Daily Circulation, 1500. The Oamaru Mail TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1888.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4204, 4 September 1888, Page 2

Daily Circulation, 1500. The Oamaru Mail TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1888.

We have received a aepbnd letter in refer-! ence to the Upper Waitski road, which is; now being repaired. The allegations oon-i tained in the first letter were suoh that we; did not -feel., at liberty ~tO;pnblish It j'i the form "'ln'which'lt'was sent to u«.' 'We may state, however, that in it the writer com-! plained that those who are working on the> road are shepherds, cooks, and boys, of 10 and 12 years of-age, .and that the latter get 6s per day. He isks ns if we think it is fair that employment should be given to such while there are a good number of married men in. the district who . are! 'wPrld We' at ones say that - : we, do not think that, under ordinary circum-; stances, It is right to overlook experienced! road hands with families. But we are informed'that those 'at ~pr&ent engnged on the; road were put on it in an emergency. It being deemed necessary that the work should; ba proceeded with without delay, .these persons were employed because they happened to be on the spot. That is, we understand, the truth of the matte*. ;. Whether or not the circumstances justify the continuous, employment of these persons on the work is another question, v , Our correspondent is of opinion that Mr Button should look into the matter, and see justice done to the men and to/the ratepayer. ; A Kurow correspondent writes as follows: —Fenoing and building operations are now proceeding busily on the grazing runs here, and .'a v . considerable' area of land will ..(his spring be ploughed and sowed with turnips! to provide feed during next winter's; soarcity. This is where the grazing run system takes a high place when compared with that of mera pastoral occupation—the; latter cannot be ploughed, and, therefore,' the country lies waßte. i We are informed that there is every indication of a good market for wheat. A gentleman in - this < district wa3 oil .Saturday asked to his stock, consisting of about 10,( 00 bushels, under oflVr at 3a 6d until Monday, but he dec ined to do so, remarking that .as,he had held hia wheat so long. (Ie would hold it longer A number of Victorian firms who are representel in New Zealand are anxinns to purchase for shipment. This is accounted for by the fact that in the Melbourne market wheat has advane ad within a month from 3s 2}d to 4s 2sd per bushel. It appears that in consequence of the Increased cost of coal throngh the the .Onion jtteamera are. running on short allowance of fnel, and that they will oonsef quently make longer passages. It is alsp stated' :that;, as: the baok of coal cannot now be got by the steamers trading between here,and Sydney, some of thoße steamers will cease to run, and the freights of those kept on the line will be increased. ; In response to a request from their work-> men the.master bakers of the town met last evening at the Athensum Hall and conferred with the journeymen as to the houri to constitute a day's labor. It w»b mutually •greed to acoeptand give" eight hours as a day's work. This arrangement will confer considerable benefit on the men whose houri were not previously defined in any shape. The cause of the glare that has appeared in the south for several nightß past seemß not to be known. By some it is held to b«j an aurora, others believe it to have been caused by a fire on the Taieri hi.ls, or a bush fire at Invercargtll. But the glare wss seen at Timaru, as well as here and at Dunedin, and, though it did not resemble an aurora,, it is harily likely that the glare of a fire in could be seen from Timaru, or. even from here. At the meeting of the Benevolent Society last night, the Trustees expressed the wish' that those of the public. having cast off olothing to spare wonld leave the same with the secretary, as recipients of relief found great difficulty in finding clothing. No doubt there are many single men who have garments which are useless to them, but would be of very great service to nfeedy persons. ; ■' A meeting of members of the North rtago Rifle Association was held last evening. There was a fair attendance, Major Head-' land presiding. The Seoret»ry reported that; he and Mr Mscdonald had found a capital range on the Ardgowan estate close to the" town. He had applied for permission to' erect targets, but the letters before tbe meeting wauld show that the gronnd could not be got. After discussion it was resolved 1 that a Committee consisting of the Chairman, Messrs Barnes, Grant, and Kay inspect 1 a certain range near the beaoh, and that, In

the meantime, a awwpntake bevfl-ed on Thorsday.the secretary to fcrite'toColooel Snmpterrorhis pprmUilOD to use the local range, i. Colonel Sumpter wu elected preaident. r ) It ia rumored that a cargoofwheat here haa been purolMwed by a grain merohant in Chrlitahurch,aod thatthe barqae Cingalese, now atDonedin, will ooine on here to take Is home.'

Polioe Inspector Thompson and hia companions, who made the raid on the, premises of'Patriok O'Gonnor in the •Albury dietriot -last A Thursday night, had an unpleasant journey. They left Timara towards midolght,anddrotfl -oat in the,, pelting rain* ,•• rrf v< d near'tb e place the party separate-), one detachment going on foot; to search the bush. Tbis neoueti'ated a ateep ■ npfaill climb, and, the ground being slippery with jthe raip, every step forward was discounted by s;slip of half a: step backward; while all 'the time the rain poured' down upon them so th«t they were thoroughly drenohed.— Lyttelton /Times. , ; A meeting of the Fouth School Committee |was held laS night, and'attended :by Messrs iCromble (Chairman), Dawson, Sanderson, Brewer, Hutton, Christie, and Singleton (Secretary) Mr J. Ogtlvie'a tender for -covering the. windows, with , wire netting was 'accepted. The Board of *due»tlon wrote notifying, that fresh regulatio is regarding school books would dome into force in January nest. Tha- headmaster stated that, the school ; had . been -examined by the' Inspectors during the past week, and that the.percent»ge of pasßea averaged 85 The inspector had reported very favorably on the general conduct of, the scholars. On the motion of Mr Sanderron, seoonded by Mr &ngleton, it was resolved:that a holiday beginning from noon to-day be given until the 10th Inet. -MissMary Hegarty was appointed fourth assistant teaoher from among the 14 applications .before .the Committee. Messrs' Dawson'' and Sanderson were appointed a visiting committee for the month, votes of thanks were 'passed to' all those taking part In the entertainment lately held in the school. •

A meeting of. the Benevolent Society Trustees was held last evening, when there were present—Messrs Dunn (Chairman), Mollison, Fleming, Spence, and Fruser. The,.minutes of .last meeting, were confirmed. The Clerk tothe'Borougti wrote stating that there were six loads, of stone for breaking by three oasuals at' the' Home. Mr E. C. Smith wrote recommending a Reserving case. The Chairman Said the case had been seen to. Mr Hesketh wrote, .stating that two persons had been admitted to the Boms during the month; also, that three of the cottages were unoccupied.'' Subsidy'vouchers from the Treasury for L 2£ were .received. The relief list waaoonßldered, and passed with certain alterations. Messrs Spenca and Meozies were appoints d a Visiting Committee for the month. ~ A pcounts amounting to L4l 16a we're passed for payment. .We haye been favored with the following by a correspondent The last meeting of the sessippiin connection with the Waiareka Mutual Improvement Sooiety was held on Saturday, 25th ult.. One of the ruleß of the Sooiety being that the officers for the next session must be eleotedat the last meeting of the session about to "end, the business of the. evening was, therefore, the election of officebearers, and the fallowing ladies and gentlemen were . chosen to fill the various posts : -Hon'. President, Rev.J.A. Will; President,-Mr. F^ABer; Vioe-Presidenf, Mi-a Brownlee';' Editor of Magazine! Mr J. Garrow; f-'eoretary,- Mr J. sawyers; Treasurer, Mr W. Harkneas; Committee,. Misses M. Isdale and J. Brownlee and Messrs Bain and Brownlee. This Society has during the past session done good work. Meeting on Saturday nights in.Cave "Valley schoolhouse, the evenings have been profitably and wall spent. ' A regular programme Has been gone through, and all the members have wrought hard to'make' the" Society a Baoces>. To suitably demonstrate, the close of the session, it'Wai decided to hold a social ra-unlPn of members and friends, and ,a committee of gentlemen were to make all necessary .arrangements, the ladies of the; Sooiety undertaking to Bupply all that was needful to satisfy the inner wants. The re-union was held on Friday evening, when fully 60 persons sat down to the; splendid repast pro- j vided, and danoing was afterwards indnlged in until four o'clock next morning.. During the evening songs were sung by Migses Brownlee and Cameron and Messrs Btin, Sawyers, and Brownlae. Mr Cook acted efficiently as M.C., and Mr Bews gratuitously Ituppiied musio for'the dancing in his usual masterly style. Votes of thanks were passed to the Udierof the Sooiety and to Mr Bows, when, after the singing of " Auld Lang Syne" in a homely manner, the company dispersed/ It must hive been highly gratifying to the management committee to find that their effortß had been crowned with so mnch; success, for on alcaldes could be heard expressions of praise; in faofc, anyone who oonld feel dissatisfied where everything was so thbroiigh'y pleasant mast have been seriously indisposed.. Everyone seemed to come to the'coholusioh that of its klnd it waß the finest meeting ever held Cave Valley. The'' interest formerly taken in the'Blne Bibbon meetings seems.,to be again reviving. Last night the hall wtt filled," and an interesting programme was provided. After a few remarks from the Chairman, the Bev. "F. Seth-Smith gave an address on " > elfserving and God-serving," whichwas of a very .practical nature. • Miss BeH, who on Uhiny ,former, ocoadons has r?olted to delighted' audiences, gave an amusing little piece entitled; "The Frightened Toper,'' whloh was wellreoelvad The Misses da Lambart performed very nicely a duet on the piano,- and elidtedmuohapplause. '.'The Razar-seller" was the title of a hice little recitation by Muter Foster. Miss- iSinith gave a piano BoIo,:and- as usual pleased everyone,- and Miss. Barns' song, r "-Far Away," was also highly, appreciated.' r After the singing of a hymn by the choir, which has been re organised under the condactorship of Mr Frith, the programme was concluded by Mr Barwood gmog the song. " Be»ide the Quay." It should, {be,,mentioned that , the accompaniment* to the vocal items were very creditably played Ky Miae Farr. One signed the pledge at the c'pse' of the meeting. ; The following- have been pioked to play for the Excelsior, seoand fifteen in their match with, the Athletic third on Thursday next : Full back—Bee; three-quarter backs —G. Jones (captain), Brown, aud Crawford; .'half-backs—Barclay and : Watson; " forwards t-A., Grave, Pojwer, J.Mllligao, Wylie, W j Grave,i Familton, Manton, Martin, Main; emergencies, .-back—Bab er,,. forwards—Ah Tpng ■ and - Mllligan. ... The match will ~be commenced at;2 o'clock sharp. The Rev. George Lindsay, of Otepopo, who is now 'on way to Australia for a holiday, -is a stay of ,a few' days in Invercargill. and has accepted an invitation to-occupy: the pulplt of St. Paul's PresbcterlanChuroh on, Sunday next.—lnvercarslll New? . .•••■ r:..rv;-... -.-.j : On Friday' a. farmers' parcel of - wheat,' mosttv Huntcir's white, representing' abont lO 000 bußhels,' was sold in Christchuroh at a' net figure ofZs UJdper bush -I. This,, ies9 storage and freight, andfo.b. at Lyttelt'n, would' ba 3s 4Jd per bushel.—Lyttelton Times.,. _ _,. r fhe.; following sippears in the form of a JlPtter in! .'the Ws'MoKt o ' ll Times,:—Sir,— Few peopla.are aware that the valua of the wopl exported troin New Zealand daring "ffie'last two June 30th, very ne«rly reached that! of New South Wales for the 'same period. New. South Wales exported 730,232 bale?} New Zealand, 533117 bales;'in the two yean. But Hayter, the- Victorian statist, says : New Zaaland wool, .on,the. average, brings,2d to 2£d per lb 'mofpf St' "ttie r London;'wool Bales than does that from' New South Wales.' -So that what we lack in quantity is nearly made up in quality. These are the quotations given by tiayter for greasy wool; (which; he says aihounts to 76 per oent.'Of the whble)-f f-oath Australia, .6}d;'' New' South Wales; 8d j Viotoria, 10d ; New Zealand, IOJd per poiind. Tlie total value*of exports from Sew Z9aliiiid for the year ending-June' 30th was L 7.215,415,'' of , whioh amount 13,326,280 repreSanted our wool expiort. i' ! /