The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17,1885.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1562, 17 June 1885, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1885.

The gratifying intelligence was brought to town on Monday afternoon of the striking of the reef in the newly opened low level of the Globe Company. The lode was met with exactly in the position indicated by the underlie of the reef as far as followed down in the winze, thus showing that the reef maintains a very | uniform position. Up to tho timo the messenger left the mine the reef had not been broken into, so that nothing is yet known as to its bulk and quality. The stone, however, carried good gold as far asit was followed in the winze, ro there is very 1 little left for doubt on this score. The present level will give the Company 150fr. I of backs, which with the known thickness l of the reef will provide years of work, for the stampers. In another column Mr Robt. Heard, a thoroughly qualified musician and pianoforte tuner announces that he will visit Reefton in the course of a day or two. The fact that Mr Heard is rpcommended by such an authority as Mr John Radclift', the eminent flautist, is an all-sufficient guarantee that Mr Heard is thoroughly proficient in his art. Tt is somewhat surprising that nothing has been heard of late concerning the negotiations in progress at Home in reference to the East and West Coast and Nelson railway. That the war scare no longer hinders financial operations in London is sufficiently shown by the successful floating recently of so many Colonial loans. Within the last two months the following loans have been placed on the money market in London : —Victoria, L 4,000,00 0; Queensland, L 2,500,00 0; New Zealand, L 1,760,000 (inclusive of Greymouth and Westport Harbor loans). Total 1 8,250,000. In addition to this South Australia has also obtained a loan, ' bringing the total of English money obtained for the Australasian Colonies to - close upon ten millions. That the Colonial ' credit stands high cannot in the face- of . this result be questioned, and why the ' East and West Coast railway project still blocks tho way it is not easy to un- ( derstand. One reason has been assigned, l but what foundation there is for it we cannot say. I* i« that the present Government, seeing the abundance of money r nt Home, have instructed the Agent-Gen- p eral for New Zealand to withold his official 1 sanction from the undertaking, the inteu- (3 tion being, failing a syndicate taking up r the scheme, to borrow the money and "\

undertake the tail way as a Colonial w«rk. As we have before said, we do not know what credence is to be attached to the rumor, but it comes fr«m a tolerably well informed source. Reference will however, be made to the subject in the House shortly, when all doubt will be cleared up. The maintenance contractor hae^a gang of men employed upon the Black's Point slip on Monday and yesterday, and by last night they had managed to clear a tolerably safe track round the slip for footpassengers, bnt there is a deal of heavy work to be done before drays or horses \ can pass along the road. There was an unusually large congregation at the United Methodist Free i Church, iShiel-street, on Sunday last at the renovation services. The Rev. E. O. Perry preached morning and evening. 'In the afternoon a meeting of the parishoners was held when addresses appropriate to the occasion were delivered by the Revs. Perry and Penney and Messrs Lawn and Wills. On the following evening the Rev. Mr Perry delivered a very instructive and amusing lecture on " Memory." The attendance was good in spite of the wretched state of the ev.ening. Last evening a public tea was held in the chapel, presided over by the ladies of the congregation. The weather, however, was very disagreeable, but the attendance was large, anel excellent addresses were delivered by the Revs. Perry, Spencer aud Gow and Messrs Lawn and Wills, a most enjoyable evening being spent. The alterations and additions to the Church building have added materially to the accommodation afforded, and that so much could be accomplished in the midst of the prevailing depression speaks well for the liberality of the congregation, and secured for the Rev. Mr Penney the warmest congratulations. A fuller report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. As far as we are aware nothing has been yet done locally in the way of suggesting amendments to the Mining Companies Act. A meeting was to have been held some time ago. It is the old story «f what's ever3'body'a business is nobody's business, but nothing came of it, and unless someone in our midst makes it his especial duty to get a meeting together on the subject another session will probably be allowed to pass without the desired amendments being made. Mr Burnham, head master of the Reefton State School, has opened his usual winter evening class for the instruction I of lads who are unable to attend school during the day time, but we much regret to learn that the, attendance is not at nil what it should be. There are dozens, if not scores, of young lads in Reefton romping about the streets at night who would certainly be much better engaged at schools. It is the duty of parents and those having buys in their employ to assist in this direction, for unless the attendance increases there is a probability of the classes being abandoned altogether. The cable news this morning conveys the intelligence that the Marquis of Saltsbury has succeeded in forming a Cabinet, but the names of the Ministry have not yet been made known. The House of Representatives met last night, but up to the hour of the telegraph office closing no business had been transacted. There was a probability of the House adjourning as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Hon. John Sheehan, M H.R. An adjourned meeting of the members of the Reefton Jockey Club was held at Stevenson's Hotel last night, Mr T. Lee in the chair. There was a large attendance and a motion was carried reappointing all the retiring officers of the CJjib. When the question of election of Stewarts crme on Mr Walter Williams, moved and Mr Jas. Stevenson seconded a resolution that hotelkeepers should be ineligible for election as stewards. After some discussion the motion, aa also the election of stewards was adjourned for a mouth. The time fixed for the public inspection of the County rolls expired on Monday last, but by the courtesy of the acting j County Chairman, Mr J. C. Crais;, therolls will be kept further on view up to the 20th instant. The Auckland mining districts seem likely to derive considerable benefit from the visit of Mr La Monte, who proposes erecting some of his furnaceb at the Thames, Karangahake, and Te Aroha. Id the course of his visit to those goldfields he inspected many mines and batteries, and expressed an opinion that a very large per centage of gold and silver had been lost in treating. It is not yet known whether Mr La Monte will visit the Coast. It may interest many persons who desire to propagate geranium plants to learn that the' secret of success in the striking of geranium cuttings is to select strong and stout cuttings, making a clean horizontal cut with a sharp knife just below a joint ; to lay the prepared" cuttings on the grass in the full blaze of the sun for two or three hours, which absorbs all surplus moisture, and reduces the chances of rotting to a minimum ; and to plant the cuttings firmly so as to exclude the air. Water immediately after planting, and pla^e the boxes or plants in the sunlight, covering with any material during the night to keep the dew away from them. Be very sparing with water, and endeavor to keep the foliage dry. These simple iirections will enable the most humble jottager to keep and multiply a stock of jeraniums." The Otago Times says : —The extraordilary success of the million and a-lialf loan >roves to be an error of the telegraph. The average price really obtained is £100 Is 2d, which is no more than we might easonably expect. It is 63 less than . Victoria obtained & fortnight ago, 16

more than our January loan, and a trifle less than Major Atkinson's loan, of 1884, which touched the higest figure ever yet obtained by this Colony. The loan is a success, but it does not in any way alter for the better or the worse our position in the market. It leaves hs exactly where we were last January, and last January j year. It confirms the view which we j have always held, that Sir J. Vogel's ; financial policy has had no effect whatever '. upon our credit, which in the light of Opposition croakings may perhaps be considered a gain to the Government. I There will be an important series of local Government bills introduced as early as possible this session, their provisions having beep already agreed to. It will not be proposed to revert to Provincialism, or to adopt any modified form of that system, nor will the County system be j abolished ; but the latter will be amended materially, and an entirely new scheme of local tinanoe brought in. The ddtails of the scheme are to be kept secret till the budget is delivered (in which they will be incorporated), but a plan will be offered for placiug local finance on a more favorable footing, and keeping it distinct from general tinVmce. In the Mines Department Mr varnach will introduce, a bill giving relifef to miners in matters of rents and mining rights, but it is considered there will not be time to bring in a bill consolidating all mining legislation as was intended. At a recent banquet in Melbourne, a remark of Colonel Sargood is to bo noticed. It is, ''that when the defence works were completed, which he hoped would be in a few Months, he had the authority of General Scratchley for stating that, with the exception of one or two of the English ports, such as Portsmouth and Plymouth, no other place was so strong as Port Phillip harbor." A paragraph recently went the rounds concerning a fortune estimated at some four millions left by one John Taylor, who died in the Old Country in 1851, and willed that the property should be held in Chancery until 1881, all the rents and incomings derived in the interim to be applied in paying off the encumbrances, so that the property would descend free from any charge to th« heirs or assigns. John Suddon, the nephew, died in a workhouse some few years back, leaving behind him nine brothers and sisters, who I now divide his share or £2,000,000 be tween them. The neice has turned up in luvercargill. The correspondent of the , Mataura paper says that " she is a widow, and the mother! of one daughter, who married a shoemaker, and with her husband has been for some years a resident of Invercargill. Steps are being taken by the mother-in-law to substantiate her claim, and no great difficulties appear to be in the way. The local information I have obtained from a trustworthy source, supported by documentary evidence to prove its correctness, and the facts as stated are p!a,nv_a!>d.nn varnished." The Queensland Government are taking measures for concentrating the Islanders to be returned to their homes in New Guinea and the adjacent islands. Under this arrangement 202 laborers have arrived at Townsville from In«ham, and 143 others from the Burdekin district. The Government had to remove the natives from two stations by force. It is understood that representatives of tlie planters are in communication with the Government in reference to the action to be taken in regard to the Islanders, but the Government do not waver from their intention to return these island laborers at once, and arrangements previously made have in no respect whatever been delayed by the action of the planters. The agents of the latter have telegraphed away to Melbourne for further instructions. Commenting on the probability of the honor of kuighthood being ottered to Messrs Stuart, Dalley, Service, and others, the Victorian correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph says : — " And touching the general question of titles, it has been asked why, if they are of any value at all, nho'uld they be restricted to successful politicians, and given occasionally to the men who have dabbled most in the dirty streams of colonial politics. Not one seems able to give a satisfactory answer to this question, but it is certainly about time that some colonial Governor suggested to. the Home authorities that the colonies^pmtain a few distinguished explorers, painters, men of science, and men of letters, who would far more worthily wear a title than do those titled politicians who are seen not unfrequently coming out of threepenny cars." A wide difference of opinion still prevails as to the sessional prospects. Some assert that Ministers are to strong to be in any danger during the life of the existing Parliament, baring unforsoen contin- ' gencies. Others take a directly opposite view, and insist that the life of the Ministry hangs on a thread which any chance may snap. The most prevalent view seems to be that the Government is not in serious peril at present from outside attack, but it is in grave danger of collapsing through spontaneous disintegration owing to the strong divergence of the political views of individual Ministers — Sir Julius Yogel being an avowed Conservative and Mr Stout ultra Radical, while Sir Julius ITogel and Mr Rich- ; ardson are both ex-colleagues of Major I Atkinson in the first Continuous Ministry which Sir Julius Yogel both founded and named, but Messrs Stout, Ballance and Larnauh were in the Grey administration, though the latter was a supporter of Major Atkinson in the last Parliament, and Mr Tole is a pure Greyite; bo matters are rather mixed, and there is no telling what new combinations may ensue, especially as Sir Julius Vogel' is rumoured to be desirous of assuming 1 tlie Pt'cmicoitiip. On the other hand, non Miniateriaiists ure divided into two

apparently irreconcilable sections, headed respectively by Sir G. Grey and Major Atkinson, who at present are eminently unlikely to unite in assault on the Government, while neither by itself could hope to score a victory. It is not anticipated, therefore, that any amendment will be moved to the Address-in-Reply, or that any direct motion of No Confidence will be moved, but it is possible individual features of the Ministerial policy may be sharply assailed. Remember American Co.'s Hop Bitters never does harm but good, to the smallest child, always and continually. See and i read