ST. BATHANS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 151, 19 January 1872, Page 3

ST. BATHANS.

January 14tli, 1872 : The annual examination of the school ■children will take place on Friday next, the 19th instant, when a great treat will be given in the schoolroom, not only to children, but to old and young who may avail themselves of the opportunity It was not the intention of the Committee to offer prizes at the forthcoming examination, but for an old friend and neighbor (Mr. James Taylor, Mayor of Cromwell) who happened to be visiting here on New ear's Day, and who made a very handsome present to the Committee to be given as a.prize on examination day. His gQod example having been followed by several others since then, the Committee are now in a position to offer several nice prize* to the children who inay prove themselves most deserving of them. In the evening, after the distribution of the prizes, Mr. W. Holland will deliver a lecture—subject, "The Overland Route," and Mr. A. Holland will fill up the intervals by giving some

>T*JT' r l ■?'•' 4 ** ' ; '* *'?/'• :•1 , - « . ' cHofce music on the piano. The Messrs Kolland have presented three very nice prizes for distribution, besides so generously complying with the request of the Committee to exert themselves in the manner abovementioned m aid of the school funds, and from the high character those gentlemen bear for musical and other talents I have no doubt that there will be a bumper house on Friday night. I have just' been asking if no escort had been sent from here this month, and have learned tKat there was, but as it happened to be rather late for the usual monthly escort, it was sent over to Naseby to be sent from there to Dunedin. The amount is llßOpzs., and I hope you will make a note of the same in. its proper, place in your columns.

No rain yet> and the crops are looking still worse. The water is getting very scarce, and with the exception i f the Scandinavian, ail the other races are falling away fast in their supply.—

Resident Magistbate's Couht. —Jax. 13. (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.) The case of Torston v. Barlow was settled out of Court, and that of Hill v. Welsh was adjourned to the next sitting, as the summons sent to Nasieby for service had not been returned,. "Warden's Court.—Jan. 13. (Before E. H.;Carew, Esq., Warden.) ;;; The following appl cations were granted : —W. M. Wade, protection ; Mann Wade, protection ; John Brown, extended claim ; Stewart and another, extended .claim; Patrick Talty, extended claim ; James CoUingwood, extended claim and tail race; Samuel Turner, registration of a hut and protection to a claim for fourteen days ; Sutherland and party, for intermission of work in constructing water races at Blackstone Hill; 1). A. Gardner, extended claim ; Barron and another, extended claim ; John A. Kegan, extended claim; Eagle and others, extended claim.

The application of Michael Fahey for a water right from the Dunstan Creek was refused, the Warden Htatins that, after full consideration, he had come to that conclusion on the grounds that if a grant were made no supply could be obtained, except during flo.xl time, without interfering with the reserve for scouring tailings, ' which had now been recognised for several veark, and that he felt convinced a grant'being made would tend to a great deal of litigation.