THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 67, 9 August 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1878.

Mi* Groonflcld, Commissioner of Crown Lands, yesterday submit tod to public (motion I ho oootionn of land rocontly in dispute between Mr G. Woollny nnd Mr Jucobson. Tho lot wns Imocltofl clown to Mr Woolloy at Iho upget price, £310. Mr r. .IJronnan will offer at publio auotion^ on fclio ground, nt 2 o'clock to-morrow, cottage and sections in upper Broadway, nlno a quantity of housohold furniture and mining fllmrofl. Tho snowfall of Monday evening lust was tho hoavicut by far that has ovor oocurrod flinoo tho flottlomcnt of tho Inangnhua. Ovor tho wholo of tho district tho full Im.i boon equally flovoro ant 1 in oorno localities, notably in tho dirootion of Soldicr'o and Devil's (Jrocl: it reaohod adopt h of five foot. An it is imn pOßsiblo to pvoeuvo mining limbor many of tho mines aro idle, and sooion of men havo in oonBoquonoo boon temporarily knoolcod ofF. As tho woathoi" yoafordtiy warmed a littlo Iho anowjbogan to thaw rapidly, but it will require fully a week's flno weulhor to completely wftsto tho snow away. Tho rcsidontß will bo glnd to loam that Mr R, Reeves id bestirring himsolf in every pos* Bitlo way for tho boneflt of thin dish-lot. Mr Bronnan, tho County Chairman, yesterday tclographcd to Mr Roovoa concerning the poliso qunrtnrs at Bcofton, nnd immodlntoly recoivod a reply fltuting that our mombor hnd arranged for an intorviow with tho Govern* mont on Iho raattor. Ho is also moving industriously in tho matter of subsidies for maintonauco of mnin roads, hospitals, &0., and ib othorwino doing everything in hie poivor to aid tho dintriot. A conforonoo of aharobrokors nnd others largely Interested in mining was hold on Wed« nosduy ovoning la^f, for tho purposo of framing ocrtoin neoosmry alterations in thoMining Companioß Aot. A numbor of amendments woro BUgßOßtod, «nd it waa agreed that legal advioo thoroon flhould bo taken. Mr Bcoves was nlso communicated wilh, and will movo tho amendments in tho Houai*. Th'o noxt Bitting of tho Distriot Court nt Rocfton will bo held on Mondny next, but ns far as is yot known thora \a but littlo bueinoss for hearing. Mr A. I), ftayfoild, has ontorod upon hitf dutios in connection with tho Government Lifo Imuvmoo Dopartmont, and will romuin in Koofton he a wobV or ton dayß. Mr and Mrs Chaddook, tho nowly appointed maolor and miotroHß of the Rocfton Stato School, ronohod lloofton by Wodncflrlay ovon« ing's ooftoh. It is chowhore notified that tho Stato School will bo oponod on Wodnoaday next 14th, itifltant, on whioh oonnaion parents nro roquoßtcd to aooompany their ohildren to tho Bohool room. An amusing floono, flayn nn Auckland oon» temporary, wns witnessod at Iluntloy station, on tho Waikato lino lost week. Somo Maovio had ongngod a truok to convoy flix head of eattlo to Iho Bale yardn in Auckland, and had Hucocßsfully introduced llvo of tho boosts into tho trueki but tho sixth wns a nurly old bull, who wnt) very obstreperous. Tho Moaris aro well known to bo an ir.gonioun quiokHWittod vnno, and l.nip. to (hrir instinota, they fnatcnod a eivblo round old ' Captain Ooolt'n ' neck, and made tho ropo font to tho buffer of tho (mUle van, intending to hnul him by force. Unfortunately tho break wns not on, nnd tho old bull gavo a jump, whioh eot tho cntllo v/m in motion, and olearod tho rails of tho Maoris, Tho bull finding tho van coming on to him sol off full speed down tho Hoc, attached na he was to tho truok j tho lntter of necessity fob lowed, and a most exciting race took pine. • Tho bull went fast, followed tout by tho truck, and a tribo of Maoris yelling after brought up tho roar. Wo find an rstinmto of tho Nativo nnd European population of New Caledonia whioh 1b of interest. Tho civil population (French) in 1877 numbered 2753, nnd tho military 8082 j to which in added 12,1.10, oonvicte nnd political prisoners. Tho total Native nopulution in 1877 wnn 25,000, ; Severn! leading firms interested in tlioJ^dMi^domaii trado havo taken aotion^^^^^^Ato the suffer by (ho outbjtf^^^^H^^BHatc

tlio principal huanioflfl W^^K^KHMBr n & libm-nity responded |HHpPß^fflfml committee hna bcor not in ilio matter, nnd Biibsoriptionn hnvo I)coi\ collected and forwardod to Noumea. Tho consorvntion of forest limbov ifl occupying tbo Attention of tho Queensland Logisluturc. In tho Logislntivo Oounoil a motion was vecontly tabled by tbo lion A. It. Brown nfllrming Umt tho present lnwd nnd rogula« dona aro insuflloionli to protoot tho nntivc timboM of tho colony, and rnoommonding tho imposition of n, duty upon nil log timber ox* portod. Ilio Pootmnator-Qonerul stated that the flubjoot was ongnging tho oaniodt ottontion of tho Qovornmont with a viow to legislation, nnd tho motion wan withdrawn. I)r Hootor having lately analysed tho contents of O'Oonnor'o pooltots, sont in tho following report on tho arlicloa oxnminod i — •1. tfoldod papor containing fragmonts of tobneco, buttoiiH, &0., and a pocket lining, stated to bo lalccn from a Ught^olouiod wniflt coat belonging to O'Connor, 2, A black wnistoont, stated to belong to O'Connor, was nhown to mo, nnd markod by mo, and from tho pookot I romovod flomn dust nnd a fovr oryntallino grains that woro ndhoring to tho lining. 3. Folded pnpor containing tobnooo, a nail and buttons, stated to bo from tho poolcct of ft drab twood coat belonging to O'Oonnor. In artioloa 1 and 2 I found strychnine, but could not dotoofc it in B. Do»pito tliis report a publio mooting pnanod | tho following resolution-- « That, in view of iho case oounoctcd with O'Connor's conviction, and of tho evil results wluoh might possibly arisi thorofrom, apart altogothor from tho suflbringa of tho presont oonviot, ),ht9 mooting voapootfully requests tho Hon tho Minister for Jufl'ioo to otuiso further onquirytobo innlitutcd into Ihorvforosnid oiibo, and if tho fnota fihall boar out tho roproson« tation of this meeting, that ho will rooom* moml His Excollonoy tho Govonor to annul thenontonoo of William O'Oonnor as may bo concidorod best to effootually uphold tho intorosta of law and justioo,' A potilion on tho Bul)joofc has boon got up. The good timo ooming for Roofton will nssurodly load to a oonsiilorablo inoroaso in population, iho woathor that has afflicted tho district no long having brokon up ond dis» nppoarod, and tho roads again in good work' ing ordor, will throw lifo and ohoorfulnosa around and upon this portion of Now Zoalnnd so fnvorod and so bloßsod, witli all that renders lifo agrooablo, but wliioh may and froquontly do load to thoso liabits which ongondor discuso through oxposuro to sioknoss and chills, tho hoalthiost may bo striokon down by RitRUMATrfIM, Ritkumatio Q-ove: Ltjmhacio, Intkumitotnt Fkvhiis, Bir,iot7Bß» nksp, &0., and it is woll that all should know tho most roliablo euros for thcoo aro tho famous Indian MKniaiNEs known as ' Uhollah'fl Groat Indian Cures,"— thoy can bo had of M. R. Giaaingo, Oliomist nppointotl solo wholosalo ngont for Roofton and diwtrict. Sou testimonials iv advortising column, — Advt ITomnlo Martyrs to kidnoy and urinary complaints aro very numorous. Tho dolfoattf orgnnißnt of tho gontlor box renders it far moro eunooptiblo to hurtful influonooa than the hardier malo system. For tho Various uilinonts pooulinr to woinon, as woll ns for tho hysteria, pninfl in tho baok and loins, and norvoiiß aobility to which they givo rise UnoiiPito Womb's Souikdam Akomatio SoitNAiTfl ia a potontnnd nlonaunt roniody.