THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1862.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21941, 1 May 1933, Page 6

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1862.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

The New Zealand Examiner (London) of February 17th says;—“The ‘Association for establishing a Colony of Nonconformists in New Zealand' has been making satisfactory progress during the past mouth. More than two-thirds of the required number are already on the books, and the committee are fully assured that the entire number will be completed within the next few weeks. The deposit money will be payable during the last week of’ the present month and the first of the ensuing month.” We are glad to recognise that the I’ost-office authorities have lately shown a laudable desire to consult the convenience of the public, and that a very creditable degree of efficiency has been attained in the department. It must, however, be evident that while the social requirements of the people are continually on the increase, there must always be room for improvement. . . . The offence of furious riding is becoming so serious a nuisance that it will, we fear, be necessary for the police to make a few examples of offenders. An instance occurred yesterday morning, when a butcher was riding alon" Princes-street at a great pace, and as lie was passing the Bank of New South Wales a lad narrowly escaped being run over. The Escort from the gold fields, which will arrive to-day, is bringing down 4556 oz. 10 dwts. of gold, of which quantity 3555 oz. are from Tuapeka, and 1002 oz. 10 dwts. from Waitahuna. There is no Escort, from Waipori this week. A member the other day gravely proposed that the Provincial Council should be removed to the Lunatic Asylum. He referred to an exchange of buildings, but the members, alive to the literal meaning of the proposal, were exceedingly amused at the proposition, the reasonableness of which, perhaps, some of them could not help perceiving. _ The accentuation of some of the honorable members of the Council is very peculiar. For instance, one of them insists on' pronouncing Lunatic Asylum with the accent on the last syllable of the first word, and on the second syllable of the second word, conveying to them a very peculiar sound. This reminds us of an honorable member of the Upper House in , Victoria, who once asserted that there was not a skintiller (scintilla) of evidence, and of an honorable member of the Lower House who spoke of-the purloins (purlieus) of Collingwood.