The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1272, 18 July 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1883.

The Warden's Court opened on Monday last, before Mr Warden Revell, but the business was comparatively light, consisting chiefly of unopposed mining applications, the whole of which were granted In the case of Lynch v. County Council, a claim Ll5O for damages resulting from alleged wrongful interference with plaintiffs registered rights at Boatman's. By consent the case was taken before assessors, who visited the ground on Monday, and the case will.be heard to-day, the proceedings oommencingat noon. Mr Jones appears for the plaintiff and Mr Lynch, County Solicitor, for defendants. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, the case of Cox v. Cum Yen, a claim for £20 reward for finding the now famous Chinese coffin, was called on, and resulted in a judgment being given for plaintiff for £5 only, and costs, his Worship remarking that the evidence showed plainly enough that Cox had kept back his knowledge of the whereabouts of the coffin for the purpose of obtaining the larger reward. Plaintiff gave notice of appeal. Mr Lynch appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Jones for defendant. The following civil cases were disposed of :— Green v. Connors, £3 17s ; judgment for amount. Gin v. Divine, £3 '> judgment for amount. Shaw v. Gritfeth, £2 7b 6d ; judgment for amount M'Neil v. Danks, £8 11 2 d; judgment for amount. Hawkes v. M 'Quillan, £28, judgment for L 24. Cereseto v. Duggan, claim for £22 10&; judgmentfor LlB 0a 0d > and costs. The Court then adjourned. The performers at the Hospital entertainment to-morrow night have been diligently rehearsing during the week, and the concert cannot but prove a very enjoyable one. In accordance with a resolution passed at the late railway meeting, Mr Hankin, secretary of the League, conveyed to Sir George Grey by wire the resolution passed thanking him for the interest he had shown re the East and West Coast Railway. Later in the day Mr Hankin received a reply conveying Sir Gfeorge Grey's thanks for the resolution, and stating that he (Sir George Grey) would be at all times happy to help the cotn- ! muni»y in any way that his public position permitted. The other resolutions were wired through to Mr Sbaw, with a request that they should be published in th^.. Wellington papers, but Mr Shaw has not yet deigned to either acknowledge the receipt of the message, or reply in any way to it. The ball last evening in the Oddfellow's Hall, under the auspices of the Pacific Lodge of Reefton, proved a most unqualified success. The room was artistically decorated, and the assembly was a large and brilliant one, including many influential visitors. The music, under the leadership of Mr J. Richards, was all that could be desired, and the supper and general arrangements were perfect in &fo&s respect. Dancing was commenced ** 10 p.m. and was kept up with unflagging seal until dayligrht. The committee are to be congratulated upon the success of their efforts. The attention of mining investors and claim holders is called to the advertisements elsewhere in our columns inviting purchasers for a crushing plant at Wellington, and also for a battery at Picton. The inventory in each case is on view at the office of this paper. The County diamond drill is still lying at Capleston, but the Homeward Bound Company will shortly take steps to utilise the machine. The cost of transporting the drill to the mine, and erecting it, will have to be borne by the company, but the expense will not be heavy, as the driving machinery is attached to the drill itself, and no costly foundation or building-in will therefore be requisite. It is surprising that the privilege of confessing judgment in small, undefended debt cases is not more extensively exercised by defendants in the Resident Magistrate's Court. At every sitting of the Court there is a list of those small cases requiring judgment to be entered up in default, whereas by attending at the clerks office on the previous day and confessing judgment, sureties would save the hearing fee, as well, in some cases, as •witnesses' expenses, and professional fees, to say nothing of the privicy thus secured. We publish this morning a telegraphic summary of the recent debate on Mr Montgomery's motion. The speeches delivered on the occasion are interesting, if only for their wide diversity in opinion. With some, the comity system is regarded as the very incarnation of all that is evil and worthless, while with others it is the very aummum bonum of local self-govern-ment. The tenor of the debate, however, indicates pretty plainly that the period of auother political conclusion is not far distant.