New Zealand Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 6.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4590, 6 December 1875, Page 2

New Zealand Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 6.

♦ I Pressure upon: out space compels us to hold over our report of My. gravers' speech in Odd Fellows' Hall on'Saturday night. It will, appear to-morrow. - We have also to explain that the demands :upon our news columns of; more ephemeral matter compel us to hold over for- the present the judgments of the! Court of Appeal. Several of the judgments; are in type, and will be' printed in an earlyi issue. The remainder will be published as our] available space admit 5.....,.,. j Messrs. Pearce and Hunter announce that \ they will address the Wellington, electors on: the eveniDg of Wednesday, the 15th inst., in! the Odd Fellows' Hall. The hall has been let '■ for every night next "week, and though they make liberal offers to obtain the übo of it, they : were unable to, get it before next week. In | this connection it may be noticed that the; names of a numerous and influential committee, - pledged to use every effort to return Messrs.' Pearco and Hunter, appear in our advertising ■ columns. The Bank of New Zealand, at Greytown, now Very near! completion, and by far the handsomest and; most cpstly building in the Wairarapa, will, we understand, be erected at great' loss to the contractors,' Messrs. G. Wakelin and Sons, who are, however, carrying out their Contract with credit. It is believed they will be £SOO out of pocket when;tba work is . done. The loss .will fall heavily on. Mr. Wakelin, sen., whose landed property, the saving of years, we regret to hear, must be sacrificed to make up the difference between the contract price and the actual cost of material and labor. We recommend this case to the favorable consideration of the 'bank .directors; who would not, we are Fatisfied, wish to profit by any error, in calculation a contractor might chance to make! We_ greatly mistake the directors and,management of/ theßank of New Zealand if they permit Messrs.'Wakelin to be money'out of pocket uhdeVthe peculiar circumstances of the case. ''.' • ; '■' ~. Several letters to the editor are in type, and shall have early insertion.

\ Since the Ist inßtant the weather has been generally settled, and while northerly gales have been very prevalent in the south, strong winds mostly have been felt to the northward of Castle Point. The barometer has had a tendency to rise in the north, but in the south it has been unsteady, and the winds have backed into north and east, but on Saturday the barometer in the south again moved down, and since - yesterday this .fall has become general. In the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday, George Garratt was fined £3 for assaulting Thomas Carr. George. "Hall, for being drunk and creating a disturbance in the Panama Hotel, was fined in a similar amount. Mr. Bunny's address to the electors was to appear in the Wairarapa papers on Saturday, It is understood that Mr. Bunny will oppose separation or the four provinces scheme,and will advocate the adoption of the:best possible system of local self-government. < Yesterday anniversary services in connection with the, Thprndon Wesleyah Church were held. In the morning the Rev. Mr. Morley preached, and id the evening the Rev. P. PI Agnew occupied the pulpit, and good_ collecttions were made at each service. \ This eventing the Rev. P. P. Agnew wiH deliver a free lecture ; and on Wednesday evening a tea and public meeting will be held. , | In our report of Mr. Gisborne's recent meeting, by a typographical error the name of Mr. Mqorhouse was substituted for that of Mr. Moore, the gentleman who seconded the motion for a vote of thanks' to the candijdate. A local contemporary which got up its report of the meeting from our columns, and innocently copied our mistake, will perhaps kindly copy this correction. '- Boucicault'slatest andmost successful " The Shaughraun," will be produced at the Theatre Royal-to.night. .. This drama has been the great sensation of the past few months in dramatic circles at Home, in America, and iri these colonies, where it has been produced byMr. Wtieatleigh with pronounced success. The management of our local .theatre have spared neither trouble nor expense in order to secure that "The' Shaughraun" shall be properly placed upon'the stage,-and a long and success: fill run may therefore be anticipated for it. .. At the special of the Naseby Council, held on Monday last., (says-the Mount IcUf, Chronicle), Councillors varied-,their graver \ consultations;with conversational intervals of \a.lighte.r-kind. ,'To preserve .the dignity, of the Council it was agreed.that yvnen a Cpuncillor wislied to a'dilress the chair he.should rise, but otherwise, if simply indulging in light converf sation, he should sit., In .this way the dignity of the Council, it was hoped, would be prer served. Except for the ; noise, '■ the effect wa| exactly similar to that seen at a Quaker's prayer meeting. It was mentioned, among other matters, that the lamplighter'was one of the small creditors, who was waiting for his mdneyi in order that he might repair to the seaside for the benefit of his health—being exceedingly deaf. He, it was thought, would object to Councillor Newmarch's offer- of reasonable interest. A correspondent from the Wairarapa sends us the following items :—The weather is now fine, but the roadway has been "cut up by the Waiohine, and murmurs ■ loud and deep are heard in Greytown.—Mr. Anderson, chairman of the Greytown Local -Board, takes the .Fores.ter's Arms, Mr. Udy going back to his farm, at Matarau.—Mr. Bunny, not apparently,haying gone with the Opposition, will be the favorite) candidate if he disavows their-programmei Messrs. Pharazyn and Andrew are considered as, of the Government party. Mr. Waterhouse could take the second seat with ease if he were inclined for the Lower House. ' The construction of the road between Okariti and the lake has, says the Hokitika Star, had the effect of inducing a certain amount of prospecting in places which prei viously were unapproachable by miners. No less than five parties are' working near the forks of the Okariti River, and are all obr taming payable gold. : We are informed that Ellery and his, mate, who are working a creek claim on the right hand branch, are clearing £5 per week, and that on commencing operations they obtained two and a-half ounces of gold for the first two hours' sluicing; Beyond all doubt an extensive goldfield exists between Okariti and the lake, and it is a matter of surprise that prospecting is not more largely earried'on in that locality, particularly when there are so many comi plaints made concerning the ■.depression; in mining matters. -;„. j Mr. E. D.' liavies appears to-night 'at the Odd Fellows' Hall in an entertainment for the benefit of the H.A.C.8." Society. Mr. Davies has become so popular that he is certain to be well patronised. The soiree in connection with the Karori day schools, announced for to-morrow evening, has been postponed until Wednesday. Mr. Duncan's auction sale at, his sale room is tQ commence this'day at II o'clock, and' as it is an unreserved aale h'e has issued a special, advertisement, requesting .the punctual attention of buyers, especially as tho two following are race days, an 4 will be kept as holidays. . • ''.■..'