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Clutha Leader, Volume XVI, Issue 832, 27 June 1890, Page 5

The San Francisco mail was delivered liere on "Wednesday. The R.M. Court will next sit at Balclutha on Tuesday, July 8. It is announced that Mr A. J. Burns will contest the Taieri seat at next election. Out of a piece of ground 60ft by 51ft Robert Kirkwood, Kaitangata, has this year ■obtained 40 bags of carrots. According to the Christchnrch Press, Arthur Olampett alias Sullivan in returning to Chrfstchurch by the Ituapehu, his passage having been paid by a local syndicate. We call attention to the announcement that the Rev. Rutherford Wadd.4l, M. A.., will ■deliver a lecture in Barr'a Hall hero on Wednesday evening. The subject in such as in tho present crisis should command a large audience. Admission is free--11l his Financial Statement the Treasurer mentioned that the Government intend to make proposals with a view to givs effect to the recommendation of the Mining Conference as regards tho abolition of the gold duty and the Bubatitution of another revenue in its place. At --"the" last meeting of the Education Board it was decided to erect the very necessary hoys' and girls' out offices at lUlclutha and Kaitangata schools and tenders will be culled at once for their erection. We believo they will bo very, suitable and are estimated each to cost abo Ait -L4O. There was a very full attendance at tho meeting of the Balclutha Literary Society on Tuesday evening, Rev. Mr Ourrie presiding. A very interesting paper was read by Mr O. E. Thomson on his reminiscences of China. During thoTe-veniiig songs were sung by Mr Mackie, Mrs Bentteyy-iand Miss Sievwritjhb. The'third. series, of wool sales opened in London on Tuesday!, ; 13,000 bales being catalogued. A" fair selectipu was offered, one-third hoing from New Zealand. There was a good attendance. Merinos averaged 10 per cent., and crosabreds 5 per cent, below tho May closing rates. Tho Bradford trade is depressed, and American demands p00r.,. - The Tokomairi.ro -ploughing mutch is to be held on Friday next week',- 1 in a p.iddock not far from tho railway station- There is to be a novelty tins year in the* shape of a class for ■digging ploughs, which should bo a good additional attraction to visitors. The total classes are : (a) Swing ploughs, open to all ; (b) do for Juniors; (c) double furrows, open; (d) do open to non-prizetakois only ; (c) open to digging ploughs. All prizes are to be presonted at the dinner to be held after the match. . | A Home paper says: — According to j present indications there is very little prospect of the confessional revision question being serioxisly tackled in the Free Church Assembly -this year. The sub-committee dealing with the matter met Tuesday, and selo-sted certain■doctrines which it is said will probably bo sufficient to occupy the time of tho committee till the general assembly meets. It is believed that about two years will p*ss before the Declaratory Act could be formally presented to the general assembly. ■ '] At the recent meeting of Chamber of Mines held in Dunedin a motion was passed to the effect that steps be taken to promote legislation in the direction of a bill issued by tho British Parliament, with the view of making directors of mining companies responsible ■ for the statements made in their prospectuses. , This is a move in tho right direction. Unquestionably the directors of many companies pocket their foes as n. recompence for allowing their names to be used for public decop- , tiou. Mrs Scott's mission camo to a close on Friday last. The coffee supper in connection ! with her farewell was well attended. On Sab- | bath first our Wesleyan friouds throughout Now ( Zealand commemorate tho jubilee of their church. Although not strictly the fiftieth year, a3 the hiatory of Methodism in this Colony dates further back, yet as the colonial jubilee has j been observed during this year, it has been deemed advisable to have them both together. Collections will be lifted on tho Thanksgiving j Sabbath for a special fund of a connoxiual character. In addition to this effort, Rev. W. Morloy is expected during September' to furthor advocate the claims of the jubilee fund. The Education Board are adopting new regulations in connection with thoir scholarships and the committee's report was partialiy considered at the last meeting. We notico that Mr M. Fraer, who has steadily looked after the interests of contry schools, has proposed that lwlf the junior scholarships allotted by the board shoul.l be confined to pupils of schools with an average. attendance of 105 and under. This is evidently a good suggestion. He also purposes to add a clause giving all candidates who fail to secure scholarship, but who obtain 50 percent of the attainable marks in both senior and junior classes, free education tor two or three years re■spectivelj at any^of the district high schools.

Watson and Murray, brewers, (Auckland) pleaded guilty on Wednesday to throe breaches of the Beer Duty Act, and were fined the minimum penalty ; total, Ll2O and costs, L6l6sGd. The ninth annual report of the "New Zealand (Christclmrch) Farmers' Co-operative Association shows that the net profit for. the year was LBBB9, the balance brought forward from last year (L 1915), making a total to be dealt with L 10.804. The directors propose the usual dividend of 7 per cent., and a bonuß of 3^ per cent, on the called up capital, and on shareholders' puichnse of merchandise ; also n bonus of a similar amount on salaries and wages paid during the' year ; also a bonus of 25 per cent, on all net commissions carried through, and 15 per cent on luarine insurance premiums paid ; these bonuses to bo claimed by May 31st, 1891, or forfeited. They propose to wipe L3OO off each of the freehold and leasehold properties ; to write 20 per cent, off the items, " machinery and office furniture ;" to add to the reserve fund LISOO, and to carry forward the balance. | At the meeting of the literary society here on Tuesday evening, Mr M'Cormick explained that as ho was about to leave Balclutha that would be the last meeting of the society lie woiild be able to attend. He sxid he wished to suggest a few appropriate subjacta for essays during the session. Among these were tha following : -The life and works of Tom Collins, by Mr Dunne, followed by a few cursory .remarks by Messrs Bishop and T. Paterson ', Sheep and their owners, how to soil them, by J. W, Wilson ; Ethics of horse-dealing, by His Worship the Mayor ; Essay on Napoleon, by Dr Fleming, with dissertations on puggy, by Messrs Wilson, Day, and Inglis ; the Übiguitous reporter, or How I attended a harvest home on Inch Clutha while enjoying a nap in Balclutha, by D. T. Fleming ; Is hydropathy an immoral science, by Mr Gunn ; the value of gas, by T. Mackenzie, M. H.R. ; the whole art of ladykihing, or a day out with the girls, by Mr H. J. Day ; how to enjoy a holiday on horseback, by Mr Bremner ; cvttle-lifting, ancient andmodorn, | by Mr J. W. Wilson, assisted by Mr D. Stewart ; the evils of dancing and other forms of violent exertion, by Mr J. W. Inglis.