OAMARU NEWS NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2674, 14 June 1905, Page 35

OAMARU NEWS NOTES.

(Peb United Prkss Association.) OAVATtU, June 4. A fortnight ago tl-e Oamaru Borough Council's engineer indicated that did not ca.re for the decision of the council t'^at i+s servants should net con-e~pond through l.he newspapers on Borough Council mrttpr?. and on t^e fol'owing da*- he put in his resignation This t.he r-->uncil had before it on Friday evening, md there were general expression* of rcorret that an old servant of the council should retire for such a reason. After a lengthy discussion in camera, a sub-committee was appointed to interview Mr Orawshiw, and to convey to him the u'iaiimon« w'sh of the council that he should not press his resignation. At the sa-ne meeting the council affirmed the prinrinle necessaiy for the extension of the Phoenix Bowling Club's green, and the de-tails were re f erred to a committee for arrangement. About 120 of the necessary r!ph«ntures have now been taken u~. Juno \

A deputation oonshtinc/ o f Messrs Bolt and Nicolson, of the Taiori and Pf>nin=ula» Milk S'ipply Comrsany waited on th-e Prelnior this morning for the purpose of pointing onL that the future of tho dpirv inrlnstrv depended upon ch-cap-ei freights to Great Britain They m r niioncd tho Argontine as an opponent ci this colon y in the Home markets. Mr A Av"rv -upportod the ippr"R"ntaHovs. Tho Premier, in roplv. said that the Government fully T<?co~ni=^'cl that \he time was ripe for seeming cheaper frpishts for the colony's products, and said thoy were determined that fre-isrhts more in keeping with tho-e of Australia would =onn be an accomrilish^d fact. r de considered contract' at tlie heights offered would be too h?stv The Go'cnment alroadv had under eon=ic!cratior> the question of freights to tho T T nit<H Tvirg^iv. and other facilities for shipment to W^=*-~™-i British ports.