THE EVENING MAIL. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 274, 9 March 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1877.

Words am thinj». and a drop of ink falling upon a thought may produce tfuit which mafces elioujaiiJs think."

Th * Baths Committee arc losing no time The prospectus of the Company will be found in our advertising columns. The shares are fixed at a very low ttgxtrc, and as there arc intervals betwesn the calls of one month, it trill tie within the power of everyone to take a few shares, if not as a speculation, at all events tor the benatit of the town.

The North Danedin fresh) tsrian Church has been granted leave by the Presbytery to mtrodctye instrumental music.

A special meeting of the Muncipil Council. for the purpose of discussing the plans for the Oamartt waterworks. was held in the Council Chamber fast night. It was resolved to at once invite tenders for the work, as proposed, advertisements to appear in the Oamam, Punedtn, Christchureh, Wellington, and Melbourne papers.

Our telegram* inform «st that Inglb" (Ira-pery-»hop r itt t»eorge*atreet. Ptitiedin, was lighted by gasoline for the tcrnt time last ntght. It' gasoline realty tomes tip to the description given it in ottr telegrams, we are afraid gas companies are doomed. Six fliilting* a thousand feet » a saving of 33 per cent. on Punedtn ga! prices. and should it he found to answer, there is no doubt it would he 11fought into general use in alt parts of the Co ton v.

At a meeting of the Pttnedin Presbytery on Wednesday, it was resolved that Mr. Blake should he advised to discontinue his quarterly visits to the Kaik, itt consequence of Bishop Nevtll having appointed the Rev. Mr. SJgaca to the charge of the corfgregation.

Wr tttufc&i, »«enCton to Messrs. Fleming anct IteiHey'a safe of Mr. f» rave's. fareitarc. It wvtt fie peroetveft that the hour h."U been altereit to It a.m.

We remind our roaders that the autumn meeting ot the Hortienlturat Society wilt take place in the IHtt-shed to-morrow, commencing at E o'eloek.

A must important announcement to the j>cnj>te of thief rlistnct ia made in another cotimvn. It m that Mr. Browne, of Melbourne. one of the moat influential architects in the Cotonte». » on hi* way to inspect the working of the state anet stone quarries of Oamacu. Mr. Browne waa architect for the Sitnhttcy Mansion in Victoria. antl the Theatre Royal, in Melbourne, and incalculable benefits may aecrtte from his visit to this district.

The revenue of the Canterbury Railways for the mouth of .f actuary last was LSI,GST f>d.

The adjouru?'<l meeting of those interested in the Macandrcw Testimonial Movement wills he held on Monday evening at eight o'clock, itv the Mechanics* Institute. All those who are willing to co-operate are particularly requested to lie present. The Secretary (Mr. Forrester) will receive sub9;riptions in the meantime, or they may be paid in to the National Bank.

A typographical error occurred in the advertisement of the Mutual Provident Society in our yesterday's issue. Instead of reading. "A member, ng :d 25, insured for £IOOO in * IBf>o.' in lf>73 hts bonus was £ I-"> 0, *' it should have read " insured in 1889.'' This makes a very considerable difference.

A notice in reference to the letting of sittings in St. Paul's Church will be found in our advertising columns.

A telegram in our yesterday's issue referred to a letter itt the Ol'iyo GmmUmi in reference to Oamaru flour. The following is the tetter Sir, —Apropos* of the question whether this millers' combination is a public or a private matter, allow me to mention a conversation which my servant had with the baker's man yesterday. On referring to the wonderful letter, the man remarked, 'lt would be poor bread you'd have if it wastn t for the Oamaro flour (So-and-so's, mentioning the name of the milter); Oamam Hour is by far the best that comes* into the place.' This is independent testimony. I am, &c., A Hqcjcqoloek. "

Xhiring the interraption o£ the Singapore and Batavia c&ble, steamers will leave Batavia for Singapore on March 10th, 15th, 24th, and 29th, and arrived from Singapore at Batavia on March 14th, 16th, and 20th.

The Guardian gives the following parii:ulirs in reference to the changes in the police force:—" Members of the police force will, doubtless, be interested in the information communicated from Wellington regarding the changes that are contemplated. No alterations will come into force until the 30th July next, when those enrolled under the Provincial Ordinances will have the opportutnni yof retiring. The whole force is then to be enrolled for one year. Four divisions will be stationed as a reserve force in native districts, receiving similar pay and performing the same duty as the Armed Constabulary. The rest will be liable to be concentrated for defence purposes in any part of the Colony in case of emergency. The cream of the matter is, that the pay of the Otago police is likely to be made uniform with that of the Christchurch police, which means a te iuction from Ss. to 7s. per day. Should this be the intention, a general clearing out on the part of the most eificient members of the force—both constables and officers —is pretty well determined upon. Of course we presume that those who retire on the 30th j June will receive the retiring allowance which they would eujoy under the Provincial system in this Province, as it is impossible that my Government would be so dishonourable as to repudiate the bargain of their predecessors. Many of the men in this district may have been 13 or 14 years in the service, and they will be entitled to a month's pay on retiring for every year they have served. This will at all events be some little compensation for the peculiar way in which the faithful discharge of responsible and sometimes fatiguing duties during the best portion of a lifetime has at length been repaid by an impecunious administration."

The Dimc'lin people have decided to enlarge and improve their salt water baths at Pclii-het Hay. The following resolution has been carried at a public meeting :—" That the present batli3 be extended by 100 ft., and deepened by Sift., lirst being dredged. That the baths be boarded up to a height of lowwater mark. That, in carrying out the foregoing resolutions, provision be made for battling for ladies and learners, and a sufficient number of dressing-rooms be added.''