The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1196, 17 November 1882, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1882.

v\ c are compelled to hojd .over several pteros of local interest, Mails for the Australian Colonies United Kingdom and Continent of Em-ope, close at the Bluff on Friday, 17th ji net. a,t noon. Bishop Redwood reached here yesterday afternoon, aud will preach at Reefton /on Sunday next, at 11 a.m. In the evening of the same day His Lordship will proceed to Boatman's and preach there at tf p.m. We learn from our correspondent at the Lyell that the hands employed in the United Alpine Company's mine have struck work, and demand £4 per week before they will resume. The company Jiave hitherto paid ;83 10s per week, which is 10s per week in advance of the Reefton rate, but it is urged that the working of the mine is amended with J»ore .than prdjnary discomfort and inconvenience, /owing to the wetness of the ground, and hence the demand now made by the workmen. The directors, however, consider the demand unreasonable, and refuse to mike the concession. They therefore, yesterday telegraphed to Auckland for a fresh re-lay of hands. A very successful public meeting has been held in Grey mouth re the East and West Coast railway, and an influential League formed there to urge on the con- ( construction of the line. A meeting of the stewards of the eefjton Jockey Club was held in Mr Bowman's pfUce on Wednesday evening last, there being a full attendance of members. Mr Bowman, president of the club, occupied £he chair. The following nominations were received :— For the Inangahua Cup ; Longlands> Talent, Fishook, Mata, Irish Molly Oh, Satellite, Dan O'Conneli, Rawden, and Lillipi. Fur the West /Coast Handicap: Talent, Longlands, Whalebon.e, Irish Molly - h, The Field, Rawden. For the County Handicap ; Irish Molly Qh, Forester, JKawden, Lillipie, and Rosina. The course committee were appointed to superintend the contract for the erection of additions to the grand stand. The canvassers wero directed to complete their work ami report to the next meeting of the stewards, to be Jield on the Ist December. The question ,of the appointment of handicappers was then considered. The secretary reported j as to the proposal of Reefton, Greymouth, ; Hokitika, appointing joint handi/Jappers, that the latter club declined to fall in with the suggestion, and it was therefore decided to appoint local haridi/■•appere, and live persons were nominated for the position, and upon a ballot being Jaken Messrs W. J. Potts, t. M'Kee, and F. Archer were elected. The meeting fhen adjourned. The Imperial Company cleaned up on Wednesday last, after a crushing of 477 Jons, the yield being 3340z. 15hvt.«. j About 8 tons of blanketings KtiJl r< :\ .\',n \ }o be treated in order to obtain the full predit of the crushing, All things considered the result is very satisf actor/, and there iB every reason to believe that successive crushings will show a considerable The battery will re-start | ■fj about a fortnight or three weeks.

Ajb the Warden's Court yesterday the following mining leases were granted :— Enterprise, Champion, Champion Extended, (name altered tp Gladiator), Gorge, Capleston, Keep-it-Dark No. 3 (altered to Twilight), Excelsior, Royal George, Belfast, Lucknow, Queen, Juno, Mars, Saturn, Fearnot, Dreadnot, .(to be altered) Geelong, Peabodo, Herald, Revell. The Reefton aud Buona Ventura Jeases were refused.