Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1874. "MEASURES. NOT MEN."

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 353, 6 May 1874, Page 2

Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1874. "MEASURES. NOT MEN."

The Suez mail closes at the post-office. Lawrence, on the morning of the 10th inst. Thb adjourned licensing meeting was held yesterday. Our report of the business done is crowded out together with other local matter. A mbet^o was held &\ Mr. Jeffery's on Monday evening, for the purpose of re-forming the Lawrence Brass Band. A numerous assemblage pjf the youths of Lawrence put in an appearance. Mr. G. Morrison was palled to the chair. After a short address, in which he gave an outline of the working of the original band, he culled upon Mr. Jeffery to s.ta.te what the fleeting was called for. M,r. Jeffery then stated that it was the opinion of several of the inhabitants, that, haying the musical instruments on hand, it w.oftld be well to call u,pou the residents to, establish a band in our midst, and he was pleased to say that a- gentleman (Mr. H. Ennis) had come forward; and offered his services as bandmaster and instructor. It was then proposed and seconded that the following gentlemen forn* themselves into a Committee, •Btinely, Messrs. Squires, Morrison, Burn*, (^uin, and Jcffery (Secretary), to carry out the. wishes, o| the meeting. Carried. Mr, Kowe proposed, and. Mr. seconded, that the names of those present who wished to join, the band be taken down, and that they have power to add to their number. Carried. EJeven names were then enrolled, A vote of thanks to the obairman closed the meeting. The Committee will meet this evening, veben a,tepa will be taken to put the biiiid on a permanent footing, after which, practice w.vtt immediately commence. W* *re alwajpi $*& to, n#t» anjf circn,nap.tance indicating the progress of indicatives. The arrival of <i qutantity of blasting powder, in any neighborhood has reference to gome on.c. or more of the nia,ny industrial operations to. which that article is. applied. On goldfj.elds, ifi is true, powder ist largely vtaed in prospecting operations, which sometimes iesu.lt in extensive and profitable works. Wajtahu.ua has hitherto required but little of thjs powerful agent ,_ but. as some indication of hopeful effort beyig made in that neighborhood » we learn that 50, kegs, passed np from Havelock to Waitahuna Gully* last week. We learn thaij it is used by Marr and party and Thomson and party, at their claims at Sailors Gully. The eighth anniversary of the Loyal Waitahuna Lodge will be celebrated by a so^ee and hajl, in the Waitahuna Athenaeum, ou Friday next, the &th inst., at $ o'clock.. Mb. Eicuardi replies in the '^Dtinatan Times." of the Ist inst., to. M?. Henry's, letter about the Queenatown line of coaches as follows Sir :— I notice. tha,t a letter appears in your last issue having the above heading, signed " James Y,Hen>y, tt and: stating in effect that, I sold; to the writer my Hue of ccaphea. T,his is certainly tt« first bjeatd. q£ it as. I ain.<not awpre that I ever wfote or telegraphed to Mr. Henry W suhjpet. I n^v«»r soldr to. Mr. Henry uiy line, or offered, to sell to b,im. As to^ the threat of a, lawsuit.! feel sure Mr. Henry will think better of it now that he has got over the excitement of writing his letter. A BiNO&to betting peculators w.«s given in the Resident bJagi&jtoite\GouA H»kiiika, lecently. A man n»n^d.TQmsettsujed another intyi named Hjilligan for £4 on an lOU. The magistrate enquire^ wh%t. ti^ 1O^ ; «R* for, to wlijch plaintiff replied, th^it ijt was on' a transaction between the.parfcies- The magUjbrate. enquired what kir.d of a transaction, when it turned oat that it waa op a bet. On thw the plaintiff w,aß.noQ.-BBjtted» the defendant not putting in an appearance, -.ft has been generally, sapposed that a written acknowledgements indebtedness could not be iinpunged, but it seems that it is not the case, and such documents, when given to .gambling -debts, ar,« wor thleßs* ,

Tflß following applications to depasture stock on the Tuapeka Commonage have been granted in addition to those already granted and pub* lished by us \ Cattle— Finlay Munro, 23 ; James Porter, 6 ; A. Kobertson, 10 ; T. Treloar, 27 ; D. Tucker, 16 ; T. Driscoll, 10 ; J. Pearson, 30 ; S. Anderson* 10 j J. Bryant, 25 ; H. M'Keown. 14; T. JT Mullen, 10 ; B. Hart, 14; Richard W. Nichols, 34 ; D. Campbell, 6 j O. Anderson, 1 ; A. Anderion, 24. Horsea— F. Monro, 2 ; J. Pearson, 3 ; J. Anderson, 3 ; 0. Anderson, Francis Vivian, }. IN the Provincial Council on Monday, Mr. J. C. Brown presented a petition f ram- settlers in the Tuapeka and Waitahuna districts, praying that an enquiry should be made before steps are taken to open up a road in thai district. The road referred to is one that is proposed to be made through Mr. Grundy's farm. A MEETING was held in the Victoria Hotel on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of getting up a ball in Lawrence to celebiate the aunivert sary of the Queen's birthday. An influential Committee vaa formed, and it was resolved that circulars pf invitation be issued ; the ball to take plage in the Athenpeum on Monday, the 25th of May. Messrs. Whjte ano Party, on the Munrps side of the Blue Spur, are sinking a shaft in their claim to test the bottom ground. This company have ope of the largest areas on the Spui, and should payable gold ejtist over the bottom of their claim, they will have many years of profitable work before them. TijKBK: are 250 tons of wheat stored in Messrs. Harraway and Robertson's fioui mil). * This grain is from Mr. James Smith's ' Greenfield Station, and is of a very superior quality. Mb. Ga^DSajlTH informs u.s that the bridge on the tqvra boundary, at the junction of Kil-marnook-street and the Beaumont road, will be finished and open for traffic to-day. We are glad to aay that Donald M'ftae who met with an accident last week has so far recovered that he expects to leave the Hospital to-day, • A man named Joseph Martin met with an aocident on Monday last at Greenfield Station. It appears he was riding home a horse at the dinner b,our,and when crossing a gully the beast fell and broke Martin's leg below the knee, pi. Stewart was at ouce sent for and under his iustmctions the unfortunate man was conveyed to the Hospital, where we are gltvd to le^in he i& progressing favourably.