THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1871. "Measures, not Men." LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 163, 23 March 1871, Page 4

The Tuapeka Times. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1871. "Measures, not Men. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AT a Meeting of the Waste Land Board, held on Wfc'l'iesday, lorh inst , Mr. G. F. Reid, for Mr. Davi'l Lj'all, applicl for a lease of 10 acre 1 ? of the S9 acres surveyed for Mr. Do.->!cy, in the KawauKi district. It w.ts resolved that the Superintendent bo rosomme'ided to reserve the ground asked for, and that the application be considered on his tloiujr so. A resolution of the Municipal Council of Queenstown, expressing their a'arm sifc the gi-anting by the Board of saw-mill licenses in the Wakatip district, and opposing the issue or renewal of any further licenses, was read. The pasturage regulations for the year 1871 were approved, and ordered to be printed. The letter of the Town Clerk of Clyde, with reference to the survey of block XXIV. within that township, was referred to the Chief Purveyor 1 , with the view to give effect to the request.

A CORRESPONDENT of a Northern contemporary explains the letteis M H.R., placed after a man's name, to mean "Miserable Honorarium Recipient."

Woi?K on the first section of the Clutha Railway was begun on Tuesday, 14th inst , at the swampy beach, near Anderson's Bay tollbar.

We ("Daily Times") understand that the Hon. Mr. Oishorne has accepted an offer made by Mr. Bran ton to make a rcconnoissance survey of a line of railway between the Mataura and Balclutha, and to provide plans and approximate estimate of such a line, for the sum of L 22 per mile.

On* Wednesday, the loth inst.. the Hon. Major Richardson and the Rev. Mr. Baunerman were thrown out of a bu»i?y while driving to Balclutha. The Major receive 1 some severe seal]) wounds, which rendered him insensible for some time, though Dr. Smith, who attended him, anticipated nothing serious. Mr. Bannerman escaped unhurt.

An ex-member of our local Temperance Society, who had been censured for his secession from the ranks of teetotalism, the other day gravely defended himself in the following logical manner :—": — " Man is an animal, (hie) and not a vegetable ; an animal must drink, (hie) therefore man must get drunk " (hie).

A thunderstorm, which may be termed a purely local one, broke over Lawrence on Saturday, with a terrific crash. The rain came down, not in drops, bub literally in buckettuls, and in half an hour tho Tuapeka Creek was completely flouded. Some of the races at the Spur broke away, and several claims on Tuapeka Flat were swamped. What seems mosb singular is that on the Waitahuna and Beaumont roads, half a mile on each side of Lawrence, not a drop of rain fell, and persons coming into town immediately after the storm, were quite surprised to observe that it had been raining heavily.

An accident, fortunately unattended with any serious consequences, occurred the other day at Wethei-3tones, to a boy about five years old, son of Mr. S. Hunter. It appears that the

youngster, in company with another little fellow, his brother, was playing among the gmvel heaps, when he fell down a shaft 17 feet

deep, in which were several feet of water. Seeing him disappear, his brother in his alarm did what was perhaps very natural iv a boy of his yeara— he rushed away home to tell his mother, instead of getting the assistance of some miners who were nearer at hand. On the arrival of the mother and soaie of her neighbours at the shaf t, they found the boy standing on the floating body of a dead calf, which had previously fallen down the hole, and which kept the little one afloat, thus saving hi 3 life. Strange to say, on being "brought to grass lifctlo was wrong with him other than a severe

" scare." This incident 3hould serve us a warning to parent 3 not to allow their children to wander among abandoned shafts, for it cannot be expected, that a fljating calf will be found ai the bottom of every hole.

Sixce the commencement of the Alexandra Brewery, some twelve months ago, K^^fc; Tlieyers and Beck, the proprietors, have, pioducing good drinkable ales, commanded a reputation which they seem determined to maintain. We are informed by a oonnoisseur •who recently sampled a fresh brew that it possesses all the good qualities of palatable sparkling ale, and compares favourably with that of the best of our up-country breweries.

We would direct the attention of the Government to the state of the road between Law Fence and the Blue Spur. A sum of about L2OO of the money voted for this work remains unex* pended, and we would urge that this sum be at once devoted to the repairing of the road, otherwise, when the wet weather sets in, traffic to the Spur will be absolutely stopped.

A miner, named Robert Ireland, while working in a tunnel on Tuapeka Flat on Monday was struck by a fall of earth, which broke his leg. He was conveyed to the Hospital, where, we understand, he is progressing favouiably.

Anothek vegetable monster ! We are informed that Mr. T. Tyler, of Tuapeka Flat, the other day cut a cabbage which weighed 16 lbs.

Instinct v. reason. A bitch, belonging to Mr. J. R. Gascoigne, the other day gave birth to a still-born pup, and after carefully watching it for a couple of hours, she carried it to the side of a hay-stack, scraped a hole in the earth, and carefully buried it.

The usual monthly meeting of the Lawrence AthenEeum Committee, was held on Monday evening. Present — Messis. J. C. Brown, (president) Stenhouse, Forbes, and Dr. Halley. Over £150 worth of books being now due by the Education Board, it was agreed to send for a further collection of new and standard works, including the New Testament now under revision. The librarian's salary and other accounts were passed for payment. Mr. Stenhouse gave the following notice of motion: — "That a juvenile library be attached to the institution for the benefit of the youth ofche district, the fe a to be One shilling a quarter. "

We had the pleasure this week of visiting Mr. Tieloar's orchard at Tuapeka Flat, an inspection of which well repaid the vist. i\lr, Treloar h-\s been particularly successfid with his apple trees, some of which are so- heavily loaded with fruit m to require props to supporfc the branches. As an instance of the prolific nature of these trees (30 in number) we are informed that the apples which have fallen through .sheer ripeness aloue have been sufficient to supply all the proprietor's customers for the last mouth, and even now there cannot be less than 230 bushels Jeft. Samples of the nonesuch, fivecrown, king codling, Alexandra redsfcreak, unil other classes grown by Mr. Treloar, may be seen at our office.

V. r E le irn that the voting afc Alexandra for the election for the Pioviucial Council was as follows : —Shepherd, 29; Niven, 10; Worth, 6. Messrs. Thompson and Henderson were elected for tho Clutha.

The English Mail will close at Lawrence Post-ofßce on the 30th inst., at 8 p.m.

A Nitsos telegram states that the Cale. ■lonian claim at the Thames yielded last week 11,4G3 ounces of gold ; and the Morning Star company crushed 282 ounce of gold from SO

On the evening of St. Patrick's Day, aa old man of the name of Curtis, who lives by himself on tho west side of the Tuapeka river, distant about 1^ mile from Ljxwrence, whilsb wendfng his way home after milking his goats, and having the billy full of milk in his right hand, stumbled ia one of those little gutters cut round the mouth of a shaft to prevent • the surface water from going down the shaftWhen he stumbled, he very naturally put forch his left hand to break his fall, and if possible, to save the milk j^but^ ere he had time to lecover himself, he went head-long down the hole, the depth of which was 26 feet, there being about 16 feet of water in it. He immediately came to tho surface, and again disappeared under the water, and came up again. This time he got 1m back firmly on one sv.le anl lm feet on the other, and managed to wriggle himself clear of the water. Feeling with his hands, he found that the notches an the sides of the shaft were in good order, and he managed after great difficulty to get his feet placed in them and slowly got up to the top, thus escaping an unpleasant death.

The latest electioneering dodge is in the form of a circular, which, says a contemporary, was signed "A Church Member," and issued in Wellington at the late election. Here it is :—: — "To Sabbath school teachers and church members.—Your vote and interest are most prayerfully]requested against the return of Mr. J. C. Richmond to Parliament, he being an infidel.'

" "We understand, that a certain Lunatic Asylum in this colony, which has recently been insured, is described iv the policy of insurance as a building constructed of wood and iron, and at present occupied by the Provincial Government."' — "Daily Times." Can it be possible?

It is notified in the Government " Gazette '> of the Bth inst., that Ciown Grants for land in favour of the undermentioned persons are now

re.idy -.--Susjhi Barr, Cromwell; John Barry, Cromwell ; Thomas Barry, Cromwell ; William J Barry the younger, Cromwell; Horace Bastings, Lawrence ; John Ceraon, Glenkenich district; John Dickson, Glenkenich distriofc; George Gordon, Glenkenicb district ; Alexander Grant, Havelock ; George Gray, Hillend district ; Henry Jackson, Tapanui ; W. T. Johnson, Lawrence, (3) ; Duncan Matheson, Wakaia ; Sam. M'Clelland, Tapanui ; Bridget M'Namara, Tuapeka district ; W. A. Murray, Hillend district ; Francis Oudaille, Havelock ; John Overeud, Lawrence ; John Peters, Lawrence j James Ritchie, Tuapeka district, (2) ; Daniel Ryan, Havelock ; H. N. Simpson, Wakaia ; James Smith, Tapanui ; Win. Smith, Tapanui ; Thomas Treloar the younger, Tuapeka district ; Richard Williams, Lawrence,

j. ' '?" ? itnniay last, at 12 o'clock, in th Courtage Lv'ience, the Seturning Officer, "NY. L.

i ><m.->;i, E*-q , made the following official deo, ",u,wi of the poll for the Tuapeka election :— Fi-urgs 319; Brown, 293; Hay, 121; Her•i r, 14. Jlr. Browu expressed his entire satis.A.^tion with the manner in which the Returning >'Hcer and his deputies had conducted the election. A short address from Mr. Bastings will be found in our advertisement columns.

It is alwajs a pleasing task to record the signs if progress which horn time to time devolope themselves in our midst. During the last year or two the gaps between the houses in Peel street and Ross Place, have been gradually filled up with substantial business places, and in a reasonably short time we mny expect to see at least two sides of the " block " occupied without a break. We notice that Mrs. Potts, of the Victoria Hotel, has completed the improvements at the rear of her premises, which have been some time in hand. Being desirous of building a commodious stable, Mrs. Potts found it necessary to erect a stone retaining wall "18 feet high, the length altogether being 10S feet, which cost a considerable sum of money. On this wall stands an eight stalled staMe, with coachhouse, loeseboxes>, &c. all finished in a first-class and parmanent manner. Between the stable and the hotel there is an open space in every way suitable for a sale yard. On the whole, as the property now stands, it affords every comfort and convenience to those who patronise it, and is a credit to its enterprising owner.