The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5.1884.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1466, 5 November 1884, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5.1884.

The monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at the Southern Cross Hotel this evening, at the usual hour. "Robin Hood," announces a special programme on the New Zealand Cup, the number of subscribers being unlimited. The event will close on November 10th. The ratepayers in the different Ridings of the County have no lack of choice in the selection of candidates to represent 1 them in the County Council. It may be well to ppint out that only those ratepayers who have paid their rates will be permitted to vote at the coining elections, it is therefore to be. hoped that nono will allow themselves to be disfranchised from this cause. The rate is now payable, and it may be taken for granted that in the present financial position of the Counoil those who do not pay up before the day of election will have very little graoe allowed them after the poll closes. The case of the Fiery uross Extended Company v. J. B. Beeche waß disposed of in the Resident Magistrate's Court Greymouth, yesterday, when the plantiffs were nonsuited with costs to defendant. A somewhat important dscision to managers of mining companies was given by Mrßevell, B. M., at the lust sitting of the Court here. The Imperial Company sued a shareholder for two calls of twopence each, made on the 14th of May and 11th of June respectively. The period of 21 days incurring forfeiture not having elapsed since the making of the May call, the June call was also debited to the shareholder, and the., question was raised as to whether the shareholder was liable. After argument his Worship ruled that an the shares were not fnrfoitable until 21 days after the 14th* of May, the second nail, struck on the 31st of May was properly chargeable to the defendant. Tlij i

decision is of important to mining companies making monthly culls as defaulting shareholders can now "be held good for two calls after forfeiture and sale. "We publish thia,mnrning an interesting letter from a former resident t.f Reef ten wlio left here for Silvertim bcihio two months ago. The opinion which our correspondent conveys of the place is not of the most encouraging natnre. The Nelson Mail complains that the Public Works Statement leaves Nelson quite out in the cold as regards public works, and complains that its interests hare been altogether overlooked by the Government. On the occasion of the ordination of the Rev. Mr Gow the ladies of the congregation presented him with a cassock and bands, with an accompanying address of congratulation. The address has since been engrossed a»d illuminated by Mr Hindmarsh, and is quite a masterpiece of penmanship. The lettering is Burrounded by a floral border, the whole being beautifully executed and forming a real work of art which does infinite credit to Mr Hindmarsh's skill. The address has since been framed by Mr A. Campbell, and forms a really handsome picture which will no doubt be long cherished by the Bey. Mr Gow. The annual election of officers of the Robert Burns Lodge took place on Monday livening last when the following were elected. R.W.M. Bro. W. Irving; W.D.M., Bro. J. Dick ; W.S.M., Bro. A. King; W.S.W., Bro. D. Young; W.J.D., Bro. G. Hufton ; Treasurer, Bro. J. Dawson ; Secretary Bro. J. Auld ; g D., Bro. W. Henderson ; J. D. Bro. E. Cross; 1.G.. Bro. H. Campbell; Tyler, Bro. J, M 'Arthur. The folly of jumping at hasty conclusions in regard to the action of representatives in Parliament is strikingly shown by an extract which we reprint elswhere from the Nelson Mail. It seeniß that upon the insertion by the Lower House of the clause iv the East and West Coast Railway Bill adopting Arthurs Pass rutee, the Nels«n people were ready to figuratively eat their representatives for not defeating the clause. Something of the same feeling was shown here in reference to the member for the Inangahua. We now learn that before that obnoxious clause was moved the members interested in the coal trade at Westport and Greymouth had canvassed the lobbies and actually got a majority of three to one to support it. We have heard a good deal this session about the '* coal interest " in the House, and the attempt which was thus made to burk even the possibility of the coal deposits of the upper Inangahua being touched by the projected railway may be taken as. a further instance of the dirtction in which that power is being exerted. The ladies and gentlemen who have consented to take part in the forthcoming concert are requested to meet for rehearsal in the Oddfellows Hall this evening, at half past seven o'clock, Mr J. Overend, one of the candidates for the representation of the Murray Riding, in the County Council, will address the electors to-morrow evening at Black's Point. We publish to-day " Boaz's" announcement of his sixth Hamburg Drawing for money prizes. The cablegram announcing v the Cup winner reached us at 6.30 last evening, and an extra was issued immediately after. The Nelson Mail says :— Thanks to the action taken by Mr J. C. Richmond in the Legislative Council a very important amendment has been made in the Eaßt and West Coasts and Nelson Railway Bill, the previßO that the route to be adopted should be by way of Arthur's Pass — the effect of which would be to exclude Nelson from any benefit to be derived from the railway — having been struck out and a clause substituted to" the effect that the choice of the route should be left to the decision of the Governor in Council. It is said tha* Mr Richardson the Minister for Publio Works favors the Arthur's Pass line, but we trust that; should the question ever arise, he will be overruled by his colleagues, more especially as it is known that the agent for the proposed Syndicate, who is now in New Zealand, is desirous of selecting the Cannibal Gorge route, which will take the line to Reefton, from whence we may fairly hope to see it extended to Nelson, whereas, had Brunnerton been the first of the Coast townships to be reached, it would have been vain to expect it should ever reach this portion of the district. Mr Richmond is entitled to the hearty thanks of the community for what he has done in the matter. A parent recently complained to one of the Auckland School Committees that his boy was still in the Second Standard, although he had been attending school three years. Investigation showed that the boy during that period had attended 491 times out of a possible 1,273 so that it was quite unreasonable to expect other than very meagre results. The injustice to the boy in this instance (says the Star) is apparent, but there is another injustice in the matter which is generally lost sight of. Through the irregular attendance of this one boy the Board of Education suffered a loss of about £3, and it. will be readily understood that a very serious loss is yearly sustained through mere irregularity, which could be easily prevented. The loss is variously estimated at from £3,000 to £4,000. The risible factilities of hon. members of the Lower House were strained to a considerable extent the other afternoon by a remark which fell from Mr Larnach G.M.G. That honorable gentleman was warmly advocating the adoption of the Central railway route for the Trunk North Island line, and in hiß peroration he suddenly explained— "And, Sir, yon

will find along that line an abundance of Black Marys, which cannot but prove advantageous to young aettlera in that newly-opened country." The House fairly roared until it had been explained that the hon. gentleman had alluded to the timber known as black main. Hop Bitters strengthens, builds np and cures continually, from the first dose. Be sure and see.