The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878,

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 31, 27 March 1878, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878,

REXirKNfiv aliowinp; tho milcap;o, re* ccipte and espoaditufo of Now Zealand Itailwayu for tho yoarendftd' Juno 30th, 1877, havo }n*b been- puWishod and allow tho following facts. The- wholo length of railway in worlc at that dtito was 837i J . milbOj tho total recoipta from which i« Rhown nc £31T,1#7", and' tho tixponJiture on railways during llie year was £2241,800;, thus showing a noth profit on the year's oporationfl of £80,380 on the different line?.. The 'Chriatfthurch' section fihowa tho largesl; ( crodit,,thonmount fop tho year being i£<M,63Bi" Dunodin ranks- next, with £lf.oooi Wpon the Kiipara (Auok- [ land)) lino tho roturn ahowa n loss for tho year of £518, also of £237 on- tho Wanganui, ft nd £629^ on tho New .PlymouMi line, all tho othor lines appear to bo worked' abn fair profit. We notice thab tlio Nolaon v "Wostport, and BrnnnoDlines all figure upon tho right Hide, tho profits for tho yoar being, ■Brtinnor, £3,073;. Nelson, £71f): ; . and Wefttport, £25 ( When it is considered, that at the dafco of t-ho return some of the lines had- only been open for a. fow. wi'eks^ and* nono- of them- for more than ono yoar-j these returns tniiHt-bo- regarded as- highly satisfac tory..

It is astonishing how, soon information, (aioulatfid.to- damage outside' iritoroflb in tho minofl heregains curronoy. The latest inatanco-of thig.hind is furnished, by a- paragraph, in tho Westywi' TSiinos^ having, relation to. tho Hopeful and ■Welcome mines. We roprinfc the. paragraph*, and it? will' no doubt bo rend with- interest by shareholding in to o*o mines.. That a« matter- of dispute liiih cropped up bat wean tho-compauios named and' the owner of tho Cleopatra lease is truo, but it seems that tho magnitude or importance of tho matterhas boon greatly overrated., In. the present state of the disputo it would,, perhnps. be imprudent to refer to the merits of 'the ease. ..Sufficient then to eny. that whatovor may, bo the onl»---come, confidence in< the future of' tho Welcome oad Hopeful mines hna not beon in tho least way, affected amongst ilhoso hero who. are acquainted, wir.b tho real foot of tho ca«o. HU Hbnov JUdg©. Woatonj.lofb bj\ conoh for Groymouth yoßtopd»y»morning« Hia Honor ihnsboon invitod4o.l)o prcsont nt tho reopening of tli a OreymouthStato School, and will attend 1 (ho coromony baforo prooeoding to Hoiciiiku. Tho Ihnn^nWu* Griunty C6utiollj . will*mooli nl; )l»o UMunlhout' loidtey for tl>c doopfttofe.of ftuaViota. Mr Uoborti Qilmor,' of Qllmor, Bfofl M lAft Qcofton thi» morning Rml oarriofl' with him Hio hearty good'wishes and 1 roapuoli of ovopy member of tho oommunity. Tlioro wftn a. sitttng'Of' thfl Wiirclftn'n Cdurt yosl-ord&y, lufc tho busineon. was qyifco unimi* portant,,tWo boingronly two npplioationa for hearing. Mr Hutikln, on. bnhulf of' Moshi-b iMolodyinnd'Smith applied ifor rogiatration of a fcimbos tromway. at BbntuWa wlii6h. whb grantod. subjoofc' to oortain roscr»ations in fnyor of tlifr /Vlcxandor Company. Mr P.. i&townrfc,. applied on boliAlf of tho ■ Kftet-gplio 'O(inipany,,for ft hoad'wator raoo on.tlionorth aido of Murray* Crock, which wns- unopposed and grantodj. ThftOourtthonftljiJurnodJ A meotinft'of fcho mombora- of' iho Roofton Amafcur Drnmatio-Glub is oonvonod for this netting at 8 o'obok for the pnrposo of making fih. I arrnngomontfl with . vogard to tho long pivjcctod performance in aid 'of tho Hospital fum 9.. Thft porformanco wi11,., wo ftro in formofl.bo holdlnbouti tho (-middle of Api ll next. ■ Tho nottlinsi-upovor tho Mo Child ron'» Pie-Nic roenltfldj wo belief o>. very ■ natisfuoH torily. Them romnina n amnll balanco ontho wrong aidoy but' the amount' i4 corrvparatircly iinsinnirtcanti and'waa'tnat by, flubaoriptions |among»t the O6mmlttco. The. amownti di»« : .hur«cdiwttß cloao upon £10; Iho Roofton Rand kindly gavo their florvicoa goatuitiouaiy,. and 1 this roUovod the Oommittco for ii oonoidorablo itom of oxponso,- and! for iwhioli-tltoy-nroontitlod'to tho thanks of tho 'oommunityi. ' Wo arc glad tofloothnt'otopsaro at/ length <o. be taken' to oslftbliflli- ft- Hortioultuvftl SOi'iotj id. Kroffon. Tho proposal ia, 'wo boVicvo, to arrange n flower niiow ut; nivoarly a dato a» po«ibl6< for prizoa to> bo'subaoribofl by tile. Society* Floriculture lias- i>ll-oa<Ty 'attained- »• considerable degroo of perfection in tho Ihangfthuii, and' amongst tho ■ foromoftt of thono whoso predllootiona run in tliia di* rcotion ift-Mr Poingdostt'O, who haft taken th'nIroublo' to- introduoo direct from Joruoy a number of Ibo- moat olioioo flowering' bulbs ,'andplanta. Aa tho oliinnto hero Hcoma pro* rminontly flttrd 1 for the cultivation of flbwera tho movement 1 ought to bo attondod with gront ftuncofls. Thoro was ft Bitting of tlio RenidtntMhgiHtrato's Court; yoatordny, but tho businofla woa. v-ory. ligltt, Tlioro woa- ono enflo on Iho polico fhect-, Ihrti of/King v.. Smith,, for naanult. Tho (•(TiMioo wnfl oommittod at- Honfcman'A, on t! o. 19tll. instant-, bnt tho riofcmlant being coux flhod in. tho HoapUal, on tho application of Sorgranfc' Novillo tho oano wna ndji'utrnrdtfor ono w<;ok, Tlioro worn only two cusos on. thecWl Bido,.thttt of. BLkloy v.. OiUaoio, £2.1.

15fl, for work and labor dono j: thcro was no. appoaranooof dl'femiant, and judgment wus. givon for tho amount, olaimod and ooat*. Tho rntr.aining capo wan-that of Davino v.Fngftii, a olaim- for .-C2 Us,, for ■goods suppliodi &m Xc was shown that. plaintiuThad' bucn. minlod, and l U«t bliO' amount had alroady, boon allowodi in a contra, account,, andi judgment 1 w«s ao« oordingly givon for dofondant with costs.

Wo tako tho following from, tho Woslport Tlmoa t — <( A report haa- boon brought from Poofton. that tho inuoh»vauulod Woloomu oiliim. has turnod out a 801 l for too oonflding invofltora. Tho r«af in tho lowor lovol is said to havo ruu ont, or ratltor that it runs broad flido- into- tho Oloopatm ground* and' that no < more of tho goldon fttono in to bo found in tho Woleomo ohu'im A tolograta r«ooivod. , this morning by one of tho shareholder^,, howovor,' puts matters in a: diffbronb light. j Tho tologram says :r-' It is- not a. mattor ofi faofc, but that tho roof has nliown thirtoon orfourtoen feet' in. tho Cleopatra-, ground,. and' thus ft ropoi-t has bcon raised, to dopveointo , Woloomo florip. Another «urvey fs- to. bp mado nox-fc week.' Gonorally tho circulation of tho report is lookod upon as -an, attempt to rig tho markot."

Tho Mngißtrato'S Court wa<«o<!oupiod forsoniu, timoyoßtorclny with the hoaring.of n<jundinnnfci sum. none onao iv wliioh, Glnn 8r05.,, woro plaintilTa nnd-.G-oor^o Taylor tho clofandant, Tho claim rmfl. to rcoovuif'n cum of £H0 7s Cd,. and tho dofandant wnov exumiiiodi at boiuo' longth touo)iin({ liia ability to pay tho-uinomiU. Dulondant suiil ho WMia. bullmnn, and hit) moans woiO'prooavJoafi. ■Ho had' no property, . Oiid Uud no prospoots. I\w orosg-oxamina-lion by, Mr. Moss- wuh a most sotiroliin ono, but failod to show. thnt. dofondant. was in. a position to pay olTr th<> debt. Ai> lho< : oono-lusion* hl« Worship said ho oonld niakc no ordor in tlio onao, and would thoroforo dismiss, tho miramonn,. Ho said it was highly imprudent for creditors to* issuo judgniout Hiimnionsfi.s nguinst- dobtoiM unloss thoro was flomo roasonabio grouncl.for .bolioving,, that. tho clofondi n» possossod, moans, iand wilfully ncgloctod.or rofusod. to. pay. Tho 'Court would not loudataolf to an. aofe ofop* prossion. On, suoh oases 1 unless it oould< bo Bhown that a dofondiint was rmilly ablo to.pny no ordor. would bo made iv tho ousoa. T'ii« ruling'ia ft. rather sorious- onofoiv busiuoss irion bdeaueo if too.olo»oly adhorod.to bynho Bonah.dobtors will be mode oomploto mastorn ofthoaituation, andtho obvious oonseq\ioncos must be that buainoas pooplo for. thoir own flaf'olyvwill.bo forood to plaooa limit upon tho credit system, and bhtahoo would bo imulo to. pinoh. all round. It would m'lmost bo thought that, tho bankruptcy law offdra- suflloieufcv faoilityi fov thoioliof of oasos of real opprcs. siou without ndfloitioiiH aid from, tlio ■ Ueuoh. Tho obligations botwoon. tradesmon, .and .their oastomors. snom to. dilTor ossontially. 1 from, other olasfioa ol.dobts, andit appuavs liardly fair 'ihitttliQ judiu'ial scalo should bu miidtj.- (o. turn a|toj{o|.h«r in (avprol tho .hitter. .

Tbo ncoessity fov tho,-' roductiona in tbo Victorian aorviflo- mado by ilw Ministry . lurjjj bc'oomo 1 apparont by tho '• Bmo'o'th nous' with which, tho various departments, avo buing., worked with tho radioed stalfa*- Attho L.md* und Works dopartnioitfl, from, which th» jffjator. niunbor.-of. employee, wore disi-tousodi' with ijUHinofia in conducted with, grontiu' rapidity than' ovnr bofovn provntloit. (iuriii|» tho hifltory.of thoflo offlooa. Th*publ-ic-b.aving! buiiincss to perform aro nloo I'onoivcdiMril.li.u, civility, to \vl\inli tlioy havobonn unnotuistoinnd,; Tho roductioiifl in tho -Rdu'salion dflpartmont, far- from uffooting its ofllcione/j ; promiao to. huvo quito a. diffdront effoot. Tlin viii'ioua olorkn sooiiblo feol lo a far grrator- extant lhi.ll .foumorly, tho ivsponnibilUy. of thoir position,, .'aiul'dtapla-v-.oommondabloanxioly to porfonnthai* various duties .with tbo groatoati poa.siblo denpntoh. . Thn gontloiuon nppointod nß»he|ulfl nro utidcratood to havo displayed spiiciul aptitudo foil theie positions nudkionl, to • 'justify- tho choioo of tho Mlnisitor. Art. ft. dis'pluyt of tho newv zoal obsorvablo it may 1 bo mentioned' that, tho olorks in tho aooountantM bvanoh by a littlA extra, work havo fliiocoododi in getting the salnvios of toaohors for Jaiu^vry nonrly all paid,' an optration that formerly wna noti ooncludod' boToro-,. t1i0-, middlo of Fiibrunry.. In < tho Rhilway -dopartmenk fifty oflloors havo bo - dispensod with, and |t;ho work gojs on bo ttoi-' than over, This rodiiokior, in the ongineor and oloi'ical staff* will onablo ' avftaving of £25i000ia-ycar.to ba mado,. olorioal dopnr<m«nt i* boing worked' with flftbon fewor clork* thuni worO" formerly omployod^ and' tho men havo boon paid j six days earlier than thoyovor woro boforo. Tho onginoor' staff! has -boon onormou*ly roduicd; nnd yot tho work goon-. on 1 boltor.-than avoij. — Molbourno Tioador,- 1

A- oooaopondont. of- 1 tlio WfatpoH; Ti<n!oß--istatos.that tho New Sundorland Ooal> O(im. pany havo laid' baro- ono' soatn of hard,, bright 1 coal 7ft in thioknoss ,. at an clevatjonof 400 ft abovo tho lovol 0? tho Waimangftroa. bridgo, nnd.nt' a dopth of 03ft 'another si;a«n iifiß-jiist b'eonotruek, lft, 'fc in thoknefl", . And whioh from pronoHl; apponrnnboß, indioatoa: at) innxbaiißtibli) eunply of magnifltont'ooftl. No addilianal l6ngtb' of railway, lino boing'rn'q\ilrod, tho Oompnny avo in groM hopoetfi boing ablo to nhlp thoir Rtnt o'»|go, by >tho boginning of July next. ' ' "

i!hc good<timO' coming, for Rbj&ftoM wii nasurcdly load' to ft. oon'sidorablo inoi'OftsAod population, the woathor that hno.aflliotod'tO' district, so long- having, .brokon. up and clis appeared,, and the roudn. again in .good work ing order, will throw lifo and ehoerfulnosnaround and'upon this portionofNo'w^ ho favoured, and 1 bo- blossod; with* all .that" renders, lifo. agrooablo,. but wliioh ■, may and frequently, do load to tliono habits-whioli-.ongonder-diioiwo through. oxponuro to sioknoßand ohillo, tho hoalthiosti may bo atrikon. clown by B.HKUMATIHJI4 Riikumatio (lour,, LtIMIHAfIO, iNTRKWrTTKNTr FKVHI4B, IhUOTTHB . NDss^ito., and it is well that all .should. know*, tho moHt .roliablo ouvoa for thoao aro tho famoufi Indian MMduhnbi known na- " aiiollnliM Grnafc Indian tftiroa,"— thoy 01111 b(v hud of Ml It. Ohaingc, ChrmM', appointnil solo wiiolcmilo agont for Uool'Cou nnd distriol. Rno toatimouialo. in ndl'cvtiss ng oolumiip.r— Aim

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