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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 726, 7 August 1878, Page 2

Our readers will notice that the Ministry have announced in Parliament that they are Hiking steps to have uniform rates of freight <>n ;rr.-iin throughout the whole of the railmv lines running North and South from l.ytt.iron. It is "to he hoped that the fame principle will b« adopted so far as Oamaru ■s concerned, not only on the main line, but if "ii 'he branch, railways. Let there be a reiMu'iiise i mileage rate and every port p!.;i:".i 0:1 nn equal footing, aid we in ■ '.Mii.-iru ii.-y.-e norhi'-'g to fear from any iptivtur. At the meeting of the Standing Committee ■ >i" zh'i Haibur Jv'.ard to-day tho Chairmnn was instructed t<i establish telegraphic communication. b''twv e:i riie Harbor Chambers and the Breakv.v.tor. As vet notions further lias been ascertained with reierenco to the disappearance of Mr. i'imc in Young, the late night-watch-man, at the Breakwater. An impression is gaining ground that Young's disappearance is not t" be attributed to accident, the belief being that he has quietly levanted. He was known tn be in difficulties to some extent, and this fact gives color to the supposition advanced that he has sought fresh fields and pastures ne>y. It will be remembered that on Saturday la>t \%o atitiounci d the mysterious disappearance of a man named George T). Cunningham, who had been working for Mr. Smith, farmer, J'apak.iio. At tlm time it was feared that he had been drowned in attempting to f-'rd the rivi r. Such appeals to have been the ca.«p. for the police last night received a telfgrai.i irwm "W'aitaki to the effect that tlv body of CHtniiinghaif} had been found ;>•• the bank of the river, but in what locals - •■ was not stated. The police to-day caw ;. trnotions for the body to be brought i!:t> ',iirn by the trail: this evening, and an iiiijne>t wi.: he held to-morrow morning. The Elder P.rothers had a very fair attendainv' at their final entertainment last evening Tlie programme was gone through in a very spirited manner.

! A m eting of the Kakanr.i Road Board j took place this forenoon in the office, Tyne- ,' sheet, frwpii*— Messrs. J. C. Gilehrist i(,in the chair), Booth, Gemmell, Elder, | Manning, Morton, and Oliver (Engineer), i Tin* minutes of last meeting were read and I continued, and the outward correspondence | was rea.d arjcj "Pprpvcd.—Mr. jvidd \vrQte, j drawing attention to the loss caused by i lli.-i.ls through the overflow pf from drains of Messrs. Lee» and Moore's, claiming i damages, and suggesting certain remedies., j It was resolved that Mr. Kidd be informed I that the present watercourse is the natural I drainage of thi.- portion of the district, and : t'nat the Board cannot entertain the claim i for dtiinageu.— r |'hp Waiareka Road Board ! wrote, intimating that a eertain road line, in ; block .'.', Kauroo, had btien appointed a main j ilistrict road, and also that the Engi- ) licer had been instructed to prepare j plans for the formation of this road.— ; The Board next proceeded to consider the j replies from the s.overa.l Koad Boards within j 'he Chi.rv ;■" the v<"oooied ooaf6rence. It ! wa? resolved th*t tji" (jonforenoo be held on : >a*nt.iay. x\w ITtKiust.. at 11 a.m. —The > K"L.-!r.'.c-!-"s report was read, when it was re- : soivcu thit jk: be t-iupo'-vered to|exp-*nd LlO , ijiw.ird:< r<;:iaii-iTi-.' on Kakanui ■': ■-•'..; -i-v '.•[•-•;--;•;■• H '■'*' aiLod to : V:.U-':i : :-';'j,:;- .-■.".-. 11-V:iis.. —A p"*'itioll WS i iiaiidc : in > i»v :J>t».it H n .t-'I ■ pr:;- •■'.. • ••; of s'-t iiuiis iii .-\.u'.h ''amaru, j as!::i._' i : *..'<:rinn.rjeiifc levels in cwHi'.i s.trna"s, i and aitj : (hat a compreherK-h .a scheme uf road was argf-iitly required in the j to»Aij>;hip, It was resolved that the Clerk j acknowledge receipt p,f petition and point out that the so-called 'strrets within their j township are not road lines within the j meaning of the 73rd section of "The Otago j ! Uoads Ordinance, 13T1/' consequently th,o , Board are not in a position to spend any | •lu.r.-v thereon.—lt was resolved that steps ! i■■«• taken v.i.dor "The rnblio Works Act. ] iSTtI," to acquire tli* necessary land to con- j j.-::: the road line in seeMon" 43, Block L, | Kauroo.—Aecoui.-ta to the amount of L 314 ; 4s. 4d. were passed for payment, and after ; a yore of thanks to the Board j adjourned. , .

It is announced by advertisement in another colum that Messrs. M'Laudress, Hepburn, and Co.'s sale's/br* the Crichton Park Downs and the Otaria township has bee n postponed for the present, at the request of purchasers, owing tothe unfavorable feather'.'.'-', . • ; ' : ;-\ £/■' .Members'of of the; Norths Otago Turf: Club'.'are reminded mee£; uigrwill .beheld j?tfcjs o'clock"'this evening. , :;££At a ..meeting.of \ the Standing Cpnimittee 'pfjthe Harbor Boarci- to-ttay'ten applications; '•for the post of' lighthouse-keeper were -opened, the choice of the committee falling •upon Captain Pallant. Mr. G. M'Kenzie was appointed night watchman at the Breakwater. At the District Court this morning, Mr. Francis Bromley, who had been lined at the last sitting of'the District Court for non-! attendance as a juror, .appeared _to show cause for his absence. Mr. Bromley having stated that he was attending the funeral of his sister-in-law, his Honor remitted the fine. Mails for Australia, per Ringarooma, close at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sth iust. During the past few days the Benevolent Society's Home has received within its hospitable walls several additional children, many of whom are almost destitute of clothing. The Barrack-master has requested us to intimate that donations of clothing, including cast-off clothing suitable for turning into garments- for children, .will be thankfully received by him. As will be seen by an advertisement in another column, Cheevers, Kennedy, and Kent's Minstrels will appear at the Masonic Hall on Monday and Tuesday next. The company is an exceptionally strong one, numbering fourteen performers, amongst whom are several old favorites, including Mr. T. Campbell and Mr. Horace Bent, one of the best negro comedians and burlesque actors that has ever appeared in the Colony. Then there is Mr, Martin SimoDsen, a solo violinist, who has few superiors on this side of the line. Messrs. Cheevers and Kennedy come here with reputations of being excellent dancers and character delineators; while the company possesses some good vocalists in Messrs. Vernon Reid, Roper, and Drayton, in addition to a compact orchestra.