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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 985, 16 June 1879, Page 2

In many f[starters the Ministry have been written down as an audacious set of Kadica js, bent solely upon carry ng into effect legislation of a. class nature. AN hat will such people say to the following very Radical expression contained in the s|ieceh of Mr. Richardson, as reported in the Press I think the (Jorernmertt would he justified when bringing down a Land Tax Bill to increase the revenue, to provide fo- the payment of a tax in connection with unimproved land held by people who h** u gone in for buying ttp such land purely for speculative purposes, and who by so doing lock ttp that land which would otherwise be available for agricultural and other purposes., f(t outl applause.) And such a tax would be I thty more beneficial it wottltl have the effect of forcing improvements on such lami. That is the only laud tax which would be ' generally beneficial, and such a tax I should :b« inclined to support. Wc must have a : tax to keep up our credit, to pay for the interest on our loans, and such a tax should be a genera! property tax." The instrumentalists of the Philharmonic Society are particularly relocated to meet at Air. Earfe's to-morrow evcuiug at S ' o'clock sharp, to practice for approaching miscellaneous concert. i The monthly meeting of the Hospital ] Committee will be held to-morrow evening, j at half-past seven o'clock. A treat of no mean order will be afforded those who attend the Volunteer Hall this evening when Messrs. Ilwcocks and Ha\-| man s Mammoth Minstrels will make their first appearance. The company comprises some twenty-performers, each of whomjhaye bet a selected for some special excellence, and the result is that the entertainment provided is both varied and excellent. The lata Berviee in the new Tees-street flail was very well attended Inst night, atfd the addresses were given by the Key. Mr. Grant, from DuneJin, and Mr. J. Mirams, Mr. C. (». Moore, presiding. The singing was exceptionally good, and t lie popular .character of the hymns used at these service. adds greatly to the heartiness of the siriiriri!; —the"excellent organ lately obtained by"the eliOtr enhancing considerably the cftoot. e , At a meeting of the Committee of the Oamaru Football Club held at the Empire Hotel the other evening, it was decided, owitisr to the inability of the Clnb to get a fceasi together, not to pfay the mfltcli witli the Punedin Football Club as arranged for Sat unlay next. It is to lie ivgretfccu tia> the Committee had to come to this concision, but it was forced upon them owing to the want of support given to the game this season. It is to be hoped, for the credit oi the Club, that members and intending Pavers, will turn out for practice so as enable the Club to send a team to Duuedw 11want* the end of the season, and thus in g. imc measure redeem their eredi". We cannot understand why Oamaru should not ; a«:ipjrt ss strong a Football Club as any other town, as there are plenty of ablebodied yonths here who should form the nucleus of a strong team.

At the Resilient Magistrate's Court to-day, Wore \V. H. S. Roberta and J. W .Humphrey, Esqrs., J.P.'a., Isaac Young, for being drunk and disorderly in Itchen-street on the tl4th inst. was dismissed with a caution. Mortimer, a cab driver, waa charred with leaving his two horses and cab unattended at the Railway Station on the 4th mat. The horses bolted, but fortunately i were stopped by Mr. ShrinMki. before damjg any damage. The Bench looked upon this ofience as rather a grave one, bufcj# this was the first time the accused had wen before the Court on such a charge, thejr would inflict a fine of 20s. and costs. John-Roberts, Jor allowing two horses'.to w'andeE-at large in Torridpe-street yesterday, Bridget CTDonnell (of the Railway Boardinghouse, Tyne-street) was charged with neglecting to keep her yard clean, thereby caciiog a i nuisance. The . Inspector of J\uisances said the yard was more likea manure depot than anything else. -Th» Heiich inflicted a fine of 10s. She was also | charge*! "with having neglected to havea ; cicsc: whitewashed. The Bench dismissed 1 the case, with a cantion to accused to have [ tjie work |H;rfornicd at once.