THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 32, 6 March 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1878.

Wb aro vory, glad to loam ttat an offort i« at length to bo. WAdo to caUbMsh, a Building Booiety In Beeftou. Our readors aje probably aware that abont two years ngo a dimilar I movement w«« mado, but owing to, a variety of oiwuautftuces tho subjoot had hardly beon, ripened when failure came upon ilv and U erentuftlly died tho death of inanition,. To wbut circumstance or w,hat oombimUioa of circu.mftancoa that failuro may bo atlribntetl we need not horo refer, aufiloo i,fc to soy that sinco that time tho position of the oomwuntfy has undergone a great change, and it in, not too much to say thut the want of euoh an, aaiooiatiou baa been felt. In Wostport,. Greymouth, and Hokitika^ Building Sooietioa havA long boon establUhod, and espfiawlly in tho two former towtna h'AVQ thifivod amazingly,, accumuj/ituig ft groat amounj. of w.ealth 'for tUo shareholders, boridos doing a vast doa] of good in promoting aettlomont and enabling struggling, aottlom and. 100/iohoUWs ta obtain tho freehold of thoir lamls. Xn ft young ftom» munity Liko this whoro land is being takon up daily and improved, a, splendid Hold exists for tho operations of a Sooioty, and vvo fool oonyinced that under proper and economical management such a, BOoioty horo would not only provo a blessing to a large olass «i the community, but as a, more invoatmont would return n high annual poroontngo to, tbo sjiaro* holders. Wo slvill bo glad to, loam of t|io Oftrly maturing, of tho proposal, and our boat effort* will bo dircotod in every po^oibjo w.ay to its advancement.

Mr Willi/im M'Loan lws boon, appointed legal nmnogev of the Union Company., vioo Louis l)&i\n rwiignodr Fi,vo hundred and eighty four ou,ncoß of ii malgam. was col looted at tho Keop-i,t-Dar,k battery for tout wook'a oriwhwg;. It is tho intention to play (V mntoli, at cricket on Saturday 11th March,. botwoon the eleven recoutly dojjoatfld by tho Qjroym.ou.th plnyers «nd cloven all oomora. i{t J. R. Willeoi;, after a roaidonoe of about four years In Roof ton, a* ofllpor in charge of iho local telegraph station, loft by ooaoh yestordjiy morning, hi* destination being, w.e bcliovc, Wellington. On Saturday lust a number of Mr WilleoJi's frfoada mot him ajj Shank'n Hotel for tha purpoao of eaying fciro« well, Mr K Sh;iW ocoupiod tho ohair. Mr 9)mw, on bohalf of tho subaoriburs, proaontod Mr Wyicox v(ith a purßO ooutftining forty lovoreigns, a,\\<X In a. few woll eUoaon. remarks cxprctsod the regret felt at his d opart uro. Mr Willgox acknowlodgod the copipUtnont in suitable terms, nnd Mossra Soyraour, Franks, onJ o'Oo)iH,or,, fcVlow, ofiViOrs. tb,on prosontod bim with k lookot as v mark of thoit; ostcom and roapeot. Mr Sunipaoa auoooods Mr Will,(jox in the ohnrgo of the RtatLon here, an,d, has. mow entered upon his duties, Wo Imvo to roin,i»vl tho publio that tlv>en* tartainmont given by Mr oiui Mrs Tavaroa in aid of tho Hospital will take placo tl\la oyoning. A good programmo lin,j boon iajiuod for.' the occnaion whioh is an ontirolj ww ono bo far a« Keofton is concerned. Tho Hospital Comnxittco is in great need, oS monoy at and U i* thoroforo to. bo hopod that the publio will respond liborojly to tho <s«\\, mid therohy do a substantial eorvioo to. tho institution. Mr Qcorgo Joice, Jfcwcllor, Broadway, anDounoos o, grand art union of jjOnellory to bo druwn on Tuesday, 19th Muroh. The pri^eß c iiuint of a magtiifloont oontro-soooud gold Hop watch and ojthcr articles, all of Ai'fltvolasa qtutlity and workmanahip. Tickets co,n be ot'tiiiucd from. Mr Juioo. Tho utuatcur pntortainmont \n aid of tho Keefton Sohool Childron'fl picnic has boon , fifed to tuko plico on Saturday cvdiiing 16th March. A» the pic-nio will be opon aliko to i tho children of nil denominations it is dosirod ' iv make tho most ample arrangomants for th« occation, and at tho cost will bo nccononrily lieury it is purposed to supplement lb,o funds ! in the manner stated. I The l'actolus Company, Boatman's hava four men croplojcdi driving a tunnel, and shortly cxpflot to intersect tho reef. The Orhmdo Company (Loft-»llftnd-Biannh) h»re UHerooctcd tho roef, »nd tlac stQno «arr,w«

vory good gold. Tho roof waa cut in a tuunol boing put in nt a hitfh lovol. Tho Riso and Shlno Company, Soldior's have two mom om.plo.yod tunnolling and tUo h^nds oxpoo^ to out tl\o roof shortly. Tho Jnkormau Company (Rainy Or.wk) have a oonsidorablo quantity ofatano in tho paddock, and aa soon as tho hattory is availablo will commonoo crushing. Tho hattory is qow undergoing a fow alight repairs. Tho Balftolavft Company (Rainy Oroek) ha,vo twamon at work driving on tho roof and will probably have a trial crushing m Boon as the havo Aui»hod w.ith the atatn" pore. Jn the Magifltrato'w Court yoatorday tho tlia caso of assault— Pilling v. Oovllold wa» again, called on when Mr l'itt who appaarod for the defonoo, said that sinco tho last hoaiv ing tho pvoAooi\tor htvl written a lottor stating that ho dosirod to, withdraw tho oliargo, His Worship said ho could hardly allow tho onao to bo withdrawn at tho proaonfc »tago as it boro ft rather serious aspoct, and proaoeutor in hia letter had oontradiotod his sworn ovid* once. Ho wou,ld all^w tho ovidonco to bo taken, and would, then deal with tho applioan tion. The widonoo of two witnesses was then taken., and vfont conclusively to show, that nn aasauU hwl boon oownittod. His Worship in deposing of tho ease oaict, it was q,uito oloar that o, Rorious and agßvavatod assault had, boon committed, and under thosooiroiynulianoos the. Bcnoh oould not in tho intorost» of publio morality and deoonoy allow tho dpfendant to. go uupunished. Ho would bo. ftned L 5, or in, | default otifi month's impriaonmout, hajf of tho. amount of tkp Q/io to go to plaintiff*. Tho Woloomo company's gold will probably rcaoh town somo tiino tftidaj^ Messrs Bsirkpatriok and Blnkoly, oontrftotors, for tho construction of stono facing nlaig. the rivor bank at the Willows havo llntahed their oontmot, and the. work appoarn to, havo boon faithfully carried out, and will oflfoctually shiold tho bank ayftinflt any fuxthor domolUion