FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 16987, 8 March 1919, Page 4

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Oamaru Borough Council voted the Mayor a honorarium of £250 for successfully floating at 90 a 7 per cent, loan of £20,000. Mr W. A. Low, of Galloway, was the purchaser. ******* Tho Rev. Win. Gillies, of West Taieri, accepted a call to Timaru. ******* Telegraphic communication with the Bay I of Islands established. ******* Christchurch City Council have an unenviable reputation for exchanging personalties. On a recent occasion four councillor.* left the council chamber as a protest a gainst such procedure, and Cr Raphael was threatened with a slander suit for styling a brother councillor " a drunken sot." ******* Tho construction of the " biggest wooden building in the world " (up to" that time) was begun at Wellington this week. ******* The Good Templars presented the Hon. S. I). Hastings with, an illuminated address <-n the eve of Iris departure for Wctoria. ******* The citizens of Auckland decided to erect a public, memorial to the late Mr James Williamson, .Superintendent of the Province. ******* Northern provincial district assigned to Judge- Giiiies. '.V.nierburv and Westland to Judge Johnston, and Otago and Southland to Judge Williams.