The machinery now lying on the Wakefield street Wharf, for transit to No. 2 South, Larry's, will bo transferred to cargo boats, and started on its trip up stream either to-day or to-morrow. An accident happened near the Old Brewery site yesterday afternoon. A lad, the eldest son of Mr James Condley, wa3 in the bush with another boy cutting wood, and the two began skylarking, when, in some way not clearly explained, young Condley received a severe wound in the head from the axe. lie was brought across the river in a boat by R. Richardson, who happened fortunately to be on the spot, and was taken to Mr Cross, chemist, who dressed the wound. The Queen s birthday was celebrated as a general holiday at Zalatown, and some athletic sports were got off under excellent arrangements. It is notified that hollers of business sites at Lyell, Koefton, and Brighton, may make application for purchase on or before the 30th instant. Particulars may be obtained at the Wardens' ollices. It is said that the Rev. Mr Cross, who has recently arrived in this colony, will probably be appointed to the Church of England incumbency at Charleston. The ferry service maintained for three years past across the Buller river by Mr J. Ribet, will be discontinued after the 4th instant, and the accommodation-house will be closed.
We arc requested to call attention to the advertisements that appear in another part of this paper, on the subject of the Registration of Policies of Life Assurance in terms of the " Life Assurance Companies Act, 1573." The Act requires that all companies carrying on the business of Life Assurance in New Zealand shall deposit cash or Government securities with the Public Trustee to the extent of £SOOO, which is to be increased as the business of the Company goes on until it roaches the sum of £20,000. These sums the Act requires the Public Trustee to hold in trust for policy holders, being such in respect of polices issued in the Colony by the company making such deposits, whether the policy lias been granted before or after the passing of the Act, providing that such policies, if granted before the commencement of the Ait, bo registered within twelve months from such commencement (November 1, 187- ), or if granted after the passing of the Act, within six months after the making
thereof. It will follow from the above, that holders of policies granted on or after the Ist of November last must register before the six months have expired, or they will forfeit the benefit conferred by the Act. The Australian Mutual Provident Society has given the holders of its policies the opportunity to register thorn, so that it now rests* with those policy holders to avail themselves of the privilege. The District Hospital report for the month ending 31st May, shows number of patients in Hospital at beginning of the month, 3; adinitted, during' month, 5; discharged, 4; remaining on the books, 4.
An accident occurred in Pal mors ton street yesterday afternoon, at 1 o'clock. As usual, under Municipal dispensation, stray horses were allowed to wander at free will in the main thoroughfare. Some school children were passing and a boy threw a stone at one of the horses. It at once reared up and struck or trampled on with its iron-shod hoof a little girl, the daughter of Mr George Clark, of the Oddfellow's Hotel, inflicting a nasty wound or the face and temple. Under Dr Bruen's care the little one is progressing favorably, but she escape 1 very narrowly from instant death. Will tho Town Councillors wait until a child is really killed until they put their much talked of by-laws in operation.
The Provincial Engineer in his report laid before tho Council, says the government wharf of Nelson is getting so rotten that he cannot advise the government to spend any more money in repairs. Referring to the road from tho Hope to Lyell, the Provincial Engineer's report says : —" Eight miles of this road have now been completed, tho whole having been executed in four contracts. A fifth contract is now in hand but will be finished during the present month, which will complete a through dray road from the Owen to the Government clearing. The total cost of the work when finished will be about .£5070, averaging about £SOO per mile. Total expenditure during the year, i' 3481 5s 7d. Specifications have been prepared and tenders invited for widening and improving the existing road between the Hope and the Owen for dray traffic to join the dray road in course of construction by the Motueka Valley Road Board from the Motupiko to the mouth of tho Hope. When these two works are complet ed, a thorough dray road will exist from Nelson to the Government clearing below the Mangles."
The members of the Eeefton Church Committee have under consideration a letter from the Bishop of Nelson intimating the probable early removal of the Eev. Mr Flavell to the' Atiaura.
The cutting down of Broadway, Eeefton, to its permanent level has resulted in the newly erected premises tho property of the Bank of New Zealand being elevated above tho roadway some four feet. The Eeefton Courier says the Inangahua Eoad Board has been cheated in its " great expectations," and seems to be drifting into something akin to a hopeless fix. It lias transpired that the Board is held by the Government accountable for the maintenance of all roads and bridges within tho district, from the 3oth of April last. This briefly expressed, moans that the Government subsidy to the Board for the current year will be about .£3OO, instead of £9OO, as at first supposed; the balance being deducted for keeping the roads in repair. To term this manoeuvre of the Government any other than a scandalous imposture, says the Courier, would certainly be to call a spade by quite another name to that which it generally passes under. But oven this is not the worst aspect. Tho Board, under the impression that the Government grant would be nearly £ LOOO, and would be subject to no encumbrance, has obtained and expended a Bank overdraft to the amount of £4OO, on the strength of the anticipated income. So that in reality tho Board will not receive a shilling of the grant. The rate just levied has been pledged on existing contracts, and the Board is therefore bankrupt.
Tho following are tho items of expenses incurred by the Provincial Executive ou tho recent jaunt through the goldfields : Provincial Secretary and Solicitor, £65 2s Gdj Goldfield's representative, £lO 12s. Total, .£lO5 14.3 Cd. The travelling expenses of the Provincial Government officers for the year have amounted to £239 3s lOd ; the expenses of the railway fete at Nelson was £319 15s Id. In charitable aid tho Inspector of police has disbursed during tho year £IGS2 2s lOd. A telegram from Eeefton states that William Eoss, contractor for the Energetic claim, attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor on Thursday morning. Ho was frustrated in time, but his throat is badly cut. lie is expected to recover. A man named Stephen E. Matthews has been committed for trial at Nelson for stabbing his wife with a knife between tho shoulders.
Mr Findlay, late of tho firm of Findlay, Ilaworth, and Co., sawraillers, of llokitika, has gone to the Manchester Block, on the Fielding settlement, to establish sawmills and lay down tramways to connect with tho Fox ton tramway, Wellington would seem to be attracting some of the most enterprising of the AVcstcoast commercial community. By a late telegram to hand, wo learn that Messrs Mace and Arkell are making preliminary arrangements for establishing an extensive brewery in Wellington; and that Mr Evans, formerly of Wharf street, purposes opening business there also. The Grey Argus of Friday's date says : " We are informed that tho General Government Inspecting Engineer (Mr Iligginson) is on board the s,,s. Otago, expected hero on Friday or Saturday from Nelson ; aud that he will be joined by tho Engineer-in-Chief (Mr Carrnthcrs), who is expected by coach from Christchurch on Monday." In the estate of W. Stavert and Co., the liabilities have been estimated at £25,175, of which £0575 is an overdraft on tho National Bank, and the assets arc estimated at £15,225 9s Id. The estate will be realised by trustees irrbankruptcy.
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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1181, 2 June 1874, Page 2
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