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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 5, 6 August 1874, Page 2

There was no sitting cf the R.M. Court here yesterday. We beg to direct the attention of both companies of the Clutha Volunteer*, „ the parade notices in another column. At a meeting of the Education Board on Tuesday, a memorial was read from the residents m the Toi Tois district, asking to be declared a school district. Agreed to grant temporary aid, under the sub-section, amounting to Leo per year. An application lor an under-schoolmaster for the Tokomamro Grammar School was sanctioned, at a salary of L 75. ' The following resolution was passe&at the meeting of the Education Board on Tuesday :— That the attention of School Committees be directed to section 19 of the Education Ordinance, 1864, and to the Board s regulation of February 29 1872 • and that Committees be informed that any appointment of any School. Committee of an uncertificated teacher cannot be recognised as valid unless such appointment has been made by leave of the Board previously obtained, as provided by section 19 of the Ordinance above referred to. Mr. Kennedy's farewell entertainment at Barr s Hall, last evening was perhaps the most successful ever given in Baiclutha. The crowd commenced to collect at the hall door an hour before tbe appointed time, and by eight o'clock the hall, together with the side wings of the platform, lobby, etc., was packed in every part. A large number of strangers were present, many of whom had come a distance of fourteen or sixteen miles from all directions. To say that the entertainment was in Mr. Kennedy's best style is perhaps the highest encomium. At the close Mr. Kennedy briefly addressed and thanked the audience, and the intimation of his intention to revisit . the Colony in the course of about six years was received with evident gratification. . There seems to have been an amusingpassage of arms, writes a correspondent, in ~ the R.M. Court, Tokomoiriroi in the hearing of the case the Bruce Coal Company v. Mackay. On the mid- day adjournment, £ the reporter of the 'Bruce Herald,' a Mr. Terrier, attacked Mr. Tayler, who was the pontiffs' counsel, in a manner, to say the least oi it, full of questionable taste, if not of impertinence,, by charginghim with run- ; mng down the paper he (Perrier) was connected with in the course of some remarks made by Mr. Taylor aa to the admissibility ~ of certain evidence. In addressing the Court for the plaintiffs at the close of the case Mr. Taylor took occasion to refer to this matter in a manner which, to judge by the titter that went through the audience must have made both Mr. Perrier and Mr. Mackay feel particularly foolish. After expressing regret at the accrimonious spirit that had been infused by the defendant into the case, and the attacks that had been made upon the Company's solicitor for the purpose of gratifying the ill-feeling which seemed to exist between! defendant and the plaintiffs. Mr. Taylor said, " so long, as 1 appear here ior tbe Company, and to the best of my means tryito discharge my duty* to my clients I do nof think that I ought to have been personally attacked- wThaye been, and that every : ,otaer>ationT-Kave felt it my duty to make in the case should have been received with an indecent derision. When I was not unfortunate enough to incur the ire of my learned friend on the other side, I then incurred the ire of the gentleman who reports for the 'Bruce Herald,' who charged me at the adjournment with having made a statement which had a libellous tendency, towards the paper. It appears in the course of some; remarks I made in objecting to some evidence I stated that a late issue of the 'Bruce Herald', was full of a protest by Mr. Mackay against the election of some directors of the' Company. I regret that he should have taken umbrage, at this remark as I only - intended to convey the idea that the paper contained a full report of the matter. •'•■ However, now the case is at an end,, if 1. , have indulged in any extra 1 warmth in'tne ;* conduct of this case, I beg to. apologise, for. . the same, and as regards -my statement that the 'Bruce Herald' was full^of Mr. Mackay V protest, T will withdraw that statement and v simply content myself with. - saying that )hat number of the paper was not foil of Mr., Mackay^. protest, -.but -was; r simply full ot— - — nothing;" _ We take the following from the* Austra- '"' lasian ' of the Uth ult. The Mr. Daubin referred to will be recognised .in„thfe.*lis-~-trict as a gentleman who was. connected . .■'. with a shipment of 'salmon" ova, l and their" ~~ hatching at the Waiwera ponds., He seems , > to have had a good '** take I '' Vthis^time Y— ■■ In the- Equity Court on -Friday, -Mr;, Theyre. weigall, the curator of intestate estates, sued a Mr. Robert Daubin and -his': ;-; wife for money said to belong to the estate of a young man named Simpson, deceased, •-' In 1870 Simpson received ; about.. _2,9Q0 ... ,_y from Scotland, money to which he was^en-., .. titled under his father's will J ; He spent 1 -"* part of it, and the remainder (about L 2,600) was lodged in a bank in the name of Mrs. .- X Daubin. Simpson had smce diedpandthe n question now in dispute; was as tp;the v ; terms on which the money -bad -been giyeiSpT o " to Mrs. Daubin. The curator alleged that it was; merely "'^Hn'-li^^:^ ii^S!iaaKif:'--of 5 that she was. a trn^ee;lfpr^S^paon, and was , to draw- such^cneqnW^as^lie wanted. '.' On the . other hand, it was , alleged thatSimp'soh _ad4iveil and boarded ':i for a long time with the l^aubins wjfcout^, r paying any' money.; ' that -'; he^* became" ad- 1 dieted to intemperate habits, and that out of gratitude for the i care taken of him he made " . Mrs. Daubin a present of ?he money. Mr. Justice Molesworth reserved his decision.

" )or Dunedin letter and several other - omunications, besides local matter uni lidably held over. " - in inquest into the origin of the recent .at Mr. Gibson's station, Ashleydown, » held by Dr. Smith, (Coroner for the trict), and a jury, on Monday last. No '• dence was adduced to throw any light { 4 m the origin of the conflagration, and - hing was'elicited in addition to the par?- j ; dan reported in onr last issne. | : Sfc understand it has been arranged by Dumber of the sporting gentlemen in [cloths to hold a steeplechase shortly. 5 -shall give full particulars so soon as j arrangements have been completed. | & meeting of the Committee of the itau Ploughing Match was held in the j boolhouse, Inch Clutha, on Tuesday sung, when tbe prize list was arranged, was found that the sum of L-30 had been lected for prizes, an amount consider[y in excess of that of any former year, iit is fully expected that the match of ednesday first will prove the most sueisful ever held in the district. The prize t will be found in our advertising [urn ns. iihgbt accident occurred to the Popo|coach whichMeft here on Tuesday ig. When about two miles out one j horses shied to the side of the road, ie pole of the coach was broke, but be* this no damage was occasioned, >r were any of the passengers injured. Belcher, agent for Messrs. Chaplin 10., here having heard of the mishap se repaired to the scene and rendered assistance was necessary to put everyto rights. He kindly lent one of his as for the trip, and the mails and lgers having been transferred, they ;ded on their journey, only a short being occasioned. We lately referred propensity of one of Mr. Williams' j to have a swim in the river, and to i which he apparently watches every tunity to break off when yoking or :ing. This amphibious animal hapto be one of those in the coach at the if the accident. Being two miles on ly it was apparently not suspected his thoughts were upon the river, appear to have been so, however, and g a slant he bolted off, and harness ill, gallopped direct to his favorite at. All attempts to stop him when g through the township were in vain. c made for tbe river and entered it by c side of the Tuapeka steamer which was en moored at the jetty. Going out to ep water he disported himself therein for metime, gradually going down with the irrent as far as the gate leading to the unicipal Reserve, when he betook himself terra firma and was thence taken quietly his stable. For some time past a pair of black swans ive taken up their abode on the lagoon Mr. Anderson's, Balmoral, Inch Clutha, id have now got quite tame and domestited. It might be supposed that it wonld i the aim of every one to endeavor to otect such -birds from molestation or struction, and yet it wonld appear that me of our would-be sportsmen, probably r want of succes with more legitimate me, recently tried a shot at the swans, ico conduct is most heartless and reprensible. The depredators, however, are etty well known, and for their own kes, as well as for that of the swans, it ight be as well that they absent themives from the neighborhood for some ac to come. KThe Inch Clutha and Kaitangata congretions deserve to be congratulated upon c excellence of the site they recently lected for a manse, and which is a terrace imediately above the railway station at c Kaitangata junction. With a little anting and other ornamentation, a more cturesque and commanding residence uld scarcely be found in the district, ie building itself is a most substantial ro- storey double building, in which one uld live at the rate of Ll,ooo a-year infortably. With stables and other outroses, it co„ about L7OO, and we are inrmed .that the whole is clear of debt, lis is an example which other congregai light follow without any danger of ting from their good name, and at the hue manifest in a practical form their iation of the Apostle's injunction — no man anything." 'Timaru Herald* says: — A loco- > engine ran for the first time in v on Tuesday, and attractedfconile attention. Steam was got up by two o'clock, and shortly alter wards :omotive with one first and second ■wriage attached filled with passenstarted along the line northwards ;h the cuttings. At Whale's Creek was made, as the bridge over the reek was under repair, and the train Parted to the starting point. The then proceeded to the Royal Hotel, case of champagne having been ed, the toasts of the railway, Messrs. md stumbles (the contractors), the of Timaru, Mr. Mainwaring (the er), and the Press, were drunk and esponded to. The train made I other trips during the afternoon, passengers each time. Although stance was very short, a speed of in or nineteen miles was sustained it the slightest oscillation, immigrants at present lodged and Government expense in the Toko- > barracks, seem determined fully to i the unenviable character which » to many of the recent arrivals, raday last four of them were brought ore A. Jones, Esq., J.P., charged mnkennes*. Mary Sullivan, third , one month's imprisonment ; Mary an, second offence, fourteen days' ; Lynch, Ll or seven days; Ellen \ first offence, was discharged in pc that she would " tak' a thocht an' following from the 'Australasian' s interesting to our readers: — The tion of Messrs. Roberts and Hutch- I f Melbourne, for letters patent for j •roved binding apparatus for attach- j 9 reaping- machines was heard and i by the hon. the Attorney- General — sday. The cut grain is delivered i elevator on to a binding-table ;h a slot in which two semi-circular wise, carrying with them the. two fa straw band which bas been spun ; the time the sheaf has been cut. ttendant ties or twists the two ends band together, one arm is allowed to » the sheaf is discharged. The deui two other applications was relor a week. Mr. Waters conducted Pphcation.

It is^ rumored that tbe young lady who advertised for a partner in our first, issue, is likely to meet with one suited to her taste, in the person of a most respectable citizen of Baiclutha, a thorough musician, and most polite and genteel in his manner. A commencement has been made with the erection of a station at Kaitangata junction, on the southern trunk line of railway. It will be a fourth- class station 40 feet long by 20 feet wide, the platform being 100 by 12 feet. The one end will be fitted^ up as a ladies* private waitingroom, with all necessary conveniencies, the other being the office. The dimensions of each will be 13 by 9 feet. Between these there will be a platform for light goods or parcels 20 xl 3 feet. The accommodation thus to be provided seems ample for all the requirements of the district for some years to come. A' "Tapanui correspondent writes :— " The state of the roads between tbe Ferry and Tapanui, but more particularly that part between Clinton and the last-named place is something indescribable. I shall, therefore, not have the temerity to attempt it ; but I could wish the opposition to Mr. Vogel's enlightened policy were compelled to undertake a pilgrimage across them, and if, before the conclusion of their journey, their ideas, (I am charitably supposing tbey have more than one), were not changed, I can only conclude that tbey are the lineal descendants of those wallowing quadrupeds into which entered the cast-out devils we read about, and even their staunchest friends would allow, they might be called pig-headed, and to push the comparison further, if they took the road iv between this and Tapanui, and the Mataura, they would run a very fair chance of sharing the fate of those unfortunate animals. I think Bunyan's Christian or Job deserves no more credit for j overcoming their little difficulties with patience than does the pilgrim who travels these roads in this cold weather without using up the dictionary of unparliamentary expressions. I hope these facts may have the same effect on the more lucid members of the opposition as spectacles have on short-sighted individuals. A meetiog of the No. 2 Company, Clutha Rifles, was held after parade on Friday, the 31st, responding to a circular issued by the Secretary. A more than the average number of members was present. On Lieut. Sanderson taking the chair, he repeated what he had said on a former parade, that unless an improved attendance took place before three months he would resign, and expressed his intention of moving that that night both commissioned and non- commissioned- officers should be called on to resign, so as to give members I an opportunity of selecting whoever they thought best to advance the interests of the | Corps. A very animated discussion took place as to the advisability of adopting | such a course, in which Messrs. Grigor, 1 Macdonald, Hogg, and Stewart took a part, which resulted in the following resolutions t being adopted by the members : Vol. Grigor moved, and Sergt. Clark seconded^ i " That the Corps be continued, and that Government rules be strictly applied to its management. " Vol. Hogg moved, and Vol. I Watmaugh seconded, " That a Committee be^ appointed to draw out rules for the guidance of the Company, to consist of Lieut. Sanderson, Vols. Grigor, Robertson, Stewart, and the mover." Vol. Watmaugh moved, and Vol. P. Ayson seconded, •That in future Officers and Members absenting themselves from two Monthly Parades in succession be asked to resign." Lieut. Sanderson moved, " That Vol Grigor be appointed Secretary in place of Corporal Macdonald, resigned.". Vol. Hogg moved, " That Vol. J. Robertson be appointed Treasurer in place of Vol. Glassford, resigned." On the motion of Corporal Macdonald, a vote 01 thanks was accorded to Lieut. Sanderson, chairman. H. Clapcott, Esq., Sub- Commissioner for the Government Insurance, gave an explanatory lecture at Kaitangata on Saturday last, and at Waiwera Schoolbouse, on the evening of Monday. The attendance at Kaitangata was, consideiing the state of the roads and pitch darkness of the night, exceedingly good, there not being a seat empty ; indeed some had to stand the whole evening. At Waiwera, notwithstanding the cold storms from the south, Mr. Clapcott's name was sufficient to secure an attendance, and we are glad to hear many proposals for insurance followed. Whereever Mr. Clapcott goes he is fortunate in obtaining an audience, and still more fortunate in pleasing them. Mr. Clapcott makes his lecture short, interesting, and instructive, without being in the least wearisome, and bis readings from popular authors, with which he always terminates the evening, never fails to please, and all leave the meeting with expressions of approbation and pleasure. We observe that inconsequence of the expressed wish of 1 many, Mr. Clapcott, after his visit to Tokomairiro; which will commence on Wednesday the 12tb, advertises his intention of returning to this district about the 24th when he will invite the residents at Kaitangata, Port Molyneux, Warepa and Clinton to meet him. We understand the Town Council have repeatedly applied to the Government to , have the telegraph posts through the township removed from off the centre of the i footpaths of the main street. As yet, however, there are no indications of an intention to comply with the request. Were it I not that we are a long- suffering class of citizens, these obstructions would have been I out of there before now. As they are placed they are a nuisance at all times, but in these dark nights they are positively dangerous, and collisions can only be avoided by the exercise of the greatest caution. Residents in the township being aware of them are on their guard, but a stranger would have some difficulty in getting along without coming into contact with them. Sure we are no desire exists ! on the part of anyone here to annoy, or put the Government to any unnecessary expense, but these posts must be removed from off the footpath, and the sooner the better. m i 8te * of straw belonging to Mr. William Christie, Keithmore, Warepa, was consumed by fire on Saturday, 25th ult. It was situated alongside the stock-yard, in which were various animals and implements of husbandry. Everything, however, was saved except the stack, and the only loss was the winter fodder. The fire was originated by some of the children having got possession of a box of matches, with which they were amusing themselves beside the stack, and when it was accidentally set fire to:

A new implement has recently been invented by. Mr. William Christie, Keithmore, Warepa, which is destined to prove a valuable one to fencers. It is a plough for cuttting the sods. It has two wheel?, one in front and another behind, with a sharp cutter, with which the rows of sods are cut to a, depth of twelve inches. It ia also fitted -with a marker for marking the width of the sod. Only the first line has to be drawn by the fencer, the plough when cutting the one row at the same time marking tbe width of the next. The plough is drawn by one horse, and by using it one man can with ease do the work of two. We understand there was recently discovered in a cutting upon the railway line upon Mr. Anderson's property, about three miles east of the Kaitangata junction, a 10ft. seam of very fine white clay, apparently in every respect suitable for pottery works. Its quality having been thoroughly tested in the manufacture of flower pots, &c, a lease of the ground has been applied for, if not secured, by a Tokomairiro firm. There seems every probability that a new township will shortly spring up at Stirling, the Kaitangata junction of the Southern Trunk line of railway. Already upwards of fifty quarter- acre sections have been sold at prices ranging from L 9 to L<*4, and we understand some of tbe purchasers intend to commence building at once. These seem to entertain the fullest confidence that Stirling will very speedily assume the position of a large and flourishingtownship. During the past year or two, the sheep depasturing uuon the lowlands in the surrounding districts have been much infested with ticks; so much so that, in some I instances, lambs have had to be shorn in order to get rid of them. Dipping appears to be the only known remedy : it ie, however, somewhat expensive, and if any one could point out a preventative, or less expensive remedial measure, we should be glad to give it publicity.