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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 725, 13 July 1878, Page 2

It is authoritatively stated that the section from Blu.'skin to Waikouaiti, injured hy the late Hoods, has been repaired. Trains will commence to run on Monday next in accordance with tiie time-table published i' l .-mother coltunn, the only break in tlie line - that b-tween Palmerston and Waikouaiti—being 'died up by coach. Passengers leaving !>ui-iin at 10.4.3 will arrive in bunedin ,-:r f> i-'i-'- :•',:. :v.:A rass—ne-ers leaving Thinadia at i'.oO will arrive in Oamaru at o..">!). an hour and a quarter being allowed, for coacii- ']<.,_■ between Palmerston and Waikouaiti. Passengers leaving Ohristchureh by the 7-d0 a in. train arrive at P.diiierst'ii on tip- ssnw ev< niug at S. 15. andean reach Duneuin at, <>. If> on the next morning. Passengers leaving I'alini-rston at <>.4~ a.m. can arrive at Christchurch at 7.1-3 p.m. on the same day. half an hour in Oamaru being allowed. We are nrpiested t-i '-emind the members of the Oaniuu Christys that the lina! rehearsal of the programme for Tuesday's -n----tertainntent in aid uf tlie Ifo.-pivai v. id take jd-icc at half-past seven o'clock on Monday eveiri-.'g. The annual tr-at of the Teaneraki scho d occurred on Thu:v lay afternoon. 'J'ht.'re Wure e : i:h:y chihhvu. [>resent, and a large nuinl)er of a-lu!:s -Am •og-.r. the amuse-m-:.ts were da;-.-:n:T. r-i!:i';s. ;-^e;t-' : io-s. and el'-ct'ic-il «•:: ;.>-:a.:':i:t • ■>;/ '•■'<:: Piper. A iittie fellow, who ca'i.-.ot i>' moiv ii»an i'our y-ars of age, danced a iling ; in such a manner as to provoke groat api -i-'an-e. Bat tne mo«t inter-~rin<r feature '■■'■ \ ■'',■■ festivicv Was the marcliinir into ;hi seh-<ii.riii'in in pair.; of the ohiidivu. i-re para- -..,-.■ i... i-oii-iueiieimr da'>.-;:!_'. The niana.'ei>i iii <■!' L.ie ali'd" retiee". ' U""at credic on v'.e l!n-i-i»ii!i:ry. i'h- ci-dr wis up;-d ; >y .Mr. H. S. !.'•'_•-. who i,p.-.p.:'d ■■};■■ ■,■'■••■.liiig; wit'u an both ra-v a'ni :<> t : .e p en!. ivipi.-,re i liiat tin- p ;rtor!n-r.- r.io-f'ir ii... ii-ie'ie-i :•> w:'li alueii-ioii. : lid. that th-ve mi'iit lie no i;pp!<--isant ia> : -e- o;- int-i ruptions. he expr-ss-. d. r: :! - pi-1 e,v iie t'-ic at .seeing so large an at .endaii-e. lb- felt pleased for tv.e, nvi-ous: First!;.-, ivx-e,; a; tiie crowded s".r.! of tiie room ■■• <,:;i.t <ei-i-ouiv.'_'C tile ;:erf-'--iii'i'S to ilo t-ieir b---«r- to please the a-idien.-e : secondly, because rh--ri; was a p.-n-peei of tiio !'oniniittee's exchcpi-r b, ; in-.' i-<-plenished. Ir, stood greatiy ia n--e'l "f assisiauee. TiVy had bc.;n. as it were, cast ailrift by a pater- j nai (lovernn-.eiir. and told to manage their | mvii a':;: s. T,:e Fducat-ioii lioar.i allowed I tiic-oi only a lni.-er.-ibiu pittance witii wide:. : to c.irry on their work, hud tht: ( 'ommit-ee J •vere force I t- d eeu 1 ga>ar-ly upon t!;e j funds d.-riv d L idem e:>t'-: t iiiui.ufc- to .e:'form th-ir work .- itistact-ordy. Tne folhiwing Ir.-ties and geatieiia-n contrihute 1 to :.'ne aiuusem"i!*;a!id...ti;ieatio:i .»f theaulience : Mrs. Ki-ii.erir. \ti-s. i.'i-s. and Mrs. Sinela'r : :%:es.-,r.=. Foich. Y-nm-j. .U,r.<.:~: l-'ras-r. M!;-

c'icil, S. ':■',. Smith. Wails. I'iper, and Koscwcare. T::e e:it-rtami!it.-nt c insisted of sonsrs, pianoforte pi-ces, violin .-.olos, rejirations fcontriiiiit-<! by Mr. Piper and .Mr. Smith--', ami electrica'l e>;;:cri::ic:us by Mr. i'ip."-. : i: : - iim.sic wa- eapiral. readings were w- i: c'aos.-n and evidence.', study, :\nd tin: experiments were woiidc-rfi:! and irresisti »ly funny. Kvcrytiiing j>as--;d off most harm mioudy, and the first portion of the eiit::rcaint:ieur. broke up witii votes of thanks i to tiiose who had taken part in carrying lout •.:>■; p:-u_ra:::--ie. au.i t-. • ii i'i.a'rin m. After a siior: i-e-mte. li-iiiciug was engage 1 I in. We have not heard the anmuiif, realised, but we feel sure it will be a handsome one. A meeting of the Oamaru Schools Committee was held last evening at Mr. Hardy's ollie _•. There were present —Messrs. Steward (Chairman). Falconer, (jibbs. ibiadiaiul, ami Kvans. Mr. Pea/tie. ':ecror of the High School wis in aiten hi ic, Tiie plans for the prci)-.s d additions to the Higii School and the North and South Schools v.-ero laid on the table. The Kduoation P.o.ird having asked the Committee to name a time for tinreceipt of tenders, so : hat liiey might be called for at the same time in Dunedin and Uamaru, it was di-cidi d merely to acknowledge the receipt of the plans anil lea v.: (he ealimg for tenders and the carrying out of the work to the B-ard. It was resolved, "That the Secretary write to the Education Board asking what fees are to be charged for higher education, pointing out that this Committee, at the request of the Board, some mouths ago suggested a scale of fees, but has never been informed whether said scale is to be adopted." The Secretary -was instructed to apply to the Education Board for a clock lor the Volunteer Hal! infant school. A small account was passed and' ordered to be paid as soon as the Committee ! is in funds, and the Committee rose. We were delighted to see that the Teanera!:i Xchoo : Committee numbers amongst its members those who are quite capable of utilising to the fulle.-t extent public liberality in order to make up for the parsimony and neghct of the Otago Ivlu -ation ho;:rd. j Stationed at the door of the schooln cm, j after the first part of last night's entertain- j mtnt, was a canny member of the Commit* '

tea, and with a countenance beaming ■with smiles, lie iutimated that intending dancers could " pay without going in, but could not go in without paying." It was quit-; pleasant to watcli the effect of this extra charge upon the features of those desiring to enter.' They looked serious, and intimated that they thought that the first charge embraced everything, but, holding out one hand with a smile for the disputant's shilling, the Committeeman stretched out the other to arrest the progress of another who was evidently going unintentionally to defraud the School Committee t-> the extent of a "bub." if:: \v.iili'.' fi-llii-.v \Y:<: inclined to be a, lit'J.o inn"r doer, whe.e he could gee a glimnse of hi- swe'th, art awaiting iiis coming; glauees w-.-re exchanged, and he, drawing up from from the depths of Ids poeket the first coin chiii cauic io hand of the size of :i .dulling, h.utded u to the doek.eijer and ru-rhed to her side. The doorkeeper of last night is a splendid fellow, and so worked the oracle llint, in the majority of eaf.s, people seemed quite anxious to pay. We commeiul the idea to oilier Sehei! Committees. Why sin uld not bachelors—for they are mostly b.-.chelors that frequent these skipping n.eti-Ie s i:i order to their eyes on the i'i.-.-ies—contribute svuvthing directly towards the c In cation of tht. rising generation, si-eiug rhar, many of them may never have any of their own io edueate. Mr. J. T. Thompson has redgned the Serveyor-fiencralsliip. Mr. Jackson, late '"hi'-f Surveyor of tile Wellington Province, will succeed him. Messrs. Lees and Moore are preparing a large portion of the Pudding liili estate for The Duntroou School Committee are petitioning tiie Government for .assistance to establish and maintain a s-chool in their district. It is only right that the Government should be made aware of the circumstance that 'he new Act, so far from being effective. i< promotive of iguor.uiee, unless School Committees .adopt the plan of going round with the hat, or give eoncerts, to help them out of their difficulties.

Mr. Jf. J. Mote, desiring to promote the fruit trade, has made a motion in that direction by establishing himself—not in a remote part of the town-but in the premises lately occupied, by Mr. Pcarce, where he linn-s to make some little commotion

amongst lovers of wares, such as he keeps for sale, .-'o mote ir. be.

A trip along the Dimi roan line will con vi:ii:.: anybody of the fact- that there is stiii a very lai ge ipiantiiy of grain to In: brou<> t iii from that disiricu to Oamaru. In h,-e . .-

wou'd appear that, as fast .is 0,-;e i.)t i. tr.isportcd. another takes its place. It is lie. Sieved that the carriage of grain along this line will continue till the wool season commences, and we think the same might almost be said of the Xgapara line. One aft. r another, the Agricultural societies of the Middle Isbuid arc signifying their approval of the suggestion of the Northern Agricultural ami i'a-'-fora! Assoeiotiou to establish an Agricultural Nociotv for the Middle Hand. At a meedng of the Tcmitka and (leraldiue Agricultural and i'as:oral A-snciation, held lately, ilie followin ■_' resolution was carried : — Ci Than the Secretary be authorised to reply to the letter r-.-LOaiis- s :li ■ -_ri\Tt good likely to re-'.-re-li-iim the formation of a .\,;.t: -na! Society t'.-r the purpose 'if h doing shows at the -eei' c etres of agriculture, and have every wi.-h ;o co-operate with them in the scheme pro-