Colonial.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 595, 17 July 1858, Page 3

Colonial.

NELSON,

• Wehave h6!laiter-irifcelligerice (except'one paof the17th inst^>f^™; 'yns'*i'prbvihcetHantlia.t received by 'the 'Malay/ 6f-which" %ye gaye1 abstracts- lait' Sdtu'riiky,1'; Siid '^erf" 1 little v else

remains.I.': - ■ ■'"[■■'-■>: ■■'"s'-:-;\ v-::- ■■.•■,' '; • '; , ; ThBIW6rHn'^ liMaii?s llSKegp':A;ss6ci'afci6n held 1 its-seventh'annual ;iiiee|;ihg, on'; the^ 31st' •uHf-: The terrrts ■ofiith'e va's&ociatt6 th;; having',exp'ired,' it was hot likely to' !be renewed/ fi-dm 'lack of pros-" perity^^llhe'fpllowirtg'iis'^d'-ab^trMt^frbm'thiß' report the reading 6f Which,wats'the only bustf; ness done at the meeting'-r* , ' .«,M Oirithe -31st December1 next the^properfcy' of iyour-association will* 'probably^be1 as follows 'it —-Two thousand' nine hundred arid forty-three' sheep bf> all; ages -.'and. sexes:;. SixteSri: hundred:: and twenty-four (1624)';acr'es u6f 'freehold land' at ■ thel Lake run.- The" good-will ?6ftWe i;un;' The> hbnrestea'd'; thereon; 0'; ■ Fifty-five. acresr df ] land>mrWai-iti valley; And'about 'three hus-, di-ed-arid forty:(£MO):pouiids in cash; • : ' ; " There; are four'.cduTses^bpen to you';'"; Firsti' to sell all the -property of your asso6iatiori for a: rounds sam:' iA;s' runs • are' iiot 7easily obtaipfable, thisimight:;lj'e e'£isiljr:l.dpne;'.and: is perhaps' the sirhplest'plan.!-r;; V"'-';'"- ■'] ; , , . ". Or a^cftndly,5 tdv let the!sh'e^ : outfor a fur- '; ther :terinofj years. IJi'An offer;i>f this kind has1 alreadyi'been made to, bdtj,declined '■■'by: your directors;- - ■■• '■ -: "■■ ";;■ !: ''A '"' t ": "y '":.'\''''..,\i .'$ Or- thirdlyj/td; eridea'vdur; to appoint' a shep-, herd over the 'flock' afcl the"¥unj 'andwHatever; he.canmafce over and above1 a certain stipulated annuall return' of wool 1 increase; to be his; own-wages.:. • ■■■■■■•• .-, ■■ '■' ; -', .; •■■•■■■' _•• '; - <". Or>fburthiyi!to proceed on the'same plan.as1 that i followed "> at fivst> 'the' expenses 'of which' were^ found to oonsiinitf' neatly all the "profits!' Iw; either: of'l the- last' thteW. plans, all- • ;share-^ •' holders whowish'torealize^can;claim!to'do'so.1 ;i

*.0n the sth instant''the following case was heard before' the Resident Magistrate, J.Pdyntei% *Esq.iMinder tlk Extended Jurisdietiau Act. Thdmsoti v. Master and Owners of Gamillai for:'£100 damages! for breach of contract for Bhorliswplies of'provisions1 anti-water for'him*

! <*) lf i^ ' ?"$ yi Uy 'the Camilla from iL6nddti to New Zealand.' - ' J for jilaitktifF; '&£ Kirigdonl for: ■ defendants., %:, j"<j ;.•,.•..,,•.-. :?.•,•./- -j.-s^t ; ■ >hi actjdn wa g ; brought-a: few days:;ago u!W£>% Passengers Act and:withdrawn;; and iBS^S, was.,now suing for, breach .of cori-■ Wffi PJj'tlie defendants,aVcommpn earner?'..; ; :l ™h-erevidehce< giVen'%aV.simiiar'ito>'tl-iat'giv-eh' V-cWW^foi^^jßbJiacJn^by't^tlShtiff'and'ifchß i doctor of >'the'?ship,l showing" tliafc 'they had not ; [received a proper, allowanefe of' Water arid somie: •!f?W-9pheViavticlesi},,that)some of the- meat wa|s ..bad,.and unfit,for consumption;, and:that generally'thej^ssengers, were, short of their prol- -" per,"quantity of provisions.'7, ' ! ; s "Pliinttff;'Hpafpaa1 £sp' 10s; ;for thVpassage ' -of himself: and' family "(equal 'to" tnree-and-a,r half ad ill fcb;) > UW cb'nsidere'd 1 lie had; 'sustaitied ■dam r age : to.fully^he amount claimed,and stated that'he would cot undergo the same again for £200..,, ,r,iV t _ „. , ( , ;-. _,; ( 8,,,, | ■^'; The rMagisirafe ' 'there ''had; evidently not5 been1 siifficieiit provisibns'piit oti-board, or at any }rate; supplied ;to ithe.passengers.'"! As to the shortness of water] ,thei-e \yas!no dbubtiabout that; arid the quality rpf, some of, tKe.provisions was bad.. He considered, therefore, that was^entitjed to some damage, "thoug'K^ jipt to _the ariiipunt "claime'dTand would give damages at the'rate' of £6 per adult. ;; ; ;; , ,': ; Judgment accordingly for £21 and costs. „, ,4crs OFJHE PBOVaNCIAIr GOUKTCII,.—A; : G'oVernrrieijt'&Szette, -of iMay, 15, contains ,%e ' 'informatibn that 'the' Debentures Act,' t tbV Edu-! cationr;Eban Act' . the Mdtupiko ■ Public; ! ( ;ReSelfviß■B^Act,'^passea^during..t^la7ast^'Beßsion''of 'the': Nelsbii; Provincial Council, have Vbeen/laidl - before theGbverripr, and have been, leftVtb their' "'bpe'raiJibn. '.' We understand that the" \Vaste Ijarids Act aind,the I)un Mountain Railway Act " have been: disallowed' by the Governor!; bi:t no! 'iriformatibii nak been received respecting;the; °fate/of .;the Crpld TEields Occupation. Aci>-r-: lNilshn Examiner, 3\x\j 7,. . ; .' . :