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Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 63, 23 September 1875, Page 5

British and other mails by San Francisco will p.l ose at the post-office here on Saturday morning, at, balf-past 6 o'clock. The Rev. W. Kirkland haa accepted the call to tbe West Taieri congregation. We call attention to Messrs Grigor, Maitland' and Co.'s sale of furniture to-morrow. A number of letters and other matter bave boon received too late for finding a space in this issue. They shall have attention next week. . Several important advertisements, such as : the railway time table Cobb and Co.'s time table, and others, will be found in the last column of the eighth page. We regret to learn that Mr Thomas M'Donald, of Inch Clutha, was on Saturday last seized with inflammation t>'f the lungs. He was progressingfavorably till yesterday forenoon,, when a sudden , change for the woi'se took place, and his condition last night was the cause -of the greatest anxiety to his friends," His Worship the Mayor yesterday received a telegram from Mr Colin Allen, Immigration Agent, intimating tbat forty immigrants per the Waimtja, had yesterday been sent to the Barracks at Tokomairiro. These comprise farm servants, carpenters, blacksmits and female domestic servants. We believe a few such are much wanted in Baiclutha and district, and those who.reqtnre them will now know where to apply. They should do «o at once. ' ; Those interested will please observe that the annual walking show ■of'en.tires in connection with tho Clutha Agricultural and Pastoral Society', will take place here, on Friday, the 15th. Oc-, tober. .. • . • , In consequence of the Multiplicity of other business in •connection with initiations &c. there was not much time to devote to the Spelling Bee at the meeting of the, Good Templar Lodge on Friday evening. Ifc wa"s however ' provocative of much mirth, and will be resumed ■shortly. .* ' . It deserves to be mentioned. that Mr Lloyd gave. his Hall free ; on the. occasion of .the Concert of Sacred Music on Wednesday evening.' Sir Lloyd's liberality in thus 'giiatnitoustly "giving the xise of his building on. such occasions should S6t cure for bim the gratitude, of the, cemmitnifcy. It will be seen by our advertising columns that, an eligible opportunity, now presents itself ! to those parties who are "anxious to procure a neat substantial private pottage j it is quite new,' and huilfc of first class material by t one of our local., builders. ' : The ratepayers of Baiclutha will be called upon for payment of their rates to-day;; It is very, de- 1 sir^ible for various reasons that the whole should ., beicollected this week, and we ,'hope the, public will' give' no uhnecessaiy trouble iri the matte*. ■• -' At a meeting tjf thfe Athemeum Committee, held on Friday evening,,, it was -decided ;at. once, to concrt the large reading room into a hall suitable for the meetings of the Various friendly societies, committees, &c, - and . to let it {or jthfei i^se of the same. The two front roonis will in, i future be vised, the one as a reading room' aiid'; the other ats a library; ■' Such ahall as the present .reading rpom.ra nmch ijiranted in • BalcluthK, and> -we have no doubt the revenue to be. derived. iix.orm r it will materially assist, to place' the Athenaenm ' - upon an' independent footing-y. r z. z: - yy , Mr > Arthur.; Caldßivtrf ;Bu'rley Farmyadopts the . system of sowing maiden'l&nds' with rye^following with turnips, and so on'VitK rape and grassieed. ' this systfemhas' proved tb'bethe tnbst 'prbfifcdblei . for average and rich .npTatds", whfere < sheep i and, . cattle, growing^th^p^ject invipvv,. 7/ rf j,,;., ; 2 [Tho*' American; Consul satqly, p^ptecl [tfee.' .first coach: from' Gore^ *tb 'Swit^rs; 1 'on! i Mptid^jr ■'la&y.iHe waarerithusiaiticaUy.c.welcom^i!iat Ma.\ jde^t^ati^^^amgia^na^orej.l B<{jB <{j *jr. r ] j y( ]\

" T'Wii~A^mnd"f<»tl>all Tteanrwill play a Can-~ ;t«rburyiteamtorm6lTOW. -."yli i -Zz : r.'Z. : jTheyship: Hejton. Denny ihas, arrived at ' Napier ',vfi^;im'^^aiifcß.//-| i) f.....y[ . ,_y ■; . ... , ] The (.Melbourne. EsiiVition..,sovers. a (Space., as .large as theVDublin Exhibition. i The 'Tirna.ru Herald^ states that' the railway . "frotn Tiiiairu to TerouKa will iii all 1 probability ber opened in a few weeks, j ,*.::-:■::-';.'; i .-.:'.,. ; The body of a man named Wm. Taylor was ; found in the New. River, Southland, on tho llth. inst.- . . '' r „'':, ' A.. strong, shock of earthquake ' was felt" "at Blenheim on' Monday 1 rhbrnihg; • The direction was from east, to west, i It was •' felt - slightly at , the same time at Nelson," , , ■ ' A, Scandinavian named Morten; Matenson was . killed at Napier on Monday afternoon by a large stone falling upon him while : he was l 'excavating fijora theface.of abank.' , , : ;. , ." A^treat is in store for the 'inhabitants of Baiclutha and surrounding districts on Friday, Bth October. Judge Bathgate, of Dunedin , will then deliver his famous lecture oh the old days- of Scotland in Barr's Jfall. Theproceeds will be devoted to the funds of the Atheneeum. The Tapanui Good Templars had iheir first soiree on Friday evening 1 , and which passed off very well. A : detailed' report haa not reached us.; •' . .; „!..:•:, '• '; , Some men are.born to be lucky. Mr E. Devine is one of them. We ; ha. .{just been shown a few presents he received in connection With the opening'of the 1 through line of railway and coaches to •Invercargill, and as a momento of the event.. Amongst , these are a massive gold locket presented by Messrs Conyers and Deas, containing portraits of the donors; and with the initials of the donee engraved in theiormqf a monogram. From Mr Thomas Logan a small gold locomotive, a railway whistle, and ■a' massive Watch guard shakle. From Ml J. T. Chaplin, a Bet of gold studs v and sleeve links. The wholeare very handsome and valuable and 'will no doubt long be preserved by -Mr Devine .as;, a pleasing momenta of his first drive with a six-horse coach from Baiclutha to the Mataura. % 1 y . We have to acknowledge receipt of the 'Illustrated New Zealand Herald? for September, . which is a very good and interesting number. It contains. a view of the, head of the Otira River, Canterbury' celebration of the O'Connell centenary, Melbourne; the Valley Lake, Mount Gainbier ; Mr G. F. Reid'a new warehouse, Dunedin; the fatal attack by Natives at Santa Cruz on Commodore Goodenough ; M'Mecken, Blackwood, and Co.'s new, steamers RirigarOoma and Hrawata; Sargood, Son,, and Ewon's new warehouse, Dunedin, and others. The views are very • excellent : ones, and no^ doubt would be much appreciated by home friends. We understand that Mr N. Bain has just leased Mr Green's livery stables at Gore, Longford, Mataura.' These stables are the best in the southern district, and under Mr Bain's management the travelling public will have the fullest confidence that the wants of their quadrupeds will have every attention paid them. A very successful entertainment was given in the Town Hall, Tapanui, on Wednesday evening, in aid of' the funds of the Tuapeka Hospital. The first , part consisted of a concert, in which , about twenty ladies and gentlemen took part, the whole being carried out under the direction of the school teacher. The .second part was a play, "The Uncommercial Traveller.' , The, house was crowded to excess, and the whole passed off to the highest gratification of all concerned. Our Mataura correspondent writes { — Preparations for the manufacture of paper here are being pushed forward with all speed; The water race will. shortly be cut, and the foundations for the buildings are about finished.— New buildings are springing up in every direction. A butchers and baker's shop are ready for occupation: Mr Humphries, hotelkeeper, is about to build a large addition to his premises. — The farmers hyve got their seed pretty well in the. ground. — 'A fair quantity of lignite coal is daily sent per rail to Invercargill. Such are a few of the effects of railway communication. Petty robberies (says the • local panor) are getting unpleasantly numerous in .Oamaru, it being dangerous to leave anything easily carried away out of doors now. A few evenings ago a thief made what be fancied . was " a haul " from the yard of the Northern Hotel. A hen .was sitting on 21 eggs in a cask,' and had within one day completed her patient labor, when. every egg was stolen. „"..._ A telegram in the ■'• Daily Times ' says a very serious explosion of gas occurred at "Wellington ; on Monday 'morning, in 'the strong-room of' Messrs Izard and; Bell's office: One one side the wall, 18in. thick, was blown out, and the other side and roof were badly cracked; f lfc appears a clerk (named Salmon) in the'; office, 1 having occasion to visit the strong-room, smelt gas, and left the door open for-half an Hour to allow it to escape He then returned, struck a match, and was about to light th'erburner, when the whole of . ; the escaped gas in the strong-room. ignited. The shock threw the clerk some twelve feet out into the passage; seriously injuring him. ' ' A meeting of the. Dunedin Presbytery was held on Monday, when a motion in favor of a union ofthe Church of Otago with the Church of New Zealand was carried by a. majority of five. The following resolutions were also carried : — " That the Presbytery, oyerture the Synod to take immediate step?, in concert with ' the Assembly of the Presbyterian 'Church' of New Zealand, with a view of providing Church orr dinances for' the ' •Presbyterian settlers, in the colony of Fiji."— " That this, Presbytery, having heard of the death 'of ' Giririniodbre Goodenough.' in the prosecution of his duty in suppressing the forcible deportation of ifae Islanders of the Pacific, record their admirationof his conduct and.express . their deep sorrow at his death, arid direct, the, clerk to send a copy of- this minute to his widow." , ' .?-.... A bell has now been procured; for the new English Church, Baiclutha, and.was rung for the first time on Sunday last. '■'■' It' cost £18, and was the gift of Mrs Hutchins, -mother of Mr G. . Hutcbins, druggist; ilt'is .a- very good sounding bell, , but unfortunately as yet the sound is Very much confined to where 1 ifc is least required— viz., inside :4ho church., Outside: the spund is very • faint, but inside it is deafening and intolerable. Something j must ' be wrong 1 ; with' the belfry, or the munneriri'whick the; bell? is rhung, :but this . will no doubt at once be, remedied. y : : r .. , ThattheOutha Railway is likely to prove' of. great importance, to. the owners $1 land in the agricultural jUistribts lyiiife between Stirling and Tokomairiro: may be Understood by the following -fiicts i-^St^ck breeders c^n, send lambs, : &c., to the Dunedin. or other markets pother, produce will find it!sway tftprealso' as 'required, and coal ' in any quantity _id^©f .allrclasses maylbegot ridrof jby, the.. numerous, pit proprietors ; along ,the. line.' jit unquestionably has "alsq increased the value- of • land ' in" these •' ' districts, ' ; and' ftc fyear; that l^advjn j : • the,-; jLqvels. Flat' districtexchanged hands the. other t day ; .at £15 per acre... . I Ifcjs necessarythat jlregulati&n or&i<range-f ment .should '.be made, \£hich have the effect oPbtfy'ratihg 'ihe ihcotiv'emeuc'e : of l Vehicles' ' meeting Bachrother on the bridge ihefe-after dark. 'On Saturday , night; last purine's [pmnjb.us and several veJii'clesV met' a. timber' 'truck near. the.. Centre' 1 off l the : 'bl'idge,'ia'nd"t"h% r? i-es < ult/ vfes ; the'i likorsosohhd ttp'jbe .unhookedfSaud', the, machine^: backed off. .iihe briflger :to. allow the truck to, pass. ' The ' 'truck l 'bad' entered ' the 1 t^ridgp firs/fc, : b^t' '. •ha vin'gf W liglit 'arid' the night t being tifcf k j ib . was ' ■ not obs^vfejljby the other^cwhocamejor^tffl the i unpleasant' meeting. ,It would, be an easy matter Ito arrange 1 a! : signal' lamp, which could be" turned ■red ociwhite Jby the toll collector, when fa i vehicle • • gassed^. and, thus prevent^an^one.enteripg.at, the ' other ecu t^llit' had. got.off. 'Some^i^pg of this ' ! yort' should- be' done i now, as sinee 1 tl!e obehitfg'toE' „!the ;cailway.tb.ft,traffice-.af(ier':daJ:R is^yeryconr . sider^ble . ' We .jony, . however-, tin tlie meantime ' call the: attention of Owners' of dtkyd; Vag^dns, aAd' f Vehiyies;df eVery desrfripti6o to'the fact! that' Hy a"J <Tpunicipftlibj>e;-law tj\ey are.boiipj'di^vcapriy lights; . in enjterjng "or. passing any part of. the fewnsihip' J af s-Unse'c. ' This regulation' is f nßsln ' i that' '(tlis'.ca'sriescb , jouib. ru J3^ l t^ejteuck /^ferr,ed/to t ha^ 1 a -light pn;. '.Saturday night, "the " meohveniene'e would' not' •'have^oocurredVas it-^buldUiaVe ofe'^n'^eefihy th 6 ': jjjrther^r o IJrpibabJy.'thi&tioticefof Jhe jnattein'tWli- : n\?ffa?sfjmPA oil! oj i)«ooo2 bowuiw

-^ns^^i^y^mo^^Sf^ [pastor .oft the Episcopal Church of" 'Milton, ; is about, to boQOttie a Good Templar, in consequence of 'tlie 'drinking c_W»s~ of his parishibriers. : '- '-'■ c ; df r new ! houses have ■ beeri "put "up lately between Aja*i-street ; and the railway line, ; ' showing^thafceitensionj of Milton is not coufined r to, the .Fairfax side of the.'tibwn.. "We believe that th4s risingtownship will double itself in :the : iriextsfiveyears.y s ,y V ■ z:: t l- ',- ■ <■ Mr H. Yeend's two^hotses, ARory O'More and King Phillip, arrived .safely ;at , Christchurch on . Tuesday morning.' TTe '.hope: to' hear of ttheirr r carrying off something good at the forthcoming. -.•meeting: •-.•-.;'■.;,-. ■■' :'z zz ■Cz ' ■ ''■'''. 1 Mr RoskrUge, of; Christchurch, has just imported from ' Melbourne a very fine Clydesdale, entire named Black Champion, arid for which he >aid'L92o. ; ' ■*•''. ;- " : -" '"■ 1 For some : years piast ati entertainment has annually • been giyen; in... 'Warepa,. the proceeds . being hande^: to,the ( ,Be,neyolenjt Institution! We trust this laudable 'arrangement is not to be'discontinued. ,•.'.'' A s an instance of rapidity of growth and value of blue gum trees,' we may mention that Mr Robson, of Whitelea, the other day cut down somo planted ten years ago; and which measured 51 feet long. It would be pleasant to see a few such throughout the Baiclutha fiat. ■ - . ' It is quite well known that a large number pfdogs are kept within the township for which their owners have omitted to pay the usual license feo. ..We :inay just hint that it is not. at all unlikely, all' such will some of these days be - , called upon to pay the same, together with the fine the r law provides,' vi£ £_ ' The. latter may . yet be saved by a timely paymentof the former „ The : book shelves of the Milton Atheneeum show, heralds of a new supply, which, if one may judge by a sample in " Argyle*s Reign of Law," will be a valuable addition. . ' ; Lime, so long required by the farming community ' of Tokomairiro, can now be procured from Waihola at prices which will allow them to recoup the exhausted soils. This should' be a death blow to sorrel. .; Services will-' be conducted both morning and evening in the English Church here on Sabbath first— inthe morning at 11.30, and in the evening at 6.30. The Rev. Mr Withey left yesterday to attend the Episcopal Synod in Dunedin, and he expects that one of the Dunedin clergymen will officiate here on Sunday first. The second concert in, aid of the harmonium fund of the Episcopal Church, Clinton, was given by the choir and local amateurs on Friday last. In consequence of the bad state of the roads the attendance was not so large as on the former occasion. ■ The ; proceeds however' amounted to Ll2 2s. A petition to the Govenor is being signed in Christchurch praying for the release of E. Mainwaring Johnson, who was sentenced to one year's imprisonment at last session of the Supreme Court for having fraudulently assisted to obtain a certificate of title uuder. the Land Transfer Act. A soiree and concert Was held in the Schoolhouse, Waitepeka, on Friday last, the object being to aid the funds of the public library ofthe district. The school was quite, filled on the occasion, and both soiree and concert were a complete success.-/ The surplus proceeds amounted toL6 odd, which, with the funds already in hand, and the, Gpvernmeut subsidy, will place the committee in possession of about L4O worth of books. A Warepa correspondent asks whether ifc is legal for Road Boards to expend rates upon a road which,has never either been surveyed or i laid ou|t upon any map by an authorised surveyor?' He says this has just. been done in the Warepa district, where a contract has been let and nearly finished, the line never having been laid out as a road, and consequently can be shut up at any time. We have only our correspondent's , version of the matter, but if correct it seems a very foolish if not an illegal action upon the part of the Road Board. ; The Wairarapa Ne"WB, in reference to the position of Sir Julius Yogel, remarks : — " Electricty is a mighty improvement on any hitherto known mode of communication. So wouderful. indeed,' that a man may sit in England, and keep his puppets.- .in , r Ne\y Zealand dancing to any tune he deenwit his pleasure to : play. But the puppets,, never pay the piper; that great privilege belongs to the audience." In the House of Representatives on Monday Mr Bradshaw asked the intention of the Government as to the ebnstruefcioti of a line of railway from Lawrence to Roxburgh. In reply, Mr Richardson said the Government, did not contemplate any action in the matter. In' reply to Mr Mirrray. — Mr Richardson said that o%yißg|to the unfotseen' delays and accidents, and the work having had to be relet, the Glenore section of the Tokomairiro Railway will not be finished' before 1876.. What will our. Lawrence contemporary say to this ? Wethink it likely he will at once have Mr Richardson discharged tho public service. We told our contemporary he was : using tfhe, wrong ' language to have the railway opened, Perhaps this blow will teach him' a . lesson in the future. . '■ ■ There was ' little business Before the R. JL Court here yesterday, j In the "case of Bain v. Reunert, claipi of LlO 14s 6d for goods sold and delivered, preparation of plans and specifications of ahouse, 1 &c. Mr Reid appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Taylor for defendant. '; Defendant l*ad paid L 5 10a into Court', and judgment was given : forL7 10s, with costs. Lynde v. Dunne, claim of L 3 10s for wages, he having been wrongfully, dismissed. Judgment for plaintiff. Lloyd v. Charlotte, claim of Ll ls for one week^s board./ Judgment for plaintiff. Difckson v. Moselyy claim of Ll 19s,, damage tor trespass of sheep. Adjourned for- a fortnight. Mr Howcrtli, on behalf, of Alexander, M'Nedl,' applied 1 for a re : • hearing of the case heard a month ago-^-O'Kane v. M'Neil (administrator, in the state ot the late' James M'Neil.) Mr. Taylor .opposed the application, which was refused. ' The following entries were made with the Canterbury Jockey Club on Monday evening :^-Can : ;, .tefbury Cup i R. Campbell's i ; Qastaway,.; , Mr, Mallock v s.ch'c,rby To.wton^ ' dam "Phoebe ;'Mr' O'' Brien's Tambourini^ Mf Redwood's ■br c The Chief ; Mr Redmond's be : Kauri •;Mr.Redmond/6 br c.Guy Fawkes;\Mr Redwood!? br* l?y, Towtoii, "dam Certainty ; Mr Nos worth eys br c' r T*tttler"; ' ; Mr R. : GampbelPs 'Dahie 1 ! ; MrlTl 'Shand's Blair Atholby Ravensivorth, dam Moss. Rose,; MrDelamain's Templeton ; Mr Delamain's Pun^a-w6rewere Yeend's Rbry, Oj'More '; Mir' l Yeend's King Philip. < Canterbury Jockey Gliib ; Handicap ;— Mr R, Campbell's Castaway ; Mr f R„ . , Cainpb'elPs.Casfcillian ;.Mr . Mallock^s eh o'Jby Tow'fcon dani Phoebe ; Mr 'O'Brieii's'Tambfirim ; ; Mr Lunn^s Nectar-.; Mr Redwood's iGuy Fawkds ;,■ Mr Redw.ood^s ch.c.Towtonfdam Certainty^ Mr, RedWood's Hercules ; Mr Redwood's' Kauri ;'Mr ' Redwood's The ' Chief ;- Mr Ray^s Tadmor ; r Mr* . DelanMn's Templeton ;, M r Dalamain's; Punga-. ; w ere were; ;, Mr.. "Yeend's, Rory O^More ';" Mr"" ' Yeend's King Philip ;' Mjr Mnrten's 'Safauiella. ; ; , 1 Ifc will be secnTrom an adyertii&irierit:. inanoi'h.er: .'coluhln'of tttis'is'gtte that the'- heW church at' S*ort : /Molyneux. is to be -opened 9h'Friday,r^'eek,f when ; . Rev. Dr, •. Stuart^ , ,of Dtuiedin,' .^ill conduct - the [ opening 1 services. ' " v ; The clitiirch4 ive li'ded scar'ceiy' 'remind "our ; readers',: <is ' in! couftefctidn 'with'^the ■ : . ministry pioneer . minister of-tlie^Clutha^istricfc., "We*tesu*e,that that' gehtleniah; jvvould i tre 'Mghly (; pleaS4d''toeVe T his olderatid later friends inthe several parishes' ,into, which. his original Clutha parish hasjj become, divided to put; iv ah appearance at the opening of the hew chui'em, ah'd'at'tlre' soiree Mtli'eeve'nin^jV! anil by- ,^heir oontributiona iaid^ -■, in hneefciog :thej ; / cbijfc. ( of, the . new, buildjn,gr-p, ,, building .highly . ' crdditabie' in 'every respect llo,'tlie I x[om^aftLti'v'ely' ' : smallifeorigregation bcirinected tiri fch'Pori Molyneuxv; We trust u^q Jje' able tto. clirdrtidle ' a, Jafgei atten-^ pance aud a good collection qn the oco^sionl ■'■.')&s : hotice'l;Ka'fc : 'l)r i^itiart J {s to :: pre'aoK f> agaih:W r%he'[Sabbat— a^Bott'Molyneiixvrandralswiat Puerua,; •jwliere.cpllect^n^^n sJidj^.tTte ne^y c^iu-^b.uild-, 'mg fund'will'be made ;i ' 'It is f gratif ying to .find •' f 6ne eon^ega'fiyfi f ai'ding ( anßtHei? s iiTf'thiiS ivky) ■■^It<' fßpeaJcsjiwejl.of ithe-_gdbd feeHngffex^tipg in thej charges : niinisfcerei to .hy,, Mr, Banne^nian,, f We . ,' b'a've'.nb "do^t 5 that "with 1 ; th c ; I "adjoining %6n*grrigati6iis: mil aSjiil^tbemselveaJof > , bpßorfch^ity pf ijhea^ingjD^.Stua^t a^-^u^rjiOjf.. r .ahbl we hope they will- manifest their liberality as : iy_p^ih_S^^l_7<Saf Pue^a^ftn^ff'ion^itt •oopingitaln«ai)dloiithe^PbrD3Molyneusl<^^rehrl [o%^«^Sd^?i?S_!tofli f.bml oUnyi :

arrive has..»e*rly. |500. immigrants.on. board. . „ 1 ltis understood that the Government Boards of Works and ; Education Boards Bills will not w proceeded, yith this - ' ■> ' Efforts jare^being. made ,to .establish a Hunt Uufo in Canterbury : and ; to, obtain a draft of hour ds from Melbourne: , . «, . Susannah Booth, says a telegram from Bnsbane. after two years'- employment in pearl fisheries, has obtained sixty tons of pearl shells. A three-year-bid bullock, bred by Mr P. Taggart, Wangaloa, was. killed the other day by Mr A, King, Kaitangata; and was found to weigh 12961b5. " . . , At about half -past • six on Monday evening, a sharp shock.of an earthquake was felt in Wel» lington. There were three or four distinct vibrations, the direction being north and south. It was unaccompanied by any noise. Edward Fox, the. second steward of the Helen Denny, now at Napier, ' jumped overboard, iti order to swim ashore. A boat Was put off to rescue him, but. it was too late. He became cramped and was drowned. The third annual session of the Synod of the Church of England of the Disocese of Dunedin was opened on Tuesday, when the President (Bishop Neville) . delivered a long address, and | some formal business was done. . ! A petition very numerously signed by the inhabitants of Inch Clutha, Kaitangata, &c, has been forwarded to the Chief Postmaster, praying for the establishment of a daily mail service from Baiclutha to these districts. There can be no doubt they are fully entitled to this, and there should be no delay in having ' the same carried out. The members of the . Opposition gave Sir G. Grey a dinner in Wellington, on Tuesday, night. About 25 sat down. Mr Fiteherbert was in the chair supported on the right by Sir G. Gr«y and on the' left by Mr Macandrew. Mr Rolleston was in the vice-chair. On replying to the toast ,of his health, Sir Geo. Grey said' all that he and the party he was working with were doing, was for what they behoved to be the permanent good ,of the Colony, "Prosperity to the Colony," coupled with the names of Mr Greorge Hunter, of Wellington, was the next toast. Mr Hunter replied, and after a pleasant social evening the company separated about 11130. As the summer season and fine weather are now near at hand, we would respectfully suggest the desirability of instituting a Saturday half holiday in connection with the various business establishments of the township. The assistants will unanimously agree with us in the matter, and if the masters were to adopt the same idea we don't think thoy would lose anything by the change. As cricket, and other games are proposed to be shortly set in full swing, the Saturday half holiday would permit of all and sundry taking part in such healthful recreations, thus rendering them the more fit for . their daily avocations, and it would also be an encouragement for them to give the more atteuticm to these. We may mention that the Saturday half holiday is carried out by the compositors in this office, and is found to work most satisfactorily for all concerned. We trust shortly to see it adopted by all others in the township, Mr E. -Legge. of the Helensbrook Flour Mills, has cut up 100 acres of his fine estate within a quarter or a mile of Milton, for the purpose of establishing a township. The. ground is admirably adapted for this purpose, being well watered (Salmon's Creek wiuding through its whole extent)., The allotments aro to be in quarter acre sections, and acres. Thus the ppurr r chaser of each building section will have the option of having an acreof ground behind his section, which may bo used for garden, paddock, and other domestic purposes. Mr Legge reserves ample ground for schools, churches, and public buildings. An incident in connection With the domestic economy of the fowl yard; which is of an interesting as well as instructive character to fowl breeders, came under our notice lately. Mrs Arthur Calder, of Buriey Farm, Lovels'Flat, bad a nest of hatching turkeys on the bank of a small creek, near her house, and being anxious for their safety, during the recent stormy weather, paid it a visit on Sunday morning last. Mrs Calder found a number of young birds hatched, and fallen from the- nest, .and to all appearance quite dead* These, together with the remaining eggs, she removed to the bouse and laid them on the warm hearth before the fire* Having known instances of suspended animation, : Mrs Calder at once took the necessary proceedings to restore life by breathing into thfir lungs. She, found that life showed ! itself' in spasmodic gasps, and soon afterwards site was rewarded for > her solicitude by the perfect recovery of the dead fledge"-, lings. ■ . •