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Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1296, 12 September 1883, Page 2

The business of the Magistrate's Court waa concluded yesterday, and in the afternoon Mr Revell left for Westport. . . We learn from Wellington that the i ..quartz-mining excitement there has now pretty well "fizzled out," and prices of Terewhiti share have fallen to zero. The advent of the Colonial Bank on the West Coast appears to have stimulated some of the older established institutions, into activity, for we learn that the' .National Bank is about to open agencies '

«at Hokitika and Rimu. Mr King, for some time accountant .at the Recfton ]brai)ph, has been appointed to the agency /at tile latter place, an 4 Jie v will j£esuc-| 'fceeu||tt\ in the accountantship hereby Jj||j :F. Mi eldest soft^if the' late^J ' \.;|j|pnii)g has yet | <$)jgnu WellingtoH^i33i(j|p<of vtK^Ohsinf•maii of the Inairgahua^County,, .but, as it is notified 'that' Ministers are now sc*U&tiug,i«r,,their-hovHe9, it..ia».U>=t)6*presumeci that the time for interviewing •.theii^jaipasis^fora time,.: ■' /:•. • '< A good .deal of the time of the Magis«trat*?»^^ipfr«w«fH<)cctfpied''''yeßtw i dn3r' in>* vestigating a charge of sly- grog selling, preferred by the police against a resident of Boatman's. The case for the prosecution proved, however, to be of the flimsiest possible character,' so ipwoh? so; in fact, that the Bench fblt called Üboii to dismiss the charge without the necessity of calling upon the defendant for an answer. The police in Rsefton seem to have a most unfortunate faculty for bundling prosecutions of this class, and the case in question is an illustrative one. As to whether the particular offence in question was committed or not, it is unnecessary to pronounce an opinion. It was clear, however, that the police had no evidence whatever to juatify them in laying . the information, and they had therefore no right whatever to lay it For the police to drag people to the Court upon purely suppositions charges on the bare chance of being able by crowding in a number of witnesses to fish out facts to sustain a conviction, is highly improper, aud such a proceeding cannot be too severely condemned. If sly # -grog selling is being openly carried on at Boatman's, as the assertions by the prosecution would indicate, it does not say much for the sagacity of the cloth that no more effective proof of the offence can be obtained. • Playing "Yankee Grab" during prohibited hours is a rather expensive luxury fur publicans. The holder of a license was yesterday charged with the offence in the Magistrate's uourt, but in consideration of the fact that, ft *iSs fKS ffi^jt offence only a nomimatTifieTif Lraud <jo3fs of Court was inflicted.. The- latter amounted to 253. His Worship remarked that defendant was liable to a tine of LI '. The conviction would have to be endoT'sed on the license, anc^ho^p^^nJtl^ltjfpttU^ two convictions recorded against any licensee was equivalent to a cancellation of the license. A deputation of Greymouth business people waited on the County (. ouncil there the other day on the subject of tolls on the Grey-Roefton road. It was pointed out that the propos.d imposition of additional tollage by the Inangahua County would be detrimental to trado^ beLween the two "*pSaeesi/ •Jandj',,VliverfrReefton business to^ Weltp'orß * Tife County Chairman apparently concurred in the view taken by the deputation, but urged that without the toils tho road ; could not be kept in repair. Eventually ' the Chairjuan stated that he. would com. inmnicate on the subject with the Chairman of the Inangahua County, who is now in ellington, with^tfie yiew^ qf { ascortaiuing whether Government 'aid could not be obtained, so as to dispense with i tolls altogether. This course met the views of the deputation, and the interview ended. Notwithstanding the popularity of lawn tennis, the game of cricket is not to ;be forgotton during the ensuing summer. It will be noticed that a general meeting 'of the Reefton Cricket Club is convened for this evening at the,Soufjhern v Gros3. Hotel, when the campajg^ for v t|ie seasons 'will be discussed. It is understood that a return match with Greytnonth will be arranged as early in the season as possible, land for this purpose certain improvements will be proposed in the local ground. • Some seventy or eighty fret remains .to be driven to reach the jusicWlny of the reef. The work is 'being carried on with all the speed possibles and the driving continues fair. The new machinery is still lying at Black's Point awaiting the completion of the road up Murray Oeek, but every care will be taken I that the battery is in full working prder by the time the stone isreaclied° For close eontinemupt, .f-M\% of air, <se.-. . dentavy habits and bra^ii v ß»uSaio^via lffros : trust in Hop Bitters. Read