COUNTRY NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6313, 10 August 1888, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

Tax Taptt- Dairy Company.— The first general meeting of shareholders in the abotfe Company will be held in the district schoolroom on Friday next, to receive report, elect Directors, and consider offers ' or site 3. Offers for eita must be sent in by noon on Monday next. Malvern School Committee. — Tho monthly meeting was held, in the schoolroom, Waddington, on Tuesday, at 7.30 p.m. ; present — Mr G. R. Willis (Chairman), Messrs Scarlett, Bull, Colthart, | Payne, Wallace, and Jebson, senr. Routine correspondence was rend. The Chairman reported having received vouchers foe teachers' salaries, which he had paid. Sir Jebaoa read a long protest against the action of tho Chairman in granting a holiday on July '30, on the occasion of the children of the district meeting the Rev Mr Bean to wish him good-bye. No other member of the Committee endorsing Mr Jebson's views, the Chairman ruled that he could not receive the protest. The master's report was read, and the Chairman was empowered to bave the repairs asked for attended to. Five tenders were received for fencing and trimming the trees in the plantation, and the lowest tenderer, If. Johnston, at £2, was accepted, j After passing several accounts the Committee adjourned. The Sub-Committee appointed to make arrangements for holding entertainments to raise money for j prizes, met immediately afterwards, and the Treasurer reported that the proceeds ot the late concert -were £&, and of the dance £7 sa, total .£l3 ss, which was ordered to be placed in the Savings Bank. Tho next; concert and dance will be held on I'riday, Oct. 19, a moonlight night, when it is hoped there will be si large gathering. Supbeme Court Action. — The case o£ Pearson v. the Queen, which -was set down for heating in the Supremo Court at Christcliurch last Wednesday, arose out of the setting fire to the gome and property of Mr William Pearson, close to Southbrook station, in March last. As tho suit was against the Crown, a month's notice of action had to be given, and as the damage was under .£SO, a request was made by Air j Pearson's solicitor to have the case tried in the Magistrate's Couit at Kangiora. When the month had very nearly expired, a ! letter was received in reply from the Solicitor-General, saying that as questions of law of great importance and intricacy would arise on the trial, the request must be refused. The only reply was the issue and service of a writ ; another delay of ' twenty-eight days took place, allowed by law, and just sufficient to throw the case over the July sitting of the Supreme Court. The August sitting came on, the case was i put in the list for trial, but a few houra before the time fired for the hearing the whole sum claimed was paid into Court. Skating at "Kaiavoi. — Last night, at Burnip's DrillhftU Kink, Kaiapoi, a OneI mile Haiidieap Eace, for a pair of skates, value 30s, was skated. There was, as usual, a large attendance. Mr Champion acted as starter and timekeepex*, Mr Taylor waß Judge, Messi'3 Simpson and Johnson Referees. There were twelve entries, and [ some capital skating-, in heats of two competitors, was shown, on a track of twenty-four laps to the mile. The first prize was ultimately won in capital time by Mr John Biggins, Mr Carl second. With capital attendance and good management, and a supply of skating novelties in future, Mr Burnip's Hall should continue a favourite resoit through the winter. Good Tempi.ab.y. — At the usual meeting of the Pride of South Malvern Temple, I No. 98, held in the schoolroom on August i 7, there being 1 a full meeting 1 , the following } officers were installed by Bro John Ford, ' Superintendent of Juvenile Templara : — C.T., Bro J. Webb ; V.T., Sister M. Webb ; ; R.S., Bro James Ford; F.S., Bro G. Ford; Treasurer, Bro W. Levick; Chaplain, Sister A. Lecining; Marshal, Sister A. Grindrod; 1.G., Sister 15. Palmer ; 0.G., Bro T. Thin 5 8.H.5., BroE..Ford; L.H.S., Bro T.. Webb ; D.M., Sister E. Leeming, Keadings were given. The receipts of the evening having been announced, the newlyinstalled C.T. closed the meeting, assisted by the officers, at 8.30 p.m.