THE Mount Ida Chronicle SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1874.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 279, 11 July 1874, Page 2

THE Mount Ida Chronicle SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1874.

The Central Mining Association have received a reply from .the, Manager of the Bank of New, Zealand, .in answer whether,the .: Banks, would, be .prepared, to .raise price of gold Gd. per ounce on 1 the coining mto force of the Otago Q-old Duty Bepayment Oraina.nee.- The Manager state's that his.". Bank,' avid/'also" the ethers, will give the sixpenice extra" to all sellers of gold at any'', of their \ agencies,-provided the Bill comes into '■force.- .■•'■'■ *.'''-''' ]'"'''.' '""'"' So all pur special pleading. argii- , ments are scattered to the winds. The Banks will make no profit, and the miners will get rae benefit direct. If thei extraordinary course is pursued in Wellington of the Governor being advised, after the assent, of the 'Superintendent on his behalf, to disallow the Ordinance, we shall know who to thank—ibhe'' ' Daily. Timeses 1 ' ' the - MacKellars, &c, who, out of jealousy ■'; and spite of one; individual - far abler than themselves, would hot "scruple to injure the Goldfields, if, in so doing, they can annoy and frustrate the : efc ' forty- for the general good which did i not emanate, from < ' ' '•'• i :: ; ' : : '"■./'■'■'l;.- *'■■ "'"— '-''' ' ■■'■'■ It is very much to be hoped that some r spark.Qf attention will be giy eft to the- . importance of tHe" Otagp Loan ■ BUfi about to be introduced' : 'ihto the'Asi; Bf.mbly uuder,,the auspices of the Provincial Government. As is well known, an immenHe reserve .of what sis loosely ' called pastoral counfcry-rhas been agreed to td';be giv<?n up: .by the. Provincial. Coijncj.l, as,the security for "A -loan- of" £i>tJo,o6o for certain public, work's. The" tfue" principle of Setting-aside specific blocksfof-'land ;as security-:for ■ public works was very- clearly laid down by the" Prcunoi* last year, in'in-

trodiicing Lo ana Bl which was negatived by the Legislative .Council/' He said;i„.:-MThe Bill pro-' " vides that the Assembly may, • from " time to time, authorise Provinces to " give special security over certain of land, for a ! loaif orloansTfor ■t" one or more purposes. •Suppbsing- " the case of a block of land recently -Requirediin-ihisj (bhe-North)-lelandi : . ",or avblqck- where s.ettleiaent is ; going '."■• on, we '■ «hall ? be • quite' willing : to see "amount, of money to be bof rowed on " security-of land, in order to open f it up by y means xSf roads, bridges, Ac;, it will' "be asked for money to enable a .railway or■ trSmway£ *fo be "constructed to siich block of land, " and .to. a.proposition of -that nature i nofc t pbject." The Provic- . cjal ,pr.Qp9sals .are. a - direct violation, of rtos princif le.| It is dule'is shadowed vaguely the unsur- • veyed : line from Palmerstdn to Clyde; but,, so. far v ,it.,-is.-,a r ..shadow, and the wdrks.preceding; itr^th^'cost of which is estimated—will swallow up more than ( theloan which it is proposed-.to't raise! } .-=.. ''-- -. p*3 '"»'

.It is absurd to suppose that ;'the\ re r venues fro'm this 2,000-000- acres, m dandy at present leasing rates, will be sufficient for even * tliejearly payments"; on contracts; Sales\will. b67ne> cessary; and-no one can doubt that the reserve will be the scene of operation; for future sacrifices under the elapse of the Qtago Waste .Lands A-ct. Then, again, if.this land is sold it?j its \noniinal "value opened country," how* is "ayrailway' 'to ' be''constricted through it after such sale? Our day as a district will be offer- on which local rates can be levied. \ 'bur;money will have gone to coast to private coal rail and to harborwjorks—the schemes sf\ thej?V\ "ristS.;; J:,'- r i; ._

rJf.the position of the matter Jn/its true [light in Wellington, we are confident that the works placed in the schedule of the Loan Bill—if a loan is ;granted, 7 as it may .easily..be—will be by jthe linerfrdm Fdlmersioa top .Clyde. OjtheWisX" 6=fre' Iqss of revenue* .on area of Crown lands , thjii will ;be sacrificed "at from five /shillings to ten shillings'an acre, to speculators and capitalists, will be an aino'unt hardly calcu'able- ."We would be - supported in any efforts we'might? mate by the Palmerstqn and'i Wai^ l kbuaiti districts, and by the districts between u> and Clyde. Together, such pressure could be brought to bear'ihat; ißucJb :a. reasonable and righteous. de,r.;and as the , try,,before jits revenues are given away ■ could not be resisted. -'We have a good friend in Mr. Macandrew ,in: ithis direction, and/ the district should back him up. It would be a Very .trifling matter, considering what is at stkke, yto\ mernbrialise.* and, \ %' thought necessary,'if6 'Wellington to have the question, placed in its true' light.. If the tendency of Abe -session develops -itself-in the,dir rectiori. of refusing that would not be necessary ; but we rdo think a Committee should be formed to, watch/the matter, and obtain the co-operation of other localities interested and likely to be interested. The •effort would not be a very great one for our own self-preservation. On requisition ) his Worship w Mayor : would, nq doubt, call,a puofic\meeting to./consider the subject. There is a'time,!under the sun for.',et9rysmigi. says the/ wise man—a, time to speak ;apd a. time to keep silence. Assuredly it isfnow ja time to speak.

There /was ho business of local uhteresfr transacted) at" the lastTvSek'ssrfting of*t)hV Waste Lands-Board.-

The English'mails, via Sari Francisco and Suez, were' delivered at/the; district post offices on Tuesday morning; last. r •■ -, The weather has very much'charig'e'd for the better, the very severe weather having broken up in favor of light, warm gales ana very slight frost. Claims,this week are once more workable. We must still expect an occasional relapse into bad weather. In consequence of the absence of the Warden at: Hyde, Hamilton, and Macraes,, we have no oourt businessfto : publish/this"Week. The meeting of the School Committee, which was to -have been held =6» Monday evening last,., was adjourned "/-fall Monday next, on account of the public meeting at the' Masonic Hall. *- - = '•- s'O t ; J We learn that last week-a, Korsein'an -was very nearly drowned' at the/Hamilton crds]s- : ing. It is to be. hoped there ■wijl-.be no-long delay T in the.commencemeht of the, bridge at this very dangerous ford..- * ' *'"' ? '"'.

, The Treasurer <>f .tKe;, As r - sociation .has *feceived.:the aimual contribution from, the Ma'erewKenu'a local, Association of £6. The Treasurer wonld.be glad ; if Mother Secretaries- would ior.ward the ..various amounts due,-by/their/Cqmtaittaes.". \- ■: .Xvi

The usual .half-yearly.summoned naeatincr of the Loyai Naseby Epdge,V'.M'.;TJ.-A'P".plß* was held in the Xodge' room otf' Tuesday evenin'g, / 30th when ...the brethren;were elected;officers]f6r\thevehsuihe: six 'D...Stewart,, E.G.- and Bro.'D.'-Lahghiaak, -V &; "'■' - '•"■■ \ '> /•. '■. > r

The -Pjrayy Cojmcil.ia» sußJbained ihe.judgraent of ithe Appeal Oourt. in theVcase of MUjeun v. the Pfovmcial Government. y By this decision the Bellamy Bun will be abfe to be.deait-,with in such manner as. the government see' fit. '' The Appeal Court reversed Judge Chapman's decision in favor of ■■■■'- At the meeting of the' Education Board on Monday last business transacted was of the following gentlemen, as recommended by :tiie: Provincial Executive, -to constitute' 'the Boird of Advice; ' re the High School and Shand, Messrs. E.--B. Gargiil, James Fulton, R, Stout, M.p;C,, : a;iicl, 'ex officio, the ChanVice. Chancellor of the Otago Uni-versity.—j-*Star.-* '.r : ----- i'-'< .-■■■'} i. > .£■■■ \ • • Since our. last issue rumpr has been busy wiVh^ ; reg_ax4' , to\th;eVprbbable' candidates for the ensuing-Municipal elections.' The" oquestib'ns" on which the Mayoral election might bo contested are numerous, the_";6ne demanding reamest coijsidera+ionfbeing the better •supply of the town witfchlalthy iwater. We •are 'aiimjsfr afraid the jleason: wnUhajfer to ?be a bitter biie before it will be taken:^HNaseby

has the power "now, under, special Orcliiiance/ to negotiate with the present or to eriter on independent works. Then, ; again, there is xhe question of immunity from fire. It was suggested that a kerosene store should be erected, and that then a bye-law should be passed prohibiting the storing in bulk of such a dangerous article. -With a,steady pressure of water, and nfl kerosene on the prehiises, we are not afraid of any wholesale destruction by fire, having in mind the increasing efficiency of the Many matters should be gone into by the ratepayers. Candidates for the Mayoralty should certainly be'prepared to come publicly forward and explain-theicjriews.,-..., ...-., ,7,.,.:../,.-.: The Education Board have agreed, on the recommendation of Mr. Petrie, to provide a pupil teacher for the -iNaseby.District School. Xt! is understood in Wellington that the Hon. ;Eobef t Campbell .will move, and the Honi.''Henry John Miller will second, the re ;ply to the Governor's address in the Legislative .'Council- 'and that, a similar task will devolve .upon Messrs. Wales and May in the House of Representatives.' It will be--is6me-i what puzzling for them to reply-to siich an unmeaning speech as his Excellency has been to deliverthis .sessiori..y-»' Guardian.' ■■■>!■=■: