THE Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1892. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2341, 9 April 1892, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1892. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Auckland. —The Auckland city valuation is £297,1(i8, an increase of £2857 on the previous year. Death oe Mrs Cadman. — Mrs Cadman, wife of the Hon. Mr Cadman, died on Thursday morning after a long illness. Retired on a Pension. —Mr J. Costall, overseer of the Government Printing Office, retires on a pension, owing to illhealth, after 27 years’ service. Land Sale. —Mr Jas. Bull has bought a block of 1000 acres land between Sandon and Bulls, Wellington, for £IO,OOO. He had occupied it for ten years previously on a lease from the Maoris. N.2, Railways. —ln our advertising columns w'i- 1 ke f°und the train arrangements made by the railway department for the Easter holidays. Excursion tickets will be issued to Christchurch and Dunedin. A Gentle Hint. Under the above heading, Mr A. W. Gaze, machine agent, Temuka, notifies the loss of a steam gauge from an engine standing at Colville’s premises, Temuka, and his desire is that the same be returned without severe measures having to be resorted to. It is just possible that some children may have removed the gauge in play, and parents who have truant children might do wel), fo question them. The guage was first missed on Thursday last. Geraldine School Committee. A special meeting of the Geraldine School Committee was he)d on Wednesday evening, when, as already reported in the Geraldine Guardian, it was decided to recommend the Board of Education to appoint Mir T. Cheyne Farnie headmaster of the Geraldine School, in the room of Mr Jas. Aitken resigned. A number of accounts were passed for payment, and the chairman presented a balance sheet pf the recent concerts held in aid of the school funds, which showed a credit balance of £;sl - s 7d. The visitors’ report was read, which showed the school to be in a very satisfactory condition. The grading »f the school floor and other work was left over for the incoming committee to deal with, mesday s meeting being' the last meeting of ,thii present committee. Canterbury Political Association.— For some time past an organisation has been workingon the part of the Opposition to the existing Government, named (he Canterbury Political Association, and its programme has just been issued. The following is its plat form ; Recognition and encouragement of individual freedom of action, as opposed to undue State interference, and to State Socialism. Opposition to land nationalism, and to any legislation which tends in that direction. To oppose a return to the borrowing policy on the part or fto- colony. To oppose inequitable and class taxation. 4 0 Oppose the policy of tbo present Government as one of shain-Liberalism, founded on class antagonism calculated to injuriously affect alike the interests of the working classes j and of employers.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka.— -The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Unregistered Dogs. At Timaru yesterday a number of settlers were each Sued IDs and costs for having unregistered 'logs in their possession. This should act as a warning.

Income Tax Returns.—As it is found impracticable to deliver Forms of Returns, persons having incomes of over £2OO per annum are requested to procure forms at the postoflice. Any person whose income is not £2OO a year need not send in a return. Attempted Suicide. ■ — ■ Mary Morris, a married woman, was charged at the Auckland Police Court with attempting to murder herself with a razor. She stated she was troubled in mind, and she promised not to attempt her life ag'ain and was discharged. oamaru Races.— At the Oamaru Eaces yesterday the District Welter was won by Exile, the Three-Mile Trot by Contractor, the President’s Handicap by Prime Warden, and the One-Mile Trot by Wild Irishman. The dividend paid on the last-named race was £26 12s. Angling. —Mr D. Taylor was very successful in the Temuka river last Thursday evening. He landed IS fish, averaging over lib. each in weight. Half of them found their way to the office of this paper, and proved so delicious that our appetite for fish has been greatly sharpened. Fish, we feel confident, is excellent brain food, and hence the flashes of genius which illumine these columns. Primitive Methodist Church, Geraldine. —Harvest services in connection with this Church are advertised elsewhere. The Rev. W r . Woollass will preach special sermons on this occasion. On Tuesday evening next, the Geraldine Jubilee Singers make their debut at the Primitive Methodist Church, Geraldine, with songs and choruses of the well-known Fisk Jubilee Singers. As these songs at every time are a treat when well sung, they are a recommendation in themselves. Labor.— The Labor Bureau is making arrangements to issue coupons to men in search of work which will entitle them to a meal for Gd. Several owners of accommodation houses in the country districts have expressed their willingness to accept the coupons. As soon as a man obtains employment he ceases to be entitled to a coupon.—At the annual meeting of the Wellington Employers Association it was decided to enlarge the field of operations.

PkesenTxVTlON.— Mr Robert Irvine, who was for many years clerk to the Mount Peel Road Board, was during that time intimately associated with the Geraldine Presbyterian Church. The congregation intend to recognise his valuable services as Session) Clerk and in other capacities by presenting him with an illuminated address. They will also show their appreciation of Mrs Irvine’s unvarying courtesy and kindness as a Christian lady in a suitable way. A meeting is to held in the church on Wednesday evening, at 7.30 o’clock, for the purpose of making the presentations. Sudden Deaths. —Major W. S. Tisdale, who served during the Waikato war and was for several years past Government auditor in Auckland, died yesterday morning at Parnell, suddenly, from an apopletic seizure, aged 62. He was auditing the Parnell Borough Council accounts the previous afternoon when he took a fit and. never recovered consciousness. Deceased joined the second Waikato regiment in 1865, j,and subsequently joined the armed constabulary.—James Harley, an old miner at Drybread, Otago, died very suddenly on Thursday. The cause of death wrs failure of the heart’s action.

“ Great Expectations.” —Professor Ulrich reports that the boulder found in the gold drift at the Back Creek, near Riniu, Westland, is not only of great interest mineralogically, but the discovery may prove of c > mmercial value. The red mineral is true Oriental ruby, and the abundance in which precious stone exists in the green matrix is really astonishing. He can find no record of a similar occurrence from any part of the world producing rubies. The presence of small crystals gives promise of large and really valuable ores being found if looked for. Samples of tin ore found at Humphrey Gully bear the closest resemblance to that found at Mount Bischoff Mine, Tasmania. He thinks that there is a great probability of prospecting leading to a discovery of a rich parent deposit of this ore. The Picturesque Atlas.— At the Supreme Court, Dunedin, Geary, a Peninsula settler, appealed against the dicision of Mr Carew, the Resident Magistrate, in a case in which Bowennan Bros, had obtained judgment for the Picturesque Atlas. The contract was made in May 1888. Four parts were tendered in July for the same year, but Geary refused to take more than one which he paid for. Nothing was done till June 22nd, 1891, when Bowennan Bros, attempted to deliver the whole remainder of the numbers, which Geary declined. Mr Justice Williams was satisfied that by Haybitter’s case, the Resident Magistrate should have nonsuited, and he allowed the appeal with costs. He absolutely declined to . disallow the appeal on the ground that the amount involved was small, and that there was no question of general importance in the appeal which would inflict hardship on the appellant, as even if he were successful the costs would be greater than he would be alio wot]. Farewell. —On last Wednesday evening Mr John Morton and his family were entertained at a social held in Mr Lee’s old schoolroom, on the occasion of their leaving the district for the North Island. The place was well lighted up, and all arrangements were made for a pleasant evening. Between i? 0 and 60 persons were present, mostly young people, who indulged in dancing to" their hearts’ content, while others indulged in all kinds pf domestic games. Several songs were also capitally rendered, and a most agreeable evening spent. After refreshments were partaken of Mr A. Russell spoke in felicitous terms of the regret the public felt in the departure of Mr Morion apd his family. During the time he had beep in Temuka he had performed his duties faithfully, and made many frsends. He was now carrying with him the best wishes of the public, and it would be a consolation to them all to know that he was going to settle down on his freehold farm, from which PC Government could remove him in future. (Applause). Mr D. McCaskill also made a few remarks op behalf of the young people of Temuka. after which three cheers were given for the Morton family. Mr Morton, on behalf of his family and himself, thanked those present for the honor they had done him, and he c.cnjjd assure them that he appreciated it. lie knew moments of deep sorrow in Temuka, but he almost felt as keen regret at parting with his Temuka friends. Ho thought it improbable that he '.•/nill<l ever cross Cook Strait again, but he could assure |;bcm he would always remember bis friends in Touuika. (Cheers) Dancing was then resumed, and kept up spiritedly till the wee shin’ hours, J

Political Address. —Mr Hali-Jones, the member for Timaru, addressed his constituents on Thursday evening, and was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. A synopsis of his speech will appear in our next issue. Economising. The Canterbury Fire Insurance Association has notified the Christchuch City Council that it intends to discontinue payments towards the maintenance of the fire brigade. These amount to about £2.00 per annum. Early Lambs.-Mu John. D. Willocks, of Inch Clutha, Southland, has already got a number of young lambs. The ewes lambed in July last year, and the lambs were either sold or weaned in September, and now this season’s lambs will soon be in the market. Shearers and Laborers Union.— At a meeting of the Waimate branch of the Amalgamated Shearers’ and Labourers’ Union, the balance-sheet and report showed a balance of £ll6 9s Gd, as against £O7 2s Id for last December. A vote of thanks was passed to the Australian Shearers’ Union for the assistance given by its delegate, Mr J. R. McDonald. M. J. O’Brien and J. M. Cavanagh were appointed to attend the coming conference. Fatal Accidents. A young man named Janies Carson, 22 years, son of a storekeeper at Kaitangata, Otago, died on Wednesday morning from the effects of injuries received by being thrown from a horse. —The man Jerrard, who had his spine injured during the great strike by being accidentally knocked down the hold of the steamer Australia, at Wellington, and who had been lingering on at the hospital ever since, died on Wednesday, Presentation. —On the eve of his departure for his new appointment as headmaster of Pleasant Point school (South Canterbury), Mr C. A. Strack, late first assistant at Invercargill Middle school, was presented by the Southland Teachers’ Institute with a handsome hall comi bination barometer, thermometer, and French eight-day clock in oak, and a silver pencil-case. The presentation was made by Mr W. H. Clark, of Wyndham school (President of the Institute), who, by the way, has been appointed to Mr Strack’s late position at Invercargill. The Shingle Question. —In another column will be found an advertisement calling a meeting for next Thursday evening, in the Temuka Volunteer Hall, to discuss the shingle question. All ratepayers are requested to attend, and as this is a matter which affects their pockets we hope they will do so. If the meeting is large and enthusiastic it will have great weight; if small and apathetic it will do more harm than good. It is therefore the duty of all who take an interest in the matter to be present, and show by their presence that they disapprove of being saddled for ever with the extravagant proposals of theboard. The Hutchison Libel Action. —At Wanganui on Wednesday last, the libel action brought by Mr G. Hutchison against the Hon. Mr Ballance fell through, as it was proved that Mr Ballance had leave of absence as a director of the Herald Company, and had never attended a meeting of directors, since he became a member of the present Government. It was proved that Mr Hutchison also held shares in the Herald Company. The jury brought in a verdict for plaintiff in the case of Hutchison v. Boyle (publisher of the Herald), holding that the statement published was not true, and assessing the damgae at the amount claimed, 40s. Sir R. Stout, on behalf of Mr Ballance, applied for and was granted costs. Mr Hutchison subsequently was granted leave to apply for a new trial, the hearing of the application to take place within fourteen j days.

I Timaru High School. —At the last meeting of the Timaru High School Board lof Governors, it was resolved :—“ That this I Board is prepared to grant free education for two years to not more than three boys j or girls who competed at the last scholar - I ship examination held by the South Canterbury Board of Education, but who were not awarded scholarships from lack of funds at the last award made by that Board. “That an application be made to the Governor-in-Couucil for consent to apply the whole or part of the invested money of the Board to the erection of further school buildings or a master’s house, with aceommodation for boarding pupils should the Board deem it advisable ; that the member for Timaru be requested to present such application, and that the other two members for South Canterbury be asked to co-operate with him in presenting such application.” Induction at Pleasant Point. —The induction of the Rev. Joseph White to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Point, took place on Tuesday afternoon. The church was crowded, many persons not being able to find sitting room. The Rev. J. Clarke, of Fairlie Creek, inducted the new minister and preached a very able sermon from 2nd Cor. 4. 13—“ We having the same spirit of faith . . . also believe, and therefore speak.” The Rev. J. Mc’Kee, of Waimate, addressed the minister, and the Rev. A. B. Todd, of Geraldine, the congregation. In the evening a tea meeting was held in the Assembly Room, which was crowded, and after the tea a varied programme of 18 items was gone through. Speeches were also given by the Revs. Mr Todd (moderator). White, T. Jasper Smyth, I McKee, Watters, Ross, Clarke, and Gillies, and Mr Buxton. The choir of Trinity church, Timaru, gave a number of choice selections.

This Income Tax.—A memorandum as to the assessment of income has been prepared by the Commissioner of Taxes, and copies are to be forwarded to the various post offices throughout' the colony. The circular points out that it is not intended to insist that persons whose income is less than £2OO, should send in a return, but any person whose income is more than £2OO, will be bound to furnish a return upon a special demand being made to him to do so. The return of a firm must be distinct from that of tbe individual partners, and will include all gains and profits of the firm, as provided by the Act. Sums drawn by a member of a firm in lieu of salary of wages cannot be deducted as, part of the outgoing and expenses of the firm in its return of income ; neither can any drawings by partners, whether weekly, monthly, or yearly. This rule, of course, apples to divisions of profit. Individual partners should not include in their private returns any suras received by them as above. As tills is the first assessment for income tax in New Zealand every endeavour will lie made to avoid can sipg what might appear to be unnecessary inconvenience and trouble to companies, firms, and persons carrying on large businesses. To meet such cases the vear’s income up to the date of the last balance will be taken where such balance ■ has not been prior to the filst December last. When the time for balancing comes shortly after the 31st March, say, not later than the B(>th June, an estimate of the year’s income will be in the first instance accepted, and an adjustment made as soon as the balance has been struck. These concessions will be accorded in cases where there is a substantial difficulty in making a return to, the 81st Marcl\ by the time prescribed, the 18th instant, ’ ‘

Presbytery of Timaru.— The Presbytery of Timaru met at Pleasant Point on Tuesday last, there being present the llevs. W. Gillies (moderator), James McKee, John Clarke, A. B. Todd, and Mr D, Shaw (elder). The deputies to the Assembly reported their attendance at the meeting in February last, and spoke of the favourable position and prospects of the Church, as disclosed then, Mr McKee reported that , the llev. Mr Ross had been asked and had consented to remain at Otaio for six months longer. He also reported that the Rev. Mr Dickson, of Temuka, had cabled his arrival at Albany, and that preparations 1 were being made at Temuka to welcome him on his arrival. It was resolved to grant a presbyterial certificate to Mr John McKenzie, of Geraldine, student in divinity, after a satisfactory cxamtnation in scripture knowledge and the Shorter Catechism. Applications were made from Geraldine and Waimate for powers to deal with church property, which was granted. Consignment of Safety Bicyles, ex s.s. Pakeha— Special offer, immediate delivery. Girder Star £ls, Marriott No. 7 £ls, Marriott No. 13, diamond frame, ball bearings all over, £l7 10s. Adams, Curties and Co., 70 Manchester street, Christchurch. Qy'cles supplied on the hire purchase system from 6s per week.— [Advt.] The best medicine known is Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effectsproduced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, ■ inflammation of lungs, swelling, &c., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs, In use at hospital and medical clinics all over the globe; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medal and diploma it International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all other* SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. A. W. Gaze—Notice re steam gauge taken from engine. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. Geraldine Presbyterian Church Presentation to Mr Robert Irvine. 11. H. Webster & Co. —Entries for Geraldine stock sale on Wednesday next. Guinness & LeCren —Advertise entries for Geraldine stock sale on Wednesday. N.Z. L. &M. Agency Company Sell sheep, cattle, and pigs at Geraldine sale. Shingle Question —Meeting re shingle question, at Temuka on Thursday evening. N.Z. Railways—Notice re excursion fares to Dunedin and Christbhurch on account of Easter holidays. C. M. Crombie, Commissioner of Taxes, Wellington—lmportant notice re income tax returns. Primitive Methodist Church, Geraldine— Services to-morrow; also Fisk jubilee song entertainment on Tuesday evening. J. Mundell & Co.—Entries for Geraldine and Temuka live stock market; also the farm of Mr A, McNevin, Rangitata, for sale.