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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 647, 30 May 1878, Page 2

Mr. W. Craig left Oatnaru yesterday in the St. Kilda to"Viv a pn .iminary \- =• :_ • his new ti-ld of operations at W anyuiu. Hi- took wiv with him his choice stock of .-attli-, h..r.-.:?. and sheep, ami v~- eouh 1 not h.-'ii fei ling re-r-tful t'ki- so many ot the ,-i,..if.,-~t animas in the Colony should he r' ; .'-•..-, „ut of t:--- dV- : >-. 'ilio following v:i,,;.!>)'-• stock «•••!••: amorigsr t::o number • : -r Mr. <'rai".- U :i\vav witt. iiim :—An '\vr-hiiv bull'..-..if |.iv=-nr.-l to .Mr. Craig !,y Messrs. IT.mi.ig ;:iid I l-11-y, and bred fit firm by Count, . -at "f V,.,:„t : a shortJ...H1 bull. '•'' \'nn-f ..{ tin; Buttcrtlas, out | '.'. .'. , c ■ i''., and anot-'er by the i'rinco of tr-- .(.-s.-i-niiii.---s. out .»;'.' irnuii V.; 4 draught mares ■ :;lii---i, and 7 foals ; 1 4 L'.-m'-Ster :>wo-, ami two of the Ai'.uora »'«t.i that ivcrthe property of the late Mr. James Wheat;..-. .Mr. Craig'has. in fact, taken with Jnm to j War -aim? - met'-in--' t'-at will speak loudly of the a- ■•>*:• es that our ilistvict possesses lor :-e rai-ing of stock. -Mr. Craig inforin.:-! J.-; that he will .-lu-ri-ly retr.ru t> take his family to rhair new home, having now "/me to prepare the way for them. Although it is a matter for regret that we should have to sutler the loss ot Mr. Craig - who is imt only good :i s a. farmer, but also as a man —we .suppose tlh:.t we must he cosmopolitan in our fe. .i ..-■■> upon the matter. lie has not left the Colony, hut has onK- gone to another part, where, by his ability ami industry, he intends to endeavor to'maUe lumseif as useful in developin" the resounds :sl the eouiitry as he did he**, but on a larger scale ; and such men with such objects in view conduce to the indirect prosperity of all. We wish Mr. Craig success iu his new sphere of labor. The question of a clock-, or, rather, the want of a clock, at the railway station, is one that requires immediate atlention. I'cr-s.-.ns who are in the habit of travelling on the railways usually Jike to keep their timenieces regulated by railway time; but now they cannot do so, unless they seek out the manager or a cuard to ascertain what the time is. It is very provoking to be waiting for the arrival of a train on a rainy day on the uncomfortable platform at Oainaru, and h-.» quite obiivio.l3 of the time at which it may arrive, in consequence of the absence of a. timepiece at the station -. and it is more : annoying still, from the same cause, to miss ; i a train % being a minute or a second late. i ! All that" now adorns the framework that . j once surrounded a clock at the station is an . old newspaper, which is not only too distant • I to admit of being read, but, if we mistake '. j not, is upside down. We hope the rail- \ way authorities will see to supplying the ! want to which we have called attention.! The Colonial Insurance Company has not '. been ushered in with the excitsm.-nt that i- tended the institution of the Umou Com-

.•a" v ; but its promoters have, never Jieless, .ii-tu-ith a ilpgree of success that must rjuite ,i|iid thci*-anticipation.;, ami t:iis success is ,bie to the determination of the provisiomd directors to make the company a colonial „nf, even at the risk of giving .some offence to a iiu...1>..-r of would-be investors in the tllv f.-ojn which the company 3jjran.tr. ' In" iiiin:b..-r of shares ai pa. d for througl<ur the e-olonv has at'ordod riu greatest ecicoari'jfmciir t-> the promoter-:, and th* wh"le ati'air jiii been managed in such •<- manner as to i.v-.i.t the disappohitmeii; ..at was ailft-red bv .-=0 many applicants in the !. x ;..0.i t'oin-.-'any. Southland is at ..lie of the extreme en.'.s i.f th • i-.>l.iiiy. am 1 -ir di-r-.ut .''coin the -■if. tiiat -aVe birch Co rl; ■ i].-a..f the ..,!••- ■lid Compauv, a:.>l yet in s'iverea"".•.:d', so -..■ a.lily have a-opllearlons b-e.i male, that Monday m-.xt, :i>-<\ pr..x. The mee'hr: or {lie i b.i-u.i- B. ), !i;is ■).■.•!! p. -Polled f|-MI!l ■:•• :.)'• TOW lio 'i'lleS- • lay, the -ttli .lu:i-. ::t 11>.."(.> „ m. The Uihie <■!:.-.- ill c .'i'lic'lon v.:;': HaV..UI:" Men's </i,r:-:fa'i A-s-ici-M inn met ia-t , ..- !. : n- in the A---e...-e.>iV i-....;.,5. Th.■:-.--was ;■- "ood atte--.hi.icc. ; ad tin: i..'"-...,i.1ent . •■;!•.ied ihe --hah. Mr. 'a».i.'.-" 8.0.n .:-'Snv.l«r :- ). late cdkor ■■f ;he I'overU I Jay >tand n-.i, .Vo-" commenced l.iisiiiP-.-.s ill (Ji.-'oorne a< aae-doneer ami .■iniiini s'on ag.:r I'is life ha-? 1 -or. a singula, .v changeful one. In the early day.-: of "Tasmania he was a neivspaner writer. .Short'v ..fici-ward-. he b ••.■auie a station, •]• anil inusieseller in <;...-eJ..:ig. and followed ilia" n by entering into 'die cioekcrywarc business It was not Jong, however, before lie rc-r.m'-fl litem rv pursuits, and became a contribute!to the" (Je. lojig Commercial Ad vertiser and Looker On. a small evenino sli.-e-t. When the goldliclds broke out in .New Zealand, he left Victoria, which at Unit time was sati'erin" from a terrible financial crisis, and came over to Otacro, where lie- became eoniK.-ci.ed with some of the public journal.-:,, and acted as "Own Correspondent" for tiio Lyttelton Times and other Xew Z.-alaed ii.oiers. Fi-oii thence he went; to Marlborough, and started a jiaper during the Wakaiuarina rush at—we bslieVe were a failure, and the hopeful population that had grown suliicieiniy largo within a few days to maintain a paper were compelled to decamp, leaving inmiiieient support to keep the paper going. " .Snyder" next turned up on the Vi'est Coast, where he was connected with several newsnapers, and was proprietor of one during the palmy days. Strange to say, however, his West Coast newspaper career was characterised by the same misfortune, and he besought fresh fields. After numerous changes, our hero found himself in Auckland, where he was engaged editing the Herald, with his son Moiitayu—the late sub-editor of the defunct (Juardiau, and the " Simpson " of the Mercury, and subsequently sub. of the Otago Daily Times —as sub-editor. Next we dud. him at Coromandel, proprietor of the Coromandel Mail, where ho lived a life of seclusion for about a year, his native wit and humour, like sparks from the anvil, penetratiii" into the remotest corners of the Colony, and illuminating the face of many a reader. Tiie Poverty Bay Standard was the next paper that had the benent of his facile pen, and now he has abandoned a life iu which he would have been a bright star had he chosen to adhere to his particular line in some populous centre. He is now an old man; but we would Jot be surprised if he were to burn his rostrum and hammer, and r.-.sume a life of literary toil, anxious to give :« the world his ideas on auctioneers, irequentera of auction rooms, and the auction i usi:.es3 in general. It would be worth reading. The usual monthly meeting of the Waiareka Koad Hoard was held yesterday. There were present—Messrs. J. Eeid (Chairman), Jack.on, Todd, Gilchrist, Evans, !>r. Webster, and 3lr. Oliver (,"ngineer). The minutes of las: meeting were read and contin.ied. and the outward correspondence was vi-id and approved. In reply to a letter fr.iiu Mr. K. S. Lees, drawing attention to the state of the road between sections -1 and !>'. 7 and S. block XII., Oainaiu District, the Clerk was directed to state that the matter was being attended to. Mr. Urydoue, for tiie N.Z. & A.L. Co.. wrote .mating that, as a portion of tiie A rdgowan estate hail been i- ased to persons for the purpose of cropping, ne wished the Board to taae into considers- j tiou the forming of road between sections !

26 and 27, block IV., to enable the grain grown th«--p- to be broligkt into Oamaru. It was decid d to inform Mr. Brydone that negotiation are proceeding for a road-line to conneo' ' "lelmer-street with Cave Valley. Communi. lons having been received from Mr. If. Ouver and Messrs. Dennison and (! rant with reference to deviations of roadlines in f • : iedak estate, the Clerk was instructs'i •■• inform them that the plans showing d■••»• .tions were in the hands of the ili ..-'.7 i's soli; iors. A letter from Mr. Eider with reference to road deviations at Mr. Mann's farm, the Tables, w:is referred to the Engineer. Messrs. Haggitt Brothers and Brent wrote asking that the Board's solicitor 7'nt himself in communi -ivtion

v.-ifli them regarding the exchange of iMisd-lines through Whitstone estate, in order io have the change of titles effected. It was resolved that the request be complied

■■' ith : also, that the Minister of Public iVorl": be -written to, pointing out the necessity of having the siding constructed at an early date, that a copy of the letter be sent to the Commissioner of Railways, Mr. ( Vuivers, and that the Chairman with Messrs. "■.' -.hi, Evans, and Gilchrist, wait on that _e!it!eniß!i when in Oamaru. A letter was read from the YVaitnki (load Board, asking if the W'aiaruka Board would favorably entertain a proposal to have the boundary road between the two districts proclaimed as a main district rond. The request was complied with. Mr. M'Donald, manager of the Corricdalc estate, wrote, asking for the formation of several road lines. The Clerk was directed to inform him that the greater part :,'i the works desired were at present under contract. The Engineer's report having boeu read, it was lvsolved that the Board take the necessary steps to acquire laud for road-line as laid down on Engineers' survey ; through sfcti -n :•;], block IV., the Board to he indemnified in all costs incurred by them, b was resolved that alternate tenders be invited for works in Weston, towards White Rocks. It was also resolved that the recommendation of the Engineer, with reference to the deviation of road-linos at Post Office Oully, block X., Awamoko, and block XL, Katiroo, ;■■ -iven effect to. Arrangements were made for the proclamation of a main district rond i:i the Tapui sub-division. The Uierk was instructed to write to Mr. ConnelL enquiring on wiiat terms his client, Mr. Tcschomaker, would be willing to renew the loan ; also further, to enquire how the sinking fund is invested, and to communicate wfth the Chairman on receipt of Mr. Council's reply. Accounts amounting to L!M ]<>s. sd. bavins been passed for payment, the

Board rose. Tlio following is an extract from a letter on "The Colonies and Representative Institution., " that appea: "d iu the Melbourne Ar«us. signed " il. C, .'.-hich is thought to moan hug!) Carleton. The Argus gives a leader on the subject, in which it states that the writer has evidently devoted much time to the consideration of the subject upon which he treats :—" for the embroglios that are thickening around us iu the Australasian Colonies our paper constitutions are partly responsible. These bantlings of the Impe-rial-Parliament are abortions. It is doubtful whether the best of them will stand the fest of tiiii<\ And among them ours of New /■aland is about the worst. Yon have the ii-lvant.i£;f. 01 us in an elective Upper Hou-e. powerful enough to offer effectual resistance to class legislation. In "New Zealand, where :i nominee Council may bo swamped if it rulile it* /cithers with any show of resistance, we li.-.vo only the Oovernor to stand the people and the tyranny of a single Chamber. " F^rfcuiirf:-ly- for- us, wo have an < *oeptionabiy cc • lous man at the helm, Ml his term oi oiuce is drawing to a cli).".