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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1522, 12 March 1886, Page 2

On Tuesday, Mr Parks left Queenstown, with a staff of men for Lake Wanaka, for the purpose of laying off the Pembroke and Glendhu road.

Mr A. L. Chevnc announces that he has com-

menced blacksmithing at Queenstown. The local Prm of Arrowtown, where Mr Cheyne was lately carrying on business, speaks highly of him as a first-class tradesman.

At the monthly meeting of the Southland Education Board on Friday, Messrs T. Macdonald (74 votes), G. Froggat (43), and J. Turnbull (36), were declared duly elected member of the Board.— Additional vouchers having been received from the Arrow School Committee, it was ordered that the auditor be requesled to certify to correctness of accounts, and that the Committee in future enter their receipts and expenditure in a cash book.—lt was ordered that the Upper Shotover Committee be requested to furnish an estimate of the cost of erecting a post and wire fence round their grounds, as the Board were not prepared to erect an expensive fence.—On recommendation of the local Committee, Miss Todd was appointed mistress at the Queenstown School. The Otago Waste Lands Board on Wednesday, declined an application by E. Walker to purchase 59 acres of land in Earnslaw district, as the area was wholly covered with bush.—lt was ordered that the Governor be recommeuded to set apart, under section 7 of the Land Act, for small graziug runs at a capita] value of 20s. per acre, the following areas previously opened under deferred-payment system, but not sold :—Section 5, block 111., Lower Wanaka ; and section 9, blook 1., Cardrona. Six trustees were elected last night for the Arrow District Hospital, whose management ha 3 been inaugurated as a separate institution under the new Hc«pitals and Charitable Aids Act. The names of the trustees elected are Messrs B. It. Baird, W. Scoles, T. M 'Donnell, W. M 'Kibbon, John Elliott and G. Stoddart.

On Wednesday next Mr D. Wright purposes commencing a series of special evangelistic services at Arrowtown, extending to Sunday. 21st instant, after which he will devote a week in the mission at Queenstown.

We regret to learn that the consignment of white fish ova, from San Francisco, per the Almcda (a portion of which was intended for this district), was round to be eutirely bad when opened at Wellington. The local Society are now making preparations to receive the salmon ova expected to arrive in the colony in about a week. Mr Charles Burrell, secretary Court Pride of the Lake, informs us that he has received cheque for the handsome donation of £lO 10a., voted at the recent annual meeting of the United Otago District, held at Queenstown on the 26th ultimo, to the funds of the Wakatipu Hospital. J. Barlow, Esq., J.P., for several years agent of the Bank of New Zealand, Arrowtown—and who is about leaving the district—was accorded a hearty vote of thanks at a Committee meeting on Saturday as President of the Arrow Hospital. At a public meeting last night, Mr Barlow was presented with a handsomely illuminated and very flattering address, and Mrs Barlow was the recipient of a purse of sovereigns on behalf of the residents of Arrowtown and Lake County, as tokens of the general esteem iu which they are held, and in recognition of the valuable assistance they were erer ready to lend in every movemeut having for its object the advancement of the district.

j We hare to acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of the " Crown Lands Guide," No. vn. It contains • variety of useful information bearing upon the Crown lands of the Colony, the deferred and other special settlement schemes, and many other matters of general interest. It has been stated that the Wellington Exhibition will result in a loss of £IO,OOO. The Government, however, are very reticent on the subject, and will not say more than there is a loss but it is not known how much. The accounts have not yet been made. i QPj Speaking at Fortrose on the question of retrenchi ment, Mr G. F. Richardson stated that along with ! others he had tried to secure reductions in the Civil j Service, but he invariably found ministers against | him. The only way was to lop off a large sum and I leave Government to fix up the details. | There are no special preparations for the enjoyj ment of St. Patrick's Day on Wednesday next, i Iteyond a cricket match here, between the Arrow ! and Queenstown clubs, but if the weather proves I favourable no doubt visitors as well as residents | —for whom the "manly game" is not sufficiently | attractive—will find other ways and means of j passing their time. The following list has been furj nished of the names of the local representatives:— j Messrs A. Anderson, J. Bevin (captain), A. Bovne, I W. L. Davis, J. Gardiner, M. J. Gavin, G. Gibb, i F. Green, J. Mehaffey, J. Moore and W. M'Langbj lin: emergency—Messrs O. Firth, J. Roliertson aud J. Reid. We have not heard the names of the [ Arrow team. The statutory Assessment Court for the borough I of Queenstown was held at the Court-house on Tuesday before J. S. Hickson, Esq., Judge. No objections were lodged in Court, and the Town Clerk, Mr Donne, said none had been left at the Council Chambers, although he had received letter from Mr J. Wenkheim making certain objections. Mr Hickson said the letter was of no effect, as every objection must be lodged at the Court-house on or before the 15th February last, and a copy of same at the Council Chambers not later than seven days before the sitting of the Assessment Court. A number of alterations were initialed, and the valuation lists for the various wards were duly signed as correct. Theanxiously.looked-for concert by Miss Christian and her sister, announced to take place at the Town Hall last Tuesday evening, did not come off, in consequence, we are informed, of the late retom the same evening of the Antrim steamer, which brought them from the Head of the Like, where the Misses Christian and their managor, Mr R. S, Smythe, had been rusticating since the previons Saturday. This untoward accident is to be much regretted, as Miss Christian' fame as a singer had gone before, aud she would, undoubtedly, have been greeted by a large and appreciative aiidience. Miss Christian, therefore, loat the pecuniary benefit of a good house, and the public—a uuml>er of whom came in from long distances—were greatly diaj appointed in their anticipation of a rare musical treat. The episode does not redound to the credit of the renowned and much-travelled Mr Smythe, 1 and it will, we are afraid, tell a-zainst that gentlei man, if he ever does come this way again, pro- ' fessionally. The competitions at Wanganni under the auspices of the N.Z. Rifle Association were concluded on Monday. The Carbine Championship was won by Lieut. Ross, Napier Artillery ; Gunn :r Webster, Auckland, being second, and Sergt. Kutchcn, Wellington, third. For the Rifle Cnampionship there was a tie between Sergt. Remington, Wanganni, and Capt. Achcson, Riverton, who were 443 each. In firing off three shots each for the championship, Remington made 8 points to his opponent's 6, and was declared the winner, Lieut. Foster, Wauganui, being third with 442 points. The team match resulted in a victory for Wangauui, the Thames Navals being three points behind. At the R.M. Court to-day, before J. S. Hickson, two informations (laid by J. Borrie, collector of customs, lnvercargill) were heard against J. Reid, one of them being for not having, during the months of February and March, entered in kid business books the actual quantity of beer sold or removed for consumption or sale, as required by sectiou 24 of the Beer Duty Act, 1880 ; and the other information being for not having affixed two duty stamps on two casks of beer in accordance with section 15 of the Beer Duty Act, 1890. I Defendant pleaded guilty of both offeuces, and was I find the minimum penalty in each case, namely, £SO in the first and £4O in the second, with costs lin each 7s. the plant to be forfeited. His Worship said that, owing to mitigating circumstances, be regretted being obliged to inflict such heavy penalI ties, but he had no doubt, on proper representation, 1 that Government would not enforce the forfeiture j of plaut. The tines were paid forthwith. j A correspondent, writiug from Skippers, remarks: —ln mining matters the Phoenix Co. quite overshadows everything else in the district. The battery is in full swing, crushing by steam, but it is ex- ' pected, before this appearj in print, that the electric 1 appliances will have received their finishing touches j and have finally taken the place of steam, which, j it is to be hoped, will shortly place beyond all ! question its adaptability for the work. The mine i itself is still improving, a new make of stone has | been struck last week in one of the drives that will | equal anything hitherto crushed. Consequently, i the unexampled prosperity that is now reigning at , the head of Skippers Creek promises to continue ! for many years. On dii, that the spirited proI prietor, in order to meet the emergency of such a sudden influx of population, intends appointing an ! ordained minister to attend to the spiritual wants of ! the miners. If he could also establish a local | savings bauk, with proper guarantees for trusteeship of the funds to inspire confidence in the investors, it would be of incalculable benefit to a great many who would, lam sure, spend less in intoxicating liquors and take advantage of it to prepare for a rainy day. It would also in conjuction with a minister, be the severest blow that could be struck at an evil that is springing up. According to official returns, the population of Victoria on December 31st was 991,839, of whom 529,825 were males. It is reported that the returned prospectors give doleful accounts of the King Country. They found no indications of gold in the Tuhua couutry, which is mainly pumice formation. In the course of a review of Mr Froude's new book, "Oceana, or England and her colonies," the European Mail writes:— If Mr Froude was delighted with Australia he goes into raptures over New Zealand. "Even the Maoris, a mere Colony of Polynesian savages, grew to a stature of mind and body in New Zealand which no branch of that race has approached elsewhere. If it lies written in the book of destiny that the English nation has still ! within it great men who will take a place among demi-gods, 1 can well believe that it will be in the unexhausted soil and spiritual capabilities of New Zealand that the great English poets, artists, philosophers, statesmen, and soldiers ot the future will be born and nurtured." There are magnificent mountain ranges and unlimited sheep-waiks, and there are stupendous glaciers and waterfalls, with uurivallcd resources in the forests. Above all, in the way of picturesque novelities to fascinate the ! visitor, there are marvels resulting from the freaks of volcanic forces, and the wonderful baths aud boiling springs, said to be so many Poola of Bethesda. The codliu moth scare (says the Hawke's Bay Herald) is nothing but an organised effort to raise the price of New Zealand grown fruit by prohibiting competition. It is Protection in its worst form, masquerading in the cloak of philanthropic patriotism. The codiin moth is here, and has butn here for years. "Rough on ConNS."-Ask for Wells' "Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Keuipthome, Prosser and Co., Agents, Christchurch. Skinny Men.—"Wells' Health Renewer" restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, debility. At druggists. Kempthorue, Prosser and Co., Aganta, Chrwtohuxoh.