PUBLIC DINNER.

West Coast Times, Issue 22, 15 July 1865, Page 2

PUBLIC DINNER.

A large party 'of gentlemen assembled at the Mytel. (m Tuesday ovnn"H?, on t .. evasion o f the ueparture of .'in . .-.jh and Malcolm, of the stoiimcisNc-i.-cjuand Bruce. Unfortunately ' •»•• ,fcntlem,in was compelled . (o L-avd \b« yibrt.;i».the :morni«g, so that onlydplniu %r.l MM l mnnd Mr/a^r) tho Bruce were prcnit. : Mf ¥ iTeevTa wa ! ' palled to the chair," Captain "\Vatts ollicJ., ' i ' ing as vice .\fcer the cloth was removed, j * md the ttonstßt tonstB of the "Queen" nn( s the Prince and Princess of Wales and ' h °n? Oy A W' hntl be °ft A\ily honored '« md Nav-'' 11 ' 1 ' ln"°l)O8C(l^"'l n "°l )O8C(l^"' T «o Army J Mr J. R |Amle« llool on ll in. answer to a ll general call observed that he should be cl inppyto respond, but that not bein'ff a v oldier, sailor; volunteer, or oven a militia- ° nan ho thought it might be left in bettor 'amis. Ho coiled on Major Bracken Major Bracken, who wa4 received with U lioers, «ud that as ono of (he bravo En \ ibtrif 00 ?^ 0 f i lt - 1)1< ° ld t0 hi i behalf of tho glorious name of the n J hjihsh army-ftn- honor to' that eount.y! { n whoso dominions tho sun never sets- W ud so long as tho gallant soiK of England' hf ]L S?T T\ ° f Il> - lftm1 ' liml tho n°Wo' ff ms ot bcotlond remain united, the 1 British Fl my would always pave the Way to glory th id to victory. , b * I b.b • Captain Fox was unexpectedly i called jon to rep yon behalf of^than^n It it might havq been loft in bjtter hands rht was qui^o unaccustomed Ito speech LUIL Ul nking. lie l,ad had the hj>n6r of beinc lat the naval eervio?. of Britain, and had Dr •ard the Russian gims at BHaelnva. As P°- f fas the navy was concerned, it had al- Bto lysdone its duty, and wo ild doubtless ,' ii nine to do so, and it wai his, opinion chn *had nomojeneed to Mr any nation tOai w rhan formerly. (Cheerl) «egIho Choinnnn proposed—' Tho Govern- one '"I c A < ? m J li ; b "! 7 ' cou P l ' efl the f7 c no of Mr Sale." Drunk with all the thol ws. \ t • ma 3 Hi 6 Vicn-ohairmnn wfc rtirVtnef w^illFH' 4 oivejhc. next, toast wftb/atter.ti n, ?, t' *f* tee, coupled witi- tho nflmc^ ? |he nun, • in will see you 'through .w" ' \ ,] {!' tlc nTniul Inugri^r. and niform'F iiih'ifffw ilhat "unaceustomed'ihonirif'iewasto most lie speaking," he yet rose with pleasure cnt ? 1 spond to the toast. Ass«^oinmittpr ° mit ■\)W\^tavted, he ho«-a'thtt it would X > fa " •n wit^tho fiamo spiwf'that itlnd com- " Oli: ced, aiid^ho should feel much plr'tsure thnsi icnig his coadjutors in office thrm«»h Wn X]K ] Iherewcro several mnttorfi tlJiit oonly'i y' ned their a'tontion, and jf they got sun(li tho encouragement from the Govern- Ume ; that they got from tho' public, trmc tika, would nsstimo quite a different • trance. Amonpr other. ihin«s they i Koniff to have Hvhnrf street fnscmed. ] tlid not know wiethor the company aware what thnj meant-he did'nt As, Aod a person the other da V what it Hotel ! he Inured, b,t did'nt say, and he ascert lmleiNoni) wan of opinion ho did'nt okher(lau R htor). The Commi.teo "^ *

been set Wforo thorn, for, every Englishman rehsWcl tho pleasures of the table (cheers nncl laughter). But what gratified him rnovo tlma anything elsfc was the high estimation in which nil ap^earecl to hold I tho JJruee, of which boat ho' was especially 1 proiul. 11, hoped before long to visit them again— most probably in the Bruce— but perhaps in another, should circumstances permit, (cheers). Song— Mr Wood : « Good bye, sweetheart. J The Vice-chairman propose^, "Tho Press," which was responded to by Mr laylor. J Scotch Song— J. ft. Anderson— [Something about a portable jmmldy; our reporter was unable to obtain a translation. 'It was. however, loudly encored.] •i.-Gitifiain Robertson would propose theft ■lealth of an old and valued fViend, who! vould have been happy to join them thnffi 5 >i«*ht, had circumstances permitted him— |l ■'.iMtnin Lt-ccli, of the stenmei Nelson^ l|)! ink with all the honors. r?= | Captain Leys said there mightibe olrler^l r 4 ; - nds of, present, lkt therc|| * v'ikw'iier ana cheors "ft™ *i • verdrn^np&ounts") *'" eir .ulMrKirtonfo, t ho £r° c ? mm % oi « 1 . "et jSry* U °'» ttal pro. , sta. beluditig '•Ou? h lro '?? l1 l 1 f di y otll <* 1 nontlj honored ; *>np "°? ' W( ' r ° Bub - I .of tho Wiest oveL-™ 8un S' ™<l I rit was V nlensurei'"^ P^sed that I se pmseut fully cnjfc *, tte " d ' T»>«t I fhe gathered from! %\f /f »«■ Ivrs I T^W:. sometime ,° f ftct %"* JU-J <'4fc. S'°* n n{ \ to m - nko I - liberal as^wclfas most^S-^ I t () m^.^CWt : wesSLo I ncr I" 1 ?1!? 1! , lt the »'™ e of Mis- . I asm nml U 1' JC V vas d"»»k witfc. en- ■ nor ni ; (1 , mnt , nbl - V «»Pondod to by Mr ■ "nod « ml Wa i n n «^nnde: and ■ »>" the pvoeeedings by plnyin.r ■ 4-eho^ CaSt ' eVoWs °- I KOKITIKA IMPROVEMENT • ■ COMMITTEE. ■ pecial meeting M^held at Bracken's ■ •on 4th July, fo r the purpose ,f, f ■ iwn>ng <he opinions of nautical gentlen reference to the Working of the g^grtnient. Present, Messrs 'H| Valmdr, Bracken, Munro, '^H j^^^B^ml Ecclcsncld. Andcr- |^| of

j. Pnlmdr, ■Bracken, Mnnro, ; ■tvnd EcclcsficUl. Ander-

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Minutes at previous meetings wer<£ read and confirmed. The following report of the deputation appointed to await on Mr Sale, was then read — REPORT OF THE SUB-COAIMITV'EK Appointed to wait upon Mr Sale, Wednesday, sth July, 1865. The deputation was introduced by Mr Palmer, when Mr Sale apologised for not answering the communication of tr c Improvement Committee sooner, not having been able to fix upon a day. <.j Mr Palmer. — Tho Committee having fixed the assessment of tho town at the published rates, believe they will be able to raise £700 or £800, and are anxious to know to what extent the Government will subsidise this amount, tho public ( thorough-. fares being in a very bad state of repair, and are almost impassable for pedestrians in wet weather. Mr Sale. — I will not promise any particular sum for these purposes.' 1 contributed about half the required amount towards the improvement of Revolj[>^i'ect South, according to Mr Rochtbft's suf'vojTMr Ecclesfield. — But the Government of Otago contribute two-thirds towards such improvements. \ I Mr Sale — I do not care what the Government of Otago do. Therp has Been a large amount of money spent ihis sijle the Saddle, more than the revenue received from here. I consider that the teleb;r^ph, the tracks and roa Is into the interior, and the road to Canterbury, are of paramount importance ; the streets should be made by the inhabitants I will see' what I can give towards tho improvement of the town when you submit plans and specif]cations for any works to be porformed. Considerable sums have beeri v spent in tho streets, amounting to £4 per chain. Mr Reeves. — The money lias been expended upon that part of the township which is unoccupied, while that which is ' thickly populated has not received the slightest improvement. What the Committee are desirous of doi)i£, k is to improve the parts of the town actually requiring it. Mr Prosser. — Could |ou: furnish the Committee with a retura ojcpifiinn^how the revenue has .been/ expended, and whether the amount oi the contracts already accepted for the/ Canterbury road (the other side of the Siddle), amounting ' to ab.ut £16,000, is /taken out of the( revenue derived from h£re ? £ ', Mr Sale. — I cannot furnish any return^' having no means of doilig so, anc) I do liov know whether the £1G,()OO is taken out of the Ilokitika revenue, ' as I get my information from the Canterbury officials, and l)alicvqj4»«»m-W^ rr 7 v «WiTect. Mr -Prosser. — Will' the Government pro- | vide oj- subsidise g, tug boat ? - • • Mr Sale. — I Viilj^."*!? I <lo<not thluk I '.v if is witKin>^he P>#ii?V» of ike Gove'-n- [ ' ment. it"-is •more I *' <*;-^9Jib? 'qk j:.^..^ merchants. y ~ ' ' Mr Reeves.— W((uh] wo jrj-ii j,( v Mibs'i Jt of. say ' £100 to fil

Considerable discussion tobk place betwden the members of the Committee and Mr Sale, but the above arcJ! the salient points. | Tho deputation thanked Mr Sale for his courteous reception, and withdrew. It was resolved, — That a memorial be scut to the Provincial Government, praying lor a road to the Kanievi Township. Proposed by Mr J. A. Bonar, seconded by F. L. Clark, — That a public meeting be called oil Wednesday next, at tho Corinthian ijall, at 4 p.m., to consider what stops should be taken with regard to the establishment of a public hospital, and a sub-committee, to consist of Mr Prosser, 11. W. Bracken, T. Munro, and the mover, be appointed to carry this out. Moved by P. L. Clark^secondcd by 11. \V. Bracken, — That a committee be appointed to collect tho rates of tho various streets, as follows : — Gibson's Quay, Messrs Palmer and Clark ; Revell street, south of Weld treet, Messrs Prosser and Bracken ; do. do. north of do. do.j Anderson and Ecclcsfiold; Beach street-Messrs Anderson and Munrp. ( » "^-TTvyo'sed By" j?. L. -Clark, seconded by T. Munro, — That a deputation, consisting of Messrs Cassius and Hawkes, be appointed to wait on His Honor the Superintendent and tho Hon. Provincial Secretary to bring before them tho immediate requirements of the district. , A meeting was held on. Thursday, 13th .July. Pv.esent — Messrs Palmer (in the chair), Proßsor, Clark, Ecclesfield, Bracken, and Bonar. Mr Bonar agreed to act as lion. See. in tlie absence oi Mr Hay. Tho minutes of last meeting having been handed to the Newspaper for publication were not confirmed. { The Secretary read a letter from G. S. Sale, Esq.. enclosing a copy of advertise'raent, inserted in Otago and Canterbury papers, regarding tenders for steam tug for this port. ' Proposed by Mr Prosser, seconded by Mv Clark, — That the letter of, G. S. Sale, Esq., Commissioner, enclosing copy of a tender for steam tug, be received and acknowledged with thanks, and that this Committee would urge upon the ProvinMfuV 1 Government, through the Coinmis- / kbiiey, the nepe/eity of pfecing a citeam (t'lliaof W }e£sifW horse poker, 30 horso £ mW) tl^ng^ .iAjthe oplhioiiT^tTttS' Com?" ijßitwe^ not j>pWerful enough £3i' the p^^cpftmpntaof this pout. Carrjgjs.

Proposed by Ali r ~-Bv«olc3u._secon(lcd by Mr Bovftv, — That tho Hon. Sop. be requested >o write to the Commissioner, requesting an answer as to whether the improvements suggested by the Committee ,H£ vefettnccr<to ( tho establishment of a What's' crow- well equipped witll warj.?, the driving piles on tho South Spit, and aree^. i/eVcb^^olb tEe*""Nbitfi' Sp*ii\ and ffolf h' f n at t,he entrance of the I /Upon. A[<n) s (U;d a request be' made tluit iLii j'roMft jiA^"^-f"-'">i|'H M ljp M v ' r f? f l 1 n amioint a_

tion for a feAV feet between their ground and the river. I don't know whether it is the Government's intention to make a road hero or not. (The streets now are almost impassable, and certainly something must be done respecting tho dramago of it, or most of us, I am afraid, will be infected with fever. If they are going to do anything towards it, why not do it at once? Good news is still coming from Tilcker Flat, and tho shallow sinking ground, as also from tho terrace at the back of this township. Several parties, .on account of the scarcity of water, are compelled to carry their wash dirt to tl.e flat, and (jradlo it there. It will be a great boon to jthoao parties holding terrace claims when the Pioneer Company havo completed ithoir large head race.