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Evening Star, Issue 3081, 3 January 1873, Page 2

A fire occurred on the Peninsula at three o’clock this morning, by which Coney’s hotel was burned down. Wo have been unable to obtain any particulars.

The Tiiapdu Tinw states that the new Waste Land Board will consist of the following gentlemen. Messrs Henry Clark, A, W. Morris, J. L. Bnttcrworth, A. C, Strode, and a member of the Provincial Lxecutive. At the Mayor’s Court this morning, Anne White, for drunkenness, was fined i s, or in default of payment to be imprisoned for 48 hours ; and Peter Forbes, for allowing Ins cow to wander, lOs and costs. His Worship the Mayor occupied the bench. The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the District of Dunedin, has supplied us with the following eamparatiye returns for the years 1871 and 1872: In 1871 the number of marriages was 225, and 2;U in 1872. The deaths in 1871 were 374, and 321 in 1872. The births in 1871 were 1101, and 1087 in 1872.

Officials can sometimes disgorge red tape, and condescend to be jocular. A veracious correspondent informs our Tuapeka contemporary that not long since a high dignitary telegraphed to a brother official thusly : “ Business of Courts so small, I cannot attend.” To which the other replied, *' Sorry business too small for you ; am glad it is enough for a judge.”

A prisoner named Peter Robertson, late of Russell street, Dunedin, undergoing a sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labor, for stealing a gold watch at Alexandra, the property of William Beam, was to-day brought before Mr Watt, K.M., at the Gaol, on a charge of stealing a sum of money at Alexandra, and committed for trial at the ensuing sessions. A case of sunstroke, which had a fatal termination, occurred near Havelock on Tuesday afternoon. While Mr Alex. Grant, of Havelock, w.as riding along the Waitahuna road, he exhibited signs of faintness, ami was about to fall off his horse, when his companion caught him and lifted him down. Various restoratives were applied, but proved ineffectual, death resulting almoat immediately. Mr Johnston, Assistant-Engineer of the Public Works Department, has all hut completed the working survey of the Tokoraamro and Tuapeka railway. The line is now pegged out from its junction with the Glutha line, as far as Lawrence, and the route has, in many places, been altered from the nrst survey, which will render it less expensive. The Tuapeka Time* says the cuttings will be much lighter than was anticipated, and the tunnel at Manuka Creek will only he twenty instead of thirty chains, as was previously estimated. There is some back work to be done, but the survey is expected to be completed in a few days. The working plans will be ready to place in the contractor s hands in about a month.

The following items of mining intelligence are from the Tuapeka Times.' —At Campboll’s diggings, about 120 miners arc employed, and the average weekly return ot gold is over 15l)oz. This is an average of an ounce per week per man, which is highei than that on any other Coldfield in the Colony,—The first gleaning up 91 tlw

Gabriel’s Q M. Co. took place on Saturday, and on Monday tbeir first cake, weighing 1220z., from 500 tons of stone, was prodneed. The greater part of the stone crushed came from a r eef six to thirteen feet thick, in many places broken up with bars of slate, intermixed with the quartz, the presence of which, without doubt, contributed to lesson the yield ton. ->o company calculate they can wont the rect. with amde allowance for dead wont, wear and tear, &c„ at three dwts. per ton. Jhc machinery during the past three 'y (iC * 3 worked very smoothly, and from 100 to i-'' tons per week have been crushed. Inc com pany is to be congratulated on tne .-u./a ss of its first crushing, as although it du no come up to the highest anticipations, tne chean mode they work the reef renders it satisfactorily parable. The test crashing o. two tons was from a narrower part ot Die reef, where the stone is known to be ricuci, than where the present workings are. Iso attempt was made to pick the stone everything was put thr ugh, including a lot o stuff known to be nou-auriferous -as it was the earnest mode of getiing it out of the way. The richest part of the reef has not yet been touched.

A match has been arranged for to-morrow afternoon between the following elevens : Messrs Allen, Clarke, Fergusson, Glen, Hellioar, HencUey, Jolmston, Morrison, Macfarlan, Sutcliffe, Tait, Mauisty, and A. Holmes, versus Messrs Brown, Collmson, Fulton, Kettle, Reade, Macdonneli, Thomson, Muir, Bogg, Lambert, Macdonald, Ward, and J. Holmes. Wickets pitched at 1.30.

In’ consequence of the Albion Club not being able to get tbeir first eleven together, to-morrow the Citizens Club will play a match amongst their own members, eleven against the club. Wickets to be pitched at 2 o’clock sharp. The eleven will be represented by—Aris, F. M. Coxhead, Clark, Cole, G. W. Geddes, W. Morrison, F. Muir, Plc-dger. Peake, Shepherd, Thompson, Lambert, andTowsey. Ihe Club— Brown, Bowen, Barnett, A. Coxhead, F. Coxhead, Chapman, Dunning, Disher, Fagan, Fuller, G. Greenfield. R. Greenfield, Goldsmith, Howell, Hyman, Harrison, E. Hogg, Keys, M‘Millaii, Mills, M‘Leod, J. Murray, Manning, Price, Parry, Roberts, Stunper, Secular, W. Watson, J. Watson, and Watben,