The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 937, 18 April 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1879.

Tttß Hon.. Jarue» Mauarnljww b a mysterious man. Normally laMervtnE anil «t»tt nutwaetlty. tie most, sometimes at Jea»t, bo full nl: autWity within. For brilliancy unit originality of conception he has. not hb winat in the Mtnbtry, er, if he few, ifcwt few know it- Me tt a stow-gelng, stolid, rw»rv«a Hwtchman in »tero«»ner; bat! he b a tfo>mwrU-g»in# Yankee m Spirit, and not differ Xrotra that uatio natty in its peculiar aptitude fr* - operating BU«w»»fwKy wp*n 'n l '*® ***»>• : tU»We hist attention. man e»n "sw gtamour better than he. Even the late 'Sir tfc>n«Mi &t* Learn, i« In* palmy «tayf.«r the tloa. Daniel Pollen, who *et!<«avnea Che inelegant, Wt expressive, psernloinyn of " Soapy Dan," when i» fftiee, were not uo at home with, and expended more time over. a deputation than the lf«.n. Mr. • Miwamtruw tta» : and vet? think that thy eostatio' pleasure n£ a deputation,. )v ft w ha«ins? spent five minutest with the Hon. James Maeandrew, could not t.o exceed**!. w " nt,t ttunfc that there is so m»ct» palaver trv the oW gentleman. Many * lover w.mld gtve . half lib eswtenw to W able «» wield at all the weapon* he ware two .?» well, and many a deputation when th-.-ir «•*» mind.-t begin t» fe-a»*ort them.H'fves, and when it b tn.» tate, fair, *,u.-nd another few moment* in hb ouupany. Vnt they an like the pasty wEv» ha» IweK !>y an antagonbt, and wtv> says. " What, a f»«.l I was nut to adopt sath and aueh a e»ttrs«?. Wb think that ttiece arc those in Onmarn that wentd tike t.» see Mr. Macwnircvr •again. He «aj.'W them a few months ago, bnt they wnut.t have hint nest tu.ie. We ace ru>t going to '"tier an »|>im«.n as to whether ff t ! Chink they w.>-dd »mri ; Wt w» wilt say that Mr. Maeuutrew ha.* not kept hb prombest W» were to have Iwt ther railway station t:ommene.Ht at «>ncty; in taut, tlxv hon- gentleman reuTetteit greatly that tTwrw sfc«wl«f have been any otttferenee »>f opinion abont a site, a* it wr.tthi havw Wen etKi't.ed huv;c Atc.T liav itu* pvi.eusert vUta the availaMe the r«iwi»vm»'nt n : >s>'tveit taat the hy i phuwfe *WU it b j now months s m«e Mr. Ma«u»Uw mnotinw! t« an t>'ama.nt 4*pwtatt«n that the w.ffe shonhit W »« f w 7 c,t ivielt, WB BWTW t' l f) « v as> tar W mttbintf »'> necessary a work. Mr. Ma«(ten, rffttintf th» p ";' aß,i nvwS fia«e noticed that the «r.>w«l r.t psw* sts.n-evs «n f.w railway |.btt»rn. b titnes wb as %r the railway offictst* t"> pm#e«wt® their ami t»> W «bngtff»tw t"» tifcami ; luab. En impressing c " a " ivtjmxaent the tißseswity "f tmwediately Wynmt m ehc matter, *«? Tu-p H motive than "tat ; 0 t railway Wilding* sitßa-tetvtly to. roeet the- recrement* w « :,, OT avowing tmde* If CK^ernracnt ! we«>-tiM> tinancially tvippted t.» 9p«®« e » e : money that ■yU. »tv»uM b»*<* «*' tf he knew, it, he n»» rtcht to : mafw that lie was *«re ,t>e futmfei The railway rt»ku»n u■ «ot ; t.ht, only «w<;es»a#y w»ffe that Mr: Mac* Wsew saici W twvKiedbtely csmect ' •: owt t ami we &*«» k' 1 " 10 ithat a Miffiistef that performs without i ptmnbin!? b -tmw wefwl to Hb toantry i tfewii wne t6»t |«wt«B8«» w«tk>wt pett->rwt-it»!£.