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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4119, 3 June 1874, Page 2

The Supreme Court sat in Banco yesterday at 11 a.m., but, there being no business, immediately adjourned. The inquiry into the wreck of the Earl of Southcsk was continued yesterday, before IX. S. MTCellar, Esq., Collector of Customs, and Captain Johnston, Nautical Assessor. The evidence given by Pilot Holmes was very much in accord with that given on Friday last by Captain Frodsham and his two officers. The inquiry is instituted in accordance with the Inquiry into Wrecks Act, the provisions of which require that the recommendations of the Collector of Customs and the Nautical Assessor shall first be submitted to the Commissioner of Customs. The result, therefore, cannot be made public for some few days. The following has been furnished to us as the schedule of charges in connection with Mr Cook’s contract for conducting the traffic on the Foxton and Palmerston tramway and wharf ; —Timber, Poxtou to Palmerston, at per 100 superficial feet, 2s 5d ; ditto, Palmerston to Foxton, at per 100 superficial feet, 2s 6d. Goods and materials of all sizes, Foxton to Palmerston, up, at per ton, 28s ; ditto, Palmerston to Foxton, down, at per ton, 245. Intermediate distances—Foxton or Palmerston to or from Oroua Bridge Station, timber, at per 100 feet, Is 8d ; goods, up, at per ton, 16s ; goods, down, at per ton, 14s. Junction Shunt to or from Foxton—Timber, at per 100 feet, Is 3d ; goods, up, at per ton, 10s ; goods, down, at per ton, 9s. Junction Shunt to or from Palmerston —Timber, at per 100 feet, 2s 6d ; goods, up, at per ton, 2is ; goods, down, at per ton, 20s. Ekatalrana Shunt to or from Palmerston— Timber, at per 100 feet, Is Sd ; goods, up, at per ton, 12s ; goods, down, at per ton, 11s. Ekatahuna Shunt toor from Foxton—Timber, at per 100 feet, 2s Gd ; goods, up, at per ton, 22s ; goods, down, at per ton, 20s, Ekatahuna Shunt to or from Junction Shunt—Timber, at per 100 feet, 2s 3d ; goods, up, at per ton, 20s ; goods, down, at pier ton, ISs. Any distance between the above to be charged at the same rate as the next further on. Passengers—Foxton to Palmerston, or Palmerston to Foxton, adults, ss. ; Foxton or Palmerston to or from Aroua Bridge, 3s. Od. ; Foxton to or from Junction, 2s. ; Palmerston to or from Junction, 4s. ; Palmerston to or from Ekatahuna, 2s. ; Foxton to or from Ekatahuna, 4s. Intermediate distances" to be charged at the same rate as the next station further on ; and children under twelve years of age to be charged half-price in all cases. Passengers to be allowed 281bs. of luggage free of charge, and extra luggage to bo charged same rates as for goods. Goods of all kinds, wharfage at Foxton, at per ton, 2s. 6d. ; receiving, and delivering goods at Foxton, at per ton, Is. ; storage of goods at Foxton, per week, at pier ton,ls. ; receiving and delivering goods at Palmerston, at per ton, Is. ; storage of goods at Palmerston, if remaining over seven days, at per week, at pier ton, Is. ; timber, wharfage at Foxton, at pier 100 superficial feet, sd. ; timber remaining over four weeks at Foxton Station, to be charged per week, per 1,000 superficial feet, Is. It would bo well if gentlemen who attend the opera, but content themselves with lounging at the back of the dress circle, or piorforce remain there, would remember that the greater number of ladies and gentlemen who go there do so for the piurpiosc of hearing good music, and would infinitely prefer to hear the strains of the baud, or the voices of Miss May or Miss Lambert, to the idle talk which is too much indulged in. It annoys the listeners who have “ a touch of music in their souls," while the conversations would bo a good deal more in pilace on the side walk of the streets or at an accommodating bar, than in an opera-house during the rendering of a fine song, or the performance of a delicate accompaniment. This annoyance was felt considerably last night, and we hopio the hint will be taken. The Ecohabite Bazaar opened yesterday in the forenoon, and concluded in the evening with results which ought to bogratifying to the members of the order. Certainly the success attained was well merited, for tho Ecchabitcs may fairly lay claim to the credit of having organised the most successful venture of the kind yet attempted iu the City. Music, excellent in its selection and execution, was supipilied by a number of young ladies who presided iu turns at the pianoforte, and who were well seconded iu their efforts by the Eechabito brass band. Tho bazaar will be a continuod to-day. An arrangement has been made with the railway authorities by which the residents of tho Hutt will be enabled to attend the Opiera twice a week, and return to their homes the same evening. The trains will leave the town station at 11.30 pi.m. on Tuesday and Friday evenings. The nautical fraternity of tho piort have started a subscription list as a means of compensating Capitaiu Frodsham, of the Earl of Southcsk, who lost all ho owned by the wreck of the barque. Tho list is at present lying at Mr. G. Thomas’s rooms. Tho shipwrights of the piort will hold a general meeting to-morrow evening, at the Ecohabite Hall, Manners street, to discuss matters affecting tho present state of tho trade. The following is » return of the number of piaticnts in tho Provincial Hospital during and ending tho mouth of May last : —Admitted : Mules, 8 ; female, 1. liischargod : Males, 11 ; female, 1. Died : Male, 1 ; female, 0 ; Left in Ilospntal : Males, 26 ; females, 5. Total, 31. Tho Nelson Mail reports that a little over ton ounces of gold was recently obtained from OOlbs. of stone from tho Morning Star claim at Anatori, tho stoue having been taken to tho Perseverance mine to bo crushed. A robbery was committed at Okarito last week. Mrs. Mivyoo, a hotel-keeper, locked the door of her house and went away for a time. In her absence sumo thief found where she had planted her keys, and entered and stole bank notes to tho value of £62. -

The wreck of the Earl of Southesk was yesterday sold by auction at Thomas’s rooms, Mr. J. Martin being the purchaser at £B. Two boats belonging to the barque were also sold, one for £3, and the other for £3 10s. During the afternoon, Mr. Martin visited the wreck, which lies in deep water near Barrett’s reef, to ascertain as far as possible the value of the recoverable material. The inspection gave no encouraging hopes of the speculation turning out a very lucrative one, though it is impossible to say whether or not the operations of a diver may , not return a handsome profit upon Mr. Martin’s investment. The Hokitika papers report a case heard before the magistrate there, when a debtor was sued for forty shillings, the creditor agreeing to accept payment by instalments of one shilling weekly, to which the debtor (who must be a born humorist) demurred on account of the same being* more than he was able to pay. According to a Parliamentary return, the head of game sold by licensed game dealers in the -United Kingdom, in 1872, amounted to 1,511,900 in number—l,lßs,ss3 in England, 105,921 in Scotland, 50,180 in Ireland. The number of wild fowl sold is stated at 080,388 —530,251 in England, 18,511 in Scotland, 25,020 in Ireland. Hares, 702,830 —01,293 in England, 18,015 in Scotland, 13,892 in’ Ireland, Babbits, 5,101,817—1,100,833 in England, 030,005 in Scotland, and 01,379 in Ireland. A very satisfactory meeting of the Bay of Islands Coal Company lias been held at Auckland, when the Chairman announced that the Directors were prepared to recommend that a dividend should be declared for the half-year, after the rate of 10 per cent, per annum. A gentleman of great experience had reported upon the company’s property, and since, he had been appointed manager, a pumping engine, to pump the lower levels of the mine, had been erected at a cost of £SOQI), and it was expected that all the water would be raised in a very few days after the meeting. The Government had elected not to press for the royalty of 25 percent. One,until the company should have tided over the financial difficulties through which it had to struggle ; and this consideration was acknowledged. "The Chairman said he believed that the dividend might be confidently calculated upon for a number of years to come.