The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1134, 6 December 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1879.

! It will be seen by a cablegram from our 'aiwct-ial correspondent that the L5.0W.0f10 loan has not yet l*:en floated, although trie initiatory step has been taken by the financial institution of the worM that will probably resnlt in that very desirable end being realised at a respectable tlgnre. Thw Ttmaro Waterworks Bill has passed both Itousea of Parliament. _ A dramatic entertainment, into which w ill {>c introduced an interlude of vocal anil instrumental music, will be given at tlie Volunteer Hall on Monday week, the proceeds to bo devoted to the Athenaitiin tund. The dramatic pieces l>ot open the boards oil th>- occasion will be " No. 11, Dukc-strcet. and " A Dead Shot," whieh, we need hardly say. will be creditably performed by the ftamara f>ramatic Club, which has so generously tome forward to one ot our most naefnl hilt needy institutions. Ottr townsman Mr. George ]srownlee lias received frotn the London Incoiyorated Tonic Sol Fa College a pass certificate in mnsical composition, dated 12th .September, 1579. Tlie certificate states that he has satisfactorily worked through the first stage of the college course in musical cont[xwitioii, attti is now eligible to proceed with the study of the higher branches of the art. We leant that the eottrse through whk-h Mr. Brownlee has worked comprises the useoi all the plain chords of the major scale, with the four most twed discords in their various positions and eon*tit lit ions. Mr. Brownlee is entitled to congratulation on account of this aclneve- ™ Arrangements have been made for the disposal of exhibit-* remaining after the Horticultural Show this evening, so as to allow the usual meeting to be held in the Volunteer Hall to-morrow evening. The people of Waimate do not intend to allow their annual race meeting to fall through. A programme for a meeting to be held on New Years Day upon the same course a* last year, and a strong list ot steward* has been formed composed of thoroughly energetic s[>ortsmen. Jhe programme consists of a Handicap Hurdle i Race. the Waimate Handicap, the Waimate County I'itrae, the Publican's Handicap, a Hack Race, and a Consolation Handicap. The total amount of added money is Ll7<), and wc have no doubt that the meeting will be highly successful. Nominations for all the handicaps must be sent to the Secretary not later than S o'clock on Monday next. The Ttniara High School *ro advertising for fresh applications for the position of latlv superintendent, at an advance in salary of LSO. the amount at present offered being L 306 per annum. In Sydney the price of coke is (id per tag. A writer it: the Timaru Telegraph says that it is 3s Ihl in Timaru. Somebody is allowing a very good margin for exjienses o' freignt, landing, and profit. We should think that titfj-e is little fear of the vendors of coke coming to grief. Their business should be -the mewt lucrative in the Colony. We have been shown several samples of wheat grown on the Arowhenua Estate this year and they certainly cannot be surprised. Taking stalks from the properties of Mr. Wright and Mr. Parsons respectively, tiie number of grains are 45 and 43. -Judging by . present appearances, the crops v.i;l be ready L r reaping in another sis rr seven weeks at the very outside. The cars are rdready exos'ptioiially full and firm, while the stalk is tu'm. in regard to the crops in the Waimate district our correspondent writes as follows " Very* genial and pleasant weather has now set in, and the crops in this district never looked tatter at this season ot the year. No mat has yet appeared here ; indeed, farmers seem to be gocd-naturectiy mtarrelling amongst themselves as to who shrxtld get the credit of producing the best ~r oi » So far. I think the championship lies between Mr. K. Kitt's, of l'areora, and Mr. V. C. Mark's and Mr. Studholmes, near Waimate/' —Timaru Herald. i