THE BEAUMONT HUNDRED.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 98, 25 December 1869, Page 6

THE BEAUMONT HUNDRED.

Our readers will remember that in June last considerable indignation was manifested, by the public of Tuapeka on hearing; that Mr. Maclean, lessee of run' No. 137, \va3 taking very active stejjs, assisted by one or two friends, to prevent the recommendation of the Provincial Council with regard. ' to the proposed Beaumont Hundred being carried into effect. A large and influential meeting was held, at which tlie conduct of several Tuapeka residents who had signed a cert;rn declaration, which was repo.ted to ho directly opposed to the opening of the laud, was severely censured. A copy of the document could not, however, be obtained, and as those gentlemen present at tho meeting who had signed it displayed the strictest reticence, nothing of a- practical nature could bo carried out. We were fortunate enough the other "day, through the luminous of a friend, to have a perusal of a copy of the form of declaration, 'with the signatures, &<•., attach*], nut] gladly give it publicityfor the information of our readers — we might almost say for the information ot , tho?§ gentlemen, who sjgncd the document, as when interrogated, they did not seem to know what theyieally had signed. • ' - TORM OF DECLARATION. «J , of , do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows :—: — " Ist. I know and am well acquainted with the country lying between tlie Beaumont Bum and the Tnnpeka river, and ■ the ' surrounding country, forming Run ISfo. 137. . " 2nd. The greater part of such run is rough and ridgy, and may be cor-rec--fc,-y find fairly described a;, purely pastoral cuontrv. "3rd. That the portion of the said run. lying between the Beaumont Burn and tlie Tuapeka river, coloured red on the plan drawn at the end hereof, is rough, pastoral land, with the exception of the flats along fcr.e roadside, and around, the homestead belonging to Mr. John Maclean. • "4lh. That the aforesaid frats, taken j together, would not include more than jibou-r acre?. , - "sth. That there is r,o other land within the portion of the s-tid run coloured red, as aforesaid, fitted for the purposes of agriculture. " 6th. That in the event of the said portion of the said run so coloured, as aforesaid, being declared open for sale at one pound per acre, I believe it would be purchased, if purchased at" all, , principally for the purpose of acquiring pastoral rights in addition to the land o purchased, and that the remainder of the run would be rpndered valueless to the present lessee, "7th. That there is already a large tract of country in the Tuapeka district at the disposal of tho settlers as a commonage, which contains several thousands of acres of land unpurc':nsod, which arc in every respect as ' suitable for the purposes of agriculture -as any portion of the said ruPn £Jo. 137, so coloured red, as aforesaid.

"And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to bo true, and by virfue of an Act of the G-enepaX ■ Assembly of ]Se\y Zealand, entifled 'The Justices of the Peace Act, 18fiS.'"

Sncli was the document, and here are the- names of the gentlemen, who signed it, and the acreage declared by them as fitted for agricultural purposes on wliafc is best known as TreweeVs run : —

Affecting Instance op Sisterly Affection. — An event of peculiar interest* occurred recently at Krierley, near. Leeds, „It appears that about sixteen years as;o 3VIr. Hoi oy.d left England, for America, having previously buried his wife in Brierley churchyard. Their daughter, Mary Ann, remembered this, and expressed an e.irncst desire to be buried in her mother's jjrave. She died last year, nnd her family ciulepvouml to carry ;oufc her wishes. ,-- He* 1 loving lister 'Sarah sailed for En^lnnji,. ami arrived in Liverpool a short time since with her' deceased sister's corpse 1 ' in her ■-charge. . She. found her. way to Brierley, and presented letters nruV-certiß-cates.from t^e. Roy. 0. W, Thomas, rector of St. Philip's, Atlanta^' "diocese ' Df G-Ponri.i, common dj no: her, " as an acceptable and worthy communicant," to the ■" confidence and love, of the children of the- Episcopal -Church everywhere." < Her -"mother's grave was discovered, and on- Thursday the mortal remains of hep 'sister Mary Ann were placed in that resting-place which she longed "for -on the further ! Bide of the Atlantic. Miss TTolroyd returns to America in a few days, and she.jvill carry with her the love and admiration of all for her kindness and pemnernnee in undertaking such an arduous journey under these trying i and melancholy circumstances.

Edward Menlove - about 500' Robert Stewart, J.P. 200 or 300 James Kennedy ' - about 400 Charles StrigHt' Harvey do. 500 Edwd. Jnb. Schlotel do. 300 J. Hyde Harris - do. 700 I>vrid Cor3T,n - - do. 400 Qeorg? Matheson - do. 500 John F. Herbert -. do. 400. William M'Beath - do.. GOO Thomas Lees - - do. 400 William Sheath - do. 350 James Rae - - do. 400 Ewen Cameron - do. 700 Alexander Mollison- do. 1200 Duncan M'Auslah - do. 50D' Robert Barry - y - 300 or 400 Gerard Spponer - about 350 acre; 5? 35 }y 5> 55 9) JJ }> JJ >> 5) >J 33 33 }) i)