NEW RAILS REQUIRED FOR SOUTHERN LINES.

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 309, 2 January 1879, Page 2

NEW RAILS REQUIRED FOR SOUTHERN LINES.

EDUCA7IONAL ARRANGEMENTS. THE DUNBDIN HOLIDAYS. CA?>fERON'S~£2OOO SWBEP. (PROM OUR OWM CO»*BSPOKDB«t.) DUNEDIN. _. _ . 31it December.

The Fhh testimonial presentation was worth £160. It consisted of a silver salver, silver claret jug. and six goblets; also, a diamond ring for Mrs. Fish. The iotorua leaves on her excursion trip to the Cojst and Bonnds thh afternoon. Between sixty and seventy excursionists are already bookeJ. ' A representation will be at once made to fhe Government of the necessitjr of re-laying certain parts of theChristchnrch and Invercargilt line with 521b rails. The Education Board Are making provision '• for dbtrict schools, accommodating rW additional pupils, after the holidays. It is estimated that even then 1000 children will be still left unprovided for in the matter of education. The Dunedin, Peninsula, and Ocean Beach 7tailway Company have received a proposal j ■ rom the promoters of the Portobello TYamwaf I Company for the purchase of the line. A reset lution was passe i expressing the company's willingness to amalgamate with the proposed Tramway Company, or to sell the line at the cost price, £14,600, with interest added at the rate of Bor 10 per cent Failing an agreement being come to, a committee was appointed to obtain information with a view to working the U u e *i ? S***^' the working expeiies charged by the Government beiog con»ld«wd unduly high. _ . 2nd January. The weather has been splendid over the hoUdays. The principal gathering was at the Caledonian sports, where 8000 wire pwwent The Caledonian Handicap of 220 yds and 4*) yd« was won by S^tt, wio fan first in eachhSat R. Auen proved the best wrestler in the border style. Burke won the Mile Race Hf starting from scraUh, and completing the mile ia- the splendid time of 4min. 39W mm ™',F tb ?sl€C<? 5l€C< handi «»Pi won tbo Three* Mile Walking Race fo 25min. 39isec. JMearly 600 persons went to Oamaru in the Hawea yesterday. ««uiuib A rowdy mob took possession of the streets on New Year's eve, smashing windows and fragging gates off their binge*, flouring sihe in ß^ice at they -^ *• -a* In Cameron's £2000 sweep on the Champion JVelUngton; Mr. Barnett, of Timarn. wirlock md Meesn. Donnell and Bryant.%f the aSi pray Hotel, Winslow and Bolwmh **'*