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Southland Times, Issue 3478, 14 August 1879, Page 2

Mb T. R. . PROCTOB.^-This gentleman's. I professional stay in Invercargill terminates to-day. Any person suffering from disease of the eye, or requiring any advice in the special line of business which Mr Proctor has ; made his' study, 'would do -vvell to consult | him before he takes his departure. ; Pomcb Court — Yesterday, before H. i McCulloch, Esq.,, there, were.. three cases at the instance' of the i Inspector of Nuisances, for breach of the municipal bye-laws, against John Dewe, HugHßobertsoh/and-Peter Campbell, respectively. Dewe was fined 2s and costs;: arid Robertson; and Campbell, <ss each and costs. The j Ri vj_rton E lection.-- Iri ; a short address published elsewhere, Mr P. K. McCaughan announces his -intention of not coming forward as a candidate for the representation of ! Riverton.r. It ;_s, however, possible he may solicit the suffrages of another constituency, a request to. that effect . having reached him from Waikaia, which Mr • McCaughan. represents in the. County .Council. , , We should lrii'agirie his ; chanCe there would be ! | a good one. Captain F. W. McKenzie, a • prominent member of ■ the.: 'Clutha .County ; ; 'Council, is already in the field as a candidate \ '■■ for W^aikgia. '.'". ■;..? \. '.-.. z-.. < ■ The Hospital.— The remaining wing of I the hospital,. ,\yhich has for 'sometime been in ' progress, will shortly be completed. It is substantially built, of brick, and will afford | a commodious' residence for the doctor, hay- "' ing about a dozen different compartments, ' including a consulting' room -and waiting ' hall. The style of the building is in nmson ' with the rest d£ the aichitectu re,\aud the whole is united towards the back* by a capacious corridor. - When fiivUhed, the whole ' structuie will be creditable to Invercargill, and the district. On the -removal of the' doctor to the new. structure a gieafc deal more accommodation' will be available for tho real purpose, of the hospital, "and the demand for . this will no doubt continue to increase. " Slippery GEORDiE.r— The Press's, Pariamentary correspondent writes : — "There, .was the, usual fight over the honorarium', but a, ,new. scene was introduced in, tie voting. Last*" year Sir George Grey made a speech- ba' the. .honorarium, . which, left ,both , parties, under the impression 1 tha. he had spoken on* their ;side,_ and then, sliprred-outjof $ie door' to avoid voting on the question. This year, \\Q r tried , the same but Mr] -Roireston^kep. his eye ori him. and '-'ha .'him brought up to the sticking "point i( by the S*peak6r. The House jVoai'ed "with laughter', as the Prep&icr^came in, and being asked" by the Speaker^if he heard the question put, he* replied ''No, 'sir," I was thinking of other thiri<?3'," > r arid j went to bis 'seal. Mr'Rolleston asserted 'that the Prehiier was in the House! when questiori was ptit'f or the last-time from the chair. Major Atkinson asked the 1 Speaker if ithinkingloE oth£r things-'wals.the excuse required to set aside the standing orders, as under similar circumstances most persons would' be thinking of other things. Eventually . the Premier gave his vote for the largest honorarium proposed.

Vll5? '< tWva ;' pZ'\ . — ; ; ■ \ ? 'The Shipping CbMP__. _.— A- very-Imper-v. feet report of the xneetirisibf the New Zealand: /Shipping Company at Christchurch yesterday j-was forwarded to us, our correspondent at the 'isariie time stating; that; he 'had previously "telegraphed the-directors' report and balance^ _ ; sheet. tThe telegram did not; find Us. i How. Ji^^, we^^re advised by . Mj> John Tum^uUv . ■ ; the cbmpariy's tigent -here,' that the proceedings. were fehighly., satisfactory, and .that a dividend was declared, but the amount was i n6t. 3 stoted-^^^ * posted- directly.- — — -- - ■--«-—- - - ■-•-- — ■ -•— - - ASSO.C^ATION.|_^n\^ip^O^Ssi&s^ oclati 9 n .Mai ihe^d/'i^t^ night in the Melbourne Hotel, Dee street— About a dozen members, were .present, including Mr B^eldwick, M._l.'„. J c An account lb Feld wick and Co: of £6 9s 6d for piintlugV was passed for payment. On. the motion of Mr Dewe, seconded hy Mr Schneider, Mr Dal"rymple was appoirited treasurer, and he kecepted the office, remarking that there was much before them involving expenses, and that.funds must be obtained. The secretary read a telegram from Sir George Grey stating, in answer to the invitation of- the. association, that he \yould endeavor^to meet their views by .-visiting -Invercargill on the 27th inst. Mr: Whitefort said that, from enquiry, Sloan's ,p_all could be obtained for the occasion, either on the 27th or 29th inst.,' and at any rate, it was finally-settlgd^t^at^the-hall |Should be got. It w^iiesoiverl'sf-iat; a 'should co-operate with Mr Feld wick's election ;committee, in making suitable arrangements ifor Sir George Grey's reception. A proposal that th,^matter be left enti .rely in the.hauds &f Mr f, Fel ; _wi(ik's f 'c.mmiitee"'-was rejected. reference to the resolution of 'last meeting, to hold one at Appleby Schoolhouse this evening, relative to Mr Shanks! jreturn for Mataura, Mr Kinross made a ■lengthy speech, in which he complained of the action of that association in placing names of persons on the committee appointed for promoting Mr Shanks' return, without their consent, and expressed an opinion that •Ml- Shanks was only. aihalf-and-half , Liberal. ■The meeting, however, thought otherwise, and ifavored;Mr 'Shanks; .> Mr ; Kinross: moved that the Mataura electors be requested to carefully consider the matter before pledging their votes, which was seconded; by Mr. Preston, and lost. A motion- by Mr Schneider, scconded4.by.Mr Dewe,. was adopted, pledging the association to support Mr Shanks' candidatures .Messrs Dewe and Dalrym pie. ; stating .that Mr Shanks had; informed them he would ;staud aud hoped to be returned. After some bthe.r unimportant,, business, was transacted, the meeting adjourned till riexfc Wednesday evening. .-.-,,;.; ....... , : ... ; 4 ;