The Tuapeka Times. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16,1869. "Meaes notu Men."

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 49, 16 January 1869, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1869. "Me ae s notu Men."

The general detirjg of subscribers to' the Tuapei Hospital came off as advertisedlid our readers will find a detail! report in another column. # ThJ interest felt in an institution ofjus kind is not confined to any «c class : all alike are liable to dis«e, and therefore all unite in sfeporting a hospital. The retiring pmmittee have well deserved thehie of thanks accorded them, as thr have, acted with a conscientioulnd painstaking spirit. As far as cal be judged from our knowledge the members of the new Comm|ee, they will be little inferior to W predecessors. They ,are not theK>minees of any clique ; and alfchoi* we should have liked to see « mining • interest more strongly presented, they are taken from all cpses of our little society. While th<fesult of the election on Thursdayras thus satisfactory, the method oponducting business was decidedlylulty and unjust. Thirtytwo persjs who happened to be present, Ed who were able' to muster ulfche sum of twenty shillings, w® supposed to represent the who! number of subscribers, and exelsed all the functions of that bocf Outlying districts like WaiporiFeviot, &c, which contribute v<r libernlly to the funds of the Istitution, are not allowed to havepe slightest voice in the managepnt. Worse : any clique having |c command of ample funds could eily pack the meeting and turn a iblic institution into a convenienqfor themselves. Whether such ailttempt was made this year or not f cannot say ; certainly the result aows that, if made,* it was entirerwnsuccessful: !But the risk is too atat to be repeated annually; and wluestion the legality of the system. I The Qbrnmittee are to be elected Jby the subscribers," according I the Oijiiinance ; but there is no piyision (enforcing payment in advaie. Ijne Ordinance certainly das insist on the presence of voters, yap. in doing so cor^its/a great fakice. aMocal^StfShe d 0 *# ProposM £"l|»>s of Commilee «houid 1 ■MlFfrom the- outapg 1^ HT-fls an irregular Stance on / f ,,, ar*v -«J^>xS f ihhlis^ t* I m&sMHto TJ voting. U* ¥F&t&*ht&b a voice oa^ tcotc%e s U**L JpSmMM

believe that a smaller charge would tend to more than double the number of paying patients. ' The only, other matter worthy pf notice was the question whether the Surgeon should be allowed private practice or not. ; and we heartily endorse the decision arrived at by' the meetng The Government, with their usual -tendency to. meddle and muddle/ appear to have altogether overstepped^ their province by attempting* to interfere with the management of the Hospital, and thoroughly deserved the snub they have received. "" Farther : we have a distinct recollection of hearing Dr. Stewart condemn such a measure; and we have great pleasure in congratulating both the subscribers and the Surgeon on the tripmph of the' principle advocated byj both. The, . seiryioes of a gentleman with the professional standing and' scientific acqdirerae'uts/ of Dr. Halley are not to be lightly thrown away ; and we are' glad to 'see this is the general feeling among all classes. ' In fact, the Hospital' commences a new year under most favourabje auspices, and we trust will receive even greater support than hag formerly been awarded.

ALL persons having claims against Government would do well to remember that unless they state where they wish their money paid it will be made payable at the Treasury, Dunedin. On Saturday, the 9th inst., a melancholy accident "occurred at Waipori, by which the daughter of Mr. Patrick Ryan lost its life. It appears that the poor little thing was playing with some other children near its home, which is situated behind the township, and fell into a water- race. Some time elapsed before the alarm was given, and when the body, was recovered life was quite extinct. Dr..M vLauch.lan had Veen called away to visit a patient some* distance from Waipori ; but Constable Dunne, following the directions of the Royal Humane Society, made every effort to restore life, but in vain. : The age of the child was only twenty ■ months.

It is surprising how little is here known about the district we live in. Every now and again wq are startled by a display 0* knowledge in some utter Btranger. Now, it does seem atr«nge that jjo Tuapekaite ever heard , of " Burytown *' until that generally rather misty luminary the ."Sun" was> kind| enough to dispel oar topograpbioal ignorance ; and we trust it will increase our obligation by stating where this mythical spot is situated. Wo have heard ii suggested that Bungtown might be meant ; but from the known accuracy and devoted attention to truth for which the *' Sun " is famous, we do not for a moment believe it could have fallen

into so -absurd an error.. At all events, "we await further developments with iriipatience. We have had some conversation with a practical miner who is well acquainted with the site of the alleged new goldfield. He-confirms Mr. Green's letter as far as regards the ground being payable for sluicing, but states there |s a a great scarcity of^ water in sufficient quantities for mining purposes. The nearest source whence a good supply can be obtained" is the Waikaki river, and the formation of the country renders the bringing in a race from this place an arduous and labourious task. That gold exisfa in payable quantities on Ainsley's Jlf'ljib's, Logan's, and Macintosh's runs has ongbeen known, and hatters have been making £2«3. to £3 per week in gullies and terraces .on»ofe ruDB for a long time ; but otherwise IbujßaiAhave been much exaggeiated. As an g^BjMf how miners are misled by false and ijg^^^^Bd statements, we observe a telegram tl^^Ki in the Auckland; " Weekly News" } j^^^^^^even pounds of gold had been ija^^^^^^^^^^reek's washing on the Poma-

.The Caledonian Games at Tapanui on the 2nd inst. came off successfully; we append;* a list of the successful competitors :— IOO-yd. -Race.— Ist prize, £1, A. Buutine ; 2nd, 10s., J. Davison. Six entries. Putting the Stone.— lst, £1? A. Buntine. Four entries. 200-yd. Foot Raoe. —Ist, £l s J. Daviflon ; 2nd, 10s., H. Rich. Four entries. Kunning High Leap.— lst, £1, A. Buntine ; 2nd, 10s., A, Kodger. Five entries. . Hop, Step, a>nd Jump. — Ist, £1, A Buntine ; 2nd, 10s., T. Dwyer. Six entries. Throwing, ftammer.— lst, £1, T. Dwyer. Nine entries. Foot Race, 400 yards. -Ist, £1 10s.; 2nd, 10s. J. Davison and G." -Edwards, ties. Three enf tries. Standing High Leap.— Prize, £1, T" Hewitt. Three entries; Wrestling.— lst, £1 10s, A. Rodger; 2n^^."JOaftßraT^SSr etStW^SV Quoits.— lst, LI 10s'. ; -J* Peny; 2nd, J. G% hame. Six entries. Twin ■Raco r -SQ_jEards.^ v Prize, LI, G. Edwards and G. NeUh.i. Six entries. The office-bearers for Court Pioneer, A.O*F.," Waipori, for 1869 are as follows :— C.R., Mr. Bu|kr; S.C-lt, Mr. Wright fflr. • Phillips; Secretary, Dr. M'Lauchlan ; S.W., Mri G. Watson ; J.W.V Mr. T. C. Jonea ; 5.8., Ml 7 Louiaßounell ; J. 8., Mi 1 . P. M'Ledowney ; Sulgeon, Dr! M'Laudhlan.' • ' ' ' -•' ON Thursday -night, about ' 9.40. PjMv* a.' slight bliock of eaitLquake was felt in Law* cence, followed by a severer shock. The* office' o: this paper was violently shaken, j^nd' the press tottered threateningly. Several other . peißons felt .the earthquake, and some were considerably alarmed. Many lan to the doors of tilth houses to see who was knocking, and appeared much surprised, when no one was to be seen. With the exception of some earthenware smashed, no damage was done. In Wai- ' tahuna, the shock appears to have been more severe, and created considerable alarm. 1 Indeed, it appears^ to have been felt «11 over the Province, as we have accounts from Queenstown in one direction, and Dunejiin in another, all mentioning its occurrence;- The direction of the terrene wjivejmts, we, ;believe, from a south easterly in a north westerly direction, -and was accompanied 'with 1 a. rumbling noise. 1 The night was calm, dark, and sultry. - • [ "Long looked for come' at last," Summer,' • which we had almost' believed struck out of the list of seasops, has, during the past w^ek, fairly set in. The weather has been perfectly de.The thermometer ; haa ' shown 86 "dV-" grees in the shade.; and for the, last few days the barometer has been stationary at 29,80. { The annual meeting for the election of a School Committee, was held, in -the Schoolhouse Lawrence, on Monday evening. The following balance-sheet was submitted and approved :— Receipts. -School fees, LIU3 6s 6d; GVernment subsidy, 1192 10s; amount for fencing, L 10 0; prize money, L 5 17s ; diamatic entertainment, Lll).l4s ;. balance on hand, L 4 4s 15d; total, L 515 12s 4d. Expen^ture.— Mr. Steu* hou&e, L 234 3b; Mrs.' Sedrle. lioVlSB; Miss Gillon, Lls 13s ; Miss Barton, Ll7 10 ; Secretaty, L 5 ; genial exijenseß, -L122.,13s 2d; on hand, LlO 18s lOd ; totol, L 615 12s 4d. < " Present position. — Cash aa hand, or to collect, L 79 6s 4d ; balance, L 49. 10b 10d-j. total, Ll2B 17s 2d ; money -due, L1.28»17s 2d. The report of the Committee congratulated the public on the success which had attended^jjhe School. The numbers .on- the roll, ;ay,erage_. attendance for each quarterj were as follows :— First, quarter, 146 ; average attendance, 106. /Sec6n4 quarter j 124 ; average attendance, 90. Third quarter, 120 ; avei age attendance, 70.' Fourth quarter, 105 ; avei age attendance, 7Q ; and the number now ontheiollis about 100. ' The xeport was leceived and adopted, the teacher's report being similarity -treated. Ike following /gentlemen' were elected as the new- Committee : —Messrs Bastings, Jamison, Meyer; Harrop, Hayes, Craw, Tolcher, M'JNicol, Jkf^ickle, ilitchell, and Tuckey. A meeting of those interested in the Wetherstones J^jyjMVheld on Monday eveniug, Mr. M'&wii^^^^^Hhair, when the following reI^r^^^^^^^^Bhis School Committoe was 1868, and the School April. The School and successful. A sum of judiciously expended, in prodeskSjlomis, haimonium, and repairof pupils on the 47 ;

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Fbpm the Blue Spur we learn that -the shock of earthquake was felt theieevery severely. It would be curious to map oat the degrees of intensity on the various different formations. ON Saturday last, the 9th inst., an inquest was teld at Teviot by Mr- Warden Wood on the body of Charles Richardson, otherwise known as One-arm Charley. The body wis found floating in the Clutha river, near the B«ng^ Burn junction, on the previous day by some mfd cro»Bing Bfrv^ Walter Miller's wool, ' A verdict of "Found drowned" was returned, infortunate man had been minting for- nenrly • fortnigbte ::He. was- last ■sen ali?f a^the Tevioi late at night asking- the pwtmaiil^BE? ffiar^ across, which he deciinlfd lloingT ' •■ <L A public meeting was heSl^in tßeSchool*":'--house, Teviot. on Monday" nightr l««t, when< -MessarNorton, .-Fitage^dVieighton^J^^ Bidgo&^M'Waia,? MSlnio^nJil RyaAC^UfT", Featherston were electfti"-* School Committee V for^ the*next twelveitforiihs." * ■*'''•' - . c -i v . acciijr'