TOKOMAIRIRO.-Herald.

Otago Witness, Issue 1474, 14 February 1880, Page 10

TOKOMAIRIRO.-Herald.

The Bruce Herald advocates the " total abolib this district than has -been the case for some of sawn timber within the county of Bruce is at the present moment en. Sy stopped for the want of proper roads to take it to the naarest railway station Thomas Hughan took his place at the County Council meeting on the sth as member for Waihola Riding, in place of Mr Douglas '"'Si Wilson Brothers, of Akatore have ahioDed per s.s. Ino at Quoin Point 600 3 of wheat, and it ia their intention to ship a thousand more bags in the same manner. Thb County Council ratißes the agreement of the hospital delegates at the recent conference at Tuapeka on condition that the Council be relieved from contribnting to the Danedin of the destructiveness of the linneta come from all quarters of the district. The Herald advocates the formation of sparrow and linnet clubs for the destruction ot small Presbyterian Church roll at present chows a membership of 353 as against 355 last year. During the >ear 13 left for other places iid 5 died, while 16 new membera have 3omed Church report states that although the weekly prayer meeting is stiU kept up the attendance is not encouraging. At the Sabbath schools at Milton, the Gorge, and Fairfax, on the other hand, the attendance is fan. At the Presbyterian Church soiree Mr J. L. -Brown stated that the Milton Church had X in the Sustentation Fund from the fifth place in The balance in hand amounted to £278 sf>7&> At the annual meeting of the congregation ot the Milton Presbjterian Church it was shown that besides the forenoon and evening eemcea in Milton, there has been an afternoon service carried on once a fortnight at the Gorge, and once a month at Akatore during the past year. Mr Reid, the Jnewly appointed rector ot the High Pchool, haa consented to take charge of the Milton Presbyterian Sunday School He is »v elder of the church, and has long taken au active .and hearty interest in Sunday School W °At'the Minister's Bible class at Milton the ■umber on the roll, previous to the recess flm-ing the winter months, was 33, and the average attendance 26. Since the*ecess the number on the roll has been 29, the average attendance <22 iaafc year's contribution to the Danedin Hospital, which was stopped out of the Brace (Wy funda by the Government, was £470. The arrangement made by the delegates to contribute £307 10s per annum to the Tuapeka Hospital will thus be the means of effecting a con eiderable saving to the county. The Ino loaded Messrs Wilson Bros\ ship m« nt of wheat from a small natural inlet in the r. cks with comparative safety. Other Bettlers will probably j follow their example, and it is thought that more wheat will be grown in the district next season, with a view of Bending it io Dunedin by water. The annual soiree of the Presbyterian Church congregation at Milton was held on the sth, and waa a thorough success. On the platform were the Revds Chiiholm (Moderator), Allan, Skinner, Waddell, Ferguson, and Murray; Messrs J. E. Brown, J. Adam, J. Golding, and a few other gentlemen. # » A Friday afternoon class for religious instruction in the High School has been carried on in JMilton during the past year. It began on the 21st February and ended on the 12th December. The number of those who attended at all during the year was 119, of whom 68 were girls and 61 boys ; the average attendance was 68, of whom 41 were girls and 27 boys.