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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 734, 16 August 1878, Page 2

It will be observed from our Parliamentary t'-legram-i that Mr. .Shrimski has succeeded in geitiua the Oamaru Waterworks Kill and the Waitaki 11iizli School Bill through all their stages in the House of Representatives, both measures having beeu passed last night. It will be seen by our telegrams that Mr. I. N. Watt, the junior Resident Magistrate of Duuedin, has been appointed Resident Magistrate of Uamaiu. We must certainly say that Mr. I. N. Watt will be no improvement upon our present Resident .Magistrate, for. dining his short career in Ouuedin. he h;is gaiueu the reputation of being about the must stupid and most obstinate .Magistrate in the C I my.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Harbor Board was held to-dav, v. inn there we represent Me.-.srs. Sumpter (Chairman). Steward. I.e.noil, Menlo>e. Muck, ami Headland. The minutes of the last meet;iiii were continued. aii'l accounts to i:e( amount of lA-l '4 .'!s !M were passt-d for ;n> lit. The 1 omaiinior ot the meet;:;'.; wa ■ U-votcti to a eMiiferenoe w»ca -M* Co::;.'--!'.-i:j sever:-.'! railway matter.-, a ivp:MT which wib bi found in another column, i he iili.'cuil a<i j.>uin.-d until Frtd-iy next.

The wccklv Bible r!.iss in cmnee :o:i wish tli t »aiii .ru' \ Men's Christian Assoeia'i n was coininc e<i i-y .'ir. t ottreli on A e.li o 'lav eveli;n_" last the s -oject oil -oil t„'iii'i "Too s cond can iill "I ( iinst. Iho r-.-:id:iTf, w:i< nt so -.> o.i ;i< usual, but lie oonveination at tiiu close was uoil main ■:uned, and it was agreed to take lip tin ni-j.et :>i:a u. as the time was too limited for -so wide a theme.

An n<'r'ili:iit happened yesterday afternoon at .M;i"eno, by which a man name -tilihadthe .shin-bone of 011 c «>i" I:is le-_;.~ fractured. h'i was employed loading a dray trout all embankment, when a iarg--iiodv of earth fell front the face <if the cutting upon him. f! n being taken out he was found to be greatly bruised, it! addition to the fraetroe o f his leg. It would bo Wei 1 that a little mo;e cure sh-itkl le taken in Mien works.

Messrs. !". Ciiiir.iughiun and Co. enntemplate, loading a vessel at. Oamaru for Finland. We Inn e that tills will be done. ' would jjroat'v in relievin . mark-tT 'I he Harbor Board, writ ■

mendabh- 1 re-tno'iglit, has ollcred facility l"r loading, in order that the ves-=ci n>av be d«.'-*ii-irciled as sjjee■ 111 vas pos.-d!>i.' We could till several ves-els, and trust that more will fo'low th;<tof Messrs. P. Cunningham a::11 Co.

At the Resident Mavistrate's Court Hii* 11 lor si in tr. la-tore 1\ W . Parker, hsq , li.M.. •lambs Heid was lined its. for allowing a cow to wander ai large.

The Oainaru Christys announce that tlir-v will an entert:ti' on Friday c-veu-incr next, the p:-'Creds of which will, we i eTu-ve. be de-vou-d to the purchase of a warirob". uinsi.?. ive.. as well as the liquidation of several Lcenerai expenses ineurr.-d in v.-iili 111<_• iafce performance in aid of tio- Uos|-ir d. i>:-t u-ii ch conlil not rightly ii--< -iar_" d an >t^ :xr• n» i<ti!: io," cil-i-i; ;;h- n=i!•!>».-•<. Too ('!iri~- \~ ha VO done • ■.I- d v.-osk'i'-r e'.arita'-l" ami ot'-er instita,i mo:-,- o etr-.v'v til-? Vtos .itat. a ! 'ni •hey'.-r- »h !• faliy e-.':tl-d_to ask -h----dail-' : ! -i : r - i"!"- . f t!f; v.'jyr**.-. y rliecM I '. v C'' t: ii' miui'c our. r i'i .*i'l rhiivivv* in ;i nw [>leasiri_ r .<>y ■■■ 'riw i'«r'l t. ;; . -j'c-j } f-T til ' mat.' with Tim-ira a.'-- i 'o i-1 in- et at tu (:a.Ti\vav St-itio-i at 7 a.m. ro [-roeee i i-y tintrain jeavinu' at '-luif. tune. Ihe Oamani uniform will b f - t}sc Co.ib's eoloi--;, bla.ek ain't V\'e wish finr men every sn -- 'i'hi- fuliowiiig IS the team <'av-!--hill i captain). Kerens Baxter. C'astell!, Hardy. Snodu'iass. Suniey, l.anibert. IJrenfell. Tliomnson, T. Kerr. Kvans, Koiioiii-, Finch. Litrie. Umpire—Mr. Otterson. A i-.;c-ei:i'ig of the Coinnrctc-e appointed to arrange for the t- rni-i.tion oi a Kattadi-ii Hind >va< h-.-ld at tile 1! y d Motel last ewniiiLr. Lieutenant ! u-eer.lieiil (0.A.A.) occnpi- d the chair. An oil'r from the Committee of ih- Caledonian Society was received to the -ct that ih- S«-c ety's instrmnents shou'tl i. placed ii: trnsc v.-ltli the command - inr-- tor the p-.!r:-e.->c of formitisr a !! dtali -o .'.! l the c-'iio.!'i--n soi'l'dtnien Si ;•! T -i' ' ee iiisiruments, am! . -h.-iuM !I'.e >-.-:tfi lhr. u_ii any ua-ise of.,r a >•! three months, rhr-ir.-i'i .!'ii-->"s - h • ;>! he retiirned in fair order and eo- .ii11:-:l t i t'e- ---o It -\\-as decided to aeeen!. i-pi'.-r, and a general meet:* r s o" tin>-e -nie: e-.tefl in tlie matter uiil ■ h -hi on Monday evening, at the • ~:n. ,c r Ii H