OVER SIXTY YEARS AGO

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4675, 25 January 1945, Page 1

OVER SIXTY YEARS AGO

EXTRACTS FROM THE FILES OF THE LAKE WAKATIP MAIL

September i, 1883. —Mr Monson, butcher, who purchased seven bullocks in Southland placed same in his paddock in the Gorge. Tho animals jump-' ed the fence and made for tho hills overhanging the brewery in the Gorge. Mr Monson followed them, and before his eyes they jumped, one after the other, over a precipice fully 300 foot, and were smashed to pieces. Within the last ten days Mr Monson lost three other bullocks, over that fatal spot to cattle, tho Staircase. The nomination of councillors for the various Wards took place at the Town Hall on Saturday, Ist Sep'ember. There being no opposition in the Lake and South Wards, Mr J. v. d. Waldo and Mr M. J. Malaghao were elected respectively. Mr Lewis Hotop contests North Ward with Mr Joseph Rowell. The libel action, Hornsby v. Warren, concluded in Invercargill. Six witnesses were examined for plaintiff, but none for defendant. Tho only question placed before the jury was their opinion ns to the meaning of one sentence. After an hour and a half 's deliberation, the jury gave a verdict fo” plaintiff—£so with costs. Mr Smith, for defendant, obtained leave to move for a nonsuit. Au Arrow correspondent says the instruments for the recently formed band have arrived. As the Band is to carry on their practising in the Volunteer Drill-shed, people in other parts of tho town are exceedingly envious and jealous of tho residents in the vicinity of Camp Ward. It is rumoured—but I am not prepared to vouch for the truth of it—that tho Town Council have decided to compel ratepayers in Camp Ward to pay double rates for the musical treat the said ratepayers are likely to enjoy during the time the Band is practisiug there. I hoar also that landlords who have houses in that quarter of the town have notified ther tenants that rents shall be raised 40 per cent. The contract for No. 3 section, Skippers road—Deep Crock to Maori Point —was signed on Wednesday by tho contractors, Messrs Courtney, Wilson and Garrick, the amount being £.1503 7/10, of which tho Council pays onefourth. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville will arrive in Queenstown next week andwill consecrate St. Peter’s Church on Wednesday evening, 19th lust., and probably at the same service induct the Rev. D. O. Hampton to tho incumbency of the parish. Tenders wore invited for the purchase of buildings known as the Boil-ing-down, on the peninsula opposite Queenstown. Tho buildings measure 00 foot by 30 feet. Extracts from report of Lake County Council: The Inspector was authorised to put the roads in the Skippers and Matakituki ridings in repair for public traffic. Mr Thos. Powell was appointed inspector at a salary of £4/10/per week. Messrs Robertson and Co. wore offered £135 for the jetty at Kinloch, the money to be paid at the end of twelve mouths with interest at the rate of 8 per cent. Tho following is the finance statement for past month: Receipts, £4OO/17/7; expenditure £3OO leaving an overdraft of £1431/4/7. At the meeting of the borough council Cr Bodkin drew attention to the state of the public wells, and stated that at last Fire ' Brigade practice the one in Beach street had been pumped almost dry In about twenty min ntes. He would suggest that they be deepened. The Mayor thought it was unnecessary to expend money on the wells, as the Council was making pieparations for bringing the water into tho town. Tenders were called for the formation of Stanley street according to iilans and specifications.

Provision will probably be marie this year for the importation from Canada and the United States of limited quantities of cotton and artilicial silk piece goods. This information has been received by the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association from the Customs Department. The goods for which applications for import licenses will be considered arc Canadian lawns, cotton prints, oil haze, leathcrcloth, and rayon piece goods, and American cotton prints, marquisettes, decorative fabrics, and rayon piece goods. Importers arc advised that applications for licenses must specify the quantities of the particular type of goods which they desire to import from each source.