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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 853, 9 January 1879, Page 2

The Hon. Robert Stout will visit Oamarn within a few days, on his way north. It is possible that he may be accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Maeandrew, who is expected to arrive in Doncdin on Monday.

By the afternoon train yesterday Professor Ulricli, accompanied by Messrs. S. E. .Sbrimski and Reeves, M.H.R.'s, proceeded to Duntroon, m roiitt for Livingstone, to inspect the goldfield in that district.

if r. Thomson tabled a notice of motion at he meeting of the County Council to-day, hat members over a certain distance from Jwroni-say ten miles—shall in future be >aid »Jd per mile ; also, that the members' ce for attendance at the Council meetings hall in future be LI Is a day. Mr. W. J. Steward, the Chairman of the )amaru Schools Committee, while in Dun:din lately on various matters of interest to he town and district, waited upon Mr. iVvd?, the Secretary for the Education Board, ■ri'»r«li»tg filling Htc position of second jin.-t'jr at tlm .South School, Oamaru. Mr. Kllntry. a geiitleinaii who has just arrived irorn Victoria, was chosen. This gentleman iiold.l a certificate from the Minister of Education for that Colony, and ajmeavs to be well qualified as a teacher. We understand that the Mayor, as Chair-; man of the Oamaro-Livingstone Railway Committee, accompanied by Mr. Menlovo and Mr. J. T. Evans, waited upon Mr. Ulair, in Dnntdin, on Wednesday, and urged that the survey of the line should be at once proceeded with. Mr. Ulair promised, that there should be no avoidable delay, ai.-.f it i- imd'H.stood that he may be exported wxt week to commence opcratioua. Wit ln'ti the past year or so the Independent Or4iT of Oddfellows have greatly extended tfn-tr .-phere of MS'-fuliicsw. Xcw lodges have Veil r.atabli.ihcd in several towns, both in the north and south, and the Order, which f r.-:. r.f American origin, now appears to be in

it tfouri-diing condition throughout New Zealand. The members ot the local braneh, the [»val Alfred Lodge, liave caught the infection, ami have determined, by making known puM:cly the aims ami objects of the Older ami the benefits to be derived from m.iliberI ship, to induce resectable citizens to become tnitiat&l into the brotherhood. With this object in view a very neatly printed circular baa been prepared, setting forth briefly all necessary particulars. To working men • specially lodge? of this kind are great boons by affording a'd in the time of sickness and affliction, and making some provision for widows .-r.id orphans in the case of deaths of member*. Every working man should be a member of some innietK order, for by being s<> he is rendered, to some extent at least, independent of public charity, while the very principles of all orders enforce upon memIm.ts the necessity for preparing for the day i of misfortune.

A special meeting of the Committee of the North Otago liitle Association was held last uvetitrn: at the Royal Hotel. There were present -Messrs. Ottcrson (ill the chair), 11. L. Itttle, M'Corkindale, King, and Atkinson ( Hon. 5.,-y. Mr. Morris wrote resigning his seat on live Committee, and it was decided that the Vice-President (Mr. Ottcrson) should wait npoii Mr. Morris with a view to getting him to rucoiisi'b.r his decision. Mr. Atkinson tendered his resignation of the. otltce.s ( ,f Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, which was accepted, and Mr. J. King appointed to till the vacancy. It was decided that in future tin; Secretary should receive five [>-r cent, of the total receipts of the Association. The prizes for the December competition were fixed at a similar rate to those oi the previous month. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the meeting.

The only ease set down for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, when the presiding Justices were Messrs I'.. Sumpter and W. H. Roberts, was the .iiljoviniccl charge against Martin M'f'lme of damaging property belonging to one Matthew Urain. Their Worships ordered the defendant to pr».y L2 for the damage done, and 1,2 '2s eosts in default of immediate payment to go to gaol for a month

Thc nionlitiy inspection parade of the Kead-t|tiartcrs Companies of the No. 3 liattalion will take plan; Jo-morrow evening, at the usual hour.

The ordinary monthly meeting oi" the Committee of the X.O. Coursing Club will fake [dace to-morrow at 11 a.m., nt the County Council Chambers.

The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Waitski, E.C., will be held this evening, at hall-past seven o'clock.

! A general meeting of the Oamaru Branch 'of the Otago llailway Employes' Benefit Jvwiety will he held at the railway station to-morrow evening, at S o'clock. The IJ'.ueskin Agricultural ami Pastoral Association's show takes piece to-morrow. Return tickets will be issued at single fares on tin: railways. A crickel match came oil' at Waimate on Christmas I'ay, between an eleven of the Waikakahi shearers and a like number oi the Waimate Cricket Club, resutring in a victor}- for the shearers, by four runs, and two wickets to spare, after a very exciting contest. The wind was rather strong, and the ground about as bad as it possibly could be, the scores on that account being small. The Waikakahi captain having von the toss, sent the Waimate men to defend the-stumps, which they made a poor attempt at doing, as the l»owling of Parker and White was too much for them, the last wicket falling for the small total of -iO, including eight byes. t The Waikakahi men than went in, and were [disposed of fo» o~>, Austin, Gavel, and i Gibbons each obtaining double figures. ! After luncheon had been partaken oi, the i Waimate men again went to the wickets, and managed to put together 74, after some j very' flukey play. Birch, who made 25, j having had about half a dozen lives. The ; Waikakahi team, wanting GO to win, sent in j White and Gibbons, but they only went and j came, and when four wickets were down the score stood at S ; Shortle and Black then got. togetimr, and it was not until the match was nearly won that Black was bowled, after; playing well, for 15; Hhortle stayed in till j the match was won, and obtained 20 by good j cricket, .