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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1150, 5 April 1872, Page 2

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H^'CfROM: OUR b^-'GdRRBSPbNDBNT.) " .., ' y V March 30. Our Volunteer representatives took their departure per the s.s. Maori on Thursday, ,io4ake 4 pavt4n.^&e'<Gplonißl:*Pri^fiE|^ttg> at ChristcHnrch. were mustered in f rotit ?of ithe GoyernnVe'nt buildings, when they were shortly addressed, by his Honor ■ the . Superintendent^ Golonel 'Harririg^nJ I*'1 *' Li.euJienMtrjpolpng} .Gargillji'sand others, after which' 'the t>and struck up and tjiey marched down to the jetty, accompanied by a large crowd. The steamer was waiting with her steam up, and after theusW bustle which prevails on all such occasions, the. repreaentatives got on boiird, ; and assembling on the hurricane deck| as t she moved away, three cheers were given, by: :the crowd iand:; responded'to by Ithe. .Volunteers. ...As.little.delay-asrpossibl} is to be made on the passage up, so that the shooting men may b!a've at' least one dear day's, reßt, before The following are ( the' na,mes of the jptkgo ; team, and' 'the" corpa i to which they )be-|lon#:hHi:.i'J-\.A '''iU'^J--^ WVf. j ! i;ij Vol. JameiDixon, ! -Port Chalmers Naval Vol. James. Key, Wakari Rifles ) Segt" Thomas Blatch, West Taieri Rifles nTt jp : Vol^Dayid Buchanan, , W, est^Taierijßifles Voli James Brow,n,,Eaat Taißri.R.ifleß \ •'' Segt. Robert "Wilson, Scottish! Rifles j _,Capt. Andrew.'M'Farland, Artillery ;■■ ! ' 'GurinerDbhald'Reid, Artillery f'■ ] :; ' Vol. William Cowie,, Scottish Rifles' i •;'" Vol. Wilh'am Heridersoii, Riverton Rifles^ „ L V l ol.,,i'eter i M'Laren, jSouth Pisteictißifles. •'""'Guriner'RibD^L'ean, Port'Chalmers'Naval ' Lieut. Louis Marshall, Waikari Rifles | ' vu ' r " Vol. David Christie," East Taieri Rules! vlieut. Sydney Muir,. Artillery i Segt. Wiiliam'Tayidr,' Scottish Rifles ; ';,!" Capt. Wales^ of, fcHeypityyCSruaTdß, the Colonial CHampioh, also proceeds by the^' same boat. It is rather, unfortunate that ■ex-ohampidn^Goldie, oi i: tHe tPort'Navali •Brigade^ does not fpnn: one of -the lot,! as ' then there would have been four who had; wpnthe Belt. Nevertheless, tie'! ibpvemen form one of the most powerful team that ever set'outfori Wsimilar mission, and if they~do-not fetch-back'the' Belt^^nd ! jthe;lion's J(ill hot *b*(f lor 'wmFof good snbpting. _. .*'. j , - The Association for the promotion^of !a ? National System of Education 4 in) New Zealand have issued au Address on the .subject/.tp. ;.thej ! cpnßtit,aen(aesrgenera^ t^ro'ughbut ttie Colony. This address sets forth the importance ; .ol : the subject, and warns* the people 'of thfeir ' respoosi"bility. 1 " ? It "also "points "ouftfie^danger'thai-' besets the .cause? !of ll education from the efforts of those who wish a sectarian sysJtehf> and advocates the entir^ '"freedom ; of education from all denominations/ Re-/ garding Bible-reading; tne following clause was/jjia the .address j-f-'f The 'does'nbt seek that the reading of the Bible in schools' sHouid' Tbe" Enjoined or prohibited by the 0 Legislature, but will he,, r c6htent'tha^'tHe Heciswb' bf 'the i^ue'stion" should be ; 'lefirt6 ! tbe<Sctiool Committee, subject to the provision of a,time-table conscience claused" 'The 11 ' address then .calls, ; nppn.' all w.hp., value .^freedom *in a matter so ! important to unite for tfiejpur- ' t pose ( ,pf iprpyenting any^ attempt {0! bring about a system, of. education other, than national and ■unsectarian. A petition to the Assembly, the above sen-, itimentsj; -is- to be /circulated forßignature. The vacancy, for r ;the .representation of the Peninsula district in the Provincial Council has brought out three candidates,'who.were duly.proposed.and-seconded at the nomination the.other day. The first is Mr Robertson I "an" bid settler in the district^ with no particular qualification for the office he seeks, and'is npt at' all likely to be elected; ' The next is Mr Tbfmie, well and . favorably , known, , as a large squatter, and who ; has filled ' the office of 'Deputy Superintendeiitfsevefalfcinies, but whose ideas of -politics and the state of .jihe country,, ar6i rather- hazy. j j i iThel third jis > Mr.Stephen 1 /Hutchison, of -whom no mor'eneedbe said than 'that he 1 ia the ' Mr' Hutchison of ! gas notoriety.^ Ths> conlest will lie v -betwe > cn I the Ifis^ Hutchison'means to fight for it. pojttis fixed for "Wednesday next. •-\ ; ' T.he jßace meeting turned out, lo' successfurthat^ the "Stewards^.were' able to offer prizes for another day's business, which came off dti'Mbnday, and resulted, in a very pleasant" wind up to this year's meeting; .The weather was all* that teould be desired, and the attendance 'was 1 very good." The six v events^ere' : well'contestbd for, and created • a •good^deal of interest,, being confined to the, ' hprses^ beaten < on the^bther -daysV 'Settling nign| was Monday; and 1 all passed off satisfactorily. / A rather lalarming.fi^e, broke out about half-past six" on Thursday morning, which, from the nature of the premises— ' 1 Messrs Black; and Thomson's timber yard —caused general consternation for a time. From the awkward mature -of hour, and the fact that the watchman leaves the towerat five o'clock^it' was some'time" before the alarm twast'given'; and ere the Brigade got together the fire had got a, firmiholdon tHe large stacks of timber standing all over the place. However,! . thanks to tHe powerful supply' of * w ater| ■- when the Brigadeigot fairly to work.they were.;(notiiong; in/ subduing the fire to .narrow dimensions,.!and had it outraltogether before eight o'clooki? The'clamagedonei'is > estimated ■•; at L3OOO, of ; ' which L2OOO is covered by insurance" ? ; ;' : ' i; i weather has been "^ery" "warm" allj weekr-quiteitropical indeed. 'ixlt seems as if we were enjoying another summer, i Business! dull; on account I of; the days. A