THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 62, 31 August 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,1877.

The oUco of «bo County Coan'oil Wis yesl^rdiy removed fo.tennnora^ premises , in Upper BjoaJwav. '_ ' ■'< ' The mitiing neve for the week is scast ond preaonts nothing of very Bfrifcing ititorest, |»1- . though, ou ihe whole, tbo vjn-ibus unities, pvobably never looked better than they do 'afc thepregent time. Q^'o Juat-iu«Tirne mine has ., engrossed a. large thare of attea.ion of late, in consequeiace of the splendid appearanceof the etone Bent down during the ciiva rent crushing. Agood many dpioions liare .beeu hoarded as to the yield lil e!y *o.;be 6Mta^ed, and the general opinion says tho ljeb tit will not boless than 3oz per ton. r J\he Hopeful Company ove aotirely pursuing pi'eppraliors for another crushing, and by the, lime that th« battery is arailable theve will le a good 6upply ; of stone in advarioe. i|he share mart j efc'jiaß been rather inactive <diiring the week and tho amount of bus : n6sg done bss bf en small. A Urge number of the residents assembled at Gihner's Hotel, on Monday evening last, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr James Kirton, on the ere of his departure for Gr»ymouf.h. Mr Warden Shaw occupied fche chair ond Mr W. M'Leotf tho vice-chair. Ihe usuol formal toast having been disposed ,o I ', the chairman proposed the toast of the eren* 1 ing. Ho spoke in terms of high canrmencjatJon of Mr Kirton 's many good qu&lUUs, aud expreseed in nea* and appropriate terms th« regret felt at bis departure. M!r Kirton, ac» knowledghg the compliment paid h'm, said his removal to Grey mouth was at his own suggfstion, for he felt that he could the-e better serve the interests of the Bank, tbe placa hewn move centrally situated. He left Keefton with regret because he would leave behind many friwds, U> -whom he was indebted for many tindncssfs. He had a very high opinion of ihe district, aud had no doubt that wiih prudent management ifc would ia the course of a very uhoi-t time become themoU productive field in tho colonies. Ho WiS tic I ', to'tj very fa v nw:r, n-irj i l . ro"." I ! '»0 re''?, l H.- ' }.',-.* "fn i --r. mi".. I ii'nrf-i ':?;! f'-li'!': ;':'"'?jsJ. i 1 ! i.'"p. A. ii'n.:) (■•«•■ > r ( > ; . "■•' !■ m-'h •i

wore proposed, freely interspersed with songs and at midnight, after singing " A uld Lang Syne," the company broke up. A meeting of the members of the Keefton Jockey Club will be held tit G-ilmer's Hotel this evening. It is very desirable that theve ' should bo a full attendance, as a discussion is likely to arise upon the filing of the date , of the first race-meeting. While upon this subject we may here insert the following remarks, by " Sinbad," the sporting contributor of the Christchurch Press. He Bays:— "l hear the Westland Club, following the ex« '. ample of the other oluba, intend offering an unsually strong programme for their meeting at Christmas time. ,As it is probable that the Ghreymouth Jockey Club will hold their meefci ing about the same time, owners of horoes will , do well to bear the Coast in mind in laying out their plans for the summev oampaign, the more so as a thUd meeting will probably take place at Reefton about the same date." : Tn reference to the unlikelihood of the < Education Bill passing, the corresponde.it; of the Auckland Hernld says •—" It was Mr Bowen'a Bill altogether, the rest of the Mm. istry not coling much whether it sank or swaM." No. 2 tunnel of the Ross Quartz Mining Company, Creek, is reported by the Guardian to be driven 134 feet, and at this point there are several leaders, about a quarter of an inch thick, all tending towards the ■ eastward, the situation of the top loader, while the driving is very hard. Tbe i company has been registered uuder tho Joint Stock Companies Act. ■The directorsj report and balancessheet of the Grey District Building Society show tbat the past year's transactions hare produced a profit of £455 123 2J, which enabled the di recto.s to declare a dividend equnl to ton per cont. per annum on both A niid B sharesand to carry £35 to the guarantee fund. About twenty gentlemen ia town, (says the West Coast Times) have subscribed tea and five pounds each for the purpose oF prospecting the Taipo for a quartz reef. It is thoir intention to m eet some day this week, and equip a small prospecting party. They have also telegraphed' to Messrs Gisborne, Bonar, JJavff and Button, in Wellington, asking tliem to endeavor, if possible, to get tho amount subscribed supplemented by a like sum out of the money to be appropriated for promoting purposeo, a 9 proposed by the O-olrifields Committee. In tho meantime a party of three or four will be equipped with the necessary tools and provisions out of the amount subscribed, and before tbat is expended it is probable further funds will bo forthcoming. We hope the endeavors commenced may prove fruitrul in. result. We understand three or four experienced prospectors have offered their services oa yevy easy terms, provided they nte allowed to participate in any aftsr benefits, should a payable quariareef be discovered by them. The acceptances for the Melbourne Cup ■were made oa the Bdi iustant, when the second payment was made for the large field of eighty*five horses. To tbo eurp.-ise of many says tbe Argus, that veteran Hie Barb is still left in the lace. Richmond and Spa k havo retired. Biiseis, who was much fancied notwithstanding the weight she had to oat-iy ) has also been withdrawn. A large p,'opo -tio.i of the Sydney division have not beea paid for Tasmania's only representative, Bel 'a, who had only 6sfc 91b— a light weight for a four* year-old to cavry — is absent u'om the Hat. Tho large cumber of Victorian owners who hare accepted for this great event proves that Mr Esvnord's handicap has given much satisfaction. Mv &eoi'£e Jones, proprietor and editor of tbo Oaraavu Mail, t a9 been summoned to appear aftbe bar of tbef'ouse fo. 1 charging thoAttor^rxQencval with co-vu^i practices. The Ol' -■ ' vydia l says, with regard to his position '|c burthen of the charge ia in the words sieged to be descf!pllYe of the now rejected Native Lands P.'ll, an.l .which says " its correct des'gnalion' thou'd be,'; A Bill to fv rther enrich, at ihe expense of the. Colony, tho Attorney-General and his coU leagues in land speculations.' ." Arid it ia alleged that " ifc is actually, i.i.'eaded to enable » few Auckland 1 6peoulators to work anothe* swindle. And whether correctly' or i>ici)r-« reotly, we. were oertainly tinder the I'mpvess.joE that ib, was something lfte tliie idea wbjch impelled honorable members to rejeot the bill. Whether, or not the House in its' viewsi so directly implicated tb a A'tbVney-Gie-neral tjnd bio colleagues, we think) it was generally he'd that the direct tendency of the measure woiiM have been <o enable great laud 6pecula,toW to , have pounced down suddea'y ay.d. swallowed up all the Satire ?ands availab I *." , The Wellington correspondent of :the , Auckland Herald ventures the following statement regarding the Constabulary Bill aud Mr Reynolds .—"The Constabulary Bill is not popular, especially .in Dunediu. Mr Reynolds, who can no longer be calculated on os a Government supporter, is strong against it ns a mistake, aud he will donouueo ia tha House the arming of peace-officers." " Attious," in the Melbourne Leader says : — " The cane and the birob, driveu from our State school .by the tondei* heartedness of the Minister of Bduoat'on, will probably find a resting place in the hands of the oommoj executioner. A Supreme Court jutlge and a police magistrate havo both' delivered strong opinions in favor of oorpoval punishment j aid the Legislature is recoaiaiended to substitute the biroh for many offences in place of imprisonment. Teaoheos may. now take heart of graoe. The juvenile offenders over who-n their jurisdiction extends can only bo punished by " keeping in," which is s'-.nply imprisonment, or by tho applicatio.i of some iuslrumcnt of tortnwj, which the Minister may aanclion, on seme portion of their bodies which is at present nameless. If imprisonment is bad for outs : do criminals, it shojld be counted bad lor school offenders ; if flogging h good (Solomon 13,24) I lieu fov poodness sake let rham 1)0 flogged. Solomon, IMlovvs, SUirt, the Bcboolrciostcra, and tbe public, a re for flogging ; T\Ti* W, C. Smith and the schoolboys are ■ h ■ ' ■'■ . '<■ "■!■■■!, ('"t l.p'^—n li)"' Cip cm^