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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 63, 24 April 1869, Page 2

A general meeting of subscribers to the Tuapeka Hospital was held in the Schoolroom on Thursday evening -Mr. Bastings presiding. A letter from Mr. Abel, resigning his post as auditor, on account of Secretary not keeping the appointments he made with the auditors, was read, and the resignation accepted. Mr. Simpson moved a vote of censure on the Secretary for his neglect in this respect, and Mr. Farrer seconded. The Secretary explained that he requested Mr. Armstrong to postpone the audit on account of hi 3 being engaged with other business. The report and balance sheet for the quarter having been read and adopted, Mv Twigge was elected one of the auditors, and with the usual vote of thanks to the chair the proceedings terminated.

Mb. Lawson arrived in Lewrence yesterday evening, in order to make arrangements for proceeding with the construction of a flour mill at Evans' Flat.

The Loyal Blue Spur Lodge M.U.1.0.0.F. celebrated their second anniversary by a tea meeting, in the Schoolroom, Blue Spur, on Thursday evening. Messrs. Williams, M'Lelland, King, Tranter, Christie, Marryatt, Kell, Creswick, Varcoe and Black enlivened the proceedings by addresses, songs, and readings, and the whole affair pioved highly successful. Owing to the pressure on our space, we are reluctantly compelled to hold over our Blue Spur correspondent's detailed report. The Duke of Edinburgh visited Nelson this week, and was enthusiastically received. He is due in .Canterbury to-day, and in Dunedin on next Thursday. The entertainment for the benefit of the Church of England fund, which came off last night, was well attended, and proved an entire success. Me Burns, Secretary for Land and Works, tendered his resignation a few days ago ; and this has been followed by Mr. Vogel's removal from the province altogether, he having accepted the editorship of the Auckland " Southern Cross," at a salary of £1500 per annum. However mistaken Mr. Vogel's political principles may have been, his departure is a serious loss to the province, which is not over wealthy in administrative ability. We sincerely trust that every success will attend his efforts in a new sphere of labour. The Rev. M. H. Martin will preach his farewell sermon to-morrow (Sunday) evening, at the usual hour (7 p.m.), in the Schoolhouse. On Tuesday last, a letter was received by the Eev. M. H. Martin from the Bishop of Christchurch, intimating that his Lordship would preach in, Lawrence the following Sunday ; but by subsequent telegram the visit was postponed till May, when due notice will be given. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Major Croker was held in the Courthouse on Tuesday morning. Creditors representing over £1300 of liabilities attended, and elected Mi*. Harrop trustee, and Messrs. Walsh and Donovan supervisors. We believe a fair dividend is expected.

Commiti'Ees do not appear to flourish in Lawrence, not even when the object for which they are appointed nearly affects a large portion of the community. The School Committee is an instance of this, for it appears to be in a moribund condition, it only having met once for the dischrage of business since the beginning of the year. This is worse than even the Athenseum Committee, who at all events try to meet, although fate seems determined to thwart them.

The first of a series of private quadrille assemblies, announced by Air. Speedy, came off on "Wednesday evening, and proved 'a complete success. The attendance was very fair, and the proceedings were conducted in a manner deserving of the highest praise.

A cobeespondent sends us the following : — A short time since, a party was deploring the low price of sheep in the province, and instanced the fact tEat 1000 sheep were sold lately in Southland at Is. 6d. per head, concluding with the remark that old ewes were down. My wife, abstractedly sewing, caught the latter remark, and, looking up, observed : " Why, old ewes (Hughes) went up last week," Our representative may, therefore, calculate on one voice in his favour.

Sevekal of the wealthier storekeepers at the Chinese Gamp intend to sell oat and remove to Dunedin, where they purpose erecting large stores. This move is caused by the extensive immigration from China that has just set in.

An adjourned meeting of the Town Council was heM on Saturday evening, attended by the Mayor and Councillors Mears, Keen, Meyers and Hay. An application from Mr. Coverlid for a lease of section 14, block 9, was refer^fed to tie Municipal Reserves Committee. iSLTeport'of the Public Works Committee was read, Stating that the reservoir contract had been completed, and recommending that Mr. APColFsuppucation to construct a dtay track should be granted, on condition of his making a suitable crossing over the footpath. The report also recommended the removal of Meyers' old store from the public road ; and advised that volunteers should be invited to enrol themselves as members of the Fire Brigade. The report was received and . adopted.. An accquns,p£ v ££3.frpm Mr v Whittet was referred to the Finance Committee. There was only one tender for constructing Lancasterstreet, viz., Mr. Tuckey 's JSlQQ^.hui {is thejjpeci-. fication had been amended, it was resolved to call fresh tenders. Tht Mayor, Crs. Keen, Meyers and Mears were appointed a committee to lay a list of grievances and wants before the local M.P.C.'s, with a view to placing tho municipality in a better position.

A meeting of tne Athenseum Committee was held on Monday evening, attended by Messis. Brown, Morrison, Stenhouse, Ferguson, and Dr, Halley. Mr. Brown occupied the chair. ' An application from Mr. Speedy for the use of the Hall for a weekly quadrille assembly was granted, on the understanding that dancing should not be kept up to an hour likely to inconvenience or annoy the Librarian. A number of new books was selected from a catalogue forwarded by Government, and with the usual vote of thanks the meeting separated.

A meeting was called at the Teviot for Friday, 23rd iust., when several matters of public importance were to be discussed.

The township of Roxburgh has been sold at last. Sections realized excellent prices. ° '

The boring apparatus for prospecting the Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, are expected to be on the ground in a fortnight. We trust the result of the enterprise will prove beneficial to the district.

Acohio guide to Otago, published by "Messrs. Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw," and patronised by the Duke of Edinburgh, is advertised*

On the 12th inst., Mr. J. C. Brown, in compliance with a requisition, signed by sixty persons, addressed a meeting at Switzers. The attendance was very large. Mr,' Brown was received with enthusiastic applause. He condemned the policy of the Government as ruinous to the country, and called upon the people to organise for purposes of compelling some, reform. A hearty vote of confidence in Mr. Brown, as a Goldfields representative, was passed unanimously by the meeting. ' A serious and alarming accident happened, to Mr. Butler, butcher, "Waipori, on Thursday night, when on his way from that place to Tuapeka. While descending the hill above Wethers tones, his horse fell so suddenly that he was unable to disentangle himself, and had his leg crushed beneath the prostrate animal.' He vainly struggled to extricate himself from his perilous position, which was rendered, more dangerous by the frightened horse beginning to ply his hoofs in an unpleasant proximity to the head of his fallen rider. At last his cries were heard by some of the settlers near at hand, and he was at once extricated. Fortunately, he escaped without any very dangerous injury, but' his leg is very severely bruised. His escape from the feet of the horse was almost miraculous, the animal on one occasion actually pinning his hair to tho ground by a blow of its hoofs. . , A seiious accident occurred on Wednesday at Clarke's station, Moa Flat. One of the men employed on the station fell "from the stable loft to the ground, and unfortunately fractured his skull. Mr. Hatching, the manager, at once started for Tuapeka, where he secured the services of Dr. Halley, by whose skilful treatment it is to be hoped fatal consequences will be averted. A large number of persons were attracted to the Athenseum on Thursday evening by the promise of sixpenny readings, but, on arrival, they found neither programme, readers, nor Committee. Such gross carelessness is a disgrace to any public body, and will, we greatly fear, tend to lessen the usefulness of a valuable in- 1 stitution. ' "- One hundred and ninety-six Chinamen arrived ' from Melbourne in the Tararua. They are all newly arrived from China, and, by all accounts, are peaceable and industrious men. Several of the new arrivals have already made their way to Tuapeka, and more are expected to follow. We believe the arrivals by the Tararua are only the advance guard of a much greater number.

The twenty-fifth Session of the Otago Provinoial Council was opened on Thursday, the 22nd inst. A proposal was laid on the table for carrying on the Southern Trunk Bail way, of the purport we hinted in last week's leader. The Superintendent's address was then read . It consisted of congratulations oh the prosperous state of the country and the number of public works completed, but only referred to the'Goldfields in a parenthetic clause, which stated many public works were requisite in those districts. After the Superintendent had retired, two messages from him were read, one stating that he did not consider a dissolution for the good of the country, and the other forwarding the memorial of the Tuapeka Land League. Several Bills were then read a first time, the most important being the new Electoral District Bill and the Southern Trunk Eailway guaranteed amended Ordinance. ' A long-winded address to the Duke of Edinburgh was next submitted to the House and referred to a committee. Mr. Reid brought up the subject, of the recent resignations, and drew an ezplanationyfroin Mr. Duncan, and a most damaging expose of the intrigues consequent on that gentleman's resignation from Mr. M'Dermid. Mr. Yogel replied, and the Home adjourned.

The. annual meeting of shareholders in the Building Society was held in th^ '.Commercial Assembly Rooms : on Thursday evening— Mr. Bastings. President, in the chair.' The report .and balanoe sheet having been received and adopted, Messrs. Russell, Hay, Meyers, Aimer*, and Parker retired from the directory by rotation, and several, gentlemen Were nominated. The fallowing were tbe successful candidates :

—Harrop, 16 ; Meyers, 16 ; M'Coll, 16 ; Russell,, 14 ; Sheath, 13. The unsuccessful were — Hopkins, 9 ; Mears, 9 ; Hay, 8 ; Aimers, 7 ; Jeffery, o ; Morrison, 4.

A sfeoial meettng of the Town Council was held on "Wednesday evening, when a resolution was passed, condemning the bad policy of reducing, the, -subsidy tp.i pound, .for. .pound on a shilling rate, and calling on the, various municipalities interested to "unite in an endeavour to preserve the^snbsidy in its-present stat« Another resolution was also passed* refusing to expend the money asked by Government on a culvert in Ross Place, strongly urging that justice required the Government to do tpe work themselves.

A meeting of the Masonio Lodge, Lawrence, will be held in the Masonic Hall on Thursday, the 29th instant.