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Mr M. Tait is the successful tenderer for the erection of the normal school buildings in the Octagon. His Honor the Superintendent proceeded to the South yesterday to turn the first sod of the Southland branch railways. The dearth of teaching power continues. This week’s * Gazette’ invites applications for no less than eleven vacancies in public schools. The secretary of the Southland Acclimatisation Society has been advised by the Provincial Secretary that the Home Agent of the Colonj has been instructed to make the shipment of salmon ova direct from the Clyde to the Bluff. The ‘ Southland Times ’ believes it is the intention of the Provincial Government to throw open for sale,-under the Southland Waste Lands Act Amendment Act, 1873, only the pastoral lands and the unsold lands in the Hundreds in the meantime. The drama of “ Black Sheep,” with Mrs Hill and Mr Steele in the principal characters, was reproduced at the Princess Theatre last evening to a fair attendance. To-night “The Woman in Red” will be played for the first time in Dunedin. The following singular telegram appears in a late issue of the Kyneton paper:— “ Usual meeting of Malmsbury Council tonight. Quorum present, consisting of Councillors J. Maher, Uoghlan, Davy, Hooppell, and Milvain. The Town Clerk locked them out, and refused to hold the meeting,” The newly appointed Secretary of the Post-office is Mr William Gray. The ‘ Tribune ’ says the announcement will give wide satisfaction, not only on account of the personal fitness of Mr Gray, but on account of his late father, who so efficiently conducted the business of the General Post Office for many years. Dr Carr lectured last evening on “ The Girl of the Period,” affording considerable amusement to a very large audience, a number of well-known persons placed themselves under the doctor’s phrenological treatment, and his reading of their characters ap peared to be very satisfactory. The lecture this eyening will be on “ Magnanimity.”

A ease, which is likely to be of much interest to the holders of auctioneers’ licenses throughout the Colony, was lately heard at tbe Resident Magistrate’s Court at Hokitika The main point at issue was : Can an auctioneer sell a quarter-cask of spirits by private treaty, without holding a wholesale spirit license in addition to. his auctioneers’ license. A report of the case appears else where. Mr Justice Chapman sat in banco to-day, and heard the conclusion of the argument in Ross v. Reith and others, which was an application for a nonsuit, or to enter the verdict for the defendants, fiis Honor reserved judgment The Dunedin Waterworks Company v. the Halfway Bush Road tSoard, an appeal from the K.M. Court, Dunedin, had only been partly heard at four o’clock. At an anti-immigration meeting held in Adelaide, a resolution was carried that free immigration is unjust in principle, and injurious to tbp best interests of the Colony. It was stated at ipeetipg that several newly arrived immigrants had left for other Colonies, and that sixty women and children were now housed at an hotel at the Govern ment expense. The ‘ Register ’ calls for an inquiry into these statements, Mr Joyce, with his accustomed gallantry, has taken up the cudgels in favor of the weaker sex. In defending a case in the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, he expressed his astonishment that any member of the bar should so insult’ a lady as to press a question which she djd not wish to answer. Mr Johnston, to whqtp th.e remark was addressed, gave it as his opinion that there should be no distinction made between witnesses. The delay in accepting tenders for laying the permanent way on the Green Island branch railway is caused by the Provincial Covernment not having yet received a reply to their application to the General Government f°K pajls. It was originally intended to have put down light rails, but it is now determiued to lay them of the same weight as those used on tne main lines. The successful tenders for the Green Island and Awamoko lines will doubtless be announced in a couple of days. A degree meeting of the All Nations Lodge, No. 26, 1.0. G.T., Port Chalmers, was held on Wednesday night, Bro. nobert N. Adams, Provincial D.G.W.C.T., presidsing. There was a good attendance of members, and the respective degrees of Fidelity and Chanty were conferred upon twentythree who had proved themselves worthy of the further iniation into the mysterjes of the order. ,Qne of tbe brothers admitted to the degree of fidelity «yaa a member of the Mannkai? lodge, who brought a recommendation from his lodge tp have the degree conferred upon him. A full-length portrait, in oil, of Sir Henry Barkly has been presented to the Corporation pf Melbourne by Sir Henry, who desired to present Victoria with a memento of his tenure of office in that Colony. The * Age’ says the picture, which is life-size, is the work of an Italian artisjb naiped A. Baccani, who could hardly have discharged hlsi commission in a more slovenly and unsatisfactory manner. It is a wretched likeness, the subject being represented as a man whose features are corrugated by age, worn by care and sickness, and the expression is that of intense mental or bodily anguish. During the recent sittings of the District Court at Hokitika, Judge Harvey pointed out an anomaly in the scale of witnesses’ alewances that surely the attention of the authorities should be directed ts. By the schedule in force, witnesses pre only allowed 5a per diem each, whilst at the sanje time, the bailiffs of the Court are allowed 3s for! serving each summons or subpoena. As his Honor very properly pointed out, the service of the document may occupy a few minutes poly, whilst a witness may lose h»s whole day, and Jjp thought attention should be drawn to the matter, with a view to its remedy. The conditions under which the bonus for the establishment of pottery works 'will be ' paid are gazetted, L 75 will be paid on the erection of buildings and plant tp the yalue of at least L 30 0; L 75 on the production of pottery to a value of not less than LJ.S0 }

and LIOO on the production of a further quantity of pottery to a value of not less than L2OO. The pottery ware in each case is t> be suitable for household or d mefltif. purposes, to be produced in works permanently established in the Province, and to be manufactured either wholly or to a large extent from material obtained: in the Province. Parties will be bound in tbe sum of LI 00 to produce pottery to the value of L3OO within two years from the date on which their offer is accepted.

The * Dunolly Express ’ has the following report of a live thistle destroyer :—“ Mr It. Steele, of Wedderburn. states that a very singular occurrence has taken place of late on his farm at Craigie Lea, viz., a thistle exterminator in the shape of some animal not at present known. It attacks both old and young plants alike,and a large paddock belonging to Mr Steel has already been almost completely cleared. The animal scratches away the surface of the fground until access is obtained to the root of the plant, when, if of tender growth, one bite is sufficient,' but if old and,tough, two or three holes are made, and the root is attacked on all sides. This is followed by the death of the plant, which may be knocked down by the slightest touch ®f the foot. We confess that we should have been inclined to doubt had the story not been told to us reliable authority.” It was intimated that the Chamber of Commerce would yesterday proceed to elect two members of the proposed Harbor Board for Dunedin, but as the assent of the Governor has not yet been given to the measure, that could not be done. The Provincial Secretary wrote to the Chamber, to the City Council, aud to the Port Chalmers Town Council, which also elect two members each ; -—“ As the Governor is now in Wellington, it is expected his assent will be given to the Bill before the 30 hj instant, pending which, however, I do not think the Ceunoil would be justified in proceeding to the election. I would auggest-thac a meeting of the Council should be called for the purpose on the 30th, when, if the assent has not then been given, the Council could proceed to nominate two ®f its number as a guide to the Superintendent in appointing members of the Board, as he is empowered to do failing an election. ” The Chamber of Commerce and the City Council will meet on the 30th, f as suggested by Mr Reid.

The gas supply was mentioned at the City Council meeting last evening. In reply to an inquiry, Mr Genever wrote that the quality of the gas supplied to the City, in so far as its illuminating power was concerned, was on an average, when burned by the Parliamentary standard burner, at a pressure not exceeding 12-10 of an inch of water, equal to fifteen sperm candles, each burning 120 grains per hour—therefore any complaint as to poor illuminating power could scarcely be understood. Owing to the great increas l of consumption during the last six months, the purifying department was scarcely able to keep pace with the quantity treated, and only by constant work and unceasing care could the gas be kept clean. At the time to' whiuh the Town Clerk particularly referred in his letter, the stock of coal had nearly run out, and he was compelled for two or three days to use the dregs of the cargo. However, the smell did not now exist, and in the course of a short time, seeing that he was now building large iron purifiers, any cause for complaint would be removed. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to Mr Genever to see how soon the cause of complaint would be removed, and to get Professor Black to again analyse the gas. The supply of shipping telegrams was discussed at the Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday on a communication from the Canterbury Chamber, invitiut? the co-operation of the Chamber in an application to the Government to supply free the desired information. In May last the Canterbury Chamber addressed the Postmaster-General thus : “The information asked for would prove of great benefit to the public generally throughout New Zealand. The scanty nature of the information given at present is constantly remarked on, and regretted by visitors to the Colony. Prom correspondence received from Chambers of Commerce in the Astralian Colonies, this Chamber is informed that the Governments of Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Hobart Town afford every information to the public |as to the arrival and departure of shipping frorq the ports to which the line is extended, suck information being, as soon as received, posted outside the telegraph office for public information. The increasing urgency of the case, with the present prosperity and advancement of the Province, is such that this Chamber expresses a hope that the matter will now receive the favorable consideration of the Government.” It was yesterday stated by Mr Webb that, with the view of testing the coat of these telegrams, arrangements had been made by the Chamber to receive them from Lyttelton, Wellington, and elaon, notifying arrival and departure of steamers oply, and the cost was found to be at the rate- of Lf per week. To get similar information about the sailing vessels' would involve a large sum, something at all events like double that amount. The cost would •be beyond the means of this or any other Chamber ; but the cost to the Government would not exceed LIOO per annum. It was resolved to support the application of the Canterbury Chamber for free telegraphic intelligence. A meeting of Journeymen carpenters will be h§ld in the Royal George Hotel, to-morrow evening, at 7.30, " ”* The sailing of the s.s, Claud Hamilton is fixed for to-morrow, passengers going to the Port by the 2.30 p.m. train. The 125 th monthly meeting of the Permanent Building Society of Otago will be held in the office. Temple Chambers, to-morrow (Friday) evening, at seven o’clock.

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Evening Star, Issue 3538, 25 June 1874, Page 2

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Untitled Evening Star, Issue 3538, 25 June 1874, Page 2

Untitled Evening Star, Issue 3538, 25 June 1874, Page 2

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