THE Mount Ida Chronicle. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1870.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 95, 9 December 1870, Page 2

THE Mount Ida Chronicle. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1870.

Though no specified! • days have yet been proclaimed for the new:-elections, Geiiprjal, aud it is matter of certainty-that neither the one nor the other can be very much longer delayed. The financial year, both of the General and Pimincial Governments, will :erminate onthe 31st of March next, and after that date there wills- be no sinews wherewith to meet the exigencies of Government, until fresh appropriations for the- ensuing, financial-year shall have been passed. The annual Electoral KoUs would* have been made up in October last, as usual, had not. the •Representation Act of the last session of. ? the General, Assembly changed alike the Electoral., Districts.and their limits, necessitating aeomplete recompilation of both .Rolls to suit the readjusted Districts and. altered, boundaries. It . "cannot be long before the Roll, as amended, will- make its appearance, and as speedily thereafter "as possible will 1 he ' proilamaiioiv for the new Electioiis'clpubtlessly be issued.. JS'o .time, should, therefore, be lost- by the electors -of this District in castiug about to decide upon whom they can with corindeiue itheir "Votes, when -the hour of .elerti( ; n-shall arrive. There will: be diatinct eh ctfons : the first, that "for' the General "Assembly, for which District of Mount Ida will .return membe.r";-'the .second,, that for the ISuperintendency of the Province; for, however, ■ only those persons Avhpse-names appear on the Provincial Electoral 801 l will be entitled to vote; and; the thirds that- the : Provincial Council, for which this District will rectum '- It appears somewhat strange indeed'that, while election matters are. causing-con siderable ment in other parts of the Province, and the names.. of several gentlemen have ■been before the public as likely to congest the rarious nothing should be -known—except from mere hearsay r---as.. to who are likely to offer .them- ; ' selves*, for election for this District, either-for the General Assembly or;■ the-, Provincial Council. It is rumored that

Mr. JVC. Brown, the present member! and Mr, GL E. barrister-at-law, Dunedin, are likely to solicit the suffrages of the electors for the honor of'a seat in both the Provincial Council and the House of sentatives, and that Mr: D. F: Main-is expected to seek re-election as one of the members for the Provincial Counril, in connection with Mr.- J. C. Brown, the> present member for Tuapeka. The only gentleman who has as yet, we understand, consented- to allow himself' to be put in nomination as a candidate for a seat, both m the House of ""Representatives and the Provincial Council, is Mr. H. 6. Her-tslet, mining agent in this town ; and at one time part proprietor of this journal*. Eventhis; however, rests on rumor only, as that gentleman has not yet, • so far as we have heard, publicly announcedhis intention of standing. For the Superintendency, the sole gentleman whose name has reached us as-likely to bo the "coming man" is Mr; James Macandrew, the present Superintendent; and we Fancy, despite that ; gentleman's unhappy knack of getting into deadlocks with his Executive and the Provincial*Couni cil, that his election is tolerably secure against any person who raav be bold' enough the lists against him-. So far, then, as the meagre in forma, tion. before us (we might .into re truly say report) goes, as to candidates in whom this■ District is more particularlyinterested, we have first—for the Superintendency,' Mr.> James Macandrew • for the House of Representatives, Mr. G-. E. Barton, Mr. J. C. Brown, and Mr. H. C. Hertslefr; for the Provincial Council, Mr. D. F. Main, Mr. J: C. Brown, Mr. G: E. Barton, and Mr. H. C. Hertslet. It is more than probable, however, that some of these gentlemen may decline, and that other- aspirants for senatorial honors will offer them>selves before the day of election approaches, and thgt therefore there may yet be in the fie%' many other- candidates whom the electors might properly and judiciously select. It must, however,, be borne in mind that this District is essentially a mining one, and that unless that interest be properly tended and fostered it will, as= a., matter of course, retrograde as quickly as it Kassr'ecently progressed. We have lateJy spoken with pleasure of the meats made in the town by the residents and storekeepers, but how long would these improvements exist or these storekeepers remain: were the mining interest to languish and die* out ? v We have, ourselves, full?faith in ■■ the richness and permanency of- these diggings, if the miners only receive, at the hands of the "Government, that couragement and justice to which-they; are honestly entitled; but this tlieyr will fail to do if they send to the,- Assembly or the Council men who,, when once elected will either neglecfr their* manifest duty-or turn their backs-upon their constituents, and devote themselves to nothing save their own selfish ends and- sell-seeking interests. There are many matters in connection with this District which cannot fail to e isure its future advancement and prosperity, all of which we' believe willing and capable men could effect if they set their shoulders boldly and:earnestly to? the wheel, and worked with a will* Among these we may mention-the construction of the sludge channel, about which so much has-been said and writand which would open, to the en-. teprise of the .miner a large tract of land at present unworkable, and whose treasure still remains in its bosom unearthed and incapable of. being ex- . tracted. The formation, of the road from Pigroot to. Naseby, via the flunking,, till it meets the road at a short distance on the other side of Main Gully. This route, as has been frequently pointed out* in this.- journal, would"decrease the distance spine five or six- miles between Pignoot and this place—would" avoid that terror of all carriers, the Houndburn Hill—would cause the whole up-country traffic to pass through this town—and would, by. decreasing the price of cartage, ferio! materially to cheapen all the articles of consumption. For the life of us we cannot see, while other districts are about to have some hundreds,, some thousands, some tens of thousands, and some hundreds of thousands of pounds • expended upon... them in connection with improved communication either by : road or rail, that this necessary and much-iieeded diversion, is. not at once ;Conceded and constructed! We fail to catch the meaning of' Mr. Main when he, in,his speech''some time back, stated '

that jthe Government' were fully alive to the importance of this diversion being made, but that it had a " strong tf opponent "in Mr. Oliver, the Road Engineer ; but why that officer's opinion should be allowed to prevail against that of the Government themselves—of the people of the .District—against justice aiid common sense,- we freely admit ourjnability to discover. Commonage, agricultural lfease areas, water supplv, reduction in or abolition of the present duty on g01d,., are some other of the numerous topics whieh will'have to come before either the General Assembly or the Provincial Council, and each and all of these questions every intending candidate-should pledge himself to support by voice and vote, before he should receive a single vote-of a= Mount Ma elector. "We do not desire to dwell in retrospect, nor rake-up the ashesVof the" miserable past." We prefer-rather.to deal with the future. But we do say,, if this District has failed to receive that attontioiv.an*! consideration at the hands of"the Government to which its wealth and imv portance alike entitle it—if "its \wmfca and' requirements, instead of having been care&illy and' willingly, attended ,to, have been eitrier neglected or ig-nored-—a future is still before us, and if' the electors cannot recall the pas% they will at'the ; forthcoming ; elections, be in a position to defend their rights ,and protect their own interests for the ,time, to come.; Let us then hope that, putting party feeling and prejudice oh one side,, the eleeters of Mount Ida will so exercise the highest- privilege which the Constitution confers upon them, that of choosing their own representatives—ihat, at the forthcoming elections they will send to the Counx-ils men not- only acquainted with the varied wants and requirements of the District;.but who are also cognisant of what ■their : duty* to then* constituent &is; and who" at the same time possess the the,energy, and the«hanesty M perform that duty for the-advantage and interest of the District-which has honored them, with its confidenee.

Oy Monday last a concert, and reading, inconnection with the Mount Ida Total Absti* nence Society, took place at the Masonic Hal*. H. W. Robinson, Esq., in the chaia*.- Tile building was well filled, and. the whole went-joff in a lnamaer satisfactory alike to th# audience and to-the cause for which it .was-given. The Naseby Brass Band was in attendance,* and added much to the successor the evening. WHEjf-shall we have .telegraphic communication with Dunedin ? is a question which is very.frequently asked ns, and one to which we. are free to admit bur entise inability to give any reply at all satisfactory; It is now nearly twelve months since the fiest, survey to bring the line via Alexandra was made. It was then stated tthafc the line would be proceeded with forthwith, Months, however, were allowed to elapse-;'stillv mo-'move. About three montLs ago another line, via Palmecsion, was surveyed, and we were told, that the line would be completed and uu working order before the 2* ew» ¥ear. So far? however, as we have, heard,. nothing-further has been done' in the matter. Is the same • system of "-b'nnkum" to be applied in this instance as that which was btely,,! exposed,with regard to. the Provincial Estimates, and the survey, being made, and tioiis temporarily suspended,, the. mat rev is to i be allowed to drsp ? Should the Council srill be in session, it would be only right, that ..someexplanation on the subject, should be required* at the hands of the Government. It is really scandalous that this- place should be fchus svatematically trifled with and insulted. At length a change lor the-better, safar as this-- district is concerned, has taken .place in.) the weather, and the much-dreaded-drought-! lias been succeeded hy continuous and plen-.-teous- rain* On Friday last the weather-: changed, and in the afternoon,and during the-J night, a. light- rain fell. On Saturday and San- ', day, however, the rain fell almost without in- : terniission*.. interspersed at times with heavy '. .falls of snow. (sp to the time we wcite the '• • weather- eon tin ues- showery, tjie clouds indi- .'> scaling by their appearance that- their contents are not yet thoroughly discharged. The dams i are now all full, and the rices well fiTruished ;; with a-supply which, aided by the melting of ' the new snow on the ranges,- will eacry the ' miners.safely over Christmas, if not- the .Ne-w j Year. We congratulate the district on. this seasonable suppfy, sis the long drought ami j absence of waters had commenced to luve the-effect of driviug'niany wages inch from among- us to seek employment elsewhere. Of mining matters we can only say that they are progressing satisfactorily and;favorably in =all jjarts-of the district, as inference to the escort of this month .will abundantly demonstrate.

Signs of the. approaching raee&of the Mount Lla Joekey Club (Wednesday and Thursday next, 14th and loth instant) are daily made more visible by. the arrival, day-by day, of the liorses which are intended to compete for the various prizes offered by. the. Club. Judging from report, we should say that, if. the weather do but hold fair, the forthcoming meeting will be by &r the most successful of any which has yet taken place under the auspices of the. Club. - ■ ■ ■ • .!

The annual Licensing Meeting took place at the Court House.,on Tuesday Jast, the6th irist. The sitting : justices were fl. W..Bobiuson, Esq., K.M., and Wm. Sanders, Esq.,J.P.. The

applications were.as follow.:—Mr. E." A. Amies' of Hogburn Greet (bottle license), opposed by Sergeant M'Cluskey on the ground that it was ■ not called for, nor the position-a suitable one • for a bottle license, but rather for a general one. Refused. Thomas Gallagher, Robert Keenan, James Rogers,- and "John Tait, Nase- - by, geueral and night license, - objected to by Serg ant on-, the grouml of insufficient accommodation. Thomas Grace, Naseby, objected.- to on the groHnd that the house intended to be licensed was not completed- In earK of fcihe above -cases,-, as also in the. esse of ' Walter Morgan, Syeburn, for a general license,. who was objected- to hy«.tha- police on similar - ah adje-uroment till the 13th was al« lowed fo enable'the i*equircments of the Ordi-.-n:i?iee to-be complied with. The applications . of John Deem, George. Cockerell, W. C. Hammond, and R. Donaldson, all of "Macraes, for • a general license, were--granted. Tiis sale of the p »rrion of Booth No.-l eon- ; stituting the grand stand at the forthcoming - race meeting, tools place,at the Victoria Hall : on Saturday evening last, Messrs. Inder and G-eorge being the auctioneers. The lot was knocked down.i to Mr. George Stephens for - £32./ ...... . -■•* c We-hare seenva very handsome gold stop r watch, presented inhabitants of Blacks * to Sergeant M'C'uskfey-, in-recognition of his services-as a-.public officer while in charge of " that district.. The watch is a .'very valuable' one, and the-receipt of so flattering a testimonial show 1 dj convince Sergeant M'Cluskey that sm officer v«ho honestly and impartially dis- - ei .-arses his- duty is- always esteemed and ap- - pivciated. 1 The budding material used, in the construction of the: grand stand will be sold by auction, by Messrs-. Inder and George, on Thursday, . 22n I inst. We are glad to notice the seasonable and valuable-addition lately made to the Naseby Brass Band, in the persons of James Williams - and Jokm-.R. Martin, recently, arrived from Hokitiste, '.':'',-'" The Treasurer of .'the Naseby Brass Band acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of £1 from tlie?'Mount Ida Total Abstinence Society. A free.-ball ar:d supper will take pi a re this - evening in-.the. new.building adjoining Grace's . i Ovens Hotel.. We regret that-we hare to record the sudden death;last night, while in Mr. Brookes* store,.of "Mr. Michael' Dunn-,.a miner, and for • many years a resident in this-town. We understand he was for some considerable time a 1 member of the, Ballarat constabulary. As an« experienced 1 -miner;-- his loss.-cannot but befelt in the district. j|_ We beg to dilaw the attention of our readers < to an art union of-''beautiful ■ oil paintings, by -: ■Kemp,- to be held on an early date. The pic- - tures are at present on view at Horswell's Royal Hotel, and are well of a visit. ■The first prizjs.is-avview-on-thelloUifordriver, near the scene ok Whitworth's mistake, on thooverload route to Martin's Raynaud painted ? from aysketch taken by that second prize is-.the. ideal head of a beautiful.; woman, entitled Meditation, .by the Sad Sea . Waves.; and the third prize is' a nicely executed \'iew of the Patea river, a district rendered historical from events which occurred . during-the List Maori outbreak. See adver--1 tise-nient for furthcr-particulars. > At Inder and George's auction sale on Sat-ur-day last, five shares of the Naseby Water • Works Company were offered for sale, and realised from £7 os. to, £7 10b.- "When we consider that the originahshares cost only £5 each. . there-could not, we imagine, be a better guarantee of the success and prosperity of the. undertaking. Mr. W. J. Millar was,- we understand, the purchaser. A'CORHESPOXDJEXT writing from Hyde on the - sth instant says :—Mining matters are. in this - district;pursi;ing the even tenor of their way. The Lite rain has been, both to miners and . co*'katoosy a great boon. The Homeward Bound, Company, have finished washing-up*, with very satisfactory jresuhs. The miners are, 1 am happy-to-say, beginning to take an interest in .matter? --political, .and already we areasking who the " coming man " is to be. Cer-tainly-,no squatter. We have arrived at the. conclusion that.vwe have had quite sufficient of." of those' -gentlemen.', , We have heard Mr. Hertslc', of Mount Ida," mentioned here as a ■■ forthcoming candidate . for. -a seat in both. Houses-. Should lie come forward} he inayV depend on the support oiVt he miners here, they, havingunanimously agreed'to reject any man with squatting- Mi-. Main may h:ive admirers, but, judging .from hiVpast career, he has got q:i.le us many as he • d-.'servesr For every small boon, hitherto con-,-fetved on the di&rict Mr.-Main takes'to him-: si*lf tin;.credit, but there are/ some of <us who differ with him, .and believe that his exertions - for the district in the past, have beeu nil, and would . be nil in - the future. • It is to be hoped that, before -the day of election arrive;,, sufficient candidates may be, in the field, from ' among whom the miners might make a good and wise, selection. It would,.however, be.prudent that the'miners should refrain from > pledging themselves to any.. candidate until; they shalHiave heard something like an expo--Bitibn of principles. 1. sav miners because, in j spite of all efforts of the squatters to prove the contraryj J.he whole Mount' Ida district is emphatically a mining on*>, and one which nobody butua miner, or one-well acquainted with • miaing aflairs,. as well as-with the, grievances . of the dillerent localities,- should he permitted to represents AlUhere are anxious to hear wheji the elections are likely to take place; l and.;it is to be hoped that, when completed, a new' era of prosperity,to the mining, interest, . both to the Province generally and* to> this dis- - triot in p-trticular—by.the electbn_o£ energetic and capable men—maybe the-, result. A coitRESPONDiWT writing from St. Bathans . says —Wet, bleak; cold* and u " dreary Vis. the weather.we have experienced on St. Bathans . for the past few days. On Saturday last Dame - Fortune fevored us with a to replenish our supply of water, which was. steadily decreashfg. ; Nothing of material portance iasyoceurred in mining ■aSairSiAll appear to* he working steadily on. Some are-

Trashing vip-for Christmas; whieh is fast drawing nigh ; whilst others, \?ho have, finished washing tip, are repairing their races, &c , preparatory to commencing operations again. We are lookinsr forwarl with great interest to the, arrival of Dr. Carr, who was advertised to visit tins place"on the 20th but has not as yet put in an appearance. In; the."Resident Magistral's Court, Hyde, on 30th November, before H. "W. Robinson, Esq.. R.M., the case of Wm. Price v. M". A -/ollins was heard. This was a summons to show cause. The d-fendant was examined as % to what means he had had of satisfying the judgment,' and after a lengthv investigation was ordered to pay the sum of £1 Bs., and 4s. 3d. costs, within one-month; failing payment, one month's-imprisonment. The case' of Price v. Boyd wa 9j withdrawn. The next ease, that of Price v.'Atluns (debt. -C4 2s. (?'"!.). was adjourned for hearing to Nasebv, for' Ifith Dpc The case of "Duffy v. Laverty (damages, £8 ss) was withdrawn. At the Warden's Court, Hyde, before H. W; Robinson, E*q., on the 3nfch November, t several applications were entertained, and the following grants m-ide :—Kavanagh, water . race ; J. Redmond, residence area;" M. Prendersrast, residence area. •Ox the-Ist instant,- at the Rpside-ir'Ma'n*-Court, Macraes, before H' W. "Robin, son. Esq., R.M., the ciseof Templetnn<v. Luks(debt;. £l2) was investigated. This was a claim on a contract for painting. The plaintiff b-irl agreed to defendant's hoteV at Waihemo for £l2. He had done about half the work engaged for, but, as he alleged; had also done sever:d c things*not in his contract. He considered he ha-1 done £l2 worth of worlc, , findi that'he was entitled to'be piicl that amount, he hndileft the contract, half , finished,. "For the defence, it was shown that the plaintiff had left the worlc in an incomplete state,' and t.hnt the defendant had, at considerable trouble,, to obtain other tradesmen to complete it: One witness valued the.work actually done at £f>. The Court held that, as 'the plaintiff had admitted 3 not completing his contract, entitled to nothing: Verlict I i for defen-l.mt. The ea«e of daffy v. Hoed TBiw. (debt, £8 ss. 3d.) was rhe next on the list, in which judgment was given for amount claimed and costs, against Richai-d'Hoed. The next case was that of Pbmldson- v. Carson (claim £4, for non-delivery of a b'ullock purl chased by plaintiff) Judgment for £2 and I The of the Police v Sfeinlev was ■ a complaint for slaughtering a biilloek nv an place. Withdrawn. In the case I of Griffin v. Lewis (debt, £3 14«. 4d.) iudgE ment was given for amount claimed and eWs. I J. Baker, T. Wilson, A. Upsdale, and D. Wilk hams were severely fined ns. for being drunk. ■ Slaughtering licences were granted to Claffy ■ Bros., W. E. Griffn. B. Luks, nnd Ah Chee*; ; and a billiard license was granted to > John ©eem. " Me P. Jollie, M.TT.T?. fer Gladstone-, died at lus residence Rangitat& f on the 30th nit. - Mi-. vFoftie-was one of the early settlprs at Nelson, having arrived there ip-1842. 'His loss is : * very murrh regretted. | The following are the ivsalts of several even ts [ of the Mount Benger races, which took place on the Ist imt.:—First diy : Maiden Plate, .Hard Times Ist- Sir Charles-, 2nd ; £ started. Handicap of 50 sovs.: Madim, Ist ; Duchess, ( 2nd; 5 started. . Handicap trotting race: !; Brewer, Ist; Joe Cope, 2nd; 5 started: Hack U, saec, Joe Cope Ist. The hurdle raceon second [day was won by Sir Charles, Don Pedro 2nd: The racehorses Misfortune -(a chesnut mare by Towton, out of Regalia), Thornham (by Scud), and the hurdle racehorse Stackpoole, arrived in Dunedin by the Beautiful Star lately. They are in charge of Messrs. Ray and Richards, and are intending to go the racing circuit in this - Province. The Tuapeka Mouth annual races are advertised to take place on Friday and Saturday 30th and 31st inst. J ' Tin; fourth annual race meeting of the Tua- . peka Jockey Club will take place on" the 19th ' and 20th January next. The right to hold the Grand Stand and booth • during the race meeting of the Cromwell Jockey Glnb was-sold to Mr. P. Xellv for £IOO ; horse paddock, £lO 10s.; and race cards. £4 4 8 . A party of nr'ners; including-William Fox, the prospector, have gone prospecting on their own account towards the' head of the Shotover. t SpLßypTt>;stone is still being taken from the* GVomwellor Bendigo reef, it, is* being worked the better and' wider it is getting. At a meeting of the Cromwell Jockey Club,held last week, the secretary stated that about £BS had been collected in the town bv Preshaw and Hawkins, ani £ls collected by, himself made the amount subscribed in Crona]we:i £IOO. (We Vara thnt Sergeant F. Bullen instead of Sergt.-Major Moore, as stated' in a late issue, lias succeeded Sergeant Naden in charge of the police station at Oamaru., fthtSAT dissatisfaction prevails regarding the I new dress regulations of the Volunteers. |wui look more unsoldierlikethan a'loosejumper confined round the waist-with a tioht waistbel*>? ° | ! Br the s.s. Auckland, which arrived at Auckland, from: the Fip.-Oon the 3rrl inst.; we learn Srom a telegram tliatat a meeting held at- the p?ijis respecting the ownership of the Daphne knd the N atives taken from it, a committee UrJi appointed to consider the matter. .Another Committee was-appointed to draw up a stater tnent'for the Chamber of Commerce at San Franeisco, respecting the suitability of the Fijis" ts a port of call. I A requisition "s behvg signed at Waikaia, in Ihe Stvitzers Dfetriff,, asking J. Bi M.H.R., to allow, himself to be nominated at Ihe general election as a candidate for the representation of that District in the General AsI Thk following extracts'are from a Fiji letterlated Vanua Levii, Sept! 24 :—" To show theirpf> Fijian) advance, in civilisation (though L ; y6ably you will laugh at the instance I gire) I may tell you that at a.large meeting o£chiefs, leld at Waireki, Taviuna, the other day, the

qnestion off costume was solemnly discussed, and a resolution was formally pa'ssed to the effect that that in future no chief should be seen without a shirt on." << People here talk of getting the Chinese for seven years' engagements, and if this could be done "it would b"5 a* great boon to the planters, although to, employ Chinese labor would require larger capital than for the present labor On the other hand Chinese labor is expected to pay 100 per cent, better, .and the labor market could be always supplied." "I do,not find the climate so health? as that of !N T eV Zealand. Indeed lam just now suffering- from- dysentery, which is very prevalent here/espeeially-tunong new arrivals."" r , ' VVb are requested to intimate thatahe-Bev. H. Flamank will preach Church, here, on, Sunday evening next,' 11th inst., at half-past six p.m. r ~ s ' Mij. AiiMSTiiOXQ-, f surgeon and mechanical dentist,.so well and so long knowmto old colonists, informs us that lie will leave Kasehy, on the 2;jth* inst., ; and may be consulted at his surgery,', next Tgmpeivmce Hall, up to that date. We regret -L.sing an old friend, but. are pleased to learn s thafc his stay, amongst us. has met with most satisfactory" acknowledgments in his p r rofesssion. * , • A an,l readings in.aid of the funds of the .Vlount Id* District School Committee" was held at the Masonic Hall on-, the evening of Wednesday last. H. W. Robinson, Esq., in the chair. As-might have been expected in so good a causa-every available seat in the but I dmg was occupied, and the varied readings an I so gs were duly appreciated; The jSaseby BiM&s-Band was in-attendance.

Tki: usual monthly meeting of the Mount [da Msibonic Lodge will be h e id in the Masonic Hall, on Wednesday eyening. next, 14th mst., ! at h t tU'-p ,st seven. ~

is the-Warden's.. Court, Macraes,, on. the Ist instant, before it. W. Robinson,.Kaq ~ R.M., Ah Chow was charged; on,the information of the police, with mining withauta miner's l'ight, It was shown that since the information was laid defendant had obtained one. The Court therefore imposed the mitigated penalty of 10s. without costs. The following grants wei*e made:—Extended claim, Payne and others,; tail race and dam, E. Denny; water race, Crowther and another. The applications of B. Gregg and A. Christensen, for extended claims,, were refused, as the locality had not been proclaimed under Regulation IV."as open for occupation in acre claims.

' On the 29th ultimo, at the Warden's Court, Hamilton, before H. W. Robinson, Esq , R.M., the following grants were made:—Bremner, and others, c-xlended-jclaim; J. R. Breniner, tail race ; Roberts and others, extended claim and dam ; J. Rosevear, extended claim ; Pettigrew and Hood, water race ; Campbell, protection ; Flett and another, tail race and extended claim ; E. Barber, residence area ; J; Shepherd, extended claim ; Byrne and another, extended claim and water race ; Kelly, expended claim ; Griffiths, extended claim; L. Price and another,, extended claim, dam, and J tail race. The other business was not of piib"l c interest.