THE The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 45, 23 July 1877, Page 2

THE The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1877.

The ordinary meeting of the County Council will be held on Wednesday next. Mv Munro, the newly appointed County En« gineer, has been duly installed in his office, acd is now engaged in some survey work connected with the Greyßeefton road. By the Tuesday evening's up trip of the Westport coaoh a very welcome consignment of fresh fish came to band. The fish was of the Bnapper species, and found a ready sale. We believe that the plans anp specifications for tho new Catholic Church building, Beefton, havo been prepared, and are now en route from Wellington. Upon their receipt here, steps will be at once taken to start the building, We understand that Mr P. M'lnerney has made an oTer to the Reefton Jockey Club to loy off a race.oourso upon his land on the Grey road. The offer will probably be considered at tho meeting o f the Jockey Club which takes place on Friday evening nest. The (shooting goa aon, so f ar as relates to native game has commenced, and ka kas are said to be unusually plentiful i n tho ranges surrounding Reefton. The birds are now being retailed in town at one shilling per pair. The foundation stone of the new building for the Church of England in Roefton, will be laid, with Masonic honors, on Tuesday (to-morrow). The ceremony will" be performed by his lordship the Pishop of Nelson. The site for the building, which is situate in

( Church Btreot, adjoining the residence of the Rev. Pother Oorew, has been cleared, and the work of erecting the building will commence to-morrow. At a meeting of the shareholders held in G-reymouth last week, the preliminary steps were taken to register the Dauntless Extended Company under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Aot." The Company will commence crushing in about a fortnight's time. Concerning the supposed moa bonea recently found by Mr F. Courtney, in a limestone oave near the Landing, the opinion has, wo believe, been expressed that the bones are those of a hvman being. It is Mr Courtney's intention to forward the remains to Reefton for scientific examination. The time for closing tenders for worts required by the Energetio Company has been extended to the 27th instant. The time of closing tenders for driving a tunnel for the Revival Company has also been extended until the 28th instant, at 6 p.m. The loss is announced elsewhere of a deposit receipt upon the National Bank of New Zealand. The paper is supposed to have been lost either at Black's Point or between Black's Point and Reefton. We are informed that satisfactory arrangements were come to on Saturday last, between the Weloome and Alexandra Companies whereby the former has acquired the right to use the shoots and paddocks of the Alexandra Company. This understanding having been arrived At, the Welcome may start at once to break out and staok stone for a crushing. A period of about three months must, however, elapse before the company can obtain the use of the machine, as it is already engaged two deep. The Fiery Cross will commence crushing on Wednosda/ next, and will occupy the stamper! for a month, or five weeks. The Just in Time will then follow with a crushing of, probably, about five hundred tons, upon the completion of which an opportunity will present itself for the Welcome to stand in. Messrs Graham and Allen's battery at Rainy Creek is kept going constantly with, we believe, satisfactory results. It is intended to put in a still lower level tunnel into the mine and the distance to be driven will he something under 200 ft. In the level now being worked a run of excellent stone was met with, but as the work progressed it was shown that the level merely Bkimmed the top of it, and hence the determination to out the liae lower down. The general indications of the mine are that the correct run of stone has, at last, been met with. A few hands are still employed upon the Inkerman lease, but there is nothing of importance to report for the present, though piospects are hopeful. An accident happened at the Just in Time machine on Thursday last, whereby five heads of stampers had to be hung up. The coupling of one of the batteries gave way, the accident being attributed to the frost. An order for a fresh casting has by this time been given, bo that the breakage will be coon made good. Tenders are invited by the Alexandra Company, Boatman's, for driving a tunnel. Specifications may be seen at Gilmer's Hotel, Reefton, and on the mine. Tenders to close on the 31st instant, and to be forwarded to Mr W, Eindmarah, nranogor, G-reymouth. Owiiig to an accident to the machine the Hopeful Company, since Thursday last, has been crushing with ten stampers only, and, in consequence, the final clean up has been appointed for tomorrow afternoon. Work has been resumed upon Adams' reof> at the head of Soldiers. The lease for some time past has been protected by registration in the Warden's Court, and the owners have been absent from the district, but as the protection will shortly expire, operations have been, recommenced. The directors of the United Alpine Company, have been advised by the seoretary of the Despatch Foundry Company, G-reymouth that the whole of the Alpine crushing plant will be ready for delivery by the sth provimo. It is the intention of the Alpine Company in the course of a few days to call tenders for the carriage of the machinery to Lyell. The tenders will he for transport either by way of Westport or the G-rey Valley. The death, rat'ier suddenly, of Mrs C. (3-othard is announced. The decoased lady had been ailing for a long time past ; the cause gf her death was consumption. Mr Got hard 'a many friends sympathise with him in his bereavement. In the latter part of last week the dreary uncomfortable wintery weather cleared up in the proaence of tho fro.st, and we enjoyed the rarity of one or two fine days, but on Saturday last the frost disappeared before the coming of rain, and fog-opolia is itself again. Althrough the present season has not up to the present time been marked by any protracted rainfalls, it has on the whole bee.i the most wintery winter we have yet hud, the fogs being of unprecedented duration, density, and coldness. His Lordship the Bishop of Nelson arrived by coach on Saturday evening, and yesterday conducted Divine Service, both morning and evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall. On each occasion sermons were delivered to large congregations. A petition to the PostmaateriGeneral has been drawn up, and is now being circulated for signature, praying for the establishment of a daily mail service between Reefton and Weatporfc. The petition is being very uumer* ously signed, and is headed by all the chief commercial firms and business men of Reefton. The petition will be hurried through with the greatest possible despatch, in order that the distriot may enjoy the advantages of Bnoh communication as early as possible. The Jockey Club met at Gilmer's Hotel on Friday evening last, present— rMeisrs M'G-inley, Jolliffe, Connolly, Rowlandson, Merlin, and Potts (Cbajr). Mr Jolliffe, on bahalf of the Canvassing ' and Course Com* nu'ttees, said that owing to press of private business they were not yet prepared with a report, and suggested an adjournment of the meeting until Friday next, by whioh time every information would be available, Tb 0

meeting accepted the suggestion. The Secretary placed before the meeting a letter from Mr P. M'lnerny relative to a raee»course, but it was decided to not deal with the matter until after the Committees referred to had presented their reports. On the motion of Mr Connolly, seconded by Mr Jolliffe, the names of Messrs James Stevenson, Kichol Ramsay, T. OMSeill, T. Cavell, and R. E. Gulline, were added to the Club. Mr Rowlandsou proposed the names of Messrs Archer, Batfc, and Winforde as joining members. Mr Mr Thomas Jolliffe seconded tho nominations. Mr M'GKnley proposed Messrs M. M. Byrne, A. D. Bayfeild and P. Brennan. Mr Connolly seoonded the nominations. The Seoretary wa» requested to communicate with Mr A. Dobson, as agent for Mr Rochfort, with the view of ascertaining the terms upon which the Club would be granted the use of a portion of Mr Roohfort's land on Fern Flat as a race-course. On the motion of Mr Connolly, the meeting was then adjourned until Friday, 27th instant. Mr Clayton, the Colonial Architect, from Wellington, and Mr N. Y. A. Wales, of the firm of Mason, Wales, and Stevenson, are at present making a tour through the Provinces of Otago, valuing the whole of the Provincial buildings which the General Q-evernment claims under the Abolition of Provinces Act. Tb* amount of work to be done is very large, and, it is said, will prove very costly. The question whether or not a race-course can be rated has lately been decided by the Privy Council on an appeal by tho Mayor and Counoil of Essendon, Victoria, against a decißon of the Supreme Court. The Borough of Essendon had assessed the Flemington racecourse as of the annual value of £2500, and struok a rate of £125. The Committee of the Victoria Jookey Club appealed to the General Sessions, on the ground that the race-course being Crown land was not subject to rating, and secondly, that the valuation was eiessive. The General sessions supported the appeal, and the Supreme Court, on a special case stated, confirmed the decision. The Privy Council, however, hold that the race-course can berated. , The Auckland correspondent of the Otago Times writes as follows :— " Rumors are afloat that a powerful Separation party is being quietly formed, and that it inoludos members from Otago and Canterbury, as well as from all the other Provinces — Wellington esoepted. X gixe you the rumors, though inolined to believe them exaggerated, at the least. It is certain that Sir George Grey is not one of the alleged party, and that without him, there must be serious division in the Auckland enmp on suoh a subject. Besides this, Separation is so entirely a matter of detail and arrangement that it seems unlikely any soorofc arrangements, like those which are rumored, could be successful. That there is a faundation for the rumor, and that negotiations for Separation of some kind, and among some members, are pending, I feel, however, quite sure of. Wo have in Auckland, as well as in the other provinces, a number of members who-io outcry against Pros vincialism ha 9 boen loud in the past, and who cannot, therefore, stand upon it now. 'Separation is a convenient retroat for such members, and finds its strongest supporters among them. Outside, it is also popular for many reasons. The chief reason is that it would give to the North Island the management of its Native affairs. The feeling on this subjeot is growing very strong, as people see the Native lands more aud more fulling a prey to land rings and large speculators."