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Otago Daily Times, Issue 186, 20 June 1862, Page 4

The mail received by the Aldinga on the 17th inst. consisted of 5187 letters and 4925 newspapers.- Tlio mail despatched by the same ship on the 18th, was 8159 letteis and 9475 newspapers. . .

At the meeting of the General Koad, Board, held yesterday, the question of the alteration of the boundary between the Saddle Hill and East Taieri Districts, was takcu into consideration, on the representation of a deputation from East Taieri ; but after a lengthy discussion it was decided to allow the boundary' to remain unaltered. The subject •of the Portobello road was also considered, and deputations heard for and against the Beachroad and "the Hill-road,, respectively. It was eventually decided to adjourn the consideration of the subject until reports could be obtained as

to population, available land.-'and: gradients, ""^i The Board is to meet again at 11 o'clock to-day.

When the deputations from tlie Peninsula- on the the subject of the Portubellc.road attended yesterday at the General Koud Board meeting, it was observed that they filled the room. It may on some occasions ha * advisable to make'a domonstration of numbers, but if- we arc not mistaken the whole aim and object of a deputation- is to avoid that necessity. In another column appears a letter from Mr. Cook, drawing attention to the injurious impression likely to be create.! by the vague and intemperate tiingnigj employed by Mr. O.ileutt, i:i ttia ' scune" in Court a day or two ago 4. ■-...■■ Madame Vitelli's benefit was well attended • last night. Mr. Thatcher saug several of his latest productions, including one or two -nay songs for the occasion. The audience, as usual, seemed highly gratified. We believe it i 3 generally regretted that this is Mr. Thatcher's last week. • In reference to a statement in onr Port Chalmers department of yesterday's issue, to the cflect that, a memorial was about to be forwarded to the Chief Postmaster of Otago, and' also to the Postmaster-General of Victoria, praying, that the Port Chalmers portion-of the Mails from-Mel-bourne, might be made up separately, so that it may be delivered there immediately on a vessel's • arrival at the Port, we are informed by tho Chief-Postmaster that he has already written to the Postmaster-General of Victoria on the subjeeti and expects that such,"a course will in future bo adopter). Danedin is not the only one of the New Zealand cities that is to be lighted1 with gas. "We take the following from tho New Zcalander :—" A meeting has been held, and it has been determined, to form a Gas and Water Company fop the city of Auckland. A Mr. A. K. Smith, who 'lighted Melbourne, Geelong, and other towns in Victoria, has been communicated with, and as that gentleman, at the present time, has in his possession a plant calculated to supply a city of 20,000 inhabitants with gas, we may expect that before the year is out, this great want will have passed into the limbo of the recollections of the old settlers. The question of 'water supply is of a more difficult nature, and we are inclined to' think'that it may still have to remain in abeyance. The cost of establishing a gas company would not amount to one-sixth of the expense which must be incurred in that of supplying, water. Of course it is intended to use our' oivn coal, that is, the coal from the Driiry mines, which are only twenty-five miles distantfrom Auckland. Thesa coals were at: one > time used in the office of the Vio Zealander, . which is supplied from a gasometer on the premises, but were obliged to be discontinued on account of the machinery not being adapted for ' the coal, which does not coke, burning almost entirely away. The quantity of gas evolved was however, as twelve to three as compared to that from Newcastle, (2J.S.W-), coal, but, owing to • the uon-adaptibility of the retort, the gas could not be sufficiently purified. With a suitable apparatus this coal will ultimately, ion account of its gas-producing qualities, entirely supersede tho use of any other description of coal for this purpose." We have received the following letter, to which we feel constrained to give publicity, as the case of the passengers is decidedly a hard one. Part of the delay has, it is plain, bscn occasioned by fh'i vessel grounding during the lato gale, but even allowing for that there is still a week's detention to be accounted for. It ia very desireable that vessels should not be announced to sail before the time when they are really likely to be ready for sea, as very serious • inconvenience and indeed actual loss is thereby occasioned to those who take passage on the faith of such announcements : — Barque Sea Breeze, June 19, 1862. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir.—Knowing that your columns are always open to persons'unfortunately placed as we are oa board of this vessel, we having taken onr passages under the impression that she'wonM sail within two or thrcs days of her ailvertise.l time, which was on the lOtli inst., we wish to make this .case publicly known, so that other parties may uso their discretion bffore placing themselves in the same position, we, the imder.sigiied, having no guarautae, when she will really sail. By inserting the nbovs you will greatly oblige, your's respectfully, Gbo. Collett. . H. Younrmaw.' Jon."? H. Turj/r. Thomas HaddEl-. (On behalf of the passengers on board, - numbering about eighty.