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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 372, 21 April 1876, Page 2

j Me. D. ]?. MAjk'has resignecf-'hti •iffiolTSK (District Eegistrar in the Land Transfer ;| Office. —-— -

j 0 Basting's,JvLffE., proceed s I ty? \ ,gife [ , delivery •' of ;the railway I plant soM r W'the- vjfa'go' Government.-* ■- -~. : "'^lir-JconSequencßlof.'the.smair afctendanc.e ; ' : a >i! the me'efeiilgioof /thgirAfik'" of/Sa'fefy 'Lodged 1.0. G.T., on Monday evening'*lal>tV''the I T3oml- : nation of ofucers for_ the ensuing term was kept open till Monday "evening nest, when the nomjaations ..will be concluded, and the eleefcion'iaie' 1 place. J.'.vy >,;

I ;:• It w.as;pretty evident on Friday last that BPaseby ifnrarii'good oridket tqam. ~' Ah "eleven 'niigntf'-easiljl 68 picked, to play'"forger'of ''ou.v^'^a.eigh r bovs t ~'£e±t ytfaiy.eifcb.er At'' 01yde",' : OfoiWeiT/-' or-©almerA sixM. L(Wes<fye\'sbme , ' t d&uiig6)&sfowffl Be made to prepare^''p.drti'6n''o'f'. Reserve for. neitTyeir. l - *• fc A t'pieee i-'of ground three chains by one, ploughed, and well harrowed, could be induccd-by aid of roller and scythe in the spring to form a good sward by W6y ember Jor Dectuntrft^sfci C ,. ; itrjfej?;- r/ chpjp3 of-wire-fencihgiwould; ee •riiegded,.; to ; jiGep o,f£, cattle-during vthe'iWlj&itSr: monfclis. a ;! ; - a - ..;;',.;'/,(-' ::.' A f KiiEA?^ r^\c^n 's£ pii , the 20th. iae occasion. ,y\ r as the apprddchmgdeparture of Mr. Sub-Tns^fectbr^l'^lu'sl^ey, 1 who is about to take charge of the Police Station at Oamaru. Mrncte Lautour, M .31. li., ,was in the Chair, and a large number of the well in his new sphere of duty, fldst Tiiicler ' had spread a liberal supper table, which was ; clone justice to. Af£Sr~th"e Eoyal toast had : been, duly honored, the Chairman proposed i tlie" to&b' s 'of Jrispeclor | M'Cluske'yv"' "ile saidahe:faad;mucJi pleasure j ifl. ; Jtoitake-.a: ipaj-t I ' M..H*Lusi key-:to' Oamarui •'•■ Am officer,of np.oli.ee jiadia cl£ffi'eult ; duty^beforefhim,- more-,especially where he-1-esided..i The officej tac|; and judgment. It had to be borne in mind that?tlie4aws were fi-ame^l.for- the people, and thatfthcpeojile were. ; toisuitithe?ilaws.t iJ^hat r |the;'.;Sub/inspe4t*or '_ hadifaiffy; sdcfceadedinidiiawdng tlie Wcy. cliffi- | '< in which he was received that nigfii.' > "3T.br ; his part, he, and he. .was sure he was only ! the*, yer.y-. general feeling, of..,the | district, wished Mr. M'Cliiskc'y ; prosperity ! and himself and the members of his family wherever, he might go. The SubInspector, having suitably - replied, the even-i ing wound Up with several we'l suug songs-, I

Geitet'al Government Commissioners left'bytthe'tfaranaki on Sunday last,: having, so far as" theyy could, obtained information as to requirements of the various departments in this Province.

Dr. Stewart, a gentleman recently arrived in the Province, has been elected Resident Surgeon for the Dunstan Hospital, vice Dr. Thomson, resigned.

dra, died at Alexandra last week of typhoid fever. The constable was a married man, toi^3„SS^m|^^ T He.lias-beeii^ for several years. •'"'"'-^^*- ii - :s - ijt =»'~«»--»-»^«.v.i il^

__ of tlie ;second o pdition f ,Gf ;a '' Our "Lancl7jLaws;'"""l3y-" work' ia } 'weif'. worth" 1 pßrusal.7 Mc ; ;fej(. ; u "f". ~; ,J ■" - v jus-i:: Haughtori ; C :isi tuiiai next jveek. -£<] The Englisli mail, via the district offlsea-on-Saturday on Wednesday last. '" .ijk^r-i [and rabj a,^m^^t^ ll \iear4d,.to"give;satisfaction; 3 ningjof,'. fee;milea'in-der' !^M;haK'J h , 6 : ii'r was very! good";.'/.Tte^tti^E^eQn^was against" the walker.*' JJ .'"'-'.'"," . -'-''* .■ : .;•.•-.-.•::.■-;;•'.. . ;7 ; The ' New Zealand Times? prints£he^fam^' ibus letter of tip, that[Mf.;Mticand^ewji3;nqt !; Madders simplv, Irishes ihe^Waka'tin. declared' ! a county. It jis. stated ithat the ''offiaal'" position' of the I 'Surveyor-' 'GenbraL r ofan" UhderrSecretary presidiijg b^er'a'disffict-b^anet;-of the ,Crbwn' -Secretev/ol projFn'Lknas.'"' :; ; "-"• : - •';■ ■■-.;. h We have received the anriuarrepojtissued by fhe Committee of jthe Benevolentlnstiiiu-* tioii. During the year" the institution relieved 1211 adults.san'd children; and discharged -SOS:; At the end of the year t there werei4os ! 6n ;theibpoks receiving, relief £\ .The recfeipts for..i;he<;y.ear. ; weri3 7d.j; .Crds-eminentosubsidy-i £1924 10s, r 7d,";

total income s fromjall ;so.urces,. £4391 4a.' l'Qal 4d; ,was- earned' to n'eifcyear/s! accounts The, Committee appears to ihav&green an excellent- account' 'pi. .their It has-been *tolitter' of amd some little-TSgfet'- to*Usj 'as-'itiiiust have been to mdnyinOtago, that no work of-.importance ; kafe announced by Mr. Bracked ;'/Every.lweekrwe see in one paper orianothe^^'sHort'poem,-fiillof: poetry, and '■ th.bught.-iJ these:'fragmentary pieces will be some day published in a com-. pHatiOniUanS belpuffed,' freely bought,,and laid and lost on drawing room tables. Mr. i£Bjjac'ken 4s r teapable of I much. niore and better work ;He; iss beyond doubt the most original master of song New Zealand ' has-yel?dav:elbped, .and yet to all appearance ■ he, is wasting his talent. • We should like .to Mr. Bracken strike] oujb. his line, as Mr. stick, to it . Thgir. could be no doubt he would succeed, .he himself ve3itures r to.think,".'. With, the;,? New ' Z^alan'djJ^agazing';,eyer, -before lis,- original tajlent is fa.f .too.scarpe in Hew Zealand to be"' protest.,;.; .""-,'• :i -.?'"'" '' '' i " 'Tide Times' is a most importi fcaiat'expbnne'nt o¥- Centralism-mlnve'rcargilL". - 1 *! a PJW?ntly _ possesses a Superintendrsnt,. f :or" '..has- fcdntrpl -io-^er'-one,' #>r it sketched'. outV'ia its leading' : ' : coln'mns T 'of 'the 'l3th: what Iwas; to." $T 4?; n ; e en . the Government. Commission-;; , 3 ers"^mved : at''' ; lnvereargillto. : accor-' ,/lingt6'thgir; t! ms6ructi6ns;iwith'tKe eSuperin?! l ,Rodent.^of• Invercargill.---- The-Southern "Members'-'-are -aecbrdingly'itbld'.ifc they arej: inclined to do their duty-'an excellent opportunity is pfforded thent-to render a substanJoitkeirxionstifcuents without much, labor andi-Bclfesacrifice on .theirpart.' In spme other matters..-before .now irvercargill and. the siurpunding-districts have taken the riead-^eotherlpaicts of.the.Colony.",. It is thensuggested that the Commissioners t shall';, be asked to constitute Southland a County. Tkft-p6£r,fajTOjbJbed civilians, off, ithe-r" ,Kaa^'proD?kbty S never heard of Invefcargill or "of '"if£ Mint .or.pf its" f Southland Times.'

Consequently .-^He^;'.c^nceiye;& % ;%nat^Tia%fg : ' : Dttuel3m,;.;'tiiey n fiaa^36 : ne. their duty. ship for the more gonial North., will now wax iyjotH, :'.and; y Such a is'mofe galling than IrS Macandrew's.' cpi'test' for' ' Dtmeßin ' Port, 'ChalmeVs;'''; TJ^ueky '■ Qphinnssibners! ffischief youhave/done to "your m'aster's' baftser- ; ThV VogelMinStry tf ife doomed. . •iy.-j-i

t \ ; Teds b.al]j and supjet the Baseby , Y glrmteei;.'. JFira. '|lrjgaJOppt^piSc^jni-fih'e o, hall, )r ' u .wag Jpi fett'fly';afecyi i atea c ' t 'with playing the ingenuity and good whose efforts were sae&ess. :^ r 4i?he attefi-' : elalic'e #as'ftw^ c 'nnmWbus" as-'inighthave beeii" 1 d^ r ec||rdt i 'conside.ririg'the ! importance jvhich'-o'iig&'t t'tf aift'Sch : tbthe r eiisfeiice of ian efficient Fu-e'Brigader;.The which wasijfrot 'JjeA'ajSn--' s"o> c favorabie : as be •■ wisl£e<f,' r majP have' militated- a'gainst ; the' -atJtfter'the first'partoorf r the : prop jiffer ; 'wa^plade'd i 'M'th'e tables by Mr.-King, >vsl^ K g'afe sgrsat:ptisfa"cjjibn/ 5 grsat:ptisfa"cjjibn/ •' Captain Stephens ab?^'Mqa. u the/Cftafi;, ahd'liieutenant Chapman th% r^B"e-Chiiii\ '- hsual loyal toasts, the" Chairman proposed p l '" Tfi§ " Bt/SaSea ! 2iis yi WbrsMjfithe- ; Mayor. T. iie Mayor proposed the next toast—J'* The JNaseby Volunteer FirE-Brigade," and said:— fiifflSasSnV-dne. ClchaVS ; ft£;askß he^ jßrigade. 'TMeWfiki' fl>asm- j snrey-will rebpond jkoartily, home of the brigade am t 1 - 1 °^Si^«i}JiM^^d;^amteea!-MeV';tliy'' ! sker J k.utjfil'sfj. tliejr PffiperAiestifilihe; e'fforts tb : pre-sfiwe-ieffiaiency under tfeffeaMf Captain,.; it is a matt&r ;A »? ; gr^a^ (i poration that tlie" Firo ferigaab is ine'o'eTEcicenta state. "Tail* you~to*"armk"l6ng life, praspeMy/iaiMlmmum%Lftonv Idanget! J7O every member of ihfiijJSaeny Fire Brigade." I Captain Stephens briefly-replied. The Chair■man nextKgay>rf-i* iThe-.-Mining.;and Comnier.eialU itnturestj3>" /jresponSedi vta? by-rMj?:* Forbes; ,*?' l l^pl^d|dJtQ^yi^ \rasi couplecL , ft-JEte! 'ex-gapiain,,',';; Caterers" and i' \ihe;P,ress/f. l ami. ■ .responded; tip . by,, -Messrs^/Stephens, Iving, .ami cleared j dancing-, was ,'Ja ,:inost enjoyable evening was spent.' The Stewards were, most, unremittingviu.:..their attendance. (yiqlui),, :anOlas't.er,Cpllett (pian'b'fSrt'e) was i. [t,V.Ef■ tegret* 'exceedingly! to :have,~tp report that "it *>appear3.{tcettaih:r*fihat ] Provincial i'Exectitiye have decided..tp,; sacri-fice-a large portion;bf> the landed,estate re- j maiuing—tb -. nibetiitlie;; demands ; upon the j Treasury^; caused by the Provincial railways! now in liaiid. ; It is tirue that. the. Provincial! Council sanctioned these works, It is wrong therefore to infer .that-the Executive did right in undertaking them when they- knew : ! tie Council could not meet to consider W£Sys>

■ind Meaiis.'- is,, it ;entered *.lipqn, &^m^4|^P aid fof - 'Executive/ it is appearance of determined to sacrifice large bloc£s"of land to relieve the Treasury. If this is not yev agreed upon it is to be hoped it \rill he even yet reconsidered. Otago will have to make astand very shortly in defence of her revenues. If Mr. Macandrew's manifesto represents, as we must presume it does, the escape dilemma! There Is, we are told, to SfeTnp (Vtamesubhiismon''[oii c Tb"e--half-of,±he_people If this'be" so, it "would Tie' be mkde at once rather than, sacrifice the -publie estate. - The whole transaction, and ?it3 muddle, arises Taut of the;unfortunate re.-; ~~~_ 'lations between kmds "of "GWeririienfc 5 - V_ -each Endowed with concurrent powers. On the iGoldfields we haveimuch Reason tofdread the Cbig block.system,,. As yet we do not know iwherfetne biow>is^tbsfalfci J"-.£ J-'-7.Z2£<ijL GOS