BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

West Coast Times, Issue 194, 3 May 1866, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from our own correspondent.)

Christchuroh, Wednesday, 2.47 p.m. Tho Lady Bird has arrived from the North. Reports Governor visiting na . tives at Kawhia, and the Hau-Haus threatening Wairoa and Poverty Bay. The Sir George Grey, brig, has been wrecked at Tahiti. She had a cargo of 700 tons of flotir.^ No election writs.

The timo for lodging objootions against the claimants for rogii tration on the EleotoJal Roll of the district oxpired on tho 30th ult. No objeotions hare boen made exoopt thoso by tho Registration Oflloer, »nd these amount to only soAen in number,

Tho »anagomont of the Princo of Waloi Thoatro doservo infinite credit for tho completeness and effeot with which they placed on tho stage, last night, that most mournfullj tragic of all tragedies, Shakspoare's Romeo and Juliet. We •will venture to say tlmfc seldom in tho colonies, or anywhere outsido th« groat London houses, bare the tot scenes and tho goaoral itago arrangements boen more effective. To Mr Bartlott is duo all that can b» Baid of him 'in tho way of praiio, for tho way in wliich he has presonted the Shaktperian drama, ,for the first time in its intogrity, to a West Coast audience j and wo congratulate kirn on tho successful result. The acting throughout was all that could bo deiired. Mr« Ohavlos Poolo played Romoo as only a truo artist could havo rondorcd it j and the Juliot of Miis Roia Cooper was wonderfully touching and effootive. Both wore rocalled upon tho fall of tho curtain, and rocoiYod a woll deiorvod ovation from one of tho bost houics of tho seaaon. Wo rosoryo until our next, a moro dotailod criticism, and aro glad to find tho piece anuouueed for repetition this evening. The laughable farce of "Oraiher and Slasher " concluded tho porformanco. On tho 26th instant, ft meeting was hold at the Star Ilotol, Kaniori, with tho view of potitioning Government to construct a traok from tho Kanieri township to tho Three Mile oreok. Tho chair was takon by Mr Warden Sohaw, who informod tho meeting that he be. lioved tho Government would willingly subsidiso, by two thirds, any amount collected amongst tho inhabitants of tho two districts for the purpose. Ho urged that no time should ho lost; but that the business men ought to at onco colloot monies, and urge upon tho authorities the necessity of immodiato action. Storekeepers on tho Threo Mil© wore paying at the rato of from L 25 to L3O per ton for packing goods up the old track, whereas if tho proposod new road was made, tho price would bo decreased by one half. Mr Emanuel stated that ho had walked to tho Three Milo by way of tho old survoyed track, and h« thought thero was no difSqulty whatevor in the construction of a good bridle-track, as tho country was not very heavily timbered ; and by keeping on tho terraces, a good solid traok could bo secured. A committee of twenty ono gentlemen was appointed to carry out the objoot of tho meeting. At tho instigation of Mr John Ryan, who of ored to subsoribo L3O towards the now track, Messrs Manual, Ryan, and Yorlt wore appointed as a deputation to wait on Mr Sale, for the purpose of ascertaining what amount tho Gbvernmont would givo towards the undertaking; for, should the Government promise a subsidy, the committeo would bo able to give tho publio a reasonable guarantee that tho work should bo carried out when a call was made for subacribtions towards it. The mooting thon adjourned until the evoning of the 2nd inst. In accordance with the above resolution, tho deputation waited upon Mr Sale, who at onco telegraphod to Ohmtohuroh, asking whether local subscriptions for suoh a purpose would b« subsidised. The reply was most favorablo, so that in all probability the work will bo shortly commenced,

Mining enterprise in the "Wiamea district is progroaiing apace, and nearly ovory weok sees either tho completion of some undertaking that months of patient toil has beon expended on to bring it to perfection, or the commencement of tome now work, for the conveyance of water from sources hitherto unthought of. Only last weok a " race," which it has takon twolvo months to construct, was finished, and on Saturday tho eoromony of christening it was porformod. Messr«. Boyle and Co., the proprietors, made a grand demonstration, and invited a largo nunbor of minors to take fpart in tbo proceedings, and from what wo havo learnt, their appeal was hoartily responded to, Tko honour of naming tho race devolved upon Miss Ryan, who performed k«r part most ably and gracefully. The usual amount of champagne was expended, and the name of '• Hibernian" decided upon at tho most appropriate* The Hibernian water race is between two and throe miles long, an inconsiderablo distance, certainly, compared to like undertakings in otbor parts of the district j and Borne surprise may therefore bo i'elt that it should bare takon so long a tima to construct it. We hoar, howoveir, that the country aorosi •which, it runs is exceedingly rugged, and that a great doal of fluming was requirod to couduot tbo water across some of tho deeper nnd more precipitous gullies. Tho supply of water is drawn from tho left fork of tho right hand brauoh of the Waimoa ; and in ordinary weather, four ground sluice-heads can be depended upon. The level of tho race is a high, one, being quito ono hundrod fcot above tho river, and it thoroforo commands an oxtensivo traot of country, a great part of whioh has beon prospected and found to contain gold — from tho sourco oi tho race to the sea beaoh. The company conaista of six shareholders, who are sanguine the speculation -will handsomely romunorato them } and wo sincerely trust it wilL