The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 924, 2 April 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1879.

At this !C. >t. Coap# yi:»t.i'Pil.i,y. fwfopi.) T. VV. fiirkisp. >!»<•(.,. R. \E... an important trespus# «w wast heapit. atu t oceupiwt iicarty tli«" whole day. £6 w;is nar hi.'oujfht'. l'iy .hti'ifn Rtvynf ugiunnt .JiMm-'s ♦'arupfiKti to reeovrr t.l'll fop ilamagt-; di>u<f r>jt cattlr trusfKVjsing at «n the 3rd of M'an-h. Mr. i^lircr

appeared for the plaintiff;. Mp. I'invipbell (Mindneted- bi.- nwn ca.Jf'. Ifi app>'arrii frnni the evillener pvi-n Chat! Mr. * eattle wepe at fari/e at t.ii>- Cine.-, ,'vinl I.'uh that the fence was not wrticimtly «tw>n.sf t» keep them out. they vol; the wirex. and ilestpnyed- a lUMiibi-r of eabl.;>ge:+. aiet trampled down a quantity of potato top*. (' 'ompl'ainant then went to Mr. C;vnvph«l|. ;vn«l tofd hint of the ilamage snstained. iwkirii? 211 eaeh fop the eabbttges. which Mr I''ai(ipl« It agreed to pay,. Ife {hew saiit that fie estimated hi* entire damage at f.C-*. ,\fr. ♦ 'ampbell deninrped to t.hi.< as hems' toogreat. 'oniplainant then said- he would !»• wilting to leave the matter tn two arbitrators, and mentioned Str. E.if.tle as one and Mr. 11. Pavis as the other. lie asked the defendant to sentl a note to Mr. I.ittfe. asking him t»> act. This Mr. t'ampbelt did. and Mr. f>avis was also asked to ai.-t, and complied. The valuation which they set was Li. After hearing a large amount of evidence, his Worship gave judgment for L 5, with Li> 5» eost:->.

The members for tiie district, Messir». istop- and Shrinufci. wilt their iiistitnents at Kakautic thi* evening.

There was ft eapitat attendance at tip* Volunteer EEatt fast evening. when a chang*in the programme wiw» fiwented. tFie panorama <4 the Kwao-Turfcish war heing presented for the first time. The varimw scene* are eapitatty painted, and of She two tltM ts» undoubtedly the better work of art. Many of the sueneu in the fate strife are plae«d vividly before the audience. and some id>;i of the magnitude of the struggle may be gained from them. Mr. iStanfey eave a number of mimes, and the usual dutriiitttiw

if gifts took, ptaee. This eveninir the p.ino lima wilt be shown for the fast time.

ft refreshes ns to hear of a good on the firs I! day of the shooting season - -the 1 more so. on account of tfie prevailing impression that shooting in Xew /Ceatan-I is a delusion ami a snare. We understand a shooting party met{ye«terday on Mr M. Studholme's estate at VVaimate. and before on" o'clock p.m.. one division, of the party, e.insisting of six guns. tif> wy duck, widgeon, ami- teat. The ntirnher of birds killed and not retrieved. owing to the lore.: grass and- impvitrtrabfo send'. must have eseeediad.. we are informed. twenty or thirty liraee. 'flie Idfil.-; w> re plen-tifrd. «fiii h i.>. no doubt, owing to tin- fart that the .une en this estate is and has been tor sc.'me tune strietty preserve' t.

Tht? only .r»- tin' r'.r.iiden* Court tlii* mominsf «•>>u.«i •<{••1 tjut' lone eliurtfew of us in:; uHiitticuf i.ni»'iia.,;Y | H v-i'em-d by of t'.v hrisf Art'"- ajjain-t the master of that «*•»*":• t. Tlw ctwrH were ;vtl dismissed. J. V. flutut'hrey. .F. i'.. was on the bench. Tin- I ton. W. FoS tvitt ifetiwr » te> ■I" i rr. • on Temperance in th* new ff U[ to. morrow evenine, fe> conirnett.v »t oV!<M-h. A? Vf. p'ot advocates ii:-'. i"'t \v: rn? iwtHtifh and »•• . ■ ! - i 1 ' ■ '■■ i-vi!- ! I'i-ri >n 1 nit -;t!: t!■ ? i.) 1 1 ■ L' 1 1' ! -■'. : U-' - i;;\ '>• ' f"1I<-ir views upon ''he .-«• rl■ j>- -r ■.<■ if';.'' , to I>o present. Alhlli <-!■'! l free. We are feqir'sted f.o intmrUe to pr-■■■ - takers ii-fi the last. Show ft the X.t>. A. Association that the *ilvi.<F and brtw.v tn-t I*l. ordered arc ready for delivery at the oili- ~f the Association-. Th»> Secretary also It. - t<> ropiest that subscri ptiou lisf-i. uitii should IV hatideit over m t;:u■.■ for tic compiling of tie-' balance sheet. We have been PC. {nested t<> that*, t:i" sale ot Mr. llu.ifH M'Call's f.'inuin'■ k "u'l atrt-iunltural implements wilt fate ptao- on j the farm, Sitae Valley. on. frutay w\t. t-'oYtocfc.. arid liot to-morrow... a- iria<l\ >;»• ■ tcntly advertised in the [hiuediu pao»rs and our local contemporary.