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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 61, 1 April 1870, Page 2

• The tenders for laying down the pipes of the Naseby-Water Works Company were opened on Thursday evening last: The tender of John M'Qregor was accepted.

Ebom we ('Guardian') learn that some important improvements have been made in the Aurora Co.'s race, which have so \ far augmented the. water supply as to enable work being resumed "by the full compliment of stamps. The company had not washed up, but it was understood that they would do so next week. A slight improvement had taken place in-the general aspect of affairs. "The yield from"' the last washing at Logan's battery had stimulated- operations-considerably. The new - reefy—the discovery of which, was .reported in last week's issue, continued to look well, and the opinion is that a discovery of some importance ; •bas;been made.' The question of introducing : steam crusliing machinery "will in all jirobability -como to be considered very soon. - . < We learn, both from private- and. public sources that the labor market at the Thames is, in a fearfid'y state, and that business of every description is.so much overdone that. a crash is inevitable. The* Advertiser' ; of the 9th says—"A-memoriai to the' Government ' of Otago was token about yesterday for signature, setting forth that, the memorialists were unemployed miners on this field, who had been deluded here 'by the false representations of the Auckland Press,' and prayingthat'Government to provide for them the means of transit to the Province of Otago, where they felt confident of suecessi hi; {their; mining avocation... .The memorial was numerously signed, but we noticed amongst the names those of several tradespeople resident on the field, who, we should think, entertain no intention of desert- : ing the place. ■ The petition was sent away by., post, in a registered letter, by Mr. Butler." 'We understand that, upon his return from the Maerewhenua . last, week, Mr. Warden., "Robinson selected the'spots upon which lie ' considered it would be most desirable that the proposed guide-posts should be erected, should any of the tenders for the work be accepted. Mr. Robinson, we are informed, fixed upon and marked off with small flags no less than eighty appropriate sites for the guide posts on both sides of the road. The country which the proposed track will traverse is of the roughest' and' moist impracticable nature, and the labor and judgment in selecting suitable sites/for guide post 3 must have been very considerable. We are .not, however, surprised that Mr. Warden Robinson should have devoted his energies % to the task, ,as from,the opening of tlie MaerewhWraa' diggings to the present .ime he has lost no occasion, of point-ing-but to the Goverinhehif. 'the danger of fclie road, and the necessity of making some provision for ehe prevention of accidents/ ; While congratulating, therefore, the people of-Taseby upon the anticipated .boon which they will shortly, it is to be hoped, receive, we must not omit to congratulate; Mri ,Warden ; Robinson on -the success of his. labors and exertions in their—behalf. ;, .-. - ~..•-.- - - /The Hogburn dfgghigs arppeaf still tbbe'hi favor, and n considerable accession has been niade to the mining population since the termination of the late strike. Ground which had been formerly tested and declared to be ' - " hot payable," or a veritable ." duffer," is \ now being worked with satisfactory results. Li the neighborhood of the Ciinese Camp several new claims have been opened up, and long and expensive head and tail races "'constructed.'

Among the number we may mention that of Ross and party, Mawhinuey and party, and Anderson and parly, who are fast causing the ground to melt away. The claims are not, we hear, particularly rich, but the improvement of \ appliances, together with a better system of working, enables miners to get through a larger quantity Of ground than foi-merly,°thus ' rendering ground which was previously rejected—payable. -' -'■■ ■'-'■ "i • - ' ' : ...Tp.s first services in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church," Queenstown, will take place on Sunday first, when fche~6peri- ~ ing sermons wiU .b.e-preachod bythe^Rev.--13!; .1 M. Stuart, of Di-neuin, and Mr. Ross, the •pastor. It is mentioned .as ,not improbable - . that the Rev: geviiiemah may pass through this Jl " town on i.-is return,toDunedinV- /-•.': Tfcfi of Mr. J.' 0. Brown (member.,of the Provincial" Council for Lawrence) as member of the House of RepresenStiyes; in the'place" 7 of Colom-l ' Cargill, resigned;; .' lii ; mUkirfg, the Selection ."'" L they have donc.cthe dee'tor^'-ofßruce'have' "shewn that they are' desirous of-renderino' "honor wh ere T honor, .is /due/: and that-they v. .fully appreciate the energy and with which Mr* Brown jias : discharged his duties m the Provincial Council. A better man to represent the district/ iif thy General sAssembly than Mr. ! j. : G. Brown it 1 would* be" • J -difficult-to find, and we feel surethat' he will :pvbvei of the'confidence §f the elector and; of thfe; highly 'honorable '- position in their votes, .have- placed . L conduct of the Imperial Government in withdrawing assistance,;from the colonists of * New Zealand: ahndst" : their 'recent severe • troubles, was' explahied' by Earl Granville in the House of Lords!'on- last,'' in the-following was. no in-., tention or desire on' the part of £he' Grovernment to sever the connection bViw6en England and her colonies. The withdrawal of the trobps. was only intended to<make thein learn ' the .habits of self-defence. «In case of attack from without England.would defend ihem withher last man, her last ship, and her last ■shilling, '" '"■ • . •

Thebb were two amusing cases in the Eesident i>f agistrate's Court, St. Bathans, last Tuaaday. A widow, who keeps astore there sued one of her customers for the. balance of. an account e%: e ding over more than two Wr>. The'defendant objected to pay for some drinks that had been put : down to" him at" different times,; and used the somewhat extraordinary argument that-he could not have had the drinks, because he was: a teetotaller—in proof rf; which he produced,, amid the laughter of ;he Court, a ticket of the St. Bathans Total \.bstinenc6 Society. It appeared by the evi-

dence.of the plaintiff that tlie drinks had be&n supplied to him, but of course the Court ifed* to deduct them;-from..the account. It ttos pretty evident that the defendant hadl only* recently become convinced of the enormity of

lie offence in-steong drinksr--Ther icessive zeal of ne\y : is.-we.il; known. ' is conscience would not pay for ps liquor that,, before his-ponverston to t l l usm,'he liad without .scruple consumed— ; I pecially as he knew that the pkintiff "hiid.no J ; Jtail license, -and ithat • even ■'if- she«had' 'she *'-dd not have sued for nob biers., The other ■■'s was a cross action between" the same parses in which the! custohier; sued Jthe-'fab* Wow for payment, at the rate of 10s. a-week, f services rendered in" the" store. It appeared' he had been hanging, about the store .rensina,u\ services' at various times, Hvit-n the ew of ingratiating, himself, with the widow, id houestly intending" to .'"marry her and step ho the business. s - tJnfortunately/ the ! bourse ; \ true love did not run smooth, and as he did Jike to lose everything, he„ brought the reseijfc action as some relief to Lis lacerated sections. I'b-e Court, being destitute of ro-' aantie feelings, did not enter into ; his'viewsi tjnd the poor man had for once to put up with | Love's Labor Lost." understand that the expectations at first ■rmed regarding the Richness of * tire stbne in Ke Tfewiy-discovered reef at Strathtaieri have ■St. been realised. Three tons of stone taken »t of the. prospectpi-s' claim, were sent on to ■actios and crushed ai the Macraes Quartz

■■usliing Company's machine, belonging to Br. Aives. The total result of the crushing fcs 29dwts., or the ton/ Rie prospectors are not satisfied with the yield, ■id we are informed that another crushing will ■on take place, this time at the works of, the ■ousih Kiclge-Quartz Mming Company. 'The Bid is of so very fine a nature, and so evenly Fstr;buted throughout the 'storie, fc h at coiisiKrable care will require to be taken in a tried: Bushing, and the nmchinery£also .wiuVhaye/J:o m of the most perfect description. ■ The Hit or Miss Water Kace Company are ■•ogressing rapidly towards completion with mere new box fluming. The.seeohd saddle and me or two "rises" have already been crossed, ■d it is expected that the entire work will he. iompleted, ahdithe wafer introducedon to the' [most felevated parts of the Surface Hill workBugs in about a month. This second stretch of pox fluming is close on 1;2b6 feet in length. ■ "t is rumored that Mr. John s Grnffen, 4 iner?.; ■ it, and long -and "favorably" I ,vn in Dunedin, will be placed in nomina- ■ 'for the position- of/Mayor:of that : ,city at Wl ensuing election for that office. t The Wellington Temperance Society is about |tc be wound up—having " proved a failure in la financial point ,of;view."\ i-~'\ f 1 •'- ! 0 ! I We understand that Mr. A. Ej Cairns, whdfias for sometime past held the appointment of rcejlefiii the Bank of New South -"Wales: i here, Basis been recalled to Dunedin, .Mr. Cairns' piiccessor, Mr. Peter: :G-illies,v has i Slreadyi prre l ., and entered upon his duties. : ILl' the Resident: Cqurt, Naieby,' il on Friday last, before 11. W. Sobinsoii, r\., S.M. f and.J, C.;Eowiey,v-Esq:, tTd?.j sral cases of little imj)ortance were disposed

pffi weather changed; :yesterdiay, and a conJjkble quantity of.raiiifell.-i The mountains He neighborhood are covered with The. change is welconieduby the -racs inera and miners in the district, as the water pply. lately, in consequence of; the reeentdry lather, was exceedingly limited. ' k - .*.,'■