INVERCARGILL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3360, 15 January 1879, Page 3

INVERCARGILL.

[BPKCIAL.] Jan. 14. A dispute has arisen between the incumbent of St John's (Rev W. P. Tanner) and the pint committees of the Hospital and Benevolent Institute, regarding the holding of a bazaar at Easter. Ifc would seem that botli parties hud arranged for the holding of a bazaar at that time unknown to ea^h, and that both were in treaty for the mine hall. The Key W. P. Tanner wiites to the joint committees anent the matter, appealing to them not to set up their bazaar against the one contemplated in connection with the Church of England. He goes on to say : " I think ifc very objectionable that you should endeavour to obtain room 9 that we have engaged, that you should seek for help that has been already promised to us, aud that 3-011 should invite members of other communions to engage in an undertaking whLh lias features of antagonism, though it carries the term of benevolence. The members of the Church of England on your committee cannot be supposed to give preference to their own interests, and it is from the members of other churches that we must expect courteous treatment. The position is peculiar. I should at once say that it is the most disagreeable and unjust transaction that I have observed in Invercargill, were ib not that I am well aware how many mistakes may be accounted for by ignorance. I wish to be very clear in expressing my opinion, without saying anything unnecessarily unpleasant. I do not wish to allow the members of the Church of England to be placed in the disgraceful position of contending for their interests, or rather for the interests of public worship, before a wondering public ; but I find it to be

my duty to be careful in this young community not to give license to whafc appears to me to be incivility and rudeness, on account of the unpleasantness of cheeking ifc. The benevolence of onr citizens will not be lessened, and the wants of the poor will nofc be neglected by our following the common rules of courteous behaviour." The Hon. Sees, of the respective Committees have been instructed to reply, declining fco postpone the date fixed for theii* bazaar.

{From the Correspondent of the Lyltelton Times.) DUNEDIN, Jan. 14. The breach of promise case, Cayford v. Carruthers, will be heard on Jan. 27, at the Supreme Court Dunedin. The iuimigrarifcs per Oamaru fouufferuplojnient readilv/^Harvest hands, o*^l9 to £20 for three months ; farm labouxei-s, £1 to £1 4s per wepic ; shepherds aud^plouglimen, £60 perauoum. The supplj/of single girls is not nearly equal to the derfland. The tender of Mr John Whitaker has been accepted for the Waimea Plains railway. The amount is £36,625 14s Bd. This does not include rails or sleepers, which are provided by the Company, but laid by the contractor. The length of the line is 35 miles, and the contract time 12 months. j

Mr John H. Shaw, a member of the Commission recently appointed to take in hand the revision of the New Zealand statutes, arrived in town by the Ringarooma to-day, and will proceed fco Wellington to-morrow. The estimated value of rateable property m Dunedin for the year 1879 is £275,000. As showing the increased value of property, the following figtfres may be interesting*: — In 1874 the value was £158,531; in 1575, £187,059 ; in 187G, £209,619 ; in 1877, £227,034; and in 1878, £219,695.

A man named Henry Richardson has been missing from Cromwell since Christmas Day. He was a shearer, and is supposed to have been drowned in fche Clutha, going from Ardgour to Kawarau station. At the inquest, at Ophir, on the body of John Waldreau, who attempted to murder his wife on Jan. 8, a verdict thafc deceased shot himself in the' bowels, when labouring under temporary insanity, was returned. Mrs Waldrean was unable to attend.

The Mayor's salary was fixed at £500 by the City Council today. Councillor Fish stated that he looked on Mr Clemenshaw's report as an entire vindication of the character of Mr Genever, gas engineer, and advised that thafc officer be requested to resume his relations with the Council as heretofore. Consideration of the matter was postponed.