The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1879

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1103, 31 October 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1879

In another column a letter appears suggesting that the public should show, in some substantial form, their respect for Mr. Steward. We hope that action will be taken in this matter, and that the issue will be the presentation of some appropriate testimonial to such an old and respected townsman anil public servant. We have received from the Government Printer a numlwr of Parliamentary papers, one of which is the report of the Royal Commission on the operations of the University of New Zealand and its relations to the secondary schools of the Colony. It contains 532 foolscap pages of light reading matter: A3 one page is sufficient for a day s reading, it is cheap at the price at which it is sold. No one should l>e without it. We are requested by Messrs. Fleming and Hedley tostatethattheacreageof anil the total sum realised for tiic portions of the Seadown Estate sold yesterday are given incorrectly in oar contemporaries. A correct report will be found in our columns. At a meeting of the Rifle Committee held in Captain Sumpter's office this afternoon it was decided that tenders lie invited for the lease of the rifle range for grazing purposes for one year, the same to be received up to the 6th November; also, that the butts, ' targets. Ac., should immediately be put in ! good order. . The following letter was received this i morning by Mr. R. L. 14Hon. I Sec. to the North Otago Ititle Assoela- \ tion, from which it will l>e seen that the j proposed rifle match, North Otasio v. Otago | Association, has been indefinitely po3tt»>itcd" fJunedin, Octolier 29, 1579. | i;,. ar Sir, —I very much regret to have to i inform you that, owing to the arrangements ■ wfitcil have been made for a review on the [ 10th November, it will lie impossible to fire [ the match with your Association on that ! date. I was only informed of what was dej ctded on last night, ami as the men will fall in about !>.30„ and remain under arms until ;>or i 6 p.m., there will be no time for the match. I trust tltat your men may find it convenient I tj ( » come down at some future date but the idea of firing on the 10th must be abandoned. I aiu tiie moro sorry I»r this I umicrstand the members of the North Ki'le Association have gone to considerable trouble to select a team!—l am, &e., M. C. Ckhagh, Hon. Sec. O.K.A.' t-i irho n*>t ye. pant thutr sw ilUiv 111 aa notice is given i" another cvlutnn th.it proccctiingJ will Lc taken ;or their recovery. , . t . . U thr t ourt today. -lnhn oUs> was iriiiandt-d until tomorrow on a ch.irpr of vagrancy. It will be remembered that some short time since the accused was sent to prison for steaiijig from the house of Mr. Parker, lt.M. His fare back to Oamam apiwars to have been paitt by the Prisoners* Aid .Society, ot P;tnAceording to the following re[s>rt of the Kngineer. rea*i at last s meeiing of the Municipal Conned, the Waterworks arc still progressing despite the want of funds wherewith to paV the contractors '-Gentlemen. [ have the honor to report that the race. sw far as Henderson's Gully, has beon running nearly full of water during the whole of this month, and i 3 in excellent order throughout. The Henderson's Gullv aqueduct Is being completed in a sati.sfactory ntanner. and could be entirely finished within a month. Some of the Landowners trom the Awamoko to Henderson's are desirous of being supplied with water from the race, and it is advisable to take into «»nr.iUration the question of what is to be eiiaru'ed them for what they may require. About 140,000 feet of timber have been put upon the works during the month, and the various contractors are linking fair progress with the aqueducts. '»t:e contractor for the reservoir is making ;ood progress. All the castings for valve tower iirsve come to liafiu, .mu tiie Ittihltng of the tower can be coinincnceU almost immediately. A cricket match will be played on the Ola Cricket Ground between the following eleven and all comers of the Excelsior Club to-mor-row afternoon :—Eleven : C'ookc, Fenwiek, Finch, A. Hartley, T. Hewat, Kett. Little, Marshall, P. Moore, Snow, and Thompson : emergency-Davis. Play to bedn at 2.30 sharp. All players are requested to attend as the eleven to play the Oamani Club will be chosen early next week. A meeting of the Otago Education Board was held yesterday, and the following business of special interest to this district was transacted The Financial Committor's report, which was adopted, suggested that an addition to the Kakanui school be provided, and that in the meantime, to provide for the increased attendance, the Secretary be authorised, if possible, to lease some suitable building in the township, and that advertisements be inserted in newspapers calling tor tenders for painting a number of schools throughout the district. Miss Ellen Adams was appointed fourth assistant at the Oamani Grammar School rfct Miss Thomas, deceased. The appointment of an additional teacher for the iNorth Oamani School was sanctioned. A tender was accepted for the Pnkeuri additions and residence, the amount beins: £127 6s. The following reply was sent"tO the Oa«n»m Committee's request for furniture and a drawing master for the district:—"lt was decided to sanction the supplv of some additional furniture, but the Boarti regretted its inability to comply with the recommendation in reference to a dnsivv iug master.'" it is the general opinion amongst the wise in Wellington that the withdrawal of the co-ccniidence motion was a judicious move, as its position on the " orders of the day" precluded the possibility of ita being brought on durine the present session. 1 party will now watch their opportunity, and : bring on another if a favorable opportunity should occur. I We understand that Mr. Ure, Boyton, j has sold his one-vear-ohl entire colt Lord Beaeonstield to " E-.rl Dunmonr. Lord I Beaeonsfield. by Prince Victor (Mr. -Men- i • tove is half brother to Clan A!|.;ne. who Isaiucd so many in the l.''i!i:tus of, ' Sitrltu" atitt and this yer.r was ■, j thini (w- a three->> ar-old Clydesdale celt at ! tiie Royal Knirlt'sh Society's Show, London. 1 The Lytt'dton Times states that Mr., Shriinski will leave Wellington on Friday for the remainder of the session. The same paper implies that Mr. Reader Wood is ashamed of his apostasy, and .fiiov.s hunseli as tittle as j»wsible in the House, whilst Mr. Hurst, his less qualmish coni|>aii:oi!. is not: troubled with any audi «uicomfortable feel-. ii:g. and shows himself as much as possible. ! Mr. Swansea says he has been " had,' and 1 we sav that there is no doubt about it. " " Horn st Willie " hxs never liefore in his life s „ far torgf ttm himself as to l>e a jariy to such jobbery as that which accoimts tor his association with the CJovcniment and | the disinclination of the Premier to ] crnnt j r. n investigation into the causey of the astounding gyratory movement of the four Auckland members. __ . Jack Kwry is the mewt inticiati* sable champion tlwt the Tichbonie C'laiiuant has ever had. Moreover, he is one of the beat known men in the Old Country at the oreacnt mocoept, and quite a lion in his way. "The York was lately embellished by his portrait, and the embellishment neeeAtttfltcd A SOCW4 edition of that influential

and wide-circulated journal. He has issued the following bill: —"The Circus, Cookridgeutrcct, Leeds.—The Executive of the Leeds Political Reform Union have much pleasure in announcing that they have made arrangements with Captain W. J. Barry (thrice Mayor of Cromwell. New Zealand—a Colonist of fifty years' standing), 'The Robinson Crusoe of* the nineteenth century,' to address a meeting in the Circus, Cookridgentn.it, on Monday evi-iiin<.'. August 25, 1879, when he will narrate his '.air-breadth esc3]Ks. iiis adventure as r. whaler, terrible \t~rv*kF. £.~enr = of fights with and Ked Ind.ans, and his meeting with Castro and Orion, and of his recognition of the claimant to the Tiehbonie estates. Tli- meeting will also Ik- addressed by .John Mt/.tii. ' I) open at half-past seven : • mt.-nec at eight o'clock. Admission : Reserved seats, Is; second do, Gd; gallery, Jji.