North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1890.

North Otago Times, Issue 774, 17 July 1890, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1890.

Tiik report of tho public mooting held at Livingstone on Monday night, which appoars in this issue, shovva plainly enough that tho miners intend to leave no stone unturnod to secure to themselves tho right of emptying thoir tailings into tho Maorewhonua river. They have, porhaps, good reason for this, inasmuch as the proprietor of the land through which tho river runs has served a writ on one of tho miuors, claiming L5O damages, and in addition will ask tho Court for an injunction to restrain the defeudant in tho action from furthor polluting tho river. There is no disguising tho fact that Mr Borton has rights, and he may bo justified iv using all legitimate moans to protect his rights ; but is it reasonable to uupposo that these rights should permanently interfere with an industry that employs a largo number of industrious men during tho year, and f hat would, if this block to tho progress of the field wero romovod, employ a groat many moro 1 Tho held has boon proclaimed a golddeld, and tho miners, on tho strength of such proclamation, have spent large sums of money in the construction of races, etc. ; have built homes for themselves ; and havo contributed during many years bo tho revenue of tho country in gold duty. Under these circumstances it i<* almost unnecessary to say that whatever difliculty presents itself in the way of having tho Maorowhonua river declared a sludge channel should bo removed. Wo are satisfied of this : that wero tho rivor declared a sludge channel, tho Maorewhonua would yet provo a rich field. Of course if Mr Borton is successful, and tho authorities take no action in tho matter, tho field will bo closed te gold mining, as it is impossible to carry on work without polluting tho river. At the meeting at Livingstone ono of tho speakers referred to tho powors of the Government under section 154 of tho Mining Act of 1880. This section says that the Governor may declare any watercourse in which tailings, mining debris, etc., are discharged from any claim or liconsed holding, n water-course for such purpose ; and that persons objecting shall do so in tho manner proscribed. Section 155 says that owners of l.iud, through which such wator-courso runs, and who may bo injuriously aflectod, shall be entitlod to compensation ; and section 166 says that such compensation and any costs of arbitration shall be paid out of tho goldfjolda rovonue of tho county. Wo mention these matters to show that tho law provides for tho tnodo of procedure in ordinary cases of the kind ; but wo will loavo it to legal minds) to say whether there aro any oxtraordiuary foaturos in connection with this M«erewhonua rivor pollution affair, An we have already said, tho matter cannot be loft as ab present, and everyono who is interested in the mining industry at Maerowhonua ia intoresfcdd in having tho river declared u sludge channel.

'llio tnembor* of the Oamaru Football pi i -'U bold a practice match on the XX u y v ' *• around this afternoon at 3.30 Chclmer atrocc .« tbe Bxco i B i or Club are o clock. Members o* „m o invited to take part in the g., ' ,T, T , Mails for Australian Colonies, o.» Kingdom, and Europo, via Melbourne, per , Waihora, close at the Bluff on Friday, tho 18th, at 3 p.m , and aro due in London on tho 3rd September. Also, for Capetown and Mauritius, per French packot. ' Mr Arthur Olampatt, alias Sullivan, who arrived by the Ruapohu from the Old Country, not Hkiug tho appoaranco of affairs in Nosy Zealand, left yesterday by tbo Wakatipu for .Sydney. Lot us hope that tbo people of New South Wales will profit by tho ministrations of Mr Clampott. To-morrow ovoning tho Star of Oamaru Protoatant Allianco will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a tea in St. George's Hall at 0.30 and a concert) afc 8. A minietrel entertainment will follow the concert, and this will introduce to an Oamara audience a tocontlv formed local minstrel troupe, tho mombors of which, from reports wo have hoard, ttro oxpoctod lodo oredit to themselves in providing entertainment Joi the audionco. The charge for admission iB fixed a* 1b Od. Tho WeUwgton correspondent of tho tyunedin Sta* »aye : " ClawpVfct alias MMv*b, who r«fcurn«d from England to-dty,

nays th.it ho cleared only L 304 and not LlOOO out of his religious racket on hia last viait, but that ho Im since madi ft heap of money in tho United States at gambling and mtiio'ring.' Tho idea of hw present trip in to ' tour' tho colony with Professor Miller, lecturing and giving boxing exhibitions, if he can induce Miller to come over from Australia. Olnmpctt proceeds to Dunedin to-morrow." Jt will bo seen from our telegrams that Clampott has gone to Sydney. The annual meeting to elect a committee for tho Enliold public libivry wm held on Monday oven ing last, in tho schoolhouso. There wan a good attendance, and the Rev. Mr Will occupied the chivir. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The roporfc showed that during the ypar 2000 volumes had been takou out by 70 readers ; that about 100 volumes were expected shortly irom Homo ; that the library had been frco for eight yean, and that the institution had been largely taken advantage of by tho residents ; that " other neighboring institutions of a Bimilir nature had paid us a graceful tribute of respect in following out example, mid of course achieving a like oecccas." The following gentleine-) wcio ! thtu elected ,in u committee : Tlio Key. Mr Will, Messrs Orr, Common, Giles, and Colding. A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring committco for their services dui-iug the year. The newly-clectcd committee met after the annual meeting, when the Rev. Mr Will was appointed president, Mr Orr treasurer, and MrGolding secretary. It was decided to hold an entertainment in aid of the funds of the library about the 22t»d instant, and tho opinion was expressed th it as the library was free to all that the entertainment would b«) well attended. The Daily Times' correspondent in Wellington, telegraphing on tlu 13th instant, says : With 'oference to Sir R. Stout's probable resumption of the political leadership, the Post says : " Sir Robert Stout is undoubtedly one of the ablest men in tho colony. In the fisld of politics ho and Sir Harry Atkinson tower intellectually a head and shouldeis abovo all by whom they are surrounded. Thoy are perhaps the only two public men in the colony to whom any of tho attributoa of true statesmanship can be held to apply. They are something more than mere politicians. The two have always been opposed to each other an party leaden, and yet an examination of the political principles they profess shows ronmkablo little difference of opinion between them. N"o man in New Zealand has made such enormous pecuniary Baenh'ces to what he considered his duty as Sir Robert Stout has done, and it seems almost unreasonable, if not absolutely cruel, to ask or urge him to repeat or continue such sacrifices. If ho cm reconcile his private interests with again taking an active official part in ollicial lite, we shall rejoice greatly, because he can do the State much service at the present juncture ; but if he iinds that the duty which ho owes to himself and his family precludes his present re-entry on the political stage, we shall certainly not blame him, however unfortunate for the country .such a result may be." The other day we published a communication from our own Wellington correspondent with reference to Sir Robert Stout's statement that tho perpetual lease system had boon destroyed by the present Government. The Daily Times correspondent, in an interyicw with Miuioters, gleaned tho following information with reference to the matter, from which it will be seen that Sir Robert was either under a missapprehensum as to tho law, or that he was endeavoring to mako a point out of nothing : "Sir R. Stout Hays the perpetual lease system has been practically destroyed, but pure perpetual lease never existed. In the original act passed by Mr Rollcston there was inserted a clause in the Upper Houo% moved by Mr Reynolds, a member of Sirß. Stout's lato Ministry, that there should bo a right of purchase, and thin was carried. In ISS3 Sir R. Stout's Minister (Mr Ballance) brought down his consolidating measure with the right of purchase included. This was altered in the Houso of Representatives ou Sir Robert's own motion, but in the Legislative Council Mr Reynolds (then his colleague) again moved that there should be a right of purchase, and this was cjrricd, and w.ih finally adopted by tho House and Ministry. Tho only change elFcctiHl by tho present House waa that tho right of purchase is exonifuble upon completion of 1 tho ncccTj iry improvements which extend over two or three yean, instead of as formorly on the expiration of the sixth year."

GhßNDiNiNrj and DontE would specially ask purch.iijGia of Dress Goods to call at once. Special purchases at desperate prices, just arrived, liko of them never seen before, possibly never seen again. Also, another pile at lost Saturday's prices, will be s>hown to-day (Siturday), We know u lob aro waiting further reductions all over th? establishment. Tan tkutu, Tar. waoi.r, thutii, and nothing hut Tilt; thutii, that Sanderson's Sale positively closes alter Satin day thdt. Roll dp .itill secure the lemaining JWgiins. No reasonable oiler refused.—•[ Auvt.]

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Thehk can be no doubt but that the goods which our Woollen Factory is turning out aro of urpassing excellence. Wo hivo seen nothing, however, to equal the quality and finish of the Tweeds which havo been manufactured to Mb James GKMMUiiiS spec al order. These are, indeed, par excellence : and are made up in tho Litest Styles, Workmanship and Fit being Guaranteed. — [Auvt