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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 65, 29 October 1864, Page 2

From a notification in another column, it will be observed that the publication clays of the Southland Times will, in. future, be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, in place of Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, as at present. The change will take effect on Monday next. We refer our readers to the important report of the Seat of Government Commissioners, to be found under the head of " Nelson " intelligence. It appears hi the Nelson Examiner of the 22nd instant, and from ifc it will be seen that Wellington is the place fixed upon. -We find no notice takenof this in the Otago papers, and we are furthermore surprised to find that- our Nelson exchanges are four days later than those : from Wellington, and two days later than those from Canterbury ; our latest files from these places, being the 18th and 20th instant respectively. Another important item appears, in the Nelson newspaper referred to. In the leading article, reference is made t© " the proclamation (said to be found iri its columns) summoning the members of the General Assembly to meet at Auckland for the despatch .of. business on the 21st proiiirib." 'No proclamation,' however, is to be found in that paper, but the date agrees with the advices" we received' from • other, sources in the' course of yesterday. This matter likewise ;is not referred to by fclie_Q.t:ago.journals, as we find that no further information is in their possession than that to be gleaned from Auckland papers of the 13th inst., viz., that when the s.s. Queen left it was undecided whether Auckland or Wellington' should be the place of meeting. The , Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times states that. "Late pn that day (the 12th), Ministers received a. memorandum from the Governor, urging that Auckland should be the holding place of the Asserribly' but deferring his ; final decision until the next day, i. c., until after he had received the petitions, and when it woidd be too late for sending the j>roclamation ..South by the current mail.' Arid so the'matter stood when • ■-the Queen sailed." The Auckland correspondent of the same journal mentions that the Governor consented to summon , the Assembly for, the 15th, but the place of 'irieeting was" hot decided when vmailjefti. A" general opinion prevailed,' however," thatTWellirigton would ber the, place. , It might-not,-perhaps, be too. much to augur from all this i that; the; time, and , place ..appointed! .is -j,-the ,21st; ; proximo, at Wellington. ? Thp intelligence, , how- : ever, on , all hands -is extremely vague. -A Very I : probable "f,splu tion; pf the "delay in fixirig:-the time and -place of meeting will ,be -found under^the head > of ? *Y Wellington " irifelligerice.' '"' , :lV^e7tpwnship of Woodend, Bluff Road, will be * >, qpen-fpr "application on and afte'e- Monday,, the f ji4th7J^oyember proximo. * i! '5. -'■*• A:" Aa '""'* j It afforded us great pleasure on Thursday even-. ■'* ing to find that the Railway Opening Ball came off Wtfo fitting : f«??^ used, \ve doubt not the Committee ef Manage-

ment must have been proud at being -enabled to wind up their programme in so unquestionably successful and satisfactory a, .manner.' The ball .which," as we v before^ intimated,, v 6ff in the Theatre Royal, to appropriately adorn' which no pains had been spared. Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and was kept up with "great spirit till .an^earlyjiourvnext, morning. „, We calculate that, nearly 200 .persons, graced the ball room that ahd as pleased spectators there r.were at ; least' 250 more' seated 'in the dress circle of the - chouse."-* -The: greatesfcharmony prevailed throughput, -yr \ ''•.■„- -:7:*v77*"'Yj Ay'; - "YTh'e usual fortnight general meeting "TowiT'Boiavd; vwhich was convened, for Thursday^ (evening, at-''sevenyo'clpck,-- -'oid'.'-n'ot/.teke^'.pl^ey.-'a; quorum of Inoibeing preaenti. '; The days-, . of meeting haf 6 b'een ;.^t^M7for-'tb[e ; present .from* Wednesdays 'io- Thursdays. 1 --: -' ■ '"- ''■''[' : : ' ' A meeting of persons interested in; the repeal bf the Ordinance' levying^rates' on the annual value-_to-let of krid's" in ""tlie"' Otiire^yaßbad Districtls .fcalird' for this day, at 4 o'clock ! p.m., at MivH.B. Monkman's Auction Mart, Dee-streefc.-The time for lodging* tenders A-rith; the : Government -for the. leasing of ther refreshment room at the Railwaj^Statioh, Irivefcargilli7fdr the erisuihg7 year, expires Yon-i Monday 'first!, the *31st :< ihstyat noon. Paa.*tieulars imay! beihad on application, at the Supermtehdent'^iOißce^ vd-'-.voii TX-TKejQhief Commissioner of Waste -Lands 'pubY ' lisiies the following clauses. I of; ; the " Southland Waste Lands' Act, 1863^'* for the information: of _ Coll'pers'bns holding! certificates of occupation for rural land in-theTPro vince of Southland, who have not performed the improvements l-- required by clause 7 of the Otago Land Regulations, 1856. .Clause 11;.— Any ; person who at any time before": 'tlie passing 'of .tliis Act shall have applied 5 for thepurchase ;of,;lahd , under- the; regulations, then' in * . force, and shall have7obtainedifroini they Waste Land Board a certificate entitling him to take possession of jthe land, specified ih his application,! .but who shall not; have "expended on such land forty sliillings per acre in improvemenL*.s, so as to entitle 'him to": a-r Crown? Grant -thereof under the. j said Regulations (hereinafter, styled ,'a.: "former purchaser") may elect' to do either of the follow- . in'g'thrn'gs;: 7 -r(1.). ! ..T0=-pay the Receiver, of Land Revenue, at- his ; office, '.a sum of money equal :to ten shilling's per acre on the quantity of land comprised in, his certificate,. and be entitled forth> with to a Crown Grant. in fee: simple, free -from additions. (2.). T0 take a Crown Grant in feesimple without additions, for two-thirds in valueof the land comprised in such certificate, to be ajpcei'tained to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Clause- 12— Any such, former purchaser who shall not within six monthß after the, coming, into operation of this Act, elect to do either of the aforementioned things, and signify the- same in writing to the Waste Land Board, 'shall be deemed to.have decided to stand upon his rights, arid to remain subject to his nubilities, as though this Act nad not been, passed. We are authorised to state, in reference to the communication of " Citizen," which appeared in our issue of the 25th inst., and which calls the attention of the Government to various matters connected with the Hospital, that the subject has: for some time past been under the consideration of the. authorities. A commission has likewise been resolved upon, consisting of three medical and "two non-medical gentlemen, for the purpose oi visiting! and reporting on the mattor. The sis. 'Albion brings Melbourne papers to the 22nd instant. The news, to New Zealand readers, is more than usually unimportant, The elections appear to monopolise public attention. By a Sydney telegram, we learn that a public meeting was held there on the 19fch inst. to promote the union of the Presbyterian Churches. There has been a scene in the New South Wales Assembly. The ex- Minister of Public Works charged the present minister with appointing Dr. Hamilton to a Magistracy, in return for a pecuniary accommodatibn to the Minister by him. The House is investigating the charge. On the 20th, at Sydney, flour was firm at £24. Californian flour, on the 21st, was sold by auction at £19 ss. to : .£l9 7s. 6d, and wheat at. 9s. per bushel. From Adelaide, we learn that the Northern Land Orders have been selling at £15 premium. O^ the 21st, flour was sold at £22 10s. to £24 ; crystal sugar, ex Hadley's, at from £33 53. per ton. Greasy wool, at Parr's first sale for the season, realised 9d. to 9g-d. Business generally is dull. The enterprising proprietor- of the Theatre Royal is determined to put every opportunity of enjoying themselves inthe way of the inhabitants, and announces to-day that that place of entertainment will be shortly opened. Indeed, had the steamer William Miskin arrived, it was hia intention to have the season commence this evening, but this circumstance has presented an insuperable 'barrier. Mr. E. F. Morris, Mr. Marriott, and Miss Annie Hall, have been engaged. Till they appear before an Invercargill audience, we content ourselves with quoting the foEowing paragraph from the Queenstown paper on the ir farewell appearance at that place : — " Mr. Morris took his farewell and complimentary benefit on Tuesday evening at the Commercial Concert Hall. It was a fashionable and wellfilled house, and we are sorry that want of space will not 'permit us to do justice to the performance. Mr, Morris is a gentleman possessed of no ordinary talent, which, in variety of character, together with, his good singing and acting, has never been . equalled in Q ueenstown. We regret exceedingly that Miss Annie Hall and he are leaving us * so soon, and we are to be deprived of the opportunity of cracking our sides with laughter at his comical faces and pleasant jokes. We believe he has made arrangements to appear at Invercargill very shortly; however, we wish him success wherever he may go," A meeting of the subscribers to the Mechanics' Institute took place last evening in the Lecture Hall.- , It was convened for the consideration and adoption of a new code of regulations, which the meeting, although but a thinly attended one, proceeded to discuss seriatim, and adopt. Several amendments or alterations were made. Dr. Deck occupied the chair on the occasion. A meeting of gentlemen' interested in the formation of a Southland Volunteer Cavalry Corps will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Southland Club Hotel.