THE Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1875.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 331, 9 July 1875, Page 2

THE Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1875.

The resignation of the Vogel Government wds not unexpected. ' It was :urfderstood that Mr Vogel had placed his colleagues |in a position, to tender his resignation if .'they -approved of that course. The Premier's resignation necessarily Jny.olyM .that r of the, Minis T try as a whole, it is more than iikeiy that Mr. Vogel,strongly advised .the course 'that hasbeenarlojited as bein<* honorable, while at the bame time highly politic.'r There icauiiot now r be escape from criticism or attack because the responsible head is away. In reconstructing, "Ministers have ' not obtained' outsiHe' aiti. It' is ;.d.Gubtful whether they were at the pains to seek for .it.. ; : ,lf',t]be Opposition;taetics prove to be, as rumored,'a federation of Superintendents, with the av.owed object of ai to "force an early .appeal .to the country, .thq : result aimed at will have a fair chance of success;ri 4 Goyernment/in J>he Assem-, bly wiil be extremely; .weak. All the debating talent is against them. Sir Donald. M-'Lean,. .who will Plead, .' does not speaks readily. - Mr. Eichardson Sticks own work.'"- Major son and Mr. [Reynolds carrv no weight | as against -Mr. ; Fjtzherbert and his | likely coadjutors. . Mr. Bowen has yet to.prove himself. As Mr. Vogelstill remains a mem-ber-of-the' Government there ca'n •be'nri intention to resign if beaten in the House. .The result of defeat must. be appeal'to the coiihtry. 1 PrrtVided that temporary sup plies' are forth coming such a course would be advantageous to Mr. VogeFs party as against t'ue Provincialists. ' . ■ '

-The Ministry resigned on Saturday. Br. -Pollen was entrusted with the formation oftlie Government, and the offices were redistributed as, Dr., Pollen, Premier; Mr. Yoge', Postmaster - General. Major :• Atkinson-,: Treasurer ; Sir Donald ' M'Lean, Mr; 1» vvnn and ''-Mr. lieyuolds rfitaiirinjr ilieir ivti departments.

Ik if. i.)ft", rs any consolat ion to the nniii-

bers dependent upon the better pro-; cress of the puolic works on the Goldfields to know that works of equal magnitude have been more'than mismanaged, such cold comfort may be easily .obtained. . The chief. Proyin-, cial works in progress at preseht are, the branch railways in tha 'north "and ' south. Vv e are enabled to judge of the present sfafe oFfh'e southern works• by the ; ample—and, .under "the circum.-' stances, plucky— report "of Mr". Bews, -the District ngineerr"'"f l he ; 'Te'p'oTt7 which has never been explained away or contradicted, presents a pictui'e of miserable- bungling and mismanagement—the legitimate offspring of ignorance and neglect. ... The Government, apprehending-that complaints would be sure to be' raised when the Council met, adopted* a''singularly ingenious idea, which ultimately took this shape : The now-re-. ~ tired:treasurer-walrput up to say that it was fortunate the progress of the branch railways had. not been more rapid,, as, in consequence of the delays; 'tlie ; payments would be spread over a longer period, and be more within the-means of the Province. In! this clever way/'uncler .the cover of a favorable'balance shee\ the Council were indirectly asked to assent to the abuse . of. administration which had -taken p ace in_ the total neglect of the branch railways in course of construction. This .was not bad "for cool effrontery, anddf- it lacked anything by way of, polish . it. reeei ve.d eygn that later in the session," when' propositions were -brought down and pressed by the Government—■though--not;witrh--;entiTe success—asking. power to incur further liabilities several- -hundred the in excess; .jre venue.; When such propositions were submitted the congratulation put into the mouth of the Treasurer must have been 1 forgotten." - Elatement at' th'oi success of so unique a ruse Jed to this politicalcontradiction. The-Government would consider they had a fine handle to work j a penitential shWE-foM blunder*!' ing, and for the: perfecting of the sys-; ■ tern;S.now-faiMy'^inaugurated;arid! woiked to such purpose Jast year, of Provincial"'Gbverhnient' Carried biPb'y; non-official members of the Executive—' j the public contractors. ' In spite of the* I Government diplomacy the Upunftili I did not care to follow the lead thrown' i out to them. , MT.\^ei.d ? BviExecutive! I was summarily ejected from office for' no otEer~reason" than the' miserable; want of management in the Works; 3ad itjnot be,en jbt>at t£eI ' best men in; th*e_ Council' could notj—. irrespective of p"ar6y~ differences^—tie' induced to combine - iir the formation of■= .a . Government, iMr." -l?e'id' tfould'not have been allowed..again to form a Go-) vernment-. .As was, it was .fomnd' necessary to "find the Wo'rk? j Depaftment, who~hjtd more time at the ; disposal-'of the 'Province! than- the-: late Secretary. In addition to this a ..Committee was specially appointed to inquire in regard to the alleged defects"in the southern ing an earl^'- 1 strangling-process, was permitt^jtbMra : g.'pii;itß r >'existence ? till the very'dose oftHb' Session;-' Aith'oiigh appointed under.%ie v apparent;.,fainie/s pf the,.ballot result was snot <v 'selection committeemen. Mr: ißeid^bf' course; .was an active member'Mr,. M'Dermid —a reputed semi-partner L ih J cert'am saw mills of the. contractor was strang§Lyrput{ in ihe chaii?r-tqt scaleslof impartialLty,;r.M;(.);thers ihad'lefit before the Committee reported,.and the remainder w;ere.; singularly. i,neapable of j - legally binding upjcm_a contractor ~o"r HPt. i . l ,Jß , a<ult-y. sole outcome of tho—Committer's Tabors;: e.lThe :evidence. : obtained; was suppressed, and-theifollowing origination has been giyen "out for publication': —" Your 'Coinmi ttee " a.great deal of/evidence, r and given £ Vthe^'mlitter" o rfeferred' 'very " serious consideration," have" come lo "-'-the following-CcbiiclusiVm, " That,_B.wing to defects irLfche specifi- " catiods-j attd diffe- " rences have arisen between" the'"En. "'Jhe \ with' more " carefully prepared -specificationsj " might havebeen.av.oided.^.iliJ;n i .der-;all " the ci rcu mstani'eSf, ■ -'your ;i -Co mmi ttee " are 'that'Jth'evwhoteA matter " should be left in- the hands of the 'For further-,comment upon this report \Y,e, refer t& Mr. Simpson's letter (re-published from, the VnGruardjan./.)in. -. .another column. ' ' ...™

-i?.'-I-f'.it were {LmeAbaftthe;specifications were imperfect there-could be no excuse for such\-faet ! in order to have & back-banded-"-'b'low' r at an Engineer who had' been to f o "in'dependent.to do, 3 11 st exactly,, as .he was bid. tThe. (Dora mittee/si Avhich Mivlieid agreed Without simply a license to~the ;contractor to do ill'luturs exaftly"#h : at' with the contracts still,yet" to complete. If tnese aerecls exis Ssd 1' wliy 1 "w6i^e'' tliey not remedied lastjeai:, or the contracts suspended ?j :jlX There^,coulsf.;.;hj}.ye ? jbeen no difficulty«.-in ; ,any• ;'case. K ..There could have been less-difficulty, in this special case; as the ' contractor- is one whom the [owers -that be peculiarly delight 10. honor.;.Q-nly l.aat;>wfeek,;,when the promoters of-a-railway at Tokomaiin'ro soiight.advibe; from- Jho Superintendent, the first-contractor he could think of as'being able" to :- assist the coin pan v was Mr. D. -Proudf'o'ot, who was justly praised for his 'tspeculative qualities. As it is, there—is not the slightest funnelntion ; fon.-I!ie. (Jum;r.ittee'B;st tto. iiiciil. ,1-hp ■ specifications read in ftiie of thp general ''cfindliCibhs .•nr. dtifcrvuf. All. thn.t is known i? ill iit the I a ie .Vi-refcary. for Works has said l.l(« one and -the late Pro*

Engineer has said the other. :-l ? or our own. part,,we prefer, take. the professional opinion at the'risk of refu sinij the other. The opinion of tiie Committee is out of the count, as -the evidence on vvnie-h it was supposed, to. be founded is withheld.

T-iie -annual ball and fete of the Mount Ida; Lodge, E. C., is announced for the evening of Friday, the sth. ° Wsjhave received intimation that.copies of ■ this papei Have teen .delivered picked up from the wreck of the s.s. Schiller.: ,• < nomination of /candidates, for the Naseby Mayoralty will take place at the. Town Hall, Leven-street, on the 16th iiist. The nominations for the vacant wards will be on the 27th;inst. u:.; . - - '-Txxe r Secretary' for Works and the Provincial. Engineer-, are expected-to visit the Mount Ida works on. their return from a visit of inspection to the branch railways in Southland. . ...... . .• : ■ At the-half-yearly meeting of the "Loyal Mount Ida. Lodge, ! T. 0.0 -F.,- the following office-bearers were appointed':—Bro;-Gv 'Pro° . van, .N. ri.-; Bro." John Bore, V; G.; • Bro. D. Wade, 'SecretaryP;G. ' Bro. J.' McDonald, Treasurer. .-i,vi x-.- i .Mb/ West, ;of- Dimediri,"' wil l shortly ( visit, the district for the purpose of tuning pianofortes.' As' Mr. West'will' -not be able to remain--long in each locality, it. will I be necessary for'all those requiring, his services to send,intimations at once to the advertised agents, .. 1 - ' - .!-.;The : pollutioui case arising out.of minihg at Tinkers is set,down for trial next month, under the heading of Glassford v. Reicl and Co. If the runholder is successful,' all discharges of mining debris into-Thomson's Creek will sutl'erance tonly.': . . ..: - . ■ The prospectus of the Naseby Coal Mining Company is The Company promises to be a financial success, while at the same;time it will-afforil a-great; convenience to consnmers. intermittent system of supply4s unbearable in such a climate.' The ' 3STorth otago Times' . understands "that a' Compa;rty, !^ai^Mae^ GoveEninent, cthrough^Mrj will he acceded'to: ' , j The I that there* is a probability of Sir "Julius gel putting in an appearance before the-end of the Parliamentary session;-i :"A knowledge p£-.the / ci'uel have here'durihg has' determineci 'him to confront* his'enemies wltKout' delay,; and at: all risks ;to "his IhealthiiriWe "givef the: rumoras- it-has reached ourselves, without vouching for its authenticity,; sbut,the source whence it ( originated is of , such a nature that , there is good "ground for accepting it* as correct." ; i Tilb,, arrangements , between the. rbanks, telegraphed "in our last issue, came into force ; on .Monday last, and discounts are now 7 per '•cfen-6; 'tinder -95 days, - and 8 _per ■ cent: ~abo vej that period, .while the highest rate jpf interest ; to.be- Allowed ianj' ( - states" If iS' expected this' will re-' ""-lease a great deal ) of I money which was;'with-i drawn from ordinary channels" of' invest- 1 menfrso long a's J the banks 7 'per'cent.' on deposits. A very narrow escape from a serious fire ! was,- experienced lately at Port Chalmers-. "~"It 'appears ; that m an old store at the of Messrs.'Clark and Son's ship-chandlery es- : tablishment, Mr.' Pearce,* J contractor, had l been permitted to store a'quantity of lime, wEich- by-some means got damp and fired:' It was luckily discovered before auy serious damage had occurred,' and the-lime was imme- i diately-shifted.from' the'premises. It occurs : to us to ask, Which-is the most dangerous, lime or_kerosene ? Can residents m our upcountry towns furnish-the answer. • i '" The expense, .of tlfa JSarbor, Board-manage*- I "ment js begmning. to make- itself felt. l_6f i course>-to meet this,/, and -joo provide -for-rthe 'i extremely hypothetical, advantages to be?obtained. iu the future from its "operations; "it i becomes/necessary to 'tax the-public. .liating -tabes the following-mild form'for a'commencement I ;—ln'a'special 'Gazette' it isnotified "that the-'Superintendent : has assented to the rules and regulations adopted-by'the Harbor Board at' its 'meeting- on 'the. 24th':ultimo. On and after this ,; date the'following . scale of _ jetty dues-will'be-levied:—-Imports : onfall-goods, ;&c.,-Is". per ; toii. ;,! Export^ ; : :; *On wool, (id. per bale; and on T all goods exjDorted bey ond-'the' l -Colony,"- 6d/!"per-;'t6n;;j-!-ifcranship-ment, half-the above rajl-es. ' Many min6rs J wBo anxious to take advantage 1 the' j^neral" ; ide'claration i. throughout the district of the extended claim der mistake, supposing-that merely an exten- : sion. oft ; the - ordinary, claimsdia'd/ Ijqen granted, and therefore .contenting themselves bjl-' pegging out application and notice 1 'regulation Ordinary islaiths'dr^ wish to b'f"ordihary claim' 4* tliey ,caii d6s'6' complynig'iwitli' 'f epilation .-iv.' : ih'-'-fclie-uslVal way., , '• '• '' .l;' "

Thf, reporter who furnished the-'-ITuapeka Times/' : an apcountfpf ;a Hospital Committee njqetingimust ihaye. been waggishly inclined. Supplies-were considered, upon which it iav reported. '' Tieiie-were.nogten-dera for'brea'd or interments; -it Was therefore decided to foife" c fiv^b , fel6^ v 6'B ,, W-ganes'd&y-'e^ienMg: 11! 34r. Cqverlid' movecl. *ahd?MTi'Bro.ugb'an:secohdfid ; , !_That:a ihydi;ometerrbe:.procui;e'd for testing the-; strength- of : the : spiritsi: supplied to i the hospital.? "i-Whether tenderers were: l to..'ittT ter the. spirits; or what conneGtioh: the meter-had ;toido';with the. -attempt to;- spiritualize the interments—ai-commendable-pro;-cfess:iii: itself—4we' are aiot,told'.o '*f!iuu >'

•In h|s;Honor's'address to'tHe' 6-raiid Jury he^h'iis-referred -to the case - of' tTje-3-Welsh-man Gully bankruptcyln the r case of Regina-V: John.'Griffiths;' fraudulent bankruptcy , ,at Gully,, .who was charged'with abstaining^ ; after lib was-cte-clared a bankrupt,ffrqrttigmnjw'an account-bf certain mining shares wl-p.ch.'hei'pOssessod, his Honor saicl.it wpuktbe, proved,, he,thought, by the Wn^e-tha€i;&/b&^upt , gave. no account ;of : ,thejexistehc"e of certain miuingishares to whieli lie was entitled; and, if it was so proved,, i,t,\voulil bei^r'.'.the Grand Jury to s;iy ■Whether there"rt , as / 'prim!a facie evidence that he wilfully concealed them. There was, hia Honor •believed; 1 some'" evidence l to snow that; Qn ! 'being charged, the bankrupt did'not deny. theitfact,i 'but stated'thatilie had forgotten: the-sliares.; Of.-course,, a, maniWas>not to be made criminally responsible for forgetful-: ness ;.!but if tlieyi(thought'it was -a .meiie, evasion and shat hetaust have kriowiiiof tlie'exf istence.of the,sliares, it was wilfikllyscoiicealing, and sufficient.fori.the.Grand Jury to find a .true bill; -• W-.ii-iiji.'—:-i ■ ■

The nsual."m'onthly , tnHcving' i 6f the'lSTaseby Committee was E&Hd iii'tlie schoolroom oW r th6 ?1 5th' mst'j- present—Messrs: W:' ! lrider Jair.ea Bore; D. Stewart, 'J.<M'QregbVy'and'.'li; E. i'leld (lion: Sec:). :The"min'utes:;bfi 'the' last? rnebting having' been« con* tirmfe'd;'; the accounts' of Messrs. Ladd and M'Greg6r-(the former for interlacing- fence,' and the latter for stove-piping)"-were passed for jjayiiieir.t. • The flecrefcirv '-reakHa-Wcter fi-bm 'iViV. Mlfslo|J} "•the- •■tedrefcaiy • <Jf the ; liiducatioii! Board. m roply tu an application of the Oommit'.tfit; •' -for '■plaiits and'shniks for the. iuliool' i-i.-serveV to' lliu/efl'ect that he trusted to 'be in a position to give a iavorable reply in a few daya, recommending at the same time

the preparation of the grouud for their reception. ilesolved, That no action be taken in matter until the receipt of further communication from Mr. Hislop, when, if audh be favorable, the Secretary to convene a special meeting to consider the best means of taking the necessary steps for arranging for planting. &,o. Mr. Menzies, the schoolmas-ter,-"who \r ni present, submitted.the register 01 attendance of pupils, which disclosed great v irie o ulanSy 111 attendance since".Ja--naaiy last. Mr. Menzies pointed out that the consequence of such irregularity would be an me\ liable loss to the pupils themselves, as Jihey .could not fail,.from such nonratteudanceat the school and inattention to their studies to he. less proficient when the examination day. arrives than they would have been had their attendance .■been more regular. .Resolved, That the Secretary forward a copy of this leporfc to the.. 'Mount. Ida - Chronicle;' witll the view of calling the attention of parents of children to the irregularity of attendance complained of. The usual vote of thanks to. the Chair terminated the proceedings. .The. of forgery; sent from Naseby is . thus reported in ; our files Win. Barnes, ' 19, was charged with having in April, 1875, ' forged an order for the. payment 'of £lO Bs. 6d., purporting to.be drawn by R.P. Botting upon the Bank of New South Wales ; also, , ,on a second count,. with.having uttered thesame. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the ~sjarge r of. uttering, knowing the order to have been forged. The prisoner, who is a youu°.Vellow,...and came from London to New"Zealand thirteen months ago, stated ■ in. reply to -. t.hft inquiry, that he had: nothing to say; he threw himself upon the mercy, of the Court. His Honor, t in passing sentence, said that the prisoner had owned to having committed a grave offence, the uttering of a forged, cheque, knowing it to be forged—an offence which, in most.civilised countries, was punished with'extreme'rigor, as it tended to interfere, .with all. commercial. security, and, unfortunately,' it was rife in -this Colony; Therefore, as-far as punishment could'"go' towards suppressing" such a practice, punishment ought to be awarded; and he was happy to say we were probably about to commence, a new .era in that respect : a'reformation as shortly to be made in the punishnient of criminals. There., were signs of an 'intention - to'carry out 'a wise and intelligent system in.the prisons of. the',Colony ;to establish wise and wholesome rules in'regard-to the punishment of criminals,' so ! that we should no longer be lagging behind the other parfcs-of the world, -as we-had been in this spect.' Indeed,- -h'e trusted that even before the expiration of the prisoner's sentence that the system-would -be more developed; ■ and he <■( the learned^Tudge) - thought he would be /doing, .probably a.• kind -thing- to the prisoner by passing upon him a severe sentence, in the -hope that lie wouldireturn-to society a-'re-formed man—a -man who would feel 'and . know- that'honestr(industry.alone would- serve the purposes of life. The prisoner had committed two graved/offences^'and' he—(the ■ learned/Judge)- hoped:and trusted that-a severe punishment would save-him from alifetlong career - -of , crime?. : The : sentence. of the Courti.vwas -that; >tKe prisoner undergo three yearsspenal servitude. ■ .. , . :