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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13207, 14 February 1905, Page 4

5 A special meeting of the Drainage Board " was held yesterday afternoon for the pur- > pose of rectifying a verbal error in the > formal resolution declaring the drainage " rate. In this connection Mr Arklo asked f why tho chairhian did not propose tho 6d rate at the Finance Committee, meeting ' called for t-Ko'purpose of fixing the rates, ! at which tins chairman, Mr Hnzlett, and ' himsolf (Mr Arkle) had been present, instead of strongly supporting tho 8d rate, : and subsequently giving his casting voto in - favour of tho Gd rate. In conversation r with a representative of this paper nftert wards Mr Burnett explained tho position , by saying that, when lie supported the Ed rato he had not been aware that it was '■ possible to pay interest out of loan money, ! but after the explanations given, in com- • mittce, by the boa'rd's solicitor, he (the ■ chairman) considered a 6d rate was ado . quate. Dr Ogston, District Health Officer, re- ■ turned' yesterday from a visit, to Mount Pisa i Station, where typhoid has apparently manifested itself again, having, it will bo i remembered, caused no littlo troublo there in tho past. A week or two ago a man from Mount Pisa, was admitted to Dmiedin Hospital suffering, 1 it was reported, from typhoid, and threo patients from the station are now in Cromwell Hospital. Dr Ogston pronounces, how- ■ ever, that it is doubtful if at least two of these are suffering from typhoid. a thorough examination of the whole valley was made, which disclosed-the fact that the Mount Pisa water supply was liable to pollution at times, especially after a spell of rain, tho pollution coming from a locality occupied by a rabbiter. Steps were taken to have this defect effectually remedied. A3 shearing operations are practically over on . the station'.the epidemic is not likely to ' become more serious. Dr Ogston vms • accompanied to Mount Pisa, by Dr Coughtrey, who visited the- locality at the request of Messrs Dalgety and Co., and a joint examination was made by the medioal men. The South Dunedin Borough Council, which for some considerable time past has conducted its meetings with quite model decorum and harmony, lapsed again last evening into its had old ways that used to occasion so much amusement for other boroughs and fill columns of»tho newspapers. Accusations that, if published, would certainly lead to more than ono libel action were shouted out angrily by a well-known councillor, who seemed to consider it Ilia especial privdege to defy the riding of the ohair and to traverse, at his own sweat will, the ordinary rules of debate and courtesy. The troublo arose over two accounts for £5 10s eaoh, being expenses inourred by the Mayor and Cr Wardrop on their visit to "Wellington in connection with the Street-widening Empowering Bill. Cr Fiddis questioned whether the Mayor and Cr Wardrop were ever empowered by the council to go to Wellington; but it was pointed out that the matter iiad been referred to tho two gentlemen mentioned to consult the borough solicitors, and they found it neeeKary to proceed to Wellington, while it was practically- understood by committee dealing with tho matter that there would he this necessity. Cr Fiddis then indulged in a wordy -haranguo, in tho course of which he continually asserted that misstatements had been made in the House of Representatives, the alleged misstatements being to the effect that the council was unanimous in the matter of road widening, while, he exclaimed, tho council was not unanimous, as he was opposed to it, It was shown to him that all tho other councillors had voted in favour anil he had not voted, and tlie statement in the House was that the council was "practically" unanimous; but he continued in this strain in spite of the Mayor's ordering him to resume his neat-. He also incused tho Mayor of having called him (Cr Fiddis) a "liar" at a eommitteo meeting on Fr:-:iay night, and with having attempted to withhold and destroy a letter from tho manager of the bank with which the council does its business. Other personal recriminations followed, and then another councillor asserted that tho bill was now null ant) void owing to amalgamation having been carried, and the counoil should have waited and let the City Council pay the £70 for the Empowering Bill. The Mayor subsequently stated that the bill, in itself, provided for amalgamation, and was therefore good law still. It was also pointed out that the £70 was part of the council's overdraft, and the citjwould have to take that over, anyhow. Fully half nn hour was oceupicd in questioning these most reasonable accounts for expenses incurred in connection with important counoil business, and then they were passed by eight votes to two in oach oase-the dissentients being Crs Fiddis and Proctor. . A deputation from the Catlin's River Railway League will wait upon the Hon. \\. Hall-.Tones this evening to bring under his notice various matters in councctiou With the line. The 'co-operation of gentlemen interested in the district is invited. The monthly mooting of the Athenaeum Committee was held last night, and was attended by Messrs Whitson (in tho chair), Jeft'ery, Angus, Salmond, Burton, Burnett, James, Whetter, Hutchison, Marshall, and * It was reported that 81 volumes had l)een adiled to the library since Inst meeting, and that the following presentations had been received:—Guy's Hospital Medical School Calendar for 1904 and tli« Statistics of New Zealand for .1803. Tho following standing committees were appointed: Library—Messrs Angus (convenor), Jeffevy. Hutchison, Marshall, and Burton; HouseMessrs Salmond (convener) and James ; Reading Roo.n—Messrs Bnrnctt (convener) and Bradley. Accounts amounting to £100 lis ti vwero passed for payment. ' The opening cervices in connection with tho Mornington new Methodist Church wore continued on Sunday. At 11 o'clock the Rev. William Ready, of Christ-churciu preached to a largo congregation from 2 Kings xviii, 4: "And he called it Nchushtan." At 3 o'clock a large number of scholars, with their parents and friends, was present, and listened attentively to an object lesson by the Rev. A. N. Scotter, of Eoslyn, based on 1 John i, 7. 'J]bo superintendent of the Sunday School, Mr Jos. Lowden, then distributed the prizw to those scholars who had gained a high percentage of marks for lessons duriug the past 12 months. The Rov. 'i'. G. Brooke conducted the evening eerviro at 6.30, basing his discourse 01) Haggai ii 9 (R.V.). Sir T. Holgato contributed the solo " Coriie unto Me." 1 Before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., at Lawrence yesterday, on the information of Mr J. E. Ryan (the Education Board's truant inspector), John Butler, of Waipori, for failing to send his child to school, was fined ZtK and 13s costs. The boy in question, though 13 years of age, has piissed none of the standards.

(t t 'sr>y7/iri.-;y.~ ■ ffio «aMzr. of the cycling; truck from fiunedin to Jhisselbursh has long been a byKflrd amongst the brethren of the wheel, and so much has the track been cut. up and oroken by draj- traffic, drainage, and other ■works, that a cyclist ventures 'lpon it at fisk of damage to bis machine. A letter complaining of the state of tho path was before the South Dunedin Council lest evening, having been forwarded by animligniiri. cyclist residing in Musselburgh. Tho council suddenly remembered that <horo was Eiioh a thing: as a cycling track in tho torough, but the councillors seemed quite ignorant of its condition. Cr M'lnilje asked that the inspector should be instructed ■to report as to who was occasioning tl'o damage with a view to having it slopped. Cγ Offen eaitl the damage was already done, .is Ihe track was cut from end lo end. C'r Henderson said there were new l»wl stores being orcctod alongside the track; permission had net been given to tho contractors to cross the path with drays, and they fliould not be allowed to do so unless they gave a guarantee to repair the track, lt Cnttlo objected to cycling tracks being put in repair while footpaths in the borough required repair. Eventually it was decided to instruct the inspector to report on th'e condition of the cycling track. On Saturday morning Mr U. Y. Widdowson, S.M., held a sitting of tho Old-age Pensions Court, when 35 renewals of £18 pensions were granted, and one application for renewal was adjourned in order that, tho value of a lifo interest might bo ascertained. Tho Oaniaru Mail, referring to the grain crops in North Otago, fays: —"Business is practically at a standstill owing to harvest now becoming general. To do business •with old wheat slightly less has to be accepted, as millers are all waiting to touch the now crop. A fow samples threshed in tho.Kurou' district have come in, and report says the crops aro not turning out 50 well as was anticipated as regards yield. The quality is in most cases satisfactory, but some farmers am complaining that thocolour of tho wheat has changed in tho past 10 days, and in sonw cases there are--4 lot of black heads showing. This will bo proved when the crop comes to the mill, and it is hoped that the report will be more imaginary than real. Tho lighter crops of oats are being cut, and the impression is that they will thresh well to the bulk of tho straw and will be easily ga.tb.cred, as tho bulk will be, generally speaking, small. Tho samples of barley to hand are well grown, rnd will command a good figure. If growers would put a prieo on their holdings business could be done." With regard to the endeavours being made to arrive at somo satisfactory arrangement in the Scddon v. Taylor alleged slander case, a representative of tho Christehurch Press 9a\v Dr Fimllay on Saturday, and asked him if any news was available. Dr Fimllay replied that he had nothing to communicate for publication, and added that it would, probably, bo somo time before anything was given to the press. It is understood that counsel representing the parties were conferring on Friday and Saturday on the subject of a settlement of the case without recourse to a second trial. Tho insurances- on the house in York place, occupied I))- Mr T. Fitzpatrick, and which was destroyed by fire vesterday morning, were:—On tie house, £200; furniture, £75; piano, £25— a1l in tiie Alliance office. There was also a further risk of £70 in tho Standard office on the lionse. <> Mr D. 11. Spcddiug will hold a sale of pianos, organs, c'.c, on Thursday afternoon at 2.30. Tlio Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association will hold a sale of leasehold property at Waipiata on Friday, 24th inst. Messrs Park, lUynolds, and Co. will hold a Ralo of bicycles and motor, cycles at their rooms on Thursday, 23rd inst. The Gore slock agents will hold a sale of stock and implements at Rivcrsdale on Thursday, 10th inst. ;; Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. will hold a sale of horses at Gore on Saturday, 25th inst. Messrs James Samson and Co. will hold a sale of property, situated at Forbnry, on Friday, 17th inst. Tenders arc invited for cartage of coal to tho Central Chnrlton dredge, and also for sinking shaft or shafts on the company's claim. 'Hie committee of the fire brigades' demonstration is offering a special prize for' the best fire escape exhibited on the ground during the demonstration. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Jolm Latfey will be held on Friday afternoon at 2.30. Tile annual meeting of the Shipwreck ftclief Society of I?ew Zealand will be held in the Town Hull on Friday evening, 17th inst. Mr (jeo. Aldridge. of Auckland, will deliver lectures in the Oddfellows' Hall, Stuart slrett, this evening and on Tlmrsflay evening next, A. poll to liccidr as to whether the svstem of rating on unimproved values shall be adopted in South Dmiedin will be taken on Tuesdav. March 7 Attention of consignees is drawn to advertisement relative to cargo for Dunedin ex Aparima, from Calcutta, on which general Average was declared owing to damage by fire and water. As part of the discharged cargo was found to he in good condition it was reshipped at Calcutta, and is coniii!" forward by the Fazilka, due at the end of this week. The greatest attraction in town inst now is the great giving-away sale at Dallas and Watt's, GO and G2 George street— Advt At MoMisons' Sale make special inquiries to see the big lot of dress goods which arrived too late to be included in the sale catalogue; price, Is and 13 3d per yard.—Jfollisons (Ltd.).—Advt. Tourists on the look-out for some good greenEtone souvenirs lire invited to inspect the fine stock of Messrs C-. and T. Young, jewellers. 63 Princes strret. High-class goods; reasonable price?.—Advl. Let's be merry! If you feel out of sorfs try' A bottle Loasby's AVahoo. It's a splendid " pick-me-up."—Advt Specialty.—Ladies' hair dressed for weddings, photos, etc.; also shampooing, massageing, manicure,, otc—Heudy's Hairdressing Booms, Mi Princes si reef.—Advt, Who is Petrr Dick?—Tho most reliable Watchmaker and Jeweller, opposite Coffee Palftce. Moray place, fliinedin, Charges strictly moderate.-Advt.