. .Mr.Herbert Joint \Vebb, of Danedin,.wta aaihitted Sad enrolled as a-'barrister•apdso-Jfcitor of the Supreme Oqmrt of New'Zeidand ■by' his Honor Judge Williams on-flie 6th> Mtant, ■- ■ / ' Thp *<Clutha Leader ’ urges' theapppintment of Mr Donald Reid or Mr Maitland, R.M., to the Chief Commissionership of the Waste Land Board, which is now vacant by Mr Thomson’s promotion. A rather serious mistake was made in connection -with; the • proposed Tapanui: Harbor, the estimated cost of which is set down at L 40,000, and not 14,000, as was stated last week.
The ballasting of the Kaitangata Railway was finished on Friday last, so that the line is now ready for traffic; but the * Clutha Leader' understands that it will not be formally opened until the Ist prox. Instructions have been given to Mr Somerville, clerk of the Police Court, that in all bye-law infringements dealing with cabmen, in the event of a fine not being paid on the same day on which it is inflicted a distress, warrant should issue at once.
Four persons sommoned at the City Police Court to-day escaped punishment very easily. In the printed forms of information the word “premises” is used, and as the charge against the defendants was of not having their land properly drained, the Bench ruled that the information forms set the bye'laws at variance, and dismissed the charges with an instruction to the Clerk of the Court not to use the forms again.
folly twenty oabmeu were to-day fined in the mitigated penalty of la and costs for remaining at the comer of Princes and Rattray Streets longer than five minutes. The men pleaded that they were under the belief mat they could so remain unless they had two passengers. Under the regulations a cabman at this comer is compelled to proceed on his journey at once should two passengers present themselves^ A man named Mack has been sent to gaol for fourteen days by an Auckland magistrate for non-payment of the Education rdte. *lt appears that he was one of the Thames “unemployed,” and it does seem hard that lie should have received such severe treatment. The collector of the rate, who was in Court, informed Mack that he would not have had to go to gaol if, in the first instance, he had represented his indigent circumstances to the Thames local committee.
A very pleasing case was. brought before our notice the other day of a man, who, with his wife and family of five children, came to this country two years ago from one of „ the midland counties of England, where he had. been earning 14s a-week as an agricultural laborer. During his two years’ residence in Otago he has become the owner of. eight head of cattle, has saved some money from his wages, and is the successful applicant for a 200 acre block of land on deferred payments.
A cablegram to the ’Post’ states that the * Sydney Morning Herald’ suggests that the Bay of Islands should be the port of call for the San Francisco mail service boats for New Zealand. It contends that the dangers of the Eandavu line would thus be avoided, and that the branch boats would not be required, each Colony having a main boat (and the same boat each time).. The coaling difficulty would thus be simplified, and an opportunity afforded of giving a fair there would be no transfer required of cargo and passengers.
The following Christchurch telegram ap : pears in the Northern papers:—The Customs, duties collected at Lyttelton during the quarter ending March 31 amounted to L 48,256 14s 2d.—Mr Redwood has bought the brood mares Malvina, Awatea, and Misfortune frm Mr Richardson.—Police Sergeant Marley has bean arrested for embezzlement of L7O 10s from the dog registration fees.— Blondin obtained the permission of the City Council to perform in Latimer Square; but one of the residents has threatened to move for an injunction in the Supreme Court to prevent his doing so. Blondin now performs in a paddock a long distance from the centre of the City. tiie annual weekly meeting of the All Saints’ Young Men’s Association was held in the school-room adjoining the church last evening, the President in the chair. After the preliminary business had been disposed of, the Rev. B. L. Stanford read a very able paper on “Independence,” which was listened to with marked attention throughout by those present, and at its close a very hearty vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the rev. gentleman; It was mentioned by the coninuttee during the preliminary business that the arrangements for the forthcoming conversazione to take place on the 18th tinst, were nearly completed, and that the re-union between the two associations promises to be a thorough success. At the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr Justice Williams, argument was heard as to the restitution to Mr N. J. B. M‘Gregor of the horses stolen from him by Edward Price, for which the latter wad convicted at the criminal sessions just over. Mr G. Cook appeared for Mr M‘Gregor; ‘Mr W. D. Stewart for Mr Cooper, who purchased the horses at the auction sale. Mr Stewart said that in the Resident Magistrate’s Court case M‘Gregor v. Goodison plaintiff had obtained judgment for L 35, which amount had been paid into Court, and the judgment was therefore satisfied and M‘Gregor’s title to the horses had passed to Goodison. Hr Cook said that the money paid in had with the consent of counsel been withdrawn again, and the parties bad agreed that the judgment should remain unsatisfied pending an application to the Supreme . Court. His Honor held that the judgment was satisfied, and refused the application for the restitution of the horses.
. The ‘ North Otago Times ’points out how the overland journey from Christchurch to Dunedin may be shortened by a day. All that is wanted is that there small be trains to the Waitaki from Oamaru, and to Timam or the moat southern point of the Canterbury line, and a fast coach between the two places. Surely this could be arranged for. Certainly the Government could run the trains, and private ' enterprise may be safely depended upon as to the • matter of coaching. With the first train starting from Christchurch at seven o’clock a.m. or thereabouts, and reaching Timaru at 1 p.m., six hours would amply suffice to .do the distance between Timam and the river (forty-four miles); and as it is only an hour by rail from the Waitaki, Oamaru would be reached at 8 p.m. Passengers could thus make the through overland journey between Christchurch and Dunedin in two days instead of three as at present. The journey from Oamaru to Christchurch could easily be made in the same way, as with a coach to link up the break passengers by a train leaving Oamaru at 6 a.m. would reach Christchurch at 7 p.m.
Mr Braithwaite ha<* issued a second edition of Mr Pumell’s pamphlet, “Our Land Lews : What thould be their barfs f'
A harvest eervioe will be held in U Saints’ Church to-morrow evening, commencing at 7.30.
A meeting of the Union of Otago Degree Temple, 1.0. G.T., will be held in the Tern* perance Hall 10-morrow evening at 7.30.
The first anniversary of the Otago railway employes benefit society will be celebrated at the Temperance Hall to-morrow cvemhjg'fay <a concert and ball. t i R The concert in aid of the fondt of- me
- _ * aUiIUB ' v is Jewish Philanthrophic Society, takes place the Queen’s Theatre on Mo&uy nightithe object in view, augmenting the funds m exceU«Qt a society, is its own recommendation, while the programme that will be presented should be alone sufficient to crowd tire theatre on the evening. We reported Mr Stout’s remark .y. Carswell on Tuesday.-'jKhat thelearnad counsel did say was that he had been informed Graham, of Bing, Harris, and Co., if called, apuld prove that though credit had not Scobie Bros, for tihe goods, jjret a ance would be made.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18760406.2.9
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Evening Star, Issue 4091, 6 April 1876, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
1,329Untitled Evening Star, Issue 4091, 6 April 1876, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.