THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 July 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1880.

In the Warden's Court yesterday Edward Francis applied for a reservoir to store water, at Antonioa Flat, which was granted. A. Roes applied for a bead«raee, to commence in a branch creek, one hundred yards south of Ross and Manning's dam, Lankey's Creek, and terminating at their claim, bslow the dam; the race would carry one bead of water in wet weather.— Granted. Howell and party applied for a bead race commencing in Burkes Creek, and terminating on their claim at Raglans. The race would take twelve month's to construct.— Granted. Jairieß O'Connor applied for registration of a water-race, at Maori Gully, four chains in length. The application was objected to by Edward Lynch, on the ground that he was a dividing mate with the applicant, and required that his name should also be included in the certificate. Lynch was examined and proved that he and O'Connor had held the race jointly, but the certificate had run out, and as O'Connor had no miner's right, it was arranged that the application for the renewal should be delayed until be. could obtain one. But as spon as he got a minern' right he applied for the race in his own name. The Warden said he did not know what soft of a mate O'Connor was j he had the utmoßfc contempt for such roen, and he would ccc if a prosecution could not be laid against O'Connor forworlriog qq the goldfields without a license. The certificate would be granted in the names of both parties. Quigley and party applied for ahead and tail race, and dam, at Boatman's Creek, 300 yards above the Welcome machine site. The application was unopposed and granted. Rogers and party applied for a drainage race, and tunnel, at Flower's Creek, Eedman's. Granted. News reached town yesterday morning of the striking of very good stone in the Just-in-Time winze. The announcement caused some activity in the share market, and shares took a tangible jump. Tho stone in the wiDze shows a width of 4ft. and is of good formation. The crushing is proceeding satisfactorily. An inquest was held on Wednesday laßt, upon the remains of the infant child of Sarah Ann M'lnnis. The evidence was very voluminous, and as it will be gone over again on Thursday next, before the Besident Magistrate's Court, we omit it to-day. The facts went to show that the girl was found by her parents in an out-house, at 4 o'clock in the morning, in a fainting condition, having apparently just been confined there. Having crrried the girl into the bouse, the mother left, and ehoitly after returned with the infant, which was then dead. The father says : — " I ultimately decided to remove the body from Bight and come down and inform the police, which I did. I placed the body lightly under ground in the fowl house. I subsequently gave the body in charge to Sergeapt Neville." The jury upon tbe evidence returned a verdict •• Tbat the child was born alive, . tbat death ensued through neglect and exposure, but that such death w&s

in no way attributable to violence." It will be seen that the parents now stand charged with concealing tbe body of the infant. The unfortunate girl was assistant-teacher in the State School at Blast's Point, and dep'orable as the facts of the case are, it is the more to be regretted tliat the law is powerless to reach tbe scoundrel who is ,the author of all this shocking degradation. The Magistrate yesterday dropped with exemplary severity upon an unfortunate publi* can at Boatman's, for permitting drink to be sold in his licensed house after prohibited hours. In disposing of the case his Wort* ship made some remarks, which, overlooking tbe undue severity of the penalty inflicted, will be endorsed on all sides. He said the practice of publicans in enticing men to remain upon their premises to spend money was the greatest eyil of the licensing system. Many families were reduced to destitution and starvation, while the men themselves were ruined in health through the dograding practice. He would suppress it by every means at his command." These being the feelings of hit Worship upon the poiut. it is perhaps as well that the earliest intimation should be given to the public. The following notice has been posted in tbe outpatient department of tbe Dunedin Hospital : — The out-patient department beine established to relieve only those persons who are too poor to pay for medical or surgical aid or for medicines, any person signing the declaration as to his inability to pay for advice or medicines may be required, at the discretion of the Hospital Committee, to give information as to his or her circumstances. Applicants for relief making a false drolaration render themselves liable to legal prosecution." An Auckland Telegram says that some stone, alleged to be taken from one of the Mohaka claims, has yielded at Auckland nearly five ounces to the ton. On the oth r hand, »ome stone taken from the same claim and leaders by the Auckland Herald representative, has been most carefully tested, but does not show eveu a trace of gold. In spite of the warning repeatedly given, miners are continuing to arrive. It is useless for anyone but prospectors te come, and they must be prepared to rough it, the country being very broken and anything but pleasant during winter. . It is directed by the Prussian military authorities that any officer who shall be struck by a civilian, must forthwith draw upon that civilian, though the latter is unarmed and defenceless, and cut him down upon the spot. An officer neglecting to perform his duty is liable to be cashiered.