CROMWELL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 246, 11 January 1867, Page 3

CROMWELL.

The festivities of the season being over, ; the miners have all settled down to work again, and the daily routine o; business, | once more pursuing its ordinary course. ! 'l.he crops, in the various places, where ! agriculture can be carried on with advantage,.are booking remarkably well ; the late genial rains have started every thing into rapid growth ; and every tliii g portends a prosperous season for the tjllei - s of the soil. The farms of \ essrs Mar&h, >haidey, and Barn - , are 'the most extensive iu the district, each party deserves considerable praise for /be energy they I have displayed, in promoting the settle ! ment of the country. John Chinaman is daily increasing iu Inumbera — his steady ploddiEgs appear to

be attended with a considerable amount

of success, and as long as John is not a competitor with the Europeans in the labor market, his presence will not be objectionable.

On Monday evening last, a meeting of a vei - y desultary character, which had been adjourned from the previous aturday, was held at the School-house, for the purpose of giving to the public the answer ;of Mr F. Dillon Bell, the Honorable I member fo Matou, to whom was.sent for ! presentation to the Provincial Gonncil a petition, connected with certain matters of ocal interest. The Mayor Mr VV. J. Barry, occupied the chair. Mr Dillon Bell's letter was read, and an unanimous vote of thanks accorded. Alter which the subject of a late correspondent's letter in the " Duustan rimes" was brought under the notice of the meeting, the discussion of which created much 'excitement. It appeared, that the letter contained some o.fending reniirks respecting how signa lives to a late peti ion were obtained at the Cardrona; it was denied that misrepresentations were made to procure them, or t at only six pe-sons signe 1 it at that place, or that the names of persons shearing at Wilkie's station were affixed thereto. Mr Kidd, who canvassed for signatures at the Cardrona, in a very straight-'or ward speech explained, that ho went to the Cardrona as desired by the committee, but when there, he found he had fallen among the Philistines i e friends ot Mr Warden; ! owther Broad of the Arrow ' istrio*', and to whom, annexation to Cromwell was not desired, lie \ r Kidd, had to b 'it a r; ther hurr e 1 re reat from the • 'ardioni with only seven names to the petition, but he afterwards obtained a Ire number of signature ,in the neighbourhood of the U'anaka, and Upper Ciuthn. Mr Kidd den'el having made anp misrepresentations whatever. AMr Henry of the Cardrona briefly addressed the meeting, to the effect, that the miners hid no piroicilar de-ire for annexion to Cromwell; lie did not see, that it mattered whether they were in that, »r the > rrow district, believed that sig.iitures could- be oba'ned to a petition, 'nt'.i for and against. It was then stated hat by some unaccountable means, the counter petition from Cardrona, got presence! three days before the ' romwell petit'on, but no lung was shewn, that the delay arose from other than accident. A proposition beiiig put to the meeting by the chairman, and unanimously carried, • : f'i it a letter be written t > (he " ' unstan ' imes " contradicting that portion of the Cromwell C■ letter, having reference to the Cardrona". A vote of jthanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings.