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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1676, 17 December 1873, Page 2

("•wing to the arrival, in port of the schooners Sea Bird and Sarah and Mary, from Melbourne, the receipts at the Customs {yesterday amounted to L 632 Is 4d. A parade of the Greymoufcli Rifle Volunteers, for the inspection of arms and accoutrements, takes place to-morrow night, at eight o'clock. All who absent themselves will forfeit their annual capitation allowance. The West Goast Times says that attention has been called to the fact that an error- has been made in gazetting the particulars concerning the poundage charges recently decided upon by the Borough Council of Greymouth. We uuderstand that the mistake occurred in forwarding the particulars from Greymouth, and that the next Gazette will contain the necessary corrections. In reply to our correspondent, "A Miner," we have to state that the Act to which he refers was introduced by Mr Gillies, of Auckland, with a special view to the requirements of the Thames Wold-fields. It is in substance an amendment of a former Act, applicable only to Auckland, and although the Governor has power to bring the new measure into force in any goldmining district, it is in the last degree improbable that this will be done, unless at the instance of the local authorities, or without a resolution of the Provincial Council. From the Hokitika Times of Tuesday we learn that the contractors for the first five sections of the Waiinea Water-race are evidently determined to lose no time in carrying on the works, the construction of which they have undertaken. At least fifty men are now hard at work, and there is no reason to doubt that tke work will be completed in the time specified in the contract The tent of Mr Greenwood, the surveyor, was burnt at A.ddison's on Monday last, through a fire having been carelessly kindled in its vicinity. . In addition to the loss of his field equipment, Mr Greenwood loses a number of valuable books and papers. A splendid specimen from the Just-in-Time Company's mine was brought into .town yesterday by Mr Cavell. The block, which it is intended to forward to the forthcoming Exhibition at Hokitika, weighs about sevec pounds, and for richness is certainly the finest specimen of its size which we have seen upon the Coast. At the Magistrate's Court, yesterday, before M. Price, Esq., R.M., the following civil cases were disposed of :— C. Holder v, Andrews, claim L 4 17s 9d ; judgment bj default with costs. Keown v. Scanlon, lA 17s 6d ; judgment for plaintiff with costs, Magoffiri v. Hopwood, claim L 5 2s 6d, on ar IOU ; judgment for plaintiff for Li 19s anc costs, amount to be paid at the rate of 7s 6c per week. Same v. Fletcher (fraud sunr mons) ; ordered to pay 10s per week. Same v. IHckwood, L 2 18s fid; judgment by de> faul for amount with costs. Max v. Ryan no appearance. Coal Creek Sawmill Co. v, Bigwood, no appearance. Montgomery v Seaton ; Mr Guinness for plaintiff, Mi Perkins for defendant ; claim L 3 8s 6d, foi freight ; judgment for plaintiff with costs. Montgomery v. Raukin, claim Ll7 9s ; li paid into Court ; Mr Guinness for plaintiff, vlr Perkins for defendant; judgment foi amount paid into Court. The revenue of the Province of Otago foi the last quarter was L 110.228, of whicr L 52.609 was derived from Crown lands. The expenditure for the same period was L 124.097. His Excellency the GovernoyafittMtfj pay Southland a visit djtfffl^^H^^flH week of the new Yca 'j^flflEH^H[^^B| A numerously atteiK^WMl^^^imp entitled to the war medals for services rendered in New Zealand, was held at the Clarence Hotel, Melbourne, on the 28 eh ulfc. A letter was read from Colonel Anderson, stating that the medals had not yet arrived and that be would, on receipt of them, -present them on parade, in accordance with the wish of the New Zealand Government. A second meeting was to be called as soon as ? notice on the subject appeared. A sitting of the District Court was held before his Honor Judge. Harvey on Tuesday, for the purpose of settling a case for appeal to the Supreme Court, in the action Hamilton and Co. v. Paroa Road Board, in which plaintiff had been nonsuited on the ground ol want of privity between plaintiff and defendant. The solicitors engaged, Mr Perkins for plaintiff, Mr Guinness for defendant, being unable to agree upon a case for submission to the higher Court;, the matter was brought before the Judge for settlement. The question to be brought before the Supreme Court is :— " Whether there was sufficient privity between plaintiff and defendant to enable plaintiff to maintain the action f The returns from the Coromandel Goldfield, in the Auckland Province, for the month of November, show a yield of 16520z from 1000 tons crushed. Eeceut telegrams have made frequent mention of numerous discoveries of coal deposits in New South Wales. The correspondent of the Argus says :— "Borings are being made on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River, and are already down more than 300 ft in the sandstone, with the expectation that coal may be struck at not more than 500 ft. A wharf is being erected in a bay to the south of the entrance of Lake Macquarie, at which- coal may be shipped into steam colliers. The Waratah Company has sunk a shaft and struck the coal to the southward of any of the existing mines at Newcastle, thus proving the continuous extension of the deposit in that direction, while up the Hunter at least three new mines are preparing to commence work at Greta, where coal ot excellent quality, though of a different seam to that now being worked at Newcastle, exists in abundance. In the face, however, of this threatened competition, the shares in the old companies still koep up their price, the general opinion being that there will be soon trade enough for all. The work at the Wallsend Mine has been resumed, the mechanics having agreed to accept pit hours." -