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Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 1170, 9 December 1896, Page 6

Mr. W. Purrell, who retires next wepk from the position of Mayor of Onslow, presided over the Council of the Borough for the last time yesterday evening. Before the meeting closed Councillors Aplin, Valentine, and Cavanagh congratulated his "Worship upon the manner in which he had filled the office. Mr. Durrell, in his reply, stated that he would probably be a candidate for the office next year. While on a trip to "Wellington for the benefit of his health, Mr. Alfred O.ikey, of Nelson, died unexpectedly last Sunday. He had resided in Nelson for 30 years, and for 15 years was bandmaster of the Garrison Band. The body was conveyed to Nelson for burial. Mamaku, near Eotorua, is distinguished as being the loftiest railway station in the colony, beintf 1888 ft above the sea level, or over 800 ft above the lake level at Eotorua. The cycling run, under the auspices of the New Zealand Cyclists' Touring Club, appointed for Saturday next has been postponed till the following Saturday, so as not to clash with the cycle sports. The death was lately announced .of Sur-geon-Major Alston, of Sandgate, who served in the New Zealand war, and also practised in Australia and India. Since his retirement from the Army lie had unwearledly devoted himself to the highest interests of the soldier, and was one of the managers of the Sandgate Soldiers' Institute. A young man, vho served his time as apprentice to a leading firm of painters in Dunedin, has written a letter to his old shopmates, from Johannesburg, where he has gone to seek his fortunes. lie say's that painters there receive £4 to £6 per week; but he adds that he has to pay 35s per week board, exclusive of washing. Bricklayers are paid 22s Gd a day, carpenters 20s, and plasterers 22s fid. His opinion is that too many ariisans are going to Johannesburg, as they are arriving there in hundreds. Speaking for himself, lie would rather be in Dunedin receiving 9s a day than receiving 16s in Johannesburg. The London Colonial Club is going ahead. At the aunual meeting, held on 20th October, evidence was afforded of a most satisfactory state of things- in regard to funds, .to membership, and to future arrangements. Some idea of the interest /now being taken in an institution which started so modestly among the staffs of the Australasian Agents-General a couple of years ago was afforded by the adoption of an amended rulo still further enlarging its scope. Enle 3i now runs:— " That the persons^vho are eligible for membership be the past and present members of the staffs of all Colonial Government offices in London, and any gentlemen who have resided in any British colony lor at least 12 calendar months ; and British subjects generally whose profession or occupation or the prosecution of whose interests subserve directly the general development of the colonies and the expansion of the Empire."!