LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 165, 6 April 1871, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The year for the registration of the dogs and goats commenced on the Ist of this month.

To MORROW being Good Friday, Divine service will bo pei formed by the llev. G. P. Ueaumont, in the Schoolroom Lawrence, at 7 p. m.

W£ observe from an advertisement elsewhere that a meeting of Justices for revising the jury list will be held on Thursday 6th April, (to day.)

A MAK'named James Bendall had his. thigh 1 ro'ren on Monday bj'a fall of earth while woiking n the railway cutting, Dunedin. He was completely covered, nnd had to be dug out, when lie was removed to the Hospital.

Tut County Council of Westland has passed two important resolutions to the effect that 17.C/C0 acres, twelve miles from Hokitika should be laid open for sa!e, at 10s per acre, a>id 50,000 acres at the Haasfe Pviver, at the sune price, on smill yearly payments.

Im the "Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, on Tlmrsilny last, Mr. G. B. Barton, formcr'y eilitor of the " IXiiJy Times," was committed for trial upon two charges of libelling the New Zial.ind Government in tho "Daily Times" of the 3.'d nnd 7th October last. He was admitted to bail upon his own recognizance.

In* the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dnned'n, on the 23th ult., the libel case Eegina (on the information of Henry Driver) v. Alex. M'Leod was proceeded with, when defendant was committed for {rial at the r.ext sitting of the Supreme Court. Defendant was admitted to bail himself in the sum of £200 and two sureties cf £100 each.

A mixer named Hyndman went underground at I'oss one Wednesday morning lately. :it about 10 o'clock, to examine some drainage tunnels, and being an unusually long time withont making his appearance, his mates made a scaich for him, and found him at eight in the evening, groping about in some old workings, vainly endeavouring to find his way out, his candle having been consumed long before.

At a meeting of the Waste Lands Board held on the 28th ulfc., Mr. J. Manning's request for protection for a seam of lignite discovered at Waipori, was granted. It was resolved that the Crookslone and Wairuna Hundreds be withheld from sale till the pre-emptive rights have been applied for, the Secretary of Land and Works to arrange for the rights being taken up.

Our attention has been called to an error which occurred in our report of the "Resident Magistrate's Court of tho 27th ult., in the cr.se Gascoigne v. Tolcher. The facts were simply these :— The plaintiff claimed £4 1-js. for damages sustained by the defendant's horses breaking fences &c , Plaintiff, had however, offered to take a load of fitewood in Hpu of amount claimed, to which defendant would not consent. The verdict for plaintiff was £2 las.

Tnn meat-preserving establishment at Green Island is now in full work, upwards of fiftj' men and boys being employed. Three hundred sheep tire, on an average, slaughtered daily, and on special days four hundred are operated upon. One day this week forty bullocks were killed. The meat preserved has been tested, and found most palatable, and can hardly fail to become liked, not only in European markets,

hut also in the province. The factory is not yet all it is intended to he ; but it has created no small stir, and a free circulation of money in the locality.—" Times."

We regret to have to state that last week, at the Benumont, after an illness of only two days, a child of Air. Carson's, T.ipanui. fell a victim to scarlet fever. It appears that Mrs. Carson, with two children, was on her way from Macraes to Tapauui to join her husband, when on reaching the Beaumont the child was taken ill, and although Dr. Halley, who was in attendance, tried every means his skill saggested to save the little one's life, it died on the second day. The other child was also seizstl with the same disease, hut we are happy to say it is in % fair way of recovery. No fresh cases have since appeared.

Two lettois, signed le-pcctive'y "P.TO." and "11G.," are held ovci till our next issue.

AVrc aie sorry to learn that oar late member, Mr. John Hughes, has not yet lecovered fiom a serious illness which now detains that gentleman at Cromwell.

WaIKOUAITI h:is been visited by that terrible scourge tlie scailet fever. Seveisl deaths fiom this cause Jiave laiety occurred among families residing in the ncighbomhood of Gtcenwood.

At the sale of suburban land, conducted by Mr. Maithcw ITay. on Tuesday, SO sections, varying from half an acre to two and a-half acies, wtie disposed of, realising about £500.

Tni; usual bi-monthly sitting of the Distiict Court will commence on Tuesday next, befoie his Honour Judge Giey. We believe there is nothing for hearing except a lot of b.inkiuptcy business

The San Francisco mail steamer is due at Auckland, according to the contract, on the 10th inst. The stsc steamer of the new line is to leave San Francisco on or about the 7di of thi-i mo'it'.i.

AlB. D, Hi ID and his collejgues have sent in their ic-ignation to tlip fnijieiiiitendent. By a refoieuco to :i te'c^raui in another column it will be Been that a new Executive is in process of formation.

THEColoi.iil Government invites tenders fcr the consti action of the second and third sections of tl.c Southern Trunk lviiilv.ay, extending fiom Cavcrsham to the Chain Hills, including the Look-out Point tunnel.

It will be obsev\ed from our advertising columns that a soiiee and ball, under the auspices of the Blue Spur Lodge of tho M'.U.1.0.0.F., will be held in the Schoolroom Blue Spur tomorrow evening (Good Fiiday).

THE anniversaiy soiree and ball in connection with the "VVsiipori Lodge of Oddfellows comes off on Wednesday, the 12ch inst. Tea will be on the table at seven o'clock, ai.d not at six, as stated in the posrers and tickets.

A CORRKSPOXDnsT, signing himself '"Ysigrant Moraliser,'" writes to us a letter which we would have inserted but for pressure upon our space. We, however, cxl -act the following, though we know not to what it iefeis: - "I cannot imagine how it is that some people take a delight in doing damage to their neighbours instead of good. The ino«t rascally conspiracies to dainiire the chni:ictci& of upright and honourable men appear to be the oider of the day, and I regieb to find that tho Swallows men of stiaw to do things in the above line, which they would not dare to do if they had substance which mi^lit b" taken from them at the price of their nefareous transactions."

The "Thaiaes Advertise) " has the follow ins; amusi'ig incident :— " It was a -common piactico in Auckland to transfer so ip in compuiics 10 'dummies,' to avoid culls, and with an understanding that the propcity shou'd be re-liaus-ferred if ever it shoal?! be of value enough lo make that operation worth while. As this was generally done by Lirgj holders, and tl.o wealthiest men in the coinpiny, tbs cftVcf; was f. equeiitly to burst up the cniup.i iiin-s, which had to be -wound up with groat lo3s to the creditors. A good m.my companies, however, manager! to keep alive, and in so:ne of tho'e nor t if scrip is of consi.lernhle \ alua, i:i conscq icnoe of better prospects. In the instance v.-c have 1 esn infoimed of, the gentleman wont i\w otiiei day to his 'dummy,' and requested that ihe scrip be re-transferred, as now, instead of canyi:ig with it a heavy liability, it wms woi Ih several huudred pounds. To his astonishment an 1 disgust, however, the 'dummy" refused, saying that he had taken the risk and responsibility, and would now take the profit."

THB Rev. William Keall took a last farewell of his Tuapeka friends on Monday evening, at a soiree hold in the 'H'esleyan Climcli for thnt purpose. During his two years sojourn in this district the rev. gentleman has made many friends of nil denominations, who will greatly regret his departure from amongst them. But it is his own particular flock, tv whom he hasso long proved a beacon of spiritual light, who will more deeply feel the absence of so cood a man in so goo-l a cause. It seems hard that a minister who has endeared himself to the hearts of many, and who was beginning to see the good -effects of his teaching, should be removed to other fields of labour, and thrown amongst strangers, there to begin anew the work of teachisg and preaching the gospel and making new friends. But such is the fiat of the Wesleyan Conference, and all ministers of that denomination, at staled peiiods, have to undergo similarly trying scenes. We heartily wish Mr. Keall eveiy success and happines.s in his new field of usefulness. A report of the faiewell soiree will be found in another column. We understand that the Key. H. Bull of Port Chalmers will succeed Mr. Keall.

For the las.t two years the residents of the Tapanui district have been in anxious expectation of land being thrown open for sale on the Tapanui Hundred, but there seems no piobability as yet of their wishes being gratified. Adver-

tisements have several times appeared in the papers stating that sales of lands on this Hun-

dred would take place on such and such a date, followed immediately by other notices postponing such sales indefinitely. There is small wonder that the T«panui people are becoming disgusted with this- state of things, it is hoping against hope, a delusion and a snare any longer to expect to have their wants supplied. Every acre that was thrown open was taken up tw» years ago, and since then the residents, who have boen deluded .from time to time with the hope that the land woald be placed at tbeir disposal, have passed form one disappolninant to another. What is the meaning of all this? If the Government intends to treat the country to a seoond Island Block f»rce, why do they not commence the performance at once, so that the people may see there is nothing worth remaining in the country for, and that they may depart to other and more attractive lands

Ax entei tainment will be given at the. Tua-

I'cln Jloutli this everin^, hy the Lawrence Chii'ty JSivst.els, for the Icr.efit of the Dalhousio school. Entertainments of ibis rature at the Mouth are few and far between, and the residents there may anticipate a greattreat this evening. From the ivell-kr.own t;uent of jg^ performers, we are iuilurcd to look forwaid to a Large attcndiince. the more especially as the performance is for the benefit of so worthy an object. A Our Blue Spur mining corres;->oni^^J writes as follows :- 1 am only prepared this^eek to supply you with a few joltings. Owing to the mpid manner in which Munros and Gabriels Gullies ate filling up with tailings, there will soon have to bp a, geneial movement from the gullies to higher ground. That beautiful garden belonginE: to Mr. Hales is now wholly un. der water, and I l.elieve an action is pending against Moimon and Co. for damages to the extent of £50. On the Muuros side there is quite a lake at the head of the gully, and I believe lav/ proceedings are threatened against the c!aimho'ders, so that, with the cases pending about water rights, &c, on the top of the Spur, we are busily engaged at law from tup to bottom. Since we have three solicitors piitcticing in Lawrence, I believe a movement is on foot to retain Judge Chapman, or some other eminent judge, together with a Supreme Court, from which there could be no appeal (we might possibly make use of tho Court. House as a church as well). Morrison and Co. have veiy nearly completed fluming over the gu-at slip. It must have cost a great amount of money. I believe they will Ucp something UKe 40,0C0 feet of timler in its construction. I believe this company are getting their crushing battery in sound working order, and no doubt it will bo .1 great success. The Kelson Company have had a washing-up, and have again started work. 'J his compsiny has ' a 51 eat deal of Iccse stuff to operate on. White iiud Co fiiod a blast on Tuesday with 39 cwt. of powder, which did good execution. "Water is still lather scarce, but every one seems to be making the best use of it.