The Tuapeka Times. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1869. "Measures, not Men."

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 77, 31 July 1869, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1869. "Measures, not Men."

Owing to the great pressure on our space, we are compelled to- hold over our leading article, already in type. We are also forced to omit our Blue Spur mining and Waitahuna Correspondents letters.

We have to remind ours readers that the English mail, via Suez, closes at the post office, Lawrence, on Monday, August 2nd.

We have^to acknowledge the receipt of " Hansard" tfo. 7. We have also received the fourth and fifth Annual Report of the Otago Acclimatization Society. By this report our high estimate of the value of such a society is confirmed, and we urge upon our readers the necessity of giving it their liberal support. At the ordinary sitting of the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy on Monday, the certificate of James Thompson, Tuapeka, was suspended for two months. The newly discovered diggings at Dubbo, N.S.W., have caused a lush. THE quartz reefs at Waterhouse, Tasmania,, are exciting a good deal of interest, and great hopes are entertained of their proving payably . auriferous. The new kitchen-range ordered for the Tuapeka Hospital, has arrived. It has been supplied by Messrs. Oliver and Ulph, Dunedin, and will supply a want long felt by the Hospital authorities. A MEIiANOHOLT accident on Wednesday, resulted in the death of Mr. Steadman, Junction Hotel, Saddle HilL The unfortunate gentleman's horse ran against a waggon, and he was thrown off, receiving injuries so severe that death ensued in a very short time. On Monday our Municipal election takes place. Keen contests are anticipated in all the wards. The Tapanui residents have, after long consideration, united together and collected a sum of money towards the formation, of- a foot-path on one side of the principal street of their townBhip, which at present is literally a flea of mud. We believe the Government subsidised the efforts of the residents byai 'liberal, grant I ' of' two to one which placed them- in a' position to callfor tenders in order that the work might, at once be proceeded with. There were four tenders lodged with -the, Progress; Committee, which were as follows :- Mr. John Mackie, £3 ss. a chain ; Mr. Crawford, £4" ss. • Mr. Dempsey, £4 145. ; Mr. Syme, £4. 18sr. ( The tender of Mr. Mackie was accepted. Some expect before the winter has passed, to) be able fto walk from one end to the other of Tapanui township dry-shod. r > On the 23rd inst. , Mr. M'LeodNicolsonsOld by auction on the ground, 35 sections of the township of Waikaia, Switzers. Although the wea : ther was extremely unfavourable (the snow lying a foot deep), the sale attracted Vlarge number of purchasers, ; and' prices given' for allotments went pretty high — in some, cases as much as £13 were given for ' a' quarter-acre ' section, which' gave an average on the whole ef £6 each. Had -Mr. Nioolson had the option of holding the sale in the present township, where several of the resident* wished it held, : thert would have been more competition, and we believe higher pricei would have been realised, but' ho could not do bo, m his instructions were very i definite.

Mzssßa Hehdbbsqn ahd ErDDM have neatly completed arrangements for starting; their feUmongery at the Beaumont F«iy.

A meeting of the Lawrence Cemetery Trustees, wastfeld in the office of the Secretary on Wednesday evening. There were present, Messra.^Basfuigs, Herbert, Kobertson," and Donovan. Mr. Bastings stated that on behalf of the Town* Council, he -had, when in town;waited Trppn v thes Government to have the management of the Cenjetery transferred, if possible for the Tmsteei to the Corporation and received no xtefinite answer. The Trustees, therefore, decided to retain their present position until siichtimeasSxe Government arranged the transfer. The negleot which had for some time appeared in the affairs of the CeTH«ery7w&s -caTaM'treffeTy frtt&r-S'want ©ffunds, but now that the Trustees -had' a littlemoney at their disposal, they proposed expending it totEe b^^'ad^^^^r**T^e^la^' H a'rawn ' by'Mri Nicolson, was submitted tb''the -meeting and approved of without any alteration— it was considered well adapted' for tne ground. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Government for, shrubs and plants for the grounds, and other improvements were decided upon, as far as the funds permitted. Messrs. Donovan, and Robertson were appointed to draw, out a plan and specification for thirty chains, of post, and wire fence. There being no other business of importance, the meeting broke up.

, We have received thejfollowing extraordinary, epistle for publication ; after several hours careful study,' we must confess our inability to make head or tail of it. We preservethe original spell, ing : -Sir lam a single man I tok a strole on monday night to seemysweart and When I was near the place I hard my young maid rapin at a mareid womans Windo telin her that she was a. black liar and abusin her with? very bad language on the Tupeka road' that is a Warning to all you young men lok out for the Tupeka troter before she gets you in a Snare this should give my old maid a Warning on the Tupeka road I am a paser By, '

The bill for the regulation of hundreds, which we summarized in our last, has been huddled through the Assembly. It was introduced by Mr. Dillon Bell, and secures the squatters in all their ill-got privileges. Of coarse nSthing be#er could be expected from a Fox-Vogel-Ministiy, whose sympathies are entirely with the squato'cricy.' ' 'Under Mr. Stafford's government the people had some show, but unfortunately, all that has been changed.

„ A meeting of those interested in' the forthcoming ploughing match, was held at Bastings Commercials Hotel on Monday evening last. The following gentlemen were appointed a committee to draw up rules, and make the necessary arrangements for the match, which is appointed to take place on the 20th August, on the farm lately occupied by Major Croker :— Messrs. H. Bastings, D. Evans, G. Brook, J. E. Gascoigne, A. Robertson, James Brown, J. M'CoU, a. Drydeedale, and John Koberta.

A serious accident happened the other day to Mr. Campbell's waggon while on its way.frpm Tokomairiro. Near Manuka Creek, the-waggon slipped over a bank and rolled down. Horses, freight, and dray, were jostled together pellmell, .but although the dray and its contents suffered severely, none of the team wereserious: Iy hurt. The condition of the road tetween here and Tokomairiro, requires immediate attention ; its present condition rendering the Provincial Government liable at any moment to a prosecution, for what may be termed "viaticiie."

The following cases have been disposed of in the RM.'s Court this week. Boulton v. Pursue, for breaking glass, &c, verdict for £4 10s., £1 fine and costs. M'Donald v. White, for using threatening language. Defendant bound over to keep the peace for six months. Felpe Vi Lawson, claim, £3 j verdict for amount and' costs. Inspector of nuisances v. Henry, adjourned for inspection. Same- v. Keen, withdrawn. Henry v. Craig, £4 17 for horse hire ; verdict for £3 155. and costs. Mullae v. Bow* tell, assault, damages,- £10; case dismissed. In the Warden's Court, the application of Johnston and others, for a mining claim of three acres of Wetherstones cement, was objected to by H. Quirk, on the ground of encroachment. A survey was ordered, and the case adjourned till Monday.

GoLD-DBEDGnra in the Molyneux has' proved so successful in the Manuherikia and Dmwtan districts, that Mr. Chapman Wood, a miner who holds shares in several of toe iSTolynetix dredges, proposes having one constructed at Beaumont; Ferry, to work a parVof the river which he considers a likely spot to secure the .valuable ; deposit. These dredges cost from £250 to £400, and arc- generally rworked by l a party of six men.

The Waikaka diggings continue to yield a steady wage to the men who are working there. Campbell and Co.'s race, better known- as Green's, wjll be completed in about eight-weeks time. Alt that remains to be done, is the construction of a flame 30 feet high and 90 chains in length over a flat, The timber for this extensive work was supplied by Mr. Patersop, Tapanui and is now 6n the ground. The race extends for several miles, and is registered for 16 heads of water, which when brought to bear upon the auriferous terraces so abundant in the vicinity of the present workings, will, we have no doubt, amply repay the energy and enterprise showi by Campbell and his mates.

' ; A-PrfBUO MEE^GK was* held at the Golderi Age Hotel, Wetneratonea, on Tlimsday 6 v2£ last, for the purpose of nominating Wardens for the depasturing district of Tuapeka: The following gentlemen were duly nominated to that ffihJ^'A M< f ra V S* Boo^, Hunter and OLearyi A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Gkscoigne &r the able and efficient manne? in which he looked after the interests of the SiST" 1 * ** **■"**» *??■* • BareB ' are lformed *ta* Mr. M'Farlane, lately m of Mr. Patersondf tKeVater m^ Tapamu, is about to start a mill there on hiso^account. He has purchased the portable steam engine, which was used for a^con. Kderabletune by Messrs. M'Coll and Co and expects to have the machinery and saws in full working order in about a month. * This mill makes .three .saw-nulls in Tapanui; the joint «»wtng capability of which wbVon fuH time canno« be far »hort of 100,000 f«t of twiber wsemy.