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Evening Star, Issue 3861, 9 July 1875, Page 2

Th? Matau ploughing match will this year be held at Messrs iSmall Bros., Balloon Farm, near Kaitangata Punt. The paddock is twenty-seven acres in extent.

At a meeting held last evening of gentlemen favorable to the celebration of the centenary of Daniel U’Oornell it was diei ed that the celebration should be in the shape of a dicker, to be #tid pri Thursday, sth prox, • - • a

A West Coast exchange states that a discovery of lithographic stone has been made at Abbey Hocks, in the Southern district The discoverers have secured twenty acres of laud, and intend to properly test the quality of the stone.

An accident happened at Port Chalmers this morning to a lad nssjed David Forsyth, son of vlr J. Forsyth, butcher. If appeirs the lad was riding a young horse, when '■ear home the horse threw him. whereby he sustained severe injuries and was rendered insensible.

Madelaine, or the Belle of the Faubourg” was given at the Princess’s last night and will played, Mr and Mrs Bites, as Bertrand and the heroine respec ively, being esoecially entitled to praise. “ Bamboozling ” c included the programme. hu evening “ t'ajpchon, iho Cricket” will be repeated, and it snouid drayr a good house. Mr H. S. Fish, jun., addressed the ratepayers of South vVard at the Royal Hotel evening on the Princes street widening question In the course of his speech Mt Ki-h announced his intended retirement from municipal politics { and ifa conclusion a vote of confidence was passed, and a resolution requesting him to reconsider uis decision to resign was unanimously carried. Our report is unavoidab y held over. Oamaru rejoices under the visits of quite a galaxy of talent in the “ ped.” line j st now. A great seven-mile walking match for L 25 a-side between Kdwards and M‘Gregor is announced to take place on the c-icker-ground to morow M‘Gregor to ijr ceive a start of 401) yards. A handicap, 150 yards with a L 3 first prize, is also advertised for the same day, this event to come off prior to the other. Another advertis meat announces Mr J. L, Wiltshire’s great pedestrian feat of walking 250 miles in luO hours. The concert in aid of Mr Turnidge at the Temperance H&ll Jast evening was well attended—the large hall being crowded to excess. The programme, which was an excel ent one, was gone through to the apparent satisfaction of the audimee Of course the attraction of ihe evening was cho singing an I dancing of Mr John Moran (who very kindly volunteered his services). The various songs and duets by several lady and gentleman amateurs were also well receiv d. The Artillery Baud played some of their choice selections, the “ Monga of Ireland” being most appreciated. The violin solo on Scotch airs v as very nicely played, and was rapturou-Jy re-demanded On thwhole, the concert w a one of the successful ever given in Dunedin. The CJaversham Hoad Board held th< : r regular meeting in ihe schoolroom last nigh h , all toe membois b‘insz present Mr liutherford was in the chair. Mr M’lndoe sud than on the previous nigh’ a me- tiug )ia I J been held in Maloney’s Hotel, Fori ury, l • eomidor what steps betaken i- a ate the iranme defOb nuisance. It appeal'd however, that advantage hid b en t he of it to introduce another matter vitally affecting LOe l tefr sis of til-.-- district. 6 Ooj-et 0 to any important step be ng tak n without, notice bung given to the district ; ene ally a d to the parties most largely m*ere ted Mr Carey said he was present at the meeting when a subscription was entered into to takp steps against any person depositing filth in tqe dep(H, the amount of which he now handed! oyer to the treasure*. The

hairman expressed his surprise at such a course being taken, when Messrs sievwrLh md St-mt were appointed solicitors und < eal £of the Board, to t ke steps d-dly if necessary in the Court to have-the nuiaau e emoved. Mr < 'arey further stated that aft? r hat business wan concluded a printed petition was prod ced asking that a municipality shoubl[be formed; Messrs Kennedy, Mlliott, md Stout bei'ui vnesent i <>m i'une fin. I ‘n

he motion of Mr bridgcmau, adaptation from ;do Board was appointed to wait on tne Superintendent and repr.sent the facts 01 the case to hj m It was stated that Seafiehl road was in such a disgraceful sta ; e that it was utterly impossible to bring fuel or food to the houses < f the residents, and the Board was asked to do something at once to remedy this. The Chairman said contracts were already entered into for the formation of the road, but it was impossible to carry them out so speedily at this seasan of the year as was desirable. This morning a deputation of inhabitants of Cavershatn, headed by Messrs Rutherford, Brodrick and Sibbald, waited upon the Superintendent with the view of obtaining assistance from the Provincial Government in forming a footpath from Hillside to about a mile in length. It was intimated that the work could be done for

*l6O. His Honor replied that he woull submit the matter to the Executive, although it was not p*it of the Government’s i ecoguised functions to do as was now desir d. He thought the local Hoad Boar should do the work itae f, but he would •evertbele s urge the Executive to favorably consider the reque.»t of the depn-

ti"n. The -u jot of the ma ure d| 6t was then brought up, vir Hr herford handing is Honor a opy of a pdnte t circular iu e te en e to it whi ;h has r. centlv been put in

circulation, and asking him not to take any *tei sin the at present. His Honor -aid that whene'er a petition of the na'un re’prrred to was forwarded to him he always handed it tp the local authorities. Ho hud not yet receded any communication with reference to the dei £t Mr Buther ford then asked his 'Honor,'as a jneinb ■■j of tb/8 House of Kepr b> tatives, to oppose tinBill, proposed to be introduced this session, giving the Corporation of Dunedin com pu sory water rating powerg over the 'uburhg. The inhabitants of Caversham strenuously objected to the ranting of such powers One reason wag that it «ou d in s me instances co-t Ll5O to lay pipes from the road to the residents’ houe,- wh i another was that it would prevent them from having waterworks of their own, which tbi\ had been advis'd could be erected veiy Jiis on f said he w>ul give no opinion nqw pn the subject of coin uls ry sdng power, but it was a muter that would come betere the Hoiis.e of Kepreseutatiyps, and then he would have to make his voi-e heard