Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1886.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 272, 8 May 1886, Page 2

Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1886.

A largely attended meeting assembled in Fennell's Hall, last evening, for the purpose of hearing the representative of the district, Mr Eugene O'Conor's, presessional address. Mr John Fennell was voted to the chair, and briefly introduced the speaker. Mr O'Conor, in a long and exhaustive address explained his action in the past session of Parliament, and his views and aspirations for the advancement ot his constituency in the future. His plans, with respect to the opening of the country, met with very general approval, and he showed that up to the present he had Wen successful in carrying them out During his address he read the following telegram, received or. May sth, from the Minister of Public Works, with respect to the bridge over Buller near Lyell, in answer to repeated euquries from him on the subject:—" Engineer-in-Chief informs me that the new survey of site proves that a far more extensive structure will have to be erected over the liuller at Lyell, and a special design will have to be pot out for it, which will take some weeks to perfect." At the conclusion of Mr O'Conor's address he received an unanimous vote of thanks and confidence, proposed by Mr James Edge, and seconded by Mr James Inglis. A vote of thanks to the chair teiuiiuated the proceedings.

The United Alpine directors met last Saturday nnd declared the usual monthly dividend (23rd) of one shilling per 82,000 th share, equal to £I6OO, payable on and after to-day. The amount of retorted gold for the month was 66f)0zs. from 774 tons of stone treated. A*; the mine No C level is being vigorously pushed on, the face is now close to the surveyed point where north block is expected to be cut. Stone is coming freely from all parts of the mine, enabling the manager to keep up a good supply to the battery.

The sittings of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts appointed to be holden at Lyell, on Wednesday, the 12th May, have been adjourned till Saturday next, the 15th May. Mr Matthew Burnett visited Lyell yesterday, and during the evening delivered nn impressive open-air address, after which, when Mr O'Conor's meeting was concluded, adjourned to Fennell's Hall, and there carried on the subject of his mission—temperance. Twenty took the pledge.

We have very little further to report from the Larnach this week, owing to illness of both men engaged driving, and consequently full time has not been put in. The tunnel is now driven about 128 feet from the Alpine No 6 level. The last three feet was slate formation, and the stone met with recently, which was supposed to be reef, was only one of a lot of leaders from 1 to 12 inches thick, which were in a space of the last 10 feet. There is every indication of meeting with the reef in the next 10 feet of driving. Sinking in the United Ttaly is still going on, and the men are making fair progress. The country is soft and likely looking, and the shaft is going down between two well-defined walls seven feet apart. Mr A. A. Corfield, the clerk of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts, will visit the Murchison Office, on Tuesday the 18th May, for the transaction of any business in connection with the Courts.

In another column the Buller County Council invite tenders for the maiutenance of district main roads, and two sections of the Eight-niilo road. In the early part of the week we issued an extra throughout the district, containing the advertisements. Tenders for these works close at Westport on Tuesday next. A representative of the National Bank, from Heefton, will be in attendance at Lyell, to-day, for the transaction of general banking business. The leader in No. 5 level of the Tyr Connell, across the spur, is now showing very rich stone. There are two men employed cutting out a chamber for the purpose of sinking on this leader, and the sinking will be commenced when the main level is extended, another four sets, or ft sufficient distance to enable the hands to sink on the spur. The sittings of the District Court appointed to be held at Westport, on the 6th May, has been adjourned until Thursday, 20th May, at 10 o'clock.

Mr Bird was engaged on Friday and Saturday last with Court business at Reefton. Amongst the cases were several prosecutions by a ratepayer against late members of the Inangahua County Council for illegal expenditure. The first case was nonsuited, and the others were then withdrawn.

Mr Thomas James, saddler, has just completed a set of harness to the order of Mr John Gilmer, and from inspection, without doubt, it will compare favorably with the Home made article. It is handsewn throughout, and the mountings are really first-class. He has a large stock of goods of good quality to select from, and the prices will be found as reasonable as the imported article. He has added a hair-teasing machine to his plant, so that this work is now done on the premises.— Wcßtport Times. Some interesting information respecting the railway arrangements has been kindly telegraphed to us by a Wellington correspondent. The whole matter, it will be seen, is now regarded as virtually settled, but a Validation Act will have to be passed in order to allow some slight deviations to be made from the original contract entered into by the Company here, but now transferred to the Syndicate. Full information regarding the points on which validation is required will be received within a clay or two, the Agent-General having been instructed to telegraph them immediately in order that the Bill may be prepired. Meantime, our correspondent says, " everything is considered to be in the highest degree satisfactory and promising."— Mail 3rd instant.