THE SHAH'S CONCESSION TO BARON REUTER.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 242, 24 October 1873, Page 4

THE SHAH'S CONCESSION TO BARON REUTER.

I conpessioa ■ which has dfcen granted the^Shah to Baron j&eutei asy of comprehensive- a - character - -as to : : astonish.tlin European His Majesty .:.- grantsto : Baron-Eeuterf coi- K •pany which liq may establish for the :; poses 'of'the concession, the exclusive" right to''|tohs(;rucfc* tramways; "- and _ other public works :thV6ugiput"his ' dominions, together with the exclusive : 0 right of working the mines and, utilising - . the forests of the country! \ By the second i-- : article of the concession, Baron I?,eiiter's,;i company „ obtains .the. exclusive right- : of■■-.'. making and of working for 70' years railways throughput the country. The lands' necessary Jor the pnrpose wili: be given? by the sfafe, so: far as may be .possible and incase lands which are private, jrrcper-w ty shouhtbe required, tlie-Persian '/ ment undertakes to use its inlluence^to-t prevent oxo/bitant.,priees being cliarged:; # v and willy if necessary,,compel the /owners /: to consent to a foi-eed salev' AllmafcerMs will be free from import duties, and alt persons engaged in the works will be* ex- n? enrpt from taxation. The company are' to ttf the Government 20~per cent on the profits of the the '"';- line. Further articles-; give the.'■■com*z.— pany _ the cxcdiisire right ; of; working coal, iron and copper, and Je'ad miiies; ; paying a royal ty to the Government of io '• per cent, on the profits,; .Gold and silver, :.: ;mme"s, and mines containing ' precious" stones are. reserved by the Government. The lands necessary for Ihe working of -■ mines and the utilisation of forests' will .'■. - bo granted-iree, if\:they belong to the: V btate,in..the same way as those required'*for the making of railways and tramways. - The -rjght.of making. ;canahv reservoirs, ~,.': wclls, : and all other works,eonneefcd with-' = : •water communication and water supply.is ',./■: also guaranteed- to the company imder> . The comvuiny : ;are.V,i"auth\ n-Wd HV contract aloan of £8,000,001). ]]£ ,s"or.bng in rlie first the" H v Pernj'a'n. Government girarantees 5' pcir. ;.. v scuk per annum, with an additional,2 per cent. f>r the amoriLsscmeno of thy ertpifcali ddahs ns they-{na^ ; .:..- require for the completiou of, the; wus->m : .-* with like? guarantees., ~;By" Article W 6f\ the;CpnbfessiQn the coinpjiny is.'to;farm"-th&H . "eustprhg f>r twenty -five year&from * 1874-' Subi^u^foaj^ticlei};'prpvide>«thatr^ ;o the company) are to liaVe^retier,enepp f ;a*fc*£'il other persons in.case. of a "State bank, ar, r posts, mills, * rt -

the ' Herald' declares that, the supply of labor that maybe expected. will not be. anything like sufficient to meet the demand that is known to exist. When the Lords were discussing the Education Bill, Captain Fraser denounced religious instruction being given in schools. Such instruction, he said, should only be given at the *' mother's knee " One member, who is always wanting to know and for ever making inquisition upon all matters, irrespective of his knowledge of them, wished the Hon. Mr. Eraser to inform him whether if a boy had no mother—how then? To which they reply was that " A deceased wife's sister can supply her place." The questions of the deceased wife's sister had just previously been before the House, and it was this that made the repartee so telling.—' Star.' Wrm a view of encouraging the poorer clashes in the Home country to correspond with their friends in this Colony, the Government have recently obtained a quantity of English pistage stamp', of the denomination of 6.1 and 4d, which will be sold to such of the public as may be desirous of sending a stamp or stamped envelope to their friends or relatives in England, in order to relieve them of * the cost of the postage When sending replies. The stamps may be obtained at the Post Office; but it must be understood that fhey are not to be soli in quinsies, nor are they permitted to be U3ed as remittances.— ."«Star.'

Mb. Wakden Wood made a pretty strong charge against some oue lately. The'Orepuki correspondent of the ' Southland News' wrote: '"■ Mr. Warden Wood is here, and is fully occupied in deciding cases; indeed, disputes are so-plentiful that he will be unable to dispose of them all during this visit, as his Worship must be iii Invercargill on Friday next. to.attend the District Court. At tlie close of the Court, the Warden stated publicly that he liad received an auonymous letter containing money—evidently meant for a bribe. He also Slid thafcin his opinion it had beenaeustomury thing in Orepaki; but he hoped that for the future no one would insult him in that manner again, and that (he should send the money down to the Invercargill Hospital Great indignation has been felt and expressed by the miners present, nnd a deputation was formed to wait on Mr. Wood to induce him to put the matter in the hands of the police; but the only satisfae ion ho gave them was that the Hospital fund would be enriched to the extent of fourteen poun la, It is to be hoped that this disgraceful affair will not be allowed to drop, and that the authorities will take the matter in,haud~and give it'thorough investigation." c

The 'North Otago Times' seems to think that the complaint often made of hot bein<* : able to go to school on account of the distance,' has not much in it :—" A colonial boy would •walk a mile or two to buy a top, and a colonial school-girl would do the same to buy'a ribbon; and a healthy compulsion should force thera to do for wholesome education that which they do, perhaps toj often, for the gratification of a capricious inclination. If children in the old couutry will, on roads as smooth as a bowling green, walk three miles to the parish school, surely a healthy colonial boy or girl could walk one milo on even our bad colonial roads.". .

A corbespondent to the ■' Otago Guardian ' .gives the following account- of Dr. Le'thbridge, Ins conversion and reconversion: —An event of some significance occurred la3t Sunday. Dr. Lethbridge, who left the Church of" England for the communion of the Catholic "Church' in 1809, was publicly received into the bosom of his mother Church. At early communion on the day in question, after the reading of the Gospel, the doctor advanced to the altar rails. Having then and there answered certain questions put to him by the officiatm;" priest, he repeated the Nicene Creed, received the right Laud of fellowship, and thereafter partook of the Holy Communion as administered by the Church of England. The <>. vent his caused 6ome talk, as did the doctor's secession from the faith of his fathers. When lie became a Citholic it was stated that ha did so from all sorts of motives. However, it can scarcely he eaid that the doctor has taken the present step from interested motives, as lie was surgeon to the local branch of the Hibernian Society, which office he will now lo3e by virtue of his change in belief." We have to acknowledge the receipt,. from the Clerk of the Provincial Council of a copy of the "Votes and Proceedings." A quantity of papers, Acts, &c, have also come to hand, from the Government Printer.

The action of the majority of residents a* the Dunstan Creek, shewn in their meeting mentioned by our correspondent, seems to bear us out in our opinion, expressed la3t week, that the sale of the town should bo allowed to proceed. The District, is beginning to awake to the desirability of enquiring into the deep leads bo long suspected by practical mm to exist I3k Bathans is, we learn, making preparations to go to work with the Government boring rods-as soon as they are available. , IT is pleasing to aeo that what we have so persistently urged is beginning to be followed out —viz., the wisdom of small districts asserttheir right to have a voice in their own Governineut. The" Lower Kyeburh has i'oiJowed . the example of the residents on the Upper ■Kysb.irn, and hive formal a Progress Committee. The first-practical object aim>d at 13 the erection of a bridge opposite the Post Office (Mr. Morgan's store.) An application has been made, we learn,to the authorities for a grant f or J.hia purpose, to be subsidised by labor. . ~..

Tiie Life Assurance Act comes into force on the Ist. November. This Act, as wo .nave already pretty fully explained, confers the same benefits on the Companies aud their constituents as the Government Office already "possesses. The chief of these is perhaps the immunity of policies from creditors, when such policies have been made for the sole beuefit of the wife and children. EARLY in the week a man came into Naseby from the -'station of Mr. Watson Shennan, complaining of pain in the back of his shoulder. It appeared that early in May there were some sports at the Dunstan, and in the evening a dance. Whether, as a result of the fun, or as a mere accidental accompaniment,, our friend managed to fail, through, or, more properly speaking, upon a large partially broken plate glass window. The glass cut him under the arm, penetrating the clothes, and left a large wound. He got local treatment — the wound was stitched up, and ever since lie has been working when he could, and always expecting the wound to heal up. It had done so apparently, excepting a slight opening which, stili remained, about the size of a pin's head. A very fine probe passed into this aperture detected a foreign body very near the place of the uppsr rib, under the shoulder. After considerable difficulty and anxiety, caused by the number cf vital blood-vessels surrounding the spot,, a piece of' glass was brought out, measuring 3 1/4 inches long, 1 inch in the broadest part, and tapering to a point that apparently had been broken off. A still more careful investigation discovered a rather hard lump, which, proved to be the point still further imbedded, and surrounded by self-made tissues. We hardly know which to wonder at most, the fact that with such a companion the man was fit for anything at all, or the doctor's skill ii bringing it to light. As our readers are aware, this is by no means the occasion on u£rich we have drawn attention to the skill and perseverance shown by Dr. Dick

A "WA.XT of a good weight-carrying cob has long been felt in thf? district—arid ■indeed in the Province. Every year it gets'-■■more and mora difficult to get a horsj fit to carry a man riding fourteen stone decenb-y. Messrs. Ilanflyside and Eobarts have ..had-an eye to this •want in placing their horse Mercury at the disposal of the district. We- well remember the stir created in Chri3fcehurch when his sire.. Quicksilver, was landed there some 3 or 7 years ago. Full particulars will be seeii in the advertisement in another Column.

■ We are requested, to acknowledge, on be' half'of the Naseb? Fire Brigade, the receipt* by Capt. Inder, of the sum of £ll 19s". 6dfrom the Dramatic Club, being t!i3 sum re.iiise.l at the performance given for the Brigade's; ben rub. '■-■■'..-.. KrE3T7HiS T Station begins shearing the..middle of next month—E web urn Station /followPuketoi and HighSeld (Mr. Shennan's) commence the end of November, and Goal' Creek in January. All stations are advertising for hands. _ ; The sale by auction of Mr. S. London's stock of drapery, &c, is to be continued this and t'o-morrow eveniuo's. ■ ■ O