LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 200, 30 November 1871, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TH!i school building proposed to be erected in Colonsay-street by the Romau Catholic* of this district will be, if completed as at present designed by the architect, Mr. R. A. Lawson, Dunedin, an imposing edifice, and will accommodate upwards of 450 persons, the dimensions of the building being 70 ft. by 41 ft., interior measurement, the plan consisting of a nave 70 ft. by 20 ft., with side aisles 1Q ft. in width, of corresponding length. The walls, which are arranged for lighting anil ventilating purposes, are borne on pillars showing from the interior, the whole work being carefully braced aud stayed, and arranged to be subdivided in centie, with portable partition. The principal entrance is through a clock tower, which rises to a height of 33 ft. from the ground line, the upper portion being finished for a bell turret, with open campanile. The frame of the building is to be of wood, and tbe roof covered with iron, the whole plainly and substantially finished. The interior of the building is to be left open meanwhile, as it is intended to use it for the public services of the church during the erection of a new brick and stone building for that purpose. We understand that plans are now in preparation by Mr. Lawson for the new church, which is intended to be an ornate and substantial building in the early English style of architecture.

A Waipobi correspondent writes as follows : — After a residence here of nearly seven years, in charge of the police station. Mounted Constable John Dunne was last week removed to Balclutha, to take charge of the station there. Balclutha is understood to be a much more important, and withal a better statiou than this, so the well-wishers of Mrjj Dunne console themselves wtfch the hope that his removal is a preliminary step to advancement in a Force upon which his conduct* Ms always reflected the greatest credit.

We hava been requested to stato that the. date advertised for tenders to be lodged for the new Roman Catholic schoor-building will be. adhered to, viz., December Ist -(to-morrow), aocj not extended as has been reported.

From advertisement it will be observed that the sale of untold sections in Lawrence and the various surrounding townships has been post* poned.

MB. M. Hat sold a number of Municipal Reserves at his Sale Room, on Monday. There was a goodly number of purchasers present, and tbe competition was keen — two sections were sold at the, upset price of £12 10s, with a 99. years' lease ; and the sections which were put up at £2, with a 21 yeais.' lease, brought from £3 to £10. The sale Realised between £70 ana £80, The Municipal paddock w«a put up for sale, but owing to the reserve jmt upon it by the Reserves Committee, viz , £12 rent yearly, being made known, it failed to find a bidder.

Qy Saturday evening last, a special, meeting of the Lawieccy la.va. Cvaacil was heLi iv r.he Council Chambers, There were present -Cr«. Williams (in the chajrh. Coverlid, Uren, Walker, and Meyer. A^n apology from, the Town, Clerk for his absence was read and received. The object of the meeting was to. consider a^ petition from a considerable number of, the.m^e-. payers, asking the Council to reconsider, tjhe, question of having a ro.iJ continued through, tho Municipal reserve as originally surveyed, and noc as it is at present. On the motion ofCr. Coverlid, secondel by Cr. Walker, the following resolution, passed- at the previous Council meeting, was rescin-led, viz. : -"'That the section be sold as on mnp," and tbe following one substituted, proposed, by Cr. Meyer, ami; Becou led '--y Cr. Wrtlner, viz :— " That a road 33 feet wide be tn-tde through tbe section iv, continuatiou of the old road." It wa3 agreed, to ask Mr. A'dam3 to put in the necessary pegs, as he had kindly proinLel to do so. • This closed the proceedings.

That spfendM memento of engineering genius about a mile from Koxhuiyh, locally known as the Elbow, has again been the scene of an aoci-detrb-which was very nearly attended with fata.l results. On. Monday morning, the 22.id inst., Mr. W. Miller, of Oven's Hill Station, was driving a two horse trap containing, besUe3 tbe drive.-, three oeeupaats, into Rox urgh, and when coining down the pl.ice above. indicated, one of his horses swerved towards the river. The then occupants of the trap got out, but Mr. Miller plucKily stuck to the reins till the horses were fairly ovec the precipice, when he jumped out, just in time to s.tve himself from de.*trac« tion. The horses and trup fell aco isi lenib'e distance, yet, singular to say, bey o n\ a few scratches the former sustained no injury, and the latter is very little if at all da.na^ed. It is time spmathing was done to render this part of the Teviot road safe for traffc, for if it is allowed to remain in its present daniferoiw condition, , a recurrence of accitlent3 similar to that described above ib inevitable. What reason the euaineor

who laid out the rovd had, for taking it np tho hill, and making such sharp, turns in it, no'tody cau imagine, as an almost level road, with only, a slight curve, coald easily have been made, and, at less than one-half the expense of the present one. Probably when th«s life of some " Liberal >v member has been sacrificed on this road, tha. Government will turn their attention, towarda puifcing it ia a state to allow travellers to p-,m over it without the risk of breaking their limbsor being killed.

• Mr. John Bryant baa sold his share in the; Beaumont Ferry Punt to Air. Duncan liuaton.. We have not heard the exact amount paid for it, but we are informed it was veiy little short ot £1000.

From the "Gazette" -we.obMrve that the annual licensing will be held at noon on Tuesday, December 5, in the Resident Magistrate* Courthouses throughout the province. Why these notices are not made public in the local, journals we cannot imagine, unless it be owing to the usual " penny wise and pound foo'.ish"' principle so often adopted by the Government.

The Government School Inspector, Mr.TJis1 >j>, is making a tour of Ofcago. and inspectingthe various schools \n thu province. Last week he visited the Blue Spur and Wait..huna. schools, and occupied two days in the inspection of the Lawrence Grammar School. leara. that Mr. Hislop expressedhim.self highly satisfied with the result of the examinations in each case. Some of the followers of Apollo the other, evening discoursed sweet music from the top of the Reservoir Hill, to the delight of many of the inhabitants of our quiet city. The cornet duets had a most pleasing effect - the clear moonlight night adding greatly to the .pleasurable feelings excited by the exquisite harmony of the mus'c. Off Saturday last, a large number of the residents of Evans Flat and Munros Gully met Mr. Hislop to explain to him the position of that portion of the district, and the almost itu- ' perative necessity which exists there fora school building and a subsidised teacher. Mr. Hislop in reply, while he could not promise to meet their wants, said that he would use his influence with the Education Board to gram their wishes. He acknowledged the urgent necessity which be saw existed for a school in that neigbourhood. The " LytteUon Times " ooncludcs an iwtiola on the Moa Flat sale as follows :— The conclusion at which we arrive, after a careful, consideratio.n of the documents laid before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, and the evidence they collected, is this- That Mr. Clarke, through the nervous anxiety and mental incapacity of the Acting Treasurer, has made a very advantageous bargain, and that the people of Otago have very substantial- grounds of complaint against their ruleis. We hold, also, that the Superintendent, Treasurer, Provincial Solicitor, and Secretary of Lands, though absent : in Wellington when the sale was made, are | principally to blame. They knew well enough* j or ought to have known, that negotiations were goin? on. and it was their duty to watch every step with the utmost care. This they do not appear to have done, though there was ei'ery facility, and it follows thai the; ought tp bg.

OM the Fourteeninile Beach district water ptopetiy la rising considerably in value.

Wk have not any monster rhubarbs to report this week, but we fcave had the pleasure of seeing some beautiful early potatoes, grown by Mr. Earle. of Mnnro's Gully, and green peas,

quite matured, grown by f. Wm. HalL of the same place. Our local tnaiket gardeners, in faot, bave been quite eclipsed by the mineu In the district, . whose skill in gardening has become thoroughly proficient.

We are very much surprised that no official notice has r.?acheu us of the change in the working of the Stamp Act, which comes into force on the Ist lujoximo (to-tuori-ow). We looked in vain in last week's " Gatetto " to' find some intimation of the change. On and after to-morr-ow. ft twope.uqy, stump will be required on every bank cheque, and a stamp of the same value on every receipt for sums .of £2 and upwards. We ;"eav that no end of inconvenience will take place for aome time from "cheques being dishonoured, through non-compliance with the Aot. and on this account we beg to jnfprm the public that the omission involves a fine of £S(L The <\ct provides that adhesive stamps must be cance.led as follows :— Part of the signature must be wiitten on the left side of tLe stamp, pars on the s'Hiup itaulf, and part on tbe right side of the stamp ; and tbe signature shall be written v if the stamp were part of tbe paper.

At tbe Resident; Magistrate's Court, Boxburgh, before J. B. Borton, Esq , R. M., on Holiday the 20th iiist , John Boyle was charged with committing an assault witli intent upon Mrs Cosgrove at the Whitecomb Creek. The prosecutriz stated that she started with the piisonerto go to bet husband's claim about 2 wiles from his house. While going through the laish accused knocked her down, and attempted to effect bis put pose, which he, how•**tr, failed to accomplish. After the evidence of jnosecutrix and other witnesses was taken, accused w&a remanded for eight days for the production of further evideuce.

This, St. Andrew's Duy, is to be a gala day iv Lawieno?, The stores aud all the princiiml places of business are to be closed.' Holiday seekers will not bave fai to travel to fiml sufficient during the day. The -Recreation Gronnd will doubtless be the scene of considerable fun and excitement. In addition to the Cricket Match between the Tuapeka and Wsdtahuna Clubs, there will be hack and foot ThCes, and excellent sport for the youngsters D lie following is the Tuttpeka team ; — Downes, .Buck, Neville, Jliller, Grant, G. Clark, Huriop, F. Bastings, Armstrong, Maidoieut, and Jeffeiy. We trust the weather will keep fine duiir.g the day.

The Regulations of the Colonial Prize Firing Lave been issued. The firing is to take place in Cilrist-churcb, on v day yet to be ajipoiuted.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Law. rence Town Council lapsed thi* week for want of & quoiuin.

AN Auckland telegram of the 23nl inst. gflysj— ''The O-iletljtiiHri claim is yielding a large amount of specimens, and is expected to .declare a laig«- dividend. No improvement however, has taken palce in its shares. A rage ,l»«s taken plaoe for shares iv Too*key's claim, The Caledonian lead being now within a few ftet of its workings. They were selling yesterday at £45, and to-day at £42." A telegram of to* following day saya ;— " Heavy lots of speci* wens are still being taken out of the Caledonian wine, but no lise has yet taken place in shares, which am dull at £90. In Tookey's claim there i« nothing new to-day, and shares are dull at £45.

Thk n*ual monthly mooting ot the Hospital .Committee, advertised for A/buday evening last, lapsed for want of a quorum.

The' following telogrnm appeared in the -" Daily Times " of Monday last : -M-. Ueeves. of the " Lyttelton Times," arrived by ,tl«e Phoebr yerterdny, and to-day ncci'pted a ewit in tbe Mi listry. Ife will probably be Postmaster- General. The Governor and Lady Jio ; wni left in the Luna thw evening to open .the Wmiganui bridge. — Tho Ciled-mian Oo,*s .divi.lred ,is JUS, leaving a large sum in tiatvl Another dividend is to be paid on the Ist December, The Mo<tiiatuiari Co. have lodged in the tfanfc 7870z?. of gold, obvaiimi from a .CU»'slrii>g of 751 i tons of ftone. — Kereopa the, th<» murderer oftlieliev. Mr. Volkner was lodged in gaol h«re«t 9 o'clock this morning, and immediately cut bis throat with a razor ■he hud concealed about his person. The .turnkey, on observing the act, knocke.i him dowi\ and .tjio wound was sewed tip. Ib is not Jikely to prove fatal. Eypata has been poid taoOO, as a reward for the capture of -Kertopß.

Thb •' ' Daily Times " of Monday says :— The body of Mies Currio. Lte schoolmistress at Wept Taieri — whose mysterious qlisppearnnce two months a.o, while on a Visit, at. the Jiouse of Mr. Snow, at Outr.-im, TyiU be fresh in <ht» rec-ollertwn of our re-ictat-s— rwa« <$;■*- «owcd>< > »tei\liiy morttins at Serogg* Creek. Eat* Tuieri, about four miles from whore her footsteps were traced to the bunk of the Taieti Kiver. As fie arij-tcent setll.-i-jj were freque«»tly in the neighbourdoori of the ppot ysbfTfi the bo \j was found, it is supposed th it it could not have been there fc any c msidei*sble length of tima. The rennin< of the unfc»rtuna f e lady wore removed to Tynan'* Hotel, West Taieri, where an inquest will be b«ld to-d»y.

A photoohath of Mr. Walker, who won the rifle match in Dunedin last week, is exhibited in Mvaare. .Burton I3roi. atudio Ross Pinoe. COOTCIIXOR Mtars wishes un to. state that he took no part whatever, neither was he aware pf the abeurd reserve or upset price for .rent which was put uprm the Municipal paddock, until shortly before the hour of sale, and only then aftor a considerable amount of pressure ludbeerf brought to b-ar upon the -Town Cleric to disclose 'Miaf jrhLh had been djg&dtid upeu- by the Reserves Committee":

The population of Campbells arvd Potter* is reported to be larger this season than it has been for ioine years past. Owing,' however, to the frightfully inclement weather which htls prevailed lately, mining operations have been much retarded, and there is no prospect of any progress being made Until after Christmas.

THE Sixfceemnile race has changed hands — il/r. <3. W. Hodges being the purchaser. We have Hot heard the price, bub we believe it to be a pretty high one.

"MiNer" asks what business the Clerk of the Court transacts at Alexandra on Mondays. He says on several Mondays he has ondea* voured to get a summons, bat has always been told to come on Thursdays. Perhaps an Alex* andra correspondent will furnish " Miner " with the information he requires.

At the last meeting of the Alexanda Town Council, the Town Clerk was directed' to com* inunicate with the Ovens and Manuherikia race Co!, with the »ifw of securing an efficient water supply for the township.

Thk. opening of the new hall of the Alexa^ dra Public Library will be celebrated by a ball, to be held on the evening of New Year's day. The Library has meet with largely increased support recently; which has justified, the Committee in considerably increasing their stock of booki.

A Teviot correspondent informs us that Hoiif>er and party have enlarged their dainß, thereby securing a great increase in their water supply. Woodhouse apd party have just finished their new dam, and the water is now available. They propose to let tbe water at £2 10s per sluice head per week. AIISBKS. Heron and ps.rty are vigorously pushing forward their operations on their hill claim at the Fourteeninile Beach, and hope to have a first-class washing-up at Christims.

Mr. Hehon'B upper race at tho Fourfceenmile Beach is now entirely repaired, and there is now plenty of water available for the miners in the district. The A'examlra Reef, Butcher's Gully, w now in fir^t-cbiss uoiking trim. The pumps we;c 0! Ed last week, and proved emiuencly .-atisfuctory. Shoved the stone Uwn out a» \sv\\ «» th-,\t crashed two years «go. the Company will have a Bp'endiil return for their outlay. IT is reported at Roxburgh that several of Mr. Brndshaw's friends, who do not view his conduct in connection with the 50.000 acres sale as altogether incapable of explanation, aro aiout to invite him to meet them at an early <late, with a view to correcting, what they Relieve tn he an exparte version of his participation the sale, at pre-tent in circulation. Thb camp difficulty at the Teviot is likely soon to he satisfactory solved, Messrs. Bidgood and Williams having taken up the ground upon which the police buildings are situated, for the purpose of siuici-ig. We puppose the Government will now yield to the dictates of coinmou sense, and station the police wliere they are wanted viz , in the township.