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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1926, 8 July 1869, Page 2

The Mayoralty.—The nomination of candidates for the office of Mayor will take place on Friday, the 16th instant, fhe Mayor Fleet "will commence his duties for the ensuing year on the Ist August. Sporting. —Mr H. Redwood, of the Wairau, Marlborough, has purchased the whole of the racing stud of Mr W. Robinson, of Canterbury, and having now the best blood and largest stock in the Colony, purposes pursuing the rearing of blood-horses as a business. District Court. Sittings of the District Court in addition to those already announced are appointed to take place in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Lawrence, on the second Tuesday in August; at Naseby, the second Wednesday in September; at Clyde on the Monday following ; and at Queenstown the second Monday after the sitting at Naseby. Citizens T^oll,— 'The Court for the revision of the' Citizens List for 1869-70 will sit at the City Council Chambers on Monday. The alphabetical list of claims for insertion on the roll, may be insp» cted at the Town Clerk's office at the old police barracks Princes street south; at the Odd Fellows Hall, George street, and at the Grand Stand of the Caledonian Society, King street. Kerosene. Court to-day Mr Moss Moss narrowly escaped being mulcted in a heavy penalty through having five cases of kerosene on his premises, he not being a dealer, It seems

that the general impression is that any one may have in the’r houses as many as eight ca~es of kerosene, but that this is a mistake. Dealers are allowed sixty gal'ons on the premises, but other people can only by law hare ten gal'ons. It being evidently a mistake on Mr Moss’s part the case was dismissed.

Road Ordinance. —The Provincial Government Gazette contains the following notification :—“ No person elected a member of any such Local Board shall directly or indirectly derive any emolument or profit from any business or work of any description performed or to be performed by him under this Ordinance nor he capable while he holds office of enjoying any place of profit to be created or established by virtue of this Ordinance.” A note appended states that the Government has not been able to puss some Local Board accounts on account of the provisions quoted not having been attended to.

Concert, —We have received the programme of the first invitation concert of the°Dunedin Private Musical Society, which is announced to come off at the New PostOffice Hall, on Wednesday. The selection is good and varied. Amongst the novelties are several choruses from Mendelsohns “Elijah,” which are interspersed in the first part with solos and choruses from the “ Messiah.” The second part is purely secular, and comprises very favorite songs and glees. The instrumental pieces are likely to be very attractive, as in addition to the overtures, there are a piano and flute duet, a piano and violin duet, and a piano so.o. We understand that the instrumental accompaniments to Bishop’s sweet madrigal, Sleep gentle Lady,” have been arranged by Mr Martin, of this town, and are very appropriate ami beautiful. The Volunteers. —At the conclusion of the parade of the North Dunedin Volunteers, last evening, Corporals Douglas and Nightingale were elected sergeama, and the vacancies thus filled by the promotion of Volunteers Pollock aud Wright. The presentation of a sword to Ensign Cunningham, afterwards took place. In making the presentation Captain Copeland observed, that he did not generally approve of the principle of presentations to officers, but under the especial circumstances of this presentation, it could he fairly inside. TChe sword, which had been subscribed for by the younger members of the corps, was a mark of their esteem for Ensign Cunningham as an officer, and a slight recognition of his services as their instructor. He then handed the sword to Ensign Cunningham, who made a brief reply.

The New Colonial Secretary.Remarking upon the personnel of Mr Fox’s Government, the Wctikoiuiiii Hcvcdd says . “ The singular, and, so far as we are aware, unique step of elevating an Under Secretary to a political office, and giving him a seat in the Upper House in order to quality him for his position, is certainly a sign of weakness, which, if other circumstances do not compensate for it, we are disposed to think ominous of ultimate downfall. In itself, though a very bold innovation, it is not a step which we feel at all inclined to condemn in the present chaotic condition of our affairs political. Mr Gisborne is one of the most able men that we have had in the service of the Colony. His long acquaintance with the public business of the Colony re iders him a most suitable person to have a say in their management, if he be something more than a mere red-tape official. On this point we feel quite satisfied, being inclined to believe that a good deal of the undoubted success that has attended Mr Stafford’s administration of the minor matters of public business is attributable to the assistance he fias received from his late Under Secretary.

New Method of Drafting Sheep. - By the courtesy of G. Harper, Esq., we have been shown an ingenious model of a race a id gates for drafting sheep, designed by Mr D. Sutherland, manager for Messrs Young and Dalgety, Omarama Station. The race or passage to the yards is Hanked on one side by rails and on the other by upright rollers, which play with the pressure of the sheep rubbing, so that two small sheep cann t jam the passage. There is also a roller on the corner of the railed side, on the ne <r hand. As the race has to be wide enough in all cases to admit of the passage of a large full-fleeced sheep, it often happens, in yards constructed ou the old plan, that two small sheep get jammed and block up the way, but this becomes an impossibility upon Mr Sutherland’s pi n, as the sheep next the rollers easily draws ahead of the one next the rai s, and therefore comes to the swing gate first. Another feature of the plan before us that instead of one gate at the end of the race there are two, which, when open, are parallel with the sides of the race, giving a passage between them into a yard for lambs, while the opening of either gate closes this passage, and opens a space sufficient to allow a single sheep to pass cither into a yard for ewes or wethers. The plan is very complete, and of it the investor ga y S I firmly believe it is the best idea for drafting ; it prevents the sheep jamming in the race, as the rollers play with the pressure of the sheep rubbing. I have a double gate in the yards here, and anyone who sees or saw the one work would n yer use the single gate ; but the person drafting must have the necessary ‘ savey ’ aud have his wits about him, and be quick at patching the different ear-marks as the sheep run up the race. ” —Oamaru Times.