Untitled

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1121, 25 August 1882, Page 2

A meeting of the local Jockey Club will be held this evening, at Mr Bowman's office. It is to be hoped that preliminary arrangements will be made respecting the summer meeting, for we notice that both at Greymouth and Hokitika the racing authorities have been active, and have already adopted measures for their next races. The Beef ton club is in a good position and free of debt, so there should be no difficulty in getting up a first class programme, worthy of the district. A number of improvements are needed on the course, and in connection with the stand, and these should be seen to without delay. A meeting of shareholders in the Lucky Venture Company will be held at Campbell's Southern Cross Hotel, to-morrow evening, to consider the advisability of registering the company. This lease is south and adjoining the Kainy Creek Company, and is well thought of. Sfr Gonrgo Grey has been giving a lecture in Wellington on "Our Future Statesmen," which was well attended. In it he deplored the lack of opportunities for every class to obtain higher education, but predicted that the next generation of legislatoiis would be far superior to those of the present day. He has also been showing himself at one or two tea-fights where he has spoken, and has won the hearts of a number of ancient spinisters who have christened him "a dear old duck." Amongst other improvements going on in the town the very handsome verandah Mr Campbell, of the Southern Cross, has erected in front of his house is specially noticeable. In addition to this, he has laid down a boarded floor underneath it on the footway. This conjoint shelter above and very dry footing underneath, will suroly encourage the congregation of people, and some day perhaps, the brokers may make it as celebrated as 11 Under the Verandah " of the old Post Office was in Melbourne a great many years ago. Mails for the Australian colonies and continent of Europe, via Melbourne, close at the Bluff at noon to-day. Notification of no less than seventeen mining leases being granted, appears in the Government Gazette of the 17th instant, all of them being in the Reefton district. An enquiry into the last fire in Shielsstreet, will be held in the Court Hout>e to-day, by Mr Revell, R.M., commencing at 10 o'clock. The investigation is likely to occupy some time, as a very large number of witnesses have been summoned and will be examined. In the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday there were only two civil cases for hearing, and these comprised all the business. Verdicts by default were given in McLennon v. Young, £8. 9s, goods supplied, and Preshaw (Secretary to the Reefton Hospital) v. J. Bowden, £4. 15s, maintenance, as per hospital rules. Mr Revell, R.M, occupied the bench. A meeting of the shareholders in the Herald Gold Mining Company is called for to-morrow (Saturday) evening at 9 o'clock at Boilby's hotel. Naturalisation is becoming common amongst the natives of the Flowery Land, the late legislation in reference to them having no doubt stimulated them to this course, Unless they are naturalised, as the law now stands, in case of their leaving the colony oven temporarily, they are liable to the £10 poll tax at their return, whereas as naturalised subjects they are free. The latest gazetted owns to the name of Li Fun, and follows the somewhat unusual occupation, for a Chinaman, of a butcher at Riverton, In the Wardens Court yesterday, before M r Warden lievcll, an application by D. J. McKenna for an alleged abandoned water race at Devil's Creek was refused as it was shown it was not abandoned. Mr Jones appeared for the objector, Mr Wise. A head and a tail race was granted to Wong Ye at Blackwater Creek. Protection for three months was given to Oliver Johnston for his claim at i ankey's Gully. An application by Mr Wise, ou

bohalf of the Just-in-Timo Company, for a water-race in Guidon Gully was granted, and also by Ah Hugh for a race at Devil's Creek. Drainage and residence areas at Devil's Creek, applied for by Stewart and Hazcll, were granted. An application by | the same parties for a head-race was I granted. Mr Hankin, for James Osborno, \ applied for tho renewal of a water-right, which was granted. The following leases will be recommended : — Golden Bar, applied for by Mr Beeche ; Golden Horn and Golden Arch by Mr Brennan ; the Moa by D. Quigley, and tho Star by Mr Pollock. The exertions of the lately appointed collector of Chinese miner's rights have caused a number of the do faulters to pay up, and they do so in many cases without being specially hunted for the money. One day recently nine miners rights were taken out at the Court by Chinamen, and on another day five attended for tho same purpose. A very fair Blice of County revenue, altogether, may be expected to accrue from this source. At the meeting of the County Council on Wednesday evening only two letters in reply to the advertisement relative to water supply for Reeftonwora^eeeiv^d, but communications were luSnami asking that an extension of lime might be given. After consideration the Council agreed to extend the time till the next ordinary meeting, up to which date further schemes will be received. There is evidently to be no more delay in completing telegraphic communication to Boatman's, as tenders are called by the department for the cartage of telegraph poles, wire etc, from Westport to Boatman's. These are to be sent in by the 6th of next month. An advertisement to the above' effect appears in another column. We take the following from Goldsborough and Co's monthly wool circular : — From a carefully prepared table lately published by Messrs Gooch and Cousins, of London, we gather the following interesting facts, which we here make use of to illustrate the rapid manner in which the Wool trade of Australia has risen from a very small beginning to its present magnitude. In 1834 the total quantity of Australian wool imported into London amounted to 14,273 bales only, New South Wales contributing 8321 bales and Tasmania 5952 bales. Five years later, in 1839, the quantity had risen to 34,109 bales, of which 1524 bales were Victorian grown. In 1846 the imports had reached 78,084 bales, of which number 5167 bales were from South Australia and and 1565 bales from Western Australia. The first importation from New Zealand — viz., 551 bales — is registered in 1848, at .which date the total production of Australia had reached 105,374 bales. Last year 931,889 bales of Australian and New Zealand Wool were shipped to London, about 19,000 to the continent of Europe, and 12,000 to America, thus 1 making a total of 962,889 i balfiß, repenting a money value tof iiearfji £18, 000,000 sterling. : * V,- -A At a meeting of farmers held at Euroa, South Australia, recently, it was resolved to send .VI r J. White as delegate to Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand, for the purpose of inquiring into the land laws of those colonies, so that the farmers may judge which is tho most desirable place to emigrate to.