MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5288, 23 September 1876, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

We understand that Mr. Vailo is so well satisfied with the results obtained from the tests to which his first engine has been subjected, that he is at present engaged upon the pieparation of plans for a larger engine of the same construction. In this engine a tew minor linpiovements, which the expenmcnts v, ith the iirst engine hare shown to 1)0 desirable, will be introduced, and it is to be hoped that no long tune will be allowed to elapse until the manufacture of these engines is pushed on with vigour and succe&s Mr. C. E. Ilaughton, Und*>r-secretary for Iininigiatiou, has been arrested for an attempt* t<> commit an uim.itnr.il offence. The piopnetois of the Kamo Coalmine, Waugatei, have petitioned the Government to construct a tramway from their mine to deep water. They estimate the cost at £.->,000 An obelisk of Hobart Town freestone has been erected in the Presbyterian graveyaid to the memory of the late Archibald Clark, Esq. It is erected on a concrete foundation. The obelisk is earned to a height of 21ft. from the ground. At about 6ft. from the ground a marble tablet is inserted in each of the four sides of the base. On the one lacing Symonda-street is cut the following mscuption:—"In loving memory of Aichibald Clark, who died October 17, 187o, aged 70 years. • Fear thou not, for I am with thee ; be not dismayed, for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee ; yea 1 will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.'" The work has been designed by Messrs. Keals and and executed bv Messrs. J. and G. Buchanan, stone-cutters, Wellesley-street East, in a very creditable manner. The eclipse of the sun on Sept. IS, was seen pretty clearly, iu spite of the cloudy sky ami frequent squalls qt rain. The tender of Mr. Daniel Fallon, Auck 1 iml, has been accepted for the permanent way on the Mercer-Newcastle contract on the Kaipara-Punui Railway. The amount is £10,832 5s. Id.

Private advices have been received at Wellington, on September 16, which sUte that good alluvial gold has been struck at Mokau. I Weston beat Roberts at Dunedin on Sept. I 1G, at GOO out of 1,000, by 94 points, i The election of three ratepayers to serve as J members of the City Council in the place of 1 Messrs. Hurst, Brett, and Holdship, whose j term of office hail expired by eftiuxion of time, took place on 1 hnrsday. The polling place was the Mechanics' Institute, Highstreet, and Mr. F. L. Piime acted as Returning Officer. There were eight candidates for the three vacant seals, among them being the three lotiring councillors. The remaining five were Messrs. A. Black, R. Dickson, G. Johnstone, T. T. Masefield, and W. R. Waddell. The polling commenced at 8 a.m., and terminated at 4 p.m. Shortly after, the Returning officer announced the numbers polled by the several candidates as follows:— Mr. Henry Brett, 995; Mr. Thomas T. Masefield, 711 ; Mr. Richard Dickson, 644 ; Mr W. J. Hurst, 57S ; Mr. ! George Holdship, 520 ; Mr. Alexander Black, 512 ; Mr. George Johustone, 423 ; Mr. Waddell, 392. He, therefore, deelaied Messrs. H. Brett, T. T. Masetield. and R. Dickson duly elected members of the City , Council. | A few weeks ago we intimated that a j number of plans had been received for the j proposed Athanaium in Rhortland-street, and that they had been referred to the committee appointed to examine and report upon them. There were ten plans in all sent in for competition. — The gentleman who has been awarded the fir=tt pn/e i= Mr. Phillip Herepath, architect, ho who was the successful competitor when plans for the new hospital were invited, and whe lately had the Auckland Institute aad Museum erected from plans prepared by himself. The second prize is awarded to Messrs. Keals and Son. Mr. Herepath's motto was " Fido," and Mcssis. Keals and Son "E.R." The Ohinemuri natives are better disposed now towards the Government. Mr. Mackay is strongly enforcing the Government claims. ! The 20,000-acres block forms part of the Waihou-Piako purchase, ,iud has been under negotiation for some time.