Local Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 397, 7 October 1874, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

We are about to have land for the people in the Tuapeka district. The Tuapeka Hundred, consisting of 15,000 acres, will be thrown open on the 20th mat. ; and a numhov of sections, giving an aggregate of 3,400 acres, on Bellamy run «re ad\ertiaed in another column to bo thrown open, under the Leasing Regulations, on the 3rd of next month. We shall be glad to afford any of our readers all the information in our possession with regard to the land referred to. We have maps open for inspection in our office of the land advertised for lease on Bellamy run, and a map of one of the blocks included in the hundred. Maps of the other blocks comprising the hundred have not yet been received at the District Survey Office, but the office copy can be inspected. Intelligence of rather a gloomy kind was received in LawreDce on Monday morning — viz. , that the Waipori sludge channel had been coni« plefcely levelled by the flooding of the river. This statement, we were glad to learn from several persons who had jusfe arrived from the scene yesterday, wa3 gieatly overdrawn, and the damage, although considerable, was not by any means insurmountable. ' From what we can learn, the damage resulted from a cause that may occur at any moment. The attention of the Government, we understand. has been drawn to the fact repeatedly' that unless protective works of some description are constructed the channel will be at the mercy of every flood of the river. Late on Saturday night the Waipori, which had been rising all day, commenced to spread over the lower portions of the flat, between the 2ndlind 3rd of the river diversions, j some snorW- distance above what is known as the Lower Crossing. The damage done is chiefly above the Lower Crossing. It was observed that none of the stuff thrown out of the Channel on to the banks was washed into it. None of the head dams gave way, but as the flood increased, the water found its way into the Channel at the lower parts of the flat, and washed away the banks. We should imagine that this will show the Government, more forcibly than any number of communications from the Channel Committee, or warnings from the contractors, the great jeopardy in which the work now stands and will stand when completed, unless the protective woiks above referred to are speedily provided for. If something of the kind is not at ouco carried into eifect, the large expenditure of £11,000 will be literally covered in the ditch. A concert and dance will he held In the Athenreum Hall on Thursday evening, the 22ud instant, in aid of the funds of the Lawrence Brass Band. Several vocalists, both lady and gentleman amateurs, have already promised their assistance. The band, thanks to the perseverance of the Bandmaster, is now in a fair state of efficiency. On Monday evening, the members played several lively airs through the town, amongst which was a pieco specially arranged by the leader from the popular air, " Gently Breathe," and which he entitled " The Lawrence Quick March." A spirited waltz and several other tunes -were also played in good- style. TflE application of. the .Lawrence School Comfnittee to appoint Misses Herd and Bennett as pupil teachers was approved of by the Education Board. At the Board meeting str. James Freelanil, ex-teacher for Beaumont, 'Applied for certain privileges, which were refused. Messrs. Hayes and Kofoed arenowimpp'.ying a spendidbecr Vewed fiom malt of their own manufacture. Competent judges say that tho I sample of malt turned out by their is second to none made in New Zealand- We may therefore expect to get beer from our local brewery that will even rival the lamoujyproducts of Bass, Allsop, and other far-famed orewers, The late stormy weather has entailed ft heavy loss in lambs to the runholders throughout the south west of the province. Mr. T. Cameron, of Roxburgh, has sold bis blacksmith's business to Mr. Bachaa, late of Moa Flat Station, for the sura of £2oG. We believe Mr. Cameron intends visiting the old country. The plant for Mr. J. F. Kitching's new saw mill at Tapanui has arrived on the ground. The engine is a very powerful one, and the machinery throughout of the most modern description. A SURVEY party hare arrived from the Provincial Engineer's office, Dunedin, to lay off the railway line from Lawrence to the Beaumont. They will no doubt complete the survey as far as Roxburgh, before returning to town. Settlers in the vicinity of Bellamy run had better keep their cattle on their own ground, or within the commonage boundary, if they do not wish them to be impounded. Fifty-two head were impounded the other day from this ran ; and. wo believe the runholder has deter- • mined to keep settlers' cattle at arm's length, while he has possession of tho country. We have received a communication for insertion signed "Subscriber,"- butaa iv is not accompanied with the name of the writer, $re cannot give it a place in our columns. The subject of the letter is entirely of a personal kind, and not at all suited for the columns of a newspaper. The Dunstan coach now leaves Lawrence and Clyde at 6 a.m., and will continue to startat that hour during the summer months. TflE account of the capture of two live moas turns out to be, as was expected, an entire fabrication,. SoME^of our local sheepists were very fortnnate in getting about 2,000 sheep from the high lands to the well-sheltered gullies in the neighborhood of German Creek. Our small squatters are not very particular as to whose country their sheep occupy. Last Friday evening, the annual re-nnion of the Loyal Tapanui Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., was held in the Town Hall. The room wag very prettily decorated, as were also the ladies who honored the entertainment with their presence and smiles. A very fair attendance of young and old partook of the good things supplied by Mr. Braudigan. Dancing was kept up till an early hour on Saturday morning. . From nn advertisement of R. B. Martin & Co.'s, of Dunedin, appearing in the "Times," we observe that a suitable vessel will be dispatched about the 15th instant for the Palmer River, Queensland, if sufficient inducement offersSergeant Smith, of the Police here (says the "North Otago Times 1 ') dropped upon a man who hs»» been wanted a long time, a day or two ago. While looking at tho new skittle alley at the Swan Hotel, the Sergeant noticed a man for whom he thought there had been many anxious enquires, and accosting him by name, was met with a ready reply. The man's name was Bur- | leson, and a warrant was issued for hib appre- j hension nine years ago for stealing a draft for £190 at the Toviofc, About that time the Sergeant had a two days' ride in quest of his man in vain, to find him nt last in the accidental way above Doteß. Burleson was immediately arrested, and Las, we Le.ii% since con/eesed to the crime with which he is charged. Burleson has, it appears., since levanting from New Zealand, been in business in Sydney as a baker, but with that fatality which seems to attend breakers of tjfe .law, returned to the scene of his misdoings only to fall into the bands of (he Vlnl&tioos;

Yet another opportunity ia afforded of hearing Dr. Carr iv one of his admirable lectures, and of witnessing one of his interesting and amusing seances. This evening the Doctor on his return from up-country will appear in the Commercial Assembly Room, for, we believe, the last time prior to his departure for the Australian continent. As an additional attraction an antique gold lever watch, the Doctor's present pocket companion, will be given away as a prize to tho successful ticket holder. Those persons who may not have heard Dr. Carr, and seen the effects of his wonderful mesmeric influence, should not lose this qpportunity of being present. A correspondent informs ua that the partridges supposed to have been seen at Timber Gully, near Roxburgh, turned out to be* tfaori hens. Some fine foals have already been dropped at the Crookston farm to Ivanhoe and Sir Colin; "We are informed that an extensive deposit of limestone has been discovered near Moa Flat. We learn from the manager that the yield from the Shotover Terrace Gold Mining Company last week was 750z 3dwt 4gr, Sixteen men aro now employed at the claim, A medical officer in Christchurch has officially announced to the Templar Lodge with which he is connected that some of the syrups he had tested, and known as " teetotal drinks," contain preparations of opium to a considerable extent, and that indulgence in two or three wine glasses of such, although it did; not produce intoxication, certainly induced sleep or stupor. The Christchurch correspondent of a contemporary says : — A. peculiar case was tried here the other day at tho Resident Magistrate's Coiu't. It appears that a certain shopkeeper had sold two boys a cocoanut on a Sunday. Tho shopkeeper, of course, pleaded ignorance of the law, but tho Magistrate ruled under an Act of Charles the Second that, as tho work was not one of necessity or charity, tho shopkeeper was amenable, and he was accordingly finod five shillings.