The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 919, 27 March 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1879.

ftis Worship, tie" Mayor desires a.* to acknowledge the rw;pt of the Jo(t»wi-ig subscriptions in aid of the Kaitangata Relief Fund • Collected by Mr. R. Btaekwood. Waitafci. IJ (:>• «d ; eotte«t«d H' Mr. R. M-*Auty, Totara.. L2'-» 12s tM. We have already had the pleasure- if statin if that the settlers of Xtrafiara have rt-solved upow establishing a publm Ithrary in- their towTiship. Xow we have the additional pleiianre of inserting artadv»;rtist:-men-6 calling a meeting to consider the matter, to be held in the Sohootroora tomorrow evening, at *.3t> p. rev. A library will do mm-h "ti* improve the tone ot' tEv--coninuinity. tt wilt afford an npportii-riitv to-some people for varying the monotony o» constantly drinking., and to alt it will provide the means r>t mind i-n-provem-nnt. Messrs t>eih£ and iiavelsort have rtfarly com-pteted a very substantial-looking Hour mill.* on the Otepopo. River, clos U to, tieRailway fVriilgi--. It is built of fcri-HgKvms sandstone,. i->l'>6»ined fron-v gurries m tinneighbourhood. A eonerete tbm backs rtp the river about two- hum-Ired yards »f»«- ( - the tnill,. from whence the water-power i= obtained by means of a race. A ne?,tlyconstructed gauge ailmits into- the race the required (-piantity of water, and the whole is so arranged that nothing save art exceptional hVioi-l' could in. any way interfere with ordinary work. The convenience of the milt- to the railway places it within th" rea.-h of the Moeraki and who will, no dVnil'it. avail thetuselves of it--pro\unity for their prists aci-'nn-lingly. M : aheuo is looking up. There, are te.w two blai-kstuiths' shops,, in one *>f which a public hall is combined with a wheelwright's trade. Malietio resembles the hob of the wheel. Wheit it gets i-ts spokes ami tire, it will be a thriving township. Tho Municipal Conned wilt meet at th" usual hour this evening. In- addition to the trauaction. of the ordinary f.i-tsin.-ss a rate wilt be struck for the ensuing year. Ku Saturday the match to b-i played by the (Oamaru. Cricket Club will be Town v. County. Tho town team wilt be chosen from the foUowinif :--Messrs.. Niirupter. fLautou--. F. l-en-wick. Walts, Co.,ke. Fov h. T. tlcwat. Snow. Rice, Castetti. Crea;h. Booth. F'.atmer. Xewtou. and- riun-ch-. If the Eoltowinif paragrafih. c!ipp,,t (,:,.;, ( the Ehuiedin Star, is true. New Zealand. U t-o be with- a vi.?it from the ev-f'j.-es'-dent of. Ameri a. Ken-rat Kraut: "V\ .-

have been- permitted to- make the foitowiuextract from a letter v.y a -.-iu! ■ man in- town : 'Keneval t-rant. C.S.. per piwes m.ikir.ee a tour tliroecli the .-■.' the Anstrat'biv Colonies in the V. S. steam..; Richmond." Bt'erl'ert not going ahead- mnch. in tin meantime, but there'.* »; i time comin/ and: iw» its people in patience po*.-ess tie-o soul.--., there is no-rea.-on- to fancy tliat tl;--; will be disappointed. We the other day called., attention to tie sale announced by Misses tl- niing ;v:

El'edlcy of Hr .Min'Thomson'* estate'in the Elakatcraniea:: but, as the sale is t<> t'-.-ke pl.n-.e so early as mi Saturday ue\t. we thuds it welt to recall the fact to-"the minds of oar readers. The Btakateramea. land now ee.-.U no (me to- trumpet its e\c,-1!,..r.c.-. Ft: Inproved- that it is some nt the finest..-r;. ; .;n producing soit in the I 'otouv. and Mr Thompson's is some of the best of it. The area i-l("i(->l> acres, tt should !'■•" rerueEiibered. tha' the Ifakateramea is a rising district, becac-e

it possesses the inestirnalde advaiita'i-es of excellent soit and climate, and the prospect of the immediate construction of a raitway connccting it. with a good market. Reidston is a n.niet little place, but "wee folk" are not to be despised. We know a man that gave LWM> for a goo.l stand iu this township-because he believed that it **oi.itd become an auricultnrat centre some flay. Our informant is a cautious Scotchman, and we admire his judgment.