound, containing his own portrait, and those of the Imperial family. To Sir A. H. Layard himself his Imperial Majesty has presented his portrait, set in diamonds of rare beauty, At Coblentz anil Saarlouis the police recently prohibite' l smoking in the streets by youths under sixteen ; and at Treves a byelaw of 1857 has just been brought into force, which imposes a fine of from three to nine marks, or imprisonment in default, on boys under sixteen who smoke iu the streets and in places of amusement. One of the questions asked the aaolor of the Wellington Gaol at the late Commission of Enquiry was, “ What part of the treatment is most irksome to prisoners, and what do they most complain of ?” the answer given to which is, “ Loss of libertybeing kept constantly and steadily at hard labor, and being unable to obtain newspapers.” We have been assured by several gaol authorities, s iys the Cost, that the prisoners miss the newspaper almost as much as they would their tobacco if deprived of it. The weather continues rough and boisterous, with occasional falls of rain. The river accordingly maintains a very high level, in fact, it is now feet above the usual summer mark. Should the present weather continue and the fall of snow on the mountains he equal to the rain fall in the low country there is hut I'ttle doubt when warm weather sets in there will he a flood equal to if not exceeding in volume anything we have yet had —it has to he borne in mind the present state of the Lakes, the which, to all accounts, are still hank high, and the vast volume of water in all the rivers, and then consider what effect the water of an ordinary summer flood would have. Wo are no j croakers, hut we consider not only the Government hut everybody living in the low country should be prepared in the event of . our prognostications being verified. | The whole of the Country appears to have been visited by the gales of wind that have been raging in tbis’distriet lately. We have not heard of any accidents in our neighborhood through it, though a good deal of property has been destroyed, and in bleak open spots the crops will he much injured. In Ida Valley we hoar of several houses having been blown down, and during the severest of one of the gusts a six-horso waggon was ■ capsized. According to a contempo’-ary Oamaru and Titnaru had their full share. The following are some of the mishaps th-re: “ Henry Mantell was carrying a largo plasterer’s hod into the side door of the Bonfire i Hotel, Oamaru, when a gust of wind threw him over, and the hod falling on h's leg ; fractured it —A portion of (ho unfinished ' roof of Mr Shennan’s new building, situated on the top of the hill near the S >uth School, Oamaru, was carried away as lightly as a sheet of paper, and landed a considerable distance from the house. One of Mr Rowland’s workmen employed at this building had his leg broken at the same time. —At the same town a particularly strong gust lifted a shed on Dr Oar’and’s property into the air, and deposited it in fragments on to the roof of Mr Forrester’s house in Wharf street. —The parapet surmounting Wait-dri House was blown on to the roof of the bill'ding. Scores of simp windows were blown in, ami much other damage done. From Titnaru we hear that a frightful and fatal accident occurred on Friday last. The roof blew off a house near Ormshy’s flour mill taking the chimney with it. The fall of the latter caused instantaneous r’ealh to an infant seven months old, and Mrs Drew (the mother) died about ten minutes afterwards. Mr Drew is the head miller at the mi'l in question.” Throat Affections and Hoarseness. AH suffering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will he agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of “Brown's Bronchial Troches.” these famous “ lozenges ” are now sold by most respectable chemists in this enunt-y at Is 14-1 per box. People troubled with a “ hacking cough,” a “slight cold,” or bronchial affections, cannot try them too soon as similar troubles, if allowed to progress result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections. See that the words *' Brown’s Bronchial Troches ” arc on the Government Stamp around each box. —Manufactuied by John t. Brown k Sons, Boston, United Stages. Depot. 403. Oxford-street. London Holloway’ Pills.—Though good hca! hj ii preferable to high honor, how regardless people often are of the former—how covetous of the latter ! Many suffer their strength to drain away ere maturity is reached, through ignorance of the facility afforded by these incomparable Pills of checking the first untoward syetenis of derangement, and reinstating order without interfering in the least with their pleasures or pursuits. To the young especially it is important to maintain the highest digestive efficiency, without which the growth is stunted, the muscles become lax. the frame feeble, and the mind slothful. The. removal of indigestion by these Pills is io easy, that nine save the most thoughtless would permit it to sap the springs of fife. The Detroit Free Press is informed that kigS'Hg the baby may result in deforming its nose an I bring on near-sightelness. The sifest plan is not to kiqa a hahy, of the ferns e persuasion, until it attains the age of sixteen years. The cartilage of.the nag is nmoh stronger then and besides the kisses Usta better—we've been told*