DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2569, 2 April 1877, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

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The Guardian sires the following account of • scene "between the -Hon onat-d Reid and Mr Proudfoot, r the contract.*. Tl c latter catted on the Minister for a settlement or an inatnLment of » Well-known arbitration award, for which h* had giren time to the Provincial Go-"' vemment, owimr to its embarrassed con- . liitinn, although h<> mtg'it dare demanded the imnieliaif payment of the «urn. The i instMluu>nt had fall* n due a day or two ago, and the contractor waited- on the Minister, Tcurher in hand, and urged payment. •' I'll Bhnye thin roll of papers down your throat," said the Mininter^ " Do it, I should like to see you," said the oontrartor. " YoW're * biack|(itard to talk to me in that way." said the Minister. •* You're a d üble-dyed blacl- >;uard ' $o tal^ to me in that way," retorted the (tut tractor; " I cm me t«»you as,n citizen, and y<*u must..hear me" "If you talk to me in that ««y I will Bei>d lor a const&M*>," «»M the Vfinis er. /• -end for ht«i." -aid th contractor, " I'll wait here tor him;" but after waiting a few mine tea he retired before the arriral of a policeman. . . '„ TM» day. The Jocjcey dub ou Saturday „ disqta*i6ed a bookmaker named Coletuan from erev appearing on' the Duneil v eiiirHe or being interested in any horac at lit* club meetings, the reason being unfair practices. „