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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 9 July 1880, Page 2

The proposal tq,jnm.traing to.Duntpoon pn four days a week only does not seem to meet * with entire approyal, and already* sonie dis : ; satisfaction has gxpj^eij,. ©ur?pg . this meeting of the County COutfoil'-yeStWday q iMr. ; .l)uncan referred. «, said .that ,'he thought a morning train from, and an .evening train to Dnntroon, daily, would meet the requirements of the-resj.-, j.. degtg.pn the lipe. He°then proposed that a jpppsisting of tLjQ and ¥ Messrs, johnstpn; ;\VmaSiitherland,.aud the" p^e^ f s^p l Wd ; Traffic ' Mgngger, land urge t]ie' r adflptiqp of "the i. ,cp.urse heihftd suggested. Tlie~motion was e seconded jby Mr. Johnston, and carried, Thfe' deputation afterwards 1 waited-ii'poh Mr. Hsinriay, and represented that if a «6f trains was necessary, they thought it : .j j?)ig}xl: b'& effected by running; one train a r day " each Way instead ot twp tpains eagh way on four days a week, Mr. HSnnay replied that 2* -bie liad not yet received the sanction, to the i, alteration, of the head of the department, whf>m he considered it necessary to consult befgrp rr)a{iing the change. He pointed out B course prqpqsed by him was the i only one by whicli cquldilQ effected, Sfld tbflt if it was brought into operation it would only be continued tforpugh'tbo' «; when the goods traffic was very light, The deputation, who appeared to see the force of , Mr. • Hannay's remarks, thanked him and a retired. . Pijring a discussion in the County Council ye^ter4 a »'i Mi', il. Murcott mentioned that the railway cattle yqrds at !Jamp4 e ?J U'ere very little used. Owing to the ljigh rates charged for carrying cattle on the railways, most of the farmers still followed the old practice "of driving their cattle to Dunedin. Mr. Falconer confirmed the statement, and the.Chairman stated that he had noticed that there WAS more grass within the cattle yaj-da thap tjjerg was putside thefi}, 3 Another resident at Maheno y.'ritog stating 3 that he fails to aea how the combination of i the Post ; Office with the Telegraph Office I shortly to be opened there : can prove . : of coril venience to the public. He also calls in I question : the statement that it'would prove r econofiugalj Hg r posed to* work tiie Telegraph Qfficp by a i youth, who will also have to the - and. adds, that i£ l the' Post and' Telegraphic Offices are com- > bined, it will necessaryito:; employ; a man ; instead of a-ybuth"i_ in salary' ' being far in ■ by ■ i.= Mails' for the Cpiqnigs, - per ■ Rotorpahana, close at the Bluff at 1 LJfO a.m. ' Jo-pioiroy. : 1 i The- Sale of Clpon Eavin, advertised to 1 take, place. to.-morpow, h a S ,beei) .postponed ' until Saturday, the lfth instapt, ?n consequence of the the weather. ! The'postponed meeting of tekcHer's will be r held 'in .the High atione o'clock to/ morrow,, to i consider the Pension Bill. All teSch'ers are «inVit2ai'"j£PW me%tn^ ( 'fß;being ' held" under the aus|sc4i*"!bf C i : A Governjnent Gazette ju?t to cpntains 'announcitfen^'of\'|Ue a |oli9|!Tng" poigtmehtß |of assessors under the Property ■ 'Assessment jActMr. David M'Master, for . the - WaitaJa Road Qifitricpj tpe Waiafeka. .Road Diahfift/Ma the Country!; Mr. Gordon Inness MilUngiqn, 1 TbVHhe "Katanui Road Pistriofc-j-aad Mr. William- Henry Sherwood Waipahij!y tj> act 1 John Cotlbli for the Borpugh ot Oamai;u., , J. .ST3i3iS. ! .StfIJUU v A « A special meeting of the Municipal Council .was held lit nigKi.'iatLtlieJ close'-of' the - Ordinal Meeting, for the purpose of conthe| new Bye-Laws. Further con- ; sideration wits fixed for the 12th August. While' the Municipal Council was in Committee'last rijght the fpUowipg appointments : were made Samuel Crawshaw, pliimher * and storekeeper, at L 3 10s a week; Win. F, j Patterson, at L2 10s a week, with cottage, 1 to take charge of the regervojr works, and ] of general yorks thence to the 1 J.-chain I tunnel. j j People in the country districts, especially c where there do not exist properly-formed ( Boads and the necessary bridges, have often j -to ; 'TOiderg<s' very considerable hardships. During the i leeting of the County Council ± yesterday, a case of the kind was men- j tionedr;".lt s lv r as stated that during recent floodSj' ; fifteeh families residing in the neigh- t borh'ood-Of Livingstone had been unable to € procure supples of butchers' meat or bread, and were compelled to kill their stock of fowls. -When these were gone, the in? habitants 'Hid to fall back on Maori hens ( for a meana ; ot subsistence. v

The fortnightly meeting of the Harbor Board fixed for to-day did not eventuate. Meeting held last eveningjiilwas resolved .that Friday: tfie £ -16 th inst. Infixed as the day of nominationMayoralty! Withreference matter Messrs:' Julius, and Balmer >vrote as follows :—Ypu will have to proceed as usual with the election of Mayor, but if the Municipal Corporation Act, 1876, is brought into operation a will held November. The election" of Councilors must .tatkiß placets in! fofcther.years, but if the Adt - have" to be made in September. The Auditors must be elected as heretofore. and will retire { from office in June next jf the 1576 Act ia then in force here. We are pleased to observe that Mr. Lindsay purposes opening a night school, for the benefit of those who are unable to attend school during the day. Jf many of the uneducated hbodiums : who' infest the public streets at night could -be- -induced to place themselves under Mr. Lindsay's care, they cppfer ft boon upon respectable people, and obtain for thejn&elves &totihg' s bahbfi~i. The Oriental Exhibition-' still' secures the large measure of support that it deserves. The exhibition will close to-morrow night. To-morppw' evening the Bass'' ftf NoM Company-O.R.V. will give-' the- :! first of a* series of promenade concerts ill the Volunteer Itall. The programme will, a large amount 6f~a'anice music,' arid those of the audience who_ care -to indulge, in .terpsi-, corean exercises .will be permitted sp., For some! time past similar , entertainments have proved highly successful in Dunedin, and have come, '.to ,be regarded as conferring a public goqd) by of&.ctng' - who would qtherwise .seek amusement elsewhere a clieap find harmless jrfeajis of spending pleasantly ft couple of hoU'Si . An entertainment,, at to the, young, pleasing.. to the grown-up, and in: structive to all, will be given ia.the Yolun-; teer on Monday evgping.; . \Yfi, r £f e £ ,-IsP-Lime-liglit D,iqrama, 'will fee exhibited f-o.V. one night only in Qara'aru; The northern papers speqjs .highly of-/the seepeSj iiicliiding adyent'vu-es~qf Livingstone and Stanley in Africa and otlior pictures of .equal interest, all thrown on the canvass by means of a. well-arranged lime light" Of the excellence; of the ; explanatory^;lecture.Y®FY' particularjmentioji is 3<nd it ig ia respect that for qld and young s}ike may learn sorAe'iihiiig; of Africa, - l aiii^lg ? ';ftEid tl}e 9I the country.^. ,Vj '] r,.' \.Ai the B-esiclent Magistrate's Court to-day,; before T. W. Parker, y ; waVfined ; 10s, with the option- Of ; 48 imprisonment >witKi' h'arcL 'labor, ffor l -being drunk and disorderly. Mary ; |j^g^n';'was" phapged was adjourned till Monday, 12th inst., "bail .being"allowed in' L3O with two in. I^.-eaqb.;. ;<&!?&?■ -jiJWW charged stealing a wheelbarrow-> frqtri.. David ~«fa§ remandefl iintil Tuesday next, : " ; l: !' ■- r The members of-the Qan>arij FoQfcbq,ll.Glijb. will play a scratcn'match on the Old Cricket Ground to-morrow, pjay commencing at 2.30. ' Sides will be chosen from 'the' following players:—Balmer, Blakesley, Bristead, Clay-, ton, Cook,: U. Chiirch'i Crawford,-A'. ; Church,; Evans, fereng (D.C.), Forbes, fell, Ham,! fjords'-A.; E- Jiardy,: Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Legge, M'Leod, ; HiMoore, D. Moore, 0. Moore, M 'Donald,. Procter, Robinson, Snow, and. Williams. Players are requested to appear punctually and in uniform. . 'J;