THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 92, 7 November 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1877.

ALTnofGH the protective works have, asfar'ascan yefc be seen, sustained comparatively little damage by the recent flood, ifc is quite evident thafc a large additional outlay upon the work will be required in order to render it thoroughly eiiective. In the first place the crates will require to be builfc up at least an extra foot in height and also supported afc the back by earth work or stone, and this more particularly so along the line between Smith and Ivelly ptreefcs. Bur-ing the last flood the river bed along the face of the line just mentioned has been deepened considerably, and as a cOusequence, a large quantity of the "stone apron " at that point has been swept away. Indeed ib is very questionable whether the facing of the crates with f>tone can be made to answer any other than a mere temporary purpose, for ifc is plainly to be seen by the action of the last flood that what the current cannot carry away ifc undermine?, JSj lung therefore as the current continues near or impinges upon the embankment so long will there be need for a fresh facing of rI one after every flood of more than ordinary magnitude. At the present lime the main current of the river sets directly upon the northern oupport of tho suspension bridge, and there ia every indication of a strong scour along the whole protective works in that direction, and no time should be lowfc in interposing an effective shield of stone. <)ne thing, however,

I Appears certain, Ibe residents of the lower portion of the town have already submitted to a heavy exceptional tax in reaped; to those works, and trusting to the efficiency of the embankment, numbers of others have gone to the expense of build!n» upon and improving; the lowalying land, and it has come to this that the embankment must be maintained Whatever be the cost. That it will be a tiever ending drain upon the inhabitants ia moat certain, and that they will have to submit to further special taxation for maintenance, i fl hardly less certain. However, sulfi* clent has now been shown that the protective works enn, by further outlay, be made to effectually guard the lower end of tfie town from the en« cronchment of the river, or inundation by floods, and this beins so the County Council should experience no difficulty in raising the money necessary to carry out the necessary work without delay. To decide upon some plan of protecting the opposite side of the river is a task now before the County Council, and ib is one which calls for immediate action. That the next; flood will carry the river to the rear of Eos* ( Town, unless the bank is protected in* some way, seems highly probable. Had it not been for the existence of the bridge we believe it would be immenseJy to the benefit of the town to aid instead of checking the course of the river in that direction, but as the bridge is now up it cannot be conveniently sacrificed and hence the need for immediate action. Telegraphic communication with Christ* church was re-oponod last night, The West port line, howevor, is still interrupted. It wns reported in town yesterday that at Monday's silking of the District Court, in Greymoufch, the Judge ordered the naaio of Don Pedro Anderson to bo plao^d ou tha list of con tributaries of the Sir Julius Yogel Company. Mcs and Mr Qulgloy announce an opening ball at the Golden A«n ITotol, on JVidny evening nest. The ball was to have been held last Friday, but owing to bad weather ij was postponed. We learn that Oharloy T?ock estimatos his loss by the Into flocid at £200. Rather moro thun an now of his ground, with crop ready for the market, wos carried away. Elsewhere we publish the nnnounosmdnt of the nnnivorsnry ball to be given by the flenther 801 l Lodge, on the 80th instant. Wo observe that a notice has been posted by the contraotor at oaoh end of the suspon* siori bridge* prohibiting persons from crossing without permission. Ifc may bo romarkod that the work boing still in the hands of the contractor it is certainly nt tho discretion of tho contractor as to whether persons ■will bo allowed to oross or not. A mating of the Reofton Jookoy Club wns hold nt Mr Wise's office, on Thursday evening last, at which there was n full attendnnbo of members. ,Ib was unanimously deoidod that the first moeting should bo hold upon tho datos already nnttouncod, namely, " 2flth and 27fch December next, Mr Warden Shaw was appointed Judge; Mr Thomas Smith, ClorJc of the Course | Mr R. E. Gnlline* Clerk of tho Scales. The office of Starter was loft open until the noxfc meeting of the Club. The Stewards appointed wcro Messrs G-allaghor, JolKfle, Duvies, Mirfln, Rowlandson, Oonolly, O'Neill, and Potts. Canvassers were instructed to return all lists not later than Tuesday evening. Tho announcement ott Monday evening lnst of the death of Mr A. Munro, County Engineer, eroated a feeling of painful sur« prise, TII9 deceased gentleman had been confined to his bed for throo weeks past with an attack of dianhooa,but outsiclo tho clrelo of his immediate friends, nt least, it was not thought; that his life was in any danger, The sad Intelligence therefore, sudden and quite unexpected ns Ifc wng, proved quito startling. Mr A. Munro durins his short residence here made many warm friends. Ho lonvoa a wife and young family entirely unprovided for. A largo nnraber of men havo been sot to work upon the various roads in tho County repairing tho damage done by tho late flood but sortie cinys must yet elapse bofore com* municntiort can bo righted. Numerous culverts have been washed away on tho Grey* Reefton road, and these will take Borne little time to restore. Several gigantic landslips ore reported to have taken placo on the Buller rond in the vicinity of Ilawko's Crag and the JiiHction,,afid several ugly gups havo been made in tho road which will take some time to repair. It will probably take ten days, tnidor favourable circumstances to make thcroids safe' for traffic. Under these eireu ti« stances' it would be well for tho postal authorities to endeavour to have tho mails forwarded on horseback, for the stoppage of mnil communication U causing very consider* able public inconvenience. Two engine drivers avo wanted by the Energetic Company, Murray Creek. Applications to be made to the mine manager of tho Company, Mr D. Stewart, It will be seen by our report, that at the Hospital Committee meeting, held on Mon» day evening last, Dr Martin tendered his resignation as Medical Officer of tho institu« tion. Tho meeting of,the County Council convened for Monday evening last was adjourned, in consequeuoe of the death of Ml' Munro, until Thursday neSt. We have been Vequosted to notify thafc a special meeting of tfio Hospitnl Committee will bo held at 8 o'clock this evening, at the office of the secretary, for tho purpose of coneidcring a reply from Dr Martiu rulativo to , his resignation of the appointment of medical officer of the Hospital. An adjourned moeting of tho Jockey Club will bo held at Mr Wise's office this evening at 8 o'clock. A full meeting is desired. Business of importance. * ltose brothers ami Violet Ttoso re-appeared last ovoninj; to a fair house, nnd tlio per* foi'tuubco pushed Oil very Biitiafautn'ily .

We delayed going to press until a lste c hour loafr night in the hope that tho wires- 1 would be in working ordoiyand we should ] received all arrjare of t jlographio intelligence , l but the mountain only brought forth nt tho \ last moment a mouse, in tho shape of the i brief message which appears ehewhere. i This is the way the Masterton Counoil has ] adopted to " raise the wind." According to ( the Standard s— " The Mastei'ton City Oouw ' oil has resolved to treat theatrical ocra>panie3 ' visiting the township as pedlars, and lironse ' them accordingly. This resolution will no ' doubt cause a oonsntion in professional circles devoted to mueio and the drama. Wo do not know whether tho Rev. Charles Clarke wi como within the vute. . If ho doos, wo should like to see his vi9Uge after he has paid his fee as a podlar." Tho Otogo Daily Times relates the following story. It will be perceived that tho fish did not act like a whale in permitting its dos« truotion to bo so easily accomplished. "So near and yet bo far " might woll havo boon tho exolaraat'>on of Captain Stewart, of tho schooner Dunedin, when, after having worked hard all day to secure a fine whale, ho was compollod to ab.indon the prizo. Tho sohoonor waß on her way hero from Havolock, and oamo to nn anchor last Friday ovoning under Cape Campboll. Next morning a largo black whulo waa soon disporting itsolf about tho echoonor, and, desirous of improving the opu portnnity, tho doughty skipper manned his boat and started in pursuit. Twice was the fish harpoonod l and twico got away, taking the irons with it, but orontuully, aftor a chaso which lasted all day, tho whale was killed (shade of Captain Bunkur) by a welUdirooted prod with a crowbar ! By this timo tho boat was miles from tho schooner, night was closing ia, and, as there was no towing tho (Uli with the ono boat, and no moans of anchoring it, whilst tho men had been without; food sinoo morning, they had to cut adrift, vory muoh, as may bo imagined, against their inclination. The whulo measured 60ft. long, and wa3 oetimatcd as a scvon ton fish. The feat, for it was undoubtedly one, of Cup.tuin Stowart and his men deserves to bo placed on rooord, if only for the unjust mode of giving tho coup de grace, for who over before hoard of killing a whole with a orowbar ! Tlio Melbourne Argus states that an estra* ordinary occurrence happened on tho" Mel* bourne and Hobson's Bay railway ono even* ing vocontly, When tho quarter to 5 p.m. train from Brighton was travelling botvvcoa Windsor and I'ruhvan, v ball, discharged from an air gun it is supposed, entered ono of tli9 windows of a first .class carriage, struck a Ibdy passenger on the loft eye and nose, and passed out at tlie opposite side of tho carriage. The lady, who was with several children at tho time was severely iujurod, a portion of tho | i skin and muscle of her nose having boon oav*' 1 riod awuy, and her eyo seriously hurt by ooucussion. Tho person who discharged the weapon has not yet been discovered. • Tho following is tho test of tho potition whioh was presented in favor of Mr Muokuy's release :— To His Exooltenoy the Most llonor» able tho Marquis of Normanby, G-.0.M.0K, &0., Governor of New Zealand, fee—The petition of tho undersigned inhabitants of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, humbly showeth,— l. That one James Mackay was on tho 17th day of Ootobor, conviotcd of assaulting Thomas William Hislop, Esq., a member of the Houso of Representatives, and was Sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for tbe said oflonce. Your petitioners would draw your lii-oolloncy's attention to tho fol* lowing fucts !— (1) That; the said James Muckay was ia the sorvice of tho Crown from February, 1858, until July 1859, during which period he distinguished himself on. many oo« oasions, and on quitting tho employment of tho Governmonb received a mo3t flattering letter acknowledging his numerous services ; (2) that tho oaid Jaraos Mackay, in the year 1873, at a timo of great peril to tho oolonr, acted as agent for tho Govornmont ab WuiUto , where, aftor distinguished services, ho reoeived a valuable testimonial for courageous perfor* mance of his duty ; (3) tlmfc the said James Mackay has been a justice of the peace for the colony for the last 21 years ; (4) that your petitioners belie vo that the said James Maokay committed tho assault of which he has been oouvicted under the provocation occasioned by certain unfounded statements injuriously tiffceting his public and private character j (5) that your petitioners believe that tho punishmonfc already undergono by the said James Mackay is amply sufficient to meet; the ends of justice and to viudicate the law 3 (6) that jour petitioners .therefore humbly pray that your Ji'xcollency may be pleased to order the release of the etrid Jamoa Mackay from further custody.— And your petitioners, as in duty bound will evor pray, &o. Tho Colonist says, had Si? George made the attack in his capacity as Opposition leader, he knew that he mu9fc fail. A tool was selected so adroitly that the best taticians wavo deceived, Tho Premier has avoided committing himsolf to any policy, relying for popularity on making the moat reckless charges of his predecessors When theso aro refuted, some fresh ground for abuse will bo 1 discovered, and so it will go on till tho Houso wakes to a sonso of its own' dignity , and the duties it owes to the country. The Ministry, ho has scratched together is ludicrously weak, but tho danger from having such meu in office is too sel'ious to permit tho proverbial rope being given. Some movo towards common senso must be made without delay whoever may come to tho front. Tho uiim reasonable caution of tho man of tho timeSir William Fitfcherbert— has extinguished his influence. He hus missed the chance 0? serving his country, and ho may depend that, whatever happens, this specimou of weakness will prevent anyone asking him again. Wo take tho following from tho Wellington Argus :■*— Lotteries are dooinodj sweepstakes are to be swept away ; Yankee Grab must henceforth disappear from the bar counters of hotels, where the dice box and throe dice conduce to that " olbow shaking " for liquors, nnd other matters which attract customers uml reucivo added zest by the uu

certainty of t!ia hazard. Church bazaar lotteries and lucky bag* must horoaftor b p ! past paying for. The Hon. Mr Hall has in- t troduoed into the Upper HOll3O a Bill on« " tilled "An Act to provent »Li>tteric9 and to regulate Art Unions-" The Bill providos . that it '* shall not be ?awlul for ony person '. under any pretence, form, denomination, or ; description whatsoever, or by means of any device, or contrivance whatsoever, to soil or dispose of, or agreo or promise (vrhother with or without consideration) to soil or disposo of ony lands or tonements, or any estate or in* terest therein, or any ship or vessel, goods, wares, or merchandise whatsoever, to or among nny porson or persons whomsooror by means of any game either of still or of ehanoe by lottery or cha-nco, whether by the throwing of any dice or the drawing of any tickets, lots, numbers, or figures, or by means of any wheel or otherwise, liowso* over." The next section imposes a penalty not exceeding £100 for the infringement of thoso provisions. A. subsequent clause fisos a penalty not oxceodir.g £200 on any person who " establishes, oommonces, or is a partner in any lottery, or in any scheme by wliich prizes, whothor of monoy, or of nny othor mattor, or thing, are gained, drawn for, thrown or competed for, by lot, dice, or any other mode of chanoo." And tho eamo penalty ia exigible from any parson wlio shall manage or oouduot. or assist in managing or conducting ; and for any sooond offouoo such persons shall bo liable to six months ira* prisorfmont. Art unions are exempted from the operation, of those provisions, but an interpretation Tery rigidly prescribes how euch art unions shall bo constituted. Those shall moan voluntary associations which have been or may bo formed in Now Zealand for tho purchase of paintings, drawings, sculpture, or works of art. But 'iio such association shall bo deemed an art union unless the deed of partnership, or rules, or re* gulations relating to such ussooiatious shall have boen ili'afc submitted and approved Of by the Attornoy-Q-eaerul. This Bill is, wo bolicvo, likaly to pass unless the political criaia a top 3 tho way j and if it docs bcoomo law, then hotol-ltoepois and othor promoters of lotteries, swoopstakes, and uso of the dioo box, had better exercise some not unnecessary caution, for tho eyes of the myrmidons of tho law will certainly bo upon them, In the dobato in the House on tho motion " that it is dosirablo to encourage tho establishment of beet sugar factories," Colonel Bussol said he beliovcd tho ho». mombor for Now Plymouth was mistaken in supposing the Provinces of Auckland and Tarannki were specially qitnli(l>d to produoo botroot, He had not tho knowledge of the Province of Taranaki which tho hou. member possessed, but ho did know that beetroot should bo grown in a country whore thore was v great quantity of lime, and ho bnlieved thoro was not much limo in either Tavanuki or Auckland, Tho Postmnsters^G-i'iicral's roport shows (lib roronuo lust year to lmvo boon £8(5,517 against £50,636 iv the previous yoar, Tho expenditure was £140,220, or £1710 1 es than w*s votod. Tho saving was ufftctod under the item " Oonvoyanco by Sort." 1,312, 886 more letters aud 1.161,571 more news* papers passed through tho various Now Zealand post offices in 1876-7 than in 1875-6. Lottors increasing 12, newspapers 16 per cent. Negotiations for effecting a modification in the San Francisco mail sorvioe only await the assont of tho Sydney Parliamont. In tho meuntimo contractors have boen permitted to perform tho modified service under which New Zealand's contribution is £32,500 and £5000 for coastal service, making a total iv all of £37,500 agiinst £-11,975 under tho original contract. Tho modification consists in aban* doning calling at Kandavau, and tho performanco of tho costal service by the con* traitors. Payments during tho past year for this semco amount to £19,129; receipts, £25,387, leaving a nett cost to tho colony of £23,741; via. Qallo — payuionts, £14,225, receipts, £8129, nett cost, £6086. The rnpnov ordors issu'o.l during the yoar woro 80,255 for £310,263, boing an increase ovor tho previous year of 7223 ordors for £16,833. Tho gross revonuo from 'money orders was £5261; nott, £3957. A Wonderful Restorative — As a stomachic, as v tonio and cordi'il for tho aged aud languid, as a remedy for tho nervous weakness and annoying uterine complaints to which womon are especially subject; as a protective in nil climates, torrid, temperate, and frigid ; and 09 a specific for ovory ailment wliich saps tho bodily strength and breaks down the animal spirits, Udo&puo Wdlits Schiedam Auomatio ScuyAi'fd stands at the head of rumeilios of its class.