The Bruce Herald. "Nemo me impune lacesset." TOKOMAIRIRO, MARCH 30, 1877.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 893, 30 March 1877, Page 5

The Bruce Herald. "Nemo me impune lacesset." TOKOMAIRIRO, MARCH 30, 1877.

- y--*- ""■'-- ■■■ -■■ . i—--3ffßi<H? aider i» right? the Chief Surveyor or the' W^ikoaaiti petitioner*. It may be that' between them after all there is no contrtjdictionJ The Chief Surveyor reports, that for blocks as runs (they arertge 15J000 acre», and now carry a sheep to a little ore¥ 2 acreft, they not only cannot hi' reduced farther, but are actually a little 100 * until already. The settlers of the Waikotiaiti district in petition to the Waste Lands Board say that more land is wanted for 'settlement, the holdings of the district, being toosmall for the requirements of settlers . Tha petition seta forth that " The settlers of this district previously petitioned the Government to open up more, land for settlement. but did not urge the matter seeing that the leases of the runs were nearly falling in. Now< th«t the leases have nearly expired and are about to be dealt with by your Board, your petitioners respectfully suggest that the adjacent runs be cut up into small holdings to combine sheep and dairy farming, adjacent to Dunedin and Waikouaiti, in sections of from 200 to 500 acres; and in the back country to be cut up into sheep farms of from 3 000 acres upwards, jand leased fof a number of years." In hi* report the Chief Surveyor italicises the words «as runs," whereas the settlers want the back country to be cut up into "sheep farms " Therein lies the conflict. Shall the Jand be handed over to the •qnatter who must work a. large area, in an unimproved state in order to have a profitable return 1 or shall it be given to the ■beep farmer proper, who will make four blad«i.of grain grow where only one grows £ow. According to some people, who know this p7*i*ritrjr t * n * re * re P* rts °f it the carryink capacu*^ °* 1 caD be increased tenfold It is"a W* lth^ -i * n that th " <l ueßtion of what shall be don* with the lan<u of the State is «• esgerly watched, Bnd at the n K ht | time, the public. The preset «gil»t*oii is not a case of crying over spilt milk, ? ttt * commendable ' and general expression oi ' forethought on the part of the public to prevent the public estate from being locked up »nd kept unimproved for a number of years. The agitation aver these pieces of specially rough country may be taken as an indication that as present leases gradually fall in, the disposal of the Crown lands, over which they now exist,' will be keenly watched and criticised. The matter of the half-dozen tuns under present' consideration was before the Board on Wednesday, anil was further poiitponedfor a week. The whole question is one of supply and demand. Our marehants keep in stock all classes of sugars from tlie purest white to the darkest brown, or nearer black, and would probably consider themselves poisoned were they compelled to drink; their tea sweetened with th' darker decoction, for which they, nevertheless, find *t^ady sale among a certain class of con*u»ers. So it is iii the matter of lands; ; it i^is''Biit;t^sht,thali we should 'ini^/W'T&e^inirM'iimdi- suitable for small -*ni «elect agricriltural farms, it is also right Jl^ w« should Kav^^n the market at the * g^i tj^'l^* *wm of inferior" country, fea^.d by thoie d to MenJ anch bloc^?^ ***"«* }*»*>' ** inen^and#re willbesatisfic j^unly <3oun^r,aippiy ; showc^ *»■* s opinions as to the wisdom of the course tne> bad .adopted in refusing to come wholly under :--''-- ; 'vtt*3«t.;^ date have J^vj^rdjschedule of Wsimes, We*tland, Coromfcndel/Mongonui, ■^v^^t^^B^^^^J^^ka^^ : X^^^djtaiy jMMiotpto, CplUngwpod^ Haglan, '^^i^f^l^JixoxaA^'l The_

Bru<Je K Codniy - - Council again" * r meet ' tomorrow, and are not even^yet too late to change' their minds— although at the twelfth hour— that day being the very latest on which they ,- can- do" so. . The Bruce Clutba, and Maniototo Councils are the only ones in Otago that have refused to come under the third schedule of the Act ; and so far as we can at present perceive, by so doing they have completely tied; their hands for the next eigliteeu months at least; We believe that more compact and workable Counties would' not be found in the Colony than those of Bruce and Clutba, and we trust that to-morrow they may be led to think better of their former resolve, and decide to enter with spirit upon this form of local government which has been proved to work so well in Australia and elsewhere. In our opinion the expenses of working the several Road Boards will be much greater than that of one County, and less satisfactory to all concerned, which conviction, if we' mistake not, has become palpable to the members of the Bruce County Council. If so,. it is never too late to mend— better late than never. Wjb are reluctantly compelled to hold over the report of the annual meeting of the Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church, held last evening, R.M.s Court reports, Milton and Balclufciia, Bald-iiba Town Council report, &c., &c, all of which will receive attention in our next. As will be observed by advertisement, the old Real Muckay Coal Quarry has juetbeeu re-opened for the first time this season, aa the resources of the new Quarry have been overtaxed to supply the demand. A salmon trout weighing 131 b., caught in Macandrew Bay, was exhibited by a fishmonger in Princes-street, Dunedin, the other day. Wb observe that our enterprisii/g fellowtownsman, Mr John Hollick, is now erecting a large two-storey workshop, measuring 60 x 21 feet. The Bey. W. S. M'Gorman, of Lyttelton, whose death is referred to in another column, was father-in-law of Mr Thomas King, of Green Island. ' The gross proceeds 6f the late bazaar were as follows .— Mre Jones and Mrs Wayne's stall, £97 11s 9d ; Mrs Petitt's stall, £54 19s 6d ; Mrs Capstick's and Mrs Well's stall, £51 13s 6d. The net proceeds, after deducting expenses, we understand, are £195. The Miller's Flat Wakatip School Committee are negotiating the purchase of Nayior'a large Btone hotel, with, a view to its conversion into a a school — ft purpose for which it should prove very suitable in our opinion. A meeting was held at Dunne's Newmarket Hotel, Balclutha, on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of organising a cavalry corps. There were twenty gentlemen present. His Worship the Mayor was voted to the chair, it was unanimously resolved that a corps be formed, and that it be named *' The Ciutha Yeomanry Cavalry." Fifty gentlemen's names were submitted as members, from all parts of the surrounding districts. A committee was appointed to carry out all preliminary arrangements on behalf of the new corps. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. Me E. H. Cabew during the past two month* has presided over some thirty-four Assessment Courts. The idea of having an Assessment Court in every Hiding seeius to be a method oi creating a still extra tax upon our R.M., whose duties are very extensive indeed. TUere are many Hidings which could be ail fixed fortheone meeting place re their Assessment Court, and without any great, disadvantage to the ratepayers. We hope to see this hint acted upon before another season rolls rouud, and thus eiigutiy reduce one of the many duties of MrCarew. The mystery attaching to the man who was observed on an island on the "Waitaki River, about tbe time of the late floods, has been cleared up at last, at an inquest on the body found, a witness believed the body to be that cf a mate of his named Arthur Diinmick, with whom he had been Harvesting, and who, it appears, bad been drinking heavily; and although well connected in England, his name has appeared in the police records of the Colony. At one time he had been a clerk in Dunedin. J*HB * Evening News ' of the night following the m.^ 6 ' or tne -Du^edm Cup announced, "It is said that R '6 Qt B° ww » * ll ° dislocated his shouider at the Cv? *»cc, h " had to be shofc » the attempts made to reduce dislocation having proved ineffectual." Bight Bo*?.* w now iv his owner's stiible here ; and although, in all probability, his own racing days are done, his future progeny are yet likely to take their place in many a racingcontest, as Mr Coombe purposes placing him for stud purposes, Captain W. J. Babbt, of Cromwell and Lake Wakatip, delivered his highly entertaining lecture in St. George's Hall, Milton, on Tuesday evening last, to a small audience, having unfortunately failed to give due publicity to his intended visit, as otherwise we feel certain that his audience would have been much larger. However, he intends to redeliver the lecture on Tuesday evening next, when we hope that he will receive a bumper house, as his Experiences of Colonial Life during a period of welUnigb half a century are extremely interesting and instructive, so to quote his own words. Although a self-made man, his early education having been neglected, he possesses a- great memory and great intellect. His memory certainly is wonderful, and we question if any residents in these colonies has passed through a lifetime iq varied and full of incident in almost every portion of her Majesty's dominions—Colonial and Indian. His experiences of Sew South Wnl** commenced with 1829, and in 1836 he made his first whaling trip to Waikouaiti, long before Mr Jolm jf ooe§ bad arrived and made his, lucky purchases, from the natiyps, and>at a time, as the lectuit>T informs us, he could hare bought thousands of acre* Uit » red blanket or piece of iron hoop. The Captain h&* now 486 pages of b.:s autobiography ready for the pr.e*#, gad the lecture is .intended at a small outline of the work. The ; lecture next Tuesday will be much fuller thv nn *-be last, so that those who w^ro then present, .as weUjis those who did not embrace 'the .opportunity,, will alike enjoy themselves on the forthcomiDg oct»»>on. We alt»o promise the rwid;ent» of Bal9luth»»nd Tuapeka a rich treat.

X)V the' first day of- the Dunedin 'races no < leak than 34 0r 35 trains ran to the racecourse and returned, making some 68 or 70 passenger trains in transit. And all this was conducted without confusion or inconvenience. Tan usual monthly commanding officer's parade of the Bruce Rifles took place on Wednesday evening last. There were present— 3o rank and file, .two sergeants, Ist and 2nd lieu? tenants, and Captain Pettit ; M»jor Jones also nf tended arid inspected the company. Thb • New Zealand Times' says :— " We have heard it stated on pretty good authority that Mr Macandrew, M.H.R., is about to permanentJy leave the colony. He is disposing of his property in Otago, or has already disposed of a considerable quantity of it, and is about to settle in California. A meeting- of Croldfieldß Wardens is to. take place in Wellington on the 9th April next, for the purpose of- revising the Mining Regulations. Wardens Broad of West-port, Price of Hokitika, Simpson of Clyde, and Robinson of Naseby have been requested to attend by the Goldfield's Secretary (Dr Giles;. Mr Biaib made a final inspection of the Tiiapeka line yesterday, accompanied by Mr Grant, Traffic Manager, Mr Hack worth, Collector -of Customs, also occupying along with them the new second-class carriage, constructed by Mr H-ys'op, in which they travelled, and which is shorter and more comfortable than the larger carriages hitherto in use. Great preparations are being made for the opening day — Monday next (Barter Monday) — by the Lawrence people. Thomas Casserly, wko recently met his death at Invercargill, was well known in this district, and considered Fairfax bit home. A countryman informs us that he was a line open-faced, openhearted young man, tl c best of all the Fairfax boys. The Casserlys of Fairfax were cousins of the deceased, and other Fairfax families were related to him, Mrs Frank Doolan, of Mount Miiery, being a sister. On receipt of the sorrowful news of her brother's death, she, accompanied by her husband, at once left for Southland. Wb gladly observe that the Coalpit Heath Mining Co.'s Pit at Brunnerton, will be ready to supply coals at Grreymouth at the end of this month. Some months ago we visited their scene of operations in the vicinity of the famed Brunner Coal Mine which alone turned out 4,000 ton 3of coal during the past two months. The Greymouth Coal Co.'s new pit on the opposite side of the river should also soon be able to enter the market with supplies so that the monopoly so long enjoyed by the Brunner Co. must now be near a close, and the blacksmiths of the Colony may in future expect cheaper supplies of isnithy coal than hitherto. A FEW gentlemen who had received circulars from the Central Committee of the Macandrew Testimonial Fund met in the White Horse Hotel on Tuesday evening, with a view to taking steps to overcome their part; of the object in this district. Mr H. Clark was voted to the chair, and Mr James Elder Brown acted as secretary. It was resolved to divide the district into suitable portions and to appoint collectors. It was known that some parties w»>re willing to act, and the others nominated were to be requested to do 00. The West Ward of Milton was allotted to Messrs Goodall and J. Gk Brown ; the South to Mr Cunninghams ; and the blast to Mr Gilbert, they finding their own assistants. Tow ard» the Gorge, east side, Messrs J. G. Grey and Jumes Sutherland ; North Tokomairiro, between river", Messrs D. Thomson and A.. Brown ; South Tokomairiro, Messrs E. Martin, Wilh'am Grant, and John Hislop ; west eide to woolshed, Messrs R. Murray and Ewen Cai.eron; woolshed and Mount Stuart, Messrs Clark, Walter, Miller, and T. Murray ; Tuikitoto, Messrs A. Nelson and R. Hewitaon ; Ikatore, Mr Win. Noble ; and Canada, Mr Abel Kerr. It was resolved to meet on the 10th of April to report progress. Tbe Fairfax School examination (thj first held in thia school open to parents and the public since the school was opened in January, 1876), took place on Thursday last. A few friends of the pupils were present. The examinations were conducted by the Rev. Mr Chisholm, and the written papers by Mr Malcolm, rector of the, Milton School. After the examination had concluded, Mr Chisholm, addressing the children, said it had never given him more pleasure to examine any school than it had done tliafc one that day. He felt that their teacher was doiug his duty to them, for which they ought to feel very grateful to him. He said the whole Bchool could look a person in the face with none of that downlook a great many had when being examined. He hoped they would go on and continue to do in the future as they had done in the past, and that they would do as their teacher wished them, and he was sure they would be doing what was right. He said a good many of them -yQuld be thinking, that they should get a prize, but tbey were pot to be disappointed at not getting one, but to persevere. In coming to the conclusion he had done in comparing that day's work with the written examinations, he found that those that were successful with them were also the successful ores of the day. The result of the examinations were ns follows : — sth class, James ParluDe, Ist ; George Ayre, 2nd. 4th class, WUam Parliine ? Ist ; John Margin, 2nd. In this class John Martjn and Jjizzie Carruthers, being neaily equal, it was decided to award 4 pri/5e to Lizzie Carruthers. 3rd class, Thomas Mills, Jstj Donald Chishplro, gnd. 2nd class, Jemima Norrie, Ist ; Helen Parlane, 2nd # Ist division, Henry Suden, Ist ; Elizabeth Parr lane, 3nd, 2nd division, Mary Chisholrn, Ist ; Richard Dunn, 2nd. A special prise was given by Mr E. Duthie for the best avithmetioian, which was awarded to James Parlane. A special prize waa given by Mr Lyttle for the beet conducted boy, which was decided by a show of hands fyoia the g\rh, a,nd waa awarded to James Parlane. A special pme was also given tq best conducted girl, whioh was decided by the boys, and wa9 awarded to Jemima Cieland, A special prize waa given by Mf Gordon for best attendance '(hoys) . He said his reasons for giving this prise wepo that, he would have all the boys and girls to bear >n mind, that if they were a day behind from school it was like walking 99 phfi rsad with a companion, if they fell behind it always took a good deal of exertion to overtake them again ; and it was the same with their lessons, if they were a day from school they were sure to* fall behind MM} JfAdojn overtook their companion! He

would leave it to Mr. Lyttle to decide. This prize^was awarded to James Parlane. Mr Lyttle, the teacher, then; addressed the children and the parents present. He said without the hearty cooperation of the parents and the children the school would not be a success. He had met with the hearty co-operation of some of the parents i and others had not ; but the children were not to be discouraged, as success depended on their own exertion 8, and not on the teacher. Mr Gordon j said he had a favor to usk the children, and that was to give three hearty cheers for Mr Lyttlp, which was given with right good will. Mr Lyttle asi>ed the same for the school committee which was given in the same way. After singing ' a hymn, the school was dismissed.