MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 22, 30 May 1877, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Up to tlio pressnt time the colony of Victoria has spent £2,073,874 upon her defences. Tbis is shown in the in* formation embodied in the late Volunteer Commission j/s report. Remark* ing on this fact, fche^ Av^us says it is simply disgusting to think that the colony is not in a portion to await the issue of events with calmness and coufideM|^and that the event of posible wav frp^nem unprepared to guard their belongings or defend their honour, and still m: sing on the best menus thft can be adopted to secure the safety of the colony. A newly discovered de;>nsit of r'cli vuviferov* dirt ot Doctor's l\>mf, about eight miles below Alexandra, on the eastern bank o£ihe Molynenx, is exc'b'mz attention. TUoPttusl'fj Times says tire digcovoress, wk T t tue .rude applimees tliey hare for wortii;; Hie ground, for tie past three wee's obtained nearly £100 wonh of gold, ve'.n')f £\5 per week per man. The layer, p^k'li, or it is, of auviferouß dr. is on tlie i.ice of the very precip'loua rang •. an ! lolly 2/0 feet abore tTje present bed of tie i'rer, nid po'nts to the couclus'oa that it once wa« a part of the original bed of the river. If Hie ns« sumpioit is correct, there is a c-iauce of fiudiug uia:iy tone sach dejiosiis, Pii'vatj let.ers from corre^pou.leni^i in Ihefouihofl-vland lofrieiidn in Auckland by way of .^rd.tey, a iJ receu;!/ re ceired, announce tlie probable early depa, tore of a' iie%v Catholic bishop for the diocese of Aucklair !. From one of these communications which hare been placed otthe disposal of the .Vcvr Zjalnnd Herald it makes the folowiu^ extracts ;-— " Afc last your j^ofld 'people are about getting a 'new ßishop for Arcfcla..d, liis Grace Dr Croke, Archbishoji of Cas'iel and Hoey, hating, I hear, strongly recommended Cauou Fiiz ersi'd, one of the most able lind popular .'.x V.i in his grace's dioceses, for the yaes'icy. Tlio ri^'»L revovened gentle.nnn lias act e^led ibc oVice, ami w ill jn all jnobability , leave for Sew Zealand $\, an early date. Uy next mail I sliull

. cojHnunicale moie iv detail as to the time of his leavhj?. Jhe Eev. la; her Puce otio of our diocesan slaff, but at >>resenj ou a church-collecting raissioj in iht colonies is expected to be ti.e jjeir VitarGene al lo Bishop Fi z^eral.l. 1 uidei'- , sfanl that there were go:ul g .ouuds fui i Jhe deloy in ilie appointment of a suece» „»v to your late b'shop, but 1 a j glad to con^ratalaie you on tLe raaler being looked upon as satisfaeto. ily concluded. 9 Cunan Filz^erald » a liberal minded . good j.Jes;, nud I Lore no fear bni; 'Jiat > he willget oa iv his nevr spht.e."

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