THE , Inangahua TRI-WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1877

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 82, 17 October 1877, Page 2

THE , Inangahua TRI-WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1877

Tho share market contina?s in a somnolent condition, and thoro nro vcr.7 few trarisictions to report. No itnjiorfnnfc chonsre has, liowever, tnkiin place in quotations goncrally nnrl everybocly seems bent upon h')!tiin^ on like grim death for the first rise. It lin3 been decided by tho Coimty Council to invite fresh tenders for deminc nnrl forming rishls of^yav, and as) thii will ni ees.jiiate <lio drafting of fresh specifications, tho t'me for occepfing tenders bna. betn extended to Tuesday next. Th-> intention now i?, we bolievc, to malte one (li"iin do'vn the nentrn of eneh right .of wav, to be 'paved. This will miAe a much move peimi'nent nnd e(fi« eisnt work, thongh (be ro^t may be somewhat bpnviei- Ihnri by fbe pism formerly intended. At n nieetino; of (lie Directors of »he En flrge.tio quartz Mining Company, lieU on Ihe 15t!>, ft divi-le^d of 3^ per shire (the IGMi) wnsdeclai-pd, nnd will be paynble at tho Company's office, Gt'eyraouth, on nud after Wedncsdiiy the' lff h October, The Resident. Mnj;istrnte's Court sat yesterday, but thn business, in the mnin was of little pnbi'c intorrst. Tolice v. '"WG-aifln, The defendant was charged md'er " The !RilHur;l TubLrEesulation Orrlinrvnce, 186-4'," with poimitting ibn jrunie of bilHnrrig to be VlayofT in ,his- licen^pd liouscpftor 12' o'clock on Saturday night last. 14' Hi ingrsint. Mr Pitt hopeared for- ll'ii' defendanft. Sergnnnt Nevilla p"pved that at hnlfpast 12 o'clock on the night in question he was pns-»ng the hotel, and he.nKi the noise of tbe-billiird frills stWiing. He entered the billinrd room and fo-md persons playing. ITo asked for \fr Cliarles M Gnffln, and was told Hint lip hid retired to ber. Paw Mr John M'G-aflln,- find the laltrr snul if tlio billiard robm had been kept open after i 2 o'clock it was contrary to his instructions and wifhont his k-iowledrje. This dosed the case, and Mr Pitt took objection to (be pi oof of the Ordinance nn'ler which the olTenee lmd been laid. Tlie police' had read from a mnnu c oript sheet furnished' by the Inspector of Police which was inadmiaible. . Undo" 1 the Official Pocumonta Eviderico • Act of 18G0, it wns clesirly required that proof of Provincial Ordinances could only bo given by tendering ihe printed Act in evidence. In support, of this contention, Mv -P.itfi referred to a decision given by the Chief Justice at Auckland in a sim'lsir cafe, tho ruling tlien bemg Ih-'t i'; wns lojully essentisil to ; pr<ipevlv put in and prove a> y Provincial Ordinance rel'erl upon. After a few remnrk.* fi-om the Pench 'ho information was di*'iii«sed. The \la»ist.fntn re nnr'..in!» ilint the poNt-o ought to be furnished with print- ■! copies of all Acts. He said no blfime atrai-'he-l to tire police, and he woul.l s-e that copi'-a of the differen-fc Aots were proyirlu I. The next case wns Calo v. Dick, Tlii.H wns un action to recover the sum of £20 for aH'-jred >Jl**o:nl iinpouncHiig nnrl detention of n borne.. Mr St:iit. j uppeared (or plaintiff, and Mr Pitt for di'fiMulunt. Thoinu^ Calo Btnted thut In; was the owner of Hie lioivo in nutation. Oernrd, n tenant of d>« i ; (i-iul-.int'is "»ve him ptfi-niisfioa to put Unborn- in Dick's p-iiddock. Uel'cndunt bai diced ill- liorsn in di i-n.-iosui-e tonnsd a " l'iice," wlioneo tlie notion uroie. irccouL.l n-ot •ay th;it In- In 1 su-l»i"»d vim fti-1 -Miioirit of iln- r!«m>\L;i:- i-1-ii.iu-il, but wnnl I n"l hive it l.ivppen lor £5. IJe culled Gerar.l, a tenant <^i delcn.-'aiil's, who proved th t tlie iic/ruo was

i in paddock, 3iir.<i li&d been driven ! into (.lie <r fsce ™by Dicfe. This was do-uc to keep tlsc horse out, of the paddock, The horse was in the uaddork the tiigbt he fore, but went, uwuy and returned a^Aiu. The "race" w.»* three chuiiis long by k-ilf a clmu wide and well gniased., but tfie horse scented to prefer tho paddock. Another witness was called, but ii! 3 evidence wig not aiaterial. Mr Staite briefly referred to tlte evidence, find Mr Pitt replied that the case seemed t« he one of those engendered by foeling-i' of rivalry between two of a Crade. Judgment was giveii for defendant with costa. Martin v. Harold. This was a claim for £IL lOd for work and labour douu upon road contract, ifr Pitt appeared for tho plaintiff. Judgment had been confessed, but Mr Pitt requested that the caso might, be called on to enable him to obtain the order contemplated by section 2 of the " Contractor's Debts Act, 1871." Tbo Magistrate thought the implication should be mudo in Chambers, but MiI Pitt pointed out that unless be brought the case strictly within the provisions of the Act he would not be entitled to the order, It was * essential to pvove the character and locality of the work done before the order could be [granted. The plaintiff was then called and [ proved that he worked for defendant on road construction Broadway, Reefton. Tlie defendant was a eo-i tractor under the County Council. This closed the' ease. Mr Pitt applied for the certificate required by the [ Ait which was granted, and the Court adjourned-. The Wellington' correspondent of the Ota^o Daily Times furnishes that journal with thn following, respecting one of the members for the Grey Valley :— " Mr Kennedy, aince the report of the Disqualification Committee' which would- make any man of sensitive 1 honour at once resign his seat, which he ' holds through a technical legal flaw, has thrown off the nw.sk to trading v ider tho name of the Brunner Coal Company, Limited, and boldly trades as M. Kennedy and Co., Government contractor of course included," The same writer, under date let October, says ;■— " Amongst the dodges rosoried to, one of the queerest was in refei-enco to Mr Kennedy whoso right to sit in tho House has been bnfoco the Di?q-uiiliPrcatiou Committee. On Thursday oud Friday, mo, 'tings of that Coin' mittee lapsed, owing to tba want of a quorum, tho Attorney -Gjneval and other member* of the Government pact/ staying away, so that no report; might be agreed 10 before the want of confidence division took place— Mr Kenned v being ready at all hazards to vote for tho Government. The matter was brought before tho House on Friday, when Mr WhiU'ier harl tho mnusiug and neiiy to plead tho delicacy of Ministers sibling on such a Commkteo while their own existence was at stake. The Speaker quickly overruled these conscientious scruples-, but an N &ngry discussion ensured— tho result being that by a majority of three the Government managed to lu-wutive Mr lteo's motion to reduce the quorum of the Committee and ordiv it to rit next morning. Tiie Coin-mitte, iiotvt-viv-,. is sitting as I write-. What the report will be id doubtful. That Mr Kennedy is a contnirioi- for Ihe supply of coil to the Government has boon proved by the evidence, It is quite clear ho would not be eligible for . election now, but by the curous overs.glit in Clnusfl 7 of the Act, alluded to in my List letter, it is doubtful, when a member is once electod-, whether he may not contract as much as he likes. I believe tho AttorneyGenornl has given his opinion thut there is nothing to prcyo -t this, but still it is jipt possible the CouiiniLteo may raiht-r re o 'ar'l the sr.irit than tho letter of the law, and recommends that Mr Kennedy's Bent be declared vaq.infc. The question is likely to' b» tested in another w.iy, as I believe tliata writ for penaliiea has been taken out iigiinst Mr Kennedy, and not as a frien-lly aiift," A novel capture was made lust week at tho Orownite river near Weatport, Tho Times SSV 9 : — •' Some you-n» lads'playnvj; there, were suddenly started by seeing what to them appeared ft monster of tho deep, and ran in ' terror. Gibson, g)inj; down to see what really was fliMnnttpr, e*pied, stranded on the shingle bank, a full piz-'jd tiger seal, striving to muke again for the water. Gutting the boys and Some women folk to keep the anirr.al in play with slicks, ho ran for a rope and knife, aral giving the seal a proon u>n<W the fluke, miinaged, after some lively escrciso for all hands to get a slip noose fast to haul the i-roivturo ho«no M!en, wo m on r and children fastened om, nnd by dint of hard tu^ r "in<j got their captive safe, into the back yard of Mi- Gibsoc's- premis '9, whero it lrns been interviewed by many visitors. The animal is a fine specimen, measuring eight feet six inches." The prevailing opinion that the wild pig is becoming an extinct animal in Otago appears to be incorrect. Our lato Wuipori correspondent say 9 : — '' iff Gillies is of opinion that wild pig-bunting, in New Z.;oluud is a thing of the past, but if he could favor us- with a visit we could prove to him that here it is a thing of the present — nob merely existing in fihe hazy memoi-ies of tho past, but a stern present reality. Sheepowners wage continual war with those wnmiil-), as they do considerable damage among young lambs. "Were it not for this, wild pigs would ba as numerous us in days ofyorn. J3ufc when they come to be slain at the rate of 50 in one week— as I understand bus boon dono here— it h not to be wondered at th.it they disappear. 1 ' Ou.---j correspondent iuUld :" liaros are increasing very rapidly, giving promise of a good coursing next year. Alrea.ly they are descending upon fields of turnips nnd barking valuable tive«, and ere long will be a source of considerable uiinoytiiioe to limners and gardeners," At Wellington on October 4, Iher.) was a very Monny in-ft'tiiig rtf Mr O'She.i's I creditors to -eo-mJor hli applii'iitiou for dis« charge, lie oll'uivd to give £1000 if his creditors wouM übanoon all claim on the prope;-tv settled on his wife,, and ugre • to his diseimi'gf. Tl\o lawyers all agree that to dispute tho Kutlli'incnt woul.l involve tedious nnd costly Liyiil procsdclings with very doubt-fni

resulfe. TIII3 trvtatccs said, that under the most favorable circumstances, tko estate waa not likely to pay more than 8s in the pound. Ultimately it was agreed by a majority of two to accept Mr O'Sbea's proposalAustralians, be on your Guard aoininst spurious imitations of tho benign and palatable elixir. UvoLvno Womb's Sciitkuam Aromatic Schnapps, of which counterfeit* are nnnufacturcd at home and abroad by disreputable speoiiliitors and sokl in tiis mai-kefc, Some, of the sfriiua are bottlnd and tabled to represent the real article ; othersonly approximate to 'it in iippearunco, but all of them a™ deficient' in the lvmodial properties and flavour of tlte true Schnapps. — Adtt.