The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 716, 3 July 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1878.

Our readers "will be glad to hear that there is every likelihood of the 9000 acres set apart for sale on the Hon. B. Campbell's rnns at Otekaike being put up for sale under the deferred payment system, the following being a copy of a telegram received from Dnnedin by the members for the district:—" 9000acre block cannot be dealt with till March. It is not being surveyed, and Chief Commissioner says it will most likely be all thrown open in deferred payments. Will not overlook your reqnest." The last portion of the telegram refers to a request made that the I Government would exercise their powers of 1 setting aside the land for sale under the deI ferred payment system in the event of the Waste Lands Board neglecting to do so. We have to apologise to our subscribers at Waimate on account of the non-delivery of their papers during the past few days. The fact is that, although it has been our habit to give to our runners almost the whole of the profit accruing from the sale of the paper, in order to encourage them to attend well to their duties, we have found it most difficult to keep them on their runs for more than a few months at most. \V e attribute this unsatisfactory state of things to two causes. —love of change, and the regenerating effect that running the Mail seems to'have upon the most incorrigible urchins that can be found in the streets. We have, notwithstanding the ample investigation that has been brought to bear upon the matter, been unable to ascertain whether thi3 regeneration is the result of reading our leading articles or the advertisements; but so it is : and our runners, with the rough edges rubbed off of them, and business-like habits infused into them, leave us, to materially improve their condition in life. But we have somewhat digressed. We shall, at any cost, see that our Waimate subscribers obtain their papers with regularity in future. Mr. Collins, our Oamaru runner, will himself run the papers till other arrangements can be made. A very pleasant gathering took place yesterday at Maerewhenua, when a number of friends, including some ladies, met at Messrs. Borton and M 'Masters' woolshed, for the purpose of making presentations to Messrs. William and James Gardiner, as marks of the esteem in which they are held by the residents in the district. The presentation to Mr. William Gardiner, who is about to remove to Tapni Downs, consisted of a purse of sovereigns and a splendid service of stiver plate, of the value of 150 guineas. The larger articles of the service bore the followiiie inscription :—" Presented to William Gardiner, Esq.. by the tenants and his Waitaki friends, a* a token of their esteem. Maerewhenua, June, ISTS." To Mr. James Gardiner were presented a haudsonie gold lever hunting watch, with a massive chain ami a richly chased locket (value 40 •juinea.s), bearing the following words :—" Presented to James Gardiner, Esq., by his friends of Maerewhenua. June, IS7S." Mr. Andrew Bell, on behalf of the tenantry, and the Hon. Bobert Campbell, both spoke in highly eulogistie terms of Mr. William Gardiner s conduct during his residence in the district, and of the n)3iiy generous acts performed by him to promote* the welfare and prcspenty of the district and the happiness of thos.; residing in it. The presentation to Mr. James Gardiner was made by Mr. E. C, .Smith, who spoke in terms of praise of Mr. (iardiuer's manv acts of kindness and courtesy. The healths of the Messrs. Gardiner were drunk in champagne, and both of them iliilv responded in suitable terms. The healths of Messrs. Borton and M'Master having been drunk, Mr. M'Master responded, and took the opportunity of expressing the pleasure he felt at tile proceedings of "that day, and spoke of the very great services rendered to hia late partner ami himself by Mr. William Gardiner. In the evening, the Messrs. Gardiner were entertained at dinner at the Terminus Hotel, where a few hours were spent in a highly pleasant manner.

A special meeting of the Oamaru branch of the Otago Railway Employes' Benetit Society was h.dd last evening, at the railwaystation. Tiie object of the meeting was to take steps t» ascertain what amount of assistance, if any. the Covertinicnt intend giving the Society. A. f i.t;r discussing the matter at some lencth, it wis decided that a deputation should wait upon Mesurs. Hislop and Shrimski, the members for the district, and confer with them on the subject- The meeting then terminated with tiie usual vole of thanks to the chairman.

Mr. M'Donald's new premises at Waimate are fa3t approaching completion. It will be an elegant addition to tie building* at VVaintate, and "will in all probability prove only the first of a number of others of a similar!v substantial character. The material n»*il in the construction of the building i- of the very best description. The walls consist of brick, which, with stuccoed front, will present an appearance that will fully repay the owner for the additional expense incurred. Upstairs there are five rooms, airy and light, which it in intended to let as offices. B*!ow will, of coarse, be used as a bakery with every appliance, from whcii will-emanate the dainties and substantial:; with which to stock the front shop. The building would be a credit to any town, and the growing- prosperity of Waimat* leads us to the conclusion that the day is not far distant when there wiil be many such in* that town. The building* now in course *| erection, which include the County Coungß Chambers, will work a great change itojVm apjiearance of Waimate. vg§j|ll As will be observed by an a ' lvcr sj§sMMfl which appears elsewhere, an ma.de to form a Chess Club in meeting of those favorable to will he held iu the Mechanics' morrow evening, at S "' c '" c^stand that already a gentlemen to form the n good Chess Club have ness to become C'lnb, at:d others are jS^^^^^^^^H the meeting. We have I<^^^^^^^^^H a town like Cwnaru, M^^^^^^^^^l nourishes, noble Jm^^^B^^^^^H| unrepresenterbjH^^^H^^^^^^H a more bji^^^^^^^^^^^H a Clubfl^^^^^^^^^^^^^H the jfl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H shAll capable °^j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| an^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H auccess. are informed tn^^^^^^^^^^^^^H insin the Soojb Cante^^^^^^^^^^^H the printer months tta^^^^^^^^^^^^^H bury 'has ad EdncauS^^^^^^^^^^^^^J We learn fromJgq^^^^^^^^^^^^H reaping and "binding^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ordered for the When jtjj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H tbeaemd^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H probable than reaping facilities tham in tune for next ■e«»W^^BP F

There were no cases of any kind down for hearing at the Besident Magistrate's Court to-day. (-The ship Himalaya, 1008 tons burthen, with a carrying capacity of 1500 tons, is now loading with grain in the Timaru roadstead. ' •■..-•• . Mr. James Bruce, of Waimate and Timaru, is now erecting at the latter place what will be the largest wheat and timber mills in the Colony. The fortnightly meeting of the Harbor Board will be held on Friday morning, at half-past 10 o'clock. The other day, in reporting a case which had come before Mr. Justice Johnston in the Supreme Court, Timaru, the South Canterbury Times made the learned Judge, in addressing one of the counsel, to say, "Kibosh, Mr. ." What the Judge really did say was, " Cuibono?" &c. The readers of that paper were, of course, greatly surprised that such slang should emanate from a legal dignitary noted for his good sense. The Judge, too, was not too well ple.-u-e 1 at the " bull " of our contemporary, and took occasion to comment upon it in his humorous style. He said he supposed that the .South Canterbury Times had made use of language which was common in the society in which those connected with it moved. He was not acquainted,with the word; but lie supposed that it was of Turkish origin. We would direct the attention of our readers to the announcement in another column of the intended sale of the Langlee Farm, which will take place on Saturday next at the rooms of Messrs. Fleming and Hedley. As is already pretty generally known, this property, consisting of 430 acres of magnificent freehold, and 22 acres of leasehold laud, is situated within an easy distance of the North Waitaki Station. The land is well prepared for cultivation, and just the property that would suit a moderate capitalist, the terms being most reasonable. For fuller particulars see advertisement. Miss Fidler, wish commendable conuideration, announces her intention to give a lesson on Cookery to-morrow evening, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the Baird relief fund. Apart; from the charitable aspoct of the question, there should be a crowded attendance. We presume that the lesson will be of a general character, and such as would prove of considerable utility to everybody. We would especially recommend those who have not yet learnt under Miss Fidler to be present at this extra lesson, on which occasion, we have no doubt, a" insight will be given into the mysteries of culiuarv science.

We have been requested to intimate to those ladies and gentlemen who are to take part in the concert for St. Luke's parsonage, that there will be a full rehearsal in the Ma=Giiie Hall on Friday evening next, at 7.30 p.m., and that there will be a practice this evening at the Masonic Hall for half au hour, previous to the Philharmonic society's rehearsal. The programme of the Timaru Steeplechase meeting, to be held on the 15th inst., appears in another column. In a civil esse heard last week at the Resident Magistrate's Court at Wanganui, a female witness created some confusion in Court, and not a little amusement among the spectators, by her extraordinary behaviour in the box. It was fortunate for this ladv that neither did the bailiff appear in Court, nor was there any policemen to be found. The Magistrate, after standing it for some time with great forbearance, at last was forced to send for a constable, but' by the time one arrived the lady had subsided. The counsel engaged on the other side came oil very badly at the hands of this witness. To his first question, as to whether she knew the defendant, she replied, " I do, young man ; there is the fellow just behind you." On being asked a question relative to the colour of a calf that farmed the subject of the action, she stated that the calf was "every bit as red as the defendant's solicitor." After her examination, the defendant's solicitor, in stating the .••asu for his client, reflected on certain actions of the plaintiff, whereupon the Court was startled by hearing this witness call out that the solicitor was—not a trnthteller.