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Bruce Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 1209, 4 June 1880, Page 3

The English mail via San Francisco, which arrived in Auckland at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, is expected to reach Dunedin to-morrow night. We are not likely to get the Milton portion before Monday morning, unless it is sent by the midnight train to-morrow. The Clerk to the Tokomairiro Road Board advertises that the Coal Bridge is again open for traffic. We notice anions other new Bills which were read in the House a first time on Wednesday, Mr W. A. Murray's Drainage Bill. A very' successful concert was held at Kaitangata a few days ago, in aid of the Athenseum funds, the proceeds amounting to £22. A dance concluded the evening's programme. We beg to remind our readers, and all parties interested, that the adjourned annual Licensing Court will sit at the Courthouse, Milton, at 10 o'clock on Tuesday next, fche Sth inst. In revenge upon Mr Blackett's denounciation of their breakwater, the good people of Timaru committed his effigy to the flames on Wednesday night, iv the presence of a large assemblage. By referring to our report of the Bruce County Council's meeting our readers will learn that tolls are to be re-imposed at Clarksville, Clar endon, and Taieri Bridge, on account of heavy traffic. Ratepayers within the County will be exempt. The remains of the late Mr James Macassey, which were brought over from Australia to (md a resting-place in his adopted country, were interred in the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, on Wednesday. A large number of friends attended the funeral. Tire remains of Miss Catherine Finch were taken to their last resting-place in the Fairfax Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. A long procession testified to the esteem in which the deceased yning lady had been held. The Rev. W. Ronaldson oliiciated at the grave. We would call the attention of all parties concerned to the growing practice of boys using their pencils for the purpose of ornamenting the front of the Volunteer Hall with disgusting inscriptions. This is particularly the case during Sunday afternoons. The body of Richard Margate Powell, an old and well-known miner, respectably connected at Home, was found drowned in the Waitahuna river on Tuesday. Tho river was in a fresh, and it is supposed tbat deceased had accidentally fallen in. Yestekday's *' M\'ining Herald ' says : 'Even Milton is up in arms against the Property Tax. A public meeting is t<i be held there on Monday next to agitata for the repeal of the tax. We hardly see, under these grave circumstance--, how the Government can hope to enforce the tax." In pursuance of his desire for retrenchment in the public expenditure, Sir George -'rey has hit upou an idea that did not strike the previous Government. He has given notice (.--ays the ' Times ') of his intention to move a resolution to the effect that Ministers' silarie-5 shall be reduced. We learn that the ouly gentlemen iv the Tokomairiro district who have entered dogs for the Waterloo Cup to be run for at Oamaru, arc Messrs Geo. Coombe, J. C. Bannatyne, J. McDonald, aud Jas. Daniels. There are 47 entries, and the draw will take place on tha 14th instant. We remind our readers that tbe public meeting, to take into consideration the " Property Tax," is advertised to be held at St. George's Hall on Monday evening next, at S o'clock. We have no doubt that the attendance will be much larger than is generally to be seen at ; theatrical performances or lectures. 1 The residents of Lovell's Flat have come forward handsomely in aid of the Benevolent ! Institution iv Dunedin. Besides £S 15s in cash, I an immense variety of produce has been gjveD,

including a" live calf. Miss Trotter, teacher at Goodwood, has collected £15 2s. and a quantity of produce. The Taapeka County Council are very modest in their demands. They only ask 60,000 acres to rectify the boundaries between their County and that of Bruce, in order to settle the question of the erection of a bridge at Tuapeka Mouth. Do they imagine that our County Councillors are daft ? It will be perceived from our report of the Bruce County Council, that they have decided to pay all necessary expenses to enable parties to forward exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition. This is a laudable step, and we trust that it will induce many settlers to bring forward contributions according to the opportunist ties they may have. At the annual Licensing Court, held in Dunedin on Tuesday last, the Bench granted to Mr W. L. Philip a license for the Grand Terminus Hotel, recently erected by him, adjoining the Railway Station. Mr Bobert Margarie will be Mr Philip's successor at the Shamrock Hotel in Rattray-street. We wish'Mr and Mrs Philip all j possible success in their new premises. At the election of four members for the Tokomairiro Road Board, on Tuesday last, Mr Alex. Wisely was re-elected for Helensbrook, aud Mr John Sutherland for Milburn. Mr Charles Falconer was elected for Milton. As there was a Deputy Officer acting at Southbridge, iv the absence of Mr Robert Murray, we could not find out the result of the election for that division up to last night. j j It will be seen from our Parliamentary ! column that Hr George Grey has given notice of motion for the repeal of the Property Assessment and Property Tax Acts. If those Acts are repealed, we should like to know if the small army of Deputy Commissioners and Assessors, who have been appointed under those Act?, will be entitled to their pay without having done the work they were expected to do. We fancy there will be a fair chance of a few thousand pounds being spent for nothing. Time will show. Captain Charles Haywood, harbor master at Catlin's River, reports to us on lst inst., that 9 vessels, equal to 392 tons register, entered the last month. Among the outward-bound vessels seven went to Dunedin, one to Oamaru, and I two to Lyttelton. Four loaded at the Company's Mill and six at the Owake Mill. The Isabella was waiting for a chance out. The Janet Ramsay and Catlin are loading at the Company's Mill. The weather has been very broken during the past mouth, but this is not to be wondered at at this time of the year. Our quiet little township is evidently not going to be left in the back-ground as regards local industries. We have much pleasure in stating that arrangements are being made at the Milton Royal Pottery, for entering upon the manufacture of glass, though it will probably take two or three months to complete preparations ; and we may add that the services of x gentleman of considerable experience, recently arrived from Home, have already been secured for this branch of the business. We bave also been informed tbat it is the intention of the proprietors to manufacture some superior articles, hitherto unattempted, for the purpose of forwarding them to the Melbourne Exhibition. At the weekly meeting of the Land Board, on Wednesday, a letter from the Clerk of the Kaitangata Road Board was received, stating that the purpose for which section 2, block 111, Riverside, was asked to be reserved, was to enable the Board to construct a road through it above flood-water mark. — It was agreed that the Road Board should be requested to forward a survey of tbe road, and that on this being done the road line should be recorded, — The Board declared the license of ssction 26, block IX, Warepa district, to be forfeited for non-ful-filment of conditions of occupation, no reply having been received from the licensee within the specified time ; the laud to be re-opened for application. We learn (says the 'Thames Advertiser') that Mr Brassy has given a perambulator as a prize to be fired for by the Thames Scottish Battalion. Only single men are to compete for this prize, and the winner is allowed six months within which he must marry, or the prize falls to the company to be again competed for. We understand that a member of the Brokers' Association has also given a prize of a baby's cradle to be tired for on the same conditions as the perambulator prize. — We trust that some benevo-lently-inclined resident in Tokomairiro will take pity <m the unfortunate bachelors in the Bruce Rifles, and give them a similar chance. There are plenty of young ladies to choose from. The Rev. T E. Ash, 8.A., bad advertised a lecture for Tuesday evening, on " The coming of Christ in ISSI," but we regret to state that, nearly half an hour after the adveitised time, St. George's Hall only contained an audience of a d"zea. After consideration, tbe reverend gentleman kindly offered to deliver a portion of his lecture to those present, and Mr W. J. Dyer was requested to take the chair. All we can say is that there is a great deal o r truth iv Mr Ash's interesting remarks ; he is totally unbiassed, has fluency of speech, aud leaves his hearers to draw their own conclusions. He was listened to With great attention, and we certainly regret that we could not have bad the whole of the lecture, which gives proof of great researches and complete intimacy with the subject under consideration. Want of space preventsjus from going into details. The Chairman, as weU as the reverend lecturer received a hearty vote of thanks.