FIFTY YEARS AGO

Grey River Argus, 27 February 1925, Page 7

FIFTY YEARS AGO

EVENTS IN GREY AND ELSEWHERE. (From the '’Grey River Argus” Feb. 27, 1875.) Ihcie i s a n epidemic ol measles among children at Westport. An influentially-signed petition to Air (Tiarles Holder inviting him io stand as a candidate for the representation of the middle Ward in the Borolugh Clounoil was •presented to that gentleman yesterday, to which he has replied, expressing his willingness to comply with the request. The number of Miners Rights issued to Chinese in Westland for the year 1874 was in all 874 issued as follows:—Greymouth. 56; Clifton, 223 Maori Gully 63, Greenstone, 187; Stafford, 271: Kanieri, 22; and Totara, 39*. Some attempt is to be made to connect the AVest- Coast with tin 4 settled districts by way of Wangapeka. A survey party will leave Nelson on Monday next with instructions to explore for, and lay out, a road between the AVangapeka and Karaaneai plains. Tw.i children, named Sutherland, we’e drowned on the Niiie-tnile beach at Charleston. An inquest was held li appears that ihe two little hoys were playing around (he house, and were found drowned in an adjacent waiter hole. The yield of apples in the orchard of Air John McGowan near Ross, has b.**n large this season. From one tria* over 100 apples were pulled. Mr John Dean Watson has been, appointed toll collector nt the town boundary, Hokitika. Sir George Grey has complied with a request at Auckland io stand again The following gentlemen nave signed the requisition! asking Mr Charles Holder to contest the seat on the Borough council rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. James Kerr: G. Glenn, Duncan McLean, it. J. Tonks, P. B. Cameron. F. Kent. John Al idler, E. Archer. Messrs Sweetman and Brown boat builders, sent away by the s.s. Waipaira yesterday to the order ol the Provincial Government a fine new whale-boat. intended to be used at the Jackson’s Bay settlement. The Mayor of Auckland (ATf: 'Prime) refused to attend the ball to the rifle representatives, having religious scruples against dancing. A man named Alercer has been arrested lor the murder of the girl Thompson a-t Lyttelton last month. A big firo occurred yesterday morning at Ahaura, by which a baker 45 shop, and three cottages were burned , down. The houses we’e occupied by Air. Jones. Mrs Jane Smith, while one was unoccupied. The shop was occupied by Mr Hessly. Nothing was saved :>nd Gilmers’ produce stores and stables were damaged, although the townspeople prevented the fire spreading.