The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 718, 5 July 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1878.

It wtil be gratifying to th..>.- iutereste.l in j thi. forinati'.n <>t the roid t'> the Haka- j teniiiieii -fUiitry —and w!o. is n.»t ?—l-> be informed that r'li the diliiculties which had been anticipated "«=l connection with its formation are melting before engineering skill- »>n that seett-n leading ivr.u\ I-u.lding flilt to lia!:ater.imea Vail y the heaviest: "ride will be I inch in K! Tho wlit.le work | W'tl. v. li i-oect-.-d. be (■'•moiet-il in *ivc •■-• m.'iichs. On our tuiirth j-.. A - -wll ! !■:• f .1111.1 the San Franeis'-o mail news. As .Me. -srs. Fleming and Hender.s.i. *„>,■ litiiiig to.-eth.-r ahmg the >f. :th r.>ad ia.it.; night, til- v met Mr. • 'liver driving ' >an;aruwardrf. Through .->nie I i-iiise, Mr. He.'sderst.ii's ii->rse and th-ttojr :dr. |)iiver ,-ame iut-> eont;.ct a»suddenly, ami With su..-ii ■ force, that b'.di lioraes were precipitated to the groun.l ; tin: shaft o< Mr. Oliver's trap wa?'"broken : and his horse suffered injur:- s so severe that it in coiisid.-ri.--i beyond re- < et.verv. What is of more importance, ho-e----ever."Mr. Oliver and Mr. Heinlet-oii are :e.t much ike w.>rse for wiiat might have resulted much more seriously. In the Resident •d.tgis'tratc's Court this morning, bef re T. W. i'avi.er, Kstp. H.M.. W. Aitken. eharg-. i by tite 'hi-j.-ett-r •■: Xiiis.-.tiLvs wirh oeitructir:;; .he f... t-ati; /n l"p- street, by remain acr..;-s trie same, was iiue i li;s, A case in which John M'Coomb was barge.! -y ti.-e Inspector of Nuisances v. ith dej..■•-■it.;. i building material i" Itches: stre-:. with■■■.-.: having-"Lvvcrj notice to the City (.'..unci!, was dismissed. i' r . Bezett and d. Treadali were titi.-d .vi each t'.»» Living their hordes ;-n I carts umittend.e-I iu Tiiswes street. T::is i was all the business. ; There is a screw loose in the management jof ihij line between (.'hristchurcti anil Oamaru. T.he other day, a person in Oama.ru forwatde.l t > ('iiris-churcii a parcel that occupied a in icaching its destination, and we shuiEd Irive a ca-e from that citj on Tuesday, which only to hand yesterday. We are :.ierely_i-teuti->n-ing two iiiot;ittce.s Jot deciy'w!ue!i nave come under own observation, and may add that we have heard sev..-ral othereoi.ip'iaijri: i arising fr->r-'. the same c.ev.i". One of il-.e supp.o-ed advantages connected with railways ii the speed "with which they do their work : and >t v!t-ni3 to us that su-h delays in the transport >.i i'o,.nls as those- we have menrfoned arc «:iiie.cessiry, a.-; well as inconvenient. We v.ould not vvciitjei- if the i fault lies rather with ititennedint-; slali..:,s 1 than with the larger oge-s at botli n-.vU of the line. Trucks are " shnute.l," ami allowed, from wilful of inattention, to remain with good, the value or which to those to whom they belong is Lwned according to the duration of the, il'-lav. ibiods starting from either end 1 of the line *hotild accompany the trains and reach their de*tlfc.".4*' v ii on the sane -..ay'ou which they are forwarded, We throw out | the hint to the railway autiiont;. s. who may he tina'vare of the extent of theevii j.-j which v,-have drawn attention. , Th" Ac»oy and Shanghai cable is interrupted. The letter signed " Vl/t:h the flonours " has been crowded out of tide is-iac through a pressure at the last moment of otiier ni.-u.icr. An artek- and the remainder of " Mentors'' cornmunicition have shared the same fate. We hope to J«j able \o tiud room for them to-morr.>v,-.

| We have been requested to call attention | to the football match that will take place to-morrow at the usual place. The devolves ..f this muscle-strengtiieiiing pastime are anxious that the interest in it should not be suiFered to wane. We will say this for football—those who survive its rough-and-UtinMe scrimmages are rendered capable., t-liottld .>very other means fail, of even. wiekli::g a sledge hammer, or of apjdwjjy their Irga t.-.—lets see-: for what are iegs atimecinies used ? "^^Jftfta^ A meeting oi the Waitaki ■ ir.at:s:;tit>n Society was held to-tt&y.a&£he oilices of Mess'rs. Conneil and .Clowes. There were present —Messrs. Keid (in the chair). Steward M'Lennan, Menlove,' Aljen, Dr. Smith, and Mr Conne!l(Hon. Secretary). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed- A letter was read from Mr. Begg, Secretary to the Otago Society, accepting the offer of the Waitaki Society to join in the importation of. black game from Home, and acknowledging leceipt of portion of the cost ; also forward-

ing a copy of the agreement entered into ■with Mr. Rills. It was resolved—" That | this Society considers the arrangement made with Mr. Bills a* satisfactory one, and airrees that the question of the distribution of the shipment will be be.it settled when it is seen what proportion is safely landed, bnt should a sufficiently large number arrive to enable their being divided, the Societv understands that it will receive its fair share of all birds landed, whether grouse, black game, lapwing, or any-other-birds which may be brought out at the joint expense of the two Societies. ' The Secretary of the Otago Society wrote drawing attuntimi to the fact that Mr. Youngfof Palmerston, is issuing and coursing licenses in the name of the Waituki Society, at Palni'-rston,., which is „ut of the bounds of the Waitaki Society. Tt was re-olved. '-'That a reply be sent, stating that no shooting licenses have been i-s'ueif by the Society to persons resident at Palmerston, and only four coursing licenses, and those to persons "who will probably run do_'S at the meetings of the North Otago j Courting Club, or indeed have already done so. Further, that the licenses in question wore applied for at Oamaru. 'lt was decided that the Treasurer should be empowered to appoint a collector at a commission' of 10 per cent. The question as to whether owners of dogs coming from portions of the Colony outside of the Provincial District to take part in the matches of the (.'nursing Club, and holding licenses from other .Societies, should be called upon to pay another license fee here, having cropped up, it wa.-: resolved, "That gentlemen owning dogs for which coursing licenses h&ve "tioeii taken out m other districts within the Cylony, provided that such owners bo iv-t residents or.' owners of property within this district, be permitted to run such dogs for the advertised stakes of the North Otago Coursing Club, without paying an additional lio'-nse feo to this Society." The meonm j then terjijinitrwi.

The Maerewhenua I'loughlng Match Com? miictee, at a meeting held at Mr. A. A. Smith's, Duntroon. on Wednesday evening last, resolved to hold the next match on the 31 it'll August, , Several gentlemen were nominated as judges, and will he balloted for at the next committee meeting. Kvery effort is being made to ensure the success of the next, of the Maerewhenua ploughing matches, which are ii"W viewed -as one of the nn.st important events of the year in the district. The regular fortnightly meeting of the Harbor lioiird was held to-<biy at the Harbor fhuinoors, Tl.sre were present I Mes-rs. Sumpter (Chairman). Meulove. Held, Steward, llorric, and M"eek. The I minutes of the last meeting having been | read and continued, and the outward corres- ' pondence read anil approved, a letter was I read from the Marine Department, fovwardj ing a cony of an Or?er-i:i-Couneil fixing i ij,i; ■/:;ir i :ouii(;r a in. bora go at the port, '['n-' ; bd;".:;.;c-s;ieet, as audited, was submitted, j and ordered to be published. Accounts i to the iimoitnt of UH22 lis. were passed for '• payment. The ijio.-stioii of the appointment of the •;•'..-1 of r'-pairiiig tiic tramways on the I .turd's prop'-rry amongst the tenants was ref-rretl to the Standing Committee for report. This was ail the business, and the : Beard then rose. I The-.-. w.\s a i.e-1.,' za-r attendance last levelling :it :lf> meeting ' l,cld' at t!;e ; >.'fe!>-'..i-s" Institute for the pinpese of foriiiI tog a '":;•;.•=-■ ' 'tub Mr. C. It. Church occu- [ ■,-{■■'. v'.:-e'n.iir. Tt, was decided to form a i i'!;•■-* ("u ! >. v:.i\ that another '.'."ting >VmM be heli! on Tuesday evening nsxt for j tile in;:-. •-.-i> of framing rules and electing I Wo are g'a-1 to ioarn. that the proceeds of the lecture live:: by Miss Fuller last eveii- ; nig v>.;,-.; £i> j -1~ , which amount will, without j deduction, !>..- iitn-led over to tile Baird I bind. i Tlie l;':im.-ini Battery of Artillery are j £■> reach astute of high efficiency, : an-l t'.'.e iarg«i bo their ranks which '■ have lately taken plaee. have "mid ti ( e clf'cjjt, ! for a tiiut: at least, of increasing the. numbi-i' lof drills per week to two. IJecriiit drill, I ct.niinuiicing to-night a* S o'clock at the drill . sh'-il, will be continued every Friday until furth'-r notice. 'lids company partially ,v.vc it.; ij .I'ttilarity tt> the decidedly ereditaWiu dt. ; t.;.,_. the,,- leado ia their recent : .oat.-ii a-.':.i:n..t i nnaru. i We are rctfiestmi to r...ii'..iiice that tin; :';:ial ii'hu.ii'i„il i-.r Tuesi'tav evi;uii!g ; s concert j will be heltl in ti.u Ma.-.ouie IJail. on Mon- : dav evening, at 7 o'clock sharp. A'so, that | tickets f. .r the said concert arc obtainable at • Messrs. Bonayne and C'ottereH's and the i principal stores. j" We understaml that at; a Vestn-meeting • .o: vjt. I.uUe's Church held last evening it

I win Kr*'»!vi::}, iiit'-r ft'/■■/. that in view of the ! larjie charges \lhieh vill '■''" upon the fuiifl.s ! ..f the church during the uurtciit year, it is ! de tra-le tn ili.-i)"So of th'- overplus of goods ! from the B:iz".a' - of 1,570 at as early a date ,' »._. |.r,»..iiili,v J l -. V.MS statr.-d at tile Ve.iiTV ■ ;;>c:-.:i.iuu >•'■£•. some new aires of a valuable ! :[!!--.-rijiti'-:i had 'lately heea received from i ; ,- i)'..'l:r.ml throne') the kind pf j Mrs. .J. A- lt-ii:e ! :;s, of ilie Akaterewa '; >;.•-•■ :■":•.), a'id that several ladies of the con r ' ; \Yc aro iiifi.nir.-i Ue'iS the sp-fiial need of j vidimus c.vrtiens to oi.t.-.in Winds, at tlje ' j>rese:>; time arisen out of the opportunity of j r.e'iuirin_' the long-desired additional section I iif land adjoinine- the church, as ttie site for | the future pars-mage. It will he interesting j !o ineiiih.cri: of tile church to he reminded that as the ptcsui.t -p.,rs"nnf/e himse" and I •_".-li" h-dont: i" the parish tfi.-cepiiug a small ile'.'E upon it).- tiie proct-eds of rc!it from this property would enable tin: Vestry to f.-.idd the now one, without interfering with th-- work i:uv,' to he tal-mi ij) hand of eoin-ph-ting the church, li-jnee the desire to a-f|ftire the new at on*, and, if possible, by :>ies:.-ut payment of the whole cost. The Vestry, therefore, expressed an opinionthan the proceeds of the proposed supple- ' meniarv B-szaar should be added to those of I thu Concert to he held on Tuesday' next, ' t-.warns the iame object. VVc feel sure that the*e dibits will U.o, :ss they deserve, a large amount of sympathy and rs'upport, and wi-h them every success accordingly. We chink it is not fully understood that the C'hiirci: rJ England in this I'iocesc has no I central ecciovvu.ent f'-ind, out of wlvch parishes can expect or rea-.-jva any help for their local needs, *n~d it is hut scMom thai one meets with onttishop either able or Willi'.!* to stand beside the Bisliop of Newcastle {Australiij,'-?(Hjp , lJjJls provided for the future ondnwmeiit'fa£ife.£i&-i&.ths amount of a quarter of a *"ith a Layman, who, Ijko a in Canterbury,, lias pec to build'and eiidoi- a country Qhur«h : fflrtirely at his own cost. .ufiF . : ' - S! " 6 ' The proprietors of the Ofcago Bible, Tract, and Hook Society, and New Zealand Christi.ui Ueeord, ■ are." endeavoring to raise a- cuoita!-- to enable them to extend their operations.. The .Society has beeiv.in existence aijout S- years, and has done good work, especially through its colporteur. The Record is now edited by the Eev. Lindsay Mackie, of Duaedtu, and the Bey. John Khnslie, of Christchurch. In addition to its present circulation of 1200 per week, it is to have 1000 in Canterbury, Mr. "W. Inglis, the manager of. th<*. and Secretary of the Society, has just come from Christchurch, where he has been raising a portion of the capital, and arranging for agents for the paper.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Mechanics' Institute was held last evening, when the following member? were present :—Messrs. Sumpter (President, in the chair), Hislop, Filleul, Sprat)-,, Kidd, Tempest, M'Combe; =crnd Davies(Hon. See.) The sub-committee aTjpointed to draw- up a list of new books submitted the list prepared by them, and a letter was read from Mr. Fitzgerald, enclosing publishers. Mr. Hislop' stated that L9O of the money required for the purchase of the books had been guaranteed by three' or four gentlemen to whom he had spoken. The following resolution was carried :—•" (1.) That books to the value, of, or not exceeding, L2OU be ordered as per'' catalogue recommended by the sub-com-mittee, and that the Book Committee be requested to write tn the Education Board accordingly. (2.) That Mr. Fitzgerald's letter be ack'.unvledg-.-d with thanks, and that he be. informed that the Committee -have, re' solved as above ; the books to be ordered tlirough the Education- Board. On the motion of Mr. Jb'iileui, seconded by Mr. Spratt, it was decided to request lhe representatives for the district to got the borrowing powers' of the Institute extended to L3OOO. The resignation of Mr. Blackburne was accepted, with an expression of regret at his departure, and the .secretary was instructed to write asking him to obtain free copies of the Wellington papers for the use of the Institute'. The .-.Secretary : was directed to acknowledge with thanks the present by Mr. J. Hunt of a cord of firewood for the Institute. Some other having been disou?sr;d, .the closed.