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North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2091, 15 January 1879, Page 2

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two years ago, by these men. One was convicted at the Supreme Court. Gollop, I believe, was implicated in the robbery, anH I iold him so. I have no reason to change my opinion. Subsequently he he kept an hotel in Nelson. I refer to police those respecting the transactions which occurred between himself and a Bank, official. Gollop is not suited to hold a house. I have told him that 1 would oppose the application. T. Atchison. The sending of the telegram was, after some evidence and long argument admitted, but the Chief Justice granted a a nonsuit, on the ground that no express malice having been proved ; the communication must be considered a privileged one. James Murphy, recently sentenced to 25 lashes for indecent assault on a child, received his flogging in the gaol this morning. A private letter received here contains the following in reference to the passage Home of the Waikato, from Lyttelton :— *' O.une Home in the Waikato, clipper ship, from Lyttelton. They were stuck for three days in the ice, neaf Cape Horn. Atter getting away from there they ran short of matches, oil, candles, and tobacco, having nothing to smoke „,,rl Url <-r* „n »« Ko.l in tn» flarlf Thfiv

to them not to set up their bazaar against j the pne contemplated in connection with the 'Churph of England. He goes on to ' say~" I think it very objectionable that you should endeavor to obtain rodttuTthatT we have' engaged, that you should seek for help that has been ulreatfy promised to us, and that you should invite mnmbera of other communions to engage in an undertaking which lias a feature of antagonism, though it carries the form of benevolence. The members of the Churchy of England on your committee cannot be' supposed to give preference to their own interests. It is from the members of other churches that we must expect courteous treatment. The position is peculiar, for I should at once s.iy that it is the most disagreeable and unjust transaction that 1 have observed in Invercargill, were it not that I am well aware how many mistakes may be accounted for by ignorance. I wish to be very clear in ,expressing my opinion, without saying any- 1 thing unnecessarily unpleasant, I do not wish to allow the members of the Church of England to be placed in the disgraceful position of contending for their interests, or rather for the inteiests of public worship, before a wondering public, but I find it to be my duty to be careful in this TTitn'iifr nnmmnnUv tmf. in tnvw liftanaw to

regatta si Henle/f^a thi UMeri* 1 Regret is expres^d thai Inverpairgill i* not re.ptesentecK' I * • \ t Anuwlfcr of tW(i ( JTe»*Zeal»n^.yVagßon potn^my^ w^goni jure already running on the Middle Island ' MOwfcys, and more will be available for work this woek. Before the close of the year the company hope to have. 250 waggons at work. All the woodwork is ma/le in the colony, hut the ironwork is imported from Great Britain on favorable terms, owing to the low price of iron. There are applications for three times as many waggons as the company proposed building the first year, and tho grain traffic on the main trunk lino will be materially assisted this season. The breach of promise case, Cayford v. Carruthers, will be heard at the Supreme Court, Dunedin, before a common jury, on the 29th hist. The immigrants per Oamaru all met ( with ready engagements. Harvest hands, I Ll9 to L2O for three months ; furm laborers, LI to LI 4s per week ; shepherds and ploughmen, L6O per annum ; the ainglo giris, though not open for engagement until to-morrow, all found work, and the supply is not nearly equal to the demand. TM»n foniinr r»f John Wliif.^Vor fnr f.Tifl

tropics was risible in the. i»«!«hWhaod of Melbourne on the evena% tf tl£j| ,4th inst. \. tt/js Their Excellencies Sir H. .RflWMon (Governor of New South Wjl#»)jyßr-W. F. D. Jervois ©(Governor it flontn Australia), Mr F. A. Weld (Qove%r of Tasmania), and Sir A. E. Kennedy(<lwtißrnor of Qntenstaid), have «U consented to become patrons of the Intercolonial Juvenile Exhibition to be held in Melbourne in October next. There are many, inquiries for information from Sydney, Adelaide, and New Zealand. Sir John Coodo has notified to the Harbor Trust Commission that he expects to complete his report on the Melbourne harbor works this month. Edwards, the pedestrian, failed to walk 110 miles in 24 hours, at Ballarat, owing to the great heat. He -completed 108 miles 397 yards in 24 hours. The Australian Eleven were to play their final match at Sandhurst on the Bth and 9th inst., and will then break up. | A proposal has bsen made to establish I a new Bank in Melbourne, to be called "The Australian Gold and Estate Bank," to aid in the development of mining, farming, and manufactories. Mr VV. S. Lyster, the operatic manager, grill laipn "E!nfrl«Tni Kct tVxo. .Tinimnt TW«il

upottwhich they were pleased to rent their opifefofs. On the platform, besides the Marfon who occupied the chair, were Cr». Hejfißftnd, Mainland, Gibbt, Familfton, and <9fie Mayor, on &ingj nM tliatin opeitf ng the proceeding*, it was necessary to inform them that he occupied at once the position* of their chairman and spokesman of the Council. Heiilled the chair by virtue of the Act, which made it incumbent upon the - Mayor that he should do so ; and he occupied the other position as the mouthpiece as it were of the Muneipal Council. - ft being necessary therefore that he should occupy a large portion of their time in speaking, he trusted that the meeting would stand to him in tne relation of chairman, and preserre for him that amount of order which was necessary, and which he would take care to enforce when the platform was occupied by those who followed hint. (Hear, hear.) The meeting was called in pursuance of the provision* of section 2 of the Oamaru Waterworks Act. 1875, Amendment Act, 1878, which provides that for the purpose of completing the Waterworks, the Corporation may borrow such sums as may lie requisite by special loan. The Municipal Corporations Act pro* vides that certain notice must be given, and section 141 of the same Act provides that the Mayor shall call a meeting for the purpose of considering and discussing the proposal, after which a poll is to be taken. He

•lake his reputation on the correctness of his «atimat*-of the capability of the race to stpply water for a population of 10,000, and give sufficient water to supply the engines rMMtnog it. .Mr M'L<cod's calculations were fttfly confirmed by" Mr Blair. Some color was give* to the statement, from the fact that the Engineer, in a published report, set down the cost of the works at L 65.000. He then read tha following statamanta >

Statement Showing How thk L 65.000 was Made JJr. Inletwork and oocurettng £3,300 Race-cutting „ 11,526 Tunnelling 4,800 Aqueducts 8,430 Flumet and boxiug 4,039 By- washes and: overbyes 550 Bridges and paddockiugs 1,650 Reserroir and works 3,900 Fencing 3,500 Land 3,439 Pipes from reservoir and from service 20,000 £65,000

Excess of Henderson* tender over Eagin«er'« estimate ... Extras ordered and allowed to December 6, 1878 £720 8 5,124 19 9 6

Statement showing Additional Items MAKING UP THE FcitTHKB SUM BIQUIRED to Qomplkt* Work.