The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY. JULY 27, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1276, 27 July 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. FRIDAY. JULY 27, 1883.

It will be seen from onr report of the County Council proceedings that it has been decided to erect two toll-gates on the Eeefton-Grey road, within this County — one at Sqtiaretown, and the other at the Grey Junction. At present the tollage from Greymouth to Eeefton and back, for a waggon and eleven horses, is £4 Bs., and with the additional charges will be £8 16s. per trip. This amount the teamsters •will, of course, clap on the freight, and the storekeepers in turn will clap ;! **«&i£^^ will practically be thus rated indirectly to" the extent of an extra thousand or two. It was hardly to be expected that our Connty Councillors should foresee the real effect of the course they propose. Had they done so, they would probably have hesitated to adopt it. Now, it is well known there is no freight from- Eeefton to Greymouth, v the loading being all one way, and to Inangahua. Consequently, unless the carriers themselves bear the imposition, the tollage will be added to theiFreight, and the*Eeefton public will be the real sufferers. The inhabitants here have borne the burden of the Grey County tolls from the first day they were imposed. Does anyone suppose for a moment that the earners will submit to the extra tolls without increasing the rate of freight ? Or is there anyone besides a Eeefton County Councillor who imagines that if all the tolls were swept away tomorrow the rate of carriage would not - be reduced by so much ] We can well imagine how the Chairman of .the Grey County Council will chuckle at the action taken here. What does he or his Council care how many tolls are erected in "this County. "Pile it it on to the freight " would no doubt be his answer to every ' complaining canier, and as "piling it on to the freight " means piling it on to the Eeefton public, the Greymouth people will no doubt enter fully into the spirit of the joke. If the Westport road were at all to be compared with that to Greymouth the case would be different, as it might then be argued that the pressure of competition would be brought to bear, but such an argument could hardly be urged under existing things. Th£ existence of th© tolls in the Grey County is a serious public evil no doubt, and a grave injustice to the inhabitants of the Inangahna, but for the Council here to double it under either the supposition or pi-etext of getting rid of it, seems to us extremely "thin." Mails for the Australian Colonies and United Kingdom via Sydney, per Hauroto, will close at V\ ellington, on the 28th inst., at 12.30 p.m. Mails for the Australian Colonies, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe via Melbourne, per Te Anau, close at the Bluff on Friday July 27th at noon. The members, of the City Brass Band have arranged to give a performance at an early date in aid of their funds. The bill of fare will consist of a concert and Christy Minstrels entertainment. The sable brethren, nine in number, are now rehearsing and will " bring out " some of the latest and most popular part songs and solos. The programme will appear shortly. The Golden Fleece Extended Company's diamond drill was started yesterday. Its first work will be to prospect in the southern portion of the mine for the A jax block from which such splendid returns were obtained a few years ago. The starting of the drill markes another epoch in the history of the tield, and as the revival of quartz mining prosperity at Ballarat, Stawell, Sandhurst and other places in Victoria is due entirely to the discoveries mado by diamond drilling, we may fairly hope that the work of this machine will be attended with equally successful results here. It is proposed to hold an Industrial Exhibition in Chriatcliurch towards the end of present year, the exhibits to be confined to New Zealand industries and productions. Mr T. S. Weston, who has been chosen one of the committee, ex-' presses a wish that Reefton should prepare to send exhibits, and we have no doubt that, if invited, he would do everything in his power to promote the interest of the Inangahua. With regard to railway matters Mr Weston writes that the Committee of the League in Christcharch have met and prepared an answer to the Railway Commissioners Report. The reply is published in the Lytteltnn Times and is considered very effective. All your own fault if you remain sick or out of health, when you can get Hop Bitters. Read.