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Mount Ida Chronicle, 22 June 1900, Page 6

At the meeting of the Waihemo County Council on Saturday, last a, looter was received from the Muuiotolo County Engineer in rcferenoe to the bridge over the Taieri and the progress of the work ; als.> with respect to the disposal of the old and unused timber. The Inspector slated that an offer in one\sum had been made for the timber, which 'he regarded as a very fair one, and the full value of the timber, the ■amount was £3O. Or. J. Ross moved—- " That the offer be accepted."—Or Stewart seconded the motion. Cr J. E. M-athesoii moved an amendment—"That the timber be sold in lots " ; and explained that several r--si del its ill the neighbourhood who wanted some of it had spoken to him in. reference to the sale of the timber. The council resolved to invite ten J ';rs for the sale of. the th^bSlT"-? 11 -': iuspeoi-ui that if the timber was not disposed of at once, or as soon as the contract w«s finished, it would disappear, as no person would be left t here in charge of it. The Maiiiototo County Council would, however, have to take the responsibility in the matter, the work having been carried out under the supervision of the county engineer. Sacked concert in aid of the Salvation Army rescue and prisougate work oil Monday evening. ' Items by church choirs, K-isrby orchestra and others. His Worship the Mayor in the chair. Mb, 1). G. White, of Ivasebv, has received from his son W. D\ White, a trooper iu the Fifth Contingent, u copy of the first issue of the Gymerie Times, which is the name of the newspaper published on board ship while on the journey over the water. It consists oi 15 pages of foolscap printed by "means of a cyclostyle. It was edited by Mr A. 0. Morton and the published price was 3d a copy. The contents are of a very varied character, dealing chiefly with life on board, and are written in ail interesting manner. ■ Tim Tutanekai, with the Premier and party on board, arrived at Napier on Monday. The Premier's health is fully restored. A cash of ccnsidoru - '? inloresfc to threshing mill owners was heard in the Magistrate's Court, Cromwell, on the 7th and Bth iiist'*., before Mr AJ'Caithy, S,W., when Win. Bell, fanner, of Tarras. sued John Henderson for il [95 4s damages, alleged to have been caused by negligence of Henderson's servants! while threshing two stacks of oats standing on pUiiufcilFa farm, the stacks having been destroyed by tire. For Lhe plaintiili evidence was given to Lhe effect that defendant's mill and engine w'ere defective, and that the' burning of the stacks was caused by sparks trom the engine, though no one actually saw sparks alight trom the engine. For the defence it was contended that the mill and engine were perfect in every respect, and that Lhe fire was occasioned, if it eame from the engine, by contributory negligence of the pbuntiff in placing Ilia stadia in an awkward position for the mill and engine to sot in to, and by stopping the defendant's workmen from threshing tiie loeside stacks first, instead of the windward stack, as at first intended by them. His Worship reserved his decision. Tuts N.Z. Government have decided to have a. medal struck tor presentation to school children on the declaration of peace.