THE EVENING MAIL. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 300, 10 April 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877.

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llw Oanvaeu jortton ef the inward .Site?. u\AJ arrivyd hetv t'iw morning !>y the »..". Waitalii from I>untitnv. A speuial meeting of the Municipal Council was held last evening at the Council Chambers, for the purpose of considering the : proposed new bye-law*. There were present —Ht* Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Gibh*. ISootfo. and Seott. The bye-laws : drawn ap by the Committee in regard to the Keeping of Sswiue. Licensed Theatres, and Licensed Vehicles, were duty considered, and : several trifling amendments having been made. were approved oc. It was resolved, ■ in wmptiaaee with the Municipal Corpora' ; tiens Act. the propped bye-laws should be 1 pabtiahed in both the local papers, and it : was resolved that a special meeting of the : Council should be held on Monday, May 7, I to confirm the resolution adopting the byc- | laws, the Corporation Solicitors id the mean- : time to be requested to make any suggestions thereon which they may deem necessary. : A letter from Mr. Gledhill. the Manager of the Gasworks, in reference to the procuring ; of some fresh plant, having been referred to the Gas Company to report upon, the Council

All claims against the North Otago Turf Club must be sent in not later than Friday next. The adjourned meeting of the Macandrew Testimonial Committee will be held this evening, at the Mechanics' Institute, at eight o'clock. The meeting of the Waitaki Road Board called for this afternoon did not take place, owing to there not being sufficient members present to form a quorum. The meeting was therefore adjourned until this day week. The St. Paul's Church Young Men's Association met as usual last night, and after the routine business had been gone through, the Chairman (Mr. Fleming) called upon Mr. Stevens to rrad one of his original papers entitled, " Down the Thames." The production was listened to with much interest, as Mr. Stevens' C3say was highly entertaining. It is to be hoped that such an Association will get the support it deserves, as it will be productive of much good. After criticism on the above-mentioned paper, Mr. Stevens handed in his resignation as a member and as Treasurer of the Association, in consequence of his leaving the Colony. The members expressed their regret at the loss th-. Association would sustain by Mr. Stevens* resigmtion, and a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to him for hi* past services in connec'ion with the Association, testimony beim? home to the zeal> ,t; wanner in which he hid w»rkcd to promote if* welfare. Mr. H. IT. MTherenn was unv mmously elected to fill the office of Treasurer, tendered vacant by Mr. Steven, rcstgmtion. A nn!™et lias been unearthe 1 ;.'. new alluvial digging* at Lyell C're-!;. The arrival of one or two Home :-lrps last week (says the Dolly Time*) n.-o.'-rcwl a briskness in ths Customs .u ;■ : tmoni. iMO.4-.2t; Is. "id. having been ci'llecied tor the w„*ek ending Saturday last. From the report of the Auckland railway commissioners, it appears that the loss on wotktn-4 the lines in that Provincial district was £-20.«» M) on the first year and £14,000 on tae second : Mr. Passmorc giving it as his opinion that the reason is lack of population and traffic to make the lines pay. The commissioners do not endorse this opinion, and, according to the Slur, lay considerable stress on the fact that the officials are paid out of thi taxation of ths country and have no interest hi encouraging the traffic. According to a telegram from the Star* Wellington correspondent, Judge Richmond scents to he entering upon his duties in real earnest. He has been waking up some of the easy-going people of the Empire City. It appears that in many casc3 important documents were required, but were not to be found. Judge Richmond advised the Crown Proaerntor to look more sharply after the County magistrates and their clerks, in order that on futttrc occasions all documents should be forthcoming when wanted. His Honor also referred in pretty strong terms to the fact that several witnesses were either absent or late in appearing. To-day Mr. Brandon, the lawyer, was a witness in a case, and was proceeding to give his evidence while standtug at the barristers' table, when Judge Ktehmond informed him that he should have asked the Court's permission to remain out of tiie witness-box. Mr. Brandon replied that the practice of the Courts was that barri-itor..* should not go into the witnessbox. The -fttdg-J s-aid he did not like the practice, and did not believe in making a distinction between persons in Court. After smic conversation Mr. Brandon was allowed to give his evidence from the table.