The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 745, 30 August 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1878.

Anothe- alteration ha-i tnken place with . .«ard to the movements of the Governot ,d m~mber- of Pardamont in oounecti-n •wth tbo ot-enimj or toe railway to Dunediti. At tirnt it was inten-led that the party ,hootd remain in O unaru an hour and a-h-df but yesterday a rumor got afloat that tho party'would onlv make a stay here of half-:in-hour. His Worship the Mayor telegraphed North in reference to this, pointing out that arrangements had been made for enterrainin" the Governor and party at lunch h-re and that a lr-nuer stav was necessary. The'rt-ult is that the following final ar ran emf ..t" have been made. At Asliburt=m the ~i a-ty w 11 stop for brea. fast, and a stay ot 4(1 niinut«- will ta.;e place at Tm.irti ■he t-a'tV arriving bee at ha f-past 12 o clock• and'eiisaiiiing ar.-hoii- f.r lunch During hi- reue>»t visit to <> a maru Mr Convex, C.n.mi-.sio: er of l.'rJlways tor ib- : Middle islmd, P'it the que tion casually to i member- of the Mnrborß-ard whether or not they would have any objection to granting so much of the Oamaru Lagoon to the Government as urght be required for a railway passe, g-r ►tation. The Board, we believe we are correct in stating, entertained the proposal favorably, only withholding a final opinion np«n the matter pending the receipt of a definite proposal from Mr. Conyers The proi-ct "f erecting the passenger station on the Lagoon appears to have been abandon- d Instead ot" obtaining a definite proposal from Mr. Conyers. the Board ha-= rec-ived the follnwini! telegram from thai e.ntleman:— "lie Oamaru new passenger -tation. After carefully going into the matter, expense would be so very frreat that I feel sure Government would never sanction it Best site, in my opinion, would he v orth of Gasworks, with a curve connecting South lino ending Lagoon. Whole of existins; static,:, "round should be retained f,'»r t;..od.s busine-s ody. V\ m. Coxyers. Commissioner of Railways." Some little■discussion took i»lac« to-,lay upon the ►ubject, -evral members espre>sin-, deemed oninion« that the propoed sif: was a veiy inconvcniL-at one. Mr. Stewird stated that be had airily he*n asked to j.i drawing up a memorial on the muLj ct and that it" was probable some public action would be tnk-n with a view to getting Mr. Cony.jrs to abandr-n his id. a of having the pa«s -ngfr st-ition so far from the centre of the town. The matter then dropped.

We understand that his Worship the yi-vor has received an invitation to accom-p-'t",'v m:*ml.'Ti "f Parliament to Pu-.-d'U -m th.-oc-:.sM>no r ot tlnoug-- :u*:wa c-»mrouuicatin:i, and that he intent accepting the inn-ation. The tender of Mr Earlo for supply : ilg the lnneh"on on thr-"-■■lasinn o: the visit, of Jm i x-eden-v rhe Governor an.t memLers or P-xHiani-nt. in c-nn-ction with the lorinal op ni;iL- "f the railway to Dunedin, has bean accepted I- ia announced tir.t the Plrlhvmoinc Society's second e >nce:t-f tha season will be given at th~ Vnlnn'eer Hal! on I'iiur>d.iv evening n.-x!. Me-nb-rs are particularly.; desired to attei.d the rehearsa's t» he he:d on Mo-d.iv and Wednesday evenings. At rhc mestinzof :he Municipal Council lutevenirg tin: Mayor rai-.cd the qnee-lion ■»f 1.-viii" h ■ Co;-, oiatior: -.count- kent 1:1 a„'n- e* <•-••• tr.w.-c He sr. d that M ; e ("tvi'cil wis r ik ly to 'nave wry considerab'e nd'htiun to its i"eee t.W a- .i expenditure so soon as the w:.tc writs were completed, and even thon-h the new system n.-ghr necessitate additions! clerical assistance it was necessary that the books should he kept in such a maimer as to show at a g anoe the whole of the receipts and expenditure in connection with each source of revenue. After a little dis-us-ion, the whole question was referred to the Finance Committee to report upon, a? wed as upon the aelvisabihty of"appointing a Municipal Treasurer.

youn'c, man named John (Jnigley. wno hs* been werkinj; at the Waterworks, had a narrow cscai e from being drowned cany this morning '" the Lag-.-n. About nnio'clock Mr *.V. Kayrier, hearing a man cidlui' out. at once jumped out of bet., procured rhe a5.-Istr.nee of Messrs. Biker, .Cunnmcham. and • •ther neigbbora. and by tilaut'nfa roti>. in puliin- Qaighy ..tit of th<- w.uc. Me was taken to the Alianee Hote! and plac d 111 a warm bed, with tin- sati*raetury re.-uit that he is to-day none the w »rse I r his involuntary bath. It is supposed that he was intoxicated, and walked over the embankment at the end ot" Tyne street. feveral letters, including one from Mr. D. Borrie in reply to Mr. P. Aitchison, and unavoidably crowded out of our present issue. The Finance Committee's report, read at last nights meeting of tho Municipal Council stated that oat of the pr.-coeds 01 the Waterworks Loan. L! 1.0 0 had been deposited in the Bank in live several sums i-iz L4of)o. L3OOO, L2OOO, LlfcOO, and I 100°. on fixed deposits at « months, and that the Council, as regards the balance to credit, would receive the interest at r, per ceil", on monthly balar.ee. The natation for a public hall and corn exchange has u«w ripened into something ,\ fini** and we hr«in to think that the triu-iu-'eriScation of .he Masonic Hull will not on'v confer a benefit upon its proprietor but will also I>e advantageous to the public. A half, bnilt after th:- most approved style ami doable of rearing lt/00 persons wili he. an improvement even upon the Masonic Half, and it is only natural that "should l>e At the time th.t the Masonic Hall was built < <amaru was only iu its infancy. Isow that it has attained a mature age, it is only reasonable to*upi»«e that a puohc hall that was several years ago large enough and to spare i» now too strait for the purposes for i which it is required. The prospectus which appears in another column affords full partienlars to those desirous of assisting the project by taking shares. The public have, ui, u.the present time, entered into rhematter wi.h as nmch bj-int as t..e Secretary, and :t--0 H>.aies have a'r dy been apphed 10 . W-.-nwUrstamrth ' th • site or the p-opnaeil C«rn Exchange an Pa die Hall will be that property known as the Waitaki House, one I of she roost central positions in the town.

One hundred and forty-five signatures have been attached to the petition from miners and resident- of Livingstone and the Upper Waitaki district, praying for the construction of the railway extension to Livingstone. It wa.', we believe, forwarded to Wellington to-day for presentation to Parliament. It would seem that notwithstanding the length of time that has elapsed since anythin" W'S heard upon the matter, the pro-j-c.°t rted i.v 'he no'.. M. Holmes at the i.-.-t ;.nnu.d meetin r .it th- Allienltural and P.atorai A oeia-iun for erecting a Corn escn:\ngeh;.s not betndr .pp-d. At the meeting of th..- M-.Dicipal Council la-t evemna. a letter \\a« read fnim Mr. Henry Conned, on benalf of th Co ..mittes, asking if the Council weuld be wi ing to lease 'or a term of 6(> yt-arß the four «c,ions in -evoivi-stre t known a the xManet Kese Vd, f<r a Com i-.xcliange an<l Mi. Kt-t, and f so up-n what term-, ihe wii'er al <> static! that although the Committee he represented had b en el-ct'd by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, th.: project is quite distil.ot •'■om tha* S"C*pty. Sumo discussion took pi ce upon tho matter, timing which it was oiite.l flit tha"-- the Council could not, miller any circumstances, grant a lease for more than 21 years, and several Acts am'. Oidina ces were consulted upon the subject. <;. uncillur Headlnid said he was not in .dined to grant a lease 10 the Committer, as ha did lot thiYk it desirable to all w the .e-erve to pass .uc of the hands of the !'ou cl into th--se n- a c mpany for any lenfjthe. Ed t.me. The Mayor said he wa.-in-hne i to consider the a-plication favorably if the Council were empowered by the lease to ex -reise a veto in regard to the .-ha-gea to be imide to the public, as was the case°i" regard to the laud granted to the Baths Company. There was'iio prospect of die Council b. big in a position to erect a nrrket for some" years tn come, and if a o:d»lic conn-any wis prepared to utilise the ieo-rve. ;ind p y a rus-i-utable rent for it. there coiil i n •; 1> • inuc.i "bj. c'iou to irrantlil.' a i a-ie uooei- lie e •uditp.ns he had na .ed -Ai'ib" son.-.- further d-scission, i: was deeil'l to reier the letter to the] -.•••serves Ci m i.itt - to c-lv-uit v.-itfi the So'icitois and ri-.i.O'-t at the next meeting. Mom what transpire!, r.e f .n-y that the matter will meet, w f.i f:ivor»bie eonsideratioll, several Couneiilos being apparently willing to to a lease of the section-*, provided th >< the Council had sonie amount of control "ver the L'orn Kxchango and Market. It may be mentioned that the Co n Exchange referred to in Mr. Cornell's Utter has no con eetiuu with that projected bv the t lamaru ' orn Hxc lange and Public Hall Company, the p-ospectus of which appea'S in anotner co-nnm -' A Passenger" has neglected to snpr'us with his real name, whicn ai u t i•• the mm iiissr'ion of his iettcr in this is When the omission is supplied we shall be _lad to give hi- opinions a place in our columns.