There was, a sitting oL the M*agiitr*te^ Court on Saturday, but there was only one case— that of Heslop v. Shaw (Taranaki) in which judgment went by consent, for the amount claimed and costs. We? observe that the Westport Titttesria again urging the amalgamation of its? Count y. Council and Bo>ough. Our contemporary concludes as follows :— " Our duty in tbe present article is again to express the absolute necessity which day ®by day forces itself upon public opinion that the time has arrived when the Borough of Westport should be merged into the County of Bailer, and that three additional members be elected to represent the town of Westport in tbe Buller County Counoil." A Government Gazette just to hand contains a notification of the appointment of the members of the Inangahua County Counoil, as trustees for the maintenance of the Reefton Public Cemetery i An adjourned meeting of the members of the Fire Brigade and the public was held in the engine-room on Friday evening last. It was reported to the meeting that the local representatives of the associated Insurance Companies had recommended tbe headoffices to grant a subsidy of £30 per annum towards the maintenance of tbe Brigade. Tbe report was received with approval, and a committee was then appointed for the purpose of preparing a petition for presentation to the Council asking that a fire-rate be struck upon all property within an area to be fixed by the committee. The committee will proceed as early as possible to fix the boundaries within which the rate will fall, &ad immediately? upon the petition being signed bygone half ol the residents therein, tbe matter will be laid before the Council. Tha County Chairman, in conjunction with Mr Masters, M.H.K., on Saturday; o if.it, forwarded urgent telegrams to the Government re the payment of subsidies due to the Council, and it is expected that intimation of the remittance of the money will be received Some time during to«day. - Tbe Hospital Committee some days back received a reply from Dr Martin, re the appointment of Medical Officer to the Reef* ton Hospital, The committee telegraphed to that gentleman inquiring whether he could recommend a medical man for ttfe^fcc^^iid a reply has been received in thaT negative. The committee has accordingly caused ad* vertisements to be inserted in all the leading New Zealand journals, inviting applications for the appointment. Mr A. D. Bayfeild, agent for the Government Life Insurance Department; arrived ih ( Reefton &t the close of last week, upon his annual " life 'taking " tour, and is prepared to accept the honorable proposals of an unlimited number of young ladies or gentlemen, It would appear that some of the local insurance agents have been considerably scared by the late fire, as notice has been given to one or mor_e property-owners, in* timating the intention of the company or, companies to considerably cut doif-ir insurances already effected. This step, accompanied as it has been by a return of a proportionate amount of premiums previously paid, has not unnaturally created a great rumpus, and may, possibly, eventuate in legal i proceedings to test the legality of the pro- ' ceeding. It will certainly appear somewhat ! strange that an insurance company should ! have the power of retracting from what may be considered after the lapse of many months, as a bad bargain ; the popular idea running that a risk having been once accepted and the premium paid upon it, no departure from the obligation daring its currenoy was permisi Bible, bo long as the conditions of the policy were faithfully observed by the insured, It is to be piesumed, however, that the insurance companies would not be likely to place themselves in a position which is untenable at law. Owing to the washing away of the river* bank in the vicinity of Overend's farm, Upper Inangahua, a difficulty has arisen with regard to the route of the terminating portion of the Maruia sfock-rond. The Council desire that the track should be taken down the Crushington side of the river so as to avoid the difficulty, but as the country along that line is rather more difficult, and the work of formation more co«tly than that via Overend's farm, (he Publio Works Committee and Couuty Engineer with Mr Walker, the contractor, will probably vist tbe locality in order tbat some ami able arrangement may be made. It is expected that the contract will be completed throughout in the course of a few weeks. Mr John Qaigley, who suffered so heavily by tbe late fire, has temporarily rentfd the premises formerly occupied by Mr Charles Crocker, aad has applied for a transfer, of his hotel license thereto, in order that he m^y oarry on hi » business pending the re-erection of his premises. The inquiry into the origin ofihe recent fire will be held tOiday. Applications are elsewhere invited by the United Alpine Company, Lyell, for the position of mining manager. The raining area now held by the Wealth of Nations Company is sixty acres, the greatest distance being along the line of *eef,
The Hewett Company opened in Dawson's Hall, on Saturday evening last, to a very fair attendance. To the lovers of music the eotertainfeent vi^ a treat the highest order, and' the ,ifpiprer>iat»on of the ; was abundantly testified, Mr. Hewett's per* fdrmance on th&cornefc is an entertainment of itself, and one wjbrth going a long way/ to ,hear; and uniting, as, Mr Hewett does, an almost equal mast? -y over the piccolo, vioKn, flute, flageolet, and a nuu ber of other inueicaF instruments, makes up with Miss Hewett 8 finished, execution upon the piaj^aqd T^xyilj isati&n^aj really merft(mpu| |nd, V} 0 } B l n fc entertainment. The company will perform fort'je last time in Eeefton to-night, and will twit ' Boatman s to morrow mgnfc " Upon the subject of Jthe^ earliest gold dis^ } > oJrery *M %he WeStJOoasi, *e(er Aioe tojwiaon was recently made in these columns, a corres - ■JpSa&mA -writes *as»4oitew« to- .ttEsMeiipSA. Times !—" Sir In reply to the -question: as to when gold was-first-discovered I give you the - following fact?, which may be of interest :— ln June, 1859, Mr John Bochfort, who was at • thf time- surveying jfoij y^ Provinda^ (Jjyernn^ejt of Ws«opj Jwspj;er|a gold^t thj place now known as the Old Diggings, Upon oompletio . of the survey the Maoris who accompav' ' Mr Bochfort returned to the Old Diggings, and from the quantities of gold brought by ;hem over Und to Collingwood, and the glowing accounts published in the Nelson papers, a party of diggers in Lyttelton, seventeen in number, cjbptered the Phantom, Captain Twdifg] ' wt"dame"irl)uM,:Wi#wereunable to navigate their clumsy canoes to the diggings. This was in the early part of 60. In '6l your present correspondent walked overland with the Maoris from Collingwood, arriving here on Ist June, 1861. After my arrival a whaleboat was brought around by other diggers, some of whom are still on the Coast. To Mr John TTdcfflfeffc alone :s clue the crecl«6 of first finding gold on the West Coast and proving it to be payable, and as I understand he will be here shortly he will readily furnish, if necessary, the exact date of the discovery, The first G-reymouth gold I saw was at about the end of 62. It was in the possession of one Selwyn (Terawini), a Mao«vwboS,fii*d #|)iea pp% froirU the Greyf ftnlfi oaris*T.L «* " ~" * '& Within the space of fifteen minutes no fewer than three waterspouts were recently seen by aMr Leckie, of Parnell, who gives the Auckland Star the benefit of his obserya» tions. The, waterspouts Ravelled nort^ an 4 south ill a cjsrkscrejw attitud|,«f|jirlifigt|i|ougl the air with considerable velooity, and apparently taking their course from the Waitemata towards the Manakau, doinr the tour over, the isthmus in a very short time. itAileF* oaioriin^'iatttol somtf |iige ihtJwdterJ-i spoii.lt: bore off ?n a more easterly direction, and it is said they discharged themselves in Mr Bobortson's estate, Mangrre. A political wag thinks there is something of the ' struck comio fI in wafeftip^ats IrayeilHig v&bhSe through the air on the day the raise of duty on spirit takes place. The funeral of the late Mrs George Darrell, we find from the Melbourne Argus, took place SJanJ>. A,, very large number the profession in fwhieh ste occupied so ;h position, anaSn large* nuteßer of private citizens who had known and respected her as a friend, or admired, her as a talented actresi, attended the funeral. The cortege was a long one, and in addition to ihoss |rho. proceeded ; with it to the , a comderable'nuinbir g^Werid^rOund^fh^ grave, the assemblage comprising an unusually large proportion of familiar faces. Messrs George Coppin, Vincent, Theodore Hamilton, GK B. Ireland, F, p. Appleton, Eepresenjting the stage and MeWrs ff. "G,? TuWeri'tfarnet Walch, and Dr J. E. Neild acted as pallbearers. In consequence ot Mrs DarreH's death, Mr Darrell gave up his part in the 'Forlorn Hope' to Mr W. H. Eejnolds, , The New york Herald say a- that Mr Ediaop is reaping a rich reward mi Europe as well i$ in America for his wonderful and useful inventions. The Edison Telephone Company, of London, has ordered from the electrical manufactory in this city 2000 of Edison's chemical telephones for use in London, and is considering the advisability of ordering 10,000 more. In New York they are everywhere "being introduced. 411 the large wholesale and manufacturing establishments have them , lawyers talk through them to an office in the new Courthouse, and are able- to keep m» start tly posted as to ■• what* going on ; book* sellers and others order from each other through them, and a world of trouble is saved all around. The following property is exempt from the operations of the Property Tax s — (l.) All agricultural implements in actual use. (2.) AH property of the Crown, or ot any local body, or of any company or society. of per* sons not formed wholly or mainly for the purpose of gain or profit divisable amongst the shareholders. (3.) All churches and other places used exclusively for Public Worship. (4.) All property of, or vested in, any body of persons for publio charitable or public education. (5.) All property of, or vested in, any publio body, society, on per> sons and used only for the purposes of public health, or recreation. (6.) All public reserves of whatever nature made under any law granted to, or vested in, any body or persons, (7.) All property of; Maoris. (8.) AU property owned in reversion, remainder, or expectancy of any kind, the owner thereof not having any present beneficial interest therein at the time an assessment is made thereof. (9.) All vessels of any kind. (10.) All policies of life assurance.
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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 January 1880, Page 2
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