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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 45, 10 December 1869, Page 2

At a meeting of the Waste land Board held iu Dunedin on the - 30tli ultimo, it "was re*solved that tlie Commissioner look into the various reserves in tlie towns of Hyde, Hamil- ; ton, and IVaseby, and that no sales be effected | until fresli surveys have been made. 1 < . >7e regret that, in our report of the case* I in the Resident Magistrate's Court, St. Bathaiis, \ i published in our last issue, an error iiiadverj tently crept in. In the case M'Connochie v. Beck the claim was erroneously reported to , hare been £22, and the judgment £l2, with costs 28s. It should ha ve been—Claim, £l2; judgment for full amount with costs, 2Ss. Wk regret to stale that Diedric Rohcm the unfortunate man who met with so lamenM able an aceideut and sustained such severe in juries from an earthfall on Tuesday, the 3Ctl? ultimo, expired on Monday evening last. From the very serious light in which the case was from the first regarded by Dr. M' Cambridge, there was little reason lo anticipate any other--1 result. An inquest was held on Tuesday last, | on the body of the deceased, before 11. WI Robinson, £sq., Coroner, when a verdict of | accidental death was recorded, i a climate and with a soil dry as that of ] Mount Ida and the Maniototo Plains,, where . ] obtaining a tine grass turf has been found to i be a matter almost of impossibility, the followJ i substitute is recommended in the ' Garß i deuers' Magazine,' and appears to us to be wejß i worth a trial" In cases where the grass*

caimot maintain their "ground, there-are many substitutes available. Three-'years since' we Were called upon to advise on tlie turfing of sfffifi hot sandy banks, avli ere grass had been' fairly tried and had fairly failed again and agaiii. > We advised the adoption ofcommon "wild thyme, . Common yarrow, and common chamomile for turfing these banks. They have, been so treated, mid the result is all that could be desired—a peculiarly dense and beautiful turf." ' I

axi) Gtsoroe advertise to sell lioi'sea by auction to-morrow; they arc described as " fch ß best lot ever offered on the Hogburn," and should therefore command both attention and good prices. 'Wjs are glad to be able to state that the price hereafter to ;be. charged, for. crushing at the works of the Ida Valley Company has been rediiced fi*om 20s. to the following rate: Trial crusiiiags of twenty,-tons* 125,.;. subsequent crusliiiigs, up to . fifty tons, ios.; over that amount, 12s. . This will, .we. have no doubt, by removing a, , long-standing cause of complaint, give a considerable impetus to reefing operations iix the Bough Hidge: and adjacent districts, where auriferous reefs are known to abound. - The funeral of the late Diedric Roner who died on tlie evening of Monday la3t, from the effects of injuries received from a fall of earth (reported in our last), took plad'e on the afternoon ef Wednesday last. The body was followed to th.:? grave by over 200 ' persons of all classes:of the coniniunifcy—the rainei's: evidencing by their numerous attendance at the melancholy 'ceremony not only their respect for the dead and syvnpithy for tlie living, but a recognition of the precarious nature of the occupational! which t'aey are engaged. 'The directors of the Naseby Water Works met at. George's Victoria Hotel yesterday evening, when it was decided to accept the offer of Me|srs. OKvei* anu .ITiph, of Dunedin, for the necessary supply of pipes. / The works of the Company will, we understand, be proceeded with delay. The next sitting of the District Court will be held on Wednesday, 12th January, 1870. Pjr Court news is unavoidably - held over till next issue. in battalions," was ene of the songs of Avon's bard—a song which -has had but too ample fulfilment. Though for the last week or.more our columns have unfortunately teemed with accounts of accidents arid loss of life, it yet becomes our painful duly to add another to that already too long- list; An accident has occurred on the dam of Messrs. Bi'emner. Bros , at Ilaftii'ton, by which one valuable life has been sacrificed, and one soul called prematurely to its last account. So many reports—and so vague—have reached us as to the cause of the accident, that we do not feel justified in giving any particular one publicity. One ever, is certain—--that a man named Sohiers has

been drowned, "and that Mr. John Fenwick, j an old.' faithful, and much esteemed assistant of Messi%.; Breiriner Brotliers, Las narrowly escaped a watery grave. In our next issue Ave hope to be position to give authentic pari, oulars- of tlie catasteoplie. [Since writing . the above wo have received fuller particulars, for wliielv -we refer our readers to the evidence of Mr. John Fenwick, v given before tlie Coroner at the inquest,- held on Wednesday last.] : , Mb. Omv.sk, the Tioad Inspector, was in this town yesterday. /We trust that Iris mission, in addition to inspecting, the road in course of formation to Eden Creek, will have been corni

missioned by the G-overninont to report upon the practicability and cost of forming the ro ad ; to Kaseby via the fluming. , Mr. Oliver proceeds, we believe, through. Dansy's Pass to the Maerewhenua Diggings, with a view of reporting upon the practicability of a track being made between these diggings and those of Maerewhenua. '

Aoain does it become our painful duty to record another serious' accident from earthfall. It appears that the unfortunate sufferer in the present case is O wen Galvin, who, at the time oFthe accident' -(i 0.30 a.m." on Monday last), ■was imdermining a fall on Green's claim, Enterprise G-ullv, when, WifcUout any perceptible notice/ the ground suddenly gave way, completely, burying the upper part ..of .his body. Dr. M'Cambiudg® was,, speedily on tlic spot. and pronounced the collar bone to be broken and sortie internal injuries received. He was removed to.tjhe; Melboin;ue; Hotel, where ithe collar bone was set and other surgical aid rendered. We are glad- tor be able to state that Dr. M'Cambridge reports liis patient as progressing -fayprably. We - should not , oinifc to mention that, immediately after the" occurrence of the accident, the unfortunate man received every -End care and attention at the hands of IVli\ -Green oAie pivner of the claim) .and his-wife, : by whom a' stretcher was procured to convey him to the township. Surely these frequent accidents, combined with the well-known friable fvi.Lure bf the ground in the district, will .have the effect of making people more careful how, by neglect or foolhardiness, they bring upon themselves a miserable fate. It is notified in .another column that the right to erect a booth at the forthcoming Odd Fellows' fete will be sold at Hunter's Emph-J Hotel, on Monday, 13th instant, at half-past seven p.m.

The usual monthly meeting of the Mount Ida Cricket Glub was held at M'Namara's Hotel last evening. The business Tvas of a purely routine character. :

.We would remind our readers, that the lecturc of Mr. lE. A- Stratford, in aid of the Sustentation Fun i, will take place evening at the Masonic Hall; The object of the lecture is a good one,, and.the subject'—" Sea Stories, by an Old jailor '—one which should supply an abundant field lor interesting and amusing anecdotes. We trust to sec a & good attendance. .

The following-list of -letters, received durinothe mouths of July and August, and still remaining unclaimed at the' post-office, -Nakeby has been handed to us for pubhcationM'JRemby, Mr.; M'Kenzie, Daniel- Murray" Jlenry; Pinnoch, Mr.j E; S. W.j Wilcocks^' EE.; Wilky, Ilenry; farmer, Charles; Glory, David ; Sinant, Samuel; Wallace, Thos.

VThe privilege of erect i n £bootJiM; and right c» lvfresiimfenfcs oh tlie Oourae, uu the occasion or the Mount Ida Jockey Club races, oil /'the 13tli and l-ifch January proximo, were sold by public action, at G-eorge's Victoria Hall, on the evening of Friday last, 8i d instant. The prices realised were Yig follows.; —No. 1 booth, with grand stand,. £3B, Mr. liorswell; Ko. 2 booth, £l9, Mr. W. J. Millar ; No. 3 booth, £2B,- Mr. John Cogan ; piddoek, £l4, Mr.. Gv-Manro. Total amount, £99. ..." - ... -

A CONPEBENCE of the Wardens of the Otago Gokltield will be held at Clyde on Monday next, the 13th instant. The'object of the .meeting .is, we understand, to consider the present Mining Bules and Regulations, and make suggestions for their amendment. We beg to call attention to the sale by auction ou ThursdfeT by Messrs Inder and Greorge, : of the Ivfoilttfc lffer Hotel." The property is a valuable one?, and should command spirited competition.