The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 582, 14 March 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1878.

The Hon. M. Helmet President of the North Otago Cottrsing Club, has received a letter from Captain Mating, private seeretary to the Governor, intitnat'iig that his Fxeelleney lias much ph-a-uie in c-mplying with the request to him t>> Iwi'iiw Patron of the Cluh.

The Presbytery of Oamaru met yesterday atOiepopo. when th re were present —The Iters. J [Stevens (Moderator). A. l>. Todd. Cameron. Ityley. Clark, ami Haird. The ilev. Mr. Cameron was chosen Moderator for the e-.suing »ix months. Tiro I.'ev. Mr. Stevens reported that the Presbytery of Cllltha, at itf meeting in January, had requested the Probytery of Oamaru to take the oversight of Morven Station for the present. Messrs. Clark and Christie were appointed a. Committee to took for sites for a church and manse in the newly opened tip deferred payment: district of Waihemo. It was agreed to take up for consideration the remits of the Synod on Standing Committees and theological training. The records of the varions congregations were examine! and reported to he properly kept. Assesa»r-« were appointed with the {lev. Mr. Cameron ,' to form Session at. \Va:a>eka." The Preshy- j tery adjonrned until the second Wednesday | in Jane, v. hen it will meet at Otepopo. I The meeting of the County Council, which | sihould have been held to-day. did not even- j tnate, owing to there not lieing salfioieitt members present to form a quorum. The : meeting was therefore adjourned for a week.

The Committee of the North Otago Turf Club met evening for the purpose of settling" with the owners of the winning horse:?. "Extreme pressure on our space compels us to give the merest resume of the meeting -Mr. o'Meagher (the President) congratulated the Chi" on the success of the meeting, and was proud to say that after paying aii !i:ii.iir : fie.re '.ra- a handsome balance in haw.. At the f.'e.-'uhnr. Magistrate's ; ■:;:-.. ■'.:•• morning, Edwaol Vv. edon was charge.: ': y

the lusteetor of N'ui-aiees with riding over the footpath in Wansb-ck-street witliout iiaving permission from the Town Council t<> do .so." He was fined 1/2 I Us. The following persons wer ■ fined for allowing horses to wander at large within the limits of the town:—Tames Held, two horses. His.: David Heron, one h .:se. T.s. ; IMward Weedon. one horse, ss. ; George Draper, one horse, "is. It will he seen by an advertisement in another column that Mr. Daniel Booth's singing class will meet to-morrow evening, a' S o'clock, in the Piimitive Methodist Hall.