LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 250, 9 February 1877, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It may not be generally known that ffe have an art Lit of no tm\irj pretensi■>»* amrmgit u*. am I Wk? wore tht-t m>-»rn:ng favored with a view of eswllent 'wat -r----eotor painting exited !> y -lr. CampbsH of tlw District Court. Thera are live view.4 representing scenery in different part* of N'eW Zealand, the subject* being " M"traki." " The Head of l»cWits S'onnd." and Pelorus Sound." "Sunset on the Waikato River," and "Tits' Motucka River." >TJson. The two last-mentioned are splendid works of art. and the Motneka River, with Mount Arthur and the Wangspeka Hang:* in the background capped with a silvery covering oh" sn«w. is admirably executed. V» u understand Mr. Campbell intend* putting the picture* ttp as priest and raffling then*. Independently altogether of their intrinsic worth, we sKorttd imagine he wilt have no ttitfietttfcy in thu* of them, as we are quit© sure nil wilt he .".mxions to encmtrngw local talent. The picture* erut hj« sesn at the Northern Hotel, where tirey arc on view. It will he seen W adverti.-scmuttt eUvwhere that Mr. 3. Sferingrr, V.S., intends visiting Oaroara </* »"»»V to Canterbury, when he may be consulted professionally. It is also stated that he will receive orders for his patent Rheumatic: Balsam and other medhdnea; which have been so efficacious in their refute, and been certified to by so many relieved from their ailments by tlieir U3tfAfter an absence of nearly three year?, Dr. C'arr has paid us a visit once more, and tt will be seen, intends giving two Smti'-x.f, when he will introduce cast*, busts, and skulls «>f the N*els»n onartette— Burgess. Levy, Kelly, and the areh-scoundrcl Sullivan. I>r. Carr ha* long enjoyed the reputation of being a clever phrenologist, and his readings of the characters of his various subject* have been invariably admitted as correct. Those who may visit the Masonic Hall daring his stay may be sure they will be provided with a programme which will be at once both instructive and entertaining. The principal business performed by the County Council after onr report closed yesterday was the passing of a resolution to tho effect that Meson. Fleming and Hedley be

instructed to sell by public auction on the 11th March, at 11 o'clock, "the right to collect the dog tax in the "Waitaki County," under the Financial Arrangements Act, clause 26, after April Ist, 1577, for one year. Tax to be 10s. per annum for each dog. That the following roads in the Waitaki County be declared County roads, viz.—the Main North Road, from the southern boundary of the County to the northern boundary of the late Province of Otago ; the road from Pnkeuri Point up the Waitaki Valley as far as Omarama Station; the road from Omarama to Lake Ohau ; and from Omarama to the Ltnrfis ; the road from the Main >"orth Koad to the Port of Moeraki. And that a travelling Koad Inspector be appointed to the Council at a salary of £250, inclusive of travelling allowances. As the County is some 150 miles in extent, the gcistleman who is fortunate enough to obtain the appointment will not receive a particularly large stun as actual salary after his travelling expenses arc liquidated. \\ ith n-aard to the condition of the Phoenix dam. we may state as the Council do not meet for another month, it might be supposed the matter wa* shelved for that time. Such is not the case, however, the Hon. Robert Campbell having been authorised, should legal opinion bear him out, to take immediate action in the matter. Among.-t the passengers who arrived today by the Waitaki were some of the Oainaru excursionists in the Wanaka, including Messrs. Longford and Hudson, the latter looking as brovru as a berry. The tliiV. Father Kelly, who is to deliver a lecture at the Masonic Hall to-morrow evening, was also amongst the passengers. We have been informed that the Secretary of the O.C.C. last night received a te!e"nun from Mr. Tait, secretary to the Dunedisi Cricket Club, informing him that it would be impossible for the metropolitan team to visit Oamaru "ii Saturday, and asktii" that the match should be postponed for another week. The reason assigned was that as there was no steamer or conveyance leaving Oamant on Saturday it would necessitate the Dunedin men remaining here over Sunday, and -sonic of the team could not do r-o. We certainly think the Oamaru C'ub har-t been, treated with hut sen ut courtesy in the difficulty not being conveyed to them at an earlier date, and we fail to see how the excuse can be remedied by the delay vi s. week. The same objection to the tiJavtng of the match will apjdy equally a we*-:: »»hcj ;•-- well a* to morrow. However, under the circumstances the local c'ub has no other option t!ian to accept the po-tnone-mci.t, but Mr. Smith has telegraphed to >?. v that if the match he not played on the I7ih it will be broken off'.