Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1884. "MEASURES NOT MEN." Local and General Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1054, 28 June 1884, Page 2

Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1884. "MEASURES NOT MEN." Local and General Intelligence.

There were 22 patients in the Tuapeka Goldfields Hospital laat evening— l 7 males and 5 females. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers from the Government printer. Measles of a mild type is prevalent in the Beaumont district-. The local school has been closed a week earlier for the mid-winter holidays on that account. The Waipori School Committee at their last meeting voted for Mr Fish to fill the vacant seat on the Education Board. The Manuka Creek Committee gave their support to Mr Fulton's candidature. Mb T. Fergus announces, through the columns'.of the " Cromwell Argus," that he intends to seek re-election for the Wakatip district. He will be opposed by two or three wellknown local public men. We learn that work was resumed at the Kaitangata coal mine on Thursday. The loss to the company, particularly at this season of the year, must have been very heavy during the enforced suspension of operations at the mine. At the half-yearly meeting of the Loyal Blue Spur Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F.. held on Wednesday last, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:— Bro. John Cousins, N.G. ; Rro. T. W. Redman, V.G. ; Bro. Chas. Campbell, E.S. (re-elected.) Bro. John Watson fills the Grand Master's chair for the current term. What appearß to be a dear case of incendiarism is reported by the " Tapanui Courier." Some miscreant set fire to a straw stack in Mr James Sim's stock-yard at Crookston, about 4 o'clock la3t Friday morning. The stack was on the weather side of the stable, chaff-house, barn, and other buildings, and but for the keen frost that protected the thatch and other buildings, the whole of Mr Sim's valuable farm-yard property must have been destroyed. The property was uninsured. It is stated that Mr David M'Kellar, of Tapanui, has declined to allow his name to be placed in nomination for the Dunstan electorate. Mr M'Kellar has acted wisely ; hi? chance of election against that veteran politician, Mr Vincent Pyke, would have been small indeed. Mr W. Quin's name has been men* tioned as a probable aspirant for the seat, but we are inclined to think that this is merely a rumor and nothing more, Mr CJuin possesses too much common-sense to enter the field when he knows positively that defeat stares him in the face. Mr Pyke is certainly safe against all-comers. Mb G. F. C. Bbowne, who contested the Tuapeka seat with Mr J. C. Brown in 1881, in* timates elsewhere that it is his intention to seek the suffrages of the electors at the approaching general election, Mr Browne tan our present member very close— within 38 votes^at last election, and he considers that the large measure of support he then received justifies his coming forward on this occasion. We are given to understand that Mr Oudaille (County Chairman), who was mentioned in a previous issue as a likely candidate, has decided not to come forward. It is very questionable if Mr Fraer will allow his name to be placed in nomination, as it is understood that he has not received the inducements he naturally expected, This will not be very cheering news to those who were prepared to place that inestimable gentleman at the head of the poll on the 22nd of next month. The Waitahuna ploughing match did not eventuate on Thursday last owing to the recent severe frosts having rendered the ground almost unworkable. Under the circumstances, the Committee of Management wisely decided to postpone the match until Wednesday next, 2ad July. It is to be. hoped on that occasion that the ground will be in better condition and the weather more favorable. We understand that eight competitors put in an appearance last Thursday, and fully six more would have come forward if the pircumstances had been different. The weather for some time previous to Thursday laat prevented " the cracks " from getting their ploughs in working order, but as a change has since set in, it'is presumed that regular practice will now be the order of the day. One or .two ploughmen of repute from a distance have decided to take part in the match on Wednesday next. A well- attended meeting of the Provisional Committee appointed to undertake the necessary preliminary arrangements for the establishment of a flour-mill in Lawrence was held in the Town Hall, Lawrence, last evening ; the Mayor in the chair. Mr Darton gave a verbal report on behalf of the Bub-committee appointed to select a suitable site for the proposed mill. Two eligible sites were recommended — one in Derwenfc-sfcreefc and the other in Irvine-street (opposite the railway station.) After discussion, the Secretary (Mr Arbuckle) was appointed to ! write to the Land Board enquiring the cost of a piece of land in Derwent-street suitable for a mill- site. —A report was received from Mr Smaill, giving estimates of the cost of laying down water pipes to several proposed sites and the cost of railway sidings to said sites.— The Secretary read correspondence re cost of improved milling machinery, on the latest approved principles.— lt was decided to hold a general meeting of the Committee on Friday, 4th July, to consider the probable amount of ! capital required to float the proposed company, ,

.The Lawrence MsM&fcgf&hool will be closed dunngthe incoming week to allow tb« teachers, if tfey feel so ? inoTined, "to attend the | on the Ist, 2od, and 3rd prox. iUlst^t MBN « X i. ww ¥ l " diM ? lved by Proclamation fixing the elections for the22nd proximo. The '^.^MtarMtb by the 6th August, r4!rihe m 7m 7t n h^ tß for the deßpatch ° f « *f S H l«rt:r? * a ™ good reason for thinking that theMLinistry will resign previous » g 4°V arliament « unle » they ha" M»wl »l/ najor & r ., refcnr . n ? d *? "iPPort them. Major Atkinson *H not join Yogel unless ara last resource, andif the' Opposition caYrythe elecbpns it.w probjble that hV will adviw the Governor to send fr Sir George Grey, so that % n»y h formed when the Honse SL^ ?»■ *«»*&*" wfll checkmate Yogel? Should he not adpt this coarse he reckonupon having a conpact following of twenty" five, and with thisgection he will unite with the Greyites in oposition, unless Sir Julius manages to enlist Sj George on his tide. Mr Folton, M.I.R. for the Taieri. is to be opposed at the oming election. His od» ponents are announod to be Messrs Wathen and Carncross. The wmer gentleman is or has been, we understand, (reporter onju*irau*»~ • newspaper. -£Ir, Car»£og S was^Miookseller and stationer at Oamaru some years ago. We are not aware what the politics of either of these aspirants to political fame may be, but Mr Carncross' inimitable powers as " corner man " in minstrel troupes will lead many to believe that if the House requires an antidote to dull care, Mr Carncross may be prevailed upon to take a "corner;" and that if politics are not thereby elevated to any great extent, members will at least be amused. — "North Otano Timeß." The following paragraph appeared in Tester* day's issue of the " Daily Times ":—"" :— " Messrs J. C. Brown atid Co., of Lawrence, have made arrangements with Mr T. Reid, lessee of the Fortification Coalpit, situated about five miles down the Tokomairiro River, for a supply of I black diamonds.' As the roads are almost impassable during the winter months, it is proposed to punt the coal about three miles up the river to a spot near where the new bridge is being erected, from whence there is a tolerably good ro»d to Milton. The river flows Wlt j!£ a , few XfF* of th e pit'" month, so that nodifficulty will beexperienced in theloading of the coal. In orderto make the river navigablow for the distance required, all snags and other 7 obstacles will be reaoved by means of dyna- S mite. After a fair Hal, should the enterprise prove a success, n is considered probable that a short railwar might be constructed. The coal is of excelled quality, ranking next to Kaitangata, if not suierior for some purposes." At the Land Boaromeeting on Wednesday, the following biwines of local interest wai transacted :— An appliation by James O Brien to purchase section 2ad part 3, block I Tuai pekaEast, was ref erredo the District Land Of. ficer for further report. The District Land Officer, Lawrence, forw.rded an application by J. Thompson, on behalfjf Alexander Allan, to purchase section 19, bloc;*, Waitahuna West, and recommended v that itbe sold at the rate of 25-1 per acre.— lt was explained that the section was only three nods in extent, but was burdened with £3 fe survey fees.— The Board agreed to offer it at he rate tf 253 per acre.—— Mr John Tucker's atolicatioi to capitalise sect tion 23, block 11, Tu^eka W*st, was granted. — — Certificates, of application for gold-mining leases in block 11, Cafta Hill, were approved as follow :— " Section 38iud 39, James Higgins ; section 40, J. T. Bake and others ; section 30, James White ; sectiol 40, George Lythgoe ; section 42, James MCormick and others; section 33, Richard Miker and others ; section 36, R. J. Pitches and aipther.— The applica* tion of James Tamblynto purchase, section 3, block ii, Teviot (deferrfl-payment lease) was approved. \ The Clarks Flat SchM Committee held their ordinary meeting ol Thursday evening. Present: Messrs Walkk Rowe, French Petersen, and M'Lelland Secretary.) In the absence of Mr Fraser, Mr Walker was called upon to preside.— The miites of the former meeting were read and conflped.— The Chairman observed that the net business before the meeting was the nomin&on of a member for the Education Board in pipe of Mr Fergus resigned.— Mr M'Lelland conMered there was only one eligible candidate ieking election, and that was Mr |Elder. Thi gentleman had previously discharged his dutu on the Board to the advantage of country fchools, and on principle he (Mr M'Lelland) WQld not vote for an M.H.R. He did not see tfi propriety of supporting gentlemen with " Dishing honors thick upon them," who had t$T ambition to arrogate to themselves all rule a\d authority ; nor did he believe that in a newpountry like this there should be a continuou authority. The present case, however, was a\ exception, and, therefore, he had great pleasure in proposing: " That this Committee recorl their vote in favor of Mr W. Elder." Seconled by Mr Rowe, and carried.— A vote of banks was then passed to the Chairman and tfe meeting closed. \ The following important regulations under the Education Act are gazetted: "llßegula* tion 2 under Order-in-Council dated September 24, 1878, for defining the standards of eSucation and for inspection of schools, is hereby repealed, 2. At every standard examination of a public school the whole school shall be examined. Pupils not sufficiently advanced as to be in a class that has been prepared for examination in standard I. shall be examined in Buch a man* ncr as the inspector may deem fit, but all tho other pupils must be presented for examination according to the standards. Every pupil who has already passed any standard must be presented for a higher standard : provided that at any time, not being less than three months before the examination, the teacher may, if he see fit, place any pupil in the class preparing* for the standard which he last passed, ana such pupil shall be examined with such class, but shall not be deemed a candidate for a pass, and shall not in any case be reckoned as passing again in the standard for which he is so ex* amined. The teacher Bhall formally present for examination all the pupils on the school roll, by giving to the inspector a list or lists of the pupils that are not prepared for standard., 1., orla memorandum of the number of such pupils, and for each standard a separate list of the pupils presented to pass the standard, together with a list of those presented to be re« examined in the standard. The teacher shall, at the same time, hand to the inspector a sumj. Mary of the numbers presented, the total of which summary must correspond with the numi ber of pupils on the roll of the school." The ordinary monthly meeting of the Law* rence District High School Committee was held on Wednesday evening. The following members were in attendance : — Messrs Harrop (President), Thompson, Smaill, Craig, and Browne (Secretary.)— The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed.— The inward correspondence consisted of a letter from the Rector, stating that he had written to the parents of those children who were irregular in their attendance and the reply invariably was that "lickneaa" was the cause of non-attend-ance on the part of the children. — A circular was received from Mr P. G. Pryde (Secretary of the Education Board), intimating that the annual conference of teachers would be bold in Dunedin the first week in July, and suggesting the advisability of closing the school for such time as to allow the teachers the opportunity of attending the conference. Mr SmajlJ thought it would be wise to confer with ths Rector before coming to a conclusion. Mr Browne remarked that when the holidays were given at Easter-time, it was on the understand* ing that there would be no mid-winter holidays. Mr Smaill moved, and Mr Thompson seconded: " That the matter be relegated to the Visiting Committee to confer with the 'Rector to ascer« tain if he considers it advisable to close the school." Carried.— The monthly return submitted by the Rector showed that the average attendance for the month was 232*9; the. ' highest number present was 245 2 ; whilst the ' average numbs* on the roll was 32Q7.— Mr Smaill ton behalf of the Visiting Committee) reported that an arrangement was entered into with Mr Motherwell to plough and subsoil the section where the new residence for the Rector was to be erected,' and that Mr Watson had undertaken the transplanting of the trees from the old school grounds, and that tho work r wa» now in progress. ' The Committee had not ex* ceeded the amount (£10) authorised for the performance of the work. — Accounts from Geo. Walker (13a 6 d) and J. Caskie (6) were re^ ferred to the Visiting Committee, —A vote of thanks was passed to the President, and the proceedings closed,

A sraouL meeting of the Committee of Management of the Ttupeka Goldfields Hospital, was held last evening for the purpose of receiving and accepting tenders for supplies for the ensuing six months. The following tenders were accepted :— Groceries, T. Arthur; medical comforts, T. x Wilson and Co ; meat, Bloy and Tucker ; bread (4Jd per 41b loaf), T. Wilson and Co ; milk (2d per quart) R. Nichol; firewood (80s per cord), T. E. Williams : coal, T. M'Kenrie; interment* (32s 6d each), Joseph Egglesrone : cleaning ashpit (2s 6d per week). A. Mitchell. The tender* for drags and drapery were referred to a subcommittee to determine. A Pbisb Association telegram from Boss of Thursday* date. lay*:- A quantity of stone, the like of which for rich Rold«bearing properties has never been equalled at Reef ton, was brought down from Cedar Creek reef* on Saturday. A company was floated last night with a capital of £24,000, and men in its employ have left to-day to get out the quartz so as to have it ready by the time the battery is finished. Some of the pieces -of atone were studded with globule* of gold, some as large as peas. Yesterday » trial of the stone showing gold was made in the presence of some of the Greymouth leading quartz reefers, and it yielded highly payable results. Stone was obtained from the William Tell company, Excelsior company, Peg and Peg. The above-named have got the reef, and are busy getting out stone to-day. A piece of ■tone from the latter was crashed, and yielded at the rate of 802 to the ton. Fresh ground is being rushed. The " Lyttelton Times " says :— " It is leap year with Sir Julius Yogel. Several fair electorates at once are proposing to him. The gossips say that 'Christchurch is to be the accepted one. Sir Julius, however, appears anxious not to compromise himself until he shall have ascertained the probable line of con* duct to be taken by the lady's family. No promise, so we understand, hasjyet passed. If, therefore, Sir Julius's intentions come to nothing, there will be no ground for a breach of promise case. In plain English, Sir Julius is supposed to be ready to stand for Christchurch North, if his return can be assured him. Should he determine to take the plunge, it ought to be a good thing for both parties. Sir Julius is not likely to find a better constituency. North Christchurch ia not likely to find so good a member. Nearly everybody in the Colony admit* that Sir Julius's return to the General Assembly is to be desired. A great many people would, like to- sec him Premier of New Zealand. Even those who are afraid of borrowing consider that the ability, energy, experience, and cheery pluck of Sir Julius Yogel are sadly wanted in our political firmament at this juncture." . The following very trenchant remarks, which we thoroughly endorse, appear in the leading columns of the "North Otago Times" of Thurs. day last :— There can be but one opinion as to the conduct of the majority in Parliament in voting themselves the full honorarium of 210 guineas for a session of twelve working days. And the opinion is that the majority have covered themselves with disgrace, which would be •■ lasting as it is odious, only that the intrinsicinsignificjkneeof the persons concerned is such that no enduring memory can possibly attach to it. Still.while their notoriety lasts, ft will be a, notable one. At a time when the public finances are in anything but a flourishing state, when the country is in no position to bear additional unwarranted demand* upon its tax-paying .powers, and at a time when the pinchbeck Liberals of our politics are howling out about their own passion for economy, and execrating the extravagance of the other side, those very Liberals deliberately vote themr. selves for twelve day*' work, the honorarium of a fall session. Could anything be more scan* the humbug and hypocrisy of those whom so many of 'our fellow colonists delight to honor as the high-principled servants and saviours of their country ? In the face of all the facts, this action of the majority's is one of unmitigated meanness. Henceforth they should in all their political /relations be distinguished by the endearing title of " honorarium men ; " for to roughly but not inappropriately parody Shakespeare—) Sir George he is an honorarium man, In fact f< they are all honorarium men.