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Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4724, 19 July 1890, Page 2

Several letters to the editor are unavoidably held over until Monday. Major Campbell, who will retire from the Clerkship of the House of Representatives on a pension of L 466 per year, wrote, when tendering hla resignation:—"lt is with great relnotance that I have resolved to withdraw from this honorable service, bnt I find that my health and strength can no longer bear the strain of a laborious session." Yet Major Campbell is deemed fit to Bit as a Legislative Councilor. The Upper Chamber Is not yet quite a sort of arlstooratio workhouse, where the inmates have to do nothing. If Major Campbell found the wear and tear of sitting at the head of a table, and mumbling something occasionally at so many shillings per word, inanfferab'e, how is it to be supposed that be would be able to faithfully earn hla honorarium even as a Legislative Councillor? Between 70 and 80 persons, chiefly farmers, met at the County Council Chambers this afternoon, to discuss the labor question and report as to the result of rate tings held la the various centreß for the purpose of enrolling members In the Employers' and Farmers' Club. Various resolutions were proposed and carried, among others, one moved by Mr Aitohison, "That as the Shearers' and Laborers' Union log of prioes had been withdrawn, the Club take no further action with regard to the Unionnntll a fnih log of prion bt submitted,"

Oar Livingstone correspond enl writes A painful aooldent happened to an old a esteemed resident here this afternoon. Mr R. Cook, while working In his olaim with his nephew, was caught in a fall of earth and nearly buried. Bat for the oommendable presence of mind of his young nephew, there ia no donbt we would have bad to mourn the lobs cf a very old resident; »b it is, we oannot yet tell what injuries he has sustained, but it 1b generally believed that his let; is broken at the ankle joint. He Is complaining of muoh internal pain. His brother has gone for medical aid, and when it arrives we shall know more definitely what his ir juries are. In the meantime, he Is being carefally attended to at Mr Oarling's at Livingstone. The following was amongst the Crown lands disposed of at the Dunedin office during the week :—Seotion 2. blook XIII., Moeraki diattiot, 156 a lr 26p, oish prloe 10s, J, h. Laurenson, In reference to our paragraph stating that certain piotures had gone amlsßing at the Exhibition, the hon. sec. of the Pine Arts Committee informs the Otago Dally Times that, so far aa he knows, there ia no foundation for the statement beyond this—that an Oamam exhibitor is said to have lost a pioture of some value placed by him in charge of the Oamaru Committee for exhibition in the Oamam Court. The pioture In question was never In the oustody of either the Fine Arts Committee or the Commissioners. The exceptional esse mentioned proves that there was only too muoh truth In our statement. There was it good attendance at the Baptist Churoh last evening, when the Rev. Thomas Spurge on gave a very interesting address on "How to make the mission a failure." i-ome of the causes set forth by the speaker were unholiness, bitterness, impurity, and unbelief. These and various other causes were set forth in detail and in a most Impressive manner. Mr Spurgon Baid he had no thought of a failure of his mission to Oamaru, as he wab sure the opposite would be the result, but nearly everything depended on the people. This evening a oonaeoratiou meeting will be held, and tomorrow Mr Spurgeon will preaoh both morning and evening. In introducing the Railway Construction Bill to the Victorian Parliament Mr Olllles said that in the existing Hallway Construction Act provision wsb made by whloh Parliament could take at a reduotion land whloh had been enhanoed in value by the construction of a railway. In one case the reduotion was made, but on an appeal being made to the Privy Counoil the Judges were of opinion that the olause giving power to make the reduotion was not sufficiently dear. In order therefore to put the question beyrnd doubt he had made provision in the BUI by which an owner of land, whose land is increased in value by the construction of a railway, is entitled to pay something to the Government la consideration. The Age points out that Mr Gllilea 1« adopting the prinoiple of a " betterment (ax," whioh haß been in operation in America for a long tlms. The prinoiple haß attraoted considerable attention In England during the last few years, and has formed the subject of an interesting controversy in the columns of the head Kcgliah journals This tax Is the special assessment of the expense, or part of the expense, of special improvement on the adjoining property whioh is speoially benefited by the improvement, and the underlying maxim of the law la that he who feels the benefit ought also to feel the burden. Mr Gillies, in effect, proposed to ask Parliament to enaot that where the railway lines pass through large holdings the owners shall contribute a poitlon of the enhanced value of the land resulting from the construction of the railways.

At the sale of leases of Crown Lands held in Dunedln on Thursday, the following runs and townßhip Bectiona were disposed of : Run 421 (olaia 1), Benmore station Waitaki Connty, about 15,000 aorea ; term 21 years. Upset rental L3o R. Campbell and Sons (limited) at upset. Run 421 a (olaas 1) Benmore station, Waitaki County, about 14 800 aorea; term 21 yeara. Upset rental 130— R. Campbell and Sons, at upset. Run 429b (olaaa 1), Benmore station, Waitaki County, about 6700 aorea ; term 21 years. Upset rental L2O—R. Campbell and Sons, at upßet. Run 429 c (class 1) Waitaki County, about 2600 aoreß; term 21 yeara. Upaet renUl Llo—Mr W. L. Simpaon (agent for Mr Jamieronj at upaet. Kurow—Sections 7, 8, 18, 19, block 7, containing 1 rood eaoh—C. Martin (as agent for William Goddard) at upset, L 7 10i eaoh. Seotiona 11 and 14, blook 7. contains; 1 rood each—John Murray at upset, 17 10a each. Seotiona 12 and 18, blook 7, containing 1 rood eaoh— John Palmer at npaet L 7 10] each, Seotlon 6, blook 12, containing 1 rood—Elizabeth Palmer, at upaet, L 7 10a. After contradicting a number of senseless rumors that have been put in oiroalation regarding diphtheria in the Western District, the Riverton Star saye: —At Fairfax on Monday night Br Kelson performed the operation of tracheotomy on one of Mr Meek's children, who waa in a very critical state, and we are glad to say the patient—a boy of about seven years of age—at labt advioe wbb doing well. Two other members of Mr Meek's family have been strloken down with the disorder, making In all tho fifth case of diphtheria amongst hia ohildren. The diphtbretlo patient in Klverton ia almost convalescent, and we are glad to say that no other oases have been reported here. It is to ba hoped that if precaution Is taken by every householder in the district to use the ordinary preventatives the diseiae will soon be Btampsd out. But unless the Railway Department adopt aome meanß of dialnfeotiug railway carriages, all the efforts o( the reaidenta in this dlreotion will be rendered futile. In one or two oases here it 1b known that the inf eotion waa caught through travelling in a railway carriage in whioh a diphthretic patient had previously journeyed, We therefore think that the authorities should dislnfeat all the carriagea in uae where the disease exists. It would not cost much and would greatly assist the pnblio in preventing the spread of diphtheria in the district, Mr Dunoan is going to aak the Minister of Mines what stepa the Government intend to take in reference to proclaiming the Maerewhenua river bb a river into whioh mining debria and sludge may be dißoharged, and if he is aware that certain miners have been summoned by Mr John Borton for river pollution, and ISO damages olalmed, and if the Government will defend the miners by connael at auoh trial. The uEutl fortnightly meeting of the Palmerston Lodge, M.U 1.0.0. F., was held on the evening of the 15th instant, and the portion of the report relating to Friendly Societies lately presented to Government by Dr Maogregor was freely discussed. Some very warm remirks were passed on that gentleman during the evening. In the end the following resolution was passed: " That this Lodge strongly resents the iroult thrown at all Friendly Societies by Dr Maogregor ; that his statements are wholly untrue ; and tnat all the Friendly Soolotlea take steps to compel him to retract that part of tho report and m»ke a public apology." A new lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars was opened last evening in the schoolhouse at Enfield, Previous to opening the Lodge, a public temperanoa meeting was held. The Rev< J. A. Will presided, and the school was orowded with a sympathetic audience. Suitable addresses were delivered by the Chairman and by Mr D. C. Cameron (the Grand Seoretary of the Order), from Dunedln, who set forth olea'ly the necessity for earnest temperance effort, and the principles, objeota, and methods, of the Templar Order. Several temperance selections were well rendered by an exoellent ohoir which was In attendance, Messrs and J. and T. Common aoting as acoompaniats. Temperance solos were alao pleasingly eung by the Misses Batteraby and Common, and were muoh appreciated by all present, A hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr Cameron, and the singers, was proposed by Mr T. E. Dalton, and carried unanimously. The public meeting then terminated, and all who desired to join the new lodge were cordially invited to remain, Grand Seoretary Bro. Cameron then took the chair, and initiated twelve candidates who expressed their with to beoome members. The following were then nominated, elected, and installed as offioera:—O.T., Brother J. Olds; V.T., Sia. R. Burna; 8.J.T., Sis. J. Palmer; seoretary, Bro. T. H. Dalton ; A.S., Sis. M. Pirie; F.S., Bro, J. Robertson; treisurer Bro. D, Donald; chaplain, Bro. J. C.'x M., Bro. J. Kldd; D.M,, Sis. M. Bruoe; G„ Bro. U. Palmer; S., Bro. J. Niool. It was resolved to reoommend Brother T. H: Dalton for appointment H Lodge Dapoty,

TneLodaefrlo be ealladihe "BUrol»he North ledge" sad b to m««t in the school on alternate Friday avniogs at 7.30 o'clock. lost aresiag being so cold and bciataroos a Bomber of Intending members were prevaatad from Mag prewnt, bat It it folly expected that anotaer 10 or 12 members will join next meeting. On dlt thai Mr Tontey has abandoned h!i Me* of proceeding to Melbourne, and baa dtcided to ramain In Dnncdin.