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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1241, 22 July 1872, Page 2

The voting in the election of thirteen gentlemen as a committee of management For the Grey River Hospital for the year, took place on Saturday last at Gilmer's Hotel, and resulted in the following being returned :—Messrs GilbertKing,D. Maclean, F. Hamilton, J. Arnott, H. Newton, E. Masters, J. Greenwood, H. Kenrick, W. S. Smith, J. Kilgour, R. C. Reid, Sam. Gilmer, M. Kennedy. A numerously-attended public meeting was held at the Court-house, Ahaura, on Friday evening, 19th inst, to take into consideration the resolutions of Mr Harrison, and to pass an opinion therccn. The general principles. of Mr Harrison's propositions were approved of, but exceptions were taken to the details. It was also decided to take steps towards the formation of a political league to watch over the interests of the West Coast generally. The names of gentlemen long on all parts of the Coast, from Westport to Bruce Bay, were submitted to the meeting as members of the Provisional Committee. The Burlesque and Comedy Company, of which Miss Nye and Miss Matthews are the leaders, gave entertainments to large audiences in Westport, where Mr Shehan has converted his large hall into a theatre, fitted with stage, scenery, and accessories. From the Wealth of Nations claim, lnwgahua, we hear that in spite of all hopes that the iron work would be in time, they seem to be now waiting for a few articles connected therewith. This may be put down to tbe rain, snow, and frost of the present winter, which certainly has been most unprecedented, entirely preventing horses with loads making their way up to Black* Point in any way whatever. The Ajax Company, at Inangahua, are still getting out stone for their next crushing Indeed, by the time the Golden Fleece Company have completed their 300 tons the Ajax Company will have another paddock full to keep the engine going and lose no time in their work. We hear that the Energetic Company, at Inangahua, bave now their tunnel, tending for the ahaft (sunk some time since), complete! for a distance of 210 ft. All the sawn timber is ready for rails, and with the exception of a few sleepers all the wood work is ready. In leas tban a week trucks and tramway will be in full swing, and the barrow repudiated altogether. At the Anderson'B preek Company's claim, Inangahua, the various preparations for bringing the claim into working order are progressing favorably. Nearly all the crushing machinery is now landed on the ground, and is being erected with all possible despatch. The quality of the material and workmanship are pronounced by experienced persons to be superior to any machinery yet landed on the Coast, and it is needless to add that/the manner in which Mr Finlay and his co-contractor* have carried out their agreement has given general satisfaction. In the tunnel, driving is continued, and on Sunday it was within 40ft of where they last had the reef in the drive from the shaft. A goldbearing leader previously referred to has been carried with them for some time past, and is pretty certain to continue until the main reef is struck. Several narrow escapes from drowning are reported as having taken place during the recent flood. On Tuesday evening, Mr Wilckens, up-country mailman, attempted to ford Nelson Creek, when his horse and himself were carried into the dangerous gut in which the late Father Colomb lost his life. The horse, although loaded with a heavy mail, besides its rider, gallantly struggled ashore to the township side. The mailman made a second attempt, and succeeded in crossing in the deep, but comparatively still water, higher up. Parties crossing this creek when there is the slightest fresh on would do well to be cautious to avoid the falls. The narrow passage through which the whole volume of water pours is deepening and shifting. It is safer to cross, even it be necessary to swim in the deep water further up the creek, where there is little or no current. On the same evening, a storekeeper from Half-Onnce, in trying to ford the No Town creek at Kelly's crossing, at the Twelvemile Landing, was carried, with his horse, down the stream, and with great difficulty got ashore. This was really a narrow escape, for a short distance lower down from the place were the horse reached the bank, the creek joins the full current of the Grey. Higher up No Town Creek, on the same day, a horse of Messrs Carter and Robinson, No Town, in fording ono of the crossings, loaded with feed, with the packer out-side the load, was capsised with the force of the water. In this case tbe man escaped with a good drenching, but the loading was destroyed. We believe that negotiations are pending between Messrs Brosdeu and the Provincial Government of Wellington regarding the purchase of a block of land by Messrs Brogden on which to settle their laborers after the completion of the work for which they have been engaged. It has been found that there is no available land in the Province of Marlborough on which to settle immigrants. We (Daily Times) are informed that German ships are to be sent to Leith for the locomotive engines building at Glasgow for New Zealand—these ships going afterwards to Hamburg for emigrants. The rails, made in Glasgow, are also to be sent by that route. The Thames Guardian hears upon " reliable authority" that a white pheasant hrs been shot near the Miranda Redoubt. ' The following additional regulation under which telegrams may be transmitted by the Government is gazetted: —"All original telegrams shall be safely kept in the custody of the General Manager at Wellington, for the space of .five years from the dates thereof respectively, after which peiiod they shall be burned in the presence of Buch General Manager." This regulation came into force on the Ist inst. We have already announced the acceptance of several of Messrs Brogden's tenders, and amongst them the undermentioned, but the following are the exact figures :—Wellington and Hutt, L 28.616; and Invercatgili and Mataura, L 86.69 7; and Newmarket and Mercer, L 169.484. It is Baid that tbe Fairlie Double Bogie engine has proved itself from experiment capable of accomplishing three times the work of an ordinary locomotive. Tbe other day a miner named Wilson, who with his.mates has been engaged in sluicing on a terrace near the Big Dam, Waimea, met with an accident. He was working in the face, when a large boulder rolled down, and striking against his leg, broke it about six inches above the ankle. The injured man was at once carried down to Goldsborough, where he was placed n a conveyance and brought to town.