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Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 23, 18 July 1868, Page 2

Owing to the bad state of the roads and the consequent non-arrival of drays 'from town, -w# >are compelled, through want of .proner sized paper, to ippear before our readers inf our present Liliputian condition ; whioh necessitates our 'withholding iof/tHeit' nomination of , candidates, for, the. , ,office of mayor, and the general meeting of subscribers to'tne Hospital. ,'"lTia with..pleasure that we reoord^that the Chinese residing in the Chinese camp a^coming ' up to the mark in ' mending- their ways. They have assessed themselves in the sum of £30, which is being expended in forming and gravelling a road starting from the. main road, going through the canip, P and., terminating on main road. TWdistance is aßou£*2o6 yards. The» work is being creditably done. The Provincial . Government "Advertising Sheets* contains,. the fo^owjng caution topersons in receipt ot money ~from"the Government, which w,e jr,ep^nt for general information i^"Treasury, "Wellington, 31&t March, 1868. "All, persons having money to receive from the Government, either as salaries or for supplies, ar-o •cautioned not «igii |eceipt£witn r ou.t #hie mpneyj j having been actually Persons residing at ! a distance ftdm-dAPaymaster can obtain forms' 1 which- will empower, an agent, to. receive money on their, behalf, so as to.pbviaite.the necessifr^fprj personal applicatipn to. tte. .Paymaster. Pay-! , masters are also specialfy charged not to allow signed vouchers to lie forwarded to them previous to'tne'myney^Mviri^been patfi^jf 1 - Bichardson." •' ■" •' J 3' ,r,ON Tu^sda^^temooUj-last Mr. Hamilton^ gave a lecture to the pupils at the Lawrence' District School. His method of lecturing to i -1 ' J ' > r.|'."i ■ ,Vi !7ii f i p '„' young people_is^ extremely simple. He relafes" ajstonr,; which suppqsea-his hearers, to havefcone ' on a visitjto have seen certain natural jlobjectb, and that, they, c^nnpti. describe their form, not knowing how to_draw a picture of what they " ]hxva seen^. ;--He then.make»,p sketch, with, chalk q^jthe black board, which the chiidrq-nj copy 'oil" their slates^ taking ihanl from the very easiest I studies to more-difficult ones, till he finds,hefi& ¥%t reached- tl^ 'ilmi*'-'of ftlieir powers,;, looking w each pupil's work as forgoes on. Of' cours^-tHbctt^So^t^^^tQ^- children varies e^t-. ceedingly ; some copy really wonderfully, while l othera sleem Whtfve i n<Uidea how to set about ltoll^P ten SfflM4Pf9^ff^ I l^ assistaiwd^ in. keegng order, &c, and at *ie conclusion called for three-cheers for the lecturer, tfh^oh;; w«' Heed not 4ay werfi' gfven wfth't'eai-ty good will *"!&/ Hamflton afteiwardß intimated to the pupils that" if~they we.re disposed to make \ kSy ffiA^g^i > pkpfer;,'>Atfd'w'ould;ijr&g thein r to l i6mJ' i *eVSuld c grve IHhoin1 Hhoin o to3r aa'vicb 1 and assistance that he could to keep 4heni in 'the study of drawing 1 . !J.&M&'^ C iMh\i&MhM&Cthe claimknown4»ifcJ»ei "JBiw'* 9fflW" (Bowes and party), 10th inst., A considerable degree of interest is imiiifiite<l.regardiDg.tK«lfeMi^ibf this, blast ; and should an encouraging prospect be obtained, a irfflß^^P?!&flft l '<^4yin < gißle on Cemeflti Hill, will be immediately opone-X

Trias "Evening Star" of the Z3th inst. con, tains the Mowing ■Wardens' reports:— "ifr, "Warden Stratford, Nokomai district, imting unddr date th(e 30th. jnlt., reports U follows :— Ehirmgsthis nionth nine of the.Nokomai resi, \len^iav«wsrossed theJKajfcaurfiinto Southland, attracflpd by the Athole diggings (a place ten n^flesfrtm the Nokomai Valley), and the latter place, where once, there were 2000 miners, now contains a. population of 65 all told. At Swifc, zers the mining population remains steady; and although the Queensland diggings have beendrawing from here ajs well as elsewhere, i^Bt^ftttM^no^dimnmtionj-owißg- to^araivala from Tuapeka andjother., placet). A great number of Chinese hare gone to {he. banks of ThTOluiih^^rnve'r^ -frosts, The-weatherjibout here_has. been most icaprieiousouiringi JuneL alternately freezing up $hetoces .»Jid-,thswingjn^p, grea^fl^ods, Jmped. Wg .mining pperationsjoo^iderabiy, more^espeoially in a district where labor depends so much •uponiha- snpply.«| ;< water. , Estimaijedj popular -tion— European snifters,- 400;., Chinese,, 20 « 'crthets, ISO) total/570. .sThefoUosring ifi the 'report of Mr. 'Warden Hicksbn ' (Mount Benger district) for the month ending the '30th June : —There 'is ftortihing of any importance to report from a locality 'where so much depends- upon, <$he,<ris£ and.fall of the.river Clutha.. At present it is at a pretty low level, and the weather continues dry and frosty. Most of the claim* are in full work l both day !a,nd night. The j Chinese population is slightly on the ipqrease. Estimated population European miners, 450 ; \ 15ft^ others, gOOj; total, 800." > Thß' v Punstan Times "of the 10th inst. pays a well-merited eulogiam to Tommy Young, the ; lad who rides the mail between Lawrence and i the Dunstan. It says :— "The youthful rider of the Tuapeka mail, notwithstanding the bad weather, has always managed to get through hia, journeys within a very few hours of his time ; J and to that lad's bravery and -perseveranpe the public of Clyde and Alexandra are much indebted' fo/ihe prompt receipt of their town .correspondence. ~ Where merit exists it u&* Houbtedly claims! tp'be'rewarded l : and wd trust that the public of Clyde and Alexandra will in ' someVßubftant^l manner reward/the brave little fellow, who has doubtless endured sp many hardships on their account." ,We observe .the prospectus of » Dunstan .district flour mill' ln 'the 'Times," and also, in the " Wakatip Mail," an announcement by Messrs. J. W. Eobertson an'd'Co. that, having made arrangements for building a floua ' mill at Lake Hayes Fales, at an estimated <t9at ' • of>£3ooo,'they intend, when completed, to offer the same to the public in shares of £25 each. "The proposed capital of the Dunstac^iistrict flour mill is also £3000, in shareT^^Krv each We state this in order to let our readers know what ,>ictiqn our spirited neighbors are taking in, ( this direction ; ar.d we sincerely trust that ere long Tuapeka will follow their example. Such a want is .very_ much felt in this district, •and if supplied, would be an inducement to our settlers to raise their own wheat. 'The fouowing^telegram appears in the " DailyTimes" of ■Thursa'ay^lasti— " Wellington, Wednesday,^ B.lb a.in. ''Cobb's coach; last night, *b^ougHtsadriewS' c from-WanganuL Amounted orderly arrivedthere on SundayVith despatches fronv Maiop: M'DonnelL stating^ ,that verbal' information had* been brWght'him that, on .Friday tp^at^rday night, an attack was made, on a newly erected bush pah, it was supposed at Matiriomoko,-ih"whleh nineteen of the attacking- • force ,*-wer,e ■* killed, 'and the remaining sir wounded.- Captain-Boss and Sergeant .M'Far1 lawi v 'are' among 1 thel killed, '/■ . On ' closing the despatches. Major Bl'Donnell had gone thither* ,'withj a' mounted' iorce: " Colonel- Gribson, at ) Wanganuijj^ad called for 100 "volunteers, and ' the Magistrates held a meeting, at which Mr. Fox %as chairman.! Eesolutions were, passed affirming 'tlie necessity for '■ precautionary meai sures^. and calling upon' the , Government to reinforce M'Donnell, &c. As M&ipr M'Donnell's information was only verbal, and from natives; the details are most likely; .exaggerated, but 'it' is fe'arfed there is a substratum of truth. •|Kurther particulars are hourly expected. IL4O {afm.^ .Another, version is that, the troopers' redoubt .a^.JTuirotnxomoki; containing twenty-. < five -men,— was attacked by natives, _with the rcAilts-'alr^adji telegraphed. iThis'is thought to, ■b» tiaoft Hkely correct. ', A steamer [is Expected to-day. 'TKe'-fe[oVernment has no definite in- ; fornfStfoni"^ ii r'-'r '-' - ' v : ■> -i ■,.„") The Usual 'fortnightly Readings qnder the au%picetfiof;]fche|Weatherßtpnss Wednesdiay evening next, the 22nd insfe-- — 0' im reiiiifiis 1 'of' Miss' Dicksonr (sister-in-law of Rev! Mr. : jMair^ri) were interred in the lawrenc* f (6emeiry on ' I W r e'dn i esday las'fc ' Notwithstanding the roads, akla.rge number joined thßraier&l. cortiM, ikcluding^about forty . gentlemen^on "hofseDacK. We believe the der qeasedlady hadbeenlp decTwing health for a long perioo, and that she nad been confined to her bed ever-sinee-ier arrival in Lawrence. ! inlaciyertisefueatriß anothe^fplumn, it will be observed that the election for the office orMaytfrfof iLfcwrenejsj|pj'r;thp municipal year 1869 will take place on Tuesday next, the 25th inst., at theX'otincH Chambers, Lawrence, com.flieViciig^altnj^fea^nnmd closi^gr-at- four p.m. The candidates are IS. essra. 'John Dorfovan, M. ' Hayi'and Sorade fiastings. " • : ;f, ■ ; At the : Reaid«nt Magisttftte'a Coiirt? W&ita}ranjv, I yciterday/the)only <sasestittjied>.was.Carr ,y; 3BarsrW ( claiia,o^,^2 jßß.rjE^c goods supplied. Verdict for ■ "plaintiff, S3 lus.. "costs of Court. and ss. expensls?^ '- ™* *l The followisg£ aptdicationßrfor Agricultural Leases will,.b/3 ( hiatd, before the Warden at Waitahuna, on'thy 3Jst_JuJy :-John M'Alister, «ecttoil ' 34, a Vdck i -'VII?, Waitabuna East

H^Wx beg to call attention to Mr. M. Hay's sale Hf fruit tree*, ornamental and flowering'shrubs, Hiwthom plants, &c, &«., which takes place in the T -Commercial Sale Room, Boss Jiawrence. ' ' " , ■kWe we pleased-*) ljear that a ploughing ■»teh, will jhortly take pttce in the Tnapeka Kfl-nckv Matches of this description are in HVor'Wthis.B&sdnof the year; and as the™ He mafiyin^his district who are well qualified, Be trust that the contest will be a^pmted one. Kbed « msgn^ceni piece of ground at the i flisKsal of thficompetitors ; and we trust that the■nay be something worjbh contesting Tor.. , ■ On Thursday evening, M. Hay, Esq., BfePjC., ■who is a candidate for the Mayoralty, ■^dressed a large- 1 number of ratepayer) m ■ Clark's Masonic HoteL J. C. Brown, ±#q., lif PC occupied the. chair.,, Mr. Hay ex-■fosrtd-liis^ews^nUhe vatioui- municipal ■topics at present interesting the ratepayers, knd iiteted that> was_&boring underpeculiar disSacb Hrfh^ on no- pteviotU occasion held the ifflce of Mayor; and secondly, the present OaWrihaat ai i^tanisition numerously signed beKhe was in the field. However, lie was preLred to fight the battle fairly and honestly ; | should the ratepayers #1 him to ■ dectiim Mayor, he would do all that lay in STpowS to uphold the digi% of >ttat office Sr.TElay spoke.. at_great length on the present . water works, and characterised them as a total "failure. < He' cohdemned. the couduci 1 of the Counca in aUowjng the corporation cheques to be dishonored, and dwelt at somelengfli on the , present water-channel, and the neglected s^ate of the cemetery. At the conolusion, a vote of wnfidence was passed" in Mr. Hay. On Monday evening Mr. -Hay will address the ratepayers in Potts' Victoria Hotel, .at half-past-ieven o'cloclt' " ' " „ Accokding to announcement a meeting in connection withthe ffemperance movement was held last evening in the school-house, Lawrence, when the Rev. Mr. M'Nicoll delivered a highly instructlve"ahd interesting lecture on the Temperance question. Mr. JTolcher occu"pied the cHairCthe rev, gefitleman conuhenced L'-by giving his reasons' for taldng,the step;which he had taken, from the fact that several cases ©f Intemperance had came under his notice, of % very aggravating character. There was •jras nothing new that could be advanced on the subject. He -then proceeded to view the subject from the following heads :-The medioine question ; the advantages of being total abstainers'; moderation ;- the slavery of the drinking customs; the labor question; and aoncludeaUSy an appeal to the religious and phflanthroiiu!al.<*o, aiji the -work. Mr. Matthews was then called on, who gave Ms views on the subject, after which Mr. S. Hiteside and Adams addressed the meeting. About fifty or jixty were present at the clos.e, and twentyshree«gnedihe,pledge. «„.