SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 97, 12 August 1876, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

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Saturday. THE MCSHi'M. and influential meeting was hold n'diiv to consider the position of the jo Museum, the Mayor presiding, t'ullowiug resolutions were adopted :

"Thiit steps be taken to procure a 1 rif .t!'2,.001> for the purchase of fittings mm* for the new Museum buildings. a Further sum for the current exi's e-F the Museum after HOth SeptemIwxt." ("J.) " Resolved, that the time iow veil when the <>"tago Museum liljf yiacod on a tinner footing, and tor ihis purpose, it is desirable that wlowiueut of land be set aside for jui'pnse." An influential deputation appointed to obtain- the co-operation In Provincial Executive toward,-* the imvmcc of this cud, wid to request the ml (rovßvnuient to rccomuuud the smy votes. Mr. Reynolds, ML H. R-, lUlmt there would have been no difti--111 securing an endowment similar to iiliiiiineil by U'luterbury had action tiilicii earlier in the Session, but it [ii'ssihlo, us the Sos,s-i>u was now so ivauci'fl, that they would have some ilf-y in getting it. Re fore he left ughni, the Htago members were jjiu-t-ion to secure an endowment for liiU'ii iVfusenin. If they unable t :m endowment till netfc year, the linl Ctovcrunient should make sohib simi in the meantime.

I NEW SKrETrCrtt OOKPANV. im. (J-uthrie and Larnaeh have relii t-Vuni iVtr. J. fcl. White, illmurnc, a'./eiit for the proposed new "liiuiiil Nivaiu Shipping {''Hiipany. Hi? them that at a meeting of the ituvs i>t' the < 'ouvpany held In Metis it wu» ili'ci(h;il to issue prnxper.tns ritH.