The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 973, 2 June 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1879.

Information was obtained l>y tlie police ye.sterd.-iy that a st:-:<!-.•■! death had occurred at Pap.-ik.iio, ami on making inquiries the bodv of a man named .lames IHiffield, a contractor on the Oaniaru Waterworks, was found lying in a tent. '1 here were no marks on the body, or no appearance of foul policing used. Tlic deceased had been in Oaniaru .since the races, and had been drinking heavily. He returned to Papakaio on Thursday night last, ami on Friday morning airatn commenced drinking. On Saturdayhe was unable to leave his bed, and was continually calling for brandy. Deceased was b aiding with :v Mrs. Henderson, and she gave him some brandy every two or three hours, and he also took a little soup which Mrs. Henderson made for him. On Sunday morning she also brought him some soup, of which lie partook. Some time afterwards he called a man named Pilling and asked for some soup. Pilling brought the soup, j but deceased could not take any of it, and I he lu-ked Pilling to give him his hand, which | he complied with, and immediately after i deceased moved over on the bed and died. Pilling called for assistance, but it was found to be of no avail. Deceased was a single man, and it is thought he lias no relations in the Colony. An inquest lias been deemed unnecessary.

During May 40 births, G marriages, and 10 deaths were recorded iu the Oaniaru Registrar's office.

The fortnightly meeting of tiie Commercial building Society will be held this evening .it Mr. Church's office at the usual hour. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, before T. . Parker, Esq., R.M., Maiy Lyster pleaded guilty to two charges of larceny and was remanded till Monday next.

It will be observed by an advertisement that the Valuation Roll under the Land Tax Act has becn][removed from the Courthouse, Oamaru, to the Schoolhouse, Maheno, where it will in future be open for inspection. Doubtless, many of otir readers will wonder why the roll has been removed from the town, which, as the centre of the district, is certainly the most convenient place for residents to inspect the roll. The Act specially stipulates that the valuation lists shall be open for inspection in some part of the district to which it refers, and Oamaru not being within the County, it has, we believe, been found necessary, in order to avoid tiie possibility of any legal quibbles being raised in the future, to locate the roll according to the Act.

The usual eight o'eloce service in the Kew Tees-street Hall was very well attended. Addresses were pi veil bv Mr. C. G. Moore, who took for his subject '" The edding • Jarment," and Mr. J. Mirams, who discoursed upon "The Sinner's Call, and God's I'eplv." The choir, as usual, added to the attractiveness of the .service ly singing capitally several sacred, pieces, amongst them being one of special merit entitled "Come, for the Feast is Spread."

It is notified by advertisement in another column that the criminal sitting of the District l.'ourt will be adjourned till the Jltli in*?;., when all persons bound by recognizance i>r summoned are required to attend. Tito North Otago Coursing Club are certainly to be congratulated on the excellent number of nominations received ior the Waterloo Cup, to be run under the Club's auspices on the '2-ith instant. Although the stake was fixed for G4 it was not anticipated that the full number would be forthcoming, and we think we are correct in stating that tiie 50 nominations received exceed the most sanguine anticipations. Coursing is but in its infancy in the Colony, ami that fifty dogs deemed worthy of competing in so great an event should be obtainable shows tiiat the sport has made wonderful strides during the year or two it lias been followed in New Zealand. From the list, which appears in another column, it will be observed that New Plymouth sends one nomination, Chritehurch nine, 'i'enmka one, I'uttei'tin five, Tokoinairiro live, Invcrcargill six. and (laniaru and the district around it twenty, while we believe tiie New Plymouth nominator will be represented by a Totara dog. Of course, it is ditiicr.lt to say what dogs tiie various nominators may be represented by, as most of them have more than one greyhound to rely upon ; but of this wc may be sure, that the dogs placed in the slips will be the best in the Colony. With tiie attendance of his Excellency the Governor, of which there is some prospect, and tine weather, the meeting will undoubtedly be the best ever held in Xew Zealand.

We would remind farmers that the public trial of Dobbie's patent broadcast seed-sower will take place at 1 o'clock to-morrow on Mr. .John Turnbull's farm, White Rocks. All who take an interest in labor saving maehinerv should be present.

We remind ratepayer:; in the Kakanui Road District that the nominations of members in the five subdivisions of the district are appointed for to-morrow, at noon ; also, that at the same hour the nominations of candidates for the Enfield subdivision of Waiareka district will be received by Mr. Todd, the Returning Oliicer, at the Schoolhouse, Teaneraki.

The unemployed arc adopting a very excellent means of bringing their condition under the notice of the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. A petition for presentation to Mr. Macatidrew has been drawn up, and a meeting of those out of employment is called for to-morrow afternoon, at two o'clock, on the Old Cricket Ground, for the purpose of attaching their signatures to the document.

\\'c learn iroiii tin,* Duncdin .Star that the panorama " Zealan.li.r' will shortly be exhibited in this town. Having heard that ! Oamartt had been omitted from the collection of vie Wo forming this exhibition, tc the other day remarked somewhat pointedly i upon the mifairne.'vt of such an omission to Oarriaru and the Colony. It appears that the proprietors have a very proper idea of what is necessary to represent the Colony in its proper lufiit, and will include scenes taken from all parts of the Colony. Up to the present time the exhibition only occupies one whereas wiien the programme is carried ont, and all parts of the Colony are properly represented, it will occupy three niylits. The artisi'a labor has been semewhat laborious, 7iot to say expensive, n:.d it is not surprising that he and the proprietors should be anxious to let the public see what has already been done, and to reap some compensation from what must have been considerable outlay.