RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Issue 3467, 1 August 1879, Page 2

RIVERTON.

- : -•■--■■ ' ■♦ ::".::: .'■njixzu/: Writing on Wednesday our correspondent says ;-r-> . • ';: .-. o. ■ k -f a - The Resident Magistrate's' iOoart^was held here to-day, Mr Wood, R.M., on the bench. The following cases ~were v heard: — • The Inspector of Niusiance3^y- : 'W3?ah, Beer, for allowing four .head' ifc cattle to wander at large ; 'defendant was fined 20s, and 7s costs. Same vA. P. Scobie, for allowing three horses to Avander ; fined la, each, and 7s costs..'. Saine-^yjJ.phn , Flack, for allowing one bull', tpyyisifc-'-the township';' fined 2s, arid 7s l 'ico l^ J Ssne y .William Roberts, ■f6r,allo\ving.,Qn©.ra>w to stray '; fined ss, and '7a costs! E." Rodgers, y ' '■%{ E t , .Ash .,; n judgment summons for £6 18s. Case adjourned. ; G-alloway:.'£ind vßurnsj^^ilicfMtjrchjgon ; -claim: for £4 ;10s;r-Ad]purhed> to;>idßth August : to ' enable evidence^ toytrentaken 'at Wikivi; ' The" satiie^-v-JU Sfcockpahd' 'same v ; MePHei^bn/w6ro'a4jsuTO§Sl- t::!!; ' & ' t '" C. Qotterell ; y ' D. "'Mclieod^^i'ai^'for wasces for £19; lss : 6dv :; Mr 'MattheWfe for plaintiff, Mr Finn for tfdfeflS^^jMi 1 a lengthy hearing, .His, Worship^postponed giving his decision for .'a f or ; tnigb.k j ;.- S. Je.nks.-y L. F.'-Ciapp,;, cX^m^M%A9^' Verdict for £3 ss, with/5s cpstsH honor. McLsod v A. Burns;?; 'Claim dE3i «iVerdict for amouut, with 03? costs. > a to . ■The nomination of a- councillor=-td 1 fill the vacancy caused bjritheresi^ifation' of > MrSiiripson, ; took place > on'" Mi}ndaW" f Mr ' Leonard Petchell,being'the^oniy/^Mdidate, was duly elected/ . V,,.^j ' ' v!'^ The. Longwood is quietly gp'in'g\afiead. Mr L, Longuet has struck ii^his .claim, ;th;e/Greelong?Op>i^He' is* in over 100 feet. The Geelong'Co. are just making another start ; the men are busy splitting slabs." 1 They intend ''sinking a shaft 100 ft, so as to crogsoui tlve" • reef . They are getting very good alluvial 'gold in Sloan's claim, where they are I 'busy sluicing. They are in over 500 ft in r Prink's claim, aud are daily expecting" to strike the reef. There is a great deal of age water, as this claim is on ajp'wer level than some of the surrounding ones, and their tail-race helps to draia theironeighbor's ground. Sinking is still being pushed on in Port's claim; they arej<tfying2 to catch the reef on the underlay/"' so as to drain their ground. -Butler ffnd Boniface, in their claim nearTns'ton&'s's&wmill, are driving on the line of. reef, with good prospects ahead. Mr .Campbell is driving in Daniel's No. 2 claim, and getting payable rough] gold on the main bottom. Howell's chum, called /'The Fossi'kers," is driven over 60 feet, and the men expect to strike the, reef shortly. Some") other Europeans - are also quietly prospecting away, while the Chinamen gefraome'gbod fossicking pickings. f X - - The District Adjutant, Captain Thomson, is expected here on- Friday '*eve'riing, to hold Government inspection of Volunteer?. On dit the officers are td be examirifed as to their qualifications so as'fo obtain their commissions. Let us wish theni/lufck^ 1 Large quantities of grain "are' being daily brought into town by the-, surrounding f armera, the quality of which is p'ronoiiijced second to none in the province. ., K(! v , ; ► They are - progressing i with the first section ' of the Orepuki railway. The Otautau line is rapidly nearing -completion. With the, Longwood goldfields.aifdfOrepnki ! coai ' mine " going ahead -'-'obr- th<£- one side, and the-quantity of land being opened up around the Otaatau, connected with the Nightcaps railway on thVofee'rp Riverton may be said to have a bright future be-