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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 984, 14 June 1879, Page 2

We feel that sonic explanation is due to mr readers with r.;ii:n:i:( £.> ti;e non-appear-iiice in our Inst Liiue of a report of tiic mcetng of the C'oursiii" Club hclil yesterday. I'he meeting was called for 11 o'clock at tin 'ftuyiy Council Chambers, and #ur reportei .t tended puuttluMlv, but after waiting half m-hour, and the flon. Secretary bein" tin >nly member present, be tlien left. He re urncd to the room afterwards, and finding :hat there was no one [iro.sent, very natu ■ally concluded that the meeting had'lapsed It appears, however, that a meeting wi ifterwards held at Messrs. Council am 21oh-£3* offices, but as we received no inti nation of tJje intention to hold a incetin; aoul,, as we iijii'e not a clairvoyan subject in the cilice", Hve were ltift in uttei •jnoraiice fif the fact tha£ the business wa: >eing proceeded wjtij, fi#d _ cpjiserpienth [ailed to give a report of the proceedfnas [t may not be the duty of anyone to give In ormation of this kind to the Press, but thi lictate* of courtesy certainly prompt thi irfoption or !iucij-» - - ( - The entertainment to 4)e' givaij shortly t< jrovitip funds: for liquidating,certain liubiii :ies in counertion witu the Volunteer Hal icomiscs to dcyclgp .'nty a more miscellaneou: ir.d icossequently move .jitu4£tiy£ iiatun ,k*n.wti* at first contemplated. In addiiioi ;o jv njisojllwwjua concert by members o he . Philharmonic •jSaci.eiy, ' it;, is atatei li.it a dram.it iii perjorijisnce ivill Jjo given £1 lis will consist of a fiiand.iril fares, to l;i performed by-local lady .au*l genwmei unateurs. * Kb effort is being spared tq niaki lie entcrfunmeiit in- a success md Hi it jp. a long time since anything in tin hkpe <jf fur ewatdiir drafiiatic performance vas given in Oamaru, t!;e announcemen ilionld catiM A-tf4esy Wkle of tickets of ad nusaion, -« - Mr.- W. ConnmsStori er Pays; and Mr: 's*.* Bach, General Manager o ■he X%rietclinrch. section,, were passenger >y the express train to Gtaastchurcli to^tLay - A Wellington telegram informs ns that ; warrant Jia* been issued giving the TCaimati Railway Company permission. iDi-aseiCntcw lands and public reserves vested in til' Crown, and to construct the railway througl the public respires, and that consent ha; been given the company to borrow LGO,(XX

We are informed that the slut Fairy, that divided the Puppy Stakes at the Metropolitan Coursing Club's meeting, at Palmerston, on Thursday, with Mr. R. M'Auly's Shylock is by Mr. J. D. Rett's Geelong Comet and out of Molly Bawn, bred by the samejzentleman, It is pleasing to find the. pawned district and their pro'-' genjglpccnpy'jtßg such" prominent positionainr' every matcEJield witbraf easy^d|*t Mce -i.? . MK-Kobert|Reid, diaper, of this town, has filgds% of insolvency,/'iotf-in Oamaru, Dtmedin, the Jfacrns advertised in the Dunedin papers. 1 f course wc do not know what object the insolvent may have had in view in adopting the tinj usual course of going through the initiatory .stages.of his.insolvency .proceedings in.Dunediri, but it §eeins to us'that if he had 'acted in accordaiicfe with" tlie reading of the Act, he would have filed here. The Act says that shatl-'be' filed -iiTa"'coiiftTof the district in which the debtor has carried on'busine33 for the longest period during the preceding six months." : ...

The Oamaru Artillery have caught the \varlike"fevcr that lias already stricken the Wellington and C'hristchurch batteries, and prompted them to offer their services to the Government in the event of a Maori war breaking out. At the parade last evening the question was put by Lieutenant Greenfield as to whether members would be willin" to take up arms against the Maoris should an outbreak occur in Taranaki, and a detachment volunteered for active service. No formal oiler lias yet been made to the Government, but should the occasion arise we are informed that a number of members of the battery will be prepared to preceed at once to the scene of active operations. It is gratifying to find that some, at least, of our Volunteer cofps are not entitled to the appellation of ''feather-bed soldiers" that has been pretty freely applied to them. Happily there seems but little prospect of any trouble with the Maoris occurring.— Since writing the above we have learned that a large number of members of No. 1 Company have signified their willingness to have a brnjsh the natives should a Maori war break out; and there can be no doubt that should any trouble arise a very strong force might speedily be placed in the field, The next lecture of the Oamaru Young Men's Christian Association's winter series will be given at the Volunteer Hall on Thursday evening next, by the Rev. Mr. Byng, of Dunedin,' and the subject will be "Mental Philosophy." We have bad the pleasure of inspecting at the storgs of the New Zpaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company a nnniber of really splendid samples of grain being preparedby Mr.WilliamDawson, and intended to be forwarded to the Sydney International Exhibition. They comprise nine samples of wheat, four of oats, and two of barley. Of the wheat there are two samples of the Tuscan, six of velvet, and one of red straw; of oats there are two Canadian, one burley, and one Danish ; while both the samples of barley are of the Chevalier variety. The whole of these are really excellent, and

should fully establish the rejiutraion of this district as ouo of the best in the Colony. The samples were all obtained from growers in the district. The Hon. 11. Holmes provides two samples of Tuscan wheat, and one of Canadian oats, grown 011 the Awamoa estate ; Messrs, Fleming and HetHey, one of Tuscan wheat and one of Canadian oats, jrroivn at Seadown ; Mr. J. Gibson, Papakaio,- one of Tuscan wheat; Messrs.jHawden and Warnoek, Ngapapa, one of velvet wheat i Mr, A: 15elT, Airdale, one of velvet wlieat and one of red straw wheat 5 Messrs. Murdoek and Watson, Hakaterainea, one of velvet wheat ; M:\ J. Forrester, Papakaio, one of velvet wheat ; .Mr. John Lewis, Maeiewhenua, one of burley oats ; Mr. A. Bell, Macrewheiiii, one of Danish oats ; Mr. H. Little, Ngapara, one of Chevalier barley ; ami Mi', V>", JeHisep, Ngapara. one of Cheva-

i licr barley. I Last night the head-quarter companies of j Xo. .'i Battalion Volunteers were inspected ! li\- Major Steward, at the Volunteer Hall. ' There was a good muster, notwithstanding ! the unfavorable weather. After the inspec- | i,ion th© battalion was put through a number i <if movements .as a b-ttalion in the field, | the various evolutions being fairly done. ; The force was then drawn up in line, the j ranks opened, and tlio manual exercise i performed, the men doing the work well. (The Major next called upon Seret.-Majov i \l -1*...- ■■il.-u' trie men did in ; excellent stylo. This ex„rc;s<?, whioh is v.-.rv ■ pri.ttvaiiilbrinasintrn.lij— -ovuiy action, I aiui ..o the meii seemed to be on their mettle, !no sooner were the ilifi'erent commands i given by the sc-rgt.rijia.jor than tlie points, ! guards, or thrusts Svere given quickly and j .surely by the men, and in a way that i brought forth the nj>preciation of tlie | onlookers, of whom there were a large ! number present. | On Monday eveningcertainly tlie strongest, and we believe the best, minstrel company that iias ever visited Oainaru will appear ;ii tlie Volunteer Hall. The Mammoth Miustr;h,. for that is the title of the company, c< nfr.';ts of twenty-four performers, and in addition to including many old favorites, introduce several fresh faces. The company have met with tlie greatest .success wherever they have appeared, the Melbourne and Dtniedin papers speaking very highly of the performance. The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce desirps it to be notified l,<) intending exhibitors at the Sydney Exhibition that it jifoessary to. pend in the ar'ir.les to be

: exhibited at once, as tlie time : .. ir.insmisi sion is close at . hand. The Chamber is j making every exertion to got together ex- | hibits, autl hope to be heartily seconded by our agriculturists and others. Up to the I present time very few have come to hand, Init we understand that a large number are I underway, and will- be ready to forward Iby tjie stipulated time. Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary, Mr. W. J. Smith, or the Collector gf Customs, who .lias been requested by the Government to render all the assistance in his power to intenijityg exhibitors. The monthly meeting pf the Oaniaru Schools Committee was held last evening. There were present—Messrs. N. Fleming (in the chair), Hay, Montagu, Smith, Herdman, and Hardy (Secretary). The Secretary was instructed to inquire what steps had been taken with reference to' the appointment of a successor to Mr. Todd in the North School. It was decided to give notice to tho owners of sections adjoining the North School to pay half the fencing costs. It was resolved that tiie Building Committee be requested to report fully in reference to the repairs at the schools;, and that the report be brought before a special meeting. It was resolved to request the masters of the different schools to ask each pupil to contribute G 1. per quarter for the purchase of f;iel,- the amounts Bp collected tq be handed to the Secretary. The usual vote of thanks to the chair concluded tiie meeting. According to a local paper, a tradesman in the Wairarapa, who indulges in the pleasing occupation of keeping a shop, intends only "to keep it open one half the day. The reason assigned for taking this step is that he intends to go out Jo work the other half that he may earn enough to make up for what he looses on his business during the time bis shop is open.

A writer in the Thames. Advertiser suggests that Mr. Shcehan.' being a bachelor, should daughter, which would .settle the whole Maori difficulty.