The Evening Mail. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 729, 10 August 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1878.

The North Otago Agricultural nr.d Pastoral Association appeal* to have some ditiiculty in making satisfactory arrangements tor the purchase of a new show grnuud. Having tailed to come to an understanding with the Corporation for an exchange of reserves. a considerable amount of tune and trouble was expended in looking 111;- asii i rai>! ** sit". tire- ' otan:iC:* ev i*n• s > all» tixitig Hp"" about 22 .vre> at ! :.-b.:..!: : b-dotiging '-•> the lion. Matin w Hotl'if'. A verv lib-mi • ti'-T of 1.C0.i0 was made tor th's ; hurt, and it was hoped that the ijUcst-nu •i new >!i.ground was in a fair wav .-f ! i„.:ng detiuit'-iy settled. hut a new diiiieul-y j has aris.n. It has bcuti aseortaineu tu;.r., tie pr -ei't h a--- h-s some years to run. a:e: ; tli.'.t the les.-e ; will require a good round sum iis c .mitep.sajion for giving up the land. A: ; tile meeUie.' . f the < 'omniittee on 'I hurs-ay ; ;i t-riioon tiie .ju-rfiott was moot.-d. and a, ift-tU- discu-sior; to.d: pia--e upon tin niact.-r. j hut it was thouvht b-tur to d. fer cunng to j jm v conclusion until there v/as a JUti'-T i at'endance ; lu:t at the sa-uc t:iu« . s.. tued to he jr. try i; v!i- rally oi tiie o;-:i ; tliat the MK*h.-'.v .-iiou:<t 1..»r pay niore Tor tt.f lasitl th-n bad tdr.-sdv i - ir T;-d _! ro : -0.l than whatever eeui-i.-n-anon u: .i f to tl' ' I' .-hoai-l b.- pa:-; i!.- ' 'Hon. 2.:. !ii4iu--s. A sp- <-rat lnee!'ng na> .» lor '! h'.t:-ih-.y li''X'. at ! 1 "..ill.. f..r purp.'-.' e ■ i!- ''''i'V g t!.v KirtUe?. wliM. tr I- 'i >! U.- f. ' I « !«'• aU-'H'i-anee. Tii" I'ahiaru a?.:' «r.- <n :• lair v. av of ..i.fniniteg as :, -t '.n.: • fr->.:. i' l '" uuar'e:". As v. ill :<• m- -it by at. ; .dv«-r?..---- • ill :ir. >t!e r e.-bf.lllt. p'o;-!e re Uviiu'-'or-e int« r.d -tving a .-o:.c-rt »n l'_rsdav t-e\t i;. ai-i oi ;h fund> of the hi-titij: :ot; nane d. wiri:. -dd-'t: to aho -r tal-er, M Yerd • sw.-ni .-.r..-rteitr< nr.! ta..e v-Art in tii" 'Y\wr>> Vv.i.- vit" .'t t'.y I'.ioiithiy fjo,» J-ar.i-i" ..f t\- ti-c-i. ijtuiri'T"- 4 ur " ll * i ii L '. tii" Avtil a" y turiitt-g oar. itt •.'r.-ng Ti'.- I?. i:l ii!"d in order L 1 ,1-d t'o- Vo'ut.rnT, .->» ••p-...rtun:cy o: attet.dii.e *.!rf. ?iovv.-I:am s c'li-.'rt. I,■ , V.'-.ur-Ua -h v. tp b.. : wn-v. I'r. S- t.rr v.;i ... rx 1.".' • i? o. ! .ek H She I!!g til -to- '■ '••• •• r.." U- U Cn Ti,^ Voinrte ' ' . !, ".il» it*.dor tl-in-:: S •igMi-C-M ■ I 'h"V-.A. ■::• • :- ~,, p.. .... ttr ~;.d - .In'i -oKt'thr.-u .tl iu _!: !y - a"i-t:..r..ey ::ro.j"; . :i ~ 1 •. . i :» r::: [!; be- or ': .1 s'lo;,!,V rh ■ !u E'U'-'or re-'.-rt-ne.- t> t'.<-ni-.v. «.••> t» U fh'o :.:.. -.'-'d Hie r-wly rri'-ed -how >'l that- i-i.c.. »!:!•••" s a;.'l toe:- l>ad a o»d iai.-u b-.1-e oi tb-ir v., :L. 'i'. i:"W r. e'iiits we-e .•• r ei at> o'ii"tP"it «iii S-t U T.-i-il \» ii ■ad-i_-i.>:''.'''rs lor 21" additro- :;" s'and of arms. i r is. >e !"- ie'.e. in-Mio;" :o j.rin tb. t >.aittar« ; ■ .irr..:ov/ ::: »i (beiio for a ioents. A.t •« 'C.er. lif t it": opo i-vT'.paity ap{«-ar» to be i» » I;: an. rh.er enliiuii! .Ip;.: ars an a lv.-rt;-. ■ merit invifng tb" '' in tiie r.ition of the bati'd ;hi.t has been ill the lu-.ilie i'f doing service as a town an: v,i[;int.'.T li'in.L It appeT.s ti.at it eea-e-. to some tin.e a.-../ and that we areuow \\itiioiit a band any ir v.e e'.eept that of thu i-'atl'.iav nt. This'is not a nice state of ali.iii". I«". ioue.' things we are certrin'y behtml other t.»«-:!> uith half our population, ft is to he hoped that whatever is don- in reference to the itation of the band that until lately eheetv.i «s with its lively tunes, will he done welt. Vt"„ tl.dnk that it would not !>.■ | di'ticult to so an;-.:.:.';a?t«*rs as to oovi;.: • ; the mt.suud"i>tandings ws.i*-h J'ave Mg'ta!I i.-»:d its earee-r, and v. h'eh were the pr;;narv i . ot its demise. The nn eting is t., t;»K.. ; fia.v- at the Prill Shed on .Monday evening I t'uwt. at i:.il?-t>ast 7 o'clock, to wliieii the ; otiieers of th'u_ Volunteer Companies a:-.-1 specially invited. On Mor.iav evening the t hoover*. Keni nedv-, and Bent minstrels will give 0,,.; ,-i I their ertU'rtairiments at the Masonv Iial:. I .Judging from the known ability of ma:iy I me rubers of the company and the highly | from th<f Dunedhi Press, we fairly anticipate I übtaining an excellent evening's amusement.