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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 575, 6 March 1878, Page 2

As we expected, the < love; "itn-nt h:w shown its appreci:•tioji of ti:e a;iii;y displayed by Mr. ::!'.rrLi:o:i>(?. l.;o;;ier <■■ Uiehinond Hursthou-.., i....... M.ii.R. for Mottleka. ihi the o-e.:-i •;. o: t:i • ! •■•• vi-dt of thn Prenuer and natty : • Tartitiaki, bv r-lieviiig ti'.at Lt-utt lor::.-!'! fro,; ;i.,. • r-•:;!..'e-sonie duties which .!•■•,-.hv,-l stpi.u him a--tills httie attention ■,-.-:'1 h:-:<- trie chce: nt Tie- report that Mr. WVio iield intended to c'.iteit ti'.c of" Timani in W..k 'ield very tdreiy <::■.'_ . -.].. t lie prefers had the honour or 7-epiv-.ci.tinj in !':-rl:a--tceut. Vi e rued .-t;Pe ti: tilii nue emauafci.-il. like most others, from a ivoro.-cii-tativo of the Press Ag ticy, who, we sr.spsct. in his anxiety to jump at news, w?not sufticieiitiy carertd to ascertain th--t' uth of what lie ass r:.-d. At i.'-es.-.ju-it would at»pcar that Mi'. Turubuil v. ill not be opposed. A deputation from the Munie'p-i! Council, consisting of his Worship the Mayor. <.'ounciiiors Maiuhitid an i <;ib" s. w:; : te.! upr.;, ;:„ Standing < 'onniiittei; of the llarlimr Roar.l ■ his nsorni-ig with ivfcrenee t-i ti-.o aiialement of the ntlisauc-' c;ii;-e-l by the l.a_-.-on.

Tiie Mayor, who iiuivhu ;.il tin- depnta: ion. :vdd that th-.; I'oiuicil w,■-,-.- atixi.ius to secure

tiie co-operation of th ■ ]'■ >ard in the abatement of the nuisanc • eau-c.! by th.it stagnant waters in the old brewery lagoon. The Council were, of eour.-c. awa;e tint a large sciietn- of reelaina.f'fn \v:n itnd";' the consideration of the Board : but i'.v: ehj et of thepr. sent deputation wa-: to urge that, whatever might be the determination of the Bo;.:-.? Midi regard t<> the sehpr.i.i referred to. so

'• | iiiiu-ii. at any rate, mignt !•■.: maw with'■■tit * | ahV toss <>f time :is would remove ;i danger I ri. the public health. The Cori::ci! sngge fed :i i that the space on the, east, nv-r, and north '" sides of the island. n>>«- Ji;!.;..! with vrai'-r and mud, should bo filled tip wi:h : idn_!e and clay, an 1 were wibing, f.e- th. ir p-.rt, to execute so much ft" the \v..>-Ic as w .rdd be , necessary for Uie formation of Mmnber-strce-t to its full width. Aft-r d:si-tiss:i:g the matter and inspecting the lagoon, Mr. Sinnpt-r, as Chairman of the Staudii'.g I Committee, intimated the desire of th. ■ j Board to meet the Council as far as might ; be practicable, and stated that the Bvin] ■ | would take step- to a-c- -tain w'im* would i he t!:e cost of—lst. reclaiming sudic-tit of ■ : the lagoon to abate the nuis.-.iie-' : gY.d, reI elamation so -.v.: to render tile land available | for buildinj purposes : and. ,"rd. as to the i probability ef the matter being undertaken i by private enterprise. The d.ci.-ion ~i the Board would be forwarded to the C-nncil in | i d-te course. Tiie deputation arranged that ■ j the Municipal Mr. M'Leod, j I s!i tiid. if necessary, as .isfc Mr. Forrester 1 ::i t: it:!.-' .-oundtug:- of the iagoon, and esti- | mating the co.-.t of the proposed works. A meeting of the Committee of the North Ot..g> Turf Club will be held this evening at the F.mpire Hotel, at S o'clock sharp. | Mi-, l/a-nvon, tiie General Manager of the ' Ciirt-tei.urch l'aihvavs, cives notice by ad- i ' ." i vettisetneiit in another column that, owing to serious inconveniences p.nil delay o-.-csLsiuiittl by the weighing of grain and other ■■ produce at tiie railway stations, it has been I I determined to discontinue the practice j s altogether : and the public are notified that i , this will take effect oa the 15th inst. I a

Thc Teanemki contingent last week, under the command of Lieut. Headland, did exceedingly well. Several new members were sworn in, and the officer commanding the district has ordered 30 stand of new arms. The first of the usual Lenton Services will be held in St. Luke's Church this evening, at half-past six o'clock, and the succeeding services on Thursday evenings, at seven o'clock.

The Assessment Court, for the hearing and determing of ajipeals against the assessment for the Waitaki I toad District, will sit at the School-house, Pukeuri, at 10 a.m., to-morrow.

A meeting of the Vestry of St. Luke's church will be held at 4 p.m. to-morrow. T'ao usual monthly meeting of the Committee of the Mechanics' Institute will be held in the Institution to-morrow evening, at S o'clock.

The Railway Department call for tenders for the leasing of the refreshment rooms at :ho Tiniaru Railway Station from the 2nd April, IS7S, to the 31st December, 1579. The conditions of lease can be seen at the office of the District Station Master, Oamaru, and tenders must be sent by noon on the 16th inst.

We understand that Mr. Peat tie, the new Rector of the High School, intends to continue the drib in connection with the school in real earnest, and that the elder boys arc to he instructed in sword exercise. We are sure this will please both lads and parents, and effect great good to the former.

The United States Ministrcls are still nerformiug ia Christchureh, where they nave been drawing capital audiences for some time past. Tin; local papers speak of ■\\". troupe in tlio highest terms of praise; the singing of Messrs. Braham, Rockefeller, Campbell, ami Ainery, anil the fumryisins of Messrs. Hudson and Holly being declared real'v excellent.

Last night the Oamarn Artillery held -heir usual weekly parade under command of Captain Morton The company drill and -wrd exercise was gone through in a very -mart manner, the liatteiy paying great attention to the instructions given. The ir-u :1 monthly meeting of the Kaka!i;;i Road lln-inl was held in the Board-room, 'i'yne street, this forenoon: present—Messrs. 1 '■ilehrist- (in t!ic chair). H-.dley, Ocmtuell. r'.ldcr, Morton. Allen, and Oiiiver (engineer), i'iie minutes of last ordinary and committee Meetings wee read and coniirmed., and outward correspondence read and approved, file Hon. Mr. Holmes wrote intimating that .iwinir to other engagements he would be unable to act as member of the Board. A circular was read from th? Under-Secretary, enclosing copies ot' Fencing and heep ''.ills, which ic is proposed to have introduced nex" .-■•.•ssioi!. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr ' v '\*ni. M'ivay. tteidsiou. again requested that f e l>o;ir-i f rni road t-> the back part of his section. The clerk was instructed to re r cr Mr. M"Kav to former correspondence from the Board, with regard to thi-j master, and also to in;."mate tka': the Board cannot alter the ib ei-i'.n previously arrived at. A letter was read fr m the Waitaki County Council, iutiinaling that they Were agreeable -.<> pay he'f ike ranger's salary. Mr. L. C>. ■".iiv.ick wrote drawing attention t-> Trie roail in Sections (i and S, Block VIIL. ■ ! ama:u district. 'The Ikigiueer here reported that he had taken the levels of

tiiis portion of r.uicl line as in-tructei i>\- the Board at their list meeting, ami submitted a plan of the necessary works. The clerk was instructed to inform Mr. Fenwiek of this, and also to cal for tenders, to be opened at next meeting of the JJiitml. Messrs. Craig and Robertson.

[in-in-line, wrote asking that, the road line

near tile latter".-* be improved. After some discussion., during which ittransbiredth.it tills portion of the road line had been considerable i-npi'oved some time ago. if was resolved, "That the Board cannot comply with this request.'" The Engineer was instructed to inspect ami report an the plank{ll ' of the ivakanui Bridg-, and also on the proposed ro.-id through Block T., Kanroo. Accounts to Hie amount of Lbjl) BJs. lid. were pas.-ed for payment, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the .Board ad- ;• urned.

Mr. Taylor, hairdresser, of Thames-street, has just receive I by the City of Peebles a !arge ami varied stock of fancy goods, in which we observe that human hair figures [iri.minentiy. AVhilc passing Mr. Taylors ■ ■: tabli.-hment hut evening, when the gas jets were throwing a cheerful gleam around tiie mime; oils articles of ivrtx in the window of his simp, we were struck with the grand ;'.->oearanee of a wig which has evidently been got up to '-kill."' Nrnv, as we are jitdges of a good head of hair, we were irresistibly riveted to the spot, and took outplace amongst a crowd of admirers of this wonder of nature and art, Alt getln-r, Mr. Taylor's, stock is one jusfc suited to the -..-mireinc-nts of < >a:n:mi. j

This morning's Tiiaorn JL'rahl says

' " Harve.-t work is now being rapidly carried " o:i all over tlie County of 'Wainiate. The heavy fail of rain on Sunday night, viHi the exception of keeping hack work on Monday, did no injury to the crops, as it was succeeded by a cold, dry atm sphere. The crops are f.:r better than was anticipated j some time previous to harvest. The late I crops of oats particularly has wonderfully imp'-oved. Should the weather continue favorable about two week* longer they will be secured, except a few paddocks which will be late for cutting. The greater part of the wheat is cut, and a large portion in the stack. The quality of the grain is good, and better than for several years past. Some -wheat in the district wiil weigh 6'Glbs. to the bushel." The telephone is spreading all over Europe. In German}" it is now a part of the post oliice system. It is in mo-e general use in that country than in the United States, b--cau.se nothing is paid to the patentee, whereas here every telephone pays an annual charge of SOdols. If the tax were I

not so high it would be more generally employed. The English Post Office Department has adopted the bell telephone as a part of its telegraph system. In a recent telephonic experiment in connection with the cable, 21J miles long, between Dover and Calais, there was not the slightest failure during a period of two hours. Though three other wires were busy at the same time, every word was heard through the telephone, and individual voices were distinguished.— Kxch.inge.