The Westport Times. AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. In the cause of Truth and Justice we strive. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1872

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 938, 7 March 1872, Page 2

The Westport Times. AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. In the cause of Truth and Justice we strive. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1872

By the Kennedy this morning the plant of a steam saw mill arrived here en route for Reefton. The boiler has been transhipped into Mr G. White's barge, the remainder of the machinery has been landed on Bright-street wharf, waiting an opportunity of forwarding it to its destination. A very smart whale boat has been fitted up by Mr G. Oaddock, which he intends for the passenger trade between Westport and the Inangahua. It will be seen by our advertising columns that he makes his trial trip to-morrow, and, we have no doubt, from the boat's build and the veterans that man her' that her trip will bo a success Mr Cornfoot's machinery, which has been for some time waiting means of transit, has been at last taken on board Mr White's boat *' Rose of the Buller." There is a large quantity of cargo and machinery in waiting. All available boats are busily engaged. It is a pity that that several others are not obtainable, as both goods and machinery are badly wanted at their destination. Mr Etevenaur has this day commenced the building of another eight or ten ton boat, but it will take a considerable time before it is completed ; and then, what difference will one boat make when even at present there is room for half a dozen ?

At a me eting of the Flood Committee at Greymouth on Tuesday evening last, about fifty applications were received, but many of them were rejected. About .£l2O was distributed among the successful applicants. Several parties have applied to the Warden at Reefton for prospecting claims for Rainy Creek and Painkiller Creek. The claims are likewise daily increasing for ground on Larry's Creek. The gold is stated to be coarser than usual, some of the reef being of a brown bluish tinge. There are at present about 250 men's ground pegged off on the various lines at Boatman's. At Reefton gold has been struck at Thompson's, No. 3 north.

Complaints arc made of the sickening odours which prevailed in the town of Greymouth since the late flood, caused, it is supposed, by the accumulation of dead animals of various kinds, the Inspector of Nuisances is called upon to do hie duty.

From the register in the Warden's Court at Reefton, we see that nearly eighty sales were effected in the month of Feb., varying from £5 to .£260.

Captain Markham, of H.M.s Rosario, of Sanla Cruz notoriety, is said to have taken hie departure tor England via California. The present commander of the Koeario is not named.

By a rccont important despatch from the British Secretary of Stare for the Colonies regarding West Australian convicts, we

learn that in consequence of objections to the present form of the conditional pardons

grained to convicts in Western Australia, he has been in c mimunieatiou with (he Secretary of State of the Home Department, with a view to the alteration of the terms on which such pardons are granted. It appears that three only of the Australasian c lonies, viz., South Australia, Victoria, and New Zealand, have passed laws excluding convicts, but »s the remaining colonies of New South Wales, Tasmania, and Queensland might reasonably complain, if whilst convicts were specifically restricted by the terms of the par ons from proceeding to the three former colonies, they were allowed without breach of the condition to resort to other parts of Australia, it has been determined to insert for the future on the pardons, a condition, that the convicts shall not go to any Australian colony ; and that a breach of this condition will entail forfeiture of the pardons. From the Wednesday's "Argus " we learn that there are already five acceptances for the Greymouth Handicap, and it is probable that, there will be some addition to that number on receipt of the mail from Auckland. Of the five horses which accepted, Peeress is at present in Greymouth, Misfortune reached the Teremakau March 5, on the way hither, Why Nut is on the way down from Charleston, Economy is on his own ground in the Grey Valley, and Lacenfeed is expected to arrive here from Nelson in the Charles Edward. It is also probable that the Black Eagle will come by the Wallabi, which was to have left Auckland on Monday.