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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 238, 13 July 1872, Page 2

The only business at the Police Court, yesterday, was the imposition of the cuslomary penalty on one person charged with being drunk the previous evening. The Golden Crown leaves Tararu for Auckland, this day, at 3 pm. The tramway train will start from the wharf aj the end of Albert-street, at 2.30 p.m., for the accomodation of passengers by the Crown and others. We hear that Mr A. D. Bennett has applied to the Government for compensation for iujuries received on the 24th May last, while engaged at a volunteer at the sham fight at Parawai. At the llesident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, the case of Perston v Taipari, which involved the important question of whether or not the aboriginal natives can be legally rated under the Highways Act, fell through in consequence of a technical informality. It will, however, be brought on again, and whichever way the judgment goes, there will probably be an appeal. We understand that the matter of the alleged encroachment on the road by 'the Caledouiau Company’s fence was yesterday raised by Messrs Wright, on behalf of the company, and Mr McFarland, on behalf of the Board. It was, we believe, found out that the Caledonian Company’s machine site, as fenced iu, encroaches so very little that a matter of an inch or.two is all that is wrong. The encroachment is, we think, on the opposite side of the street. The following cargo was .brought by the Alexandra for the Thames : —2 packages cigars, 1 case tobacco, Lewis Meyers ; 1 package cigarettes, 1 case cigars, 4 cases tobacco, G. Waller ; 3 cases, W. Rattray ; 1 bale, 10 packages boots, 3 cases, 2 trunks, J. Cosgrave ; 2 cases cigars, JBarnett and Levy; 1 case, Murphy ; 4 cases, Cosgrave and Co. ; 2 cases, J. Crokcr ; 1 case pictures, 100 cases fruit, Binney ; 1 case, Marshall ; 153 packages iron, T. and S. Morrin; 1 parcel, J. Reid ; 2 cases, Moses. The s.s. Wellington sailed for the South on Thursday, with the following passengers : His Honor the Superintendent: A. Clark, Esq., M.H.R.; Colonel Kenny, M.L.C. ; W. Buckiand. Esq., M.H.R. ; Major Jackson, M.H.R. ; Mrs T. B. Gillies, Mr W. Mitchell, Mr Iligginson, Mr Parfitt, Mr Bonnington, Captain Harrison, Mrs Hood, and seven in the steerage.

The lloss News contains the following : We received, yesterday, from Mr G, F. Hawkins, of Hokitika, a copy of a inemoiial to be forwarded to the Minister of Public Works for the Middle Island, requesting him to adopt such measures as vv.l. ensure the construeiiod of a mam road between Reef ton and Hoki.lka. The Australian Mutual Provident Society have issued their tweuty-third annual report, from which we learn that they received 3428 proposals during the past year, and accepted 2337 of them. With an annual payment of £32,733. A large um mot has b -e ■< added to the Aocumu.ated Fuad, which now nearly reaches £I,OO >,OOO sterling. Th actuary of the s>cie.y has gone to Euglau to consult with the most em.nent actuaries there as to the division of profits in mture among the policy holders. We are glad to notice another new local industry started here, namely, the curing of fish, which has 'jeeu commenced on a rat er extensive scale by Mr E. Targett, of Poll nstreet South, Shortland. The fish are ol a very mice flavour.

We have great satisfaction in informing our readers that Dr Lethbridge has vaccinated a heifer from lymph obtained from Dr Wright, of Parnell, and taken from a heifer belonging to that gentleman. Dr Lethbridge will vaccinate next week, ou days to be announced by advertisement. The promptitude displayed in this matter is very commendable, and will, we feel sure, be appreciated by the public. The case of Curtis v. Whelan, an action for damages sustained in consequence of a cutter belonging to defendant aiming into collision with the Grahamstown wharf aud destroying part of it (which was set dowu for hearing at the R M. Court yesterday) was settled ®ut of Court.