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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 9 July 1880, Page 2

We understand that the Government have referred the question of the subsidy to the Big Kiver track, to Warden Eevell for a report upon the character of the country to be opened pp. This, at all events, shows that the Government are acting considerately, if cautiously, and as the Warden's report can bard'y be otherwise than favorable, there is little doubt of the assistance being granted. The worst feature aboujb the matter is 'the delay which the reference to the Warden involves. The tender committee of the County Council met on W,endesday last, to cnnsider tenders sent in for- various works in the district, but in the face of the present unsettled state of the subsidy question, the committee prudently a - stained 1 from accepting «ny of them, but referred the whole to the next meeting of the Council. An inquest was, held on Wednesday last, before Mr P. Brennan, deputy •coronor, upon the remains of an infant child. The inquest was emergent from the case of supposed concealment of birth, which was referred* to in our last issue. ;The only evidence called was that of Dr Thorpe, who identified the body as that upon which he had performed a post mortem. Sergeant Nevell then applied for an adjournment of the case for seven idays, which was granted. j Mr Gilbert, dentist, left for Greymouth this mprnipg, Bn J will re-visit feeefton in October. It will be seen that the House has as. sented, after a deal of discussion, to a reduction of 10 per cent, of all salaries in I the civil service, from the Legislative department downwards. A saving of close t?p?n £WO,OOO will thu3 be effected, and it is believed that an eqnal amount will |beßaved: by the amalgamation of offices, I and weeding the service of all salaried ! drones. The fpllowing Melbourne telegrßpr gives some idea of the spirit in wjiich the Pay'niqpt. of. Members, BUI wp diacussed in the

Assembly tb^e q.ther night :— " Last night Vale, alluding tft Jones called b. : m a penniless, braggart and trained beggar of billets, without which he would have to go into the Benevolent Asylum, pr elge run away to America, an<J leave tyis •ffife and family to the charity of the cpuntry. Jones retorted on Tale as being hired to defend rogues ; then Mason's insult to the ladies Was referred 'o, <md he retqrted that h« djd not visit the back slums o/ the city at an early hour of the morning. This was the style of debate, and it was found no progress could be made with the Payment of Members Bill-*