The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 658, 12 June 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1878.

The work of clearing the southern line of i railway between Kartiiji. and I'ainierston [ appears tb'ne'liiuuh iiiore'ditfieiilt than wj;.s \ at ilidfc anticipated. It y.'as cxpectedytha'' the line'wiinld open a&iiii tor Vratfic tolilay,' •but owing to'th* l 'anrt'the' consequent dii'uVirlty'o'r' i/r'ofe'tljiitiiiif ! the worK!'thtrfiufc-ft ~\U>t yoE 1 'f..a.H-""fr : rtiaffio;-*iaAß.s.«rt'likiUy t« ilays. It.jf hpj.>ed,;tl|a?.,tjraiiic will he re-' sumed on the fine at the commencement or .next *e4W;Mmtttliero'is'fft , i*rAcJjtnfe : Hiean.- : of run as faras ralmersjfon. . fi _._ ~. \,. .: , A very pretty little dispute has arisen hetwwH tfrem'ajorjtv V,f the members' of tinWaitaki Unafl 'rßVard " an.l Mr. IV-tor Aitchisrn. otie of its members. Tlie dis- [ agri'fuippt upoiiitini h"rt<*aiioji' of the polling plr.ee for the i'apakai* *u'>ilivision. M,r. WyiLjon'-s, b;y]n was formerly theauthorisi.it polling place, but by a \>roelaraatiwi in JJie.Xew Zealand Gazette of the (JthfriWafrlf. *the SciiooJliou'se \va< substituted for that place. The Hoard hail previously notified that ■thb'"P'*ll-'rV>r l tin' election .jf members' should be taken at Mr. Wil.-tin's barn, and Mr. Ueturnini: Utlieer. The question came v.'p ajrain aVtW'MJcerlnjr of t!ie Board yesterday. The Chairman, havim.' read thenotilieatioii ill ■Hie l «S*sfe\tsb*,' s .VfK-Aitchison declined b> h..!d the election at the sehoolhousp, 4n.llbonded in a requisition for tiie neccs-ury papers for holdinLC th,ei plfctio.ii at Mr.. \Vilfi»n's lain. Then foffowed a very animated discus.-ion. l ,a/<iCj; l >v'hti,-I l ) > ititV4- i <iilucidiid,.cti the iii»t:.o:i of Mr. Com-ell, seconded by Mr. Honour. •"That the Chairman lie appujuted to r.cz as retuniitiir otriceV for the j'apakaio sub-

division, ami that the election be held atthe Papakaio sehooJhuri-'e. ih accordance with ttu; t;;'zettf that i; be advertise(l .acuordjitgly: also that the Cier!: :;e mat i ucteil ''riot t'A''deliver the v-.ting pipe.s boxes to Mr. Aitchi.-on." The ohte;.i;:e df this litle tli»ittrta"do>'f!tpiti-tsfflte >: Mr. Duuenil .the, returning oth'cer appointed at vc.-tcrdav'H of "the Hoaf.iL that the \mII will be taken ;•• thS„ftol|!>vlhouse, Papakaio, while -Mr. Aitehisoii. wh > wast prevtously.iappti{ttedirfiUirnii>g oiiieer. | gives notice oti his own account that the poll fie .tfckeniaafc'*!r. WiUi.n's lorn. Tii whole matter, as the Americans w*mjd.jirj>ha-* became pretty syiuidi'rahiy mixed ; bu , ratepayers wouru'i*lo weir' when recording their YoSt::-" to-mc jrr.>>v, t;» r lo so at thcjseho.'i holier they fin..w Mr: Ai'tchis..^ example, Co ro:o£iiinc no poilini' place hut" Mr. Wilson's k-.rn. they v,i:! ex perid their to nn purpose! as their voter? \vifi not lie accepted. Wt may aihl that tite Board consulted itsolicitor. Mr. Hislop, on tiie matter, and that Cehti.!ifia4. , a , \W the thai «' thfiillotion were held at .Mr. Wilsou's would b%! iiiwraJ, and-J>« .liable to, he npscr, j anif anew erection rendered necessary. In i the face it this advite the Hoard had no] atHniative course it has j done, and take the poll at the sehoolhouse.. I We are of the ifospit.it to acknowledge with tiianks the receipt of a parcel of linen for tiie use of the (Ycntist; and also a number of iliusvcspod papera H .^ftf/(ir^afcoßanet.iilte*s.-. Mhristie and Clowe*. >J , , , ~ ~,, , Mr. Vs. Aewlanas has been re-elected a irCjruhornVAijLid OUpopo lisUii.BpartliitJr ,bh'4 .n.aouiU ,»i».J/*. ui.n'.ii.. i

The Tasmaman cable is interrupted, dux | messages may be posted at Melbourne for j Tasmania. j The adjourned monthly meeting of the Mechanics' Institute Committee will be held to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. We hear that it is the intention of the foilway employes to present Mr Amos, who Bubout to' leave the district, with a purse HUfevereigus at 8 o'clock BTthe Star and Garter of the ArtilleMgporfe) j roMeded to Timaru this mornißjby H§ 7 the late contest of the Association, has arrived from Syduey, aud is now on view in the window of Mr. The members of fie Philharmonic Spcietv will meet for rehearsal «-Wo " MozirtVMV.ss'' that they maybe oetaiiled of XSo&r*. isS «a>d-Ootttoiitt ■ - We have -.- -rived a coryof "-Bracbrir.'v'-s-i iOuitie'' Air A'.i'e.'a tlifeij las greatly improved since it first; appe«3:»!i- It .-ontai-is a JJftifew'lWfiiltlcß information, aud should and other llusingss.jpicn,, dW",..#,, J^Ry^M? 3 ;l S <ut for OamarifeiiouiJ NAA > Carcases ofi aheup,i covered by cali zo, iaml oaikefl Oilaaiief, ify: being to jbyuaWiaijierii J.y.. Mr.: i I'. [lvMlG'augban £i:oiii,.t>yuthliu4.. 2 .,; i

- ''A" vriiv-KoaVevtisivkA -Robert;--Moore -vl-as ■brought 'befltfe '<i.- •'> , -iimpti}'r"' *nd T. ' W. 'Huinimrey 1 ,- .J P."s?; At' the -Resident 'Magistrate's' Court'"this" morning charged with' ! havi!ig,;v,iYj.~Aifrday-.lJ(st,- cruelly ill■trt'rftftdH'n'd' M>muh'-lio' i riao v swrirn at (ho altar.to 1.--.-.0 and protect.' -'Ther l accused' id-I'mri.-fcf.-d r-We : nff.'-nt;o, -bttfi that ho was" iindor 1 tl/e-rrfmuhico-'of finder at 1 -' thy 'time. ! The prosecutrix said-*he"-»4s "||ifs-tf Vis'i ad when sojx-r as whcrTdnink. . The Menoh in. j dieted itfhlfiJif L"2, wftlr'th.V'a'lteniativo of | six ilaJ's''imprisonment:' -' ' j j' Although the .Club Ijave r«cpiYC(l il il\^Junj I ci>ijipleiiiftn,t |of l nominations,t<4-the President's I'tip (a} ijl? do£ stake), tq bjj.nmjqr rjii "the.ii7.th ii.:-(i... pleas d with tfie nominations obtained.; 'lu all. dog* have been nominated, izicjucllny. i.all tne bust-bred animds in Utago,. or lieafl v s'o. Tl'.i- following liiC show.-; how fho.Dominations are distributed over the Provincial ! liistric^:— 4; "DuiH-din, ~i ■ In-veix-arglll an.}. .Southland,. 4;■ <J-inai:u, B :* Kakanui, 2 ; Totara, 4. Sonus, exti-liijnt sport may be.'apJicip.ate.L, and we-may. fairly predict for the Club one ;ofi. the. .most siju- [ eessful meetings ever Jield ,'iu the Cploiiv. | Entries are to. lie made af'jthq-.jioyal.Jlofe! j'by 7 o'ctoek on _£atprd-ry, eveniiig) ,J,sJth jinst.',_ audf-l'i! d'Vjw will, t^ke'place imnic- [ djatbly f aftur,ujarii-?. . ;! ......-,- , .i '

..The- monthly.'meeting'-of .the Uoad Hoard was held yesterday.' ' There were present—Messrs. Tjune-ut (in the chair), I'.orrie, Aicthisorf, -Procter;' Honour, Sniillie, (.'oiineil, aifd ;Oliver (Rngineee). The ;ninutsi»-of itho' ;irev-'<S\-.s rneeting were tead and ofcufoni.-'d.-'»'>.!! tiie. oritward' fcifr-:resp„-B.tonoe»'*il, a-pf'-jov&v. ''.Vletter h'avSti_' been reail : ifrr(m : ■Mtvui?k- i d .st, i;fith reference to ■i-0.-lUmiu iii Bliitlo'-i:,'l*a\jakaio- District. • i--slte -iChaini!;:*../ ■Hnx\iv, - Ihoeten- Kvrf*s.; »yUd.--itlu? '•]!>. j'i«t!i- W"-:r.-nf.pofjlred-'st (V.nHliiic-b -to : r. l\?es.4rj-. i ii-kilifob .-usSl t'oi' tfld ,,]■ • .i-iVri-ini: upon exeliaugu of roav-iiii'res':'to iv[»i)-.: ac ii.■»: mocrinq. A lc.-i!:--i- u-;;s rc;i!d ii-oni the vV;n':,t-oii* l.xUil Hi-.'.11t, iiiTi'ifi itiii-^ ■ die line of action ;i(loptu..l by tliairb.uiy v.-itii riit(.i-eiie-r.-fe. t/itj: matter-wf" {lie iwd'to tiie : Munieip.-J ipMirv. A : - : lettcr -was also rea.! . from-the- i*i)W.--< , 'i..-Mk, .iovering a '.unr.uite'o of tiio over arid al.o-,-,- •(.. ~ sum .-tlrea-Iy -vnted. !»y tho-.1v.ar.1. 'lf uv.s re;- . olv.-.d tliattlrtj action of the Con-mittce 'He ■ approved r/f ,->iaml.':l'j stage of the proceeilirr-s tl,-.. C-JittirJnan''«"as onipo'\.|-t-red to sign a notiee-ror the (Jazette, taking the necessary land.' ' A letter wan read from Mr. Straehau. dry■.viiy attention totl'.eroadiine in Pdock. IV'., .-\wamoko.- bi-itriet. It Wtas,.-resolved, -'That the report (>n thf.eostiof making the roa.iliiHi- ;ef--ri-ci to pa.--.-i;.i)l<: tor..li-av.- tratiie ■ ftl-o, thai: r.h{I'liigil.ieeo-,. .with r|ie memb.-i--- '..' ih.j Sn\>-

!,di>'t-iou,. !/'-•.!.i:iiil:i ;ised fr> i:;.vc the • i-oa.fi {.r.ep.'VJtijh/.it iis. j::iioii'n v:.ii)i the Ounty j:ruail.:V In aeci.rdasii.-i;.wii.it liotioj ■ iiivi'.u 'ai jitifaeulast iih-i ii;.L.'.r Mr. A:ieiii-» n movnU Mr.i Sindliii seaun.led, '" Thai the. roud- • line, le;iui'-_< from the ■Cniniry >-.--ad' in I .t.«tioiV! -'.). and SS. .block IV., Awiunoke, ! thence J.r.■■•■•eiliiiLT alom/t .~he fonnnil-ary !i-:e ! i.etv.eeu VVaiareka-and .W'nitaki disv-ric !<■ |.boundary of district .bct.w eon.Heefcio-u -p.J ,v i( j.4L Week AT., A.y/amokri, bo .proclaimed'l I lnrdmiirftricfc road,-.tlii; cruisoiifcinf t4iQ 'W'ttia'i reka H.iard being tirst .übtainell." An intiifj)iitio;j lia.it: been, -receired iVhiai- | r-ka Koa.i lkird tliab -it/svf«Jd ojipose tbl ! proposed alteration. Ail aiii'-ndineiH, move<l |by.AJl-.ii.»>nuel>. E»;a!i| jjilii not .ieo. tJm ,adris.'iVl!itvv<at ,ppudapu)in!> j tiie road a main iclifltEiei>>T(wdi>>w(ie.c'ippif'it jby six to two. Reference having been madij 1.t0..5i-c.Eii}u. &!, iuf>'tha.Jiii!i>dqeis:U , ork3'*i\i:i:j j IS7H. Mr. AitchUon movetij- .c/Jdiaf ---thi j opinion 01' iho Jjoard'".? solicitor be obtaiiit'ij j'as-tr. wliftii'ferihd'Wfcfic Aci, ! o\-er-riib-s iJ,c Otayo i!.,adi; ((rdinAwce."' | This was negatived; .-.Mr>->Aitchisoi) fh-i j moved, and Mr. Sm:!lie seconded, '•'That tiu read .line froin tlie. ('uu.nty r<iaij ; j) I t„see',iop fi, b'ock IT., to its junction with the ae>resai< ! road at section 4. block \\, be proclaimed r main district road:" ' This \vaV'a[.so"riei_'a tived, the ]>roposer and seconder only voting for the motion, •■'■The'''Committee appointee at last meeiing to arrange with Mrj : M ':.r;lstiirift>r »an •. 6iAH.'t th'r.mjfh 1 sc-Jtl r. 4:iJ ; block J.. Oamant District, reconi.iVeud'.o ;

cient lainl to make this road passable, fr, "t>ij ; transferred""'Wlh'o north 'si.U of the creek. Xlie ifnyiiiet'r M"as. instructed hto make a ..SKWyi.sluwmg.the amount of laud qibenss.ir>- to eii.wilylute.fi xoadlinCj-iSV. dinks wide, alon-j. .through .pewfioji 4!), block'T.', dnniaru District. Tiie fo.luv/iutj I jqmler.i j i/accepi-ud :—C'oiifcKiet ..; t lloOertsoii aurt. JJigtra!-, L 172 ; contiayt a'.).\ \Ptl llyJTon, I.KiS. , Accounts amounting to! (I.lC"> Jv's, p<J. were pa-s,ed foil "payment-; and the F«jai;4,udjounie>L .. i .. i '• A special general inciting of >Si: Lhke's I .Church' ti»"k" placs -last evening Ut-'tifc' j Waitaki ''Hall • Th'jrb were" "present l - 1 -! .Messrs?. AV. (i. F-illeul.- .r.T;..oth, '.'. -MartLi. !ui. [,. KuSe; K.-'-TliorWpsnn,'James Kuh'tetf'. r,).-"K:dd.; S. I); Smuh, K. Onivc, P."T>. I'ownstii.i, I'-. -'W:iri!y. • ?l..sV M.'tson'!''a'il'(l| Hurst. The llev. A. 'JifFord presided. After prayer Aiiil tiib minuUps'of theory vions meeting hail been subniitted and eontj; - ni/;d. •the Seeretarj' Icd(\ the report, 1 ' which Aigtgostc»i "tiixs 'tki? s?ttings'of the church'lye 1 VlW'at the coii',;lus:ni;"of the ProcfMsional 1 i.Hymn, and that the pi.iircji ljj:iid;na| Up j l-.1n;4t4. \»Tr* Chairnia'n snofce I in favor of the rocnnnnciidations c-.inl.-Vmed ) ::i the report, which he .-aid were the result I 1 of niucii deliberation.. Afyer..cons!.ierable ' ilircussioi: Question, Mr. J. Booth ! said that the. Vestry, had given, the mar.tegi : trfloir^^oft^mL^K^i^H/M''t^rth , cy :, (fid , nK tiiink tiiat i-. would be fair to the seatholders t : de.iavU 'lh<<'Mings free before the conclusion of tjip iiret hyaij),j aiid he would move to- thdt dfftcV." This was seconded by Mr, ( I'JjieuL : l| )t ,liule moved, ,VJ jijHin'l WHifiHWHI liH*l*'»N Wort

" That it be a recommendation to the Vestry that they declare the seats free at the ceasing of the bell." This was seconded by Mr. Burnett. After further discussion, the original motion was carried, to come into force on the Ist ofJuly next. In speaking regarding the coiljfetion of the church, Mr. Fiileul said he Sought that the sum of Llo'O mentioned by the Vestry for that , and that tenders he called for such completion upon L") ! .' 0 being subscribed towards that object." Mr. It. L. Rule seconded the motion, which was, after some discussion, "ofilreTmeetihg. the Chaii-nuin~"saiil that an iid/fitijnjal "assist him ami to minister to the country ctis-