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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 277, 26 June 1874, Page 3

Mb. M'Kella.h arrived in Naseby early yesterday morning, going on in the afternoon with the intention of reaching Cromwell tomorrow night, lie regretted being unable to visit the Public Works. ' Last night Mr. Duncan, the milkman, was brought into the JSaseby Hospital suffering from a kiek from a horse. He hasreceived a. comminuted fracture of the jaw, wilh fracture of two or three ribs. His injuries were speedily attended to by Dr. Dick. WB'are sorry to hear that Mr. Jones of Welshman's Gully, St. Bathans, has received some severe cuts in the face, owing to a fall from his Horse. It appears that, he was either kicked or trodden upon. Beyond being scarred and temporarily disfigured, no lasting injury has been received. JSeab Oamaru last week two men, who were reported to have been drinking, were riding; either-I'ito or out of town, came togrief in a curious way. Going fast, both horses fell near each other, probably by collision. The one horse broke his neck, his rider breaking a leg j the other broke its leg, the rider escaping.*

Yestehday a case exciting considerable interest was being heard at the Warden's Court, Naseby, before Mr. Warden. Stratford and a jury. The complainants,, who sued to recover £298 10s., were owners of a race from the Little Kyebiirn, and certain mining property, the defendants being miners, at Clarke's Diggings. Similar cases between the same parlies hare been heard previously. The verdict was in favor o£ complainants—damages being given for £32 10s ; ; costs of Court, £7 IDs.; expenses of "witnesses, £3 10s. It is understood that the case will go to- the District Court.

At a meeting of the Dunstan District Mining Association the Secretary reported; that the Petition and Subscription Lists in aid of the Maerewhenua Pollution Case had. been, circulated, but had not as yet been returned. It was resolved—"That no action be taken kill all fcne lists were returned.—The Petition in the matter of the Mining Board had been sent to the Alexandra Association, but, from some unexplained cause, had not, been re-turned.—-Some dissatisfaction was expressed tegaruing the action of the,persons to whom

the petition had been handed. —After considerable discussion, it was proposed by Mr. Sim?, seconded by Mr. Lindsay, and carried—"That this. Association is strongly of opinion, from the past working of the various Associations in the district, it would be beneficial if the whole were amalgamated, and one cenbal Association formed, which would be in a better position to forward the mining interest.

Coneibiiaioey of a late leading article, we quote the following from the Dunedin correspondent of the 'Tuapeka Times ' : —"'Tiie report of the Select Committee appointed to enquire into a report upon the expenditure on the Tokomairiro and Tuaptka road, and upon the facts connected with Ihe letting of the light railway tenders, is a complete refutation of the accusations made by the Provincial Treasurer with reference to alleged improper proceetiings on the part of the ex-Sec-retary for Goldfields, Mr. Bastings; and shows also that Mr. Simpson, the Provincial Engineer, is altogether free from blame in the matter. It is but right that the Press of the Province should take cr gnizance of the Committee's report, for .the accusations made by Mr. Turnbull have teen widely disseminated, and must have been injurious to Mr. Bastings' character as a public man. Instead of that gentleman being sele. ted as specially blameable in the matter of the contracts, the reserve sepms to be the ca<e, and other members of the late Executive are deserving'of severe cenoure in die matter.. Mr Fisii't motion censuring the late Executive for tbeir undue haste in accepting those contracts meet & -with very general public approval." ,