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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 60, 25 March 1870, Page 2

By an advertisement in another column it j will be seen that good quartz mining Lands ; are required at the-reef, Kough Ridge. The wages at present offered are 10s. per day of eight horn's. ! The kind of treatment to which the Goldfields constituencies have been and are being subjected,by their representatives is manifested by the fact that four of them are nowresident in the Auckland Province, having kicked away the ladder by winch they rose to fame and, in most cases, to place, power, and emolument. The names of the gentlemen to whom we refer are Julius Vogel, Charles O'Neil, 0. E. Haughton, and J. 13. Bradshaw. Surely this fact should iuduce the constituencies henceforward to elect none other than men having local interests. We gather from the 'Provincial Government Gazette/ of the 16th March instant, that the time for the meeting of the Provincial Council has been postponed and altered from Tuesday the 19lh till Tuesday the 26th day of April next. There will be a sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions, at Naseby, this day. The reef at Strathtaieri would appear to be engaging no small amount of attention, over 4000 feet along the line of reef having been already registered in the Warden's office here. The distance from ISaseby to the scene of operations is about forty-eight, and from Hindon by a short cut, from eight to ten miles. The phenomenon of the Aurora Australia was beautifully displayed in this place on the evening of Tuesday last. The Am-ora was more than usually bright and beautiful, though after a time it became soinewh&t dimmed from the effects of a very brilliant and nearly full moon. The 'General Government Gazette' of March 2nd, notifies that the members of both Houses of the Legislature have been summoned to-meet in Parliament, at the city of Wellington, on the 30th day of April next. We observe from the 'New Zealand Gazette," that Mr.. Joseph Barnes Borton, formerly Gold Receiver at Hamilton,. Ims been gazetted as a Resident Magistrate and Warden for the district of the Otago Goldiield. _ Sixce our leader was in type we have received a letter from our St. Bathans correspondent, from which it would appear that the celebration of St. Patrick's Day was as-great a success with them as it was with us, and that no incident occurred to mar the pleasure of the gathering. The St. Patrick's Day at St. Bathans just passed will be remembered with pleasure, and its future occurrences looked forward to with the most agreeable anticipations. Ms. Warden Robinson left Naseby for Maerewhenua oil Monday last", for the purpose of holding a Warden's Court there on Tuesday last, as advertised. It was, we are informed, the intention of Mr. Robinson to select the spots where the guide poles, for which tenders have been called, are to be erected. Among the.other items of local news we may mention the erection of a brewery at the head of Leven-street, "immediately"in the rear of the Temperance Hall. Mr. Franks, of Waikouaiti, is the enterpiiiing proprietor of the proposed establishment; and we doubt not, should he succeed in supplying aitr article suitable and wholesome, that abundant support will be fully accorded him by the people of Naseby. We observe that Mr. Edward Devine's horse, Captain Scott, has been scratched for all his Dunedin engagements, having met with an accident. The last standers-out against the present rate charged by the water companies have struck their colors, and discontinued the strike. All hands' are now again hi full 1 work, the pri- e charged for"water being 50s. on Surface Hill, and 40s. elsewhere, per week for a Hogburn head of sixteen inches by one. We understand that five hundred-weight of quartz, taken from the reef at the Maerewhenua, have been sent to Macraes to be crushed We (' Oamaru Times') shall furnish particulars of-the result. , As a proof of the capital manner in which the after-pieces of the American Circus Company are performed, we may mention the fact that Mr. Murray, the clown, whose part was to imitate a drunken man, did it so much to the life, that the constable in attendance entered the arena and conveyed the performer outside as a disturber of the peace, to the no small amusement of the spectators, aylio at once saw the mistake, and enjoyed the joke all the more upon that account. Mr. Murray returned immediately thereafter and finished his part —recommencing where he had .been so suddenly and unexpectedly disturbed.—'Bruce Herald. 5 . As adjourned meeting of the Mount Ida School Committee was held in the school-house on Monday evening last. Prc3ent —Messrs. Botting (chairman), Roberts, Lory, Hunter and Ross. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Proposed and carried, " That the schoolmaster's monthly reports of Ist February and ]s ! j March be adopted." Mr. Lprj reported progress oil auditors'

report. The Secretary produced list of boote I belonging to Committee. Proposed and car ried, "That the Secretary be instructed t< check same by entries in former minutes, anreport at next meeting." The Secretary, u accordance with minute passed at previou; meeting, stated that the schoolmaster's salarj was £IOO per annum, with school fees added Proposed and carried, "That the Secretarx hand over all papers belonging to the Coinrait tee, in his possession, to Messrs. Roberts and Lory, to allow them to take a list of same, and to endeavor to find the agreement of the Committee with Mr. Petehell." Proposed dad carried, " That a committee be formed, composed of Messrs. Sotting, Ross, and Hunter, to ascertain if either of the banks would acta vance to the Committee the sum of £2O; and if so, on what terms." Proposed and carried, " That the Secretary be instructed to furnish to the ' Mount Ida Chronicle' a report of till meetings of the Committee." I We. would call attention to the fact Monday next, the 28th instant, is the last day upon which claims to have names inserted on the Electoral Roll for the Manuherikia district can be forwarded by post to the Hegistr&tiou Officer at Clyde.