The Evening Mail. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 560, 16 February 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1878.

At the Resident M •_' -t ate's C":rt this morning, before'!'. W. Paiker. '■-... ".M , William O'Brien, for being drunk and di.--

orderly in Thames-street last evening, paid a tine of 15s. Klizabeth Johnston, alms Anderson, charged with being drunk and disorderly last night in Ribble-street, was ordered to pay a tine of Ills., or to go to gaol for 4S hours with hard labor.

At a meeting of the North Otago Turf Club, held last evening at tiie Empire Hotel, the Secretary announced the weights for the handicap?. It was arranged that the sale of the privileges should take place on the 23rd inst. Messrs. Andrew Bell, Joseph Johnston, and C. A. Harris, were proposed and elected members of the club.

A special meeting of the Oarnaru Schools Committee was held at four o'clock yesterday at the Secretary's otiiee. There were present—Messrs. Steward (in the chair), Fleming, dihbs. and Headland. It was resolved, "'that the Secretary "nfonn Mr. Thornton that Mr. Hewat will take his place on Monday as third master at a salary of 1,150 per annum, and that Mr. Fidler be notified that lie will be expected to relieve Mr. Bennett at one month from February ISth, and that he he asked to reply. The Secretary further to state that the Education Board will not allow at present of any increase of salary, and. therefore, that the salaries of second and third masters be respectively LI 75 and Lint) per annum." A letter was read from the Secretary to the Education Board that in the election for members of the new Education Board each Committee could vote for only one candidate if it should think tit. but that only one vote could be given for each candidate, the cumulative system not applying. A letter from the same writer was also read stating that the Board was not in a position to {dace the necessary amount at the disposal of the Committee to pay last year's liabilities : that the Board was unable to accede to the proposed increase of the third master's salary, or to sanction the increase «.f any salaries at present : asking the Committee to forward IM-

Wednesday next an estimate of the cost of renting and titting up a suitable building in order to afford temporary additional school accommodation : intimating that the Board had the matter of payment of ordinary expenses under consideration : also, that the Hoard had, a.-- recommended by the Committee, appointed the following masters to the Grammar School .—Mr. Peattie, rector ; Mr. Fidler, second master: Mr. Hewat. third master. The Chairman ami Mr. Fleming were deputed to impure as to the terms on which the Volunteer Hall could be obtained for school purpose.-?, and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chair-

The annual match between the cricketers of Timaru yml Oamaru will be played on Friday next, on the Oamaru Clubs ground. The following players have been chosen to practice for the match :- Messrs. Atherton Booth. F. I'enwick, G. Feiiwiek, Lowe. Maude. G. I. Millingtnn. J- A. Millingtom .1. <;. Nil-hulls, Uobinst n. Taylor, and Tempest. !t is to be hoped that a regular course of practice will be gone through daring the next few days, in order that the team chosen to represent Oamaru may be able to maintain the reputation of the district.

A meeting of the Hospital Committee, for the transaction of general business will be held at Mr. Church's office on Tuesday evening, at S o'clock. A dramatic treat of a very high order will be afforded the people of this district on Monday evening, when Mr. Sothern. in conjunction with Mr. Hall's excellent company, will appear at the Masonic Hall.

"Our American Cousin" is the piece to be produced, Mr. Sotheru appearing as Lord ! Hiudreary. :>. character rendered famous by the excellent acting of Mr. Sodium's father. A gentleman who has just returned from Dunedin informs us, that not only is Mr. Sothern's representation of the lisping and siliv, but good natured nobleman really excellent, but the whole piece is played in a manner seldom witnessed in this Colony.