THE Mount Ida Chronicle. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1871.
L SITfCE our last''issue \?e have had a week of stormy electioneering excitement, and several candidates for Uohors: havo.come forward, while other* have disappeared from tlie field. Omitting the law-of sequence, we : should first uieutiou the names of the Opposing [candidates for the Suaerintendency—Meobrs. j ( Maeandrew aud Keid. Both these gentlemen addre* ed a large number of electors ou Monday, at the Masonic Hal J, and were listened to with very great attention. Condensed reports of their respective speeches will be found in our present issue. Mr. Eeid made a very favorable impression upon his audience, though there' appears; to bc-little doubt that Mr. Maeandrew -is e.till the favorite. For the General Assembly, ■ the candidates in the field are Messra. Pratt, | Heytslet, .and.-Macassey. With some of the ; miners Mr. Hertslet would appear to be the i favorite,' 'Mr; Maeassey being well supported not only in Nasety, but in the outlying di«tricts.; while of Mr.. Pratt, and.his, prospects we know little or nothing. Mr. Mhepherd, the übiquitous, will also, it is said, be likely to contest the*honor of a seat in the House of we' have Messrs.-Pratt; Armstrong, Hertslet, Roberts, and Joseph Brewner,, and as the last . four will no doubt have many supporters, it ' would be impossible to hazard oven a guess as to; the result, more especially as the elections will be taken by balfdt I —though a sharp contest njay be anticipated. \Ve publish the requisition to 'Mr. Macassey and that gentleman's reply, and should the Mount Ida District select him as their representative she-will'possess a member of ubility,.undoubted integ•'rity and unblemished honor, and one pf whom slip may we}i feel: proud. ; .]■■'..
Ws are revested tq VPJjify that, the, Bev. J. Wood will conduct Divine service at the Kyehui'n Diggings Church, at £welTe noon, and in phe Masonic 'half-past six o'clock. ' _. J ' jj We have heard, p.n good authority, that recpmnieudatjx)Uß'yery ;|iiuch. ]jk? ;{;h;e;ji ) bJlowiiJg in effect have been submitted to the G-overn-niqnt, by the £?QTinpiajc ;.l£ngineer, Mr. ~Burr : —That a channel shquld be constructed to commence about fchre'fc' foilbs > the township, and extend upwards to the upper piu-fc of the town—branch channel joining main ehuinel u little below the eros.iijiy yf thy Dun-
I edin road, to relieve iioafih's Gully and save, the town from being swamped.. That it would I be unadvisable at present to carry this channel fyr up the Main Gully, as the wuter at present at command, over and, above that'used by the ])ead Level Company, woujd be insufficient for scouring purposes ; but that the channel to be formed should be so laid oft* as to admit of future extensions, un 4 that the Government should f koep in view th,o necessity of providing a further supply of wat;er, and the upward extension of the, sludge channel, both for the benefit of "the present "workings and for the extension of new onea. Tliat, though an ultimate extension of the channel downwards will bo necessary, the extent recommended will sutllce until the flat upon which the tailings are discharged is so far covered unto render ■extension absolutely necessary. That, when constructed, the channel shall be placed in tho hands of a.local committee, whoso duty it shall be to keep the worJU in repair, and provide for its extension when required, and who for these purposes shall have power to make regulations and lew rates within given *imits. That no at tempt" should be made to interfere with tho rights of the Dead Level Company above tho township, the fact being that they, having a mpnopoly of the Main Gully, have been productive of much good in consequence of having been compelled to keep the watereouvse clear, and thusithey have prevented the whole breadth 't>f ;the flood of tint gully from bring iilled up with accumulating tailings. K*fim ted expense,, £6,000. The branch down Roaeh's Gully, at a cost of about £IBOO, should he formed at one*, and discharge into the Dead Level below tho. Uuncdin Koad. 'Jnereased'witter supply isuho touched upon, hh also an extension of tin- .-ludgo chauuel system. VI k. M.icassbv, iw 'i speech lately delivered by him in the Masonic Hall, Dun edin,,. ntado 1 te following remarks on Goldiields representatives : —" They were aware thi.t. fhi* wits his; tii»«i occasion during his nine years residence m, Otago, on which he'had aspired to take (ho slightest'part in puMie affairs "True, on thn one hand, that was an objection in the minds of some ; but on the other, it presented very considerable advantages. The minds of men, who had been following one particular pursuit for a long time were apt to become grooved in a particular channel, and they were apt: to look at things from a contracted point of view, so, that when a novel political question came before them, they were unable to deal with it in a comprehensive' manner. lie was not vain enough to suppose that he possessed the necessary qualifications implied in these remarks ; but luidcbhie forward because he Mtthat lor a long time past we had been sadly misrepresented in ih<*. Geweral .Assembly*—(Cheers), If they turned to the Goldiields, they found that Air. O'Neill had for two \ear* past been J>e'rmaueutly resident in the, Pr <\ incc of Auckand, where he was /engineer to (he Provincial Government. Another member had, for nearly the same period,'been engaged in the business of stock-broker and rniuing agent in thn same Province. A third gentleman, who had recently again made his appearance, in Duuedin, had likewise been following his profession in, Auckland; while Mr. Vogel, of whom he desired to speak with the utmost respect, had been for about the same period proprietor of an Auckland newspaper. It was utterly impossible that during the past two years, in which our Province had undergone vicissitudes affecting all classes, these members could have feeen full acquainted with the wants of our re- ■ uresentative system." After such an exprea- ■ eipn of opinion we oould not find a more dig-. I jble member than Mr. Macassey', to represent : the Mount Ida I>Uirict in the General Assembly. A MKETINO of the supporters of Mr. Macassey was held in, the Victoria .11 ail on Tuesday evening last. The hall was crowded. Mr. J. Shannon, who was called to the chair, in a few remarks introduced the business of the meeting, and stated that it was for the interest of the distinct aud the benefit of the miners to send a gentleman to represent theui who had both the ability and the power to do so. The remarks of the Chairman were cordially endowed by Mr. ludfer.. The following gentlemen were appointed a Working Committee, viz. Maitlandjlnder, Shannon, Lautour, Hunter, Wilson, and George. We have so often, in the execution of our public duty, called attention to the extremely dilapidated and dangerous condition of sbo. bridge over Itoach'u Girlly, that we feel some delicacy in again alluding to the mutter, lieliving, however, that unless ?>omething be dftne, aud that speedily, some serious accident Will occur, we have to'receive douatipno for its temporary repair, and a list of subscribers now lies at tho otfire of this paper. A co-n'ceut and d.ineo are advertised to take place at the Masonic Hall, ou the evening of Monday next, in aid .of the fuuds of the Naseby Brass Baud. Considering the numerous occasions on which the Baud has contributed to tho. public amusement, we trust that {.heir service's may be reeoguifeed by the eouc*rt aud dance being fully attended. Thk absurdity of the Ihow of bauds system at public meetings was thoroughly exemplified, on the evening of .Mondaylaats,* when Messrs. Macandrew and lioid, the opposition candidates for the. Superintendency, addressed the ('electors. After each candidate had;given his. yiews and.anawered the questions put to Uhn, % show off hands being taken, eaoh candidate in ; his turn was declared by the, unanunons ;vote p,f all present to be ;a lit audi proper ; per«.ou, &o. I Could there be a greater farce ?
Tjjjs niunerouji electioneering ppeecbea which. Tf e this week report, has .compelled uh to reduce theni mto much smaller'space'than we could' have desired.
Tft-fi brethren of the Loyal Naseby Lodge o£, Oddfellows will meet in the Lodgeroom, on. Tuesday-evening next.. ! u< . .. { : Tuk art union of oiJ paintings* came off V.at Horswell's Koyal Hotel, on Friday evening lost. The winning numbers .were— prize, \7 ; sind prize, 44.; 3rd prize, 78. Tue usual monthly meeting of the Mount Jda District School Committee will be held this evening. Tuk following is the correct pulling return*
.lie Uutha election:—Thomson, 155 ; Macmdrew 53; Richardson, 39; Moslem, 13. vov the VUitaki district:—Steward, 187: Macas?,ey, 136. , , : ■--'.. In an Auckland telegram a few days ago it ivas stated that Bishop Viard, of Wellington, tiad been arrested by the Prussians as a spy. ( * K btar ) have smeebeen informed that his orclshap was arrested as stated.., but was lihe*ated after a brief detention. Bishop Yiard is aow on Ins way back to Wellington,; accompa-i mecl by sever, sister? of charity. He to Bailfrom England at the end of November. • 'We are K i a d to be announce that some twenty miles of the telegraphic line from -t-almeratou to Mas place have been erected. As the entire distance is only between fifty and *ixty 1?11 l eSj we hope soon to be able to congratulate .our readers upon the opening of the
TV R unfWstand 'that a requisition, asking Mr. K,. Koss k> Income'a candidate for the representation of this district in the" Provincial Council is in course of signature. The nomination of the candidates for the House of Representatives for the Mount Ida I}istrict, will take place to-morrow, at the *Lourt House, Naseby, at noon, and the poll on ,the 16th instant, between the hours of 9 aim. And 4 p.m. % In consequence of a pressure of advertisements at a late hou.r, we are reluctariffy compelled to hold over our St.'Bathans co,rre«ponidence. .•;.■!;'■•■■ ■/•
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