Local Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 345, 8 April 1874, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

The shooting season opened last week. Docks this season in the surrounding districts are both scarce and shy. This may be t0 JJ©>a extent attributed to the scandalous pra^ffijjpwf j < shooting these birds during the close sea'lJSpriiyV » ; persons presiding in outlying localities. If^j-h^ '^sjraa^ful practice is not put a stop .to. thjie j i '"birds' will in a few years entirely disSjßßjp^ •from their ordinary places of resoit. *&' Mb. Geo. Cooube, of Tokomairiro, has imported two wallaby kangaroos, male and female. The animals are quite a curiosity to the juvenile population of Milton. Mb. GEO."T\TußßATV'6fGabrielsGully, is the successful tenderer fpr the formation of the road at the- big hill' oh the west side of the Beaumont. The new cutting will join the present road ten feet below the crown of the hill, which ten feet we" understand will be taken off. The work will cost about £300., THE Murrays Flat bridge on the Lawrence and Tokomairiro road is completed. Only a few chains of pitching require to be done to complete the new road from Lawrence to town, and this work is being rapidly proceeded with. THE hill sluicing claims at Manuka Creek have commenced work for the season ; but should dry weather continue for any length of time, it will necessitate another stoppage. The price of milk in Ly ttelton has been raised to Cd. a ( quart. ' ON Friday evening last, a soiree, concert, and ball was held in the newjsclioolroom. Waipori. in connection with the opening of that build- { ing. The attendance was veiy meagre. During! the evening, at intervals, several gentlemen ' sang some excellent songi, which were well ; received. Tin; dancing, which followed, was . kept up n'ith unflagging eneigy until 4 o'clock in the morning. All those engaged in " tripping the light fantastic" appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves. We have not heard how " much was realised by the entertainment. A correspondent writing from Waipori infoims us that Mr. Vial ha 3 completed his contract for the formation and construction of the road leading fiom Waipori township to Main Town. This portion of the road being put in a thorough state of repair before the approach of winter, will he n great boon to all 1 the inhabitants who reside in that locality. Thb steamer Tu.ipeka has asrain commenced ' running on the Clutha Rivi-r, much to the giatitication of those settled on the banks thereof. She has .been painted, and looks but I little the worse for her trip to the bottom. . When she sank a quantify of potatoes were on board, *uid on these the river eels had a glorious . banquet. When the steamer whs raised, some L hutsdifds of these fish wore found in her stor- ' age compartment, and seveial hundredweights 1 of the potatoes had been demolished. 3 The local medico at Roxburgh -was made the 3 unfortunate victim of a most heartless hoax on l the first of April. Some kind friend appears l to have , furnished him with a telegram „ purporting to be sent to him by Mr. Macandrew from Clyde, stating that, in company with Mr. I-iastings, he would be at Orniond's Hotel, Boxburgh, that evening at 7 o'clock, and inviting 3 the doctor to diiie with them, and also ex"l liressing a hope that they \i ould not be bothered s with nny deputations. The doctor, evidently f B.itteied with such enviable and marked distinction, was not slow in apprising his friends of his good fortune : hut 7 o'clock arriving and no Superintendent or Goidfields Secretary putting in aa appearance, our friend, who hsid i got himself up for the occasion, was reluctantlj l compelled to admit that he" had been made an 3 April fool of, APPLICATIONS for the 2000 acie block of land 3 open on the def ei red payment system were rer ceived at the District Land Office yesterday. There were fourteen applications made during the day for land, covering an area of 1992 acres ; but owing to there being in a few cases several. ■ applicants for the same section, the quantity of 3 land applied for on the block only extends over \ an area of 578 a. 3r. sip. The following are the 5 section^ applied for and the number of applicants : —Section 20, ten applicants ; section 21, ten applicants : section 24, seven applicants ; 3 section i 7, four applicants ; seefiion 27, seven -. applicants ; and one- applicant for each of jthe i following sections, viz. : -!>, 15, '12, 16, 22, 38. 3 39, and 40." ' * The" s'ectioris-^w which tUej> {are-, ? seveialapptications, as. might be expected, '.are the pick of the block; . ..,, M ■ y Th & quantity of gold lodged with.the Eepeiver ' at Lawrence, to be sent to the Victorian Mjnfj -during the past month, and Jforwarded by escort " yesterday, was o'Jozs. lldwts. _« ■ ■' ', The bazaar in connection with Trinity ' Episcopalian Church 'will be held on the 2lst of I April and following days. * • ? EncKIPTS for the reclaimed land in connection > with the ltoss Place embankment are in the } hands of the Mayor, and will be- surrendered on > completion of the work and payment by each property holder of his share of the contract. We have received this month's " Illustrated New Zealand. Herald." It, contains a full coin- ' plimetit of interesting engravings, and a sup- ' pliment in the form of a large hird's-oytj view ■ of Sydney, showing the city and harbor to great advantage. This is an excellent engraving, and well worthy of a good frame. Thb celebrated Break-'em-All claim iitSwitzers | has been floated on the share market in Dunedin, with a capital of £5000, in 100 shares of ' £50 each. The whole of the shares were taken up in two days. We have no doubt that if the claim is systematically worked it will prove a remunerative speculation for the investors. The Manuka Creek miners are showing a good example in respect to the Maerewhenua water pollution case. Some of the claimholdeis there have subscribed handsomely for the defence in the case of Borton and M'Master v Howe and Party. We wish to remind our readers that the Oddfellows' anniversary soiree and ball takes place at the Blue Spur, in Hinde's Assembly Room", on Friday evening. We have no doubt thefe will be a large, assemblage of people, the Blue Spur being famous for "the success of its entertainments. CosirL.UNTS are continually made about the delay in the Dunedin mail being sorted. It is nothing uncommon for twenty minutes to ellipse from the time of the an ival of the town coach until the mail bags reach the post-office. Who- .' ever Hie fault rests with .should endeavor to ; I ii'ineily ir, as nrmy of the resident* on seeing the erwflh arrive, afler n rciwon.ihle time elapses, , ' irn (or thi'ir lefcfc-o-s, expecting to find the ma.il sorted, and, after waiting some time at the office, see the mail hag 3 brought to their destination, and notunfrequently, by young boys who h:tve no right to be cntrnsta.l with the charge of j them. -' , _• I At » special meeting of the Town Conncil held last evening, -the Town daik was instructed j to -isk the contractors to inform the Council, : ; when they will be ready to have the foundation | stone hiid ; and that the. Publio Works Com. i mitten bo empowered to arrange the carrying ' out of the same. The Reserves Committee, in their report, recommended that the Council accept, in exchange for the Market Reserve, re- : quired for the School building, the piece of re- ■ claimed ground situate near and in the town j boundary, on each side of the road near Mr. < Williams' store, and extending to. a point near Mr. Darton's residence. T,ha reuort vas f a,donted. 1