THE PROVINCES.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 102, 28 September 1874, Page 3

THE PROVINCES.

OTAGO

The Otago Daily Times of Friday says:— “ We hear from Auckland that a new evening paper is to be started, under the control of Mr Jones, the proprietor of the Waikato Times, and formerly of Jones and Tombs, of Christchurch. The funds are provided by subscriptions among what is known as the Macfarlaue party in that city, and the object is less to supply a public want than to put down the Evening Star, which, however rash occasionally, has secured a strong hold of the public by its outspoken vigour. Of course it has made many enemies, and as it does ntit appear to have acted in its strictures with any regard to the wealth or position of those whom it has attacked, they resent the impertinence, and propose to crush it by opposition. Newspapers started on such a principle have not often been successful, and we shall watch the experiment in Auckland with some interest.”

Our ( Daily Times) Wellington correspondent telegraphed last night as follows : —Mr Walter Turnbull has given a thousand pounds as an endowment to the Wellington College. Private letters by the last English mail state that the Syndicate, which took up the unsold balance of the last million and a half loan, under private arrangement, did so with the promise of no more being placed in the market for a specified time. They have since been endeavoring to sell at 97 cum dividend, but found no buyers even at that. Mr Vogel, before his departure, received semi-official intimation through the AgentGeneral of the intention of the home Government to grant him the Knighthood of St. Michael and St. George.

The Daily Times of the 22nd inst, speaking of the prosecution of tradesmen for food adulteration, makes the following remarks : “ The Revenue officer, who would appear to have been on the qui vlve of late for food adulterators, summoned four persons before Mr Bathgate yesterday—one for vending impure milk, two for adulterating bread, and another for neglecting to comply with the provisions of the Bakers and Millers Act, to stamp the wheaten bread sold by him with a Roman H. Reports of the articles submitted to Professor Black for analysation were read, which showed that while the bread was greatly adulterated, or contained deleterious substances, defendants wore not necessarily the agents of such mixtures, and might reasonably be ignorant of the impure quality of their goods. The Dunedin water and clay both contained the substances found in the bread, while a sample of the salt which had been used was strongly impregnated with the noxious particles. With regard to the milk, it was found to contain nearly a fourth of wafer, which his Worship, while overlooking the present offence, gave it as his opinion to be much in excess of the proper quantity. One offender was fined 10s and costs, and the other cases dismissed. ”

We (Daily Times ) regret to hoar that measles has become prevalent in the northern parts of the town. From the Stone school, nearly 200 children are now absent from this cause, about fifty of them from one class. Hardly a family in the district but has bad one or more cases. So far, the disease is of a mild form. It is evident, from the suddenmss of the outbreak, that our quarantine authorities have been too lax in the cases of some of the recent ships' from home, which had the disease on board at some part of the voyage. The Guardian of the 2oth says;—‘The Provisional Grand Lodge 1.0G.T, held a meeting on Thuisday nil'll 1 , in compliance with a request from the subordinate lodges in Dunedin and its neighborhood. The upper room of the Temperance Hall was well filled by members of the following lodges : Pioneer of Dunedin. Guiding Star, Pride of Dunedin, Bri ish Hearts of Oak. All Nations, Triumph, Golden Arrow, and others. The P.G.W.C.T., Brother J. W, Jago, assisted by bis grand officers, opened the Lodge in due form. The business of the evening commenced by the PG.W. Secretary reading a requisition calling it specially. Several resolutions of great importance to the Order were put to the meeting, and carried by acclamation. A recess then took place, during which the several Dunedin lodges held adjourned meetings. The results having been communicated to the P.G.W.C.T , he announced that Bros I). O Cameron and J, A. D. Adams would proceed to Christchurch in order to represent Lodges Pioneer, Guiding Star, and British Hearts of Oak, while Bro W. Carr would represent Lodge Pride of Dunedin in the convention about to be held in Christchurch on Tuesday next, 29th inst.”

It will be remembered (says the Guardian') that a few days ago a deputation, consisting of (he committee of the proposed Dunedin, Ocean Beach, and Peninsula Railway, waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to ascertain what assistance the Government would give to the company, llis Honor then expressed himself as very favorable to the woik, and stated that the Government would forward a reply on the subject in a day or two. On Thursday Mr

Biadshaw, the secretary, receive 1 a letter from the Government, stating that they wore willing to concede all public lands over which the railway would have to pass free to the company ; also, in the event of there being any difficulty in arranging for the use of the -central terminus in Dunedin, that the Government would give a suitable site, on the same terms, for a station for the Company, They would likewise use their influence with the General Government for the concession of the foreshore required for the construction of the line. The Government is of opinion that the company ought to have its own plant, hut, at the same time, if necessary and should they be able to spare it, the Government will work it with their rolling stock, on such fair and equitable terms as may be agreed upon. So that any difficulties that might have arisen from these causes have now vanished. Mr David Proudfoot, too, has conceded a strip of land through the full width of his valuable property at the Ocean Beach. The company starts with every prospect of a genuine success, and the large number of houses that are now going up beyoud the city in this direction, and the certainty of a new township springing upon that portion of the isthmus immediately on this side of the Sandhills, will at once cause the railway to be fully employed—to say nothing of the increased population that is likely to extend to the Peninsula on the completion of the line. The matter is now being taken up very warmly, and prospectuses will be out in a few days, with a very strong directory.