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Southland Times, Issue 1829, 9 December 1873, Page 2

His Honor Judge Ward arrived in town per tbe overland coach on Saturday night. The following is the business to be transacted at tho Distriot Court to-morrow : — Wilson and Co. v. Whittingham Bros and Instone, for wrongful detention uf goods, damages laid at £200 ; \Ywldell' ; iv the Superintendent ; and one bankruptcy case, that of Bernhard Berudston, who will be brought up for his discharge. We believe that a portion of the main road between the Waihopai bridge and the edge of tho Wa\kiwi Bush is in a somewhat unsatisfactory st&te, inasmuch as the large rough stones of which tLat partiou'ar portion iB formed are destitute of, blinding. This causes the wool waggons and 6'iher vehicles to drive on the sideway, whioh is getting very muoh out up in consequence, and induces . the teamsters to indulgo in language the reve-se of pious and polite. ,The returns of traffic, during last month, on the Southland railways, again present a satisfactory contrast with the corresponding period of last year. The number of pasengers who travelled on tho lines last fconfch was 2826, as •ompared with 1700 in November last year, and the tonnage of goods carried was 2615, as against 2001 in November 1872. The total receipts were :— November 1873j £1104 ; November 1872, £768 ; or an increase of 'upwards of3o $er cent. Judging by the number of entries already made, the forthcoming show, which", will take place on Thursday, of the Southland' Agricultural and Pastoral Association, is likely to bea very successful affair. The secretary, Mr Martin, informs us that up till five o'clook yesterday the following entries were made t — Horses, 62 ; cattle, 83 j sheep, 52 ; pigs, 12 ; poultry, 9 ; agricultural produce, 26 ; and best shod horses, 3; making a total of 244— a very encouraging number. The secretary expects : that fully One hundred more entries will be mado. It is understood that Captain H. V. Lillicrap is likely to receive the appointment of barrackmaster of the immigrants' depdt.at Invercargill. s-The first meeting of the Highland Volunteer Corps was held on Friday evening ac the Drill Shed. A considerable number of members were sworn in, and we understand that Mr Jaaies Harvey hns taken oharge of the company for the purpose of enrolling members and conducting drill, and that Mr Colin Brown is to act as seeretary. A muster took place yesterday morning. We hope the Corps will prove a success, ani we trust soon to have the pleasure of seeing gup. ."kiltie lads" parading the streets, "all rplaidod and plumed in their tartan array." From a notification published elsewhere it will be observed that it is intended to establish an Oddfellows' lodge at Wiufcon. The programme of the concert to be given, at the Theatre this evening, ia aid of the fund tor building in the organ at St. John's Church, will ba found in our advertising columns The prico of admission iB 2s to every part of the hous?. A meeting of thoso desirous of forming a Jookey Club, and getting up a raoe meeting for the ensuing year, is to be held at the Prince of Wales, at 8 o'clock thia evening. , After an absence of eight months,, Mr James Blacklock, of the firm of Calder, Blacklock and Co., returned to Invercargill ou Friday last, being a passenger by the Omeo, from Melbourne. During his holiday, Mr Blacklock visited several of the Western Statos of the Union. - At tho Government land Bale yesterday, the following pricos were realisod : — For section 3, block 1, Woodend, £6 ; for section 13, block 8, Wallacetown, £4 ; and for sections 19 and 24, Athol, £30 each. Sections 19 and 20, block 43, Invercargill, were sold for £12 10s each j and sections 3, 4, 21, and 22, block 5, and sections 4 aud 5, block 1, Otautau, for £1 each. At the special meeting of the Municipal Council last night, Hi3 Worship the Mayor aud Councillors Mitchell, Pratt, and Blackwood wore appointed to prepare an address to be delivered to His Excellency the Governor on the occasion of Kls forthcoming visit to Invercirgill, and to submit the same for the approval of the Counoil at its next meeting. It ,was also resolved that a Bum of £50 be voted by tho Council to meet expenses in con> nection with His Excellency's visit ; and likewise that His Worship convene a public meeting of citizens to arrange for any demonstrations which it might be thought advisable to adopt on that occasion. A meeting of the Invercargill Cricket Club was held last evening in Mr Colyer's Princess Hotel. A letter was read from the Dunedin Club, stating its willingness to play the Invercargill Club on its own ground on the Ist Jauuary. The meeting resolved that the expenses of the Dunedin team, while staying in Invercargill, should be paid by the InvercargiU Club ; and a committee was appointed to collect subscriptions from the public to corry out the object of the resolution. Messrs Borne, Cross, Macarthur, and Cook were eleoted a committee to choose tho team to play the forthcoming match ; and it was resolved that the uniform of the team should be a blue cap and white shirt. At the close of the meeting, Mr Colyer presented the Club with a ball whioh has been iu his family for several generations. Public pounds have beon established at the Junction, North Boad, and at the Bridge Inn, East Boad, Mr Jacob Ott being appointed keeper of tho former, and Mr Thomaß Dyke keeper of the latter.

We learn that certain much-needed repairs to the Flint's Bush road will shortly ho advertised for tender. Mr Hislop, Inspector of Schools, is to hold an examination of teachers and pupil teachers and of persons desirous of beiug employed as such, at the Grammar School, Invero irgill, on the 26th and 27th of the current month. in a recent is3ue it wis stated that Me-srs Hallenstein and Co. intended to start a clothing factory in Dunedin. Some further particulars regarding the project have been furnished to us by Mr Anderson, tho managing partner of the firm (tho business of which, oy the way, is to be carried on under tho style of Messrs Hallenstein Brothers and Co.), who arrived in Invercargill by the Omeo on Friday lasfc. M«? Anderson is a gentleman possessed of lar^e experience in this business, having established, and up till last month carried on tho management of, the extensive clothing factory of Messrs Sargood in Melbom ne. Tho peculiar knack of directing in a satisfactory manner the operations of a largo number of workers seems to be possessed by this gentleman in a high degree, the evidence whereof j is furnished by the fact that the employes of the | establishment referred to have on more than one occasion presented him with a handsome souvenir of their respect. Eight skilled overseers for the different departments of the work have beeu brought over from Melbourne by Mr Anderson, and it is expected that when the factory is in full swing, about "200 women and 'girls will be employed. An industry of this kind must be of immense benefit to Dunedin. . Of the immigrants who recently arrived in Dunedin by the Jessie Readman, 38 havo been forwarded to Oamaru. A fire occurred in the soap factory of Messrs M'Leod Brothers, Cumberland -street, Dunedin, on the morning of the 4th inst. The stock in the building destroyed consisted of casks of resin and cocoa-nut oil — a comparatively small quantity of which was consumed — and some potash, which was damaged by water. The loss is estimated at £600, the stock in the building being valued at about £6,003, on which an insurance was effected in the New Zealand Company for £1,500. It is supposed that the lire was communicated fro a the aijoining foundry. Major Richardson has resigned his seat as a member of the Provincial Council. In notifying the fact to his constituents, *the Major says : — So soon as I learned, on the meeting of the Council, that Mr Reid had resolved not to accept Office, Bhould the principles of which he was the chief exponent be supported bv a majority of the Council, I felt that one of my chief objects in becoming a member had ceased to exist. In the Oamaru district the crops are reported to be looking well. Tho wheat for the most part ia Btrong, the oats present a healthy appearance, and the pasture is abundan'. ,Tho twelfth annual show of the Taieri Agricultural and Pastoral Association takes place on the 26th inst. A little girl, five years of age, who had got severely burnt through her clothes catching fire while she was amusing herself by stirring the contents of a pot, died the other day at Waikouaiti, after having lingered a week or two from 'the time the accidont occurred. The Waikouaiti Herald echoes the general cry about the scarcity of labor., lfsays : — We doubt if, in the history of th9 Province, there has been suoh a scarcity of hands, or so much difficulty experienced in obtaining man suflljient to meet the demand which at the present time exists. In all parts of the distriot thore is more work than there^ro extra hands to absorb; and coasider. able anxiety is beginning to be experienced as to the prospectß of obtaining men in sufficient numbers during the approaching hay aud harvest season to secure the crops. As with ordinary labor, so with mechanics, all seem to have plenty of work before them. The Provincial Government offer a bonus of £250 to the first vessel which leaves tho province fully equipped for a whaling cruise j also £250 on returning to the province with a cargo of oil : provided that such vessel is owned in, and hails from, a port within the province : provided also that she carries at least five boys aB apprentices. :,u The Otago Times of t^e sth hut. says : — Yesterday, we had the pleasure of viewing a beautiful working model of a full brig-rigged iron Bteamer, constructed by Messrs N. and O. Watt, sons of Mr I. N. Watt, R.M. The model is the most complete of its kind we havo ever seen J every part is laid down to a regular working soale, und the lines of the steamer are designed with a view to great speed and sea-going pro. perties. The length of the steamer is 7ft. 7in. over all, breadth of beam Ift. 3in., depth of hold Bin., mean draught of water 9m. She is poopdecked, carries four boats, and i? steored by an apparatus invente 1 by Mjssrs Watt. Sho is propelled by a threo-bladed screw, driven by a pair of inverted direct acting engines, on tl» highpressure principle. They aro beautifully finished, with complete link motion and reversing gear. In addition to these engines she has a small donkey-engine for feeding tha boiler, and working the bilge-pump ; there is also another pump, .which iB worked by an eccentric on the screw-shaft. Two neat lubricators are fitted on the cylinder-lids for oihng the piston and slide valves. The boiler is what is technically called a wet-bottom boiler containing 14 tubes. Steam. is generated by coal, which is somewhat curious seeing the small space there must be in suoh amo lei for a body of fire. The boiler is lilted wifch safety-valve, water gauge, aud steam whistle. It is expected that under full steam this beautifully executed model will make an average speed of 8 knots per hour. A company, to manufacture paper from phormium fibre, is projected in Auckland. The capital is £30,000, iu £3 ehares.