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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 2

Mr J. B. Mills, of Rivetton, has been appointed returning officer for Hokonui at the general election. He will appoint the various deputies in due course.

Mr Graham, stationmaster at Edendale met with an accident while riding on Thursday last. He waa thrown heavily from his horse, 'and sustained a sprained ankle and a severe cut on the head. He is under Dr Stockwell's care.

The Wyndham Ploughing Match Committee met on Satuday laßt and decided that Mr Carpenter's paddock waa the most .suitable for the forthcoming contest. A ; very liberal prize l;sfc has been prepared, which should induce competitors to come forward.

'At the adjournesHmeeting of the Otaria Road Board on Saturday it^was moved by Mr Dawson, seconded by Mr D. P. M'Kenzie and unanimously agreed to, Jthat the rate for the current year be struck at three farthings in the A on the total rateable value, payable in one instalment on 15tn July. There was no other business taken up by the Board beyond urging on the County to timely apply for the Government aid for the Gore-Waipahi road and the Pukerau-Kelso road.

A very able lecture on tha Gospel Temperance movement waß delivered by the Rev. J # H. M'-Kenzie (Wallacetown) in Leahy's Hall, Wyndham, on the 9th inst. The audience was a large one, and appeared to greatly appreciate the discourse. At its conclusion a number of new members were enrolled, making a total of 130. The following gentlemen were elected office bearers : — Vice. President, Mr Jas. Lmmsden ; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr W. R. F. Frgiser ; bommittee — Messrs Matheson, Fisher, Bain ( Carswell, Hall, McClure, and M'Kinnon ianr.

At last Thursday's meeting of the Gordon Mutual Improvement Society Mr Robertson read k a carefully prepared and instructive paper on the " English Language." He traced the history of our language from the invasion of Britain by the Romans up to the present time, showing how the original Anglo-Saxon tongue got at different time s mixed with the Latin, Greek, and other languages, Some of our most simple words were quoted as showing that, notwithstanding the admixture of foreigu languages the pure Teutonic is still far from extinct, and the names of some authors were given who chiefly used in their writings either Romanz or Anglo-Saxon, and others again who used a happy combination of both.. At- the piose several members criticised the paper, and on the motion of Mr M'Caw a hearty vote of ' thanks was tendered to Mr Robertson, Readings were then given by Miss Buchanan, and Messrs Boyne and M'Oaw, after which it was intimated that Mr Mac Gibbon would at next meeting read a paper on "Land

The Government have nffered Sir F. D. Bell , the retention of the Agent-Generalship for i Vnother^term of three years. < I"' itjthe Police Court, Gore, ou Saturday last, j befdije Mr W, . Souness, J.P.,a first Reader wag ; ' changed by Constable Fretwel.^ with having j been drunk during the previous, night. He j 1 pleaded guilty, and was fined! 5s and costi 2s. J i These amounts were paid. ; \ , "-\ ] At a-me'eting yesterday,^ Gore,,of credit-;, - ■ ors tn the estate of R. A. Watt, of Riversdale, Mr Alfred Dolamore was elected creditors' trustee in room of Mr W. Paisley, who has left the colony. , The Government propose to reduce the ' honorarium of members for' the session jusfc closing to LIOO. Most people will agree that this would be handsome payment for the work of our representatives,, and some {inkind ones would even assert that LSO should satisfy them. J The Australians have succeeded in turning.,the tables upon Cambridge this time, |rfd avenged their previous defeats by a glortous victory. Cambridge in its second innings • could only score 93, and the Colonials were left the winners with an innings and 1 81 '; runs to spare. The Australians have, how- \ ; ever, been miserably defeated at Manchester > by a North of England team, which scored a win by an innings and 21 runs. ; The Southland Education Board held ! an adjourned meeting on Friday last, when the Secretary was instructed to request the Otara School Committee to convene a public meeting of the householders to decide upon a site for their school. — It was resolved , to equest the Inspector to report jon the application of the residents in the Tuturau district for the establishment of a school. — A communication received from the Education Department asked the Board's opinion as to what period of the year was most suitable for holding the teachers' ' examinations. It was resolved to obtain the opinion of • the Education Institute on the matter, and to ask the Inspector to report thereon. ,/"'.'. The Fortrose correspondent of the ' Otago Daily Times" writes that a marble memorial stone has been erected in the" Tararua 4cre, Otara, and also one in the cemetery at Fiortrose. The entire cost has been defrayed by the children's subscriptions, which were 1 set on foot some time ago, and in which about 30 district schools joined in aiding the efforts of those attending' the Fortrose"' school, s JThe total amount collected and expended upon the stone, cost of erection, cartage, freight, etc., amounted to upwards of L4O. jThe following inscription has be^en put upon each stone :— " Erected by the children of i the Fortrose District School; assisted by ] the .children, ol other district _ schools, to ;the memory of those who perished by jthe wreck of the s.s. Tararua, April 2JJtfh',---1881." ; • . , . J; v In the course of a recent speech in ■ the House Captain Mackenzie spoke at some length with reference to the ; hardships '■ endured by the "Waimea Plain 3 settlers, and the burden they were compelled to bear under the taxation- levied by the directors of ths Waimea 1 Plains. " Railway; Co, These, settlers had gone .upon the land in utter, ignorance that they were going into a rail- 1 way district, or that tbley would be called if£ipi&xjlft..pay bo heavy a tax 'as 3s 4d ia- the ,*he preßgnt Opposition; .for tne state'ipf afft&s existing on . the^Es*unea JBlains, ; -;."-■ .-i -i. ; T.:V; : J (|-^: -,:,•■• ; " ;**• In order to- popularise ,Oddf^Hawship,|and . clear away, one of the strong objections raised by candidates desirous of joining' the Order, a special meeting of the ' Invercalrgill j 1i0.0.F., M.U., has resolved to reduce! the initiation fees to one-half the present amount — the new scale to come into force' after approval by the Registrar of » tse Friendly Societies. ! , ' For some time past an action has been pending against the Gordon Town Board at the instance of the Knapdale Road Board for moneys due under the award of Mr LivingStone, who adjusted accounts as between the two bodies when the town district was created. We understand that the matter has now been practically settled, the Gordon Town Board having paid to the Road Board the cum of Ll6B, thus doing away with all its liability under the award except in so far as expenses, proportion of debt, and interest — some of which latter is byegone— are concerned, The interest '•' amounts 'to 'B per cent per annum- on LSOO of debenture iieht, and 2 par cent of sinking fund. The expenses are those incurred in commencing proceedings against the Board, Mr , Arch, Fletcher was solicitor for the Road Board in the -matter. t i r The Waikaka people are anxious to strengthen their case by forwarding to the Government along with' the petition priying for the construction of the Gor'e-gelso {Railway some returns' showing the producing capabilities of the. district ; and it ha» jbeen represented to us that owners of threshingmils which have been in operation near the proposed route would materially aid the committee if their Teturns were forwarded to Mr Lamb,' Waikaks, at the earliest, possible moment. Will they take the hint ? After quoting our paragraph of last week, regarding the insanity of a young girl in consequence of attendance .at Salvation meetings, the ' Lake County Press f says f-^r, '" It is a wonder these ' Salvation ' blasphemers are allowed to exist. It would be no surprise to us. to hear any day that the populace had arfsien Jn jbheir anger and driveETout the vagabonds, from sjX\. £h£ towns pf Zealand. They are a disgrace both to humanity and Christianity. "An Old Landlord" writes to us from Wendon ; " Thu appears to be quite a busy time on ous r f.ourpenny Waimea Railway. The grain of most pf: tfre, farioers is being threshed, thus making it pretty lively at the respective stations by the quantity of grain coming in. But the great misfortune pf all is the miserable prices ruling ; in fact, scarcely any %&\p gan be obtained for the cereal. I have ascertained thajb the threshing machines on the Plains are telling a bad talej in some instances some of the crops are threshing under ten bushels to the acre, which must be very disheartening to the farming .community. J heai? grave reports of the New Zealand Agricultural Com r pany's tenants being unable to pay up their arrears, and in consequence that the ,Con> pany intends to dismiss them from their holdings. It is sincerely to be hoped that such a step as that will never be taken by the Company. It should be their sole interest to help their tenants, arid not to crush them, as i he tenants are the backbone of their future, and "su^h p, step would haye tb/? effect of darkening the prospects of jthe .Company for m any years to pome. But let ■ us hope that it is only a rumor, and that the Company may see thgir way cjear to give ; their tenants every encouragement to recover. In the face of the past season and ; the general depression all over New Zealand, it is a wonder how we all stick together at ail/'. „ ;.,, , , . ■ =-ij t

i Th «. P^sbytery of Clutha ar c erecting a manse at Tuapeka, and fund, are being collected by all fair meanß . The annu.l harvest home, consisting of a soiree, bemcert, and dance was held there recently, and</orne well-meaning p^ons decidsd. that a charge be made for admission and the money handed over to the Presbytery to be devoted to the building fu nd . Tniß was d(me> bufc . much to the surprise of .the donors their offer was rejected; and the<mear.s of raising the ' money (especially the dancing) deplored. A motion proposed by Mr Bannennau, to the effect that they disapprove «f the means adopted, and forbid the application of the money so raised to any church (purpose was earned, and an extract of the' minute was ordered to be sent to all Deacons' Courts ami i Managing Committees within the jurisdiction ot the Presbytery. Mr T. Green announces his candidature jfor '_ A dance will.be held in the ' Gore Town Hall on lhursday evening. ' < ; '" -A gelding has been lost from Waimea. and a dog from Stoney Creek, , ! . The Wyndham plough'irg match takes . place on July 11 on Mr Carpenter's ftvrm. ! j,r Tenders are wanted for the erection: o£ , a stable, and the/supply of chaff to the local livery stable. • An election to fill a vacancy on the Lindhurst Koad Board, Waimumu subdivision, takes place on Thursday. Green and Souness hold their weekly <jale next Saturday. The same 'firm announce a sheep sale, also for Saturday. J. S.. Shanks and Co. (in conjunction \fith Green and Souness) will shortly hold a clearing sale at Messrs Watt and Co.'s farm, Tuturau. ■ ; Glorious saccessof the, British troops! in the Soudan t Numerous Arabs slain ! John Mac Gibbon& Sons, in thanking the pujblic for the most liberal patronage accorded them, beg to state that they are just unpacking their new season's goods, comprising a Urge and carefully selected stock' ef dolmkns, ulsters for ladies .and children,, ladles trimmed hats in all the latest shapes (about f % to choose from), fallings in endless variety, Japanese silks in all shades, crewel silks andstamping in all the latest designs apd shades,; flowers, feathers, flannel tartan, and brocaded' satin ribbon (a splendid assortment) woollen squares (a specialty, from 2s, large sites) babies' hoods, kid gloves, &c., ,&c. "Tliese goods having been bought at-a grfeSfe relucior for cash, we are determined to give [our tuaomeru /the benefit ofi,t. * Come and] see cvi prices and values— never before equalled o Gore. • . ..{■<■ ■'•' '' : " j. • ' ' ' ! 'i; • "ji ; i