The Tuapeka Times. "Measures, not Men." SATURDAY, MAY 2,1868.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 12, 2 May 1868, Page 4

The Tuap eka Times. " Measures, not Men." SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1868.

•■ The English Mail via Sues closes at Lawrence on Sunday,_at~lo.3o a.m. "We are favored with the following report of the erection of a "Wesleyan Chapel at Swetsers : —In consequence of the rapid growth of our town during the last few months, i.t became j evident to many of the inhabitants that a plaoe for the public worship of God should at once be erected. Accordingly, a few of those who desired to see such a place built, in corporation with others, commenced a. subscription list, for the purpose of raising sefficient funds to accomplish this object, They CQmmenceed collecting in the beginning of last December ; and up to this time have collected the sum of £52 9s. "We think it right here io call attention to the liberal donation of £10, given by Messrs. Skene and Hast. Soon after the opening of the subscription list, orders were given for the necessary timber, iron, &c. Those not coming to hand so soon as we had hoped, threw the building behind.; but, notwithstanding this and some other hindrances, the church was, though not quite finished, yet sufficiently advanced to permit of its being opened last Sunday. "We beg to tender our thanks for the support with which we have met while collecting. The following are the items of cost for the erection of the building :— Timber, £24 os. 6d.; iron, &c, £18 175.; carpenter, £23 10s.; small accounts, £2 125. Total, £68 19s. 6d. There are, besides those, a few other items, of which we have no account at present. The position in which we stand is this : Amount owing for building, £68 19s. 6d.; amount collected, 52 9s. Balance short £16 10s. 6d. The " Southland Times," in a recent artiole, refers in the following strain to the' proposed union of Southland with Otago :— " It may be as well to state the general feeling of .the great majority of the people of Southland. "We will not unite, simply because we are veiy fairly dealt with by the Colonial Government ; and the politicians of Otago have never yet definitely stated on what grounds they desired the annexation of this Province. They simply have hitherto asserted that it would be for the j benefit of Southland, without showing in what manner that benefit would accrue. Let them distinctly state what is the basis of the proposition—what botter position we would be placed in by being united to Otago— and then it will be time enough to discuss the question." The "Oamaru Times 1 ' of the 24th inst. gives the following interesting report of a trial of sheep dogs :— " The annual sheep-dog trial took place at AVanaka on Tuesday, the 14th inst.; and although the weather was not all that could bo desired by the spectators, still the drizzling rain which fell was not sufficiently heavy to deter the fair sex from adding that charm to the magnificent segpery by which the 4 convincing ground ' is surrounded, whioh their presence ever gives to the natural beauty of the district, and was, perhaps, more favorable to the 'canine species' that the brightest day would have been. The following was the trial : —Six sheep being turned out of a yard and forced about three-quarters of a mile up the steep spur of a mountain range, the competitor (who was not allowed to leave a circle of a chain in diameter) was required to make his dog head them, stand with them, when headed, at least five minutes, and then bring them to him ; he had then to yard the sheep in a small yard one hnrdle wide. Fifty minutes from the time of starting the dog was the time allowed ; and the man who, with his dog, did this in the most shepherd-like manner, was deemed the winner. The entrances and awards were ;—; — O. M'Callum's ' Help' 1 J. Craig's * Sweep' 2 O. M'Callum's 'Keilder' 3 J. M'Donald's 'Wave'... „ 0 J. Goldie's 'Yarrow' ... (highly commended) W. Ross' 'Jessie' 0 J. Bobson's 'Spring' 0 G. Williams" Cheviot' 0 W, Martin's ' Chance' 0 R, Watson's ' Tweed' .., .., „ 0 The work shown was unexceptionally good, and. the judges, Messrs. "Campbell, Allan, and M'Master, after awarding the first prise to ' Help,' who stood out prominently a perfectly trained animal, must have had great difficulty in arriving at the decisions, so nearly equal were some of the competitors, that to separate better from good must indeed have been a task both. difficult and invidious." The Waipori' Progress Committee have applied to Government for the sum of £450, to be expended on several roads branching from the township, The parties who use the water from Carroll's dam are vigorously effecting the repairs on that part of the dam whioh was broken away. Being determined to make a permanent job of it, they are putting in crates. At ten o'clock on the night of Monday last, a fatal accident occurred to a man named Wm. Lacy (or Dacy), in Curran and Perry's claim, Switzer's. He. was on the night shift, when a piece of dirt fell from a considerable height, ■and jammed him in the taiL-race. While he was in this position, he was heard to exclaim — 'SJ am killed.— Write to my mother." Before his mates had carried him to his hut he had breathed his last. An inquest waa held upon his body by Mr. Stratford, R.M., when a verdict of *• Accidental Death " was given. Next week will bo a J>usy one in Lawrence On Tuesday evening, the Brass Band entertainment will be held in the Commercial Assembly Rooms. On Wednesday evening, the Presby-. terian Church Soiree will be held in the Church; «nd the first of the Sixpenny Readings in connection with the Wetherstones School will be hold in the Schoolroom the same evening. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the Bajaar in aid of the funds of the Lawrence Church of Jnglafed will to Jttjdia the Sobwlioam.

A meeting of the Stewards of the Tuapeka Jockey Club was held at Potts' Victoria Hotel on the evening of Thursday last, for the purpose of financial business. Present : Messrs. Baßtings (President), Potts, Herbert, Michael, Henry, Farrer, and the Secretary. The minutes of previous meetings were read and confirmed. It was moved, seconded, and carried, that the following accounts be passed for payment ;—"; — " Da.ily Times," advertising programme, £4 65.; " Tuapeka Times," printing and advertising, £4 9s. 10d.; C. H. Russell, £1; Matthew Hay, £1 12s. 6d.; John Tuckey, carriage of scales, 10s. ; George Jeffery, stationery, lls. 6d. ; W. Hayes, salary, £15; M. Potts, for horse hire, LI; Deep Sinking Co., for use of rope, £1 (to be presented to Hospital). The Secretary then read the Financial Statement of the Club, showing a balance on hand of LI 9 45., and the sum of Ll6 10s., yet to be collected, being equal to L 35 145., against the foregong liabilities, of L 29 9s. lOd. It was then moved, seconded, and carried, " That Messrs. Brown, M.P.C., and Hay, M.P.C., be written to, requesting them to wait upon the Superintendent, in reference to the trusteeship of the Tuapeka race course." Moved, seconded, and carried, "That the Secretary be instructed to obtain all the subscriptions possible up to the first of June ; and to call a public meeting of subscribers on the first Thursday in June, for the election of officers for the ensuing year." The following gentlemen then gave in their names as subscribers : — Mr. Bastings £1 1 0 „ Herbert 110 „ Farrar 110 „ Henry 110 „ Potts 110 „ Miohael 110 „ Hayes 110 The meeting then closed, ON Sunday morning, at half .past two o'clock, J. Massey, driver of a waggon belonging to Jameß Dalgleish, camped opposite Evans' Provincial Hotel, Evans' Flat. It appears that all hands in the other waggons had turned in ; and were aroused, about the time mentioned, by the report of an explosion. On turning out, they found a waggon on fire. Massey had wakened, and found some of the loading on fire, and had run off for water to extinguish it, and was standing on the tail-board of the waggon, when one of the six barrels of gunpowder which lay on the top of the loading exploded, throwing him off the tail-board, with his clothes on fire, and himself severely burnt. Dr. Halley was in immediate attendance, and rendered all the assistance in his power. Massey was conveyed to the Hospital, where he is progressing favorably. The fire is attributed to a lighted candle having been left stuck in a bag of chaff, which set fire to the chaff and some stationery. On the afternoon of Wednesday last, Cobb and Co.'s large coach from Tokomairiro to Tuapeka, while orossing the Hound Hill, was blown over. Fortunately both the passengers had come out; and no accident occured to either of them, nor to the driver, although he was thrown off the box. The mails were brought to Lawrence on horseback about eight o'clock.