THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 7, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 6, 7 December 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 7, 1877.

* We leiirii by telegram that the Con* J golidated Stock Bill W«s read a third tfme in tbe Houeelasj; r*ight. In Comr roittee pu the L.oan Bill Ballance oiqved that the amount of tho Jioan b.e reduced frqra fourtQ three pillions, Gjiey said the Government were in the 5 bands of. the House. They thought the larger sum t!hou.ld he given, but ' would take the lesser su,m and make the best of it. Atl^son moved, that .the sum be reduced to two aqd a half millions and tt)ia was carried by §8 to 2{3. Grey said though authority to raise four millions was Asked it'was not likely that it would be exercised immediately. Ifc waa necessary to c}qthe tbe Ministry w ifcu tne at;othrity » to pay everbody i^ order to, enahle them ta negotiate on fairer, terms with their creditors, Within 18 months I &\ ,500,00.0 would be required tor pnblic 3 works and immigration, £500,00Q for provincial liabilities, £3,00,000 to repay advance from public works account, |l.O0O,CQ) to banks, and £8^2,000 in I reasury Bills, in all upwards of four mill'ons was required. It was not absolutely necessary to . either pay off the ban,k3 or the Treasury Bills, but it was} cMrable to have the. power 9 to do so, it pressed. #c pleased him-* a self not to raise a penny more of the 1 loan than was absolutely necessary. Atkinson declared the conduct of the ? Q-oYeinment in asking ssuch, powers on a snch vague statements u,np,recden.ted. $c the existence of half a 8 tnjUion, of provincial liabilities. Those '" $0 caUed were merq speculative estiI mate^ from Otago, whicU, if recognised, the rest of . the Colony i would have the. right to demand at least half, a, minion more. He critis cised. the deta^ of Grey's atater raent and; cM'',ei^ged him to refer to the Pu,bli;c Accounts Committee as report whether he had not in his budget provided, foi?> all pwtfincial liabilities and other' charges Oif the cur> - pen* year, and whether the Qonsoli- | dated Fund would not be abje to repay I She borrowed from the public : works account. He would oppose bor« ! rowing m,ore than two millions.. Qrey I j^fnseci to do anything of the kind. 3 ; He^" said the Public Accounts Com- ! mittee h,ad beeo picked for p;arty purposes when nominated at the com- " l^uiencement o,f the aossion by tb,e late „ Governnp.ent. Tnia was denied by ' ; , several Members, an,4 a long discussion r> ' 1 ensued, ultimately th,e 13^11 was r,ea,d, a 1 second, tim,e.

: MeasraW. McLean rand C 0.,, will to^ttay, F ■ submit to auction, afj ,tl?je National Baul^. the whole, of the superior ihjyusehpljd {urn^uitf of i/Lt. W. B-. S,..Hi(^gpn. M 111,8 brass instruments for tb«, 9.eQOnd, t.ojsn c b^nd rea.ch^d B^eefton on Tuesday last,, and : have been dfctiujbu.ted amongst the members. $ i The quarterly meeting of the members of ; B^ee,fton B^aijjjh, of the Hibernian, Society , will be held, at; tiljp lpdge-room on, SajfcUrday even^jg ojj tl^e ysu,al hour. c ' We. publish elßftw.lj^ere a programme, of I sports to be held i$ Spelt's Paddock Qfi «e;lriday 28, th December, in eonneotion witli)the ' Hospital Eete. Besides the ev,eti|3 iutaerr s : ' tiaed there w,ill be numprot^ others for prices I madfl, up on the ground^ Th/ 3 mosj; ample 1, '< provision will bp . u»a,de. &r dancing, and, tha aeritfees pf a, full band; nsl be qngaged eppQi--t oily for the occasipn. We nte in/brmed th/»^ E Ijlioae pnblipans, wbp, ijefuaedi to, snbftcribe, to n j thd ra.ee fund for reason of the dje^ance.Qf'fche ; course from the. town have bphavedivzifch, equal - liboealfly in thp matter of the HoapitaJj %a\e ,^j Here's another clinchpr for the ca.oae ofd^pod oj Tomplary.. ; The. adjpurnedi meeting, of the Licensing, — !?ench, before E. Shaw, Esq,,. RM-, . and, . i Me;Bßi;aß«ennan l aiid Bujl, commissioners, was tB hsfdi yesterday. TJpon the application of ii<^< S%WJ?PJI for a. nejy hotel ljfipoog, ip. '

Broadway being called on, the Bench sci J the application had been adjourned for three reasons; Ist, to satisfy the B.ench th^t the accommodation at presant provided by hotels in town was insufficient for the requirements of fclje community, 2nd, because jthb^Bench had already exprogsed an opinion that any further addition to (the number of licensed houses undesirable, and Jastly because it would be a breach of' faith to existing licensee^ to grant any fresh licences. In one yord the Bench was now asked to depart from , a resolution made after due and careful con, ejderatjon, It had been urged that it was neve? intended that the resolution referred to should be a cast iron rule, but was [ mprely an expression of. opinion gathered , from the then existing' requirementa of the community. It wob an assumption based upon the belief that the accommodation then provided 'was sujjjoienfc, A mass of evidence had been tendered upon the pres nt application to show that the accommodation was now insufficient, and upon that the Bench was ashed to ve» consider its determination. The principle involved not only affected the npplicant in the present case, but also oJhers who might be induced to apply for licenses in the event of the Benob debiding to depart from its rule. 3?or this reason thp Bench had given the matter the most mature considers < tion, and had comp to the conclusion that anotheu hotel was not required in Eeefton, The evidence tendered as to the requirement had not been satiefaptory to the Bench. An opportunity would therefore be afforded applicant of satisfying the mind of the Bench upon this point, for which purpose the further hearing of the matter would be adjourned to the Bth January, On that date the ense would be again called on, and he (Mr Shaw) had been requested by his brother commissioners to state that the application , would then be refused, unless applicant was prepared with a petition signed in support by half the entire ratepayers of the County. If applicant would do that the Bench would no^ stand in the way of the issue of the license. If half the ratepayer of the County signify their desire for another hotel, the Bench will feel -bound by that expression of opinion. The signatures would require to be attested, and that done it would be a guarantee that the license would' be 'granted, Mr Pitt asked •whether the Bench would require attestation *o eaoh signature obtained in a remote place like ETampden, The Benoh did not wish to act arbitarily in the matter, but they did noj; wish to create o precedent, and it was to be clearly understood that it wou.ld not be regarded as a precedent. The ground upon which the former resolution qf the Bench had been arriyed at had been challenged, and it would bo as well to follow it out, Th,e oase wfts then adjourned, to, the Qth January. Th,us it ■wflj be Been, in fant'imont to grant" ing the license, but wo fail to see why the Bench should have deemed it necesrary to shift the responsibility of granting the lieen.s c u,pon the shareholders of the ratepayers. Tte rain of yesterday caused a small flood in the fiver last njght, and the $rey coach did not arrive. IJV Montcitb,, who succeeds to the manage-, ment p,f the National Bank, Eeefton, reached here on Tuesday last, Mr Wait, v?ho has been acting temporarily as agent during Mr Hyson's a,bsen,ce afc Wellington, left hjf coach 'or Westporfc yesterday morning. The inactivity in l.h,e aharemarket still continues, and little or no, business is bein g transacted. The depression usually current here at this period of the year has placed a temporary embargo upan investment; and, the result $a $11 description of stocks hare b.oen affected. As some pf the mines are, how^' ever, now asserting their, richness, we may look for an early revival and corresponding improvement ijn quotations generally! The Licensing Bench was occupied during tha greater part of the day on Wednesday lnat, wHh the ,aclj.ournecl, Reaving of th# application of Joli\n D,aw3on far a license lor a new hotel to bo erected at the cerner of Broadway and Rridgo. street. The police ap-. posed the application on the ground that tho hatel accommodation, olreadj provided was \n excess of requirements. Mr Reid,, also ap« pea,red to oppose on be&alf of a, number of publioa'ns. Mr Pitt and Mr Haselden ap» peared in hupport. A number of hp^e^krepers wore called as wicnessea on each side. Mr J t M'G-affln stated his opinion, that a good faaiily lpiOtel conducted by a reputable person would pay. He further admitted that not infrequently, tfr;e demand for aceommodaiioa, at his establishment was in excess, of that available. Mr Twohill was of opinion .that a well con-*, ducted family hotel vxouljd supply a want v His hotel Axa,s. frequently crowded. Julia liurness, housemaid at GUlmer's Hotel, stated that she frequently had to make up extra beds in thp prrlors to accommodate ■visitora. 3|ohn P»iw,son said h,e purposed erect-r , ing an, botel iipon. the model of the Empire Hotel, Wesporfc. P. Ale^andei; considered, ther,e w.as a good opening for an additional hotel in Reefton. C. M,ivGn considered, f^t a house similar to tlip Empire Hotel, West- • port would; furnish accommodation superior to. any in, iteefijon at present. Thomas JollilTu aiiid that a,boufc half the bedrooms in his hotel were occupied all thje year round. He had, fourteen, bedrooms, and, tVee parlors. He considered, the accommodation at his hotel seqond to none in Eeefton, and fit for any , perapfy. He did not recognise any distinction of, clAsaeHi and look upon, t^hem, as 4jhe same. One man w,aa l as,6pod i as, ajiothsr tp hjm so, , long aa he v/aa a.bje to pay his w.ay, and con-- ,. duct himself respectably. Ho had as. good \ peppje Btopping a,tj his house as any, l>pt,el; in > Eeefton, and offered as good aucommodAtipn. i He had more than sufl?fii.ent sleeping accommo* da.tion at present, and if he required more ho > voultl inorease the number,, P. 3£ojl# stated [ that he hfid twenty-five beds in his establish* ment, nnd ; they were not half occupied all the r w,cek rqlind.' Walter Williams , said he waa I sureiaivifttinilvk hotel was not. wanted ; he had i t^entff;el|hf(bedrooms and four sitting rooms, : rin(§§fife. rooms with double beds, and as a Xfiiptibpy w ,ere ijnp.eci£nied v He had fourteen

or fifteen beds unoccupjed on last Saturday night. Samuel Grilraer stated that there were 259 bocb unoccupied m his hotel during the monfh of November. TIIO Court then ad» ourned •• "Vfe are informal that the prospects of the Perseverance mine hjive improved very much of late, gnd thut stone of 0 highly pnyable chavacter has recently been met with in the face, On 'V^ednesday several residents of the town paid a visit to the mine, and report very favourably of the stone. Mr G-resson brought boiove tho Ohristphurch OJ»b 9 beh in which a bookmaker had given p, double, ,flnd had put tho two horßeg' names upon a piece qf paper, atid signed it with tbo odds. On settling day, however, ho declined to pay tho bet, ond produced his book with Foul Play and Mpta, instead of Mata, and Ariel, as given in the double on tho paper handed to $0 gentleniau with whom he made the bet. He would move— " That the bookmaker referred to be requested to attend at the adjourned meeting of the club, to be held on Friday week npx.t, to osplain the circumstances of the bet re-» ferred to," This was agreed to. The Board appointed to inquire into tho charges laid by the Eev, Mr Ebsfield against Mr Howard, teacher in one of tho Canterbury sohools, have brought up their rp« port, It is to this effect that Mr Howard withdrew all Roman Catholic children from tho Bible olasse9 when requo9ted 90 to do by their parentq or guardians j and that tbe f discipline of tho school was impartial and ] not unduly severe. The Board conclude with a censure upon Mr Binsfiold. They Bay thnt " the period, that has elapsed since the alleged cases occurred, coupled with the admissions of the Eev, Mp Binsfield warrants the B,pard in conoludiug thnt the charges were made without due oonaideratien qtid for political purposes." The Auckland Star fell into a ouvious mistake a few days ago, Several scientific papers were to be read at the Auckland Institute, one of whioh was on " The firing of torpedoes by electricity." ''These papev9." naively remarks the Star, (t are all of interest, especially to naturalists. The torpedo is remarkable for the possession of an cloctrioal apparatus iv the shape of honeycomb-like provided wirh mucous matter, and largely provided with nerves from th.c ' eight pair. The shocks given by this singular fish are very considerable, and are used hy Jie creature both a9 a means of defence and to disable its prey." The good time coming for Reeffcan w{lf nssuredly lead to a considerable increase oe population, the weather that has afllicted th« district so long having broken up and dfs* appeared, and the roads again in good works ing order, will throw life and cheerfulness around and upon this portion of New Zealand, so favoured and so blessed, with all that renders life ngreeable, but which naturally and frequently leads to those habirsd that engender disease tlirough exposure to trumps and nhills, the healthiest may be sickness down by Rhktqiatis}!. Rheumatic Gour, Lfmbago, Intermittent Fevers. BiltottsKK3S, &c,, and it is well that all should know the moat reliable cures for these are the famous Indian Meixtoines known as " U-hollahNs Great Indian Cures,"-™ they can be had of M. R. Gissinge, Chemist, appointed sale wholesale agent for Reefton and district. See testimonials iv advertising columns.-^-ADT. A Flesh Creating Modicinp,— -When n due proportion of the foods is converted into a pure, ric'i blood, ths natur il nutriment of the b,ody, there is nothing to p/event the acquisition of fleah, provided there be no undue waste of tis-uo from overwork, op any depleting ail men fci. We would recommend those win desiiv tn --03 the angles of their framo3 •' rounded ofl 1 * to u*e Udox?.iio Wolfe's SCUUEDAM AIIOHATIO SOI^XAPL'S, which promotes assimilation of the food aud repaira all losses of substance.