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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 954, 9 May 1879, Page 2

" {'lacking the pigeons" is an operation 1 freely indulged in by some people, but though many persons might l*c inclined to apply the term to the pressure being placed upon residents En the district by some, at least, of our banking institutions, it can I scarcely be said that bankers are entitled to | the title of " pigeon plnckcra." One of onr j bonk managers is apparently determined to : perform an operation of a more diabolical ! nature upon the pigeons which for some time j post have held possession of his bank. At | the meeting of the Municipal Council last | evening, Mr. Ales. Kerr, manager of the I local branch of the National Bank, by letter applied for permission to shoot the pigeons that infest the bank building to the manifest annoyance of the public. The writer stated that he had tried ever}- other method of | getting rid of them that Fie could think of, bnt without success. It was decided to reply that, under the special circumstances of the case, the Council would offer no objection to Mr. Kerr shooting the pigeons, but that it cottld give him no authority to do so, and that for this he must apply to the police, ft is to be hoped that the police will give Mr. Kerr permission to shoot the pigions, for they arc undoubtedly a public nuisance. We shall wait anxiously for information as to when the pigeon shooting match is to take place, and shall with pleasure record the result.

At yesterday's meeting of the County Council, Mr. Shrimski attended personally to urge the necessity for the footpath on the east side of the Main North lload being forme*!. We gave a report of Mr. Shrimski s remarks in yesterday s issue. Hie matter came up for consideration at a (ate stage ot the proceedings. .Some discussion took place upon the subject, members very generally expressing the opinion that other portions of the riding were in greater need of attention than that alluded to. It was, therefore, decided to inform Mr. Shrimski that the Council could not entertain his application at present. We have been compelled to hold over a large amount of correspondence for a future issue, in conseqnence of a pressure of other matter.

At the meeting of the Municipal Council last evening, the auditors waited upon the : Council with a view to obtaining certain information. They pointed oat that the hank ; had charged one per cent, (or LSO) on jiaying the L."0«O loan nt Home. This, it was pointed out, particularly by Mr. Locke, was an excessive charge, the hank only properly being entitled to charge one-quarter per cent, at nwwt. The Mayor, on behalf of the Council, expreaketi their thanks to the auditors for having tailed attention to the matter, and the following resolution was carried : " That the thanks of the Council be tendered to the auditors for drawing attention to the charge made for paying bonds for LT>«OO loan, bst that the amount be notified as a correct lecoiv! of expenditure. Further, that the Finance Committee, with the auditors, be requested to interview the manager of the bank on the subjecv of o\ ereharge." The balance-sheet was then certified to as correct by the auditor, ami it w;ts arranged that the manager of the bank should be interviewed ou the subject.

I The Cotmtv Council, at its meeting yesterday afternoon. voted the sum of L-> 0 from its funds aa it contribution towards the Oamarit Hospital. tf*e niover (Mr. Duncan) pointing out that the Iru.-tit"t * ion wris "* \ery worthy o; e, and that it htt»i I; f *t, owing very probably to the ditlne3s of tii*- times, received the amount of support it wa± «»- title.J to obtain. An amendment wa.; moved I»y Mr. Falconer that the amount should he and discussion took place- upon the subject. daring which the Chairman gave the assurance that the Government had no intention to make atty deductions from the Comity funds for charitable itt.l U.i- year, but wished the district to look after iU own institutions. Mr. J. D. Kett has purchased the privilege of catering on the gr»>ttncl at the approaching coursing meeting. Mr. W. Mtireott, at yesterday's County Council meeting; very pointedly complained of t.he omission of any reference to the ♦ 'utility Council in the address which was presented to His Excellency on his late visit to Oaniaru. He aaid tiiat although the County Councillors were invited to !><-> : present, no mentwn was made of them in the address, and that the Councils address smacked of the style of the three tailors of Toolev street, whose petition sommeneed with " We. the people of England." He referred to the address which was presented at Timartt, and which included the Municipal " Council, County Council, and Koad 150.tr.55. He explained that lie had only referred to E the matter in order that a similar omission I might not he made in future. | To-morrow, Mr. G. Grecniiehl will offer ; for sale a quantity of opoasoin rugs of a very j, superior class. These have been brought i over from Melbourne hy Mr. S. R. Clark, of : Brunswick, Victoria. Mr. Clark has met with considerable success in "Dtmedin and Christcfurrch in the disposal of a large : quantity of these rugs. which have been spoken of highly in the local press. At the meeting of the Municipal Council last evening, the question as to what amount of assistance the Conncil would give the newly-formed Fire Brigade again came up for consideration. It was eventually decided t» reply to Mr. Fulton, the Secretary of the Brigade, that the Conncil would provide accommodation for the engine In a shed to he erected at the back of the Council Chambers. The following gentlemen were present at the monthly meeting of the Athenteuni Committee, held last evening—Messrs. Forrester (in the chair). IVattie, Loring, Montagu, Fitleul, Molliaon, tvidd, Davis, S pratt, and Williamson. Mr. Fidler was elected to fill the place of Mr. Tempest, resigned. The books lately received were passed by the library commit tee, and ordered to be prepared for issue to subscribers as soon as possible. The Committee resolved that its meetings should be held at 7.30 instead of So clock, and to- arrange for a series of winter popular entertainments i:s connection with the iiiscittttion. Instructions were given to prohibit smoking within the Athenisum. The Tinorn Herald otf today contains the following :—" A trustworthy correspondent Mat Bathe following startling telegram from Oamaro yesterday * Colorado Beetle and

Mealy Bug are rampant here, and are playing sad havoc amongst the crops not yet in store. Lively recollections are entertained of the ravages of the latter insect here some years ago.' The sufferers at Oamaru have our 'warmest sympathies in the hourtof their great trouble.'