News of the Week.

Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 15

News of the Week.

Part XI. of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1876 has been extended to Dunedin. A breach of promise action, in which 'damages are laid at £2000, is rumcured at Timaru. - . „ , A Press Agenoy telegram states that, rich quartz has been discovered at, Lammerlaw, WaiporL; , Mr, R. W. C, D'Oyley has been appointed District Land Registrar for the District of Canterbury. At the Canterbury land sales on Monday last, the quantity of laud disposed of waß 12,447 acres, realising the sum of £24,894.' There have been received at the Immigration Office 60 nominations, equal to 51 statnte adults, to be transmitted to England by the outgoing mail. ' ■ 1 • The North British and Mercantile Insur-' anc? Company has, as will be seen from an nonnceinent elsewhere, commenced business in Dunedin. The Company's local agents are Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. The Royal Society of Dublin, at a meeting held on the 7th of Juna last, passed a resolution declaring it to be desirable to open tha Museum of Natural History to the public, free of charge, on Sunday afternoons. The sum of £10 -nraa collected at the aer-.' vice «f< song given in the Presbyterian Church, Milton, on Monday evening, in aid, of the Dunedin Gaol and Hospital Chaplain fund. About 400 persons were present. : Mr Mitchell, one of the members of the St, Kilda Council, received a telegram from Mr J., Seaton, M.H.R., last week, announcing that the borough had been proclaimed' and gazetted under the new Act on the 6th mat. Messrs Cargills, Gibbs, and Co hays received a telegram from London, advising the, arrival of the Oamaru on the 13th insfc., after a passage ol 86 days, and the Welling, ton, from Lyttelton, on the same day, in 79 days. According to Mr D. L. Simpson's report, the Harbour Board on the 16th fulfilled its obligations to construct walling for the retention of the dredged material up to the point at which Mr Proudfoot'a contract commeiices. The regular weekly service, under the auspices of the Dunediu Young Men's Christian Asßooiation, attracted a crowded congregation at the Queen's Theatre last evening. The Rev. Dr Copland gave an excellent address. Sir Julius Vogei has written to tha Times suggesting that at the forthcoming Paris Exhibition all goods contributed by itagland and her colonies that are praised by the jurors, should subsequently be shown in London. Mr Barr, Mayor of Mornington, has been appointed a J.P. under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1876. Mr Busch (Nsseby), Mr Haynes (Palmerston), and Mr M'Kinnon t ii rt Chalmers), have beta re-appointed J.l .s under the same Act. We understand that two of the Christchurch Directors of the IJnion Insurance

' Company have been busily engaged with the local Directors during the whole /of this week, making the necessary arrangements for the allocation of shares. ( In addition to the instances mentioned by us last week in which appointments have been made from the Normal School, we may mention that this week Miss Cooke received an. engagement from the District School, Oamaru, for which there were seven application?. • ' ' < i The second harmony night .in connection with the ; Milton Lodge of Good Templars was held on Thursday evening. About 140 persons were present, aDd the entertainment, which consisted of songs, readings, recitations, &c, afforded much enjoyment to' the audience. . The Secretary of the . Young Men's Christian Association hag received a communication from Mr Good, the Hon! Secretary of Melbourne United Evangelistic Association, to the effect that the Rev. Dr. Somerville purposes visiting New Zealand in November next. ! We learn .froji Brooker Dore'ri London Price Current for July that no changes of importance have taken place in the market for iron. Baldwin's sheet remains at -£13 for "Severn." Baldwin's tin platea have scarcely maintained the improvement reported last month. A realiy superior specimen of the colonial bred Leicester sheep, reared by the Hon. G. M'Lean, of Oamaru, was exhibited at Mr Forsyth's butcher shop, Port Chalmers, last week. The carcase, as it appeared without the caul fat, weighed 1341b5, and the fat weighed lGJlbs. Mr R. T. Wheeler, Stafford street, has Bent na the August number of the Illustrated New Zealand Herald, containing a fine view of the town of Nelson, and a number of other very attractive pictures, including viewa in Victoria, New South Wales, New Caledonia, Tasmania, South Australia, and Peru. ■ A large letter-press has been recently manufactured in the Government workshops, Dunedin, for ihe Railway Department. It seems to have been turned out; in first- class style, and we understand that its cost is 50 per cent, lesa than that ,for whioh it could have been purchased in Dunedin. An important deputation waited upon His Worship the Mayor on the 22nd, and obtained bis consent to forward a memorial asking the Central Board of Health at Wellington to provide that the Fever Hospital shall be kept open until a permanent institution for contagious diseases has been erected in the city. . Mr J r . P. Armstrong writes r— «* Seeing in your issue my name down. as attending the meeting last night, of Roman Catholics to protest against the Education Bill : some of my friends might imagine I was a Roman Cathol'c, which. I am riot, although my (sympathies are entirely with them in this blatter." ' ' . . , . The annual soiree of the Trinity Wesleyan Church was held on Wednesday evening, and passed off very satisfactorily. . The Rev. ! A. R; Fitchett presided, and there, was a, large attendance. ' Addresses were delivered iby the Chairman, the Revs.Dr Roseby, W. Will, and J. Lewis. The gross proceeds of the soiree amounted to £63. . . There is at present very little passenger traffic upon the Lawrence branch of the .Southern Trunk line of railway. During the past few months the gentleman wKo was Station' Master at Mount Stuart has been .employed as a travelling station master, and ,is sometimes but tne only passenger by the ! 6.15 a.m. train from Lawrence; i * ; The children of .the Baptist Sabbath, .School, Forbury, were entertained on the' 22dd in the School-house, St. Kilda. .An ample tea having been discussed, addresses were delivered by the Rev. Mr Dolomore, Messrs Jago, Fulton, and others. ' A number of hymns were ala'o sung by those present. ' This school numbers 170 scholars. Mr John Guthrie met with a serious acci-> .dent while assisting at; the unloading of the' ■lighter Agnes at the Cross Wharf on Friday last. It appears that he was struck 'by a " sling " of iron, which knocked him down and inflicted a rather severe wound on his head. Mr Gathrie was taken to bis home in his cab, and attended by Dr Martin. ■ The Australian Cricket Team, prior to their departure for England, intend "to pay Otigo a visit. According to the opinion of a leading Victorian cricketer, they will show "as good, if not better, onckec than the Britishers," and we may expect them about the middle of January next. 'In their New, Zealand tour they intend to open the ball at Dnnedin if sufficient inducement be held out. The Waipahi-Clintori section will be ready for traffic. by the'lst October. ' The'platelaying ha«i been completed to within two miles of Clinton, and when that is finished about a month will suffice to ballast the line, which will in all probability be .finished a week or so ahead of contract time., Mr Whittaker, the contractor, is to be complimented for his assiduity in carrying out the work. , ' ' Mr J. S. Willis, so long and .well known in Dunedin, has received aa engagement from Mr De Lias, of Auckland, to be the" scenic artist for the Soldene Opera Company. Mr Willis fii-3t arrived in Duuedin with the Lyster Opera Company, and during the many years that he' ha 3 been in this city, has produced paintings and spectacular effects that have often won him well-earned calls before the curtain. , . The Messrs Sutton, of Southland, who arrived last week in the 'ship Invarcargill from a visit to the Old Country, have brought with them some valuable additions to the non-indigenous fauna of thd Colony. The animals include a couple of leash of fine greyhounds, four otter hounds, four fox terriers, and a well-bred retriever ; also, nineteen partridges. Dogs and birds throve well on the passage. We notice that in the last number of Fra?er, Sir J ulius Vogel takes up the cudgels on behalf of New Zealand and her resources, in answer to A. J. W.,whohad previously dealt with our condition in rather a harsh v/ay. We shall make further allusion to Sir Julius's very able defence. Sir Julius lias alt o contributed $0 tb.e July number of $he

Nineteenth' Century an article entitled (' '•' Greater or Lesser Britain." „ , .. The division of the borough of Caversbam . into ' four Wards has been dbly gazetted. Roxburgh, has been ' gazetted a, borough.' , The proclamation qf 12th .March, 1877, sub» pending certain mining " regulations men/ tioned in the first scheduKof .the Coldfieldp. > Act of 1865, on a portion of the Otago gold-! fields, 'has' been revoked. A site for' school,-' playground, teacher's house and' garden, «has 1 been reserved at Hill's CreSk Town,-Ota'go.' ; A death fr^m scarlet fever, the first for years past, occurred) at Port; Chalmersoau Monday mcrning.; The deceased, was' the daughter of Mr • Thomson, • master of- the barquentine Garron. We are.eorry to hear that' this fever is apreading at the Port. The xact i 3 attributed to the long continuance of dry weather, rain being' much, needed to' flush atreets, and wa3h away impurities from situations, where there h no regular system of sewerage. . ,„. . .vj:' f f - 1,,-*! ! "It "will be seen, by telegram 1 'from', 'our" Qucenstown correspondent, 'that the District Judge expressed 'himself very strongly, in delivering judgment in;' ihe case of Scott/ v." Hall, one of the. actions ar.ising out of. the Tipperary claim difficulty. The mofiLUs operandi was as follows :— Hall sold a share to Scott, and then, "without; Scott's knowledge, got the share cancelled,' and soreposaessed himself of the interest which he' had disposed of to Scott. ! f His Excellency the Gavernor has appointed Mr Stephen Noble Brown, Mayor. of 'Cromwell ; Mr Richard Westell Oapstick, Mayor of Milton; Mr Joseph Hatch; Mayor' bfin^ vercargill ; r Mr Kenneth' Rose, Mayor of North Invercargill ; • Mr. Joseph ' Stock" j 'JS 1??/'1 ??/' ?f.? f .? aßt Inve rcargU*; Mr' Samuel Welaford, Mayor of Clyda ; and Mr Thomas Whmam, Mayor of- West Hawksbury, to be Justices of the Peace -.under '.'The Ota^o, Municipal Corporations Empowering Act, -LOUD. . ' , The racing boat,' built by Edwards of Melbourne, and presented to the employes 'of the-Union Steamship Company by MrJaines .Mills, the Managing Director, was launched < on Monday afternoon at Jetty . street, and' christened the "Florence Ethel" by Mr Milla's little daughter, who tm-ew the'oi'tho^ dox oharapagae over the bows. ' The crew" consisting of E. Marlow (stroke), R'.'P'uflett' '(No. 1) L. Watt (No. 2), D. Mills (No. 3), and.J. Cargill (coxswain), afterwards took a' '&pm round the harbour, , - , „ _. , , ; , :,* ] , The monthly meeting of the SaiW Home ' .Committee' waa held in the Council 'Cham'i' : jbers on the 17th in'st. . Present : Rlessrs ' jH. Houghton (chair), J. B.Mudie. Captains' ' .Thomson, and Russell. 1 The Subcommittee i reported that .they- were not. yet in receipt of 'replies to their '.applications. for.. assistance; 'from Melbourne. The local insurance offices' had been applied to; and a: donation of £50 ; had been" received from the National and j£2s from the Victoria. The other com'paiieshad" .the matter" under consideration. '" ' i .' • ■- 1 , «-i ■■ ; 'Mr Thomas Bracken delivered >'a 'lecture ,on the 17th in Watson's ; Hall;.m aid' of the 1 •building fund of AIT Saints^ Church! ' The: (Rev. R: L. Stanford was in', the chair." The" •subject of tJhe' lecture was, '.'An, eve'niri'g ! Iwitb, .the. Lyric Poets,' 1 "and it is almost 'need-' ilesa .to say that it was, handled in -a very; jpopular and eatertaining manner by the lec^t tarer. The attendance was a tolerably goodone, and at the close of the lecture; on the .motion of :Mr Ashcrofc,' a hearty Vote o!^ thanks was 1 accorded 1 to Mr Bracken., ' ' : ■ •'.Verb. Sap/ writes i—U ln i your, tele-,' grama'of the 17th, I see- one) from Nelson, .stating that a 'quantity of wreckage haa been; ■found' at Farewell'' Spi^' amongst wKich ia< •some planking on which is carved r the'word J ANTOFAGASTA. In the Home Nqwa of June 2Sth, page 12, I.find/thw the 'Panama' Star and Herald of ,May,2ist reports the^destruction, by a tidal wave,- of the lower i part of Antofagasta, the .port of . the Carcotes' mining distrist in Bolivia. - It might be of: intbrest "to establish, a coanection between the two events." - , The Germans of Dunedin held their first* social gathering in Krull's Hotel on Wednes--day. About 30 gentlemen' assembled, andspent a most agreeable evening •in singing' the national songs of Fatherland, and giving' several humorous recitations. An announcemeat was madft that in future the Germaus of Dunedin will meet, fortnightly at the above' place, and that a Committee will be ~ap-' pointed, whose duties will chiefly consist in drawing up tlie programmes. •Mr Nees occu-! pied • the ! chair. • The meeting terminated shortly after 12 o'clock. ■ ' ifj,-. The Governor has appointed Lieutenant James Thomson, Invercargill. -Artillery Volnnteers, to be Captain. -Oato-of commission, sth April, 1877.' His Excellency hau accepted the serV'ces of'the Port Chalmers Naval Volunteer Oadets.' 7 Bate of acceptance, 24th. July, 1877.' The Governor, has accepted the resignation of the coain?issions held by tho under^mentioned officers, viz. :— Major N. Y. A Wales, as captain No. 1 (City Guards) Company, Otago Rifle Volunteers j Captain M. R. Bree, Invercargill Artillery Cadets. ■ ' The Committee of the Danedin Canary and Poultry Association met in the Bull and Mouth last Monday. There were' present Messrs Chalmers, Craig, 'Farley; Harper, Lambert, Mathews, Stdhr, and Wain Mr Farley in the chair. General arrangements for the show were discussed. Special judges were appointed for game, for other poultiy, for canaries, pigeons, rabbits, ,dair,y produce,aad for, bread. The Committee; reported that members' tickets are selling fast, and that every effort i 3 being put forth so as to make thia, the ensuing fifth shew; a success.' The District Engineer, baa received' the plans of a lighthouse ami keepers' house to be erected Jit Timaru. The site* fixed upon ia ia Rhodes "Town, near to the present Signal Station, that being considered the besi; podtion. The lighthouse is a plain bub substantial structure, built of wood, esch^ eide being completely trussed framed, and tho four sides bolted together. It is to .be 30ft. high, and will stand on tofcara blocks', and will be dividud into three floors the grouud floor, store-room, and light-room. 1 Tenders are to be in by the sfeh September, and tho time for their completion ia IB weeka.

I A£ the last meeting oi: the Milto'nj iowi', Council, the Mayor drew, the attention of , the, members to the fact that some time #go a petition had been forwarded from Milton^ and the surrounding districts by Mr Conyera to Wellington, praying that tne Milton (Railway Station should be the iri'e'eting 'place' of • the-Clutha arid Lawrence 'trains' -JristeEld' 'of '• Clarksville. He believed 'that^no' answer ' had as f yet been received, aiid suggested that--' some enquiries should be made' intofthe ' matter jbiit it appeared to be the impression tha'fc : any -enquiries' which might be" made would not bring ■ about l the ' 'desired result, and the suggestion was not acted upon. '' The.' New Zealand Loanjarid Mercantile; Agency j Company ' (Limited) have received ' the following information by telegram from their Lpridon .office, under date 1 15 th August: f-" The wool., sales opened^ith a.catalogue. containinsj , 5000 bales, at the' level' of. ,the preceding series. , 21,000 bales ,"haVe been .' sent, to .th'k manufapturing jiistri'its.'dire'ct. ,* Tallow :' Market 'quiet. /Fine i mutton may' be <quoted '.43s per cwt.^ ,'aod beef ! "41s. 1 " Wheat : Adelaide, is J b7s t p>r t '496lb8 < ?/' and New ft Zealand "56s per 4961b'3. Tb:e" Home harvest is deficient !both in quantity, ' and quality. " Leather: 'Trade demand is' quiet. Quotations for beat sides,. lOid^ner lb." • ,J, J • V '''•'' '• "- • * '"1 The mercantile community will s no ' doubt ' : be glad to learn that .the Government have' made still further reductions 'in." the coat of* carriage on the Dunedin and Port' 'Chalmers-' line. t , The following telegram was received, by, Mr Grant from Mr Conyers yesterday ':— s".ships* goods as j>er bills of lading, between" ■Dunedin, and Port Chalmers,. ' A,, B, C, and' p, ,to be carried at Clasa'D';. other "gooasjic- ' [cording to, the published 1 .tariff."' This' 'arrangement is in detail 1 as follows :'— Jetirjr' duea at Port Chalmers, Is ; railway carriage^' eight ( miles at 3d per ton,' 2a';, terminal ' t ,chargea, 23 6d ; caitage, Is 2d— bei j'g a total' of6s Sd'per ton. . ', . ' " '. j At the City Police, Court, on Saturdays 'Alexander Wylie, dairyman, .was charged on itlie lTiformation of Mr James Hackw.orth, Collector of Customs and Inspector>of 'Dis-T itilleries, with having an ,.hia posaessipn, . on • ■August 14th, at Opoho, certain utensils.. in- . iended and suited for distilling, contrary .to, jtbejActsmade and provided,, whereby he,b.ad Rendered himself, liable :to the. forfeiture' o£ i£soo. Mr Hackworth asked for a remand' 'until Monday, as he was not then' 'p^epare^. fco go on witn the case. , * Bair'sWa's allowed; ' jpriaoner^ in 'his' own recogniaance"df i '£'soo/ r |and.tw.dg|ureties of £250 each.' I,'1 ,' JThe'aCcus'eir Aaii' been , arrested by 1 the "Porfe'Chalme'r^ |poiice, ,_• . ./■ v',,;;;/;:;: j The installation of the Worshipfu^Mastef [and Officers of ithe Lodgeo£ Dunedin, E.R., , took place!in the Masonic Hall last Tuesday.,, Bro; It. M. Nathan was the installing officer. Bro.; James Frederick Peake was instaUedias, Worshipful Master, and Bro.- Septimas de jLeori,"S.W.;; Bro.. Johnstcne, ,.J. W:-; .Bro;. jCameronj ;SD.j,Bro. Braid, J.Dj; Bro. X 2.^ |M.. » W. ■ AshfcE,- i treasurer, ; Bcpj ;; Blackbur,n, , |Secretary:j.fßroj Stro'nach,J'.G,;' Brp.-jL^ N. c jArnold, 'S.S.j'Bro.'O. Strauchan,. J,S.j f ßxo^^ ]D. Ross is .the, -immediate tpast jn.a_§ter,' [ A^ [banquet took -place timmediately, after) (thel iceremonyat Brol- Jacob's: Bull, and j Mouth,, {'Hotel, land -the spread 4 was of a ffirst^cjaaa,; jdescription., -•• , ; „-s y,. -' 'The National Mortgage and./ Agency Com-* pany of New Zealand (Limited)' ia j the latestinstitution formed for'ttie purpose' 1 of;tranß--(acting' 'the basiness of an lnvea*tmerit''and' {Agency Company which 'has 'been ''Brought 5 jbefOre the '-public' of this 'Colony.' Ofithei ifirat issue_of_ shares (50,000), the number', ja'lloFted"to Great BritaißPHnarSely73s;ooo=-"' have akeaEy- been (taken up, > to) quotepthe prospectus, "by a numerous and wealthy proprietary," and the balance of 15,000 reserved for 'New Zealand 1 are' now open-jfor application. • Only.' £1. per share,. ;wiU /be jcaUed up in the first instance,' and.altogeth.er> jit'is'riot proposed- to call'Up more <thanl £2f 'per'share. ' The Dnnedin brokers are ' Messrs' } Gillies, 'Street^ and Hislop, , and', >^h.e , head^ ,otece of the Company ia ! to be in' Dunedin. '"' At the Congregational Church Manae t on j Monday a well-desei-ved presentation/ was ] made to Miss "Tunny cliffy, more 1 - popularly, known as Miss Webb, th« latcev surname" beiug that of her stepfathei'. For some .je/irs past this' lady ,'hW taken a leading^ part in musical matters, and frequently gave her valuable services', at entertainnieits in aid of charitable and other deserving, object's,. As she ha 3 ..acceptel tho appointment , of , i schoolmistress at Qaeenstown under., the* I Education Board, afew^of her friends met , yesterday arid presented her with ari -Eng-. I lish lever gold watch aa a parting ! token' of regas-d and. esteem. Queenstown will 'gain a 1 . musiciau of no mean.order, and tb,e city,' 'by the departure of Miss' Tunnycliffe,'will ! ex^ ■ perience a great, loss, as .far as amateur^ 'musical talent is concerned..', ■ , f,, 1 ' ' Tenders are now out for the construction' :of railway .bridge across the Waikouaiti River and three other bridges, or^ as t they are termed, flood openings.' . Tie mainbridge is to be 495 ft in length, made up of 15 spans of 30ft each, and the approaches. It is to be , built on ironbark piers, with a superstrup.ture of iron. Across an arm of the river at ithe south side of the line a bridge, having one span of 20ft and two- spans of- lift; each-, is to be constructed entirely, of ironbark j -To the northward two other bridges will' be ! built, one having six spans ,of 30ft" each' and' iwd span's of lift each, and' "the other five'sp^and of 30ft each, and' twq f !pf , llfij each., These bridges are .to connect inile,df ,ecn,' bankment which rum across >the. VVaikouaiti swamp, and they are to ■be completed four months after the tenders are accepted;' which will probably be in thft beginning of Septe» fcer. < ' • The Melbourne Argus states; — .fOur London correspondent, writing by tho-Lusi-tania on June 27th, says : The Rev. Charles Clark is pi-caching and lecturing m the^pro^ vmess,' but he will shortly rei-nrn to Austria via America, in sonic qt the large cities' 1 , cf. which country lie .will •' lecture dn roiite. Meanwhile Mr R. S. Smyth'e, \^'ho i 3 a.pa^aenger by the Lu^itaiiia, will prepari^ for the popular lecturer's re-appearance, jn Australia and New Zealand. During- big absence from tho Colonies Mr Clark .haa written two new lectures — one entitled ' Westminster Abbey,' another ' The Merrie Monarch ;' and a lecture on ' Thomas Carlyle' ia in preparation. Tbjs last effort 'is

undertaken at the inatance of 'the most travelled manager/ whose literary friends in London have supplied him with some interesting particulars of the present life of the Sage of Chelsea in his retirement." Two illicit stills in full working order were discovered by the Gußtom House authorities on Signal Hill, between Opoho and Ravensbourne, about the middle of the present week. When the Customs officers "visited the spot we understand that they did not find any grog in stock, the reason being, no doubt, that the person who carried on the business had obtained bo good a market for his liquor that he had none left when the seizure was made. The stills, which are very Urge ones, were brought to Dunedin, and cay be seen at the Custom House, Their ownership is attributed to an ex-police-man named Alexander Wylie, who left the Force about fifteen months ago, and who, we are informed, for some time past has been nominally carrying on the business of a dairyman, and used to come to town every morning with his cans. The sort of milk which they contained may, however, be readily guessed. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Wylie, but it is understood that he has left for Melbourne. An enjoyable entertainment was given at the Caversham Drill Shed on Tuesday, in aid of the funds of the Fife and Drum Band of the Industrial School. The Mayor (Mr R. Rutherford) occupied the chair. The* entertainment consisted of a lecture by J. P. Armstrong, Esq., entitled "Victoria in 1851," which was well received by a numerous and appreciative audience. The lecture was of a most humourous description, and evoked roan of laughter. During the evening the Band performed several selections, which were highly creditable for children so young, and which testified to the pains takingness of the conductor. The quartette "See our Oars" was given very nicely by inmates of the Institution. " Home, Sweet Home," by the children, was a gem, their voices harmonising beautifully. The way in which it wag received must have been very gratifying to their instructors. Several other vocal selections were well given. Mr Titchener, in moving a vote of thanks to the lecturer, stated that on any occasion the services of the Band would be most heartily given. "God Save the Queen " terminated the evening's entertainment. A general meeting of the members of the Otago Railways Employes' Benefit Society was held on Monday, for the purpose of considering a proposal from the Superintending Engineer of Christchurch to the effect that the Dunedin Society should amalgamate with that of Christchurch. Mr A. Grant, General Manager of Dunedin Railways, was in the chair. The following resolution was submitted by the Committee :— " That this Society agrees to amalgamate with the Christchurch Benefit Society, and such other Railway Benefit Societies as exist in the Colony, into one general society for the whole system of the New Zealand Railways, on the conditien that this Society's rules be adopted, and that the head office be permanently held in Daaedin." Mr Atkinson proposed, and Mr Butchart seconded, " That the resolution should be adopted." Mr Batson moved, as an amendment, that the following words be added to the motion — " Should it be desired to fix the head office at any other centre than Dunedin at any other time, this Society will reserve to itself the right of dealing with its funds as may seem best under the circumstances." Mr Stewart seconded tht amend, ment, which was carried. This concluded the proceedings, and the meeting then adjourned.