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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 439, 13 September 1877, Page 2

The English mail via San Francisco will close at the district post offices on Mondaynext, 17 th inst. Tiiu Home mails via San Francisco arrived at Auckland on Friday evening, 7th instant, and are expected to be delivered in the district post offices on Saturday. C)ir the. motion of Dr. Pollen, in the Legislative Council, the Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Bill has been withdrawn. It .was stated in the House, by the Hon Mr. M'Lean that all local bodies addressing the Government on public service,need not pay postage. ' *<, ■'

Scaeiet fever is spreading at Port Chalmers. The local practitioner, Dr. Diysdale is among those prostrated. '

T lxis again rumored that the Marquis of Normanby is to be transferred to the Governorship of New South Wales.

Ms. B. L. Farjeox, formerly of Dunedin, is now editor of ' Tinsley's Magazine,' one of the most popular of the London monthlies. The Lake County Council at its last meeting voted £SO each to the Queenstown and Arrowtown li Diaries, and £3O to Skippers. In reply to a question by Mr. J. C. Brown, the Hon. the of Lands said that a synopsis of all intended land sales would be advertised in the local papers. Telegbaphic information has been received of the death of Dr. Buchanan on the 4th instant, in London. Xhe deceased gentleman was well known in this district.

THEBev. Mr. Morris will conduct divine service at the schoolhouse, Upper Kyeburn, on Wednesday evening nest, 19th instant, service to commence at 7.30 p.m. The amount of gold forwarded to Dunedin from -Naeeby via Clyde by the laßt escort was 1092 ounces. St. Bathans contributes 235 ounces. The month previous 875 ounces were escorted to Dunedin.

Pbovision is made in the Colonial EstiDiazes for the appointment of a solicitor to the Otago Waste Lauds 13oard at a salary of £3OO per annum, and £IOOO for the Otago School of Mines.

The Warden was prevented from holding his Court at Maerewhenua on the advertised da,te, in consequence of the depth of snow lying in the Pass. The snow was reported to be four or five feet deep. _ A recent special cable message to the Wellington ' Post' records, amongst other things, the death of Brigham Young, the great Morynon apostle. The institution of Aiorinonism is in jeopardy owing to this event. The City Police Court, Dunedin, has been occupied for the lust four or five days investigating the charge of rape preferred aeainst Mr. George Proudfoot. On Monday last Dr. Murphy was subjected to a severe cross-exami-nation, which was continued on the following d a y. It was elicited during the examination that £2OO had been preferred the prosecutor by Dr. Murphy, on behalf of Mr. M'Eay, to stop proceedings and avoid the scandal.

gi^n to understand (says the \Yest Coast Times 'of August 29tli) that Mr. Hogg, late agent for the Bank of New South Wales at Kurnara, was in the enjoyment of the munificent salary of £l5O per annum ; a liberal increase on the part of the institution having recently raised his annual allowance to that amount. The two officers in fuU charge of the agency, on a new and expansive goldfield, were earning between them considerably less than an ordinary carpenter or blacksmith in the neighborhood. At the last meeting of the Waikouaiti County Council the Chairman (Mr. Gre°n> said that he had received a telegram from Mr. de Lautour, asking if he -procured a bridge for the Taieri River at Hyde would the Council bear half the expense ? After some discussion it was agreed that the funds at the disposal of the Council were insufficient for the undertaking. We understand that it would be only the half of the cost of erection and carriage from Dunedin they would ba expected to bear, the adjoining County of Maniototo paring the otier portion,- and not the cost of the bridge Thebridge would be given by the Government. Me. Macakdhew, in replying to a communication from a number of Dunedin gentlemen pointing out the serious loss to Dunedin trade through the non-completion of the mam iines, makes the following remarks on the Otago Main Central Railway:—"As regards the Strathtaieri line into the interior the Committee will I expect, report next week. \\ e have had ample evidence, which goes to show that this line is, par excellence, that which will open up the interior of Otago W also eviden <* to show that if the Government will not itself undertake the work, either the Counties concerned or a public company will he prepared to construct the line to Cromwell forthwith, provided a reasonable concession is granted in the shape of land, which, without the railway will be comparatively valueless. ho.far as Lean see, there can be Dopossible obstacle m .the way of at once proceeding with the railway, unless the Government is determined to act the dog in the manger. .

We are glad to learn that the efforts made to develop the reefs m tie Serpentine district are progressing most successfully. A shaft in the Serpentine Beef Company's line, known as Cogan and party's, was lately sunk, and about two tons and a half of stone taken out, as a prospect for crushing at the Bough Kidoe Quartz Company's machine. The result is°a very cheering one, the yield being about twoounces to the ton. The reef, so far as has been traced, is about three feet wide, and can be easily and cheaply worked. The shareholders are highly satisfied at the prospects, and work will be commenced shortly on a larger scale, with, let us hope, even better resuits. The country in and around the Serpentine abounds in reefs, and, should f.Tiin venture prove as successful in the future aa present indications justify, extensive reefing operations will before long be commenced m that direction. The shareholders have decided to sink another shaft thirt-v feet frem the one m use, previous to launching out in a large expenditure in the erection of a machine., This caution on the parL of the shareholders is highly commendable.