The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 773, 3 October 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1878.

We have been compelled to hold over a quantity of interesting m.itier until tomorrow.

The Warden's Court was held at Livingstone on tie Ist init., by 11. W. Robinson, 's-q when -everal amplications for dan. sites and claims were con-idered and gr nted with ihe • xeeption of one of the former by James M Quade, itfb ing refu-ed on the round that the same was previously granted to the Golden Hill paity, and was at present occupied by them.

So far as we know no arrangements have vet been made by the po-td department uherebi' the public, who are box-holders at the Post < >mV.e, may receive th.ir Dunedi" letters, conveyed hither by th- late train, o the same night as t>>eir arrival, and be granted access to their V>' x s on Sundays W'e would suggest hat a deput.iti n shouol wait upon Mr B eknell for t'-e i urpose .-> epresenting t > that eentlemau the necessity for arrangements neing made to seou-e the above-mentioned priv.l. ges to box-holders The representations would be forward, d 'o headquart rs, and we are sure that Mr. Rose, who is always anxious to be made aware of the postal requirements of any community, that he may carry them out if reasonable, would be sure to g've us that for which we now a c k We hope th t our suggestion as to a deputation will be promptl. acted upon The Cora V-se Company drew anothefull h. use last nii.ht. Th" sleight of hand tri ks by Mi'lame < Vi a. and the com eali y i-fu-ed in o Va! V ■>&& representative figures. ke t .t up the interest throughout th performance. The entertainment will be varied to-night. Mr. and Mrs. Fills were ve?terday chosen keepers of the O.imaru Ba--hs, there being 14 other applications. Three piles, pile driving gear, plaform and nvmkey (weighing g-awt.). chains, ropes, and boats being used in the construction of the Up er A ait-v- i Bridue have been washed away by the fl ■<> I. entailing a loss opon the contractors of 1.400. We are gratified to be able t> sta*e that the share- in the p-ojeo'ed Woollen Factory are still going off freely, upwards of 70U0 hiving been disposed of. At a me ting of the North Otago Rifl • \s-ociation held la-t night (Mr in the chair), the draft rules were, wMi a few si ght alteration's, adopted. The. monthly competitions will in future be held on the third Saturday in ea-"b month, entries to be forwarded to tho Secretary on the Thursday night previous. The Waitangi Tribune, writing under the impression tint "The Ounaru Hir or Board Ordinance Amendment Act" had passed, i>ay* this c moiment to 0.-imaru :

•' I he people of this seap rt »"ust b» congratulatci on the passing of 'The Oamani Harbor Board rdin nw-n Amcdinent Act.' and it is to be hop. d that the Breakwater woiks will be push'd ahead vigoiou-ly. A tew years hen-e the shipping in the harbor of OmiHi'U will, no rjoubt, have an i",posing appearance, when the hnu-e-fl ig< of leading Home finn-< flutter in the breeze off the shore of the ' white stone city.'"

The pospectus of a C inpany called The NTew Zealand l.'ailwav Waggon Company (Limited) Capitil LUIOoOI in 10,000 shares of L! 0 each, has been issued A mee'i ig of the ' ivingstone Miners-' Association wa« held on Tuesday last, wh-n when some business of minor lmnortan-e was dioenssed. The mines have had a good supply of water since the fr- st gave w y. and most of th® claims are now iu fall working order. The O-imaru portioQ of the Invercargili's immigrants will arrive to-mor-ow per s.s. ■Waitaki.

' Tho usual monthly meeting of the Kakanni Road Board was h.dd at tho Board's . mo« 6 ysaierday. Present Messrs. Gilchrist (in the chair), Morton. Thomson, Maude, Hedley, Gemmell. Vte-k, M'Donald, Manning. Klder, and Oliver (Kngineer) The minutes of th-- p mee ing were read and confirmed, and the outwa'd coiraspondence was read and ap roved. A circular w s read from the I'nder Secretary a-king for certain information, which was ordered to be supplied. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Hedley. second-d by Mr. Maude, that at its :>■ xt meeting the rJoard levy a general rate of K in the £, payable on or before the 14th December. On the motion of Mr. Thomson, it was resolvsd that the Engineer be instructed to examine and report er. the state of the bridge at Kakanui Mouth. The following tenders fo.- the undermentioned c-utntcts weie accepted : Contract, 4 . Tlvmas I 347 12<. 2d ; contract 4S. Biggar and liob rt on, 1.77 10s. 6d. It was resolved —1 That the Engineer prepare estimates of tho co-t of two stone culverts, and widening the formation of portions of beach rosd. 2. That the Fngineer prepare specfications, and that tenders be called for gravelling remaining portion of lecho'me m»in district, ro.id, and that he report on the cost of raising road line at Kakanui liverto the height of Mr. Klder's embankment. 3. That the Clerk write to the Waitaki County Council, pointing "Ut the necessity fjr fencing portions ofm-ifl line from junction of Waiareka road to White Kocks. .Accounts amounting to L 472 98. having been passed for payment, the Board adjourned.

The supplementary bazaar came to an end. last evening The attendance was not very large,.but the spioiod nesa of the room must be aMowed for,, which would accommodate a vast-number without crowded. The scene wiis very brilliant, even mire so than on urcce iiug evenings, and the visitors seemed to enj .y themseUes greatly. The Philharmonic rehearsal (which was some«hit shorten! that the b'Zaar work migh* he resumed) was li-t- neo to with peifect" quietness and apparent olensureto all. The aco-istio properties or th-? hall are almost perfect, au.l it would i- many ways, though, perhaps, o.nlv intended for a grai.. .-toiv, meet 'he equireme ts of a public hdl ; he . ,t re of gp >vfce.-t interest in the room la^t. vnina was the drawing of the -rt unio> prizes for the silver plate. The success of tinbaziar lias fa nil d the. xpect:itions(uuderse-%-eral unfavorable circumstances) >f the promoters; and the result, expected toieac'i oe rlv 1.200, will provide a large part of the purchase money for the valuable sect on .ear the church. 'I he Clergyman and Vestry of the piri*h are de-drou* of tendering their sincere tharika to ah oont'ibu | ton'i» money *ud kind, and especially <•<• | the ladiea and pentlsmea who ataitted &■ cheerfully and unani'noffisly £n th<s room .and to Mr Sumpter 'or the u«e of hia pre ini-es ; and to Mr M'Kay, fo- his courteous oi'ss i'i attending to cl'se the *ame. ami ffo ding auv he p in hia power. The re naming a'tie'e-, comprising a'considera! le v~i ty "f u efu' and or «m.ntal things. •vi I b; dispose! of by aucti n, by ir.v .r of k |r'.{o.»Tge.tiree'ifi'!d->; his r.K)ma, .n yue -treet. on !-aturday liest at iiaif past two ■ i. in.

At the Resi lent Magistrate's Court to-day Al xu.dec Ross wu- fi el 12- 6d. fodlov/ing one cow to wander at large with ether r.ipe.

The Celestial Queen has now got; wiJ lown to her waer-line, and will fioish l<>aili'ig early to-morr<.w, and be ready tor sea on Saturday. Ci.pt Gaster is pleased with the dispatch with which his reuse! habeen load d, and say-, that, had he been c -mpelled to load gram from < lamaru in Fori Chalmers he w-aild not have been ready fo ;ea in less than double the time. W\ believe him. There U every reason to b with the expedition than has latel attended he loading of vessel-in this harb >r. The barque Ceylon, which will be tht third vessel to load at this prt, without in- ••.-. mission for Home, is detained in Port Lyttelron on account of sh rtuess of hanis -he is of such light, draught that she wil. probably load 'he greater portion of her cargo alongside the Breakwater.

The Baker and Farron (20 in number), a d the I'oyal Marionettes wdl appear hero some time in zt month.

Mr. Archih&l ' Forbes, the war correspm. • lent, is about to travel on a lecturing u.ai in the United States.

Jenny Claus (Madame Charles Peroe wa- at >an Fiaicisco Jaßt month, en route > Honolulu. Mons. Pernet acting a?. Fieuch Consul there.