OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10617, 12 March 1896, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Hon. G. F. Kiehardson is this year's president of the North Island Institute of Surveyor*.

Mr Alex. Barren, of Donrobin, informs tha Tapanui Coorier that he has cut 44) basbek rf Hungarian Tuscan wheat to the acre off let land this ye&r on his farm. The ground wa» prepared by a digger plough. It is intended to freeze from 200,000 to 300,000 rabbits for the London market at the Southland Frozen Meat Company's works during the winter on account of Messrs Taylor and Sullivsn, of Duuedin. An attempt is to be made to Bend a country cricket team to DunediD on Anniversary D»y te play agningt one of the Ounedin clnbs. The Milburn Lime and Cement Company intend running a special train to take farmer! from Baldutha southwards to Edendale to inspect the limed portions of the.estata.

Mr Thomas Cnlliug, the managing proprietor of the iHataura Paper Mills, gave the whole of the employees and their wives free railway tickets to accompany the Mataura school children's picniel Messrs H. W. Peryman, T. W. Adamf, and T. S. Weston have been elected member* of the Canterbury Education Board. The London Morning Post announces the approaching marriage of Colonel H. Cautley, retired R.E., and Mrs Edward Wingfield Humphreys. (relict of the ex-member foi Christchurch). The Government hare decided not to inter* fere in the case of Dr de Renzi, sentenced fit Christchnxeh to ona month's imprisonment tor assault.

Two paintings by Mr W. H. Deverell, of the Crown Lands Office, Invercargill, are to be hang in the Minister for L»nds' room, Welling- , ton. The subject of one is the Takitimo Range, Southland, and the other is the beginning of a hush settlement in Seaward Foreat. Both are well spoken of. . . The Major of Port Chalmers (Mr B. Q. Allen), on behalf of the ex-pupils of the Dietrict High School, made a presentation on Tuesday evening to Mr C. K. Bossence, late first-assistant master of the school, who has been appointed assistant inspector to the Otago Education Board. In doing so, he made reference to the sterling qualities of Mr Bossence both as a teacher »nd aa ■ a citizen. The presentation took the form of a handsome dressing case, suitably inscribed, for Mr Bosseace, .and a very neat toilet case for Mrs Bossence. Mr Bosaence suitably responded.

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