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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 431, 19 July 1877, Page 2

_ A bate of 6d. in Ihg pound has been efcrack in Wallace County. The Kaniototo County Council will meet on Wednesday next, 25th inst.

The English maii via San Francisco will close at Naseby on Monday, 23rd; and the Suez mail, on Friday, 27th. Tee surrey of ths additional 2500-acre block on Messrs. Eioh, Stewart, and Mackenzie's run, has been coinmenced.

Mb. SoMEETiLts has been appointed to the Chief Clerkship of the Kesident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, haying succeeded Mr. W. P. Street, who has entered business. Messrs. K. H. Leary, W. Woodland, and B. Isaac are candidates for the Mayoralty of Dunedin.

We understand that the Waimate County Council has resolved that, in it 3 opinion, it is not desirable' to take amy steps iu connection with the rail way via Duatroon to Naseby. At the Jast meeting of the Tuapeta County Coancil, a motion that members of the Council be paid £1 Is. per day for each fitting of the Council, together with Is. per mile travelling expenses, was lost by the casting vote of tha Chairman.

A meeting of the Railway Cdmmittee was held in the Town Hail on Tuesday evening last. A draft, of the proposed Bailwav Bill was submitted from Oamaru for • revision by the Naseby. Committee. Consideration of the bill was deferred till tho following Tuesday, 21th instant. . .

A baxb has been made by the police on the Chinamen at ; Kyebum Diggings for mining without a miner's right. Nearly a dozen were found minus their rights; If these raids by the police were more frequent, and at other places as well as the Kyeburn, our local revenue would be considerably increased.. Mb. M'Kkbrow, Assistant Surveyor-Gene-ral of New Zealand, was entertained to dinner oil Friday evening last. Nearly 100 persons were present, Sir J. L. C. Kichardson in the chair. Mr. M'Kerrow has been connected with the Survey Department ot Otago for nearly twenty years, and during that time has made many friends.

Mb, W. Conxbes, manager of Otago railway's, was entertained in Dunedin at a public dinner on Saturday evening last—the chair being taken by Sir B\ T). Bell. Mr. Conyers, who is leaving Otago for a more extended sphere of . railway management in Christchurch, observed that at present the Otago railways were earning £IBO,OOO par annum, and that nest year the Otago and Canterbury railways will earn half a million.

A coee'esposbent at the Kyeburn writes:— " Great indignation is felt at the manner in which the Waste Lands Board, with the squatters' consent, have disposed of land in this place, rich in gold and coal. A coal reserve should be laid off before the land last sold is surveyed.—A resident, whose horses and cattle are notorious for breaking fences, has refused or neglected, it matters little which, to repair damage done to the cemetery by these brutes, when requested to do so by tho managers; although lie can readilv be made to pay for not doing so. If that cemetery fence in not mended so on I intend to crave mora space in your valuable paper next wwL"

Mr. JhOMAsT "Whixasi bsea elected Mayor of Waikouaiti.

The ' European Mail' repoits tha death of Mrs. Bravo, who was weirkDown in ccimec* tioii -with the celebrated '' Bravo case."

It is expected that the Home maita via San Francisco will be delivered at the district post offices ou Saturday morning, 21sfc instant.

It is asserted in Wellington that Sir Oeorga Grey will again lead the Opposition, and that tho Government will be attacked on tho question of Separation.

It is understood that the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer will deliver the Financial dtafcs* ment in eight or ten days after the meeting of Parliament.

Thb Maeandrew Testimonial Committee "have resolved to present the testimonial 011 Friday evening 20th, in the Princess Theatrp. On the same occasion Mr. Maeandrew will be entertained to-* banquet. A public meeting is to be held on Friday, •20th instant, in Waikouaiti, to taka into consideration tho subject of tho Interior Railway, and its bearings upon the interests of settlers in the Waikouaiti and Stag Y*lj ley. districts. *

At a meeting of tho Fanner#* Club Committee* held J*sfc night, tho {programme for the ensuing ploughing match was drawn up. Messrs. Inder and G-eorge 'trere instructed to sail the right to the booths for the day. It is contemplated to haTe a dinner in the Town Hall in the evening, when the prizes will bo distributed to the successful competitors. ■The Committee then adjourned, to meet again on the Ist August, wh»» furl her an-s:igeiae&t» will be made.

Tin nomination of Maydr (A Kaseby for the nest twelvemonths took place at the Town Hall ob SstQ?daj liul/ftt hoots* Tho proceedings were of ths tamest character, ana devoid of the' usilal entbusieim which develop** itself on such occasions—there being but few rate- fpayers present. The retiring Mayor, Mr. L. W. Buscb, was proposed by Mr. John Dillon, r and seconded by Mr. J. M'Gregor. No other candidate being proposed, Mr. Busch wa» decWsd elected.

At t"&e itfaf, mteetrng of the Waitaki County Council, it was resolved—"That the Clerk write Ur Mr; Eobinson, the Warden 2* Naseby, asking what had become" of the money received for miners' rights frojc tho i miners at Clark's diggings, which money belonged to the Waitaki County Council." It wa»" also rerolThat this Council is of opinion that the proposals of the O&inaruNaseby Bailway Committee should receive the support of the Council, and that it is willing to give its assistance towards obtaining tbe necessary Parliamentary sanction: and also that an area of 100,000 acres within the County be set aside, the revenue from which shall form part of a guarantee fund." We call attention to an advertisement elsewhere by the Manager of the Mo»nt Ida public works, that opposition will be offered by him to every application for extended protection to all claims which ere capable of being worked by means of the Head Eace and Sludge Channel. _ In pursuing this course, Mr. Johnstone is, in our opinion, performing an obvious duty. It is matter of fact that the reason assigned for the granting of protection has been " waiting tho completion of the Government works," or " waiting permission to run into the Sludge Channel." These works being now completed, and permission to run into the Channel obtainable on application to the Manager, it would be manifestly unfair that these claims sl.ould bo further protected, in the interest of persons unwilling to work them, to the detriment of others who would be glad of the opportunity of doing so. We cordially endorse the aetioa proposed to be taken by the Manager. We notice with satisfaction the efforie made by the Corporation recently to improve the read and footpath in Derwent-street, between the bridge and the police camp. The portion of road opposite the csmp- remains the single " black spot" which militates against Derwenfc-street from the bridge to the Ballarafc Hotel being an agreeable promenade. Whythis particular spot lias been allowed to remain we cannot surmise, unless indeed it was anticipated that-it would be repaired ot kept in order by prison labor. The absence of prison labor, however, speaks well upon the general conduct of the community. In connection with town improvements, we may mention that the Naseby Cricket Club have application to the Corporation to plough and manure and sow with grass seed fchp Ivecreation Ground. The application was favorably entertained at the last meeting of the Councjj, and the Clerk was instructed to apply to the Government for a number of trees to plant round the reserve. Now that the Town Council has taken the Recreation Ground under its protecting care, we hope soon, to see it substantially fenced, planted, and otherwise improved.

A deputation- consisting of His Worebi p the Mayor of Dunedin (Mr. Kcevf!-}, and Messrs. John Cargill and Henry Driver, 'who were appointed to proceed to "VVelliustcn to interview the Government ;i Completion of the main trunk communication between Dunedin and the interior, have just received the following telegram' from the Hon. J. D. Ormond, the Minister for 1 üblio Works :—" The plans for the section Geji Geji Balclutha and Clinton a.r© now ready, and tenders will be cnllctl for within, a fortnight. The time allowed to complete the contract is not to exceed twelve months. The Northern line is all under contract, except the Waikouaiti section, which the Government intends shall be completed within the time specified for the completion of contracts course of construction on both sides of it. The Government recognise the necessity of completing the section referred to, and will use every exertion to do so as above stated." Prom the Hon. Minister of Public Works the deputation also received the following telegram "In re Interior railway communication, surveys have been made to the order of the Government, but the engineer's report has not been yet re. ceived. With this precise information in possession, in all probability the gentlemen appointed to form the deputation will not thine it necessary to proceed to Wellington in the meantime.—' Times.'

Mr. Thomas Cms Sixg notifies that he supplies pies and coffee, for the convenience of Good Templars. at the late Old Victorian-Hotel.

Mr. G.B. C. Pcltxet, H. 8., notifies to the inhabitants of JTyde,. Hamilton, &c., "that he can bs consulted daily at Hamilton.

from the Head Race can be obtained, and the privilege of running into the Sluucrs Channel feKasby ° n appUcation t0 the Manager, post office,

In OirrKATioxs for one Councillor for each of tho i S> Auditors, will be received by tho stant np noon on Monday nest, 23rd in-

columns announce the dispo.ial, by Jii-m i, ■ beautiful and artistic piece o'f nno'Si,- mo i lsl sb 'P "Samuel Plimsoll." no snpea each, may be obtained from Sir. of It Ka ® eb - V - addition to tho chance ot Doing the lucky "Winner, subscribers will recfiTa & large-sized photograph of the niodeK