THE Otago Daily Times. ”Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1862.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21975, 9 June 1933, Page 7

THE Otago Daily Times. ”Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1862.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

We have on more than one occasion, found it necessary to remark upon the cruel ill treatment of horses by beating them about the head. / , . It is, however, to another phase of cruelty that we' now desire to call attention, and we do so, not only in the hope that means will bo taken by the authorities to prevent, it, but that the carters themselves will have their eyes opened to the cruelty of what may have been mere thoughtlessness on their part.' We allude to the practice of driving horses into deep water to get the carts alongside of lighters, and keeping the poor creatures standing immersed above the girths .all the while the drays are being loaded. This may be a perfectly innocent and safe practice in warm weather, but on cold days it must be very painful to the' animals.

it is notified by the Provincial authorities that the Fast Day being on Thursday next, June 12, the Provincial Government Offices will be closed on that day. Owing to the large room at the Athenffium being now required' for the library of that institution, the . members of the Dunedin Musical Association are unable to continue for the present their usual weekly practising. ... Some few weeks agd, it was stated in our columns that some miners working not far from Waitahuna, had found some large bones, supposed to be those of the gigantic Moa, now believed to be extinct. We may mention that one of the most complete specimens of the remains of this species of bird was found some years ago not far from Waikouaiti, but it is yet possible that the numerous parties of men now prospecting the country in that district may come across remains in the shape of bones or fossils. We trust that if any of the miners should make any discoveries of this nature, they will take the trouble to preserve the specimens and hand them over to the Provincial Government. By such means as these very valuable assistance is sometimes aSorded towards the museums of the colonies.

We observe that the committee of the Benevolent, institution have decided upon commencing operations l with the least possible delay, and that they propose renting a building for the purpose of an asylum , until they can get a ptoper asylum erected. We have received from Mr. Aldrich a_ sample of the Molyneux coal of sufficient quantities to test its burning capabilities. We have no means of carrying out any exact trial, but we may say that the coal not only looks well, but burns well when mixed with wood, and in a proper grate would evidently make as good _ a fire as the ordinary English coal, which it more nearly resembles than any other Otago coal we have yet seen.