The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1881.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 20 July 1881, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1881.

*»K learn from Wellington that Sheehan yesterday withdrew bis application to inirodace a Bill to repeal the Abolition of Provincialism Bill. He asked for an*adjournment of the debate, but as the Gov ernment declared their intention to re« Hard it as a no confidence motion, Mac ' andrew and Gisborne objected to the pos'ponement, Sheehan withdrew, saying ' he woul.il re-introduce the fr Bill if Sir George Grey's^Bill were (brown out. There will be a great debate ou Allcin* sou's motion, the several policies will be reviewed, and it is nofunlikely a dissolution will eventuate. Weston waited on the Premier this morning; with reference to the bridging of the Inanganua, and a question arose, money being scarce, whether the Reefton people would pre fer increased expenditure on roads and frocks, to a bridge over the Left«bnl)d Brnnchr' M'eitfbers have telegraphecLJo^ 4teeffdtr etfflntf"Cliairraan. The Govornmenl will refer the Council's claim for £664, on account of Big River track, to the Wardpn, with a view to an araicab'e arrangement. WW-«c again urged the payment of the £6jJoc!ue to the Council on the Matiri contract, and the mitter is under consideration. Macandrew is just moving on the third reading of the Hern* sing Bill that no Bill will suit tbe country that does enable each district to make its own laws. Fisher's Bill, which provides for the election of county chairmen by the ratepayers is favorably regarded, and will probably become law. Grey's local government bill is utterly democratic. It provides for tbe Conversion of the counties into something like republics, each presided over by a president and council. Each district to have foil control over all local public departments, and elect their own judges. No express power is given to the districts to main tain standing armies, or to declare war upon ceighboring powers, and in this respect the scheme is considered incom* |lele.

1 — — — — — — — — — We understand that a man named Cairns has pat in a claim to tbe County Council for £100, for injuries alleged to have been sustained through falling off the hand-bridge over the Inavgahua, while the bridge was out of repair. Mr S. Barr left for Greymouth yesterday morning, so as to catch the s.s. Hero, which leaves Greymouth to-day. Mr Barr, late battery manager to the Just in»Tiaie and Fiery 'Cross Crushing Company, was induced to resign through the receipt of private letters from friends on the Tasmanian gold fields, for which destination he will start by tbe first steamer. From the erection of the battery at Larry's Creek in 1874 until now, Mr Barr ha3 held the responsible position of battery manager and amalgamator, and has given the utmost satisfaction to the several directories under whom he has worked, as also to the owners of the quartz crushed, some of the crushing being the largest and richest obtained, And ia looked upon by all experts in crashing matters as a most efficient manager. Mr Barr has taken a prominent part at Boatman's in all matters of public interest, and when required was always ready to lend a helping hand, and he will leave this district with the good wishes of all classes of the community. The body of Mr John M'Gill wa3 found on Saturday morning last, and the funeral took place at Ahaura on Mouday, and was very largely attended, a nmber of friends of the deceased' from Beefton, Greymouth; and other distant places, attending. The body was buried in the Ahaura cemetery, the .Rev. Father Rollarid officiating, A correspondent elsewhere complains, and it seems to us very rightly, of the injustice done by the County Council in employing one carter to convey stone for the protective works, instead of calling tenders for the work. While there are so many draymen in the community advantage ''should certainly have been taken of the circumstance by the Council to get the work performed as cheaply as possible. We trust the Council will res move the ground of complaint. Parent* at Boatman's complain much of the want of a school. There are some thirty or forty children of school age in the district, and they are running wild for want of instruction and dircipline. It is a pity that something cannot be done to supply tl e want. Possibly some private teacher inaj be induced to take the matter in hand, and the more readily if some encouragement were held out either by the local school committee or the denominations interested. It is notified in the cablegrams of yesterday that tho National Bank of New Zealand. Limited, has declared a dividend of four and a-half per cent, for tbe half jear. The low level tunnel of the Venus Company has now reached a distance of 60ft. and which, when connected with the winze, will give backs to a height of over 200ft. A junction was made yesterday afternoon with the No. 5 level and the Golden Fleece winze, the distance being 261ft from No. 5 cross-cut; By a fall of stone in the Nil Despprandum mine on Monday last a miner named Thomas Jones sustained a fracture of several of his ribs. The sufferflr'Jß progieseing favorably. Mr G. H. Adams, one of the passengers by the City of New York quarantined at Auckland, wrote to the Star complaining of the t.eatment that they sre subjected to. He saya .— The main point to which I would direct attention is the filthy and disgraceful state of the station.' We have been sent to a large wooden building, tho entrance to which has to be effected by "some one first getting inside by some other means, and then ! applying a knife to the bolt. Once in, we Jfs,!f| the ir>N'i3 rinov Ivin7 in n enrrwr of the

room, its binges gone, the windows all veiled closely with cobwebs, and the floors, forma, and tables covered with dirt ; the window?, half the sash-cords broken, and the glass, I count (as I write) 12 panes broken in the one side of the building. The pipes leading from the cistern being stopped up, we have no water for the baths, nor closets, and to cook some meat we have been obliged to cut up an old biscuit can and convert it into a fry-pan. We have one very old kettle and a teapot ; these with a few plates, tumblers, knives and forks, almost all brought from the steamer, constitute our entire stock of cooking utensils. We have some ladies and children, and for them the accommodation provided is an outi rage against all decency. Mr Weston, the new member for the Grey Valley, (says the Wellington correspondent of the Timaru Herald) attracted some curiosity on his introduction. He is by far the smallest member in the House, a dark, slender, iron* grey man, very trim and precise in appearance, contrasting strangely with his huge unkempt colleagues from the West Coast, H« mode of addressing the House, too, is the very opposite of theirs. He speaks slowly and de* liberately, with a careful choice of words, the most scrupulous politeness, and an almost superfine regard for the proprieties. He has not yet had an opportunity of displaying his pression of him is decidedly favorable. He evidently has a great deal o f self-respect and of rrsppct for the House. Mr Levistnm is rapidly developing a great aptitude for talking, and seems likely to give the House a good deal of trouble. But he is very young, and may be brought to see the error of his ways before he becomes a confirmed ' talk is t.' The following letter, signed John Bull, is sent to us from Kumara : — ' Can you inform me if a wretch of a man can hold his seat in a public body, who has been found guilty of having, for a long time, been in the habi^of enticing young girls into his workshop, and using the most foul actions and language, in fact wholesale business, he iiae carried 6n towards contaminating the minds of young, respectable school girls, for over four years. 1 refer you to a leading article in the Kumara Times, of Friday's, issue, Bth inst. By letting me know if such a wretch can hold his seat you will Qblige. I am informed by one of the parents, whose child he insulted, that as no case can be brought against him within eix months, the police are powerless in the matter.'— West'Ooast Times. An encouraging report has been recently received from a late member of the Dunedin police force, who is now at the Cape, regarding the suceess of the diamond-fields in the Orange'Kepublio. He himselfm'eaming £1 a day, and he states that the usual rate of wages there for European] overseers is £5 a week. 'Several members of the force here have rent in their resignations with a view to embarking for the new Colony. Atticus in the Melbourne Leader, speaking of'the proposed festivities to the officers of the detached squadron, says :— ' We have learned since what those of the F.ying Squadron thought of our original efforts to amuse thorn, and how they plumed themselves upon their triumphs oyer susceptible colonial mademoiselles. Perhaps it is by way of warning that the flagship of the present fleet is named The Inconstant.' A sum, amounting to £2000, has been received for hotel fees withia the Borough of "vV elllngton. The sum of £4200, representing the fees for 54 hotels in the city, and 34 in | the country districts, has been received. The Wellington Post says -.—Bishop Bed* wood has isssued a pastoral letter, drawing attention to the plenary indulgence for all sins, accorded to the faithful in the form of a Generalilubilee, by the Pope, on their performing certain conditions. These include the following :— The faithful must obtain absolution of their sins in oonfesn.ion j they must devoutly receive "the Sacrament "of the Holy Communion ; they must observe a strict fast for one day, using only fasting diet, and not on vigil or ember' days j they must visit six times, within the prescribed interval, thi> parish or district church— three times if there are two churches, or twice if there are three ; during their visits to the church or churches, they muet piously spend some time in praying to God for the prosperity and exaltation of the Holy Apostolic See, for the extirpation of heresy, for the conversion of those who are in error, for peace and concord amongst all the faithful, according to the Pope's wishes ; they must make an offering by way of alms to some piou3 work. All the prescribed conditions must be fulfilled before the expiration of the last day of this year. For all who are prevented by any just cause from fulfilling the above conditions, his Holiness grants per» mission to their confessor to substitute- for them other works of piety, or to postpone them until some time npt too remote, and to dispense with the obligation of receiving the Blessed Sacrament to all those chi'dren who have not yet made their first comnmniou. The Dunedin Star publishes the following : — < We hear on good authority that Sir George Grey has offered his property at Eawau at the Government valuation under the Property Tax— lfl,ooo— aud that his offer is likely to be accepted, as Sir George is understood to be desirou3 of taking a more active part in public affairs, and purposes residing in Auckland City.' The Post of Thursday, the day after the delivery of the Statement, says : — The prevailing impression * about the lobbies ' with regard to the Financial Statement is that it will, on the whole, meet with general acceptance, inside and outside the House. Of course there are a few who do not feel disposed to agree with either figures or proposals, but these, when asked why, merely assert that • there's nothing in it,' or that the bud* get proposals are merely a re- hash of last year's dish. The proposals which appear to be least favorably received on all sides are those relating to local finance and the con • stitution of the Local Public Works Board. It is said that the scheme for raising money Tor the construction and maintenance of roads is complicated and not likely to work satis— fnotorily. irhjln tb« Boor,-? w-'H. „. *' "• A'uec

put it last night, cement the partnership between local and general governments. Some disappointment is felt at no reference being made to the question of local self government in the Statement, and it is feared that, instead of coming down with some substantial reform there will only be a patching up of existing institution. According to the Melbourne Punch one of the members of the Victorian Assembly says that he euts with his knife because he likes it and it annoys other people to see him doing it. He adds lhat he isn't going to sacrifice one single badge of Liberalism to please anybody. A correspondent of the 'Sydney Mail, writes : I extract the following figures from the Navy List for 1879 :— Salaries : Admiral of the Fleet. £2190 ; Admiral, £1835 ; ViceAdmiral, £1460; Bear-Admiral, £1095; Captain of the Fleet, £1095 ; Commanders, £365; Lieutenant, £182; Sub-Lieutenant, £91 5a Midshipman, £31 18a 9d ; Naval Cadet, £18 ss.