ARROWTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XI, Issue 574, 9 November 1880, Page 6

ARROWTOWN.

(FROM OUS QWM CORRESPONDENT.) :-\ ..' : ,,r.0 In >: !-i ' « ! •'•■ ■■■•'• ''i' ! ' Novemberß. Itappears that a wrong impression is abroad as >to the real state "of tne case, J. Rogers v. •i the 1 Arrbw cadets, reverted to'iri my'last. Mr iGruber, as captain of the corps,'is defending ,i<aii> unjust claim' brought against' the cadets, k which i iif it -had been i heard in the ordinary jprocedure of a law court,-'instead of partly by o affidavit, would .long;sirice' have beett f giyen ,< against the* plaintiff!' i< I' am also 1 informed (.'that no capitation allowances are «nd' that Mr Finn is defending the action i ; gratuitously. rlD'(M,v/i ui> .;.'. ' -y-- "1 j■ • i v! The i Bdrough Council have directed their f attention"toi corporation' finance; 'and hqt a [| bit - too sbon either. iWith brily £7l 8s lldj f I left out of a total of £4BB 0s 3d for the im- ' provementofi'their ways'and''bye-ways, and ';' the r 'Stoppagel of subsidies staring them 1 in the : face, the council were compelled to-consider hj whether to retrench or to gd to fcheirundle to i -keep up the present style of prodigality; As. ■hinted in mylast, a gentleman offered the; ..council 1 to undertake all the duties of the oombined offices of town clerk, collector, etc., ,'fbri £SO per annum. This' brought up the consideration of the town clerk's salary, when, 1 to the surprise of everyone, it was discovered -that none of the councillors know what really was.'paid;to their' clerk, andi it' required a: notice of motion to discover the exact .amount! and the town clerk not having the "good grace to state the sura he received, a ; notice of motion to : the above effect stands recorded on the minutes of the council. | • ,: ( , Beefing matters\ at Macetown are progressing favorably ; nearly all the older companies on the field are in full work. Several , companies have been, or about to "f6rmed to work some of the long neglected .. leases,?and the AH Nations Co. are,bestirring themselves-to get to work. , A meeting of the shareholders in the company is .called to, meet at QheeUstbwn, and it is to be hoped that a good muster of those interested will put in an appearance, and by a unanimous vote resume,, work.,.. . ~ . , ; T bridge is nearing completion although it and the road in connection with ,j£ waU not be finished; until the end of the current or beginning of nest year. The .bridge acrosej the Arrow River will be ready in a short time, when the Crown Terrace and Whitechapel will be approachable in a safe and decent manner. The great: boon which the residents of Vincent, Counties have been enjoying for soma weeks past by the institution of a daily mail'to and from Dunedin, is about to be taken away from them. Mr Hannay, . tlib successor of Mr Conyers, has, in con- *" junction with Mr Maxwell, the superintendent,, promised the Invercargill clique to go back to'the old time-table,, of .August, which r means trains three a week on the same ' : days aS the coach runs. ' It will require the combined action of the town's of the two ' : Counties benefitted by the present'arrangement to keep it in force, and it is to be hoped that they will be successful. ■ ■■■■ By a tacit understanding Arrowtown will ' not as heretofore provide races for Christmas, " but join- with Queenstown to make the Frankton meeting 1 a County affair. This is 1 as r it should be. The district is yet too small • to make two race-meetings, following each other within a week, a success. ■ If the reefs at Macetown go, a-head and population increases, a meeting in March—St. Patrick's Day, say—might be allowable, but for the present one meeting is sufficient for. Lake ■-■ County.' r ' { - '■ " "