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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 601, 5 April 1878, Page 2

The t wn ofiiaiun.ru is blessed in being managed hymen who seek not t» eir own eood, but tli-.t <.f the pem-If. The time of nur Municipal «'oui>cill<«rsi« not oeeupied by disputations nor only uni.rofirable.'bui.whieh would he decidedly injurious to our'be-1 interest-', as t'>ey are a fertile cause of enmity and create cliques. May we be »onr>d the inflicion of . xperiencinir the discord and consequent mismanagement th-t ••har.-.crerise the conduct of similar bodies not far from here -As we-have previously intimated, onr Municipal Council is very ai-od. The town always looks respectal.il-•, because the streets are kept elean. In win'er the heavy tains wash away the dust, •mil in summer it is Mown a>vav. Ky-the-bve, while we are on this portion of our pnbieot, the re-idonts of < amaru seem to di--iike the ma ner in whicli the high wind-di-pnse of th« dust of our streets during summer, and think that a water-ea't mkht be employed to advantage. Tt woul 1 not be ] a bad iile'i, and aspecial "rate might he levied. in order to de'ray the ex; ense of carrying it oil'. Business people would rather pay. say 6d per week, than be eompelled to dive hrotuh a thiek layer >f dust, in oider ty eac i their gods. " Fruiterers .ire necessitated to tickt their W.irr.-, for without - me intimati- n it is sonietmi s jnipos ible .. discern tne app'es from the oranges rivi- n<!siiii. we are trreat .idn.i'eis of liyht. and must i-xpre-s our gratification at what die Council has done Inwards rendering ou> thoroughfares tit for traffic after dark. Btr there are still aojne dar.. spots in this town. \V e can indicate a thoroughfare where C mme'ian d.-ykne.-s r-iu'tis at niirht; ju-t the -r. eet a man would fix upon who wnned to effect,v_:ly break hi- nek. An yet. this sa ihoroiiLhfare in tlie heart of the t wi nto which numerous business men are com :>ebed to go. We allude to Harl onr- t eet. .Vow, we wonder whether Hie merchants hthat quarter pay rates? If not. let them r-main in daruness : but if t|iey d \ there is io reason why tiny s-hou d have togwe

h ir way info their pla-es of business, or t u-t to the rays of a match to light their path, any more "than the residents of ether '.nd. mine favoured p>.rti>-us of the town. Two lamps would be quite sufficient.

We would remind our renders that mails For transmission Home via Suez and Brind:si, close here at 10 a.m. to-morrow.

General regret -will be felt at the intellisenc>: that Sir George <*rey is suffering from 11 heaith. It is, however, no nv>re than might have been expected, for the Premie' is ii"W C 6 yea's of age, having been horn three days after the storming of Madaj»z. at which his father fell, at the moment of victory. It c"U d sca>cs-ly be expected that a man who lias lived a'most the term allotted to man could withstand the turmoil and -itiain attaching to the hi<die-t poliri.-al 0.-i----tiim without seriously affecting his health

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Through Mr. I>. stronacb, sold at White's -aie-yards t<>-d y 1 5.">0 full mouthed, .-inn a few broken half-bred ewes (culls), at 4s 4d ; ■~>o~ two-tooth thie"-qu:irterhred nrxed ewes (culls), 45.; 557 two-tooth three-quarter-bred lambs (cull-), 3 ; . ThepricPsreaHs.il were fair, considering thy condition of the .-heep.

The Committee of the Me-hanics' Jnstinre seem dere'mined to make the library as complete as po.-sible. at the meeting held List evening it w;;s decided to canvas the town and district for donations of honks, and a Sub-Committc- was appointed f-.r the urpose H e believe Mr Hislop has initiated he movement by presenting an interesting Colonial work to the Institute.

We regret to have to record the death of Mrs. Samuel '-ibbs. which occurred at Ivr ••evidence yesternight. Herd'ath resulted, v.' e believe, fp m heart disea-e. from which :.he deceased l.idy has suff: ed for some time.

Viuht we be allowed to suggest the desi ableness of planting the banks of the ijaniaru Creek, from the bridge to Mes-rs. Lies and Moore's premises. The expense would be but small, and the banks would :.resent a much p ertier anpeiranee than at nreseiit. If tin; Municipal Council would ■ >nly cab to mind the del t'hifu'ness of some ■>' the streams in the old count; y that are :rented in this manner they would quite iTiee with us. 'lhee is really no reason why it should not be done.

Thetwolads Stephen Mills and.Tames Ford, who pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing a 01.-mUet and a in-'iciutn-h. were thi< morning sentenced ly T. \V. Parker, l-sq.. E. M., to iiiven days' imprisonment eac'i. John Walsh, charged with being rlnti.k and (lis ■•rdrrly in Thames-stre t ast night, was discharged with a cant on. The adjourned riveting of the North Oago Ftoriicuhural Society was held at the Albi-.n House b>st evening ; present Messrs. ' 'onnell (Prosid. Nt, in the chair-). Simnsnn. Paterson, Hey wood, Kidil, and I ei h(Secrer.arv) The Treasurer's s'atement showed

i,; 3 17s. (id. to the credit of the Society. Accounts to the amount of 1/3 Is (>'d. were passed for payment. It was resolved cl at the f-Porting jientlerrvn, viz., Messrs. ''mined and Simpsr. >. be unpointed a Sub Committee, witli pow r to pay ail private p h-;s. Votes of t,ha> ks were accorded to Messrs Gaibra'fh and Co. f r loan of timber, to the g-ntb-men who assisted at, the late show, and to the eha rm.m of the meeting. A meeting of the li'-rc-tor-i of the <'amaru -stone C%jp:my was held yesterd-iy i.fternoon at Mr Kumpter's < ffice There were pres nt. — Messrs, Gibhs ( hairman ). Sum- | [iter, Humphrey, and W. Booth ( acfcinsr Secretary ). 'J'he mimi'es of the last meefcit g having b en read a' d confirmed, appliea'ionß •.vere read for agencies at Cluistchurch, Tim.iru. and Dnnedin. After cmisidera ion. it- w.v decided to appoint Mr. Kvans at Tima-u. It was resolved to al'ow the appointment of an agent in Punedin to stand over till next meeting. With reference to the appointment of a Ch'istchurch agent it was decided' to empower the chairman, who is about to visit that City, to wait upon those who have applied, and. atipoiut the most elicible applicant. Tenders were th»n opened for t'-ie simply of smne. It was dec ded to have 060 feet of stone from t" o <-f the tenderers as samples, to be for\v«rdf d ; n equal quantites to Timaruand C risfchurch 'he shares app : ied for were allotted, :>nd the all tm-nt callof 5s per ahsre was made payable to the Secretary at once, and the first call of 10s per share made payable on the Ist May. Several other matters were discussed and the meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman.

An adjourned meeting of the Committee of the North i 'tago Turf Club was held last evening at the Ejijpjre Motel. There •.resent—Mt'BSr-. Paterson (in the c air), Grenti. Id. liu-lurds.-n, Shalder* Sutton, Di-oley. Liutott, an«l (Jranfc (Secretary), t lie minutes of the two last, meetings w re read and cot fiinied. ami a number of accounts were passed for payment. A le'ter was read from the -<ee etarv of the Dunedin Jockey Club intimating that the .Hub had endorsed the Oamaru club's action in regard

to H<*nry Money, a default ng bookmaker. A letter was read from. Mr. J. Church, Secretary Oamaru Hospital, acknowledging the receipt of J.l4' 59., the amount realised by the Hospital Eace. Some discnssinn took place upon the. proposal submitted by Mr. ''er.ivul. Secretary r.f the -\u kland Kacing Ohib, with reference to the formation of a New Z-aland .Tfickey Cub. composed of representatives from the different Clnbs in the Colony, for the purpose of consirterinsr a"d determining all matters of general interest in connection with the tu>f. ■ It. was d« cided to defer further consideration of the matter until a 'it'nr» meeting to be h«ld <-n Monday evening. 15th instant Mr Lintnt.t gave not : c>- of his intention to move at the next meeting, "That a- company be formed fir the puni"Se of erecting a permanent ■/mud stand." The meeting terminated wHh the cu-tomar-y vote of thanks to the ' hairman.

The monthlv meeting of the Committee • f the Mechanics' Institute was held at th' Athensenm last evening. There «ere present—\lessr=. Sumpter, ''resident (in the chair), Me'linn*t. Forrester, Kidd, I.oring M'Oombe. Blntkbume, and T>avies (Hon. Sec.) The minute* of the nrevious meeting having been read and confirmed, a number of account- were passed for pavment. A lelte'- having be'»n received from Mr Trotter, of Tnvemug I'. with ieference to the lea-ieg of the Wyndham end-wment. the Secretary was instructed to reply that the Committee had no pi""-ent. intention of lea-ing the receive, but. would he glad to receive offers for ir. It wa- decid. dto ayii'lv to the County '"onncil fo'- a sum in ad of the Institute. Tt was resolvd that, in order to increase tjie number of books in the lilvarv. tlie Preside nt. M-srs T'islop, Shiimsk\ Kidd.Medlicott,: nd Block 1 unie he appointed a sub-com-mittee to obtain dorations of books. The Treasurer was requested to make up a statem nt. of moneys received since the hist application, the same, to be forwarded to Mr. '•i'zgerald, of T'unedin. with a request that hrt vou'd use bis best efforts to obtain an allotment of bool.-s from the Education Roard, in ncenrdn"ce with the Public Libraries A cr. and that be be also asked to obtain a catalogue of the books fom whieh the selection mav be made, in oder that the Coinmi'tee may obtain !>■ oks that are not already in the libra,-'-. A vote of thanks ! riving been accorded to the Chairman, the meeting terminated;

Mr J. F. King-ley, chiropodist and hetbali-t, is now on a visit to Oamaru, where he will remain for a few davs. Those who are martyrs to cm lis. and who have almost forgotten wh-t a luxury it is to walk with ea<-e. will pnbablv l-e g'ad of this opportunity of ridding themselves of their misery.

A crick't match will be played between IS from Haii'pden, Otepopn. and Waiareka, ami 11 of the Oamaru Cricket Club to morrow, at 11 o'clock, on the Cricket Ground, Oamaru. We have already published th- names of the Oamaru team, but w- have not been favoured with the names of the gentlemen who are to represent the country.

The meeting of the Committee of the Vc-'-th Otrgn l!ifle Association which was to have been held last evening did not event'ate owing to there m t being sufficient meinb- rs present to f Tin a quorum. The W.iimate School is to have a bell turret, a water ci tern, and other conveniences, the same to be provided by Messrs Saunders and Dickeson.

A m'-eMns; of tbe Oamam Schools Com mit.tee wrl be he'd this evening, ar, 7 o'clock, at Mr. Hardy's office.

The followi'ii alterations in the tariff for the cnrriiire. delivery, and storage of goods on a 1 t'ie v ew Zealand railw.vs have been g ze/ted : —" 'Hie minimum charge on all •m- ds of C'a's F (rnuie a's) except coal and ship-*' ballast, to he two shillings per ton. The minimum i-harges on coal and shins' ballast shall remain as at present in force."

At a meeting in London to receive a report from missionaries sent to recover the tiilv-s of Tsrael, a n-rtain I ord was asked to

f.-iki! the chair. -'I take." he replied, shrt"finsi'y, "a sweat, a v-wy ewe.it i..tew-*t : n \our wesearch.es, gen lcmen. The fact is, 1 have bowned inn. ey from all twills at the tfast a>-d Wfi-t Knds", a"d if you can find a new set, I shall feel vewy much oblige)."

Civilisation (says the Auckland Evening Star) is makmg rapid strides amongst r,Ji< Maoris In N'ipipr some of the " swell" chiefs kppp private carri >ges : op the West (.'oast they have set up a grand piano, upon which a Maori musician plays dance music .Hid operatic select ons ; another Maori np North has married a Kuropean woman, and wri'es on social questions to the newspapers ; King Tawh'ao ami his secretary have 1 itely obtained the privil gp of franking telegram* ; ami up at, Ohin mii'i the Maoris have j.'°- a telephone. But it ha" he-n >eserv il 'or Maiko '"akelia. a chief of the Waikouniti dis'rict to tike a far higher fliglit, even to the extent of emulating the greatest achievements of his Kuropean neighbours. Maiko has shown his high appreciation of our free British institutions liyg in« into tlje Bankruptcy Court. His liabilities are f-200, and his a sets L 25. What more need be said .' Is not this a free c uutry ?

A teVg'-am from "Rome to the New York Herald states the Comerlenjjo found in thPope's desk a sealed packet, with instructions for delivering it iiro the hands of his successor. Re also found 40'',000 scudi. the dest nation of which is probably designated in the Pope's testament The Pone's wealth a'tog th-rissaid to amount to 170,0()0,00f) livre v h eh is mostly in the hands of the l.'oth.-chdds at Faris.

The mean distance betwe n Liverpool and New York ii about 3020 miles. Two of the large Atlantic steamers made 11 voyages pac'i to and from New York in a given 12 months, twn oMiers made 10 voyage-*, and a fifth made eight. The time oo"U' ied in these voyares was : going to New York—--9 da\s, 16 hours, 2fi minutes; going to Liverpool—S flays. 21 hours. 18 minutes. One steamer in four consecutive vovages averaged 3fio miles per flay to New York, and 3674 mile* on tin- return voyajes ; while another has averaged 378 miles or 15§ miles per hour thr. ugh out. The whaling barque Onward has returned to Sydney from a twelve months' cruise \vi:hout securing a single barrel of oil.