The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1337, 13 January 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1881.

The following applications were granted at the Warden’s Court yesterday ;—Stockman and party, tail-race ; Herring and party,tail-race ; John Reynolds, tunnel; Brown and party, tail-race ; Jorgensen *nd party, George Stewart, and James Steaho'ase and party, protection ; Breen and party, double area. The opposed applications were dealt with as follow : Janies WyMe and party, water-race, objected to by R. J. Seddon and party, but granted conditionally. James Smart and party, double area, objected to by Marshall and party, but granted. James Holmes, branch water-race, objected to by E. Bowden and others, but granted conditionally. David Ryan and party.

protection granted for one month, to enable applicants to set in to work. Tait and party, special site for stones was granted, the application being opposed by M‘Longhlin and party-.

There were no cases for hearing in the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday. We acknowledge the recipt from the Government Printer of a batch of Parliamentary Papers among which is Sir John Goode’s report on the various harbors of New; Zealand together with five-and-twenty drawings illustrating the steps he recommends to be taken for ensuring a larger depth of water, and also keeping various river bars open in the colony. The appearance of Miss Clara Stephenson’s Company last evening in the grand drama of “East Lynne,” at the Theatre Royal, could hardly be termed a success so far as the attendance was concerned. The piece was, however, presented in a manner that could not fail to be appreciated by those present, Miss Clara Stephenson’s dual impersonation of Lady Isabel and Madame Vane being received with marked approbation. To-morrow evening, the world-renowned comedy of “ Our Boys ” will be produced, a comedy that had a run of over four years on a London stage, and one that is spoken of by the press generally as a comedy the success of which has been unprecedented. This evening “Arrah na Pogue” will be reproduced, by special desire, as many were unable to witness it on a former occasion.

During the sitting of the Warden’s Court, yesterday, the Warden (H, A. Stratford, Esq.) took occasion to remark in effect that it was necessary that the miners should comply strictly with the regulations in pegging and trenching their claims, otherwise they were liable to have their rights cancelled on the testimony of other parties interested. A dramatic entertainment and. concert in aid of the Manse fund of the Presbyterian Church will beheld at the latter end of March, full particulars of which will appear in a subsequent advertisement. The Melbourne Cup is .undoubtedly one of Victoria’s greatest institutions. It brings all classes together. Mark what Mr R. C. Bagot, the secretary of the Victorian Racing Club, says of it. In his evidence before the select committee appointed to inquire into the working of thp totalisator he said :—“ lam of opinion very strongly that the totalisator will be the means of annihilating the biggest lot of rogues there are in the world—that is, the mushroom bookmakers, who numbered over 700 upon the hill of the Melbourne race-course last Cup Day.—Did you hear of any case of defaulters upon the hill ? Yes ; any number of the lowes class of thieves, who come down to the stand reserve when they get the money of the people on the hill. They came below to try their hand and paid their 2s. The change ticket is Bs. Having paid the 2s, the change ticket is Bs.” Mr Bagot thinks at least 200 totalisators will be required to meet the speculative spirit on the Cup Day. The introduction will be the signal for a large number of the gentlemen now metallicians to take to work a little more arduous.

Speaking at a banquet on board the Orient at Liverpool lately one of the managers of the Orient Company said that ere long steamers of tons would be running at a speed of twentyone knots an hour between London and the Australian colonies. As a writer in the European Mail observes, a steamer of 10,000 tons would be a floating castle indeed, and a speed of twenty-one knots an hour a consideration, for at this rate New York would be within six days of Liverand London, the Cape within fifteen days, and Australia and New Zealand about twenty-nine or thirty days. Griffith’s valuation, which is so much referred to in Irish news just now, was a valuation of land in Ireland made in the year 1825, by a civil engineer, named Griffith, under instruction of Government. The valuation took many years to complete, and before it was finished the letting value of land had risen greatly. In 1854 Mr. Griffith estimated that his valuation of Limerick was by that time 25 per cent, under its real value. The Irish tenants who are claiming to pay rent according to Griffith’s valuation would not like to be paid for their butter and beef according to the rates current half a century ago.