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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 171, 14 June 1872, Page 4

The Warden paid his usual visit to St. Nathans on the llv-h 'vast':' "} here were no cases for-hearing in the Court, the only business frail-acted being the granting of some applications. The Warden had to' visit Welshman's G-ulhyfo view the lignite workings there, to enable him to report upon a matter . referred to him by the Waste Land Board, respecting the claims of the different lessees. s

. We tiro glad t®- observe that there -seems to exist a fair prospect, and something move, we hope, of the various suras upon the Estimates both proper and' supplementary, being "expended during the recvss. This arose from a resolution proposed by Mr. Reid, that the Government be authorised to sell'so,ooo acres of land, without which permission he assured hon. members that a large number of votes could not be carried out. With some slight reservations as to agricultural and auriferous ground, the resolution was carried.'

Me. Oliver,- the District Eoad Engineer, has, we have been informed, declined to pas's the Maei'ewhenua. track, on the ground-that the contractor has not fulfilled the conditions of the specifications. * ' ' We understand that, oh' Tuesday evening last, Dr. M'Cambridge was elected surgeon to both Lodges of Oddfellows established in this town.*" .''•■ •

The Treasurer of the Naaeby Band desires to acknowledge-;" through-our columns, the receipt of £7 35., being the proceeds of a concert given on- Monday last in aid of the funds-of the Band. -

The usual monthly meeting of ..the School Committee took place in the schoolroom on. the evening of UMday.lasfcj 7th insfc., when the Schoolmaster's monthly report was received and adopted. - Mr. John M'Donald was elected a member of Committee, vice Mr. John Dixon resigned. Tlie Secretary notified that, in pursuance of a resolution of the Committee to thit -effecty he had purchased h clock for the use of the school. . - r

TSS winter is now fairly set in, the two last nights' frost having been extreme, rendering ■unavailable in most'instances the supply of water, and causing a virtual cessation of all linning operations. Should the present hard weather continue for any lengtlv.of time, fol-' lowing, as it does, tb? -unprecedented drought of .the'past summer, its effects cannot fail to be severely felt by.all classes of .the community. So far, little ' snow,has\fallen on fclic lowlands, but the hill tops have again put on tnei}' white .caps, to be worn, we presume, until the adypnt of summer once again."

We hear that Mr. Vvm. Shaw, of Nas§by has become the purchaser of two one-sixth shares in M'Cann's.water race, Maerewhenua for the sura of £2'64> sterling. It is reported that Shaw's mate'has offered £l5O for another share.

We gather from the 'Arrow Observer' that a meeting took place &t th.e Arrow recently, lo consider who would be fchp most fit and-pro-per person for them to recommend to the G-o------verriment to fill the contemplated office of Warden and .Kesidey t -Magistrate. -The names of Mr. J.' S. Worthington, and Mr. H. A.

Stratford - were ~ proposed and eonded, with the following result: —Stratford, 22; Worthington, lfi. A statement was, in the course of discussion, made to the effect that, while Mr. Stratford was' Warden at Cromwell, some years back, a petition had been got up praying for that gentleman's removal. To that statement we are able to give an authoritative denial, from a gentlemun who held a leading position in the Cromwell district during the whole time Mr. Stratford was Warden there. During Mr. Stratford's career in* the public service, which extended over nearly ten years, and embraced several districts, he received a large number of acknowledgments for his services, among which we may mention he received two memorials signed —the one by 235, the other by 273 miners—as also handsome presents from tbe public on two occasions. Without in the least degree desiring for one moment to disparage •Mr. Worthington, we cannot but feel, as matter of. good faith, that Mr. Stratford is entitled to tlie appointment. At a meeting of the Loyal Mount Ida Lodge, A.1.0.0.F., held in their Lodge room, Empire Hotel, on Tuesday evening last, the following officers were elected for the ensuing six months:—R.W.D.a.M. Bro. London, JSF GK ; Bio. Hay, Y.G-.; Bro. Uonnan, Secretary; P.S. Bro. Pyke, Treasurer. • ■ We have been permitted to inspect a handsome gold chain, with appendages attached, presented to Mr. Walter Inder of this place by the shareholders of the Undaunted Water Bace Company, ha recognition of the services rendered by tluit- gentleman during a course of years. -

. lir connection with a paragraph in onr telegraphic news we may mention that the deceased person alluded to was one John EoddniD, a carrier of long standing in this district, and/very generally respested, possessing at tlie same time very considerable interest in horses and drays. The alleged causes •which led to the committal of the rash act elsewhere reported are so various and conflicting that we deem it desirable, in the interests of all parties concerned, to decline publishing them until better informed.. The teams of the deceased, which were on their road to this place when. the. distressing event occurred, are alleged to have been purchased by Mr. Prifccbarcl, of Dunedin, some few days back. Two agents of Mr. Pritchard made their appearance he: e on Wednesday, and attempted to obtain; delivery of .the teann This .was resisted, on the ground that there were other claims against- the teams previously to their .alleged sale. Up to the thue when we writu ■ntfiiirs are in statu quo ante, a great deal of excitement in the matter pervading the public mind. As we have said before, until properly informed as to the merits of the ease, we decbue -to miike mere vague rumors upon the subject public. A myster}' there is somewhere, and an explanation of that mystery we trust to be in a position to publish in our next issue.

The 4 Coromandel Mail' £aacie3 it can see. signs abroad <>f a shght biirsting Tip of-some of numerous bubbles on' the Coromandel field; " The bailiff has got his grip upon the Golden Harp," says the Mail, "andtbe Official Agent has a very unpleasant notice in our advertising columns regarding another mine. "What will be more likely to put a stop to the career of .some of these companies than anything else, is the disinclination of tradesmen to give credit to them. It will be a very great blessing to the district if the business men adhere firmly to this rule. It ' is fie most can be applied." Asr American 'journal offers this inducement : "AH subscribers paying in advance . will be entitled to a first-class obituary notice in case of death." . The monster cake of gold, from Xrohmann's celebrated claim at Hill End, weighing 56120z, was the great centre of attraction towards.the close of the Sydney Exhibition. It looked like a large inverted cone of beeswax.

The "Westland County Government have sent an exploring party, under the leadership of Mrßrowning, of the. Survey Department, to look for quartz reefs near the sources of the Hokitika and Kokotahi rivers. - The 'Gazette' contains the appointmentof Mr R.B. Martin, of Dunedin ; Mr J. Reid, of Oamam ; and Mr Adam Roland, of Blackstone Hill Ssation, as justices of the peace. There appear to be some good claims at the Lyell. A twelve-days' crushingfrom one yielded the owners LSO a, man. A one eighth .share in this claim recently changed hands forLIOOO, and a parcel,of thirty scrip found apurchasef at Nelson for LISOO. • The latest accounts of the South African diamond fields are not so favourable. The Cape Argus, in its issue of March sth, says : —•'-The finds of diamonds are sensibly decreasing, and it is considered that the. discovery of any more rich fields is improbable. The reported discovery of a diamond weighing 1100 carats is now found to be a hoax. Accidents are frequent at the Fields, and' in several instances lives have been lost."—The .same journal says that * '.the reports of the gold discoveries at Marabastadst are. said to be much exaggerated. Another new rush, called James's Kopje,.has turned out" a complete failure." We ( 4 Southland Times') are pleased to' learn that the Rev. C. S. Ross, late of Alex-j andra, has received an unanimous call from .the Presbyterians in Riverton, Flint's Busb, and.Gummie's Bush, arid that there" is every: probability of the call being accepted. The "church in Riverton will no doubt attain its wonted attractiveness under the able ministration of Mr Ross, By thecoEapseof the Tichborne case a distinguished officer of the army, .of higb rank, is said to have lost £16,000. f,i This country (says the Ballarat Courier) js just now threatened with an exodus to

;' the New South Wales GoLliklds and Port s Darwin, the sooner we ,make ; up our open up by large efforts j new leads auriferous quartz lodes jto ke*ep our population, from straying tlie j better it will be for the future welfare of Victoria.

At Chewton, "Victoria, the Chinese have been in. the habit of sweeping she dust off the road for the sake of the gold it contains, As the- practice injured the road, it has been, forbidden.