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Dunstan Times, Issue 246, 11 January 1867, Page 2

We ore requested to intimate that a singing-class in connexion with the Church of I ngland, Clyde, has been inaugurated. We cordially wish with the members that an accession to their numbers will be shortly made, and that punctuality will mark the attendance on practising evenings. The Church-Com-mittee have kindly lent the churchbuilding for practice, which will be on i riday evenings.

As the visit of the Governor to the Middle island is sett ed upon, we give the route lie purposes taking, as published in the '• Daily Times." He is to reach Ohristchurch on the 6th, thence go to llokitika and return to i hristchurch for the races, which come off in the middle of January. Then, he will proceed overland to Dunedin ; visit the goldtields and proceed to lnvercargill. The Provincial Council of Canterbury have voted £iOd for expenses in giving him a welcome

by the Melbourne papers we learn that no gold or treasure from the Ist January, will be carried by the escort from thi vens and Ba'larat districts, but that police protection will be granted on certain days if requested-.' The annual meeting of the subscribers to the W'&katip District Hospital, was held on Saturday last, at the Hospital Franktjn. Mr >v, J. Rees occupied tin Chaiv. After giving a brief resume oi the business of tbo past year, the Chair, mhn called upon the Treasurer, and Secretary to read their yearly reports, which skewed he affairs of the institution to be inla highly satisfactory condition, as far as itfi general management was concerned, but financially, its position was not ;o prosperous as at the last annual meeting of subscribers ; this appeals to have arisen

froln the various local committees, and members, deputed to collect funds, not having realised amounts which might ha|;e been obtained. The cost of maintenance of patients was eleven pence per h/ad less than the previous year, and a lJr,;e sum had also been spent in pernui/eiitimprovemei's. The Hon Secretary Air Wcrtlii: g f o: hj d been oust exempla1/ in the dkch..r,t cf his duties, so also jLdbcen the rtabi.rer Mr Ross, both of 1/hich gentlemen rectived unanimous flote of thanks. > ome remarks which had ilipcao ed in the Wakatip Mail, having re-

ference to the members of committee were severely animadverted upon, the particulars of which would be iminter sting to our reader, The receipts and expenditure for 1866 were as follows. Subscriptions for year i' 295 18 4, Ponations £9 16 6, Paying patients .£226 12 6, Garden produce £1 15 6, Government subsidy £985 29. Total expences for year £lOOl 16 10. -\ committee having been elected for the ensuing year, the meeting closnd after the usual vote to the chair. Tin new committee shortly afterwards held t ;eir first meeting, when it was unani mously carried, that the monthly meetings; should be held at the I ospital, at < 'no o' lock p. m., on the first aturday ii every month. A proposition was also carried, that the repeal of clause Twelve in the book of rules, should be taken into consideration at the next general meeting oi subscribers. This clause prohibits any contractor for supplies, from becoming members of committee; it was shewr. that in large communities, such a provision would be advantageous, but in small com-

munities, it was a disadvantage, as it precluded really useful men who possessed both the time and ability, from giving tin Hospital, the benefit of their services ; i* was satisfactorily shewn, that other os pital committees had found it advisable to r seind such rules, for similar reasons. A petition from the evis, for presentation, to His Honor the uperintendent, signed by the whole .of the inhabitant: there, with only three exceptions; ii f ivor of making a direct line of road, to Duuedin, via the Duustan, arrived in Clyde, last evening. It left by this morning's coach. Yesterday, at the Resident-Magistrate': Court, Clyde—Vary Council was chargei by John Healy, with viol ntly assaultin, him on the 3rd instant. The prosecutoi is an infirm old man, and was apparently suffering considerably from the effects o the injuries. Ihe bench inflicted a fine o' £\, and 10s 6J costs, ortwenty-foui hours imprisonment. Defendant was committee in default.

The rage for improvements in building; has made itself apparent at Cromwell. Mi 1 homas Shauley, of the Shamrock tort, is making considerable additions to hi: premises, which arc now quite an ornament to the town, and would not be out of place in I'unedin.