THE ARROW.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 90, 15 September 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ARROW.

t!the Correspondent of the Wakatip Mail.) A\ September 3rd, 18453. has 'been raining very hard all day, ooks, 1 regret to say, still threatening ite, fleecy clouds hanging low down nountain sides, and unfathomable jiness prevailing the south-western i ion. Mud and. stash are again in the ,' dant on the township, and though a ! iablie-spiiired parties have actually j I the front of their habitations, yet a our main street is by no-' is'^a pleasing or easily accomplished Y^-The Arrow is rising fast-once more, lis to be feared much damage will t be done to mining works on the ; ; unless the weather takes a turn for Stter without delay. A communication cached me this day from the Twelvewhich gives mest cheerful accounts ■ c prospects in that neighbourhood, and Co. are erecting & lau-ge store, , i, with the others already built, is ning to give the central location of* lining community the appearance of hsliip. The main support of this if the district will, in all probability, icing. Seyeral large parties are now rk and doing well, and others are y bringing in their races. Sawyers ird at work in tbe bush, and before t is expected that the adjacent river c alive with wheels, pumps, &c. The tack is most urgently required, and sign of the first steps being taken I; formation is anxiously looked for. lyY be mentioned, as highly to the of Twelve-milers, that £75 was led, here for the Hospital in a very titer — £45 of that sum being annual \ riptions. Ktaccounls have reached here from pper Shotover. Two men, to day, In in 400z8., chiefly rough gold ; one jtbemg l|ozs.— from the neighbouro^.Skippers's Gully. The track on nges is still greatly impeded by snow, L;aiight be easily removed, if it was idy^s business; but as it is everyi, and the interest of the whole town'to keep our communications open the diggings, of course nothing is uMic meeting was held at the Golden on Wednesday evening ar| what Captain Anderson had to Ythe way of inducing young fellows lia the Auckland Militia. The Yroom was crowded to excess. .:Hickson, Esq., took the chair iipehed the proceedings in the folSY pithy speech :— I have been sited by Captain Anderson to be prefefe this evening, with the view of ucing that gentleman for the purpose laining the' conditions upon which ttihe Waikato country, in the Pro |>f Auckland, will be granted to teer Militiamen. I may remark hfese conditions are of the most libe§ttre, and I" have no hesitation in |Hatfer all those who survive the wars' service stipulated for, there is of future comfort, com--o\th affluence, if thsy are only »|ely careful and temperate. I am ■$sonally accquainted with the •to country, but as I lived within 50 Miles of it, I can give you some idea in the first place, the climate is a >M, and, for all you gentlemen from jlia, you will find it much more pie than this, as there is no snow, Winfer very slight frosts occasionaly Witryis a magnificent one, I have

heard 5 and I cnn vouch for ihe quality of the land, as T tilled a small farm for ten years myself. There is any, amount of tmber, of every description, suitable, for building, fencing, furniture, ahd firewood, and to those who^are fond of spot, there is lots of pig-hunting. And now,, gentlemen I shall leave the rest of the talking to Captain Anderson) whom I- beg to intro duce to you as the authorised agent of the General Government inthe matter.'; -••" Captain Anderson's address was in the main similar to his last at Queenstown as reported ia your columns. Some amusement was caused afterwards by a husky voice in the background calling : out, "I. say what about the oO acres if the Maories lick." On Ihe termination of the meeting some few presented themselves for enrolment, and I have no doubt that in a few days the Arrow will furnish a fair proportion of aspirants for "the pomp and pageantry of glorious war." The Township .-Committee held their fifth meeting on Thursday evening, when the following resolutions were passed:— Ist.— TlfatMr.Ecclesfield having formed one of a deputation who waited on the committee with respect tothe impassable state of the track to ihe Upper Shotover, that gentleman be requested to communicate to the secretary not later than September 2nd, the probable expense of clearing the same and throwing the track open. 2nd.— Tbat the accounts of the money expended by Messrs. Melody and Kenovan on the footpath up the Arrow River have been examined on behalf -of the committee •and found correct. 3rd. — That a deputation wait on the Warden to call his attention to the extended protect ien allowed to the Hit or Miss and Enterprise Companies, and to the great mischief which bas thereby aocrued to the inhabitants of ihe township, and more especially the miners holding claims on the flat. 4th.— That a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Haughton and Rout, wait on the Warden in reference to the foregoing re 1 solution. ' An amendment to postpone the con- j sideration of resolution 3rd for six months was only voted for by the proposer and seconder, and was consequently lost. Daniel Arfingstall, the well known running man, was yesterday apprehended on a charge of felony, and brought before Mr. Hickson, R. M. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner' had induced a man of the name of Andrew Cleary to accompany him into the Imperial Hotel for a drink, and had then clasped him round the body, at the same time inserting his hand into one of his trousers pockets. Cleary on ihis collared the prisoner, and sewchinp- ihe pocket found two notes deficients-em five deposited there. The prisoner when given into custody pretended to he drunk and no money was found on "him. When brought before the Court the same afternoon he assumed the same state ofstupid inebriation. Detective Barrett was examined as to his character and stated that he was a man well known to have no honest means of support, but who lived by getting up and assisting in various swindles, and, -in fact, was a reputed thief. His Worship said he would treat tbe case summarily, and committed the prisoner to havd labour for a month. Friday. Fepi. 4. Tbe rain has ceased, and though the sky Is still overcast, we are in hopes tbat the threatened flood will not yet occur. No damage worth mentioning has happened.