MAEREWHENUA.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 366, 10 March 1876, Page 3

MAEREWHENUA.

(From our own correspondent.) March 1. The Warden's Court was held here today. There was a fair attendance. Two cases of interest were to have come ofi— Barclay and Others against Baily and Others. The Warden read a letter from Mr. George Carlyle, stating that his mate, Mr. Barclay, bad met with an accident, and asking that the case be adjourned. The Warden kindly consented. Mr. Cooper objected, or wanted to know who was going to pay Lis expenses. The Warden explained that he had decided, to postpone the case. Mi-. Cooper could not see it. The Warden said lie did not wish to argue the matter. The cases were adjourned until the 29th instant. There was not very much business. The Court was over before 5 o'clock. There was a meeting of the School Committee in the evening. The attendance was small, but the new Committee have done good work. Already they have got a school opened on the west side of the river. They took office about six weeks ago. with £3 18s. in debt. They have now over £3O sterling to there credit in the bank. Mr. Sutherland presented a subscription list, showing that he had collected iu Oaiuaru the handsome sum of £33 3s. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Sutherland for his success, which gave the school a good start. A number of small works were authorised. Mr. Bolting, the Chairman, consenting to see the work carried, out. There was to have been a meeting of the Miners Association the same night, but in consequence of the Treasurer, Mr. Barclay, having met with an accident, the meeting was postponed until the 29th instant.

It appears Mr. Barclay; on his way from Oawaru, fell off his horse. It i"s thought some oi his ribs are broken. The doctor was sent for. It is to be hoped thai the case will prove to be not so bad as feared at present. 1 told you about the report of the mail bags being opened. The report was founded on "act. The Chief Postmaster was written to about the matter. He has been up as far as the place, ten miles from Livingstone, where the bags were said to be opened I cannot tell what has transpired, but I understand the bags are being sent here without being opened. The Postv aster has resigned. It is said that Mr. Monteith, the schoolmaster lias received the appointment. Mr. Mouteith is highly competent to fill the appointment, but he has two schools to attend to, and unless there is au alteration of time for delivery and receiving letters he cannot attend to his duties as schoolmaster without inflicting great iuconvenieuce on the children, as well as the public. The Postmaster has been badly informed. I cannot help thinking the Association are very apathetic. I think they ought to take a leaf out of the School Committee books, and get some fresh blood into the Committee. They seem paralysed. They have got plenty of work to do. A petitition ought to be got up, setting forth the expenditure incurred iu producing the gold; the great benefit arising from the development of the mineral resources of the Colony, and asking the Legislature to take the responsibility oi* the inevitable pollution ot the rivers as they have authorised the construction and subsidised the compietiou of some of the water races for Goldmining purposes. The petition ought to state tbe case fully and should be presented and a copy sent to every, member of the Legislature for his consideration. A telegram has been received here from Mr. C. E. Haughton, expressing regret that the time at his disposal only permits him visiting the centres of population and stating he would be glad to hear from the Chairman upon any matter he may wish to represent. Ido uot know Mr. Haughtou's instructions from the Government bui if it is grievances he is wanted to find out and put to rights he ought to have given us a call. I have not much faith in the Government the sooner they throw up the reins the better will it be for the country.

Warden's Couht. (Before H. W. Eobinson, Esq., Warden.) Barclay v. Beckitt and Another. —The hearing of this case was, by consent, adjourned to March 29, at Maerewhenua—the plaintiff'having met with a serious accident, and being unable to attend. , Grants.—Neale and Roberts, extended claim; J. N< ale, tail race; Howe and another ; extension of branch water race ; T. J. Cooper, water race. Withdrawn.—J. JMeale, extended claim.