COUNTRY NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 3833, 7 June 1875, Page 2

COUNTRY NOTES.

(From our Exchanges.) Mr Logan, of Greenvale station, so far encouraged settlement on his ran that at the ast land sale there he did not bid for any section that he understood was actually required by a bona, fide settler. Such an pvarnple of magnanimity is seldom met with amongst our wealthy run holders. “m 1 named Giles, who was so seriously Unit at Blue Spur, is doing as well as can to expected. The poor fellow’s joy was unbounded on fining on Wednesday last he could distinguish light with his left eye. Whether he will mX“of do<M “ °f U> eyesight ia still a A tradesman residing in Lawrence was agreeably surprised a few days ago at the recemtof fnl&fbl°vi J 9 -’ a ® com P ani ed by a letter Stating that he had inadvertently given a LlO note m place of a LI to the remitter. The surprise was more agreeable, as the man of businesadid wkh k a Renner.” 6 thUS ”***«& Parted « en r ®°ei v ed the appointwr nu over nment of overseer of the Waipori Channel. The work of clearing out Sjnannel is progressing rapidly. There are about sixty men employed on it, and it da e ß xpected the work wi ll be finished iii ten &r Joseph Knowles, who died in the Duntan Hospital last week, was almost one of the earliest residents in the Dunstsn district. He • arrived on the Molyneux in September, 1862, i

and in company with Mr John Touut. of Sandy cut thefirat water-race mrtSthe and Fraser River. Afterwards he joined the late and well-known David Jones, when, with that gentleman, he constructed a largo race to the celebrated Frenchman’s Point, as well as other races terminating on the Molynenx between the Fraser River and Conroy’s Beaoh. Messrs Jones and Knowles used to be distinguished as .the chief water Squatters of AUwmirtwi, The Incensing Court at Invercargill hold to be adjourned for three weeks owing to the absence in Dunedin of two of the Commissioners—Messrs Lumsden and Wood. Mr Turnbull, R. M., who is the third commissioner, intimated that he had writtentb the Minister of Justice recommending an amendment of the Act so as to allow the appointment of the additional member to the Licensing Commission, which would then consist of five members, three of whom could form a quorum. Mr Wade thanked his Worship for his explanation, and expressed the opinion that it was a pity gentlemen who were members of the Licensing Commission had duties which re-

quired their absence from town during licensing time. The Arrow River valley is apparently becoming more attractive. Several daima been taken up lately, and very satisfa&Ry prospects have been obtained. An alarm was raised in Lawrence at one o’clock on Friday, at the Police Camp, that a lad named Weatherall, in the employ of Mr J. M. Clark, was lost on the ranges. Xt appears that the lad was sent te Bungtown with a packhorse, and late at night the horse returned without him. Mr Clark therefore conjectured that either the boy had met with an accident or had lost his way, and be obtained the assistance of a trooper and started in search at one o’clock in the morning. On arriving at Bungtown, they found the lad located in a digger’s hut, where he had taken shelter owing to the darkness of the night.