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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 743, 28 August 1878, Page 2

The subject of thrf proposed establishment in Oamaru of a High School proper cropped up casually at the'meeting of the Schools Committee last evening. Mr. Fleming remarked, while considering the question of carrying out additions to the present schools, that the proposed High School would be the means of drawing 150 pnpils from the present schools, notwithstanding that parents would hare to pay for their children being educated in the High School. He also said that Mr. Shrimaki was deserving of praise for having introduced the Bill. Oar readers will be sorry to hear of the sudden death of Mr Irvine, who was for some time mate of the s.s. Waitaki, and lately filled the same office on board the s.s. Star of the South. He, having felt ill, sought medic*! advice, and afterwards took np his quarters at Gordon's Temperance Hotel, and the vessel to uhich he belonged left port without him. He dii d last evening as Mr. Gordon was applying a muat.ud ptaster to hi* chf.-it. An inquest wa3 held this afternoon at the U»ya! Ho:el, before T. W. Parker, Estj . Dt-trict Coroner. Tne evidence of I>r. Garland and lle>srs. Alex, 'tordon and J Pay. assistant to Mr. having been t ken. '.\\v jury returned a verdict triat th-j d cease t died from heart disease and .» rupture of a b'.uud vessel. It is contemplated to bndd a tiieatre in one of the most important parts of Thame-t----itreet, in connection with which there i 3 to be a hotel. The idea is to make the theatre sufficiently larse fr> answer the purpose of a place for public entertainments f>r years to come, and the stage o'ie of the most roomy in the Colony. Mr. Williams, the wellknown scenic artist, is now in town with the object of giving the projector the benefit of his large experience with regard to theatre building. The enterprise i 3 a private one.

The Oamaru Schools Committee decided, at its meeting last evening, to abandon for ' the present the proposal to introduce a Bill into Parliament for the establishment of a separate Education Board for North Otago. ; This course has been decided upon in conaequeoce of several of the School Committees not having replied to the Oamaru Committee's circular upon the subject, while othere ha>l not concurred in the proposal So it appears wo are to remain at the mercy of a Board which refuses to supply a poker to stir up tiie firo provided through the generosity of private citizens for the comfort of the little children attending the infant classes in the Volunteer Hall.

iTho first annual meeting of tho Oamara Baths Company (Limiccd) will be hold on (Thursday the sth September. Bnsinpss—j To receive the report end balance- sheet, and elect directors for the ensuing \var. A meeting of the members of the Noith Ocago Railway Association will be held on September the sth. at the S ar and Garter Hotel, to consider what action is most ', desirable to promote the extension of the ' railway from the main line to Kakateramea : along the north side of the Waitaki river. A meeting of the Committee of the brass ! band in course of formation will be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Drill Shed, as the business to be transacted is of importance, it is requested that all interested should attend. The second annual meeting of the North Otago Permanent Building Society will be held on Friday evening next, at 8 o'clock, at Mr. Sumpter's office. Business—Consideration of balance sheet and election of officers. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, John M'Vicar was fined ss. for being drunk and disorderly in Humber-street; E»»d Henry Meiar. charged with a similar offence, na discharged with a caution.

A; meeting of the Oamaru Cheaa Club will be held at the Mechanics' Institute this evening, at 8 o'clock. The Philharmonic Society will meet for rehearsal this evening, and we are requested to state that, as the concert£w-to take place on Thursday week (SeptembptSJ/iperforming members, who intend to take part on that occasion, should make every effort to be present at the rehearsals. ."'..-;■: We regret th it pressure on our space has compelled u* to postpone attention to a letter from Mr. P. Ai ehe.vß till to-morrow. The next sitting of the Di-trict Court of Oamaru has beeu adjourned from Saturday the 7th to Monday the 16th September next. The annual general meeting of the Waitaki Amateur Athletic Club will be held on -atuiday, feept'mber 6, at the Hojal Hotel, at 8 p m., t» receive the Treasurer's and 5 erf tar. 'a report and balance sheet for the .jast year, and to elect officers, &c, for the ensuing year. A special meeting of t-ie Municipal Council was bt-ld this mornins for the purpose of opening the tenders for the supply of pipes for the water woik*. There were present— His Worship the Mayor, Councillors Spence, Headland, Mainland. Gibbs, and Procter. The tenders, six iu number, were opened, and referr. d to the Engineer to report upon at the ordinary meeting to-morrow evening.

A few days ago wo stated that it was the intention of Mr. Studholmo to cut up a portion of his estate near Waimate for sale. Regarding this matter the Waitangi Tribune has the following : —The satisfactory news has reached us that Mr. Studholme purposes cutting up 60u0 acres of land in the Upper Hook, iu farms ranging from CO to 150 acre 3, and that a township will be laid off, for sale at the Hook Station. It is also that gentleman's intention to cut up his land on the west «>ide of the Timaru road, about a quarter of # mjle from Waimate. and put it in the market.