THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEKKLY. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1880.

Inangahua Times, 30 July 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PU BLISHED TRI-WEKKLY. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1880.

There waa a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when tbe charge of attempting to conceal the dead body of a male m» fant was preferred against Allen- and Ellen M'lnnis. There was a further charge of concealment of birth, against the daughter, Sarah Ann M'lnnis, but the two informations were taken together. Mr Inspector Feast conducted the prosecution, and the accused were undefended. The case having dosed, the whole of the accused reserved their do fence, and were fully 'committed for trial at the next sitting of the District Court, at Beef ton, to be held on the 25th August. In the Warden's Court yesterday Daniel' Crowley applied for six months' protection of tramway at the Golden Treasure mine. Mr Lee. the manager of the company, opposed the application on the ground that a tender for the supply of mining timber had been let for a terra of twelve months, and the line occupied might be required by the new contractors. The Warden ruled the objection to be insufficient, and granted the application. James Taylor applied for a double area alluvial claim, also head and tail races, in Boatman's Creek, half a mile above the Justin-Time machine. The application was unopposed, and granted, subject tor non-interference with other parties wishing to run tailings down the Creek. The Warden sat till a very late hour last night, hearing the application of Charleston and others for the cancellation of the Boatman's Creek Company's lease. Replying to Mr Beeves in the House the other night, Mr Dick said that (ho new Licensing Act, clause 17, made provision for the appointment of inspectors in various districts, with power to entrr premises for the sale of ppiritous liquors, and obtain samples of the liquor vended, for tbe purpose of analysis, and Government intend to enforce that provision. The survey of tbe Low Level Tunnel is progressing favorably, and Mr Sham, the officer in charge, expects to complete the work by Wedpeiday or Thursday next, unless interrupted by bad weather. Nearly the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday's eatings of the House were taken up with the consideration of the estimate, on the Education vote. The amount asked by the Minister was r £297,730, but consented to a reduction of £32,008, as it was intended to make a large reduction in the allowances to local committees and omit the grants to .pub • lie libraries. M'Oaughan endeavored td%?educe tho entire vote to £5000, He failes however, and several other reductions were proposed, but lost : and a f ter much wrang* ling the vote was eventually carried subject to the reduction proposed by the Minister. Welare jjnfovmed by Mi-Sampson, the local "poßtmastdflthnt the np-Wesrport mail will be detnine^imlil Saturday, for the Frisco. mail^whicmjlftfNelson for Westport yesterdayifternot^y\ Wft learn l||^|tor H. C. Bowman, for many years pft^yw^s.er of the Union Bank of Australia, G%jnlwith, is in negotiation foT the purchase of it leading., commission business in Eeefton. \rjßince writing the above we learn that Mr Bowman has purchased the business of Mr John M'Gaffin.] At the close of the hearing of the. application for the cancellation of the Boatman's Creek Company's lease, last night, the Warden said-he wou'd recommend the GpOv^rnment not to oancel the lease. * The County Council was to meet to-day, for the purpose of deciding the stpp to bp taken wi'h rpgard to the maintenance contracts, will probably be adjourned, owing to the abfence^froro.. town of one ortwooftbo members. The Government are determined seemingly to push the. principle of eelf-dependence to the bitter ex ( vein c. The County Council has jii't boen informed tiat rifT'ehtinhible aid arls viitu-ea to desli'i'-'e person? will henceforth I have to he provided out of local funds, n's no niKho- fir'yit ■■tib -.Hu]ei ui lTint lieiul will bp n:ude froui thVColom&l revenue.