TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 4502, 19 July 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

PFitoM ths P»B89 Agency]. L Auckland, July 17. nt .fore cattle, there i. the usual number; °* ffAL in good supply ; 170 were sold. fat cat irnear living *bmught £8 to £10; %5s to £7 ss; young cows, £3 to £4 *tf eW ’w e w choice fat cattle reached 40s, but brought 35s par lOOlbs. Sheep .bred ewes, in low condition)—l4. 6d to }2T f Mi d to 6d per lb ; pigs are in short Souths Crois states—“We shall soon V « a double Steamer service for the Una befi,n Francisco and New Zealand and v fsouth Wales. From a private letter re- * vld bv the City of Melbourne, we learn Pacific Mail Company have decided f to trade between San Francisco 40 f° t h 0 Colonies, some little time before they SJSSdwa. .0 jbT.fl**™ «**• with the Colonial Governments. X.Vthe Pacific Mail Company have decided if 8 en up the service with the screw steamlhip P a fast and well-appointed vessel, 3 tons burden, hitherto employed on the „Se between San Francisco and Panama and g out h American Ports. The vessel has accommodation for sixty or seventy saloon Sneers. The saloon is built on a principle jSfStto. of ItoMbwta. M«r. Heodenoo ai M-JMm. : » oppomtod Auckland agents for the Pacific Company. Mr Vesey Stewart writes privately, relative the departure of the Cariabrook Castle, on June 3 with special settlers from Belfast for the Kati K&ti Settlement. He says he had a lone but successful fight with toe AgentGeneral, and finally got everything he wanted, except some remuneration for his own trouble. He believes he would not have come to terms iad Sir Julius Yogel not arrived. The Dover Castle, supplementary ship, has left also with a splendid lot of immigrants. Mr Vesey Stewart gars it is a great pity the Government do not encourage North of Ireland emigration more. Dr Featherston refused to give him a third Bhip in September, to bring out the balance Melbourne sailed for Sydney crowded with passengers. The Wellington, with the Southern mail left last night at nine o’clock. _ T , Picton, July 17. Captain Kennedy, M.H.8., addressed his constituent* last night. He said he would support the Abolition of the Provinces m both Islands; also, the Pacific Islands,and State Trust Bills. A unanimous vote of confidence was passed. Wellington, July 27. uwa. Dido has arrived, having left Auckland on July 3. It was intended to call at Tauranga, but she was prevented by the heavy weather. Encountered a succession of furious gales the whole way. Shortly after midnight on the 12th, the fore-staysail was blown to ribbons. Shipped heavy seas to windward, and took in huge bodies of water to leeward. At one time, over 150 ton. of water were on deck. The same morning a huge sea struck her pert bow tearing sway the hammock nettings, lockers, and a large portion of the bed of the sheet anchor, a solid block of wood two feet square, strewing the deck with bolts, Ae., and breaking several large plates of glass in the main skylight. The ship was in great danger. The captain says had she not been a good vessel she might have foundered. Gebymouth, J uly 17. The s.s. Alhambra, from Melbourne, was tendered to-day, but the steamer could not return to Port until nine to-night. The Alhambra left Hobson’s Bay on July 10; experienced light westerly, southerly, and south-east winds, and fine weather during the voyage. Brings 104 passengers, and 334 tons cargo for all ports. Passengers for Lyttelton —Mr Thomas Clark, Mr and Mrs Qaisford, Mr J. H. R. King. Cargo—l 3 tons for Tunaru, and 1 ton for Oamaru. The s.s. Alhambra reports, nothing seen or heard of the s.s, Tararua during the voyage. Hokitika, July 17. The Alhambra has gone without being tendered. Dunedin, July 17. As Captain Russell of the schooner Cora was attempting to push his vessel off toe lighter Edinborough (both alongside too Jetty street wharf), he lost fcis balance and fell overboard, striking against the lighter’s anchor, and he received some internal injuries. A fire occurred at Hyman’s, who loses hia furniture and a large amount of jewellery. He is uninsured, and hia house is completely destroyed. Mr H. E, Walter, hotelkeeper, and Mr C. S. Beeves, sodawater manufacturer, are candidates for the Mayoralty. There are no other nominations, (From a Correspondent of the Star). , r . Dunedin, July 17. ■Hr Justice Johnston, in consequence of the press of business not allowing him to finish before leaving for Christchurch, ha# just detrained to communicate with the Chief Justice, asking whether he can remain in unedina few days longer, or whether the remaining Banco business here can be! ft* en n'?- Christchurch; also whether urn- . Justice and Mr Justice bim'Tu 13 . Blt in Christchurch with , thus reducing the expenses of the Court j According to the present arrangement, Judge Johnston must leave for ChristT^ urßda ? 1 n «L Amongst the Banco k® decided here are the Princes aHar.i, ,,l< H nuie ! and l^e application for an r against the members of the Waste ie«ii«A t t , disobeyed the injunction issued by Judge Johnston.

, p AUSTRALIA, v er 6.5. Alhambra via Qreymouth.) .u Mblbouhnb, July 10. almntf Wefi k the Assembly has been tion nft occu pi®d in the consideraoronn.i- he . Lmd HU Committee. The is lL'n» lo f leasing for alienation bussed. A division taken in ni ßht, showed a large majority ieaß ; ni; Ul o le Government, and against fleciri,-,; “ uc h Of the Bill having been •n a , ,’v 16 -*- reiMur er will, it is thought, be 'lay Lei* 1 hi® Budget on Thursforward t ■ ? “i nan eisl Statement is looked be correct 0 1 801110 ani >ety, but if rumour is i; o t la tlie whole scheme of new taxation Several wit!l a PP™™l. f j een toiiwn en ? bors °f the Government have Railw o Ut t i loCount ry speech-making, to £920 coo venue f° r last year amounted ventik*^? 1 a ' )out dud £ e Dunne is likely to W 1 n ? w f-hat the matter has been Judge t 10 . House of Assembly. The h in 018 defence to the charge of cient to 1118 hardly considered suffi- _ Judge J ™ e nountry. Won agair, 8t f„ Wottll has granted an injuncReuter’s newspaper for publish°r form, f) . n S ll *h Telegrams in any shape r °Pyright an} 8 th , orou ghly establishes the th » Associated P Pplie * 10811 P a P ers out3icie Gre&t f Pa ._ rroßs°f the shin C* Me T en tortained for the safety The new n°, Wn Prince, out since January, uttestion n f ° n ° H'iji is attracting the a nd Maurititt S Ca^lta 18t ' 8 at Ceylon, England, 0 j g rm 0 £ Fanning and

Co., was nearly killed while hunting. He lies in a dangerous condition. The Roman .Catholics have decided to offer a determined oppositiomto the new Education Act. At a meeting held at the Archbishop’s, this week, a series of resolutions were agreed upon. The scandal of Father Dalton kidnapping children of a dead mother and placing them in the Catholic Orphanage, will shortly be brought before Parliament. Mr J. P. Macdonald, Theatrical lessee , at Sandhurst, has been committed for stealing money. ■ ’ The Officers of the Volunteers recommend the establishment of a Militia force. The general opinion is, that the present Volunteer force is inadequate for purposes of defence, and requires reorganisation. Very cold weather has been experienced. SHIPPING. Newcastle—Arrived, July 2 Iris, and Kingdom of Italy, from Wellington; Woodville, from Dunedin; July 3, King Cedric, from Auckland; Loohbroger, from Dunedin; July 7, Queensland, from Lyttelton ; July 8, Neptune, from Wellington. Sailed—July 5, Australind, for Wellington; Sunbeam, for Lyttelton; Oelestia, for Dunedin; July 7, Helen, for Timaru ; July 8, Wood ville, for Dunedin. Sydney.—Arrived—July 8, Sir I. Newton, from Wangaroa. COMMERCIAL. Melbouene, July 10. There has been a good demand for sugars, and sales at advanced rates have been made. Late telegrams from Mauritius report an improved tone in the market. No vessels were loading for the Colonies. Oats, feed, Ss 7d to 8s 8d; stoat, 3s lOd to 3s lid; wheat, 5s sd. Dried fruits are improved. Sydney, July 9. The etiam collier Susannah Cuthbert was wrecked on Long Reef, The revenue for the quarter ending June shows an increase of £152,000 on the corresponding quarter of last year. A Gold Duties Abolition Bill has been read a second time. Arrangements have been made to float the ship Resultin Port Stephens. Professor Beveridge’s report on the Sydney water supply discloses most disgusting impurities. Adelaide, July 9. The Education Bill will be administered by a Council of Education. Mr Samuel Davenport has been appointed South Australian Commissioner to the Philadelphia Exhibition. CANTERBURY COLLEGE. A meeting of the Board of Governors was held at the Public Library at 4 p.m. yesterday. Present—His Honor Judge Gresson (Chairman) ; the Most Rev the Primate ; the Rev Canon Willock; the Rev W. J. Habeas ; the Rev J. Buller; Messrs Potts, Webb, Tancred, Hamilton, and Inglis. public analyst. The Chairman said the first business re? ferred to the appointment of a Public Analyst, and he would ask the Secretary to read a letter which had been written to the Government on the subject. The Secretary read the letter as follows; “Canterbury College, “Christchurch, July 8,1875. “Sir, —I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government, the following copy of a resolution passed on the 7th i inat at a meeting of the Board of Governors. “That the Board of Governors respectfully submit to the Government the veiy moderate terms of the Analyst’s scale for analysis, as fixed by the Board, and communicated in a letter on April 13 last, in reference to the Adulteration of Food Act, and . urge an immediate appointment in connection therewith. . ...T v v ' “By the memorandum under which the Professor of Chemistry Was appointed, it was expressly stated that he would be expected to undertake analysis at such fees and under each arrangements as might be determined by the Board, bat snob analysis should not interfere with the ordinary work of tuition, and the Board of Governors is of opinion that free analysis, or merely 1 nominal charges, would be a departure from the terms of that memorandum. The Board thoroughly agree with the Government as to the necessity of a public Analyst, but inasmuch as the Board has to secure efficient tuition in Chemistry, it is of opinion that Mr Bickerton’s value as a teacher would be seriously impaired, were he to be loaded with so much work in the way of public analysis as would necessarily ensue if such analysis were to be performed free of cost to each applicant. The Board is, therefore, clearly of opinion, that the fees.proposed, while they would not be prohibitive either in the matter of the adulteration of food or commercial analysis, would be to some extent a wholesome check upon any useless waste of valuable time. “ In fixing the scale of fees for analysis, the Board was in a great measure guided by the remuneration paid to the Professor of Chemistry at Dunedin, and also the analyst at Wellington. With regard to the former, the Board may say, that the duties of Dr Black as Professor of Chemistry and Public Analyst are exactly the same as those now proposed for Professor Bickerton, yet the remuneration paid to the Professor at Dunedin is much l igher than that paid by this Board. With regard to the analyst at Wellington, the Board is given to understand that public analyses are performed free of cost, and that the analyst is paid £4OO per year. This at first sight would seem to be lower, but it must be remembered that he has no other duties to perforin but those of analyst. “ The Board would respectfully urge upon the Government a settlement of the question at as early a date as possible. “ I have, &c., “ H. B. Gbbsson, Chairman.” The Chairman said that no reply had yet been received to the letter. PUBLIC LIBBABY. The Chairman said the next matter for consideration referred to Mr Armson’s claims. The library Committee met on the Friday after the last meeting of the Board, and understanding that a letter which Mr Armson desired to write in explanation of his charges would be sent in on the Monday following, the Committee adjourned until that day, in order to have it before them while considering the matter. On Monday the Committee again met, and the letter was laid before them. After it had been read, the Chairman and Mr Montgomery were deputed to wait upon Mr Armson. At this interview certain terms were arranged which the Board would be asked to confirm. Xn the first place, however, he would ask the Secretary to read Mr Armson’s letter. The Secretary road the letter, as follows ; “ Christchurch, July 10,1875. “Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of a resolution of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury College, requesting me ‘to join with them in seeking an opinion from the Canterbury Association of Architects with respect to my bill.’ “ In reply, I have the honour to state that I shall be very glad to do so. I had, indeed, intended to adopt this course for my own satisfaction. “ Having road the report of the last meeting of the Board, at which very adverse remarks were made respecting my charges, I feel it necessary to reply to them, and am the more anxious to place my view of the question fully before you, because I am sure a'great deal of misapprehension exists on the subject. “ The grounds stated by the Library Committee do not embrace all those on which I base my claim, t , “ The question is made to rest solely on a regulation of the Canterbury Association ot Architects ; but this is not altogether so. “ I have no wish whatever to take any advantage of a plea of custom, but am only desirous of obtaining what is just and right under the circumstances; and am quite willing to leave the matter to the decision of anyone the Board may nominate. . “ The grounds fin which I rest my claim are as follows: — . , “ That the design made was in accordance with the requirements of theLibraryCorarnittee ; that there was virtually no estimate ; that during the preparation of the working drawings they were told by me that the amount spoken of would most likely be exceeded; that they always anticipated an increased grant; that after the tenders were

received they sought to obUin moßey irom the Government to enable them to carry out the work as designed; and (hat toe charge ..it Mr and roatonable, hot only Ja accordance with the scale of the Canterbury Alternation : of Architects, but also with generally received' custom. 1 11 On the first :i occasion of my meeting the I Committee to receive instructions for p?e- j rring working drawings, I was asked yvhether 1 thought the portions marked on the eleva- j tioni could bo, executed .for the amounts j written against theta—fi-WOO and £6OOO. I at once stated that it was impossible at that stage (the drawings consisting only of elevations and plans) to make any reliable estimate; that I had simply cubed • (he* content* of the portions marked, and had adopted a price per foot as the measure of value, which oould be regarded us nothing more than a very rough approximation. “ I would here remark that estimating by cubing is all that an architect-is called upon to do, unless ho is paid for taking out quantities, and that this can only be done at a later stage when the plant and specifications are completed. When market prices are steady, a near approximation may be made by cubing,’ providing an arohiteothas the cost of a similar building to guide him ; but.at (he time 1 made; the design for the Library, prices fluctuated greatly ; and, moreover, there was no similar building to aid, in arriving at a measure of price. Even bad (hero been such a building, it might not have afforded very reliable data, os shortly before that time I had estimated a building by cubing at the same price as 1 ' one of precisely similar kind, and when the ten. ders came in, the difference wa quite as great as in the case of (he Public Library. This was accounted for. by the contractors as arising from the fluctuating markets for labour and material. ‘‘After being instructed to prepare working drawings for the £6OOO portion, with alternative tenders for £4000,1 caused borings of the ground to bo taken, when I found that it would be necessary to go down nine feet in order to obtain a foundation. - This, of course, added materially ho the cost in a manner that could not be foreseen. “When the drawings were in a more advanced state, and it was- possible to form a better idea.of the character of the work, I told (he Committee that 1 did not think the build*ing would bo erected for the amount spokonpf. “They were not surprised at this, but proceeded to discuss the probability of "obtaining an increased grant. When tenders were received it was found, as expected, that they were considerably in excess of the amounts marked on the competitive sketch, and the matter was left over till the meeting of the Provincial Council. “ Application was then made for an increased vote, to enable the Board to proceed with the erection of the buildings as designed, but this was not granted. “ Had the Board succeeded in obtaining the required sum I should have let a contract for the building, and have received the commission I now charge for making plans and specifications. “ I cannot see on what ground the accident of the Board not succeeding should cause me to lose payment for a large amonnt of time and attention given to the matter. Indeed, toe commission that I now claim scarcely covers the actual expenses in point of time, and office work involved, in-the production of the drawings and specification. These were of an unusually elaborate character. I mention this in ; order to account for the delay, about which a great deal was said and written at the time, and which I see was again referred to at the meeting of the Board. It is almost needless to remark (hat the time required for work of design cannot be computed by any but those who are actually engaged in it. In the Colonies especially, an architect has to perform the greater portion of his work (often involving intricate calculations) with'his own hands. When it is home in mind that an architect in large practice can only devote a limited portion of each day to this description of work, I think the delay, about which so much has been said, may be|regarded as fully accounted for. “Referring to a resolution of the Board, respecting the employment of another architect, I would beg leave to draw (heir attention to the fact that the condition of the competition, in which I was successful, was that the architect whose design was accepted should receive no premium, but should carry out the work. It is not, however, my intention to urge any claim on this account, as I do not desire to hold any commission for the erection of a building, unless I possess the entire confidence of those for whom I am acting. “ With regard to an observation of a member of the Board, respecting the charges made by architects and merchants, ! would submit that it is as competent for an Association of Architects to frame its scale of charges as for a Chamber of Commerce ; and I would further point attention to the fact that the scale adopted by the Canterbury Association is similar to that of the Royal Institution of British Architects, and of all kindred Institutions throughout the Colonies. The point raised in this case is one (hat rarely occurs, and that never happened before in my experience. My own practice has been, in cases where the tender exceeded the limit of cost, to make alterations as required to bring the tender within the amount, and to charge commission only on the contract sum. But in this instance, the peculiar circumstances of the case prevent such a course. “ I regret that my letter has extended to so great length, and especially that I have been compelled to enter so much into detail; but the strictures made by many members of the Board compel me to justify myself. “ I have the honour to be, Sir, “ Your most obedient servant, “ W. B. Aemson.” “ The Chairman of the “ Board of Governors of the “ Canterbury College.” A report was read from the Library Committee, setting forth the terms of the agreement with Mr Armson. Mr Webb moved the adoption of the report, which Was seconded and agreed to, without discussion. A letter was read from Mr Thomas Cane, architect, Oxford terrace, requesting that he might bo allowed to prepare plans for the Public Library, and stating that ho wap not a member of the Canterbury Association of architects. A letter was read from Mr Jacobsen, architect, also preferring a similar request, and stating on what terms, and in what time, he would do the same. The Chairman said, as an arrangement had been come to with Mr Armson, nothing could he done with those letters. EESIGNATION. A letter was read from his Honor the Superintendent, resigning his seat on the Board of Governors. liABOBATOEY. A letter was read from the Provincial Secretary, stating that the amount at disposal for a Laboratory was £2850, and for apparatus £714, also stating that the Government had not yet decided upon a site for the Laboratory. The Chairman said that the Committee intended sending money home for apparatus, but could not, of course, do anything yet respecting the erection of the laboratory, as the Government had not yet arrived at any decision respecting the site for it. , Mr Webb said he thought the sum voted for the laboratory by the Provincial Council was £3OOO. _ . The Secretary stated that the Government had already paid over £l6O from the laboratory vote for permanent apparatus, leaving a balance of £2850. SCAOEI HOUSE. The Chairman stated that he had written to the Government respecting the amount of £3l odd due to Mr Look on beholf of the Maori House at the Museum, and had since received an intimation that it would be paid. MB HINGSTON. The Chairman said a letter bad been received from Mr Hingston respecting the removal of a serial from the reading-room. There seemed to be a misunderstanding on this matter. The facts of the case were that the Secretary mot Mr Hingston and charged him with having taken a book from the reading-room, not from the library, and ho denied it point blank. The Secretory then stated that he had found a letter m the book signed “ Biohard Hingeton,” when Mr

kook. A mi»-stat«s*«ib l»ad been made in the Sto the effeol that the Secretary prothe letter, but he did not do so. He only jsid that J hid been iopii it the book. Mr Habeas said the worst feature in Mr Kingston's statement in the papers was that he had tried to make out he had taken the book, under a misapprehension, at a subscriber to the library. Now, the fact was, that the book was not taken from the library but from the reading-room. Mr Kingston's letter, as already published in the papers, was then read. The matted then dropped, v > i TVBLIO LIBBABY. V * : The Chairman, said (he real business for which the meeting had been convened was in , connection with the designs for the Public Library. By the Board adopting the report of the Committee, Mr Armson would now have 1 to with the plans for the new building, and he hoped no such delay would again | occur as in connection with the first design. On the inotion of Ur Inglis it Was decided, i “ That the Library Committee be instructed to; prescribe a time when the plans and working ' drawing shall be ready.” j Mr Webb said it would bo better to have a; small building of brick or stone than a large one of timber or iron, and moved That it* be a recommendation to the Committee to have the building erected of briok $e stone, f Mr Hamilton seconded the. motion, which i was agreed to. TIME 9? MEETINGS. ; The Chairman thought it would be desirable to settle what was the most desirable time at which the Board should bold its meetings. He thought before that the general feeling! was in favour of 10 a.m. (Hear, hear.) It was decided that the Board should in future meet at 10 a.m.