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Southland Times, Issue 1603, 9 July 1872, Page 2

A court will be held to-day, at the Council Hall, at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of revising the Burgess Roll, and hearing claims to be placed thereon. We have been requested to direct attention to the fact that new shares in the Southland Building, Land, and Investment Society can be taken up at the Courthouse to-morrow evening between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock. It may be as well to state that since the alteration in the rules was made, new shares are issued at the same time and place every alternate Wednesday. Our country readers will be gratified to learn that John Dalgliesh, Esq., of the Bank of Otago, whose penchant for thoroughbred stock of all : kinds is well known, has succeeded in introducing, at considerable trouble and J expense, a new breed of pigs, from Victoria, described by him as the " Berkshire-Dandenong," which he considers will prove a valuable addition to the porcine stock of the district. We must add, however, that we fail to see in the points of these animals any indications of the superiority which Mr Dalgliesh claims for his new breed, but their merits will doubtless be better appreciated as they become more generally known.

At the meeting of the Land Board, on Friday last, all the members were present. A list of the reserves in the Southland District made by tho Provincial Council last session was received from the Provincial Secretai-y. It was resolved to call the attention of the Provincial Government to certain errors in the descriptions of the reserves. A block of land, set apart as a recreation reserve for'the town of Riverton, was described so as to include two sections which had been previously disused of, one as a municipal reserve, and the other as a General Government reserve, and as their destination could not now be altered by the Provincial Council, an amended description excluding them was returned. The application of William Russell for 20 acres in the Waikiwi Bush, Invercargill Hundred, having been advertised for a month, was granted. We understand that plans and specifications are being prepared by the Railway Manager, for repairs and the addition of another approach to • the Bluff wharf, tenders for which will be j invited during the present month. The repairs will consist of entire new top planking, kerbing, j and new fender piles on the outside. A new approach for the locomotive and trucks will be constructed, which will start from a point on the beach about 80 yards to the west of the wharf, and join it on the outer end. This will render the approach free from those sharp curves which at .present prevent the locomotive from being brought on the wharf. The rails are to be removed from the present approach, which will then be used for passengers and dray traffic only. This will also obviate the necessity for bridging the gap lately made in the east end for the purpose of admitting small vessels. We also understand that Mr Bews, the Road Engineer, is engaged preparing plans for the addition of 100 feet to the west end of the wharf. The new addition will run at a slight angle from the line of the present wharf, in order to follow the channel. We hope, now that this important work is about being commenced, it will be pushed forward with activity, and completed before the commencement of the next wool season, as the rotten state of the upper works of the present structure admits of no delay. A platform has been recently erected on the outside of the Railway Station, for the accommodation of passengers getting out of the carriages, when, from the length of the train, the carnages could not be got into the station platform. The inconvenfence arising from the want of this platform has long been felt. It is satisfactory to find that the department has been fully aware of the fact, and has therefore remedied the defect . The Treasurer to the Provincial Hospital requests us to acknowledge his receipt of £7 10s, collected by Messrs Strang, Laidlaw, an I Ramsay, at their sawmills, Woodlands, on behalf of the Hospital funds. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, James Stott was fined 5s for being clrtxnlc and dUonJerlj in Inver^&i'gill on SuutiaV night. Torrens Galloway was charged with using violent and threatening language. Mr Wade appeared for the prosecutor, and described the anaoyanee to which that party had been subjected as of a most serious character, and extending over a considerable period of time. The prisoner expressed the utmost sorrow for what he had done, and offered to leave the town at once if the prosecutor would withdraw the case. This course was ultimately agreed to by Mr Wade, his Worship remarking that if the prisoner broke his promise and appeared again on a similar charge, he would consider it his duty to send him to the Supreme Court for trial. In Kilkelly v. Cahill, Mr Wade for plaintiff, defendant did not appear. Judgment for £17 5s 6d, balance of purchase money of a horse, with costs, £2 Is. The case against the two men, Quinton and Green, charged on Thursday last, with obtaining goods on false pretences from Messrs Thomson aud Beattie at Winton, was further investigated at Winton by the Resident Magistrate the same [evening, and the men were each sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor, under a clause in the Vagrant Act. The committee of the Southland Acclimatisation Society held a special meeting on Thursday, 3rd inst., for the purpose of consideration of a legal opinion obtained as to the position of the trustees. The necessity for this opinion had arisen from the fact that one of the trustees had taken such action as (assuming its legality) would effectually prevent any further effort by way of introducing salmon. The " opinion" being somewhat in support of the action taken by the trustee in question, it was resolved that the Secretary should c ommunicate with him, and on receipt of reply call a special meeting. The following figures give the result of the auction sale of leases of the educational reserves held yesterday : — Block 15, Jacob's River, section 10, 48 acres, Alexander M'Kenzie, 3s per acre ; section 26, 106 acres, Ross Robertson, 2s ; section 28, 117 acres, R. Baird, 4s 6d ; section 29, 109 acres, John Lindsay, 5s ; section 30, 109 acres, John Lindsay, 3s 3d ; section 33, 108 acres, John Lindsay, 4s ; section 34, 95 acres, John Lindsay, 4s 3d ; section 66, block 13, New River, 40 acres, George Gorman, 2s ; section 14, block 14, New River, 73 acres, George Whistler, 2s j section 42, block 6, Invercargill, divided, 5 acres, John M'lntyre, 6s ; 9 acres, William Holloway, 5?; 9 acres, Henry Sadler, 5s ; part of section 20, block 11, Rakahouka Bush, divided, George Brown, William Halliday, S. Irving, Thomas Caufield, William Scully, 3£ acres each, 25s per acre for timber paid down, and 2s 6d rent ; section 6, block 68, town of Invercargill, William Craig, £3 ; section 10, block 59, town of Invercargill, William Collins, £2 10s. We are glad to notice that the Immigrants' Barracks, which have been so long disused, have been recently receiving an overhaul. On making enquiries we find that instructions have been received from the Resident Miaister for the Middle Island to make this necessary preparation for receiving the additions to our population which may shortly be expected to arrive. Our attention was yesterday directed to a lot of long-woolled sheep of superior quality, from Morton Mains station, which have been purchased for shipment to Canterbury, by Messrs Hay, of Pigeon Bay. The mob consists of 23 Leicester ewes, 18 Lincoln ewes, and a Lincoln ram, which are awaiting the arrival of the steamer, in the paddock at the rear of the Government buildings. The Southland district is getting a reputation for long-wools, second to none in New Zealand. A man named Abraham Hare had six of hie toes frost- bitten while travelling from Waipori to Manning's reef in charge of a team. He is now , in the Dunedin Hospital,

At a meeting of the Old Wakatipu Deep Sinking Company last night it was resolved to increase the original capital of the Company by the issue of a second series of 800 shares, 400 of which are to be allotted amongst the present shareholders, if applied for before the 18th, and the remainder will be held over for allocation amongst the shareholders of the 81-cond series if the venture proves a success. 227 of the new shares were applied for in the room. The Timaru Herald of the Ist inst. 3ays : — A somewhat novel incident occurred last Friday morning. A young horse belonging to Mr R. Barton was taken down to the sea in order to wash its feet in the salt water. Whilst so occupied, the animal made a sudden bolt from its keeper, and heading seawards swam out a considerable distance — fully a mile and a half. A boat was manned, and succeeded in recovering the truant, which appeared on landing to be none the worse for his three mile swim. | A man at Auckland was recently sent to prison for seven days for stealing a register collar off another person's dog, and putting it on his own dog : his object, of course, was to save himself paying the registration fee. If the success of the salmon experiment in Tasmania is still a matter of doubt, there can be no question that the brown trout has been thoroughly " acclimated." The following paragraph from the Hobart Town Mercury shows very satisfactory results : — Mr Weave, of Hobart Town, recently caught a splendid basket of English brown trout in the Derwent, near the Plenty. Besides some smaller trout, there were six weighing together upwards of 301 bs — as one of these weighed only 2Jlbp, the other five weighed 281bs. Of these, one, in most beautiful condition, weighed 81b lOoz. These trout were the produce of one day's fidhing from 11 a.m., and of the next day's up to that hour. The operations of the New Zealand Meat Preserving Company at Washdyke, Timaru, were closed for the season on the 29th ult. In all, 100,000 sheep havo passed through the company's hands, 86,000 of which have been tinned, the remaining 14,000 for the most part having been converted into tallow. The average number of men employed during the season was 150. On the roads in the Grey Valley (West Coast) it is said that the snow has been from three to four feet deep. An explosive compound, which has been named the " Bock Bender," has been invented by Messrs Elder and Bolton, of Port Chalmers. It is said to be from 30 to 40 per cent, more powerful than blasting powder, and 2d per lb cheaper. A meeting of the hotelkeepers of Wellington was held recently for the purpose of considering the provisions of a draft bill which has Jbeen prepared by the licensed victuallers of Otago, for in trod uction <3 urlng tlxe coming session.. Th© chief features of iWia Bill a»>e — thft total !XV£' pression of all gambling games in licensed houses, the imposition of Bevere penalties upon publicans convicted of supplying drink to persons while in a state of intoxication, and otherwise prescribing very stringent regulations under which the business of the publican is to be conducted. The Independent says : — A general support was given to the contents of the Bill, the object of which is to meet the views of those of the public who might be inclined to support a Permissive Bill, but who, should the Publicans' Bill be acceptable to them, may be induced to withhold their countenance fron the Bill of last session. Phenic acid is stated to be not only a cure but a- preventive of amall-pox. According to observations made in France no person has been . attacked with small-pox, whether vaccinated or not, who had taken phenic acid. This remedy is not only efficacious in cases of small-pox, but for any contagious epidemic. It is to be taken in the following manner : — Put a table- spoonful , of phenic acid water (of 4 per cent, acid strength) into half a tumbler of sugar and ! water, and drink it every morning ; the dose may be repeated in the evening if considered necessary. It is also stated that the mixture is a good antidote in cases of cholera. The number of inmates at the Otago Benevolent Institution, Caversham, on the 30th June, was 78, comprising 12 adult males, 26 girls, and 40 boys. The number of cases of outdoor relief during the month of June was 342, comprising 23 adult males, 77 adult females, and 242 children. Hub was done at a weekly cost of £23 18s 6d. A Sydney paper states that the pnormium tenax " grows like a weed, almost anywhere," in New South Wales, and that its cultivation for industrial purposes would be " well worth a trial" by the farmers of the Colony. Mr H. S. Fish, jun., the present Mayor of Dunedin, has consented to become a candidate for the office at the forthcoming election. Mr Fish has now filled the Mayoral chair for two years. It is said that great excitement has been caused in Auckland by the last small-pox case, and every one is getting vaccinated. The case is a mild one. It is ascertained that Thompson, the man who died in hospital from small-pox, worked as a butcher on board the Nebraska on her last voyage to the South. The Municipal Council of Wanganui has decided to borrow £30j000, " for water works, gas , works, drainage, and general purposes." The total yield of gold in the province of Ctago for the half-year ending 30th June last, was 90,4650zs 2dwts. For the corresponding period of last year the yield was 72,4630zs 1 dwt. To maintain law and order in New Zealand (says the NelßOn Mail), and to carry on the business of a Colony whose population does not exceed 260,000, it is necessary to employ 2237 officers, at an annual cost of £337,116. And yet, in looking over this formidable roll, it is difficult to say where reductions could be made. Possibly i an officer or two might be struck off here and there, but to effect any material alteration would, as it appears to us, be a task beyond the powers ' of any of our statesmen. The whole system has grown with our growth ; it has become a part of ' ourselves, as it were, and so various and numberless are its ramifications, that he must be a bold man who will begin the work of reform, and a clever and a wise one who will carry it through > successfully. One thing is perfectly clear] : if we i are not well governed in New Zealand, it doeß not arise from any misguided economy in the working of the Civil Service Department., '

The Dunedin Evening Star of the 3rd insfc. says : — The Rev. Mr Edwards, supervisor for Otago, to-day, received from the Chancellor of the New Zealand University, a telegram giving the names of the seven successful candidates at the recent examination for scholarships. They are — Arthur Bell, Christchurch, first ; Severn, second ; Edward Bell, Christchurch, third ; Barnicoat, Nelson, fourth ; Cotterill, Stiffe, and Whitcombe, Christchurch, fifth, sixth, and seventh. All the Cliristchurch young men are from the Church of England college there ; and the first and third highest are the sons of the Hon. F. Dillon Bell. No mention is made of the Otago competitor?, but rumor says that one occupied a twelfth and another a twentieth place. There were only thirty-two competitors in all. Advices have been received in Wellington that the first batch of immigrants under the Colonists' Aid Corporation (the company represented by Colonel Fielding) will shortly be despatched to the colony. Information has been received in Napier to the effect that Mr Friberg, who was sent to Scandinavia as an immigration agent, is returning on account of the Swedish Government requiring a deposit of £5000, to be forfeited should the hopes held out to emigrants not be fulfilled. It is believed that the effect of this will be to stop Scandinavian immigration. A telegraph station was opened at Coromandel, in the province of Auckland, yesterday. It has been officially reported that both alluvial gold and quartz have been found at Lake Taupo (North Island).