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Evening Star, Issue 3490, 30 April 1874, Page 2

The Provincial Government -intend using Pair lie’s double bogie engine on the Awamoko branch railway. The engagement of Mr Adam as Provincial Emigration Agent in Britain is for two years, at a yearly salary of LSOO with travelling expenses. .The Superintendent has instructed the Provincial Home Agent to endeavor to fill up with “ suitable emigrants,” the new steamers to be ssnfc out by the Harbor Company. The trial of special jury cases has been fixed as follows;—On Monday, the 4th inst., Macassey v. Bell; on Tuescny, the 7th, Burns v. the Otago and Southland Investment Company,and Holt v. Reid. There are only two competitors—Low and Maclean, both of whom are ex-High School boys -for the Richardson Scholarship, which takes place to morrow. The competition will be before tbe University Professors. The amount of gold brought down by escort rms the .year ended March 31 last, was 13b,9150z5, against 156,0270z. for 1872. Cromwell heads the list with 23,8110zs : Lawrence eomes next, with 18,3U50z5; Queenstown next, with 15,3650z5; Mount Ida, 14,6850z5; then Blacks, with 10,9000za. The half-yearly competition for the Artillery Company s Challenge Cup took place at the Anderson s Bay butts on Tuesday morning, and resulted m the trophy resting for the next six months in the possession of Gunner H. S. Smith, who made the score of forty-eight points. At the adjourned meeting last evening of gentlemen interested in aquatics, it was resolved, alt* brie! duftaUndb, to told the

regatta on the Queen’s Birthday at Port Chalmers, instead of St. Leonard’s. Messrs Larnacb and TVaaer were added to the committee. At a meeting of the educational committee of the Caledonian Society, held at the President’s office on Wednesday, it was resolved that all applicants be admitted to the Society’s evening classes by tickets to be issued by the secretary. It was also resolved that all the pupils should attend at the the lower hall of Athenaeum at seven p.m. on Monday next. The Immigration Barracks have, during the past couple of days, been somewhat brisk, owing to the large number of engagements effected. Yesterday, only the men by the Asia were offered, a great portion of whom readily found employment, while to-day no less than fifty souls were engaged in the course of a couple of hours. The majority of the latter were single girls, who received fromLSO to L 35 per year and found. The remainder may be engaged to-morrow. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was repeated to a moderate attendance at the Queen's Theatre, last evening. To-night, that painstaking and clever little actress, Miss Rosa Towers, takes her benefit, when an entirely new drama, entitled 4 “The Idiot of the Mountain” will be produced. During the short time Miss Towers has been here a number of novelties, in each of which she has assumed the leading part with commendable credit, bave been produced, and we therefore hope to see her claims fully substantiated by alarge attendance at her benefit this evening. The battery competition with the Armstrong Sms for the Government prizes by the Naval rigade on Saturday last was somewhat abruptly terminated. Some people went out fishing And deliberately moved a boat both before and behind the targets, thus making the shooting dangerous to life. Major Atkinson sent out requesting them to move frem the place, but they positively refused, and thus the shooting had to be stopped. The guns were also in a very bad state, the wheels coming off during the practice. If the practices are to be continued new gun carriages will have to be provided. The return match between the Dunedin Naval Brigade and the Waikouaiti Rifles was fired on Wednesday last. The weather was very unfavorable —a sou’-west gale blowing. At the first match, which was fired in November at Waikouaiti, the Navals scored 386, and the Waikouaiti men only 287 ; but this time the competition was much keener. The Navals made a total of 386 ; Waikouaiti, 371. Yols. Beal and Jones, of Waikouaiti, were the top scorers with 49 and 44 respectively. P, 0. Outten and Gunner Brown were highest on the Naval side with 43 each. The conditions were : Ranges, 200, 400, and. 500 yards; five shots at each.

There was a slight falling off in the attendance at the Siamese entertainment in the Princess’s last evening, but the various performers went through their allotted tasks as well as if there had been a crowded house. There were several new features submitted, and the programme was equal to, if not better than either of the previous ones. Amongst the items presented were some new juggling and tumbling feats, the dwarf and bamboo tricks, and the tight-rope walking, each of which was well received, while the whole of the performers were loudly applauded. A grand programme will, we -understand, be submitted to-morrow night, when the juvenile members of the troupe will take their benefit.

The Provincial Geologist reports to the Government having visited the Preservation Inlet coalfield, where he “ found a 3ft seam of brown coal favorably situated, but dipping at an angle of 45deg. The coal could easily be got out, but the quality is such as to render working the mine a certain loss. The coal is similar, and not superior to that from Tokomairiro and Kai tangata, consequently it will never do for ocean steamers, and quite as _good can be got much nearer to Dunedin.” Captain Hutton further reports that he commenced a reconnaisance survey of the Province on the 12th November, 1873.. He began on the northern boundary, and by the end of the present month he will have worked down from the Waitaki to the Molyneux River. He also visited the West Coast in the Luna, and learnt a great deal about the geology of that district. Next season he expects to complete the map from the Molyneux westward, and also to study more closely the auriferous gravels in the interior. When these are done he will be in a position to send in a map and report on the geology of the Province. On Tuesday evening the Port Chalmers Loyal [Prince of Wales Lodge, M.U.1.0.0 F., paid an official visit to the Dunedin Hand and Heart Lodge, and the event was celebrated by a supper at the Oddfellows’ Hall. Bro. Palmer, P.G.M., presided, and Brp. Hopcraft, D. P. G, M.,acted as vice-chairman. There were over eighty gentlemen present, including twenty-one members of the Port Chalmers •Lodge. The chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts, Bro. Robin,P.P.G.M, responding to that of the “Army, Navy, and Volunteers.” • “ The Governor” was proposed by Bro Leith, P.G,, and the “ Superintendent and Provincial Council” by Bro. Thompson, P.G. Then followed the “ Corporations of Dunedin and Port Chalmers,” by Bro. Robin, responded to by Councillor Walter, and Bro. Innes, P.G. Bro. Sligp proposed the “Loyal Prince of Wales Lodge,” which was drunk enthusiastically, and responded to by Rro. Morgan, P S., in the absence of the N. 6. pf the visiting lodge. Councillor Walter gave the “ Manchester Unity of Oddfellows,” Bro. K. Ramsay, E,S„ responding. The remainder of the toasts were “Kindred Societies,” by Bro. Shenvin, P.P.G.M , Bro. Gedddes, P.P.G.M., replying; “DunedinLodges” by the Mayor,Bro. Forsyth, N.G., speaking to it; “The’Ladies,” and the, ‘•‘ Press.” There was plenty of singing during the oven jpg, and Bro. Moir gave an excellent recitation, At /?■ little after 12 o’clock the visitors made a start iof home in the s.s. Peninsula, which had .Been engaged to take them each way. The supper itself wag scarcely equal to those prpyided pn previous occasions^