TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLII, Issue 4311, 5 December 1874, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Certificated Teachers’ The monthly meeting wilibe held on Dec. 12. The Raiwat. —The time of departure of > the aftemooh train, loaving Cust at‘4.4o, fias been-Mterefito ; ; Flower -SHOw.-rThe first ‘pxhibiti|ri |of. the Horticultural and Arborioultural Society will be held itt the Rely Oddfellows’ Hallion Thursday next! y ' 1 ' Court Starof Canterbury will meet <m Monday next./atYISQ p.m., for nomination of officers and alteration of by- - i ■ •; 1 -. ;r.

Bli.esjieeb , Cricket Club.— An alphabetical between the mßWiaw.nfcTthis ohib on ThiirS* day, Dec. 3/and f ltemUa(t in riivictory for the latter with Are rnna-and one wicket to' go down. A nu|gi)es|(f spectators, a large proportion of ladies, were on Ithp ground, and mlwHMly interest in the game. Wickets,Wett pitchedat;. 2.80 p.m., and some very fair play was made, the best score being that of W. Wiliis/(lfi; hot out). M, Campbell played' exceedingly well for the A tp It, and the bowling of Herdman and Bridge for the AtoL, and of TBSmith for the other side, was well; on the spot. The j fielding, too, was excellent. This cuifa-has just sent a .challengeto the Akaroa club; but no answer has, is yet, been received. ; ‘ !

AQUATio.TT-Ihe (Contest for the cups given by Mr B; J. 6. Harman, president of the Canterbury Sowing Club, ivill take place this afternoon, over vfhat is, known as the New Brighton course. Consequent upon theparrowheSs of will be rowed in heats, twd boats oOfy'ffarting.atp. time, jour crews have these are—No. ll: A. Pavitt, Q-. A. Clark, F, Pavitt, and J. W. Davis (stroke). 'N°* f : 0. Jones, M. Davie, L. Ollivier, J. Kn£k (woke), No. 3 ; J. Gray, H. (Templar, FU’SBwker, W. H. Quhdry (stroke).- , No. 4^S$U,, Orff. Bevell,i M. Bowroh (stroke). .Fromthe active manner in which tUI reSpeCtiveoSttfh have been training, the race promises be ope of the bpso ever rowaff on the* opniiffi iftfo miles in length, stertitW}*. little,[above toe .New Brighton Sohoolhouse,' and winning off the steamer’e-jetty, neft Mr Hopkins’ Hotel. ; The race for yo«tt» under 18 years, will] also be rowed this afternoon ; and, judging from the manner in rihich the rival crews Shove rowed lately,, there can be no doubt that a warm contwt vjdll ensue. The crews entered are—llyssujlVi’ 'ml, : ?Mathias, Hornbrook, J. Martin, F; Dane (stroke). Tamesia : A.( Lean, (jWson, Laqauze, Turner (stroke). The course is one mile in length; the winning post being In the same plac'e as for the jrdvious race, Two coaches, will leave the boat sheds daring the afternoon. (The first starting a little after 2 o’clock, and the second half an' hour later. Ellbskebe.—The practicability of obtaining waterby artesian borings in this district has been mads evident by Mr J. H. Hall, of Birdling Brook farm. He sunk pipes to the depth of 78 feet, and water was obtained, but the pressure Was hot sufficient to raise. it to the surface. However, the pipe being bn the banks of a creek, an arrangement was made by which there is a constant flow of pure water sufficient to meet &t teU>ts of the homestead. Daring the lost two yean, other residents in the district have pttt down wells with equal success, lb J. Taujabie, whose land borders the lake, soak, to Vabout 100 feet, passing through B elay toUtum 10 feet thick before water was got; lo tto CMC the flow rises two feet above the stuffM. Mr J. Hamday, who tealto close to the lake, got water at AO feet; and farther up, thb Messrs Lockheed had a fine flow at aboyt the same depth. In the same vicinity, Meisrs Macdonald and T. Taylor, and neater Leeston, Mr P. Otßoyle, have all sunk wells with similar result). Mr B. Bothery basput down two sets of pipe*, but has not yet Obtained water, though thorp is no 1 doilibt'that dt would be gob by sinking deep Cr. Mr ff. Osborne, of Winfield, has bunk fwO 1 pipfji) to the depth of 86 feet and hS- iest-rolpectively, out no water has been met with. In the first pipe, water i 'Was' notioed at about 40 feet nut the pipe was driven deeper, expecting a stronger flow. BO far, this has not been obtained, and it is the intention to sink to a depth Of 120 ft, to test the matter properly. Mr W. JameaoQ is also engaged in similar work. From. the experience gained, it would seem that where the pressure is weak, unless proper precautions are taken when sinking the pipes, there is every probabjlty of passing the current of waiter.’ The pipe should be plugged and driven on ss.long as it goes easy, and it should also be' kept moveable. When the herd stratum is teach, care should be exercised in removing the plug, the boring apparatus being uaed'so oS.jto allow the 'piping to work frPely. .Thjnte'Sji short lengths of pipe at this part will alto .facilitate the detection of water standing m the pipe, and when such is the case, the hand pump used for some time will clear out the land, and probably lead to a TlwrprvriJE always be many things to attend .to circumstances, but by an applioaliotof the measures pointed out, there pah be Uh rtoson to doubt that artesian be siMC(pful in most parts iff the BUMmefe district.

„ ' New run as 'usual to-day andß<|Bfe|jM>ayipgOlfristohurch at 11 a.m. and 2 at 6 p.m. s&MpmMEgoy. was held toffie The chairman, onßpenlwi the meeting, skid it had beets . for the -purpose of making arrangementirnnd a committee, for carrying out the andual sports at Xrebbleton. The folldwingjjsfsona were then evicted as members of thV~6ommittee-:—Messw James Donald, K. Prebble r Dr Durham, Alsop, Cotawford,. p r JB- Cook, JsM'CUntqck; T)uhn,and Maxwell. Mr Anderson was appMntM'tMasufgr, and Mr Com erford;g«CTeta¥y. A subscription- list wasopeaed in the roomj and £8 "TSar ■subscribed. The treasurer of the last year’s sports informed the meeting that thqre was £5 10s fn hand, from the last sports, which would make a total of £14.,8« to commence with. The meeting adjourned* - ■ i Little Eiveb.— A meeting of the at Little River was c hMd in the' -schoolroom} onDtp. S;.to consider the heeessity Of applyf lug to the. Provincial Government for a, grant 'of laud for a cemetery for the district. Mr A. D.-Allah, 1 chairman ofthe district Road Board,'presided. The Chairman.; said, that some time ago he wrote to Mr fotts, the • member for the dißtrict; rCtjuesting him fb ask tbe Goyermhent for a grant pf land at Littlc River lor a> cemetery, Mr Potts has moved, ii the rriatter.atidthe Government hhdNpromised that a reserve shhuld be The Government had written to him, asking him to look out'a : site l : blit that he could get no .Govefhment'lahdmearfecth£ia''£oiir and he considered-thats Was too far away!; Jbesides it was manuka land situated op.-thie hiU ' Bide;l.q.qd j tb slips.’ Under the, mroumetanoes, fie"tfiougfil it would be best to, apply to the Government for a'portion 1 of the edtaedmjnal reServ& ft being most suiteble, ancju in the best situauon. Mr A. Goblin thought it would be better to try to get a piece ofland onthehill near to the mill, and the Government might be asked to purchase, or give’ other-laud in exchange for it. Mr Powrie thought' it would be better to get -land, which was now .in the. hands,, of Government, »s fie did not tbipkit likejjrffiey would buy-land or; yet exchange. - After some discussion, the following resolution was unani-, mously carried, viz. :—That tfie Provincial Government be requested to grant to the inhabitanti' sof the district ’ a portion" of* the educationpl reserve. No. 157, -at Little~ e ßivor for a cemetery, it being the only suitable situptiofi in the district,' and that the chairman, having already communicated'with the Government, rpjuest them to attend' thereto, and that Mr Holt be requested to write out ; a memorial to the Government in respect to the land for a cemetery, the same to be left St Mr J. EeynolcU! store for signature.’’!-.; A vote of thanks having been given to the chairman', the meeting adjourned.

MoA Bones.—The Bruce Herald of fieci 1 “slyis that fir Haast, Provincial Geologist'of Canterbnry,paid a hurried visit-,fco the ex-tensive-bed of mba bones, located near, the mouth of Shag river, on Thursday lapt/ Arriving from Camara by that day’s coach, he, in company with Mr Rich, at once set oft' for the phoscn spot,'- and returned in the evening with a rare haul of specimens, which wo observed beingclasaifiod onfthe following morning.m readiness tor cpHveyarice 'northwards by Friday's coach. Three complete heads Were• made up- ■ from the collection obtained. Several of the stone implements used by the moa hunters in preparing the monster, birds for food were also obtained. Dr Haast telegraphed to Dr Hutton, to meet him It PalmCrston, but.as be bad left for the' Wakatip, Impossible. Dr Haast; as one reademare doubtless aware, has qmpased the largest* and most complete collection, of in the |»;qr]id, to Je seen in the Christchurch Museum. He is however jpf opihionthafcDr Hector/im a lull have, almost, if act quite* asgoad a in the Otago Muspum.. . _ J ' ’ Cdapt Timwiof mu w> s ww.s-aw wyße, o;e^ : prhp have; yritb bpeV in seclusion,,and, at bepd work for the past two months, surveying necessary deviation! ,4n, tb e >;Jw e ,p)-yosd, aid Christchurch, returned to town. on Safunjay, and; for sonfe days Mr Wylde will bo engaged beye ih “ plotting' out the work widen mw been done on the ground. It is understand that the necessary deviations. are both extensive and expensive, but. that, when these'are completed, the /road will be one with which rivers capnot interfere, and which will be as well protected as possible from slips from' the bilis-rthe chief difficulty to be overcome. The work of making the new road will undoubtedly be costly—more costly, perhaps, than has been estimated—but it is betterphat there should be selected a line of road free from ordinary or extraordinary than that there v should bp frequent interruptions, as there hive been, to communication between the East gnd West Coasts. Mr O’Coijnor,. District, jptymeer, hqs sepn the work, so far as it hasbfeen done, ahd Mr Carruthers pissed over the road on Friday, on his way to Christchurch. . ; Ait/— I Thd TaramiciMeraictpi Hot. 28.cayt district meeting of tboxarinaki and'Wanganui district commenced its sittings ip the/Wesleyan. Church, Hew PlymodtL'ph'. Thursday last, at 10 o’clock. ; Mwiiistcra presenfc:—The Rev. W. .Kirk (chairman)/ the JBey/.0. Stannard (riho SraS- elected Vicafceary), and ■the Sevs. J. Smith, T.F.'Reeve/and •T. Cf-i Hammond. The statistical retards' 'of > the district shotf an increase in the number of church members during the year of 45, du increase of attendants on public Wdrship of 400, aud au increase of Sabbath. scholars of 123. Total number of members in the district, 188; communicants, in addition to class members, 78 ; Sunday sohoel soholars, 532; hearers, 1860. In the Eqpgitikei circuit a most pleasing state of progress was reported; the members had doubled; and the bearers nearly so, owing to the large influx of population in that neighbourhood, and the blessing of God on the word preached. The circuit has. consequently requested the appointment of sin additional minister, and the financial district meeting has. sanctioned, Hie erection of churches at Palmerston and Feilding, and the erection of‘a parsonage at Sanson. Permission was also granted for the erection of churches in the Patea circuit, at Carlyle, Wairoi, and Hawera.. In conducting the financial business of the churches, Messrs Bayly, jus., H. Hooker, and Thomas Yealo, were associated with the ministers.

Gbby Riyee Pboteotivk Wobks.—The Qrey River Argus of Jior. 27 says that a deputation composed of the gentlemen who recently visited Wellington on the subject of harbour works, the Hon H. H. Lehman, Mr W.H. Harrison, M.H.R., and others waited* open Mr 'Ourrutheri, the’Colonial Engineer* in-ohief, for the purpose of ascertaining what step had been taken for the expenditure of the vote of, £IO,OOO granted last session p£ the General Assembly for river protection works at Greymouth. The result of the interview was in every sense a most satisfactory one. In the first plaoe, Mr Garruthers did not seem to bo aware that any sum of money had been voted specially for harbour works; in the second, it appeared that the £IO,OOO voted was required for the completion of the railway and Bailer contract 5 and in the third plaoe, it transpired that the Government have prepared no plans for any extension of the protective work at the lower end of the town. Mr Carruthers also expressed the opinion that he did not see the necessity for the extension until a definite plan for improving the bar was decided upon, and led the deputation to understand that he could not recommend the Government!*) goon with the work at present.