Local Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 339, 18 March 1874, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman pronounced ♦he follovdng sentences this morning ppqn the prisoueis who weve yesterday oonvietpd :—: — Moriaghan. 12 months ; Chiirns, 12 months for larceny, and- six, for prison breach ; Draiu, two years. . - = >..■■■ . A qoNCEKT AND B^LL, in aid .of tke funds of the Tnaneka Hospital, will be given in the Alt '"'aui)) this evening iwiilor tha auspices of this Jiatsiillon ii^mi from Dmiedin. •-' T^E^yourt*' miiri Stronach, referred to by us in our last' issue as being missing from Hyile Home Station, was fonml dead in a cave in the neigUMorhoorr of the Whitecom'ie on Thursday last. He had evidently lost his way and got benighted, and taken shelter iv the ijuve referred to." There was plenty of' timber close at hand,an,d,heliad lit a fire, wh>oh wast not quite extinguished, when he wus discovered. Rj s his hoise and doga were f.uund alive ne.ir to him. Gooii:TEiiPl,.\nisM is still increasing in and ,-nboufc Lawienqe. Ten vvw meinheis were 'initiated last lod^e evemng, and the names of several oandi.btes are on the list. . We believe it is intendsd.to hold weekly meetings, and to make the alternate ones as attractive as possible by music, essays, recitals, &c. There is a [ probability of a lodge being shortly opened at the Blue Spur. Altogether, though, ettr own opinions are not so extreme," we are glad to see the extension of the order, as we cannot fail to perceive the good that it is causing in our midst. On Thursday last several members were advanced to higher degrees in the Orcler,

We hivejeoeived a letter bearing the Teviot post-mark and signed "Observer," but we must decline to insert it, as we have not been supplied with the real uame of the writer. Business in Wnipoti, is rather dulkat-tlie present time, though greas*opes are entertained of improvement consequent on \eorl* afc the Slucjge Channel being comraeneed, and several ■other works of less imp6.rtn.uoe being in cpn-> ' ■yThe Quartz adjoining the O.P.Q. reef are opening out, hut no work of any importance will be done until the completion of the Golden Point Water Kace. The road from Lawrence to Waipori has been put in good rejjair. All the dangerous ruts, ''which were previously a dread to travellers on that road, have -been tilled in, and the road is now perfectly sife for driving on. ' -A MKETING of the Tuapoka Board of Wardens was .held in the- Victoria Hotel. Lawrence, oil Monday evening, the 10th inst. Present— W. M'Nickle, Chairman, and Messrs. B, Hart, J, M'Comb, and M, __\Vb,etjlan. The previous minutes were read and confirmed. A letter from the Goldfielda Warden -E, H. Carew, Esq.,— stating that the auia of £10 waa at the disposal of the Board for payment of was received. The Chairman stated that he had received that amount. The Chairman was instructed to advertise that persons wishing to depasture stouk .on the goldfielda commonage should send their applications to the Gold Receiver for the .consideration of the Board, A letter was received from Messrs. D, J. M'Dom aid n #d G. Matheson, asking the Board to recommend that they be allowed to. fence in about about 600 acres of the goldfielda commonage, in addition to the runs purchased by them, at the late sale by auction, to enable them to bring their sheep in feuced gioun'd to their present woolshed. Tho letter was ordered to lie on the table until the next meeting of the Board. lu' the meantime, tha Chairman and Mr M^Comb were requested to obtain the opinion of cattle owners as to the advisability of interfering in the matter,- The meeting, howevor, was decidedly opposed to gi anting tho request, as the doing so would simply be conceding to the applicants the best portion of the oommpnuge, and that fur which the Board had so stieuuously s^riy^n to bttvo excluded from the lots recently sold. The Chairman was also directed to communicate with the Board of Wardens at Waipori and WaitaUuna^ asking their co-operation in procuring from the Government a ranepr to l^ve charge of the .three districts, and who would devote all lxis time to the duties. A meeting of the Waitahuna School Committp© wis h,eld on Wedaesday, 'the 11th inst. Members present : Messrs. Browne (chairman), Moggath. Ciiirng, and Bushe. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Moasffl. Jiulfiu ami- Garden .tendered their resignation as members of the Comuiicxee, were, on the motion of Mr, Cairns, accepted. Ou the motion of Mi', liushe, Mr. Moggath, was appointed Secretai y ami Treasurer of Committee in place of Mr. Garden, resigned. A letter was re.id from the Secretary of the Education Board, stating that the Board had deferred the consideiutiou of an application by the Committeu for additional school accommodation, pending publication of the annual letter. A lettei jwas re.id from tlie teacher of the school at Havelock, in which the, wiiter declined to furnish the Coinurittee with information as to the nuuiler of children attending her school aud rate cf fees charged, and questioning the auUioiity of tlie Committee to make such enquiries. Considerable discussion ensued on the lending of this letter, the language in which it was couched being tho reverse of respectful. It was uUimntoly resolved, on the motion of Mr, Bushe, that Messrs. lirowne and Moggath should wait upon the lady utid explain tho position in which she stood towards the Coini.itttoo, no il,<= O^.^ „Utoe >tcic of opmiOil that she lud acted upon tl;u advke. of others in the matter. The Wjikntip inns, twprity-thieo in number, and comprising !in area of £200,000 ncres, were sold at Qfaeeiistown on Monday last by Messrs. M'Ardell aud Co., nuctioners. The bidding was very spirited, and great interest waa evinced ia the sale. The attendance was so large that an adjournment, to , tie Town Hall was iound necessary. The amount realised for the lot was o yearly, rental of £7,325, qr an, average of a.bout 9d. an acre. The appearance of Mr. .Yeend on Monday evening driving a six horse coach, and Mr. Kings Und with four-in-hb'nd, added considerable life to the usually quiet streets of Lawrence. .. We some short time since intimated that it was the intention of Messrs. Yeendaad Pope to lay on a line of coaches betweeh'"JLawrcuoe and Queenstown. Having completid their arrangements, they pdtyicly announce that on and after Friday, the 20ih List., they will commence to run -their coaches from Dunedihto Qoeenstown viit_ Lawrence, leaving the Commeicial Hotel, Lawrence, for Clyde every Tueiday and. Saturday ; returning from Co^'s Port Phillip Hotel, Clyde, every Monday and Friday. Between T>»ionoe and Dunedin their coaches will run duily. as at' present.' particulars aa ta the reduced fares to be charged will te found in their advertisement.' We have no ioubt this enterprising company will ipeet Vth a fair share o! publio patronage. Judging from the excellent condition of their/ harfa a»d ' their first-class coach.es, it is evident^his company purpose sparing no expense to *snre comfortablo ami safe tiavelling. We anderstaftd Mr. Kingslnnd will drive th 6 coacb between Lawrence and the Dunstan. i Notwi-rHSTANDiNG counter' Htractions. the Queen's Variety Ti o ipe had » very fair house last evening, which speaks v.vll for' this clever company, wlio jy e deseiving of good houses, aa tljeir. performance is •$ really first-olass one., observe that owing 'ta St. Patriot's Day occuv-ring during thair- .stfy, they announce their intention of remaining over Thursday evening, '-"',,