THE EVENING MAIL. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 268, 2 March 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1877.

im<« i* <lw>p' i>f ink ftvUSnit upoai* Ulought mivy pj!wliun« ClHvt whu'h muJtw» IHmmjmihml* think."

A atonal impmtent attempt tham that «>f the four Dunedia millers narrated in wir telegram, aruJ farther eloetdated in another cotitmn, it has not hcea ®wr lot to ae« for years. These enterprising gentlemen appear to have a wholesome dread competition, and In » vt*y fotaty fashion try to shut the

door, and keep oar floor from the mouths of Dunedin citizens. Where these clever fellows can have got their wisdom we know not, but if that country produced many like them, the whole world would become uncomfortable ; they are so smart. They first bind themselves under a penalty of £IOO that they will fix and adhere to the price of tl»»ur to lie eaten by the people fif Ontiedtn,. and then woe betnle the man that disturbs their monopoly by any unholy traffic with " Oamaru or elsewhere." We accept the compliment implied in their geography, for by them the whole world b divided into two great sectionsone of these is Oamaru, the other one is "elsewhere." We have the impression that the former subdivision of the glube is more dreaded by them than the latter, " elsewhere rr was only inserted as an afterthought, s»> that Oamaru Hour might not go avray round that way and slip into iJitnediti by the haskdoor. These wiseaeres have taken into their addkpatcs that the trailers of this city are likely to be hound breaking ofF their Oamaru connections by the threat of stopping supplies t and it remains to he seen whether the ttftholy attunce of these wlieatgrinders well stand before- outraged and aroused pvsblitc feeliinjf. I'%>r that the people will resent swish an intrusion on the freedom oil tracts' is beyond a emcstion, and s«ich a hare-facud transaction must surely have been entertained under the idle supposition that it enuld t>e carried out without the merest squeak from a squeezed trader attracting the attention of the Press. We vtf ntnre to say that there is no place iw the et'lorvy besides Dunedin where sucli a narrow-minded and selfish scheme would base been concocted ; and there are very few even in Dunedin who would have the indeeency to. try to put such a scheme in forte. The compliment paid us in dividing the universe iitfo " Oaraant" and "elsewhere" should not turn our heads with vanity so far as to overlook the fact t!':»t these Pftnedin millers are as full of rnMehbf as kittens* full of play, and that if »> W r district, which is the natural granary for the people of Dttnedin, does not look fct> it, these scheming, plotting, and most ufthasinesa-tike business men will do some harm l . For the pvesenfc their little scheme i* blown ott; brtt the badness is there and it wilt I)teak ottfc in some other place.

A meeting »>£ tFie Masons will le held sti Che Halt. this evening, at 7. nVtyck.

We pensive that Mr. Mowty. k-ur-Jresser, is ifntalteit in IvU new premises in Tees-street {tiosc till rec«T»tty veetiptetl W Mr. lies.

Nearly »M the tickets in the Art-onion of drawings t»y Mr. CantpMl, the it. M. I'ovtrt. have now heen of. The drawing £»r prices witl t{\|»e j»l»tc at the Northern llotei t<>-uu>rrov evening at eight o'clock.

The meeting of the Committee of the Mechanic*' Instittfte lapsed last night in c«n.?e-HiicHi-e of thfc»' h«ittg tw» fjjituntm pmiit.

Tht're vw» a. crowded I*mws<® at the Mawtir Hall last night! t»> witness the aeomt performance of the Pavenfwt. Fay, and Raviest Comhination. The pregmmnte was the same a.-t that <s>f lh"> prevtottsr evening. The atnu-nrig (wnvecuatcoß oil Mr. I'avtea little jjieiyto kept the aitdternetr in a continuous atatw of gnu.! tutmtutr. and the? worolcrfnt feat* iot* the i»avett|H>rt Brw*. rwl IW«s»>r fay Kg'vtn, mystified everyone. An important arrangement ha.* heen made with regard t» the Waitakis Saturday trip to f>vuveittn. The §».?. Samson is to leave IhtneiUa for Oattiarst sis hours after the Waitaki arrives, thosi cnaWtng pasdengerst to Cii. fKtnedin and hack to Oaniaru in the same day.. The return ticket is only £l. The arrangement will probably he largely patronised to-ttwrrow\ as it will give the tovcrs of cricket an opportunity to sec the Att'flngtand Kle*vn at a nominal coat.

Mr. Ctevent»n. the wlvamre agent l'»r Mr. ami Mrs. Oeorgt! tJarreH, informs its that lie has ma«ta all ncws>*ary arrangement* tor the appearance *>t the ewnpany oti Tuesday evening, when they «it£ prtxhice a grand «tnttfite hilt. the pieces selected heing " IJomeo and Jrtltet" and " Katherine and IVtnicliio." Mrs. Darrett'st Juliet is* world-renowned. Her coital cm this character b not to t>c found in the Atntraliaxt «\?k>»ies, ami as she is well suppnrtwiJ, we are store such a treat has nevor lie tore hewn t>rt'ered to the people of Oamarti. She alitw appears sv* Katherine in Katherine and Mr. Parrel! appearing as aw»l Fetruehio rr-ij^ctivrly.

Visitors t<> the Kuniara now are invariably aatonidhed at the progress made in the twwnshtp in so short a time. There is a township there in reality, and l»y no means a small one. The place, a correspondent interna the jVrir Zealand Times, presents a striking and picturesque appearance. The

town is V shaped, and contains some wellbuilt and even handsome" buildihgs, -.which are necessarily confined to a limited space; and scattered ronnd, as it were, in different spots, are tents, inhabited by miners and otbcre. Throngh the centre of the t jwn a long road extends into the "country," and along this road at different parts are clusters of tents, or little mining camps ; but the town is* litcraliy surrounded by bush, and it seems, therefore, to be in a deep valley. As the traveller approaches it has been described as one of the most interesting sights it would be possible to imagine. Another dredge—the New Era—has been launched for the Dunedin Harbour Board. In speaking of the launch the Guardian sa y s ;_«« Only three months have elapsed since the iron was laid down and the work of construction was commenced, so that it will be perceived no small amount of exj>eilitton lias been shown by those employed. The cost of the new structure is £7675." The Canterbury Earn Fair will be held on the Association Grounds on the loth inst., and the Ewe Fair on the 16th. The match between the All-England Eleven and Qtago's Eighteen commenced today. The Eighteen consist of Messrs. Allen, Austin, Collinson, Clark, C'argill, Dickson, Fnlton, J.athbnry, Morrison, Millington, Mears, Nicholls, Paratnor, Pose, Rhodes, Spring. Sntctitle, and Everest or M'Donnell. Latlibiiry captains the team. At the Education Board meeting in Dunedin, on Wednesday last, an additional pupil teacher was granted to the Forbury School. The Oamaru .School Committee applied for a fourth master and three additional pupil-teachcrs. It was agreed to grant a fourth teacher, with salary from the Board of £7">. and to .-(miction the appointment as of Mr. To.ld, who had passed the requisite examination. The consideration of the appointment of the two other pupil-teachers applied for, to be deferred, (tending a report from the Inspector. The Hoard, on the report of Mr. Taylor, Inspeci tor, approved of the introduction into the I school,-* of the song-book for schools. bv Mr. Brownlie, of Oamaru. The Secretary read a letter from the Minister of Justice in rcply to the Education Hoard asking for free passages on the railway to High School and Grammar School pupil.-}. Ihe reply was to tin? effect that the Government had under consideration the whole question of railway passes in regard to school children. The following persons have been appointed rangers lor the Hundreds of Utepopo, A\ aikouaiti, and lee Stream : —For Otopopo, .Tame* I»". Elder; Waikouaiti, David Brunton ; l.ec Stream. Ales. I'eat. Messrs. B. S. Sparrow and Co., the wellknown iroi'.-fottnders of Dunedin, have commenced the construction of the new foundry works near llattrav-street Jetty. The foundry, when completed, will be one of the largest erected in New Zealand. 'I he building will he of brick, of a very substantial character. (>!• feet m length I>y -i0 feet in j width. The remains of a balloon have just been ■ found on the coast of Iceland. In the car ! were some human bones iorming an incom- ! plcte skeleton, and a leather travelling bag ! in very bad condition, containing papers so damaged by wet that the writing could not |be deciphered. It is conjectured that this is the balloon in which Price ascended during the sicire of Paris, being the only ono that was not accounted lor. The Provincial Council Hall in Dunedin has been turned into a Court-house. According to the it is now a place for dispensing justice, Judge Bathgate, with his dignified wig, listening to citations from "Chitty on Contracts'' and "Addison on Torts," where once the Speaker of a former political assembly listened to ({notations from "May's Parliamentary Practice" and "Vogel on Loans." Though the Ilall was | never intended for a Court, it is admirably | adapted for such. i The Waste Lands Board took into consi- ! deration an application made by Hugh \\ allace, for license to occupy part 4S, block 111, j Oamaru, west of and adjoining 51 and 5*2; ; and also request by W. Doak, for a decision on his application for quarry license for part | 4S, block 111, Oamaru district. It wa.s resolved to grant both applications, in accordance with the plan, on Mr. Wallace s application. ___

Messrs. E. L. Humphries and .Sons, New Plymouth, writes to us (Auckland Hrntl'l) that ihey have just benefited to the extent of L2*o by being subscribers to the Jh rohL We quote tho ; r own words : " We might state that by taking in your paper, we made a saving of L2O the other day. A bale of wool of ours got astray in the shipping, which we could not trace. 11l conning over the wool sales in one of your issues, we found our bale had been sold in Auckland, its proper destination being Wellington."