Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 705, 10 August 1859, Page 4

Local Intelligence.

'■n?lsQ>ißfi% ''tariff* i sanctioned, the^Gustonjs Duties Abt ofo 1858, has < come; into': force* at last;;- :Tlie ( '.■Gffiaette?-'x)foJui3r)-silßth;anii6iinbei thafrc-n/thatf faff i^Auteklte^th^Gbve^nbr pi!oclaime| JtMt s Ke^Waje&frf b^sefaPq^ff act KM']^ls?fflpssi''s]sfaW^T&sef^ &*■s& a?#.!sj tK^e|o^h;;be^^;fc)rc^ PpiP^damatiqiLfije^cii^ day, ,las ; t ,and regain jto■.:'operate oujMohday; Althoug-lv we believe tha^vuiitlep »f'gteic't: in1-5 tei'pretation -of tlie» law;' there K&rbtrte spective fop^ratioii -B^M-pemM 6iflajsM Vpfffi.ssss?'<s '^lP^inatiqii aiid'ih^ date at whicli : jg^^jlie'f 'igtyfon,, sM-$& iij { the / ab§e»Qe f oQefinit^§ti;qctions;sucji ;iJ w.iUvnot be,Jthei'case.i ; n([)ur, reader's. -.are .n6 £o\iht .prettj well' ■<.^ acquainted with;the'pai'ticulaiS'af etie new tariff ■ bu't-It maJ'be-weU^fe-re^ar^that-th^i pritlclple!!a> is?!^s: LMPf®ii' -if% M^te]> Lin;^M r Hfe;t}^i?"nJn«gi of ftF^ifi^ artiqles,fteeri.an.dßimposjng;^ qutj.-.ftipojp. lalli-uneiiiimerated ■gioods!;:;HwMle' the-iiew; ackspecifieis' ibfi ose. ivdoject <tk», duty -and: . ali^neriumefatedarticile's^ee. •?Snifrts'' tea^jcol^e^b^acQO^sugar' and trea"dE!Sraoh^ 1^ imgvi .»« o^.^s: ■jjeß.i Gu ; bic !; loo^wppja sy^dry.^ticlesroi^ialj.olisliedji.andi;) speakingv v-thbsev.Sbbjeqfrofef the, :Bs>: pei'J^cyot (ki^ar^now taxed ipei^ot^^Qfbourse; * TOW siindi'f 'pxceptpiis^^BpiiiionS' di^ interested in »a«f ther, % c.aTi/b^kt%i.dftu] ;> ti.that, .a -stepHin r *ke Uu-eation toil .simplification-is >ivbophlßto! the co^mun*t^at^rge:g 'Theifac^of^ifeib^ M ; We^iave:tb^ m ;a.eadersu«fUiieViN6w pmclan^atipri of.the -Gufetoms.lDuEaS? contaxrisralso' a , notification that,the 4ew ST^f ;^.»^^vfefe been submit^ fe^- *^ •■fiW.'H to its Wpermion; f.:»P^^Wri n^ced -elsewliere-"'IS to 0 S ,PPWRs, iS:,coiu-ol)flrated/i-vv^ • •',-" ' ■..■;.-yi»e-'Lytteitori Colonists^^odietv- fadded inuchvto,the .attractiveness of its ,LwS ••f *V*™zer to deliver a l'ecfrnve on M6ndav evenu^ on-th fi^ul^ct' Wf' feolo^ 1g

I Fimer lias a compeWrit'llaidwledge of his sub (ject, but has not forgotten ; to .attend to those j parts of it which^'e {<ispkciMiy''interesting- fo I tlieiihinYtifiictedjvand heihasthe art to malce \ his'rdelivS'ry■ of facts' jplfeasditf arid acceptable | *?'• :'!heilpera,"»=The;prßßen(y of numerous digrams iHuMative bf Jil3M«>a? ano. ; QmJw}W% w^icl^'added^ "intent of .the subject, drawing, on this the second Oc casion,?a numerous audience* ah'J-he-, thanks of ; the.society were given .to.Mr.rErazerW re so ■ lution; at the^close'of tftenpro^edinfrs.' : observe'that held \ on;, Monday^ nex^'td^cSnsi^r^he 'prom^ty of ! es.tablisb/rig'.atjdu^^un^in.c^^tion wjth the j socje,^;.;, .Jind/pn^he^fon^wing Monday,' a jec ;tureipnMusic^wjllrbejdelweredijby; Miv JenI nings. .'.iir'tLij-i':--;'U.r'o.iJ it.'i vj{£-jVi ..-, ■ I We have ; ple^ajnfc r ;items of news ; from Alcana. .SWpJraloMng.^jgping a-head i there, In 'Eopinsqn s' Bay .there are two ! vessels ready I for launching- irj i'ajbout"six^veeks, The Cum- , berland'Sa,wi MillijQpinpany'have started their mill,. ; driven' b^wateripower^ in Duvaiichelle's Bay.;j!/It is expected- to turn'l outa great deal ;6ftinib(jry^TheYorlij steam! sawmill at the i Kfead^^he^Bay;;^ In^fullwork'- 'and so is | also; :Pantfe;'^.mill^ : Bay. 'A' large',..timber, carrying.punt is about ;*P built at ,",-tiie t J?^a<dfiQ^^ tie..- £ -3.iEiy,. wbich :wil! afford]much/required; facilitiesifor the ■ export• of prpduce.<;iThe' last news from Ikoi raki stated that the1 »"Ma6ri;'shore' whalinnI party; ml; that bay nad :caug lit; tvv:o' Kumpbacks • and'^tight^whalft^ tpy!liad:Men' fast to : another;nghtrwhal^butjhid'lq^jj;. [ : ;','l'_ i "The^6-wn^pf.^kafpa",is'^ i to, assume itheiippearance^of^streVts,- and rows ' of/houses'; Theiaborers employed; by Govern|ment have cleare4 the; stumps, buslres,^[a^ay^fro&athe :iroa^w^^j ya!fpvelled;; 'rtie f e;-. JflP 'and ; i ;^eflc|i (; y;o\%;:is' iea^iy: W^ftearrjo^ajgueri ,-rpad,, as,r/ar r as ;; ,the : town ; boundary is ißeiarl^iCompleted^/sind.-thfi road I up The; j new^Sdhool ■house-fgiepien^d/ alfelio"u'gh''scarcgly J finismd^inside;: 1 iffW^t'-Ms ;;&een v"ta'keh' \ sjfe set^apart'fprtlialb purpose. .The.iex^'nsion I ofi the Jetty by, ; the fortaato.of-.VjTiend-igi.to': |be ebmmenceddmmediately-byi Mr. Farri 5- . i ly-Qjad fact is reinafkable'fprits, Omissibn in' ; teabbve^atalb^;'W:m^the;'ere;ction: of ;^n i!Eng^K^;Chiuvclu"; iS&eJ^i^is^ime ;f hat" i spmejthirig^^a^. a|y^^j^jjing^^;h|s: | Gh^ch, :l see|iiig)that i iti^somes ; mpntl^-since^' ' subscriptipn? li^t for the:>purpose: wasVhanded ; about and'Extensively^signed. >*»The-present ; building' -is^absurdly-- too §mall;; and •incdn- ; venient. ■•' -iHhe'Qnljr^ifficulty ig! astp what s^;JßeJle;|ife!(^|;ne^Mr^;^^ soni^; afrarig^m^!&f th^;^i^aJ^^Q£age Ql/botH^eEidSi.pl tK|;o^ni mlKjbe^^pmV to rather than - tjiati either; should ; 'stand"/ in the wa,yrof so desirable ; an undertaking;^: -;: '■>'' Two publif meetings have beenfhe'ld'during th^e^ lm KRijo%: KHiiapoi;-for th^'lmirpos^ fSf&rag;*! J^uklcal # lteiufea&PPffn?it^ff ; w^s^appmnj^d^o manage is t]xe affairs^:of/iasociety> to<;-be;ocalle(l sT'he;Kaiapo!i ilPhilharmoiiiG Society^''fs«andafe was resolved th'atjfM r ;,-j enn ijjg s; ■ should- be engage:aK:a"s^oh;d^6t^a's vsb()n i%as fifty meiftftri^^the Wylde^hairnTian tr^a^urer; Mr. Hewljngs, secretary;; MRe^.'M^^iftillock; D^jDjßtjryiMpwßiirt^imdlMyv Alexander. • -.',•:■ ■;.•,