THE EVENING MAIL. SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 340, 26 May 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1877.

' Words arc tilings, and a drop of ink fnilinq - upon a thouynt may produce that wl'iich makes thousands think."

The nomination of candidates for the seat in the County Council for the AYaiareka Hiding, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. William Young, took place at noon to-day, at the Cave Valley schoolhouse, Mr. Martin being the Returning Officer. Very little interest was manifested in the affair, their being only four persons present. Z\lr. Cornelius Todd was the candidate nominated, his proposer and seconder being Messrs. Angus M'Xaughton and Robert Patcrson respectively. Mr. Todd was, of course, duly elected. AVe would remind our readers that the annual Court for the revision of the Electoral ■Roll for the AVaitaki district -will be held at the Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday, at 10 o'clock. An accident occurred this afternoon to the largo crane at present being used for lifting ihe lai-ge blocks of stone at the new Colonial Bank. The men were in the act of lifting a heavy stone, 'when, owing to some unexplained cause, the jib came down with a crash. It was broken into two by the fall,, and some damage was also done to the portion of the building already completed. It was fortunate that none of the men were under the jib when it fell, for, had there been, the accident might have been attended with fatal results. His i:":;ceUeiicy the Coventor has accepted the resignation of the commission held by Captain L. Morton, of the Oamaru Citizen Cadets. 2>Tr. B. P. Baylay has been appointed an assessor of pastoral land within the Otago provincial district. The first meeting of the Committee nppo' lat the recent public meeting with rci-.-rice to the Oamarn-Xascby Railway was held, to-day. at the Road Board ofiiees. There were present —?vl.essrs. Steward, O'Meagher, Sumpter, Menlove, Evans, Cibbs, Panscy, and Bee. On the motion of Mr. Bee, Mr. O'Meagher was voted to the chair. Mr. J. L. Evanf- was appointed. Secretary to the Committee. The mines of tlie following gentlemen were added to the Committee, subject to their consult being .obtained : Messrs. Vi\ ihirdiner, T. 11. Brown, A. 11. Maude, IT. Counel!, T. Y. Duncan, E. C. Smith (iHinh-oon), Miller (Stotfold). C. Todd, and C. G. Moore. Messrs. Evans, Bee. and Gibbs Mere appointed a Sub-Com-mittee to canvas for subscriptions in aid of j the fund necessaiy to defray the expenses to be incurred in carrying out the work entrusted to the Committee. Jfcwas announced that Mr. Reid had promised a subscription of ten guineas towards the fund, and Mr. i Menlove intimated 3ns willingness to eoutriI ... - bute a similar amount. The Secretary was instructed, to write to the Chairman of the "Waitaki County Council requesting tlie I Council to take into consideration the advii sability of voting a sum of money in aid of j the necessary preliminary expenses in regard j to tlie obtaining of dai'i in connection with ! the proposed railway, and asking whether the Council would receive a deputation from tlie Committee on the" subject. Messrs. Bee, Sumpter, Maude, Brown, Headland, and Steward were appointed as a deputation to wait upon the County Council. A vote oi thanks was passed to the Road Board for tlie use of the room for the meeting. A vote of thanks was .also accorded to the Municipal Council and the Engineer for the interest which they had already evinced in the proposal : and it was decided that a deputation, consisting of Messrs. O'Meagher, Brown, Maude. Sumpter, Bee, and Evans should wait upon the Council on Monday morning, and ask that body to still further assist tlie Committee by voting a sum of moirey in aid of the preliminary expenses. After some other business of a more •formal nature had been transacted, the meeting adjourned until Saturday next, the meeting to be called by circular.

A General Government Gazette .just to hand bristles with resignations of officers ; while no less .than four companies of volunteers have been disbanded, three of which are in Wellington Province. The Taranaki Light Horse-Volunteers, the Wainuiomata Rifle Volunteers, the Canterton Kifle Volunteers,. and the Masterton Rifle Volunteers. What is the meaning of all this ■'! Is there a prospect of some fighting to be done ? We understand that Oamaru is to have a visit from Mr. J. L. Hall's Comedy and Burlesque Compary, which is at present playing at the Gaiety Theatre, Christchurch. The Masonic Hall has been engaged by the business manager of the troupe for a week, commencing on the Bth June. The Company is a very good one, more particularly in regard to the representation of burlescpies, in which Johnny Hall, as he is familiarly called, is a host in himself. The p>eoi>le of . Oamaru may therefore look forward to the appearance of the Company with some degree of pleasure.