The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 36, 2 June 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It b nnttiictt Ky ;i'tvrti.sfti(ent that the »>,iruacu eErsJ. mHI meet t"»r t'»-rn'>n'i>-vv-

It. u that all !>erson*tvl«.«li.ivc I>cen Iwhatf "I the Waiarcka Uelicf Fati't «tft l>c ww/a t<> han-l in their ;xcut t** tiif honorary Sccrttiiry (>«,-£»Ttv n oi'tuck tiff.-* evening.

We must congratulate* the Postmaster on the ingenious plan he hsw» adopted to intimate t<> the pubfie when th„* mail is sorted. In.-tead of the shabby card which was usually placed tn the window. a small gas bracket has> been fixed, ami the notification " Mail sorted' U painted *>n the j|l»W. While Mil matters posttal w« might btr permitted refer to the neee->sity whieh exists) lor a lamp ouUid;* the tV,t-otlie*. Now that the jpw i.s faid mi trt the building it would not cost ranch ta> ti\ a smalt lamp jus I over the letterbox. ft would tie greatly appreciated l»y the publt. .

The extent exten-loti ot the Thn»«C.<strrei. iivi'lge VV ill miusi Irea'fy for Opvllillg. ITi; 1 ('iiniriii'ti'ri have remove-t the ei'iitres. tiuil: are now at Wiirli having the top part of tiu atvh [ill' i'l in ami ievefEetl. 'I he large rrruir 1.-. fiemg pfaee»l in position «»t» tile wwtcni .-tile. «..» Uuit operattoEt.-j will he eomnteneri t t<» .-»paw tfu' ereek on tltt.- >;•{«•. A rueettivg of th;> ('ort«(kitt«of the Northei'Ti Agrienltura! ami Pastoral Association wilt be het-£ t'>-!ii'>rr»«". in the Meehanic.s' [p.-ititute. at two o'etoek, an.l 3* matters of

yreat interr»t t»» the will l»e lieu tight fnrwant. ti. £-> 'tf»[ie.{ there will he a goo.f atte'i't.ifice of !!tt'tnhet>t. 'tin' niorvthfj. row'ti",2 »»f the ' "ommittec ol i,hc Meeha'iie.-i' ft».-.titute t»»»k place last «;venin--. t'l'e.j., rii. ; ,\fv-isrs. FolTester f ilt the I'lm-ir). (Ee;i.itta.tut. Piatt, l.ailig. Thomson. Fairh-y. a;i»l A. V. Smith. Ten-lens were fur lighting tf'e [n-titute with ga.>. a."it ii. v,,ia re.-M'tveil thai Mr. -fas. Wans--11"!'' it! for »; t 7 .h ' aeeepfn-il. l t \- fiu'tl ! 1* re.-olveil to i»augrtn»te a st,-r:e.i of v.ititer ivai'tinu's : ami after some routine hßsinesji ha»l lieon tratt.-aete>l, the ('ommittee a.iljuiErTU'it. U'o a Melbourne cablegram on Weiiui's.lay stating that thj v, ith tfi.' Swuz -nail. ha»l lofi for Otincilin. I" y extort lay's) " fatly Tinted " we 'i>i<l that the Prf:w Agfney telegram was not correct. Tha

-* Times " leant< front a private source that the P. an» f ' K steadier bringing the mail ha>l not arrive.! at A.lclai.le- ?Jte is n.ow 'seven .lays ovenltte. It seems to us rather an cxfcraoriltnary fact that the Meliionnte Press Ag.'ul s.fu>nM not kn->w when the Knglish mait arrivef. As a nils. Kttglish mails «lo not arrive in Melbourne without some little fuss, and we can hardly see how he could commit stieh a« error as to telegraph the mail had -ailed for Dnnedin. if sttch were not the ea.ie. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the May number of the " Illustrated New ZcaFatid Herald." The present issue is certaiidy one of the best yet pnbli-hed. Among the numerous illustrations may he mentioned the ■•Attack on the OtUcers and Crew of the warraeouta," and views of Western Port, Victoria. A !>unedtn telegram in the " Palmerston Titnes" states that the proprietors of the < iuardtan." feeling aggrieved at a letter

that appeared in the '"lintce llerahl" of Tuesday last, front its l>ttticdin correspondent. are said to have placed the matter in their lawyer's hands, with a view of initiating legal proceedings, if the statements in the letter will support at> action. We ("Argus") leant front a private letter just received by the California!! mail that Madame Arabella «iwlilanl and company have recently completed a very successful ♦ 'anadian tour. Madame < oxldard was about to start for Xew Orleans, thence to the great eities of the west. She was to return to Kngfand in June, at which time she will have been on her travels three years ami three months. Madame t.'oddard's present intention is to ••emain one year in England and the continent of Kurojie : then to return to California reside. Whether her Knglish admirers will allow this is probably doubtful.

It 13 related by Tasmanian papers that there will not be a birthday ball given by the Governor this year. The reason given is that ow ing to the parsimony of Parliament in cutting down his Excellency's salary to so low an amount, the usual hospitalities and festivities at the vice-regal residence have to be kept within a very narrow circle. W hen the Tasnianians got Mr. AY eld for Governor they thought the wealthy New Zcalander would keep up the dignity of former Governors at his own expense : but it seems Mr. Weld, very properly, will not inaugurate a style of living to keep up which might be difficult to a Governor who had his salary alone to depend upon.

A northern paper considers that "these cntimial offers of emolument to members of the Assembly, who are known to be antagonistic to the Government, are, to say tho least of it, indecent, and are considerahly lnoro demoralising and conducive to political corruption than the payment of £2(l for a vote at an election."

From the period from the 26th February to the 31st March, the receipts upon the Auckland and Mercer line (equivalent to our Dunedin and Clutha line), amounted to only 1 2d., and the expenditure to l(j\s. -id., leaving a debit of 4s. 2d. to pay interest 011 some l'IO0,(.)l)f). The balance of interest due is ±"7,754 (is. 3d.