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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 259, 20 February 1874, Page 2

The 'ia.-aVptagb; arrived at Port Chalmors from Melbourne, with the Suez mails, on Sunday last. The mails. were delivered in iNaseby.on Tuesday morning: The carpenters at Napier have struck for 12s. per day wages. Agreat many buildings have been brought to a standstill, including three large hotels. The Energetic Company's quartz crushing maehine'and plant, erected at Ida Valley, is for sale by tender up to March 10th. Particulars will be seen in the advertisement. Correspondents writing to Europe in future would do well to remember that the old rule will again:be;in forced viz that all letters not speciallyaddressed via Suez,or via Brindisi, will be detained for the Sari Tranciscomail.

It is announced, in our advertising columns, that a bazaar will be held in Nnaehy, .about the end of April, in aid of the Church of En jknd Parsonage Fund. At the Arrow Municipal election, on Tuesday last, for the office of Mayor, Messrs. Pritchard and Goldstoh tied with thirty votes each. A new election is ordered for the 27th inst.

On Thursday night last, at the Victoria Hall, the grand stand and booths were knocked down.to the. bid of Mr. E.. T. George for £52. The cards were bought by Mr. Hay for £2 10s ; and Mr. Peter Talbot secured the paddock for £4 5s. JOHN MACDONALD, a miner, who has been for the last twelvemonths in the district, though in a great measure incapacitated for work by ill-health, died in the hospital on Monday last after a few weeks' lingering illness. He was buried in the Naseby Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, a large number of residents following the funeral., Two shares "in a valuable mining property at Maerewhenua .are .offered for .sale- by .Messrs. Botting and Sons. The Government' haying granted' a' - subsidy in aid will make this race as valuable a "right as "any in that district: ' For a bona fide investment it commends itself. .. ; ." -

' "We, observe.from our 'Dunedin'-files .that Messrs. Rolland (of Blackstone Hill) and Mr. M'Kellar have purchased from Mr. Shennan the station lately in the possession of Messrs. Comber and Douglas.. This is, the third time this run has changed'hands since its original owners ?old out. . . '

On Monday and Tuesday evenings next", as. before announced,, ..the .celebrated . Scotch' troupe/''consisting- of Mr.~ Kennedy ' and 5 family,, will appear; at -the: Masonic Hall, Naseby. There will -be a very poor appreciation of genuine humor' if' the hall is not crammed on both occasions.

In consequence of a protest by the American Consul, and an objection of the passengers by the Mikado,*' Captain Moore refused to take the; murderer Sullivan; to San("-Fran-cisco, and.turned him, off, the, ship at Auckland. There is' great' indignation in consequence of his liberation; and the proposal to ship him to America-is condemned by all the papers.

■J!" In-our report;-published-last week,'of-the first meeting of the Naseby School Committee, we.were misled as to the year for which the Auditors were appointed. Owing to some irregularity, the _ retiring. Committee presented their accounts to the annual meeting unaudited, and it was to cover this lapse —to obtain ah audit for the accounts of 1873, not 1874—that the auditors were appointed. .At the meeting this week, the proceedings of which will be seen elsewhere, the minutes ,were not confirmed until this alteration had been made.

••. A special meeting .of the Municipal Council was held in the chambers on Thursday afternoon, to consider the tenders for works in Leven-street. Present: His Worship the Mayor, -and'Crs. Inder,- Craig, Brookes, Hjorring, and>de Lautbur.—Mr. M'""sTally's tender for works according v to specifications,. for the sum of £6O, was accepted. —A letter from the Directors of the Water Works Company was readj agreeing to "'supply the Corporation with : water 'for mixing the material used in the Town Hall at Bs. per month. j

-The annual meeting of the Mount Ida Miners' Association will'take-place on Saturday evening, the 21st instant; : at 8 p.m., at .the Oddfellows' - Hall, • Naseby. At - this meeting it.will, be necessary, to.elect a Delegate to attend the meeting of the. Central Association. A new. Committee will also require to be appointed.' It .is to be hoped that .there will be ,a. large .attendance .of members,' and others prepared" to enrol themselves as such, for the importance at the present time. of maintaining the unity of the Associations can hardly be over-estimated. Parcels containing not less than ten ounces of gold can. now be received by the Gold Receivers for transmission to the 'Melbourne Mint. All parcels must be lodged the, day. preceding ther departure of the next escort. This opportunity being taken advantage of or not will, no doubt, have weight with the C-overnment in establishing assay offices. The fact that the bulk of the gold has already gone down through the banks during the month of December should not be forgotten in "taking into consideration the amount that may now be sent through the Receivers.

Messes. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report that .the demand for strong, heavy draughts continues good. We sold,' oh account of Mr. Solomon Brown, an extra good team of eight horses, waggon, and harness, all complete,-.for £550 ; .also, •at auction on,, Sat-, urday, on account of Mr. William ex-AJhambra/froih Melbourne', a'shipment of draughts, light, but "useful farm mares, at from £3O ■to £49 each: We quote first-class draughts'£6o to £7O ; .medium, d 0.,. ■ £3O to £45 ;.good hacks and .light harness horses, £2O to, 25 ;. medium. do., £l2 to £l4; light and inferior, £3 to £7. ■ ') . .

' Mr. "Jacob,- the 1 successful tenderer for the stone foundations and cob walls of the Naseby Town Hall commenced operations last Monday. If the weather is favorable, it ,is hoped that the walls may be carried up eight" or ten feet before winter puts a temporary stop to the work; in that case,- the hall should be roofed-in and finished by the next New Year. From the plans it is evident, that a highly useful building will he added' to the town, from its size adapted alike for public meetings, concerts, 1 ' or'theatrical 'entertainments. A very small annual revenue, together with the rent of £2s.that .will be saved that has at present to be paid for the very poor room the Town Clerk is accommodated with, will more than pay the interest on tho proposed outlay. Eleven nominations for tho Plying Handicap, "and also for the 'Grand"Stand Handi cap, at the ensuing Jockey Club Meeting, are a very satisfactory result. The fields, so far asiwe.can judge, are a very level lot, as the handicappors appoar to have thought. The weights are in our advertising columns. If Gamecock was in anything like form at St, Bathans, as he appoared to be, we should consider Coquet uncommonly well in for both races. Our sporting devil tells us his pick, if the horses aro woll and accept, will be Taffniil for the Mying Handicap and Coquet for tho Grand Stand, TCo says Coquet should bo able to givo any youngster a cqupto of stone. Wo give his opinion for what it is worth; but, if our friends, tempted to follow his tip, aro going to put their money on., wo would say—Don't.

Tarn ouMini? of orop on the Windsor furfe OBtnlo is nearly completed; of 30QQ ap.rpjt graiu, all but 5(5 uores being flo„n", m\il m\% earned and stuakod. ~ha quantity gVfl\\'\\ this .your tit Windaqr Tm-U, is mwbltblY largest grown in tlip Qolouy by nuy <\\W IW<. flon. Tlio yield will he upwards of Ro,\loft bushels wheal, i 12,000 hualiolti mils, and flOflfl bushels burlujf, l\tr, Monlpvu purnospa shim ping a largo nUanhity of wheat, fm* 18\\hWi\, and is now ndvertWug hero mid in R»w.p(lNh for carting to Oiunnrw of nhoiiti lilOO tolW- It is a groat, pity that the Wniiii'ulm [)mw\\ '\\m was noli open, as this would form u lwvuo lt,«m of lVcigb , mid there will bo bunn' d.Ulh>ul(Y this year in getting tilto ernp to innrliPii bV olbor menus. Mr M<mlove litw nlveittly 1500 nori-s broken up, whioh will be put under wheat for next season if the Hue (u pne oi\ with j otlionviao it, will lutvo to be sown with rape for sheep. On the sumo property 8000 acros will thin seatum bo laid uowu in gviws\ Tho grain crop out in very line, some of tlio -wheat ranging 50 bunhels to the aero, and of splendid quality.—' NorthOtugoTiiiios.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Mount Ida District School Committee was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Rev. E. Williams, and Messrs. Rowlatt, Field, Bremner,' Inder, George, Hore, and Wilson was voted to the chair.—The Clerk read the minutes of last meeting, which were confirmed after the minute in reference to the appointment of Auditors for the year 1874 was altered to 1873.—The principal business before the meeting was the consideration of complaint made by the' schoolmaster, Mr. Menzies, in reference to the disposal of the fund for tchool purposes, made up of 2,0 per cent, deducted from school fees, for .the period „cnding December last, and further complaining "that the letter of bis agreement had not been carried • out; also as to bible-reading in the school. A lively discussion ensued, and se-; veral motions were tabled on the subject, but nothing definite or satisfactory was arrived at, until, on the suggestion of the Chairman, it was resolved that the matter be again adjourned till next monthly meeting, and that Mr. Menzies be requested to attend. —The Rev. E. Williams was unanimously elected permanent Chairman.—Mr. John Bremner ,was also unanimously elected Clerk—he having kindly volunteered to act in that capacity without emolument. Resolved that the Clerk draft a petition for presentation at next session of the Provincial Council, praying for the establishment of a Grammar School in' the district, and that the same be submitted for approval of Committee at next meeting.— Q-. Stephens' accountjor_3os. was next passed for payment.—The meeting then adjourned.

The ' Q-uardian' reporter visited the BhiP Mongol, in company with the members of th e Board of Health, and learned that the caus e of all the trouble wbichjhas befallen the ship is owing to the gross neglect of the clearing officer at Plymouth. This will be patent when the following facts are considered : The emigrants were all ready for embarkation at the Plymouth dep6t, and while there some families were attacked with scarlet fever, and,' only the morning before the emigrants came 'oh board', there were two families sent put ofthe:, depot so ill that they were considered unfit for the voyage, and had also left the ef-' feets of the disease behind them in the depot. The emigrants were afterwards taken on board the ship from that place without due care as to.-.their state of- health, or proper cleansing, and the day before starting Dr. Davidson (ship's surgeon) caused two families to be sent ashore, as they were suffering from the effects of the disease, and were not capable of standing the voyage, nor fit to be amongst a ship full of people. This had certainly sown the seed of the disease and it came to fruition on the way out. It is easily seen that the sickness; and trouble have all arisen from the mismanagement in this matter. What right had. any man, specially appointed for the purpose of inspecting such matters, to clear a ship under such evident circumstances of disease awaiting her only a few days from land, and a long voyage before her? What may we expect by the ship Scimitar, which left at the same time and ,got her emigrants from the same dep6t ? Her passage will at least last a month yet; and what can we look for as the result of such a piece of wanton carelessness ? Had it not been that the Mongol had made a speedy passage, and that every meanß at the command of the captain and doctor were made use of for the mitigation of the disease, there is no Baying what might have been the consequences. Besides, what may be extent of the expenses which-the country will be put to, all through a piece of the grossest and most unpardonable neglect on the part of a paid official ? It is a matter railing for the strictest investigation at the hands of our local': authorities, and we sincerely trust they will regard it in the same light, for it is a matter of the utmost importance for the reputation of our colonising scheme and also for the country, even putting aside all regard for natural affection amongst the bereaved for those they have lost. Such things as these happening cause a fear of a sea voyage to be cast over those who would otherwise emigrate,' and thus it throws an obstacle of great moment in, the face of home agents, and in a'great measure neutralises our project. "No evidence of any of the rest of the passengers having been affected was manifest for two days aftefleaving, and then it showed itself in unmißtakeable form, and continued throughout, being worst about the middle of January, just after crossing *be line. ,