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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 808, 7 December 1865, Page 2

As so much misunderstanding and unpleasantness arises from the neglect of advertisers to communicate their instructions in writing, we have to announce that in future no verbal orders for withdrawals or alterations will be attended to.

It will be useful to those of our readers who occasionally have to receive their families and friends at the Port after a sea voyage to learn that accommodation of the most exclusive character can always be obtained at Mr George Dodson’s Provincial and Port Chalmers Hotels.

The steamer Maid of the Yarra will leave the wharf for Hokitika and Greyxnouth to-morrow morning at seven o’clock. The steamer Star of the South does not leave until Saturday,

The Directors of the Caledonian Society will meet to-morrow evening to consider the tenders for the erection of the Grand Stand.

We are glad to learn that the unfavorable symptoms which threatened Mr Clayton have given way, and that he is now in a fair way of recovery.

The dust in the town to-day has been a frightful source of annoyance, and the injury suffered by tradesmen must have been considerable, not only as regards their goods, but by the absence of customers who wisely preferred their homes to being powdered from head to foot, and halfblinded. It is, however, some comfort to find that the Corporation have done what they should have attended to long since. A tender has been accepted tb water the town as follows :

—Princes street, from the Octagon to the Imperial Hotel, corner of Hope street; Rattray and Maclaggan streets, from Bond street to Clark street ; Manse street, from Messrs Royse, Mudie, and Co.’s stores to Bond street ; and Stafford street from Hope street to Princes street. The watering has to be performed twice a day at least, viz., before 9 a.m., and not later than 3 p.m. If the streets are “particularly dusty,” they are to receive “ additional waterings, as may be directed by the Inspector ©£ Nuisances,” under whose direction the whole arrangement is very appropriately placed.