The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1886.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1647, 1 January 1886, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1886.

At the meeting of the Inangahua County Council on Saturday last, Cr. Menteatli announced that of the sum of £99 voted him .by the Council as salary as County Chairman* he had handed Cr. Craig the amount of £79, being the salary accruing to the latter for his performance of the duties of Acting County Chairman. Ad

arrangement to this effect bad been made upon hi* (Cr. Menteath's) departure fur Wellington, and he considered it only fair that Cr. Craig should be so remunerated for his efficient discharge of the duties of Acting Chairman. The Hospital Carnival on Wednesday last, proved hardly so successful as in former years, but the weather was tine, and the general arrangements very complete. The members of the different friendly societies assembled at their respective lodges shortly before noon, and at midday formed in proceaakm in re- , galia, and headed by the Reuftou Band in full uniform, marched to the ground. The procession was a very imposing one. Mr W. A. Smith, the marshal, was gorgeously arrayed, and rode in front of the band, the wonder and admiration of the juvenile onl<»okers. Arriving on the ground all kinds of athletic sports were indulged iv, some of the events excitiug great fun. After spending a very pleasant afternoon the procession returned to town. M uch of the credit of the success of the general arrangements is doe Ut the exertions of Mr and Mrs Preshaw, who. took a deal of trouble to make everything go off smoothly. Cr. Menteath gave the following notice of "notion, to be moved at the next ordinary monthly meeting of the Council : "Cr. Menteath to move Ht the next ordinary monthly meeting of the Council,* that the Executive Committee be abolished, and that the resolution appointing the same be rescinded, and that BUch of the functions of the Committee as are urgent, be henceforth discharged by the Chairman." A partial settling over the recent race meeting whs held at Stevenson's Hotel on Monday evening last, when the winnings were paid over to all outaMe owtmi-s of horses. The affairs of the meeting had not been closed sufficiently to enable a full settlement to be made ro soon after the running, and the night of general settling, was therefore fixed for next Monday evening. The winnings of Messrs Harley, Kennedy, Thurogootl and others having been paid over, champagne was plentifully supplied, and a $ood deal "f speech making ensued. In responding to the toast of "The Visitors." Mr T. Harley congratulated the Club upon the success which had attended the meeting. He had not been as fortunate himself as lie expected to bejbut he had nevertheless enjoyed the trip immensely, aud in the hospitality and kindness with which he had been treated, and tbomany friends he had made, he had been abundantly rocorapensed. He had been much impressed with what he had wen of the country between Reeftou ami Nelson. It had been said thnt the country iv question would not carry a rabbit, but he vrnu convinced that thoao who said this had never seen this j art of the Colony. He had seen on the rout j thousands upon thousands of acres of land eminently fitted for agricultural settlement, and much of this land beinj; also grid bearing, was undoubtedly capable of supporting thousands of small homesteads. All they wanted was railway communication to bring in population, and open a market, and the occupation and settlement of the laud would follow immediately. Their efforts on behalf for the railway had not yet proved successful, but th«y would simply have to keep the agitation alive, and eventually they would sue the uuduttaking accomplished. In proposing the health of the " Ruefton Jockey Club," Mr Harley threw out one or two very timely suggestions, which it is to be hoped the stewards will not lose sight of iv the future. He referred to the practice of allowing the public to crowd on to the racecourse while a race was being run. Some day an accident would happen by the bolting of a horse, and the Club might possibly be saddled with a grave responsibility. In no other race club with winch h« was familiar were the public allowed inside the fences of the straight. It was no deprivation for the public to be kept out of the running ground, but was rather to their advantage, and all that was required to effect it wits a little firmness on the part of the Clerk of the Course, backed up by the support of the police. Again, he thought the stewards were much behind tho times in the matter of the totalisator. One of tho first considerations in this respect was to enable the public to invest their nvmey quickly, and this could not be done with the present machine He further suggested that the ntair entrance to the grand stand should be changed to the cml of the structure, as this would obviate the blocking of the gaugway while a race was being run. These suggestions came with much force, and there is very little doubt that the Club will act upon them in the future. Many other toasts were proposed and responded to, and the meeting broke up at an early hour in the morning. Tenders are called by the Government for the construction of sections 29, 30 and 31 of the horse track from Maruia to Amurl The completion of this work will open communication by liorso between Reefton and Christchurch, and will no doubt prove the forerunner of a good eoaoh road at no distant date. The twelfth annual meeting of shareholders in the Keep it-Dark Quartz Mining Company, limited, was held at Mr G. C. Bowman's offioe, on Wednesday, Dec. 30th, 1885. There wns a large attendance of shareholders, 16480 shares out of 20,000 being represented. The audited balance-sheet and Directors report were read and adopted, printed copies of wheh will be forwarded to each shareholder in the course of a few days. The following were elected directors for the ensuing 12 months :— Mews H. Thomas, Thorburn, Graham, M'Laughlin, and Dykes. 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