The Evening Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 890, 21 February 1879, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1879.

TUt' action «l the ttuxbvv Boned in electing Mr. Ouorge Hntmpter as its Chairman will be aw unanimously approved by the public: as its was by tho Board, there are few nu-n. if there are any, in this* district, that! h»»u * greater eapucity for business aad wonld have '.tutored- harder than .Me. Sumpter Ua* dotw &*• the good of this- povt. fte hae- * deep intenwti in securing the best posailrte management of Win harbor over Che affairs of which ho has prwiided for so long.

With the «xcuptum- of two fanuTwH the whole Omnium portion of the immigrants per Wellington have miceeeded in obtaining engagements. The senrant girts received an average «f about LSOi, while the single men.. mostly tntipgud as farm Movers, obtained: ift'Biu LV»-to Uiil a year. Two married men, ■with families, found employment at LSO per nnnnm- and found. The immigrants by tho Wellington- wars one of the very b««t lots that have arrival in Oamaru. and form a striking contrast to- many of those who■arrived by the 'Faranaki,

I Four more horses engaged in- th« Duxusdin tiien w«mt Soutfr to-day. via., flfamo,. Foul Hay. fthamrocte, and Milb. Tho settlers complain that we do not publish the railway time-table in tho Mail. This i» not m* fault. Ws shall only be delighted to find mem tor it* if the Government will anthoris* it* insertion, and pay tho expense. Wei ca» no more afford to advertise for the fJo*»rnj»*ot free of charge -than we, can afford to- p**fia«» the same surviue for others. The cost «l » esbtma or two uotumua space, where ft pap*? hsa •

targe eircttlation, is not only considerable, j but tt » too valnaMe to give away. Already | the Government obtain* the advantage of gratwitons advertising, the mail notices being inserted is the press of the Colony free of charge. Aft&oagb evtiyone moat admit that it is dsnnbk, and even necessary, that tiafttHert publicity sfccold be given to the rail-way time-table, no en* could reasonably expect s« to bear the expense of that publicity. It £* obvioraly the doty of the Government to advertise the tables in the papers published in the principal towns, the I eort of doing *hlch would be so small as not !to be worthy oi! so much consideration as | that which haa b«en given to it. We heard ' Isoroe time ago that the matter was receiving the attention of the 'Railway Department, and it is to-be expected that the wish of the public will before long be compiled with. 1 The trophies .gained by the Otckatfce stnd 1 Hooka at the recent Shows in Christchureh. Timaru. Oamaru, and f/anedirr. have not | apparently been forgotten by stock-owners j desirous of improving the character of their sheep. We hear that the Hon. Robert Campbell ha* sold several of his ram.* to Sir ! Thomas Tanered. Kurt.-, and Messrs. Michael I Studhotmc, fT. Elwortby. and John Douglas, at LtO*> each. Mr. Douglas has also secured. during his visit to Otefcaike. a tot of select : ewes, with the view of breeding stnd rams. We are informed by a practical man who saw i the Otßkaike ewes after being selected for '. the rams this year, that a nicer and more tevet ftVfe is not to> be. seen in th«- Colony. We have lately been afforded evidence that ;«ood land is stitt maintaining it* price. despite: the tightness of the money market. The? West Plains' estate- has just been offered by auction at Invercargitl. The attendance was large and the bids' per acre for some of ''. the tots reached Ll». The property was. '■. however, withdrawn front sale, the eeserve being L2t) per acre. The Assessment Court for the Kakannc Road District was held yesterday at Mr. I>. Booth's* woofehed, Keidston. T. W. Parker I K>q.. R.M..conducted the proceedings. Mr. Jamas Raw. District Vainer; and Mr. Oarrow. ;fWk to th*» Board, were in attendance. Mr. L. G. BVwwicfe appealed, on the part of Mr. tt'm. Fenwick, against the increased valuation placed on 3289 acres of the- Waiapeka property, which was valued last year at LIS 18., and this year at Lf*D>. After an investigation- Mis Worship declared its traUhU value at Lt.'JT 10s. Mr. I- G. rVnwick- also t)*-j«cted to. the valuation of 9*> (icres of his own-. v.»i:>--E this year at t,.-.'ft. lis against E.tBO last jear. The Court reduced the valuation, after hearing tf« statements of the vainer and ohjector. to L~oV Mr. W. K. Teseheruafcer. appealed against the valuation set on the Taipo Still property, \&S2 acres, vatne-d at LWZ~. as being an *x<i.«ss on last year of 3s Sd per acre. Ort hearing the evidence the Bench redttced the valuation by Is per acre. Mr.. C. G. Moore supported an objection t"> : the valuation made on 48f> acres of the Cape property,, valued at Lt per acre. The- fWrt iltscided. after a patient hearing, that the value should be fixed at I ft* I'd per aere. The claims, oi! the Hon. M. tt.-trues. T. Morris. C. Stock. T. Stevenson, and C. Lamiey were dismissed, these gentlemen having neglected to- appear, tit* Worship then signed the roll ami cave it to the Ctert. of the Board. The roll showed a total of LSI. to'ti. or L 2577 increase on the last one. This wllowing cases were disposed of today, at tti« Resident Magistrate's Court, before T. W. Parke*, Ksc t .. Resident Magistrate :—Smith v. Kendaix*.. -taim f.lO 14s. Mr. Newton appeared for the ptamurt. The ctaim was proved in the nsnet way. and costs given for Lt Its. Finch v. Morrison, claim t/2 3s ttd. This was a judgment summons

'flit: plau.t.iit said hj» vx* witting to attm the defendant » frrtni.sht ti> meet th« claim the didi-nda-nt staUtf that h>- was fyuS witting- to pfiy it sn his nvi.itv:i frwn th country, which wonM t>> i»i about ,t*.v montta. The JlajristraV for a fortnight to allow of a wtttfment. i'o*t* .w. Patterson v. Morrison.—Claim, L.f ifa T,hu* t-3*e wa«> also, adjourned for a fortnight to ptarwlt of the attendance of the- plaintiff *Sp<3!jJkijag >if *he most portentotts news paper pfopesty in th* w»>rtd. Karl Beacon* He tit has said ■—" J** <x,s ought ever t< despair t took for the wnexp-fcted, it U swn to occur. If you. want an example, cnir»t *» the Times'. Many *itatty' rivals sought t« supplant it. tuit in vain. Then they set u[ weekly papers, some intellectual, some comic and was that ace both instructive- am amusing: twA the supremacy of tin Times remained The pennj papers, too. had tfcsif tow ~■.«' expect;* tion:: bat it was wa sc*-a f>M v, I .*' the great journal had Inst in mort-.pot; it had gained in enti.wed dignity Lastly eanie the great attack of the provin n'uii papers. as well written and almost a; punctually informed •. !>nt again the Time?. by cousins the railway companies andacceterating the (expresses, was enabled t» hold it.own. Bat wliat no urn* had dared to hope, oj tint, the day at last ea-a-o ytjen a Walter took it into his head to be his own editor : and the stately fabric, reared with so i iiU cti patience, maintained, tti" 1 -. . ->■> ••s-i». begin!* to crack and- tiiiv.l.'.e down." We hope that w*» shall neve* jiivo- " Pi ry " cans* to say the name of the Muc. at' though we have taken it into our head t„ be our own editor.