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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 206, 7 February 1873, Page 5

We are sorry that we have been disappointed in oar arrangements for the receipt of the winners at the Duns tan annual meeting yesterday.

The Home mnils via San Francisco, will close here at the usual hour, on Monday next... lOfcli inst. Newspapers addressed to England, Ireland, and Scoiland require the out', penny postage stamp affixed.

This usual monthly meetiug of the School Committee, JNaseby, lapjed in consequence of their being an insuificient number of members of Committee present to form a quorum. The congregational meeting ot the i'resbytoriaii Church, which was announced to take place lust Monday evening, was postponed till Monday next, 10th inst., to secure a larger attendance. The St. Bathans School Committee held their first meeting on the 31st ultimo, when the following appointments were made:—Mr. John to be Chairman of Committee, and Mr. W. Pyle to be hon. Secretary and Treasurer. It was also agreed to hold a public examination of the school on Friday, the 14th instant; and a soiree and concert, iu aid of the school fund, on the evening of the same day. Work at the Rough Eidge reef is now stopped, pending the decision of the shareholders upon the report of the trial lately made as to the cost of raising 40 tons of stone. Ix rhe c.ise'cf M'Comb v. Low, in which the plaintiff recovered from the defendant the sum of £770 for false imprisonment, an application for a rehearing is to be made on Monday next. The session of the Supreme Court was concluded last week. Judgment was given in the case of White and another v. M'Kellar and others. Mr. James Smith mentioned the case of Driver v. Learmouth lo the Court, and Mr. Barton those of Hartley v. Suiiih, M'Comb v. Low, Pritchard v. Packman, wiih a view to saving the right to move for new trials.

The Wellington correspondent of the ' Daily Times ' states that Mr. John Brogden, M.P., is shortly expected to visit this Colony. The art union of pictures was drawn last week as announced. The prize numbers will be seen in another column.

The following letter has been handed to us publication.—" JNuseby, January 27th, 18/3. A. Ban-, Esq, Postmaster, lJunedin. Bir> —A meeting of the Trade Association was held on the 24th inst., in order to consider the present, mid-weekly mail arrangement. The Association unanimously condemns the alterations, as to time, made in the service. -No no! ice was given that such alterations were lo bo made when calling for tenders, nor yet has the public of j\ T aseby, up to the present tune, received any intimation concerning the alterations through the local press —although information on the subject has been asked lor three consecutive weeks by the ' Mount Ida Chronicle.' In order to render the midweekly service of rcl value to the district it is requisite that the mnil should close at Dune-' din on Wednesday mornings (or late on Tuesd.y), arriving in iVaseby on Thursday afternoon, and that the in.il from .Naseby to Dunedin should be despatched on Wednesday morning. The impression prevalent in the district, is that the caange in the time of the service has been marie solely to suit' the present uohtrauburs. I hope your reply to this will remove that impn-ssiou, and will further announce your intention to have the mail conducted, as to time, the same as during the previous contract. This communication, and your r-ply, will be handed to the Press for publication. lam yours, &c, A. Cjkaig, Hon. fcSee., Mount Ida Trade Association."

The sale ot'land, last Monday, was totally wanting in spirit—all the se-lions thatweiv sold being bought at the upset price by their holders. Ike blocks sold, we-.e tiie back sections one or twj .exceptions) between the cross road at' Mr. .Neiper s JN'aseby Hotel, and ike top of Leven-street, aUo a few fro:;t sections at the top of the same street, including the brewery, and the water works reservoir situate above it ; also tke premised occupied by Mr. David Stewart, known as the ±>allarat Hotel.

. It will be seen that the' contracts for the Head Pace, Nos. 3 arid 4, are now called for.- lenders should be in eaily on .Friday, 21st, as they are to be sent to Dnnedin by the down mail. The same remark applies to the tenders for tke Sludge Channel contract, which are to be sent in on the same day. We hear on good authority, that Mr. Pearce, whose tender for contracts JN"os. 1 and 2, Manukerikia "Race, was considered favorably, has signed the contracts, and will proceed to work at once. The General Assembly stands prorogued to the I.sth of April. Mb. Armstrong, Surgeon-dentist, is expected at Naseby shortly, to remain for a few weeks. Mr. Armstrong's well-known abilities as a surgeon-dentist, will no doubt be largely taken advantage of. Mr. Mervyn writes to us, regretting his inability to come to Naseby, to see the Public Works opened. We are sorry to hear, that illness of a severe nature, has prevented Mr. Mervyn from coming among us. No doubt the district will acquit its member of any intention of shirking a meeting with his constituents.

Now that the Citizen's Roll is made up, subject to revision, we are in a bet.er position to judge as toom* Municipal status a3 compared with other towns. It is satisfactory to find that the three wards are very- equally divided, there being in the East-Ward 56 electors, in the West, 57, and the South, 63, in all 176. The citizens in the roll for the year, at Cromwell, amount to only 86, or aliotle under the one half of those qualified at Naseby. The two Engiish mails ' brought by the Nebraska may be expected at iS'aseby on Tuesday morning.

W>J are in receipt of a copy of the Evangelist, tor February, which contains matter of considerable interest.

Tile Rev. A. Dasent is announced to hold Divine sen-ice in the Union. Church on Sunday a.-x 1 , at 11 a.m.

YtiSTKiiDAT .we saw the leathern hose, specially imported by the Naseby Fire Brigade. L'liis hose is capable of sustaining a powerful pressure, and is 'every tiling that can be desired I'dr the purpose. Parties oiing oali,-d on for subscription? shouldremcmber the late fiiv,and. the great need there was for an improved hose, the only one available at. last refusing to throw ttio small stream at command 6t"t. high. Forturateiy. there was no - wind in this last c.ise, or the'result would have been very different.