Local and General.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume I, Issue 129, 11 December 1885, Page 3

Local and General.

At the last sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court in Colling-,vood the following cases were heard: John Me Cart v P. Moynahan, illegally charging under ‘The Impounding Act’; defendant fined 5/. and costs 15/. Phamicia Brewer v Thomas Brewer, action for assault; a ; the plaintiff did not put in an appearance the case was dismissed. F. Staliavd vJ. Carter, this claim was arranged privately. James Scrimgeour v Alexander Walker, claim for £3, balance of .-contract for busb-falling; judgment for the amount, with costs 17/. In the Warden’.; Court, before W. Gibbs Esq. the following applications wore received: AY. Bond extended claim, opposed by R. Bryce. Refused, costs to he paid by applicant. A. R Saunders, application for extended claim, water-race, dam and, reservoir at Quartz Ranges, granted. Owen Mo Quire and Henry Woods, application for two extended claims, and special tailing site at Salisburys, granted. R Bryce, application for two dams at Quartz Ranges, granted. A. Me Keunan, application for extended claim and water-race at Salisburys upper crossing, granted. W. Bond, application for tail race at Quartz Ranges, opposed by R. Bryce, postponed till next sitting: G. P. Graham, application for head-race, dam and reservoir and tail race at Quartz Ranges, granted. G. ,1. Graham, appli-

cation for water-race, dam and re ero.v.iv »t Quartz Ranges gianted.

Tenders for the Anahau road close Jfiest Wednesday at. noon.

We are pleased to hear that the Ferntown School committee have taken the hint given by “Verdant Green” and (on the motion of Messrs Bell and Parker) have lengthened the term of the Master’s holidays to one month.

Entries lor the Handicap races at New Year’s meeting close at the Secretary’s office next Monday at noon. At a special meeting of the Collingv.ood County Co moil held in Takaka last Monday, ai 1 the members except Cr Heyward were present, fhe Report of the •leik Oi rue Charitable Aid committee war read, in which it stated there wove only 8 receiving aid, and not 14 as stated in die papers. Moved by Or Page, seconded by Cr Villieombe and carried, That Mi Akers ten s offer as to preparing Plans tor a bridge across the Aorere river he not entertained. Moved by Cr Packard seconded by Cr Pago and carried, That this Council accept the offer of the Hon. Minister of Public \,\ orks contained in telegram of the 7th Dec, and that this Council will provide the fourth of the amount promised to be granted, viz £175. Moved by Cr Willicombe, seconded by Cr J. Reilly and carried, That to provide the £L7S to make one fourth of the additional £7Ol required for tho completion

ol the Aorere bridge, this Council retain

the proportion of Revenue to be allocated to the Aorere Riding, until the said sum of £175 is made up and paid in to “The Aorere bridge account.” Moved bv Cr Page, seconded by, Cr J. Reilly and carried, That Messrs Mace and Bassett's

tender for £4,447 be accepted. On being resolved into an ordinary mousing, it was proposed by Cr Packard, seconded by on J. Reilly That the Dog Tax for the year 18SG be 5/. for each animal. The amendment moved by cr Willicombe That the amount be 7/0 not being seconded, the original motion was carried.

Last Monday nig’it the ketch Comet, Captain Barns, ran ashore on Farewell bpit about -5 miles from the Lighthouse. She is owned by Messrs Cook Bros of Lyttelton, and was bound from Taranaki to Waitap a in ballast. Up to yesterday she was still lying in the same position as when she went a shore

:uul should the present wouerly weather continue, she is expected to be got off next spring tides, b it a change of wind round to the south or east would be ahuost certain to prove fatal to her.

A Rhinoceros w.io was drinking at a limpid Stream, observed therein the rejected image of his Horn and Legs.

“Alas!” quoth he, “that an animal with s tcli massive Legs should be disfigured by so insignificant a Horn !” At this moment his meditation- were interrupted by the Baying of a Pack of Hounds. Away he fled, but bis Legs refused to convey him with sufficient Speed, and turning round as the baying Pack gained Oil him, lie disseminated crude Sausage Meat and Driving Gloves over that sec-

tion of the Continent. “I see,” he cried, as he exalted the last Ilound into the spacious Firmament on high, “that the Legs I admired would have proved my Ruin, had not my despised Horn in. suited my Safety.” Moral.—Some People don’t know what’s good for Them.

“How old are you mv little man?” asked a gentleman of a tot of four. “I’m not old,” was the indignant reply; “I’m

almost new.’