LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 269, 27 March 1873, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have great pleasure in announcing that tendeis for the construction of the railway from Tokomairiro to Lawrence will be called this week. The work of fencing the paddock situated in Gabriels Gully, belonging to the Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, is all but finished. Fifty members 6f the Church volunteered their services for the work, and the result of their labors has afforded another proof of the old adage relating to the value of tire services of volunteers. The paddook is between fifty and sixty acres in extent, and is to be en-closed with two post ami rail fences. Between the outer and inner fences, it is intended ro plant next spring, a belt of Califofnian pines 30 feet in width. The five Christian Brothers now on their way from Cnnatln. will be located on this land. A residence upon it will be prepared for them as sdon as practicable. The duties of these Christian Brothers are to teach children, and also to train teachers, and their vpws necessitate their cultivating land to supply their needs. A Conference of mining delegates is to sit on the West Coast shortly. Its object is somewhat similar td that of the Otago Miners* Conference, and considerable interest is being man» ifested in the election of delegates. THE prisoners employed in the Lancaster-street cutting are making very satisfactory progress. They have not yet mastered the art of Government stroke, and could not work more energetically if they were receiving handsome wages. We remind dog and goat owners that now is the time to register those animals, as th« registration year expires on the 31st inst. The following is the state of Lawrence Gaol j for the week ending Saturday the 22nd inst. j Hard labor— Males, 5 ; Females, 1. Awaiting trial— Males, 3,

Mr. Hall has been appointed postmaster and telegraphist at Roxburgh in the place of Mr. C. D. Feardn. LasT Monday was the anniversary of tlie foundation of the province. The banks ar<? Government offices closed as they uaaally <?o «n the slightest provocation, and Sunday hours were observed in the post and telegraph effices. The general public of Lawrence, however, 6\6 not consider that the anniversary of the fiVst landing of the " Old Identities " upon the shores of Otago, an occasion of sufficient importance to warrant a suspension of business. Tuesday was also proclaimed a public holiday, for wlsat reason we cannot state— probably because it was the day after the anniversary of the monientuous occurrence celebrated by making a holiday on Monday. Good Friday this year fulls on tlie llth proximo^ The vital statistics of the vnviou3 hospitals for the last five yeais, are being compiled. The lurid splendour of the shilling nobbier, is still maintained, one favorefl spot in Otago which is situated between "Waipori and the West Taieri, The first general meeting of the shareholders of the Beaumont and Tuapeka Water Bace C 0... was held on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Alex. Armstrong was voted to the chair. Mr. Harris gave in the resignation of the Provisional Dir* ectors. The prospectus of the Company woa read and approved. It was resolved on the motion of Mr. Jeffery, seconded by Mr. Jcyee. that the holder of 25 shares be eligible for election as a director. The number of directors was fixed at seven. On the motion of Mr. Harris, <^*- setionded by Mr. Jeffery, the following gentlemen were appointed directors : — Messrs Hales. Jeffery, Han-is, Monaghan, W. D. Morrison, Armstrong, and Grieve* Mr. W. Hayes was ap. pointed Legal Manager, and the Bank of New Zealand chosen as the Company's bankets. The meeting then closed . A MEETING was held at the Teviot on Saturday, the 22nd inst., for the purpose of forming a committee to collect subset iptions and arrange generally for a ploughing match. For a wonder there was a good attendance. Mr. A. Neville was elected to the chair. Mr. A. Anderson was elected Treasurer ; Mr. J. Cornish, Secretary, and a strong committee was formed. The meeting entered enthusiastically into the business, and there is little doubt but that the Teviot ploughing match will be a great success. Sixteen pounds were collected in the room, and Mr. Reid, saddler, promised two valuable prizes. Another meeting is to be held shortly, when it is to be hoped that there will be a good muster. ffHrt with horse races, tailraces and lawsuits, Bald Hill Flat is acquiring quite a cele» brity. The project to construct a sludge chan* nel, is one of the most sensible we have heard for a long time, and should it be carried to a successful issue, much auriferous ground will be rendered available for the operations of the miner-, and employment thereby found for a much larger population than is at present employed. The practicability of bunging up the - sludge channel is beyond a doubt. The flat is a basin into which many creeks flow, and manyleads have been traced into it ; so with the facilities for working a sludge channel will give, ifc is certain to develop into an important goldfield, Ws recommend the projectors of the enterprise to apply to the General Government for a subsidy towards carrying out the work. In the face of wliat is being done at Mount Ida and other places, such a request could not be refused. The Teviot road is softening— especially at at the Island block, and if something is not speedi'y done, it will, in many places, be a per feet quagmire during the coining winter. Agais we impress upon the qualified unregis* tered, that after the 31st March, they will nofc^. have nn opportunity, during the present year, of having their names placed upon the electoral roll. Only four days now remain available for this purpose. Forms can be obtained gratis at the various registration offices. Bt some oversight, the names of Mesdsmes Treloar, Tyler and Drew, were omitted from the list published in our last issue of ladies who actively exerted themselves to promote the success of the St. Patrick's day celebration. These three ladies took a great interest in the arrangements from the beginning, and on St. Patrick's day presided over th« coffee stall, the amount of cash taken at which considerably swelled the receipts of the day. The names of Messrs. R. Hills, B. O'Neil, J. Donollan, and Chas. Roughan were also omitted from the list of stewards. A SHEEP has been found on the Teviot station with a six years fleece weighing 2Glbs. The recent rainfall hns caused all the races in the Teviot district to run full again; The river is falling also, and the claims are all beingworked energetically. About 150 acres of the Island block laid down in wheat, will, it is cklcnlated, yield 10,003 bushels. Mfsßßs. Cahglll and Anderson, of the Teviot, have commenced the erection of additions to their woolshed. The dimensions of the new building, which is to be constructed of ston«s are SOdft. *by 50ft. This will make Messrs Cargill and Anderson's the largest wool* shed in the colony. We learn tlw»t Mr. J. Sellars is about to place a public punt on the Molyneux about Millar'* Flat. This will be hailed as a great convenience by many, and will, no ckrabt, prov« a payable speculation. IlAßßits arc becoming perfect pests on Ov«m" Hill station. Thistles ditto. The statement that His Honor Judge Gray had procured 12 months leave of absence, appears to be incorrect. Our informant is a gentleman on whose word we place implicit reliance. He evidently must have been mi«« taken.