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Lake County Press, Issue 53, 7 June 1872, Page 2

The meeting of Depasturing Wardens called for last Tuesday lapsed for want of a quorum.

We regret to notice that the Right Rev Dr Viard, Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, died on Sunday last. Another solicitor has begun practice At Queens town. Law business must be 'looking up in that quarter, to enable it to support three gentlemen in that profession. The following is a list of unclaimed letters lying at the Arrowtown Post-office up to end of May:—John Brown, John Burgess, Monsieur Emile Berger, John -Molloy, Win. Scott Thomson, Ah Quiilan, and Wing Toong Wong. At the half-yearly Licensing Bench held on Tuesday (before Dr. Douglas, A. H. Douglas, and W. Paterson, Esqs, J.P.'s), the following business was transacted: Kum Goon Ching, Arrowtown, bottle license—refused ; licenses were transferred from J. Garroway to Feehly and Co., Royal Oak Hotel, Arrow ; and from the late R. Patterson, Cardrona, to Hugh .Jones. ••> ■>.' fjii.

TnE following return was laid on the table of the Provincial Council on Friday last as a synopsis of the session:—32 days in session ; 22 sitting days, average length of «ittings 7 hours 50 minutes; messages from Superintendent, 8 ; petitions presented, 47 : notices of question, 45 ; notices of motion, 330 ; bills introduced, 33; passed, 27; addresses to the Superintendent, 189 ; papers, 74; divisions, 61; Committees appointed. 18 ; reports from Committee, 38. Fbom Monday's Daily Times we learn that in the Provincial Council Mr Lines moved—" That the petitions of 246 residents in Quoenstown, 133 residents in Frankton, 70 residents in Moonlight, 60 residents in Moke Creek, 57 residents in Shotover, and 263 residents in Arrow, against the removal of Mr Warden Beetliam, bs referred to the Government.—Mr Hallenstein seconded the motion, and said he stated it as his firm conviction that the petition unfavourable to Mr Warden Beethara did not emanate from the Chinese, but that it was; simply the product of the poisoned minds of one or two individuals. Mr Hallenstein concluded by referring to Mr Warden Beetham's conduct as a resident and magistrate in high terms.—The m >tion was carried.

The mining population of Otago will be interested in the following, which we clip from the Wellington Independent of the 29th ult.:—« We are informed that the Government, after carefully considering the reports and recommendations of Mr Haughton and the Engineer in Chief, have decided to construct works for the

supply of :water to the Thames goldfield. The plan adopted is the one known as the 4 low level,' aud instructions have been given for clearing the line for the race, and arranging for the purchase of native and private lands through which in a few places the race must pass. We presume that the interest upon the outlay will be made a charge upon the Provincial revenues, although there is very little doubt that the work will be a directly remunerative one. We must confess our astonishment that with so many wealthy mining companies upon the Thames goldfield, the I supply of water has not been taken up by public enterprise, and we cannot help expressing the opinion that the Government, in undertaking this work, is making a concession to the Thames goldfield which is hardly in accordance With the principle upon which the Legislature agreed to provide money for the assistance of works of this kind upon Goldfields," The Taranaki Government offer a reward of £IOOO for the discovery of a goldfield in that Provinco. The Superintendent of the Province, Jin'annoucing the fact, says:—" This reward will be paid to the discoverer whenever duty shall have been paid in the Province on 12,000 ounces of gold, the produce of such goldfield." The following appears in the advertising columns of the Taranaki Newa, " Horse for sale. A young mare that will carry a lady very quiet and easy to catch. Apply to—" The great number of marriageable young ladies at New Plymouth, and the greater dearth of eligible bachelors (says a contemporary) may account for the young ladies being very quiet and easy to catch.