The Southland Times. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1867.

Southland Times, Issue 668, 10 May 1867, Page 2

The Southland Times. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1867.

ByJhe ;o Witch: of , &c. rTees^eur enterprising townsman Mr T EVaser^ sends , to^. the- , L London market seTerai" eamplea of_natiTe timber, the most noteworthy, perhaps, ( bjdng a-quantity of Ironwood frqm his Saw Mills, at the , Ghrcenhills, where, we understand, this very valuable specie's of wood grows to great' perfection/ and in immense quantities. This beautiful-timber posssses qnalities which: ought to command the; attention of cabinet, and pianoforte makers, combining as it does the beßt qualities of the ;woodg nowvin .use for the higher branches i of their_ manufacture, Tiz \r— great strength, richness of color," 7 beauty and variety of grain, and susceptible of a polish equal, if not superior, to the finest specimens of rosewood. If appremtedas it 1 merits; it may yet form'an important item in our exports. " ■■-■■■■:,■' -.■-•-- For the past r; two days- we have had a continuance of weather of the most boisterous character,: and anything: but agreeable' after the fine summer to which we have just bid good bye. 1 After a few premonitory gusts, the /wind act steadily in from the south-west, on Tuesday evening, and-Tias. continued to blow lustily from thence up-till the time of our writing. The squalls have been fir^uint and severe, some of them extremely iO,:aojJOifipanied as they have been with hafl. and raifclftiiWlßiie&gh the one to -wet you through in a'lKw^mrau^es, and the other to make the ears tingle again. On Tuesday night the elemental war perhaps reached, its climax. About midnight, or shortly after,- wind, rain,' hail, thunder, and lightning seemed to be struggling for the 'mastery, and for some hours the roar of the storm arid the continual blaze of the lightning realiy approached tha terrific We trust, however, that the present " buster" having exhausted itselfj ;yre may yetr enjoy some weeks of flria weather before winter fairly sets in. ■ A meeting of tlieSonthland Acclimatisation Society was held Wednesday afternoon. Present—Messrs MoOTeTLumsden, Butts, Pearson, Crouch and the hon. Dr Menzies, the latter iniihe chairf It was stated by the Vice-President- that he believed a- r ßmall. t .pond could be formed on the Wyndham capable of receiving two boxes of ova at a very moderate outlay, and that the site was a very suitable one. It was proposed by Mr Crouch, " that in order to 'increase the probabilities of success, the trout ova should be placed in several different ponds,, provided that, there ..should be a. surplus of ova after. shocking the main pond of the society and provided also that in case of any private person vfprming a pond. for the purpose no ova shall be entrusted to him until after a person appointed by the Committee shall have re^ported to it ; that the pond is suitable in every wspect." 'Carried. On the motion of Mr Lumsden it was decided that the main pond shoulcl be formed upon a suitable place near the Maiarewa and that the work : be proceeded with without delay. The offer of the chairman to formia pond at the Wyndham was accepted, and the Secretary TO* requested, to notify to the : , Aqcluaatis^tioa ■.

Society of Otago to that effect— the Wyndham j, being on the Otago side of the Mataura. Eesolutions empowering the Secretary to" communicate , with Dr Officbr and Captain respecting despatch ascl transit of the ova were passed; and the meeting then closed. . v . A boat accident, fortunately unaccompanied by .serious results, .occurred .on the Waihopai Eiver on Mdnday=last K Caplbains Bogers and Wilkinson, of'ibhe'^Ella Gladstone" and "Fairy Bock,'V wsh two seamen, left the .Jetty, in a ship's r boat shortly after dark, intending to gcM>n board their fßspective vessels, lying the one at the -Lower Pool, tne oth» at: the - Mokomoko. Witha fair wind an^ebb tide "they very quickly rah down to* Bushy Point, but, after rounding it, were met by a flaw of -wind "coming down"the New^Eiver:" The effect of this Was to "set the sails shaking, and stop the boaf s way. Almost instantly after the wind, with proverbial fickleness,, chopped round, again and struck'^ the boat witfr suchforc^as.toj cause her to feeHmsr and fill. The weight of KniiaaMx^oL.wn^thnijMavented her_capsising al- - together, was just sufficient to BinE her. gently. Those on board seem to have taken thuigs pre.tty" coolly, stioking to. the boat as she. wept under, ready, it is to be supposed, to "strike out " at the last moment. ..No doubt, they felt rather queer, and experienced a sensation of relief when the sinking process sfoppedi the .' boat having, luckily for them, gone down in about four feet water.; There was of course nothing for it but towait until the tide ebbed, so as to allow of baling out. To add to the discomfortpf having to practise patience wken tip to the armpita inwater, the night was cold and showery. Having succeeded in getting the boat comparatively" dry, tne party rigged' a sail, tent 'fashion, and waited, with as much ptoicism as they could muster for the return" of the! tide. They ultimately reached their destination in safety if not in comfort; We regret' to learn that both Captains Bogers and , Wilkinson are since laid up with severe colds, no doubt the effect of exposure for so many hours to wjnd and water. ' : It in reported that Pleuro-Pneumonia has broken out inOamaru.: In a. report of a public meeting held in that town on Wednesday/the Ist May, the subject was brought under the notice^ of the public^ From the "Times"' report we take the following : — " Mr Hasesll j-pferoduced this sub--ject to the notice of the mettuig. : It was only a; day or two before that he heard that thiß disease" had broken' but in this, disfaict,' and hV thought all would .agree with him tha% "i so gprious a matter something ought at once to be done to arrest: ite progress. JFortunately, the infeoted cattle were at such a distance from .others that there was not' much to fear if prompt steps, were • taken.'! He would be happy -to bear his share of any expense incurred. '"''' Mr Murcoft J 'said'he'ha4: been informed that a shepherd had r taken a dp'zen headrover the ranges iroui Shag Valley, on to the' Otepopo Hundred, and- that seven of them diedj"; ■while \he other five i had' been'shofc" ;^ ; ■ "• Thej Times", reports.- thajt. dnring. three weeks, a number of persons profesßing the •Mormon religion^ have ; estabKshed' a 'meeting^ house in Ohoka roiad, Eaiapoi, where : they ( have.' on each^Sunday exppunded, the principles of their,; belief io large congregations, who appear to be led more ''by -curiosity than anythmg. else to attend. ; .-..-■ ; The; "New Zealand. Herald" (Auckland) says.t — C 'A correspondent writing to us from Wangarevi^f 011118 U9 that some of the Waiapu settlers, when^shing about three miles on Bream Tail, discoverid a sunken rock. This rock has from 12 to 15 feet of- water over it : at low tide, while the soundmgsiili »tmd it give 35 fathoms t . Frpm tßreainJ^^^^^bears^:jE.SJE."' „| : . We liundersfeahd'that.th© miners in the Arrow and Qjueenstowfi dfi^fir have pronounced unmistakeably in favor of the change made in the j management of the Q-oldfields. Mr.C. E. .Haugh- ' ton, M.P.C., M.H.8., is also saidtoJiave espoused the General Government cause ; arid at a meeting j of Goldfields Wardens held on Saturday, a similar | course' was resolved on. Mr Bradshaw attempted to go up country on Monday,, but the ferrymenvat the Teviot refused to allow him to cross.' f'Tt Mesßrs Hughes and Brown attempt Ito 'take: possession, of the 'j Government buddings , a^ iWakatip, we fancy .they will find themselves mistaken. '•• ' ■ The "Evening Star" has been authorised to state that iMr.' James Macassey, who was retained, by the Provincial Government in the matter of the pre>ent ; cftnteat"with : the General Government, has returned) his retainer to the Provincial Solicitor upon the ground that He (Mr fifacassej) will be no party to the unconstitutional proceedings resorted to by the existing local authorities.