LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 194, 26 October 1871, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We obsci ye from the Provincial Government "'Gazette" chat tenders aie called for the construction of portions of road between Toko--maiiiroaud Tuapeka. This must refer to the road between Manuka Creek and Havelock. How often, we skoul 1 like to know, are tenders to be invited for the formation of that much required piece of road ?

A Wellington telegram in the "Daily Times " 3t:ltes that the repoi t of the Committee on Clarke's laud purchase has been presented. It 1 t'COllini«l<ls th-.lk it should He advertised

throughout the Province that the sale is supposed to he illegal, and thac petitions to both Houses might assist in quashing the sale.

A BILL admitting Mr. Smythies. to practice ha? p.usa'l tha Third realin^.

Public meetings have been held in the principal towns of the colony protesting against she Brogden Railway Contracts. Commenting on Mr. Vogel's tiansactions with Brogden and •Sons, the '* Australasian " sa} r s :-" Mr. Yogel may be a shrewd financier, but he has evidently fallen in with a firm much shrewder than himself.'* ' "

We observe in the Provincial Government "Gazette ' that a teacher for the Swirzeis >chool is advertised for. Applications with 'estiiuonials to be sent to Mr. George Bailey, •witzers, on or before the 16th November,— \ female teacher, for the Clyde .school, is also advertised in the " Gazette." Applications •with testimonials to be foi warded by the 2nd November to Mr. J. Chi istopher, Clyde.

Those gentlemen wlio lately endorsed a bill, jivtng the bank security for the overdraft <if VBOO, which was due by the Tnapeka Hospital, •nay now breath fieely, as the Government, we ..re informed, will pay Ihe amount due the Hospital for subsidy in a few days.

On Mon>l;iy evening a well h (tended meeting of the L;iwj ence Presbyterian congregation wa« '■>eM in the church to consider what Bteji.« -.hould be tii ken 'to fill up the vacancy caused hy he translation of- the Roy. Dr. Copland to Dniietlin. The Rev. Mr. Ch'sholin. of ToUouiiiiiiro. occupied the chair, anil -declared the charge vncant. .Aftei discussing the nositionvo affairs, the- meeting unaniinously^ecid,eil.ui.ott itsking -the Presliytuiy -Jo moderate- in a'call. We are informed rlwt the ge ei-.il feeling 'of the congiegation is in favour of the Hey. Mr. Mor.rj.>oiVj now la,bourjnat at Swiijjera. -.; ■•_ - ?•*•

The Arrow paper says :— A new feat sprung up in connection with the Auti-< Petition. The Chinese themselves are i to sign the petition, as they say they c theie are quite enough of them here a Not only are th«y anxious to sign, lut a?bo to contribute to the expense iicui tile Arrow Miners' Association in its ciici * Hitherto .the liberality of the Celestials 1 ■been, put to the test. Tnk Presbyterians o F Tuapeka deserv great credit for the noble manner in wbic j have contributed to the funds of their during the last twelve mo»ths. As was by the Chuich Secretary, Mr. Sten house, farewell soiree to the Eer. Dr. Coplai sum of £500 had been subscribed to the iug Fund of the Church aloue. We und« that this sum was contributed almost so inewbers of their own denomination.

Last week the Waifaibnna Road sifle was opened. A gentleman named Sincl been appointed teacher* We are not s surprised the inhabitants of the locality, 1 benefit of whose children the school has constructed, have allowed su.cn an imp event to pass over without any signs of d stration.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, the instant, the Key. Dr. Copland was iui into his new charge in North Dunedin Cl The Rev. Mr. Sutherland preached the i tion sermon. The usual questions h.iving aaked.O.-. Copland, and answered s.ifcisfact he was inducted into the charge of the ct gation, and received the light hand of f< ship from the brethren of the Presbytery the eveuing a soisee, in celebration of tl ductiou, took place in the Church. Soven dresses were delivered, and the Rev. D was presented with v pulpit <rown and eh in the uauie of th<i la<.U« of the congrega<

Last week has been one of accidents, first being that which resulte I in the de Mr. Diivid Taylor, an old settler of Tv .Mouth ; the next being one to Mr. Golds, of Wctheretouesi, who, while leading a was suddvn'j pulled oil ihe one he was i and fell oa his shoulder, receiving some : contusions. He is still sufrVritig great fiom the fall, but, we are glad to say, the no bones bjoken. Tlic other accident we to record is otic to Sir. Matthew tiay's yo\^ boy. who fell ii.to the fiie-placo, and gq hand hiul «M!i sevuie'.y burnt. The poor fellow is rei-'Ot-eriu^tilowly.

We had the pleasure the other day of ins i g rhrce Ayr.thhe cuws, icceutly puicluri Mr. J. H. G.iscoiy.ie at ihe Taieri. One of is a jure bred Ayislnie, possessing all the points of thi3 far-famed breed of cattle. ' co>vs aie ce'.ebiatcd for two excellent qu;tl viz , they are ve:y moderate eaters; splendid uiilkrrg. 3!r. Gaseoignc deservcj great j.r.use for introducing thia excellent of cattle info the district", and we hope U terjuwe, «hich has been attended with a immediate ontlay, will prove remunei We might further state that Mr, Gaucoigr aLo purchased a pure Ayrshire 1 ull. the gree of which will appear hi a future issue

We understand that the Mr. Pay, vefurr in the foUowing Wellington tclegtani, \ appeared in Saturday's "Daily Times,'' ii same person who was digging within Municipality of Lawrence, in company viitl or three of our townsmen, tome few -ni< ago:— "The s.s. Claud Hamilton arrived morning from Lyttelton. During the n ■Mr. W. H. Pay, a passenger from Dunedi Melhourue, lushed on deck armed with a b ing pin, and before, he con id be stoj jumped overboard. His wife ami five chili the eldest of whom i» only seven years of were on board, and as all the money he sessed was on his person, his family are destitute. There was a fearful sea runnii the time, which -rendered all hope of fa hi'n imi'ossib'e. He is supposed to have suffering from the effects of drink at the tii

We would direct special attention to Coinage Offences Act, 1867, the 4th, sth. 26tli sections of which have just been publi for general information. According to set 4, whosoever shall impair, diminish, or lig any of the current coin, with the intentio passing it, shall be guilty of felony, and liable to be kept in penal servitude for any ■ not exceeding fourteen years, and not less three years/ or to be imprisoned for any 1 not exceeding two years. Section s—Any5 — Any having in his possession any filings or clipp or any gold or silver bullion, or any gold o ver duit, solution, or otherwise, which i have been obtained by impairing any of current coin, knowing the same to have be« obtained, shall be guilty of felony, and sha i-ible to be kept in penal servitude for any i •iof exceeding seven years, and not less t hi ee years, or to be imprisoned for any! not exceeding two yeais with hard labour with or without hard labour, or with or witl solita-y confinement. Section 26- -Any pc receiving coin as current coin, which he susj to he diminished otherwise than by reason weaiing, or to be counterfeit, it shall be lai for him to cut., break, bend, or deface such c if Any 6otn so ei»i or defaced slm'l ai>|>tS(ir t diminished otherwise than by reasonable -w ing, or to be counterfeit, the person tende the same shall boar the loss thereof ; but if same shall be of flue weight, and shall appea be lawful coin", the person cutting or defa the <w\hie i<* required to receiVe'the same at rate it was coined for- all disputes to be fir determined i' 1 a summary manner by any « tice of thePaace. ; All counterfeit or unlawf diminished Coin received in payment of Majesty's revenue,is to be cut and defaced.

We are informed that Mr. Bract-enae, of I i Ohitha, who visits Lawrence fortnightly, lai sold some choice "samples of rhubarb here, yi j were grown in his gardjji from roots ohtai I three months. ajjo from W. Pressly, seedsui u»f this place, ,

4. Mount Benqkr correspondent writes as follows :— " A subscription list has been started with a view to procuring funds to purchase six halters, to be manufactured of New Zealand flax grown at Moi Flat, sai>l halters with suitable inscriptions to be presented to Messrs. Donald Reid, and four others, in recognition of their recent services."

At present there are nine Chinese in the Tuapeka Hospital. A few days since there were twelve.

The ." Bruce Standard " of Saturday last says : —Tho very satisfactory yield of gold from tho last crushing of quarts from the Ocean View ciaim, after a comparative 1 ? short time of working it, caused an unusual amount of excitement in this quiet township in the early part of the week. On Monday morning the reefs weie visited by numbers of parties, who were anxious to secure as early as possible a chance in tha golden lottery which it is prtsnme has beju opened on Table Hill. One party, believing that those now working t'ift Ak'Xindra cldm had -marked off a larger number of feefc tbiiu they were entitled to by the regulations jumped pOO feet of it, leaving them only 60J feet, asserted to be all that they had a light to hold A protest was lodged with Warden Simpson against the act, aud, in reply, be intimated that he would be on the ground ou Wednesday morning to investigate the matter. When this became known to those at all interested in the dispuse, or, the working of the reefs, a very general desire whs excited to visit the groun<l 0:1 that day. The quiet appearance which Miltau has now at all time? was conseq lently on "Wednesday very much more so, from the stampede of many of the principal citizeis to the Table Hill reefs, where it is supposed— on th<> slender fact of one good yield of gold -that fo - tunes will be readily acquired by the fortunate holders of claims. Warden Siinpsou having beard tbe statements of the cl.«m««its to t)ie portion of tiie claim which is jumped, resolved to hold a Court on Friday, at Waitahuna, to determine tbe dispute. It is supposed that the .difficulty has arisen out of a conflict between •clauses of the' Goldfields Act and the regulations, and the decision will be determined by .the interpretation of the clause referred to .As an indication of the value set upon the Ocea'r. View c'stim, w« learn tb.it £2V) has been •otfei.ej tor a share, auJ refu^eJ.

The Baauuiont and Tmrpploi Water Knee Co are prosecuting their work very zealously, having coiMpletfd three miles of the mcc. They have juso rinisheri c:ie of the most difficult pa'-rs of tiie cratti'ip: through ro?k, and are likely t • make g;fcat .progress during the next few weeKs.

DuiUN'G last week several of the chronic patients of Hie loosil Hospital were sent to the Dunedin HistiU:.tion.

D». CARR has bf<en fined £j and costs nt Wei Hii^ion foi iv.^i-kiijg'the tiose ot a draper who £ rt \e !iim j. wrong pur of g!o\es. He afteiw,i:rta A'-otex thuja tuning letter to the InSpector of ?oliee, proinMHS h'.ra v similar cumpumu.ri, for svuto'a us wns Uuvnul »\ .v *o kwp sue peace.

ThjC usn.il forfc.-ii^itly inaetiog of tbe Town CuUiiU'.l w:is held oiuMomliy evening, tiie Mayo occupying the chaii . A Utter from Mr. Me.ir was lead, requesting peiuussio'i to place nuiiding materi.i:.-! opposite Mr. Charles JJryant's j'luee previous u> eructiou. — «ir.i-!'ed A lett; 1 ; fioin iMr .Ihini-s Hiinis, requesting that \i<> HttMiu might b«r substituted for tb.-it of F. L:ii»ge for s.ec. 2. blk. iv , w>n refened to fche Heserve. Coiu.iiiuets. Mr. Al Coy. »ii beha.f o Ins c - cuts, Foil You Chang and pii ty, api'liu i foi pet mission to ereoi lima at the foot of the h>! on the noitL siiie of \\ etiierstoiie.s Creek. • Gi-.iiitetl mile. the C'»n'!itu>ns a.'resuly i:nj>i se . !>y tiie Msivor. Vjz . £1 y.ve Lnt. M . Midnlc miss a^aiu wrote concerning sec 14. blk. xii. It w.is ajjiee I to defer tha co»si. : e~:irio') of the nintr.fi until a :-pecial meeting ot tbe C n •'•• hnd Iteen Hiiiimoi.ed. Regarding the sir s'd due by the liuvjjiiinient, ti.e .Mayor said h« I a ■written to the Acriug Proviiiciai Trea<uter. ami sent two telegrams, but that funcuoiaiy hail not deigned to forward any rep'y. O:' the £430 that was due he would not be in tbe len.st sur prise*! if tbe corporation never received a penn> Thi* further consideration of Air. Geo Walker'sclaim to section 14. block xii., was deferred until next. Council m-eting.' Attention was drawn to the debilitated condition of the stand-pipe iv lioss Place, ami the Puhlic Works Coniuncter weie i-istiucted to taKe restorathe measures The portions of the hyo-laws requiring jfitzettinu wure refe reil to the Legislative Counuittte O . Me'iVVß nwveU, '"Tl\«t the <.l<j(oui«.l JStwetwvy be requested, through' our loc.tl M.H.R., t« pluce at the disposal of the corporation the labour of the prisoners confi-ie.l in t c Lnvvence Gao ." —Carried. The meeting then adj turned

The British in uls via S lez close at the Lawrence office this evening at 8 o'oloc.-c.

ThK quarterly meeting of subscribers to tbe Tuiipeka Hospital <li»I uot take place as ailver- ' cineii, but will take p!jict> to-morroiv evening

proximo.

THE Waitahnna Dramatic Ciub purpose giving one of their entei&umuents, for the benefit of the Benevolent Institution, in tbe W'aitauuun Athe-iasum, on the ev«uiug of Friday, the 3rd proximo. We must apologise to our correspondent "Junius," in rep'ying to " Kill Weller," for several mistakes which inadvertently were allowed to appear in his letter. By advertisement it will be seen that Mr. Matthew Hay will sell by public auction, on Saturday, a large quantity of all kinds of household furniture. IN another column will be found the rero-t of aw inquest on the body of David Taylor, who met with an accident, which lesulted in his death, on his return to the Tuupeka Mouth from Lawrence, on \Vednesday, the ISth iust. IT is notified in the New Zealand "Gazette " that Air. J. F. Kite h ing, manager for Mr. Clarke at Moa-Flat Station, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. The innasea, catechetical instructions, and vespers wilt he het<l iv the Kouinn Catholic Civ<*)>el next. Sunday, <*t the h:>urs usual pu the fust Sunday in the mouth.

'From advertisement it will be obseived that the Rev. Mr. Alenzies will deliver a lecture at ■Wethersfoiius and Blue Spur next week, illustrated by numerous magic lantern views, recently received by him from England.

Oar Teviot coriespondent informs us that the Btmey of the now celebrated 5U.000 block has been comiueiiced. The m veynrs engaged by Blr. Clarke are pei forming the work for 6 I an acre/so that, as shown in our lealitig article, he makes a profit in this i'em-aloiie of £3.250. This is the all-engrossing topic of conversation in the Mount Benger district, and a monster petition is in course of signature. The usual meeting i-f the' Committee of the Tua]>eUa. Athenaeum took )jlace on Tne*lay evening. last, Alv. Abel iu -the olmii. . It was •greed to depute Mr. Brown, iUYP.C., to make & personal ;ipirtication to both the Provincial and Colonial Governments for models and geological specimens to form the uucleus of a museum. The Secretaiy was advised to collect the accounts of the iu'sritution iiionthly. As gome non-subscribers had recently been obtaining urtgazines from the Library, it was decided tha<. (.he system should he put .a stop to, and the Sect eras y wai iiistr.ucte.l to use 'his influence to get thftin.fco subscribe. Tl^^JguiMittee thought'it-wfoililhe well to 'furnish each .subscriber with a list of the subscribers, .so that $oey wanXA be^knowp..