COUNTRY NEWS.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 779, 3 November 1865, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

Tokomaieiso.—A few weeks ago, we announced that the Chm-ch of England Building Committee had conditionally accepted the competition design by Mr J. M'Gregor, of Dunedin. Tenders to cany out that plan were advertised for and several sent in ; but it was found that the lowest tender for the construction of even a small portion of the church was so largely in excess of the limit fixed by the Committee, that to attempt to carry out that plan was impossible. Under these circumstances, it was resolved to abandon the idea of erecting a stone church, and to build one of brick. The plan of All Saints Church, Dunedin, on a reduced scale, was obtained from the architects, Messrs Mason and Clayton ; and at a meeting of the committee on Tuesday evening, the tender of Mr Groves to erect the building, with fittings complete, for the suni. of £IOSO, was accepted. The church is to be built of pressed bricks, with Oamaru stone facings. It will seat 202, is capable of extension hereafter, and is to be completed by the Ist of March, IS6G. Although the design cannot vie with Mr M'Gregor's hi point of architectural beauty, the church will be a handsome, commodious, and, we think, cheap building.— Bruce Herald, 2nd ISTov. Molyneux.—We regret to learn that Wm. Ord, Esq., South Molyneux, lost nearly 60 sheep at the other side of the Molyneux River on Monday night last. A large flock of fat wethers were on their way to Messrs Wright, Robertson and Co.'s sale here yesterday, and during the night dogs got amongst them, and the result was that about 60 sheep were destroyed. This is a dog nuisance with a vengeance. It would be well if the owners of the dogs could be found and made to pay for the damage done by, in all probability, a lot of unregistered curs.— lbid. Oamaru.—Mr Hugh Calder, the contractor for the Jetty works, arrived here last night, for the purpose of making arrangements for commencing the works. Mr Campbell (Mr Balfour's assistant) accompanies him with the view of setting him properly to work, by marking out the proposed road, &e. Workmen will be put on this portion of the works in about three weeks from this time, but little or nothing will be done for the Jetty proper till the piles, &c, arrive from England—say a period of seven months hence. Mr Calder is allowed fourteen months to complete the works from the date of the signing of the contract.— Oamaru Times, 2nd Nov.

Waikouaiti.—On Friday morning last, this district was visited by a gale of wind of unusual violence ; and we regret to saj- that several of our residents have sustained more or less damage therefrom. Mr Joseph Beal, of the Golden Fleece Hotel, Main North-road, had his stables, at the back, partly unroofed, and a quantity of hay scattered about; also Mr Paget, Beachstreet, had his chimney blown down ; and the Wesleyan Church received serious damage. At an early hour in the morning it blew a perfect hurricane, but happily towards noon it gradually abated, and in the afternoon died completely away."— Waikouaiti Herald, lsb Nov.