The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 792, 25 October 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878.

At the meeting of the Harbor Board torliv a telegram'was read from the Hon. ±l, J y MUlor iitimating that the Boards borrowi 'B 11 had pasled through Committee ; in the Legislative Council with power to Wow Ll'oo,ooo, hut with a c ause the expenditure in two y«» rs ITo this the Chairman Mr. G. feumptei) re plied pressing the necessity for increasing ?Uc lim?tatio« S to L 50,000, m order that a permanent return might be n****™* Breakwater, and the outlay of a large amount on a temporary return obviated. A memo, from the Telegraph Office informs us that the Port Darwin overland line hi been interrupted since yesterday evening It is reported that the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's Hakateramea Estate has changed hands for the sum of L The o i°°'is to be an election for a Municipal rwncillor for Severn Ward in a few days. U last SsS's meeting of the Councilthe m 7T ra'lcd attention to the fact that Sillo'-Sdiehad been absent front the Council meetings for ovCV three mo*l «,- suggested that in accordance witn Section rfof the Municipal Ordinance, his seat shouia be declared vacant, and arrangements made for electing another member This was done, and the nomination of candidates nxed tor Monday, the 4th November, and the poll tor the following Friday, at Mr. Sumpter s old offices, Thames-street, if obtainable. A meeting of the North Otago Rifle Association was held last night, the President | (Dr De Lautour) in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and adopted, the prizes for .October were fixed as follows -.-First prize LI 4s ; second, 19s; third, 15s; fourth, 10s 6d ; fifth, 7s 6d ; sixth, os. The ranges for the November competition were fixed at 200 and 600 yards, seven shots at each, any position Wimbledon targets. It was resolved that on all future occasions the handicaps be posted in Mr. Rule's shop for inspection by the members. A special meeting of the Committee will be held this evening to consider the advisability of sending challenges to the Dimedin and Christchurch Associations. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business. ~ From what transpired at the Municipal Council meeting last evening, there does not appear to be much probability of the streets being watered during this summer. The only tenderers for carrying on the work were Messrs. AVilliams and Bentley, whose charge was LBS a month, witli the condition that the Council should provide carts, or casks and appliances for loading them with water. On reckoning up the provable cost of watering the streets during the four months, it was found that something like L 250 would be necessary. Councillor Procter suggested that the shopkeepers should be called upon to contribute a share of the cost. The Mayor agreed with this, but pointed out that if this were done, it would be necessary to get a guarantee from one or more reliable perfons. Otherwise the Council might find that, after entering upon the work and becoming responsible to the contractors, some of the shopkeepers might get tired of contributing after a few weeks and leave the whole expense to be defrayed by the Council. At any rate it would be necessary to dip into the rates. Councillor Mainland said it would be better to let the matter drop altogether. They would have to dip deep enough into the rates for other purposes, and could not afford to spend so large an amount for watering a few of the streets. The Mayor suggested that the Council should a°ree to contribute LSO. Councillor Humphrey strongly urged that something should be done, and thought LIOO the very least the Council should contribute. The streets to be watered formed the principal part of the town, and the ratepayers were fully entitled to have them watered. Councillor Procter said it would a waste of money. Councillor Gibbs suggested that the best thing that could be done was to get an estimate of the cost of fitting up tanks, pump, &c, and information as to the amount which the shopkeepers would contribute as their share of the cost. Eventually the Public Works Committee was instructed to obtain this information. Last evening we stated that Mr. lies had taken a photograph of the harbor. We have not yet been favored with a sight of Mr. Iles's picture, and we suppose that it has scarcely yet got beyond the negative stage ; but we have seen one of the same subject taken by Messrs. Ferrier and Rock, copies of which have been ordered by the Harbor Board, and it is worthy of admiration. Had it emanated from the most pretentious studio in the Colony it could not have been a more perfect work of art. In the first place the position from which it was taken gives as good a field as possible, and displays the numerous vessels in the harbor to advantage. Then what is technically called the " definition " is more than ordinarily good, even up to the edges of the picture. The distribution of such an evidence of the utility of the Oamaru harbor, and the progress of the district as proved by the presence of so much shipping, would correct many a false impression in regard to our pet scheme. The Excelsior Cricket Club will play a scratch match to-morrow on the old Cricket Ground, at 2.15 p.m., between the following sides : —Fenwick (captain), Baxter, Davis, Ferens, Fidler, Gillett, Hardy A. 0., Hardy A. G., Little, Moore H., M'Leud, Robinson, and Snow. Cooke (captain), Bannerman, Church, Crawford, Filleul, Finch, Gilford, Hardy A. E., Kerr T. Lemon, Moore D., Solomon, and Thompson. St. Paul's Church was well filled last night to hear " Eva," the first performance of which has already been favorably noticed by us. A meeting of the St. Luke's Church Com-, pletion Committee was held yesterday afternoon. The subscriptions promised till date was shown to be LJS9 17s ; but as soveral districts have not been canvassed, it I was resolved to meet again on the 28th of November next. . . „

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before T, W. Parker, Esq., R.M., Ernest Lepperd, a lad about 14 years old, charged with stealing a pig of the value of LI, the property of Eddington, Bust, and Co., was sent to the Industrial School at Dunedin for two years, John Morgan, charged with being of unsound mind, was committed to the Dunedin Lunatic Asylum. A scratch cricket match will take place in Mr. Borton's paddock on Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m. A meeting of the newly-formed United Trades' Cricket Club was held at the Commercial Hotel last evening, when it was decided to hold their first practice on the old Cricket Ground to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m.

We regret our inability to find room in this issue for several letters. They will probably appear to-morrow.