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Marlborough Express, Volume XIV, Issue 1121, 2 April 1879, Page 5

L. Broad, Esq*, of Nelson, has been, reappointed Revising Officer for the electoral districts of Wairau and Picton. Mr T. O’Sullivan sold at auction on Saturday last Draught Horses from L2O to L3B, and Hacks at from L 8 to LlO. Loch Lomond was one of the horses which left Napier on Friday for Auckland, to take part in the Autumn Race Meeting. We are requested to state that a story which has been published in the Wellington papers to the effect that the directors of the D’Urville Island Company had consented to remove /e head office to Wellington, is untrue. A large stack of oats on the farm of Mr F. Smith, at Tua Marina, was burnt on Sunday morning last. It was not, we understand, insured. How the fire arose has not transpired, but it is supposed to have occurred/ accidentally. / A Proclamation is issued declaring that the season for ‘ ‘ native game ” in Marlborough shall be from Ist April to 31st Julj, 1879. Native game is thus defined ; —Wild duck of any species, bittern, pied-stilt plover, wild geese, dotterell, native pigeon, teat, black-stilt plover, and quail. The Volunteer Prize Firing commenced this morning at Tua Marina, the officers and men proceeding there by the ten o’clock trainAt a meeting held after parade yesterday even, ing, it was resolved that two sighting shots should be allowed at each range, and that a charge of sixpence should be made. The firing

will be resumed to-morrow, and in our next vve shall be able to give full particulars.

His Excellency, the Administrator ot the Government, has been pleased to make the following appointments : —Robert Hilton Johnston, chief Inspector of Sheep for Marlborough ; Arthur Kennedy Blundell of Awatere, Henry Alexander MacShaue of Picton, William Arekas Parry Sutton of Blenheim, Arthur Henry Passaw of Tvaikoura as Inspectors of Sheep under the Sheep Act, IS7S, with power to receive the rate upon sheep, and such fees as are made under the said Act.

Considerable additions to the electoral rolls of the Colony will, it is expected, have been made this year, and when the returns are to hand we shall ho iu a position to judge of the interest taken by now arrivals in the Colony iu matters political. Twenty-eight names have been abded to the Wairau Electoral 8011, and ten to Picton, and there will bo a few more in addition when the Municipal and other rate rolls are made up and sent in to the returning officer, which must be done not later than the 7 th inst.

/" Football, —A meeting of persons interested in football, was held at the Club Hotel, ou Saturday evening last, when Mr Foil was elected president; Mr John Tucker Robinson, Vice-President; Mr Bruce, Secretary; and Ivir Mackintosh, Treasurer. The subscription was fixed at os for ordinary members, honorary members 10s od. it is to be hoped that such ol the public as admire the manly game of football, and think it ought to be encouraged, will give their countenance and support to the new cluing At u meeting of the Hntt County Council held ou lioth March, the following motion was passed : —“ That the chairman be instructed to obtain the services of Mr Dousliu for the protective works on the Hntt river.” A lengthy letter from Mr Dousliu to the Council referring to the works iu the Wairau, has been published and since it not only treats of the locality, but gives the result of bis more matured thoughts and observations, we have thought it well to republish it. A portion will ho found in another column.

A mooting of creditors in the estate of Mr John Campbell, painter, etc., was hehl at the Court House on Tuesday, Air Griffiths in the chair. The following list of debts was handed in;—W. Tustin, Wellington, Lll 8s 10d ; Mills, Wellington, L 39 ss; Tames Campbell, L 46 ; dames Robinson, Blenheim, L 25 2s 2d ; Trustees of Eccles, LG 7s Gd ; Fell Bros. Ll 4 ISs Gd; Hythell, LIG ; Lawrence, L 7 12s 10.1 ; Edwards and C., L 7 4s ; Building Society, L3OO, (secured) ; John March, Spring Creek, 1,3. Total, L47G Ss lOd. Mr ('. .1. \V. Griffiths was elected trustee of the estate and effects of the bankrupt. There are serious complaints as to the damage done by stray dogs to sheep in the locality lying between the Omaha at the top of High-street and the Ronwick Old Road. Mr Fulton’s sheep were so bitten two days ago, that he was obliged to kill four out of one lot, and lie expects that he will have to serve some more in the same way. Owners of dogs will do well to keep them at home, or they will lose them, and something more besides, as Mr Pulton lias laid poison on his land, and if he discovers the owner of any of the canine trespassers, lie proposes making it pretty warm for them. There were two errors in last Saturday’s telegrams, which made a serious difference. The first was caused by the omission of a word, which made the message read that the Beaconsfiold Government had suffered a defeat, while the reverse was the case. The other case was the substitution of the word “ Christchurch ” in a telegram giving the handicaps for the Auckland •Autumn Handicap. In both cases the fault lay with those who had to deal with the telegrams before they reached us, but whether the operators or the Press Agency we are not aware. We were sorry to hear a report on Monday morning that “another good man had gone wrong.” On making inquiry, report for once was found to bo correct. Air P. Lawrence’s premises being shut up, and having an officer in possession on behalf of a creditor for L 1,400. This amount Mr Lawrence’s large and valuable stock is amply sufficient to meet, and leave a considerable balance over, and there are other, and, we believe, larger liabilities, A meeting of creditors is expected to be held in a few days, when we hope that satisfactory arrangements will be made, which will enable Mr Lawrence to proceed with his business. Sudden pressure on the part of a distant creditor has, we believe, caused the collapse in this instance. - An inquest was held at Picton on Saturday, before J. Allen, Esq., Coroner, to inquire into the circumstances and origin of the late fire, whereby a house at Shakespeare Bay, the of Messrs Conolly and Sims was destroyed. The occurrence took place on the 24th ult, and the evidence showed that a man named Briggs, who reported the matter to Constable Kelly, stated to that officer that he set fire to the scrub for the purpose of killing the rats which infested the place. To the Coroner lie stated that he was frying chops at a fire outside the building and upset his frying pan, which caused a conflagration, setting fire to the grass, which was very dry, and to the contiguous building. A verdict that the premises were acj/JUentally burned was returned by the jury. / We were shown on Monday, two splendid blocks of Camara stone each 3 feet 6 inches square and weighing together 3 tons. The stone is as white as snow, and is a fine specimen of the produce of these celebrated quarries. These blocks which are now in the hands of Mr Ah Gee, Maxwell Road, are the course of being fashioned into a Font as a gift by Inspector Smith to the new English Churchj and no more appropriate present couTcTl) e made. The Church is rather bare both inside and out and greatly lacks ornament. This Font will add much to the appearance of the interior, and perhaps some other member of the congregation may be induced to follow the good example of Inspector Smith, and give something more for the ornamentation of a building whichfat present is fitted, up “ with nothing at all foreshow.” jy

P l l k ten-stamper buttery for (.ho Golden Point Mine, near Picton, was shipped in Wellington on Saturday by tlie schooner A Tiber Wakefield.

sunrise on Tuesday morning, and even before dawn numbers of sportsmen were out with dogs and guns in quest of native game, ducks (which are said to be very plentiful this year) being the principal object of pursuit. Amongst the successful sportsmen on this occasion may be mentioned Messrs Harding, Cook, Pedwood, Horne, Clarke (of the Club Hotel), Inspector South, and others. Many hundred Turds must have been killed. We have seen some of them, and they look in fine condition, and as if they had been in some good stubble lately. The efforts of the Acclimatisation Society and of the Police have no doubt contributed to the preservation of the birds until the commencement of the season, and the thanks of all genuine sportsmen are due to them for their exertions in this direction. Alleged Embezzlement. At the R.M. Court this morning, before H. Molntire, Esq., P.M., Munehura Erehama was charged “for that on the 28th day of March, 1870, he was entrusted with the sale of a certain quantity of barley of the value of L 25, on behalf of one Horomi Hoane Enoka. and that he sold the said barley and did not pay over to Horomi the proceeds of the sale.” It appeared from the statement of the prosecutrix that the accused was a sort of partner in the business, and she had never applied for her share of the money. The JAJS, less L 5 paid for sacks, was in the hands of I of Police. The 11, M. slid it was clear there was no ease of larceny, and discharged the prisoner. The Inspector asked the It. M. to make an order for the return of the money, j After some hesitation on the part of the lady, she agreed to take LIS for her share, and let the j accused have the balance, each of them to pay the intepreter 10s. An order to this effect was i made (by consent), and the parties left the Court ! apparently well satisfied with the result.