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Evening Star, Issue 3895, 18 August 1875, Page 2

We acknowledge the receipt of a package of Parliamentary papers from the Government Printer, Wellington. In consequence of the pressure upon our space we are compelled to hold over our re p rt of the Waste Land Board meeting, a quantity of local matter, and correspondence.

The Rev. U. Davis repeated his lecture entitled “ Rammer and Tongs " at the Han* over street Church yesterday evening before a fair attendance. The lecture was listened to attentively and with interest throughout. Mr Darrell’s plav “Under the Ban” was .repeated at the Queen’s last n-ght, to a rather poor house. To-night “Flowers of the Forest” will be played. Friday night we observe is set apart for the benefit of the lessees, Messrs Steele and Keogh. The annual meeting of the Roslyn Road Board was held at the Linden schoolhouse at noon to-day. Mr A. C. Begg was elected chairman, Mr James Kilgour treasurer, and Mr W. Y. Spiers, clerk, valuator, and collector foi the ensuing year.

A curious incident occurred in Parliament on Friday last. The ‘ New Zealand Times* says that on that day Mr Taiaroa called attention to the fact that the mace was not in its usual position on the table. His remarks were not interpreted, and the Speaker thought he was seconding an amendment just proposed by Mr White, the simpleminded member for Hok tika. On explanation, the mistake was rectified. Soon after, Mr White, in mentioning the maoo, called it “that bauble” He had historical precedent for the name.

A meeting of the Harbor Board was held at noon to-day ; present Messrs Davie (in the chair) E. B Cargill, H. M‘Neil, C. S. Reeves, H. Tewaloy, and Gillies (secretary). Reports were read from Mr D, Simpson, the Board’s engineer, showing the estimated co t of the proposed Harbor improvements to be L 611,542 7s ; the quantity of earth to be removed, 0,002,164 yards; the area of land to bo reclaimed, 422 a. Or 21ps. Also tables showing the results of tidal observations, and a record of tide gauges. Some routine business was gone through and the Board adjourned till to morrow at 3p.m, when the harbor Board Bill and the question of renumeration to the members of the Board will be considered. A recent number of the Now Zealand ‘ Times * has the following :—“A good many people will agree with us if we say ‘we are governed too much ;’ bub perhaps everyone will nob agree with us when we note the particular incident that has caused us to say what we have said, the members of the Press have to attend the proceedings of the House of Representatives without an accession to their income in the way of a' honorarium and without the privilege of retiring to Bellamy’s when a tedious speaker is on his legs. The members of the Press are but mortal, however, and in the interval of an adjournment they have been accustomed to go to the * Strangers’ Room,’ and there obtain stimulants suitable to a variety of tastes, to enable them to sup , ort the fatigues about to come. But yesterday they found this notice in the Strangers’ Room: ‘ Refreshments will only be supplied in the waiting-room to members or to gentlemen with a Speaker’s order.’ It is said that one gentleman on seeing this addressed a polite note to the Speaker, asking for an order for brandy and water. ”

In an article on the Public Works statement the South Canterbury ‘ limes ’ remarks :—“ Timaru is anxiously awaiting the day when it will bo joined, through the medium of the grand trunk line of railway, with the sister Province of Otago and its chief city of Dunedin, on the one hand, and with Christchurch on the other. Before many months will have elapsed the branch line of railway from the Washdyke to Opawa, at the com mi ncement of what is known a ' the Mackenzie Country, will be completed, and a large amount of wool, the chief product of this important distriot, will be brought to Timaru by means of this railway for transit principally to Dunedin, for shipment either to England or America; and it will be a pity should this branch lino be ready for traffic before the main lino is completed to the shipping ports. We make the above remarks in regard to the wool going to Dunedin on the ground that Provincialism seems completely to ignore the existence of a roadstead here, which but requires improvement on its primeval condition to render it the safe depOt for the meroantile navy of the world. ”

A meeting of Mr Stout’s Central Committee will be held at Mr Hooper’s office on Thursday at 10 a.m.

Notice will be found in our advertising columns of the third annual exhibition of the Dunedin Canary and Poultry Association. Entries for exhibit will be received until August 23.