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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 97, 24 February 1880, Page 2

The Blenheim Rifle Volunteers will parade this evening at 7 o’clock in Seymour Square. The Ottcrson Run, which was put up for sale at auction by Mr C. J. W. Griffiths on Saturday, was not sold, as it did not reach the r serve price, but was bought in at £8,300. David Scott, of Bleiheim, laborer, has filed a declaration of bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors is advertised to beheld at the ('onrt-house at 11 o’clock on Tuesday March 2nd. Hie Volunteers leave by the Taiaroa on Thursday evening next to attend the Colonial prize fmg at Nelson. We! >pe they will be successful and bring ha k a fair share of the prizes. We understand that Mr Hutcheson lias nearly completed his arrangements to commence the gas works. He is expected here in a wee!; or two, and he is confident of having the town lighted with gas next winter. Mr Crosse, surgeon dentist, of Cubastreet, Wellington, notifies by advertisement that he will visit Blenheim in a few days. Persons desiring his services are requested to leave their address at the Club Hotel and they will lie waited upon at their own residences by Mr Crosse. Hie examination of teachers for IS,SO for the Educational District of Marlborough, will commence in the Borough Council Chamber. Blenheim, on Monday. March 22. at 10 o'clock. For Classes D and Eon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; for Class I) optional subjects on Saturday. March 27, and during the following week. We understand that the cheap clearing sale of Mr M’Lauehlan's stock at Marlborough House, corner of tile Omaha bridge, by Mr Galloway, of Picton. is still going on. Great bargains arc offered owing to the favorable manner in which the stock was purchased. A call would establish the fact that it is a genuine clearing sale.— A DVT. At the Resident Magistrate s Court, Havelock, en Thursday, February 19th, before W. E. Dive and A. Y Duncan, Esqs. .1. P’s., in the ease of Hopper v. Captain and Owners of the ( oilecn Lawn, claim £C !Sa (hi, judgment was given for the amount claimed and costs Bs. Immediate execution was asked for and granted.

I ri.sli Rule f I’u] pi K < i'*i vc i 1 • y the i' .vi Clerk : 'i'ii Ha; 10 <>.l. There will be ;i meeting of the < omme of the Marlborough .Racing 1 cii> at Bn -It a Hotel lib- evening, for the purpose oi j "*■ singe aw Min 1..- - , he.: ring prot-c C. A special service v. li be iv hi in Trinity Church, 'jM-iiiLr < rci k. on umLy • Rcrnoon next, by tie •. <u. .-vrclu.' a.-on i<'ut wile'll a collection Mil! be ma<lo in mo '1 an; Irish Ivcilef Tumi. Mr Philip ! wrenci; returned to I Hen heiin the. nioi'lini;. a; atl ' oe.i. ... ... . ~ .... . .... 1....1.. Mo- brin es l.ii-'h Syilnuy, mum iRe ui' l ll " ,J wilii Li n a iiiimbur <>t Austi.'hmi ivay and a fiair of young emus. very hm oir.is, in beautiful condition. _ A kangaroo winch Mr La .nonce was bringing over died on the l ' a An°mformation has been laid by John Hutson, of Spring Truck, carter, against Patrick Conway, ot the same place, laborer, for unlawfully'assaulting him yesterday by kicking him in the head. The case is set down for hearing at the ll.M.’s Court on Monday next. An application by Uenrioh Tolster for a license to slaughter large and small cattle on sections !) and 3">, Omaka, was made at the Resident Mngistr te’.s Court yesterday, ut as it apf aaeed that the locality was in the II velock district til Resident Magistrate was of op: .i n that the application should • : nuu.e iiere. \tr'l .IT Jliicy brought up from Kai koura hy the Napier on her last trip a full car<m of greasy wool branded “ Warden’ to be scoured at bis wool-scouring establish nient here. Repeated references to the London wool circulars shows that some or the. best prices catalogued for New Zealand wools are for those which have passed tl, rough Mr Hi ley's hands, and the evidence is certainly in favor of sending home scoured wool in preference to greasy. Irish Relief Tumi—Kubsriptions received by the Town Cicrk from Mr Bushy, collector nt Upton Downs station J. I>• Ihisliy LI I lei'bert Mark Brown LI, Thus. Noble, Ll’ John McCouvill £2, A. Grant ns, J. W. Mills Ids, das. W. 1 Tollyinun 5-s, John Robertson ss, It. Simpson IDs. The total amount received by the Town Clerk up to date is COO lis.

Several summonses have been taken out by workmen employed in removing the Wesleyan chapel against the contractor, and we understand the matter will be heard before the Resident Magistrate _tomonow. Mr Rogers arid Mr Mcxval) appear for the respective parties. Ihe eoutr.actor informs us that the owner ot the building has taken the contract from him, ami that he intends to take legal prolines. The removal of tins edifice ap pears 'likely to be a good thing for the lawyers.

T|,e *• Ifcwett Family gave two of their eharniiii"' entertainments on Saturday and yesterday evenings to not very full houses, the pam-ity of attendance living probably due to the fact that these talented artistes arrived just after the Racing holidays were over, anil that the Harts had been playing to full houses at Kwarfs ill'll, _ otherwise there can lie no doubt the admirable performances of the ilewetts would have been more liberally pat ronised.

At the auction sale by MrT. O'Sullivan, of Mr il. Redwood's stock, on Saturday last, no thoroughbreds were sold, the lino hack Woodpecker, 1(R hands high, by .1 otara out of a Golden Grape mare, was purchased by Mr Blundell, Sub-Inspector ot Sheep, for £37. Other hacks brought from Ll2 upwards : Ram lambs ami lams Rom 15s to £5; draught horses £ls to £4O, cows L 7 steers £:>. l hcre was a good attendance. We understand that Mr Redwood will offer his thoroughbreds again after the next Autumn Meeting in Canterbury. This morning Mr Blackett and Mr l'itzverald Government Engineers, started to commence a survey of the Blenheim and Awatere section of the I icton-Ilui unui railway. 'This may be taken as an indication that the Government intends to go on with the work, and it may bo regarded as another step in the advancement of the district. As soon as the line is completed to thu Awatere, settlement is sure to follow, and the result cannot he otherwise than beneficial to the Wairau. We are sure the people of Blenheim will he glad to hear that the survey of the line has been actually commenced. The approaches to the railway hripgo at thcUpawa bridge are tar too narrow for the trallie. The Borough Council at the last meeting appointed a committee to wait on the engineer; the Spring Greek Road Board has also appointed a committee to point this out. We have not heard of the result, but we hope it will lead to the approaches being wit died and made fit. fo • traffic. At the same time the committee might call attention to the abominable approaches to the canssings at N'elso i and Budge streets, where the gradients r e far too steep, and t' e approaciie , too nar ow. In N'elso i street t‘ c eo'.tractor las act' Hy put 1-eow-c-itehers” on the ro A wiiieh is already tar too nar, v withe t being reduei d m width in this n 'in. ', a d, as we pointed out last week, the coarse gravel put on is more fit for house blocks than road metal.

We have been favored with an inspection of the plans for the Blenheim Railway .Station, for which tenders are invited up to the “(Hi, .March, and the building is to be completed in .May. It is a fourth class .station, and in appearance is very like that imposin'' edifice, the I’ieton ter ms. but a little iarger, and the platform is longer, extending ISO feet from end to end. The lniildiii" is II feet bin'll and the front entrance will be by a lobby 19ft bin long by I;; ft pin wide, on which will be an ollice 1.1 feet limn by 111 feet, and beyond that again a manager s room 1.5 feet by Id feet. On tlm other side of the lobby is a ladies waitinn room 13 feet long by 1) feet wide. Outside is a carriage shed with loom for six carriages, a goods shed 100 feet long by 30 feet, coal store, two-stall engine shed, &c. 'l'he station yard and premises will extend from Nelson-street to the Omaha river opposite Bradford Quay. At a point near Nelson-street a short branch line is m contemplation, crossing Orove Road near Mr Cirling's premises and leading into Messrs Karl I and Mackenzie’s timber yard. road to Fell's wharf will be provide. »'om Leeds Quay.

The (i«v of February 12th contains the return of the candidates who have passed the Civil Service examination. Onh C,l in in the .Junior, and 23 m the Munor vassed in all New Zealand. !wo blei.l.cun bovs attending Nelson College stand high hi the order of merit, K. •). Robinson (last year's Marlhoiotigh scholar) in the duuior, : U1(1 w. K. Evans in the Senior class. Master Kvans lias passed, both in the < lassie,M and Mathematical None have passed from Marlborough. Hawke's Bay, Southland, or Westland schools. In the Junior class Auckland province stands highest. It has passe! j2i out. ot the h! successful candidates, Neisnn _!•«, t hnstelrirch 7 Dunedin •», Wanganui In the Senior, Auckland 11, Nelson S. Dunedin 2. We observe that I. one of the proms ot the Districts High schools have sticeccdcu in passing this year. Wellington province is represented by two in the Junior, and one in the Senior class.

Great .stress is laid in certain quarters on ' he fact that some boys attending the Bleu- !■ .. ;r ;, nigh school did not pass at the late ( ivil Service examination. Tins is tiie li: t time the hoys have been sent up when ■ passed. On previous occasions a large iier.-mtitfc nas-.ed. and it me ;t be remani.. red that a umbel o! the ,t scholars unmidim; the High school have already ... ...M. ,\- to Hie "failin'! of toe Bkiim.in },■, y ... for ll» i ;ioi;olanfhi[> oi* t.iii.i occasion, ,■ (It ;;IB' (yjj'N'u'V; **, MRS AGGHid ill tHU . ~,n;na .ion, passed the Civil Service last •i, .... |. ,i onlv I- '-'ears old, ami ... !,.o Prg.t: 1y , idle sue,.essful candi-i-.t,, f.,r tie scholars!lip, i.i every subject (.Anoliy liv; not y«T passed the Civil Service examination and wo cannot see the great cause for rejoicing which is diluted bv the enemies of the Blenheim school. The Committee meeting of the Blenheim Literary Institute was held yesterday even- , Mr Waddy in the Chair. A discussion r,.r !c place as to the ways and means to pay r the new building (now nearly eomplot- ,[). Considerable disappointment was exressed at the public not subscribing so .ibcially as was expected to so useful an histitutionias as a free Reading Room and Library with the services of a librarian. We hope for the credit of the distiict that the necessary funds will he collected without further difficulty, and that all who have the means will unite in assisting the Committee in their present undertaking. Although the people as a whole have not come forward to any great extent in the matter, there are some creditable exceptions. Mr Dousliti has contributed the very handsome sum ol C ( HU, and the Treasurer lias also received the following additiohal subscriptions in aid of tbe building sand B. 0. Waddy Cl ss, d. E. llodson Cl Is, S. Johnson. £l, “ Brackloigh Bridge ’’ 2s (id.

An amusing incident occurred at the stock sale at Spring Creek on Saturday. A • X‘iitloiniui who went out in ;i ti*ri]> found, *«.t the close of the sale, that the vehicle was missing—some practical joker having planted it—so he very coolly takes another horse and trap and starts for home. He did not get many yards however on the road when the rightful owner (not a very young man either), seeing what was going on jumped over the fence with the agility of an acrobat and called “Hi I you Sir, what are you doing with my trap ' I Ins brought the driver up, and a rather angiy altercation took place, during which thu words, “ A pretty cool thing, and “ I call it very much like stealing, aim similar expressions were heard. I lie result was that the gentleman who had helped himself to his neighbour s trap got out, and peifoimud the journey home in a humble shay cart. Next morning he was ollering Co rewaid for such information as would lead to the detection of the joker who had planted his trap. The oiler, however, failed to elicit tliu required information. The trap lias since been restored to its disconsolate

owner. The annual swimming matches amongst the pupils attending Nelson College, for which prizes are so' kindly given by the Principal, the Rev J. C. Andrew, came oil in the water hole in the Maitai river above the II;ix mill on Thursday alternoon last. There were a great many spectators present and everything passed oil very well. Although the competitors tor the swimming matches were not large, still the competition was keen. Tor the diving matches there were a great many entries, and the diving throughout was excellent. .1. lie following are the events and the winneis. years: G. Cottcrcll, 1. JOO yards race, open to the school: G. Seymour, 1; Barltiopp, This was the best contested event of the day, Barltropp and Seymour swimming neck and neck for about twenty yaids and the latter only winning by a few inches. Swirning on the hack, feet first: G. Seymour, 1. Swirning on back, head first: Baltropp, 1. Diving match,: Alabin, 1 : Rogers, 2 Culunesl.

Thu Palmerston lodge of Freemasons has for the first time had a member removed by death -a young man named M Mahon, a native of Limerick. All through hissickness, we learn from the Manawatn limes, the patient was watched and tended by the Masons of the town, and during the latter steges of his pilgrimage the brethren took it in turns to watch through the weary hours of the night, besides having a hired nurse to tend to his more immediate necessities. Tiftyfour Alasons attended the ftuieial, amongst them being the Chief Postmaster, Mr. Butts, who, being in Palmerston d i led his regalia, and paid the last tribute o. speet to a departed brother. l.hu c pla nto theOrd.r, the Rev. Mr. Newtli o 'ieiated at the grave, and after the imesti e service had been read, each of the \, ctliren cast _prigs ef acacia upon the coilin and then lodged a shovelful of eat tli upon it.—/W.

“Poor auld Willie Hogg” (says thcNelson Culuitixl) is no more, lie departed this life on Sunday last, at the ripe age of 7b years. Deceased left the Old Country sonic b;t years ago, and after spend' ; a year in Vietoria, lie come to New Zealand, and lias since resided in the Nelson Distiict. In former years Mr Hogg was a very Keen debater and writer on political subjects, and almost up to the day of Ins very death he was a writer of verse, nearly all our public celebrations for years past having been iecorded by him in peotica! pieces, which were considered by competent judges to ii ve the true ring of poetry in them. About fm • vears ago, a mi nber of deceased’s friends subscribed and had a neat volume of his poetry published, with the hope that its sale would render some pecuniary advantage jo the author in bis declining age ; but we believe that the hope was not realised.

The Wellington correspondent of the Christchurch fhv.w gives the following version of a question concerning the sale of the reclaimed land:—“A. very awkward and troublesome complication lias arisen m t-ward to the sale of the Thorndon roclannP( f' land by the late Government. It appearos that one of the purchasers instructed a Wellington solicitor (Mr. Ollivicr) to prepare a conveyance of the. property. This, of course, necessitated the settling of the title, and oil investigatino the cireuinstaiiees iuider which the reclaimed land was sold by the Government Mr OHivier found that no legal title existed therefore that the land could not bo conveyed. The unreclaimed area was originally granted to the .Superintendent of Wellington. On the abolition of the

provinces subsequently it became vested in Her Majesty the Queen. The Financial Arrangements Act, 1878, by the authority of which the sale took place only provides (in clause ‘2l) that it shall lie lawful for the Governor to sell and dispose of by public auction the land diseribed. but dues not empower the Governor to grant a title, aHhoiiuh this could have been done by the addition of a few words. It lias been sugestod that the Royal instructions to the Governor tnav by be interpreted as authorising him to net as Imr Majesty’s attorney, bin ii is thought that this world involve a novel and dangerous precedent, as placing too wide a construction on the distinction. The result is that the whole matter is plunged into confusion, iso far as those

purchasers are concerned who really intended to buy and keep their sections, probably their titles can be made good by legislation next session. Another question, however, arises whether those who purchased with purely speculative views oil the chance ol a rise will not be inclined co repudiate their bargains, and if the < lovennnciit cannot give them ft title, insist ou having then money returned and tno sale cancelled. This would he dividedly convenient for .some of the purchasers, and unless tile law olfieers of the Grow n can find some way out of tiit: present difficulty it is not at ail unlike) vto happen. R SO, it will make the dill Amice of a good many thousand pounds in the Treasurer's revenue returns next session." According to the Gazette the value of imports passed at the ports of AI ai l borough for the quarter ended December last was as follows :—"Wairau nil, Picton £228, Havelock nil. Kaikoura £55. The corresponding quarter of last year was—Wairau £2485, Picton £427, ‘Havelock £3O, Kaikoura LR)p. Tor the year there was a decrease at Wairau of £304, Picton £227 increase, Havelock, decrease £BO, Kaikoura, increase £430. There has been evidently some mistake here. The returns for the port of Wairau for the quarter^ended December 31st, IS <4l, was £1352, which, although not a large r . urn is he than ■nil. We presume t next ( - will correct the mistake. An old settler states that he L q Me certain between the Wanganui river and the White CliHs, Taranaki, three thousand nati .-os, capable of bearing arms, could be gathered at -18 hours’ notice.