The Inngahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1229, 5 February 1883, Page 2

The Inngahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1883.

A^Tkojj'oßKwei ar^ ftilly f 'pre^ft'ed to admit the force of reasons which Mr We|l'ott'iliusß afesj^ed for withdrawing from the representation of the Inaiign.lEuat.wci ■cannot intf regard his resignation as a misfortune for the district As an old West Coast resident, and one who ( has iiad- exaepfcion^*opportuntt£(i3 auting his long official connection with this paAsbjpMhej.coJony, of becoming acquainted with its resources' and requirements, no one could possibly he better qualified to do battle for us, and •add to this , his ability, and tho prestige of the high judicial position which* he filled while amongst ois. fuUy fustified the cxpcctaci'du'tki^th a HtdcParh'ameutary^KpoiiftQe^tiiiß Coast would possess in him a;ehxUngjftjb worthy of its cause. Mr ; to the House entirely now to Bubj|o life, and although he entdM the'^fenaat a moment of peculiar -political strilo, the. course ho subsequently pursued showed that'the <^|e^pM|t9l^^ mistaken in the estimate rthey<lsujd6nned* of him. It is admitted (hat during last session no man 5 hetda; better positipm inthe Hoiise, and this much aoowphahed , in s^shQr#in apprenticeship, thos6 whovßUj^p^oried Mr; Weston were 'wa^^tea^.'^Hevi^g that at last " the 'fight I '''lafuj?: had tlicjigh^pteco, Aiid thatI in the ensuing sossipn tln'ggtart of tlie colony would receive a jnore favorable and influential represenitation '.than It had ever done at the hanclof^ny of I his predecessors. For reaso»s<of his own, however, Mr Weston^ j^'^eoto^. to throw up the sponge. Politics witih. him are not a mere matter of? placV and pay, and though inniiencf d by the sincerest desire to-servc the interests of his constituents, he.^ads that he is unable to. do so longer without sacrificing hnrSwn/'aiid this, in the interests of his family, he very candidly and very proporly says, he is not prepared to; do, Mr Weston's icsignation has at all events had this it. Hp completely- .^^t.jall ■tTose splendidly inalevolents speculations which his enemies so freely indulged in as to' the personal aims he had m entering political life. With the fulleStconfidence of his constituents and • with > .portfolio, rwitfein reach, he has voluntarily retired K fr6m a j»osition"which h*ej as dtheir able professional men have found; is in New Zealand yearly growing more and nrareuntenable t6 those "wh&se- means" fell- ; within . the liniits :pf * indpeendencb' and |n4igence." Short as the • aririoiaiicemenl of Mr: Wcston'B resig-, .'»afi6ifii.as:-bGfefa tltere- is' Already an* army of candidates. all ready; to step" into Uis shoes, 'all ready and eager to ■Serve th^ir opjintry and porii^i of it in particular. iNone of your selfseeking^ carpe,t-;bagjrers, with rusty: hatchets to grind,' or logs to rolLEvery man of them genuine patriots, only too anxious to sacrifice their own interests for the public good and live ' and die by their country, We desire, .however. io warn the- electors against, the impqfioy >of .fc&stily and prema{jS^P^ging their, votes at the bohdtahoii 7 of any nupertine'iif" ■* b%ybody. If tkere is ttf. be a contest, let it bo fought out on broad grounds, and let every elector hold; himself, por : fectly free to bestow it on whomsoever he may consider the most deserving.

Mr William Watson, notwithstanding the;ubfcrtunate injurie'3 he .recenlljrrS.uatainetf* to his: arm, wag able'to leave by coach! qn Satarday, morning, Wr Duftedin. ' Tenders are ihVited for tliie purchase of the premises, stfjck-in-trade and book debts in the' estate di"W:' J. Shaw... , TeriiJers 'to 'be sent in to Mr W. Hind- i marsh, trustoo, by 7 p. m. on Monday, 12th *sfrt ■.&-.#»"«**** in* .».. « J^J^r^a*^ee^«r^CßHre.d .by.MrT.. n Urumpton. stating .-thji^3MEr.-3)|ilner.Stophe < \i : t will visit Eceifton, upon the completion of 1

iis Dlinedin engagement; The report of itr Stephen's visit to Inangahua may hevoforo bo now considered as " Founded >nFact." ififrHqjtiy \Tncei6ho of the fathers ot he;quartfc v mining hidustry in Inangahua,: aid the first to place crushing machinery m the field, arrived from Wellington ' last vook, as the representative of a number jf outside investors. Air Mfico has been riaitirig all the best know a lines of reef, md upon his re.J^rn,wiU no doubt be*able to make a full report upon tne : prospects! jf the district. Mr Mace was one of the. original lesseef of the mine now known iiftho Golden" Fleocd Extended, v " . 1 ■,-■? V•' In our last" issue, when- giving a stale-* men t of the affaire in Mr W. J. Sbaw!s, estate, the liabilities were reportod to be L 24,000, which -would of course constitute 1 a very respectable "smash." The figured, ; howovor, should have been. L2 ! 4fl[P» !/i |h,Oi) assets being set down at Ll,iOO, At"' an' adjourned .meeting of , the creditors iiivthe. estate, held ait Mr Hindmareh'fl office on ' Saturday, ah offer of 2b 6d in the L/ was' madefy the debtor/but. the puijaXinji'Jtqs averse to accepting it, and it waa resolved to sell the fetate ous atfd out. {t[ :\lf '' t ,f: ■ An alarm of tire was given in Broadway on Saturday evening, and it waft-fbftitd that a small outhouse.. £jj the ro»* ?^^ r '" syth and Masters' premises was on fire. .Assistance was at^once. rendered,-. and. the fire extinguished before any damagewas done. • 'N'-ofcMng is known- as* to'tho origin of the fire. "/ ~" A most unfortunate accident happened at Cochrane & Co's saw mill on Saturday' last. Mr W. Cochrano jun., was working .[tit the twitf bepenv^and ijiadvortentty* placed his right hand too near the circular saw, and before ho could realise the danger, the middle finger was cut off ftt the second joint. Mr Cochrane waa at 'once brought to tovrn, andrplapod under : -ifeau care of Dr Thorpe. We are glad to learn* that the aufforev is progressing favorably. Mr Warden Revell reached here frbhi Lyell on Saturday etrenj^;vßnd^ggt£is#jfr Cjourt this morning. There is one appli"Sa?;ipn by the Fiery- Cross |CTqni|4ity;;;' which will ytrobajaly.. occupy... sflj^o^jiJMg.j, Mr G. W.Mos%iuo legal manager o^thV company, arrived in Beef ton last evening. We publish this morning the pro- ! gramme of the Boatman's Jookoy Oftib autumn races ; to be held in McGinLejr'a Paddock, on the 17th and l^tli.JVlarch next. The amount of iitakes to fee' run for,is. L 266, which shftujd &&>»<& ; igood racing stock wift-have a Considerable credit balance at tte close of; apply 1 thiiat once vi providing a, good., course.^ Capluston. ...'':» «'i V 2*«u!* According to announcement * meeting "of the electors" was hold in the Fire Biigude vHaUvon Saturday evening last, for the piirpoae^. as slated. ijrlthe. advertisement, of selecting "a^taU^Darjjj^ as a representative of .tiro 'district." \vwiwit hrn tkittho/iwauiiu^ •UghbMtVb uwetccly drvitidd the bbjeci ; ■6T the co*^iew/ >«»*♦' declined to jw drawn into*the trap ; or that they considered „ th^'step premature, inasmuch as there was as, yet go c^ndjydatje in the field,' it is* iiripussiblfe ' to ' say. Cettaijv, however, that only fifteen or twenty per-; sons were preast»tid these, considering tiiemselvos, bodiment of . tfee, / intelligence of tlier electorate, • prpceteded, thc.gt^d oJcV fashion ofe • the celebrated ' tajlQrs^ , of Tobley'-stroflt, to "' select * "iihe most • l fit •and proper representative." JStesol&idn was accordingly put, and aa a matter of course carried unaniraowlyj-ihat 1 ' Mr Richard ; Reeves wa»thf*M«f ftk)ttPOal!way and thia thauawljatt h»\«in^^en a'nry forged, if was generally admitted that every man present had done his duty, and ao the. farce ended* They, fitfe bri^tdb haU has a reputation peculiarly its own, for the cjiaraetter of Its poetical assemblages, and the prdceddinjfpr of'^atUraiy evening's meotingjiarmonize well with it. A. liltta'Doy uainecf Goglan, "' living at .Cipltwton, whefc pishing # ..tree, yesterday, fell to the' ground and broke "his arm and recenrecl: severe. fa)j\iHes tp the side of the face. Mr Willmott, who was at Capleatdß.aiifthe time, kindly brought the little Bufferer to Reefton in his buggy. The boy was conveyed to the hospital. Tenders are elsewhere invited by the Globe .Company, for ihe cohstwi^tibn of- a water-race; -The work willbe*M.inflVe auctions, each section^^:tob^ ten^ereclfdr tsWratel'y^^TeiVde^ci^ staihtj' at the'e^ice of lii.r.Hindm^rac. . Another crowded' hbusej : probably largest ever gatherM in ; lihe' 'Oddfellows' Hall, greeted Willmott's Combination "The Colleen ' Bawn" ww,? presented. 1 The performance was a most pronounced; success from first 'toHlast. Owing how- 1 over, to pressure 'idf Tafe telpgVarlis, we 1 are compelled to -hold ' over a ldhgthy iWtiee of the performance till next Issue. .Tptnight, , will \» pre|en^ 'fltt tlrfiilini drama of " The Relief of Lacknow," and to-mprrp.w night the ..'•BirdiitirHand." Bach day. seems to aid. additional popularity to the Company,, who have educetcd the.,public tast«s, tq a ,dn«. appreciation of the' legitimate dr^ma, and their e^rly departiire* is lookod lorward to with regret. " ' ' ' ...