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Southland Times, Issue 1588, 7 June 1872, Page 2

The arrival of the Albion .at the Bluff with the Suez mail of 19th April from London on Wednesday last, took the public completely by surprise, as the mail was not-due -in -Melbourne till yesterday. By a reference to our shipping columns, it will be seen that the mail was transferred to the Albion at the Port Phillip Heads, Captain.. Bouse 3 rhaving- ; waited; for! six hours .on ; ' hearing that the Nubia had been telegraphed from Cape-Otway. By a singular circumstance, this' remarkably speedy delivery of the London ! mail_dpes,npt put us_as yet in possession of any later dates than we previously had by San Fran- " Cisco. A summary of the latest telegraphic news is made up at Galle, and put on board the steamer Jat 'the last moment. This is transferred to a : branch steamer at King George's Sound, taken on to Adelaide, and thence telegraphed all over Australia, generally about 30 hours before the arrival of the ocean steamer in Hobson's Bay. But in this ..case -the, Nubia -.either- outran the branch steamer, or the latter~waa nof waiting for her when she passed King-George's Sound, some days before rhec contract, time. The result is that .. the letters'' and newspapers have arrived, • but not v the telegraphic news,, which should have been up 'to 12th May, the Nubia having left G-alle on the, 13th. On Wednesday our office was besieged with telegrams from all parts of the colony, eagerly inquiripg foy.the latest .new,a via. Sue?, and it was with difficulty that we, were able to satisfy our correspondents <as to the- actual state ... of matters. Unfortunately our Ceylon files, which might -in part have supplied, the deficiency,., were not 'available', iliVCeylbii "mail not boinig' opened till it reaches Dunedin. " ,We understand that there will shortly be a vacancy in the- Provincial -' Council, consequent* on . the departure fof ■.% Jhe £ representative . ;of^ the Waihopai District Mr. Jphn. Blacklock, who sails for America in the Nebraska. iAt the meeting of J the' Town -Council last night all £he CouncUljors! yr'ere present. A letter was; read from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, requesting tlie Council te remove their furniture and safe, and to deliver up the key, in order to Prepare tbe hall for the sittings of the Supveme Court. The Mayor was empowered to deal with , the matter at his discretion. A communication from the Provincial Secretary was received, to the .effect that the roadway of Tay-street would be repairfidLby_the.P_royincial .Government, but that tjie cost of the repairs would ,be deducted from any subsidy which might '_be granted to the (jojnicil.j i The jClerk was/instructed to remind the G-overnment that Tay^-atreet. . came under the ' category of main roads._ _3tx_W alker's tender for ijhe removal of the engjrne house, and bsll tpwer riot -been -finally! accepted, it- was resolved . ! to'; ifastruct. ( the Surveyor! ' to : prepare plans arid i Estimates. ; pf a.hewbuiidihg^a.nS'tb submrf them" for the inspection of the Council, together with' a. Report as: ; toihebonditioh of the present erections* The_ tenderr of Andrew M'Menamin, for forming and gravelling Yarrow and Xeet street footpaths, £90 if gravel to be taken from railway stationj

and £99 if taken from pit, was accepted, with power to the Council to choose either alternative . The tender of. James Gojgdall for fencing section • in Don stree'fcj shed,- '-gratings, . &c, £>it 158, was accepted. The tenders accepted were ther'dnly ones sent in for these works. ;The tender "of' Messrs Bain and Go. for printing, bye— laws> £18' 15s, was accepted, the others tenders^ being; -asfollows :— Craig, and <Jilmouv>£2i ;' v »A^'-.Sligoi 1 (Dunedin), £29 10s ; K.'Bose, £43 10s. "V \^ A meeting of the committee of the Horticultural Society' t"6b'K s ~*pla"'ce' a tm**We3fiesaay' ' evening—Mr Porter in the chair, , Amongst (Jthec ' business- it was agreed to adopt the schedule of. last .season and hold two exhibitions. .... By a notice in onr advertising columns, ratepayers are invited to pay arrears up to 15th inst., and those persons who have recently acquired a qualification for having their names inserted on the roll are requested to intimate the | fact. The Oteramika settlers beyond One Tree Point are bestirring themselves in the matter of education. A well-attended public meeting, called to consider the wants of the district in this respect, was held at Bay Bush on Friday-last, and was presided over by Mr J. JF. Dnndas. The chairman, in a few forcible remarks, insisted on the duty of providing instruction for. the youth of the neighborhood, , and spoke further of the valuable- opportunity- that a schoolhouse would., afford for a weekly meeting for-publio- worship. The following resolutions were then put and carried unanimously r^lst. Moved by Mr Denqiston, and seconded by Mr. Nicholson — «' That this meeting recognises the necessity for taking immediate measures to establish a school in the Bay district of Oteramika." 2nd, Moved by Mr Nicholson, and seconded by Mr Pasley — " That the site of the school be the Educational Reserve, No. 67, Block VI., Oteramika Hundred, ■provided that access to said site' can be obtained; through sections No. 6, 7, and 55." 3rd. Moved by Mr Pasley* and seconded by Mr Munro — " That the following committee be appointed to 'procure subscriptions towards erection of a school and', schoolmaster's house on the site named ; to correspond with the Educational Board of the Province with the view of 'obtaining a grant-in-aid of the buildings ; and to report to a future meeting, viz. : , Messrs- J. F. D.undas, Proctor Nicholson, David M'Kay, John Drake., James: Lawson, B. S. Pasley, and T Denniston ;, Mr Nicholson to be treasurer, and „ Mr Denniston secretary and, convener." . A subscription list was opened on the spot, which ultimately showed the handsome amount of £51 12s. The- chairman announced that' a sum upwards of £6 had been collecfced-by Mrs Dundas (raising the total to about £58), whereupon a vote of thanks to that, lady was carried by acclamation. A complimentary vote to the chairman brought, the . meeting to a close j and we may regard the liberality and harmony that characterised it as a happy augury for the final success of its object. We believe that little more than £100 will suffice for the buildings inquired, and it is to be hoped that the Government will second the efforts of the settlers. - r Our Long Bush correspondent writes :— -A I short time ago a meeting of the Sons of Temperance was held in the schoolroom here in order to' |- take steps for getting up a series of popular entertainments ; during -. the winter. Two committees were appointed, one for-Woodlands, consisting of the ißev. Mi? Alexander,; Messrs George Dawson and M'Lymont; the other for Long Bush, consisting of Messrs John G-. Smith, Reidie, and.M'Kercher, with Mr Day as secretary for both committees. It was resolved that the 1 entertainments, consisting of readings, recitations, and vocal music should be held at Woodlands and at Long Bush on every alternate fortnight,' one-half of the' proceeds to go to 'the benefit of the funds of the Sons of Temperance, and the other half to be handed over to the respective teachers of both places for school purposes. The first of the series came off at Woodlands on the .evening of Friday last, when I understand ! the attendance was good and ithe performances respectable. As I was not present I am unable to furnish you with a full and particular account. . The next entertainment will come off at Long Bush on Friday, the 24th inßt. At" the 'Resident 'Magistrate's Court yesterday, before W. H. Calder and-Ss- Hodgkinson, Esq.'s, J.P.s,- Terrence Galloway waß ; charged j with, being drunk and committing a brutal assault on John Black, of 'the Southern Gross Hotel. On the charge of drunkenness the prisoner was fined 10s, and for the assault, which consisted of throwing a glass with great violence at .the, complainant's head, he Was awarded 1 one month's imprisonment with hard labor, . Another charge against the prisoner was adjourned till Monday next. ' • ■• ■ ■ . - ; The Resident Magistrate paid his usual "monthly visit to- ißiverton on Wednesday last, and was to hold a. revising court for the electoral district at " thfe r Otautad yesterday. ■ '' The -'old dispute between? the Corporation, as owners of the ferry, and the licensed watermen, has been -resuscitated, and v is now raging . with unabated fury. The point 'in dispute 'is the water'me'n's -right to ply for hire within the limits of the ferry. The Hon. Mr Waterhouse stated the other day that he estimated ' there were at least —loo red deer in the Wairarapa, district. , The 'Treasurer to" the Provincial 'Hospital desires through our columns to report his receipt of £15^2^/ collectedly MesW Mdrisbn k Ooi at Dipton station, on behalf of the Hospital funds. , We have to acknowledge the receipt,, from the Registrar- General's Office, Melbourne, of a volume of Abstracts of Specifications of Patents applied for from 1854 to 1866. Tho enquiry • into the cause of the late fire at Winfcon, held on Monday; last byfD ; r Hodgkinaon, resulted .in the following t ; verdict :— " Cause unknown. In the opinion of the jury there .is no evidence to enable them to 'determine in what manner the. said fire originated* but that there toi ( warraqt the, suspicion .of $ny person or persona having wilfully r occasioned the said -fire-. il -~Eh©- enquiry-extended over fourhours, and a great,, deaL of was taken, put nothing material was' elicited' beyond the jfaots [Stated in # our/-accpmit of the occurrence .at^ the time. ; _At the nomination of v candidates for the representation of . Waikouaiti in the General Assembly, 'which took place on the '3rd inst., six "gentlemen [were duly proposed and'seconde'd, viz., Sir David! jMonro, -JDr ; Webster; and Messrs Presto"n; Hutcheson, Thompson, and Cutten. The show of hands was in favor of Sir David Monro.

During the year 1870, the total export of wool rfrom New Zealand was 37,039,763 lbs., of the value of £1,703,944. The quantity of gold Bhipped^rorrfONew' Zea-, lan 3 cluring the -year 1870 wa££l^Bßd'pzs., thej ; value being £2,157,585.; .. : |S5 ' £?£, | fe^ i^Mr John Hare was gazetted; .ipH the[-' 4th May,; -Sub Lieutenant . of- -'•■"' the r-lJapier< :r v*Artilleryi "'Volunteers. Date^q^ 'commission. 16th \ August,^."T^* , 1871. x - N "" ~ ""''' v ~""*The proposal of the Wellington' Provincial Governtnenfr-.to-cloae the present cemetery. in. the .^ ... Empire City has caused consternation . amongst .- those who have friends' interred there. A petition against the proposal lias Veen got up," and "~ is receiving a large number of signatures. Mr Jerningham Wakefield is engaged compiling, for the Wellington Provincial Government, a handbook of the province—^a wprk^(say9 the Wanganui Herald) intended to demonstrate to emigrants that the province of Wellington us perfect Elysium. The state of lawlessness which exists in Levuka, Fiji, may be gathered from the treatment received : by an old . Invercargill resident, described in the Fiji Gazette as follows :— rOn the evening of Friday, a cowardly outrage /was perpetrated on Dr Ryley, who had given evidence in. court that morning as to Craig's state of health, and his fitness to undergo the sentence of fourteen days: > . imprisonment for contempt of court. 1 Hevnis accosted by two persons, who invited him to ae— " company them to Keyse's hotel, 'where his Jirofessional services were said to be required. "Unsuspecting, he did so, but there was no patient to be seen ; and on the. doctor .leaving, and reaching a dark corner from the hotel, he was suddenlypounced upon by a lot of fellows, thrown down, and his face, head, hands, and dress- smeared-with tar. Having thus satiated their vengeance, the crowd released hunT™ ""^ ' "~ "" ~ " " It is said that leeches Jhave been, .successfully ; ; acclimatised in the Waikato district, where many .. . of, the creeks and/swamps fcwarm with them., One of the black grouse imported to Wellington by Mr Graf is dead. The other three, a cock and two hens, are in excellent condition. . .The Speaker of the Provincial-Council, Mr J. ; * L. Gillies, gave a dinner to the members on Friday evening. A large number of appropriate toasts were proposed and duly honored. Songs were sung by various gentlemen, ancf the evening appears to have been spent, most' ajgreeably. ■ ' The Dunediri Star says:— One must' go .from home to hearjnews j but /then one is • sometimes enabled to get useful information. Mr Carrick, for* merly of Dunedin, recently read the following extracts from, a letter received by him from a correspondent in Otago to the. Canterbury Acclimatisation Society j and as they giye_ in a condensed form the results of the operations of our Society, we : republish them : — ". Pheasants abound, at Shag Valley and Tokomairiro. W. A. Young tells me that a farmer at the former place calculates that he has as many as 300 on his farm. On the same farm Young raised _ three distinct coveys of -partridges this season, containing ,16, 14, and 12 birds respectively. The partridges have bred and increased fast everywhere they have been turned out — a proof _of the soundness of the plan we adopted, of liberating them in large lots. The hares are now very numerous at Waihola. , Deans was there the other day and caught some. We sent a jack and three does to the Clutha, and a jack and two does -to the Oamaru district. . Thia is better than sending home for them at great expense and trouble. Rich has now upwards, of twenty hare 3 on his property. The deer — red and fallow — are all doing remarkably At the Clutha,.the Call* fornian quail are almost a nuisance. Boyes told me that from those you took to the Lakes there are now three or four hundred. The trout are everywhere successful. In the Shag River the first two lots have bred, and this winter we mean to hatch out in boxes for distribution;' -The song birds introduced may be Baid to be thoroughly acclimatised.' Altogether, looking at practical results, I am certain that there is no Society in the Southern hemisphere that has been more successful".*'"" "~ ~" ~~ ~*-r; Professor Blacky, in^a. paper. pn,.Stewart'B Island, laid- before-the-Otago— Provincial. Council, __thus refers to tae:disopyfery df anew and [very delicious eating fish, recently on_ the island : — " While in Paterson Inlet, we received from the' Bluff ,» . basket of fish that had be'on driven ashore there' in immense numbers, covering the beach, 1 -we were told, for miles. They were, it "appears, pursued by large herds of ' porpoises ; and" when ' in their efforts to escape these, they approached the surface of the water, it was only to be pounced upon by the mutton birds, '.whicn hovered over them in dense clouds, and' literally covered the sea' over a large area.' The fish measures 3i txi'6 inches in length. It is closely allied to the English 1 " sprat^ Sarengula,. sprattus, i£, no^». variety of it. In flavor, our party considered*^ j_ it quite eqiiaU to; the iEutfopean sardine. From the"abundance- of- -this fish at-cerfcain-seaaons- off - the coastrpf^atewart's lalanjJ, its^excellent quality • , and the facility of, curing^ it sho'ul^ becolnej~ kt ' some future' time,' the 1 staple of'im importjint liridustry." "~ 'By news' frcinr the Cape 'of : Good ' Hdpe'-Tia '■ Mauritius, we learn that the arrival of the Flying Squadron, under Eear-Admiral -Seymour, had . caused some excitement at Cape .Town. .On the ,22nd February,- His.; Excellency the Governor .(Sir :H. Barkly) gave a .grand fancy ball at Governmentrhpuse in. honor of_ the visitors. Lady. Barkly adopted the costume, of a. lady of the Court of France at the commencement of the : Ipt century. Sir Henry Barkly : Wore tHe Windsor uniform. The 1 Bquadroh sailed from Simon's Bay on the " 24th' of February, for what destination -was not stated. : Parliament had been summoned for the 18th ,of April, . and SIC Henry partly, it waa said, was muoh. OCqapied |n. the preparation of measures for the considera- . tion-of. the. Legislature. . . ; _ ' A writer in an -Auckland;. paper^eays : — " It is now time that the wheat grower 'should betake himself; in quest of goad, seeij for the, coming, sowing. 1 have -seen sqaie splendid samples at;' pas of our pr'odtfce-merchantfs^stores in. the- city. fThey are ,southerxugrQwn, ,and Jf for seed, IhAroseen nothing to surpass them. ' Tarn not one who helieves that iwheat requires to be acclimatised pefore it willproducelieavy ; yieldiT" rTtnbw"gmEe~ jto the' Contrary ; - L fo'r' some of our' -beat ''yields .■during the season now~paßt—have come of seed |bought«iii the Middle (Island. e, ; There- jwj«; jßome Slittle'controversy'carried'ori two' or three month* jback in the Auckland Weekly News upon this isubject ; but those who insisted that wheat mast , be acclimatised got the worst of the argument.

There is an old proverb that Bays, 'An ounce of fact is worth a pound of theory.' It has been proved that Otago and Canterbury wheat is admirably adapted for our soil and climate. As it is cheaper than either Adelaide or Auckland, why should an absurd prejudice be allowed to weigh when one's pocket is concerned ?" The Provincial Council of Canterbury has passed resolutions to the following effect : — That it is desirable, with a view to rendering the administration of the affairs of the Province more simple and efficient, the Superintendent should be elected by a majority of the Council from the members thereof, or from outside the Council. That he shall be a member of the Council ex officio, and removable by the vote of the majority. That the present powers of the Superintendent of vetoing Ordinances should be vested in the Governor. That there should be an Executive Council of four members, exclusive of the Superintendent, who should be Chairman. That the Executive should be appointed or removed by the Council. That the General Government be asked to bring in a Bill during the next session of the Assembly to authorise these alterations. •