The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 999, 2 July 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1879.

The railway litiu U now vtear feetwn Oamaru ami fhuiwliu, and eomituuucation \v;u restored thu afternoon. On this North lino trains :«•" running from t, 'Uri"ji>;a:treh to 'lVmnka, ami it is h»po<l that the damaged parts l.ftwt j!i Tfc'itutkrt an-1 Timarit r.r;d Im:twot*u Tini.wu and Wairuare v.-ili ho repaired to-morrow. .Large gatyu of h.<t. are ousiiy enjiajvtt repairing the damage to tho lino l>y tho Hoods, and it » S'utty autieipa'ed that eo-iw.nww thrpagh er.umtmwv t*.i, 1 1l V. i' II lO !."J W itir t . Has;-, ; iv!t. tl;.! traitut oaco imnv started ruumng -with their ai;en.stotuetL i*e>;ula;'i-ty. At p'n t trains are JVin.if dfMpatehed w.«:>mt'wg to the time-table pnMidi"d in another I'oJttrun.

To .sliow how til:;antlioritttfJ f»f tin" t'hristohtiivh Hospital treat f." >• ?r ii;\ai'shs troni OfciV", it may tn! rr:er\ti'Hi'j;! that a wi li-kr>"-.vu tvs' M.-'it o: Oamaru. S'tfFcrinr tiwu i-\»tl » vUit v> rhrUU-itur.'h (-ir tin* ;):i["!'nst: of olitaiuiu r the is'.e'lieai Ci.atiii- at suitable his parties: far ea.-e, and »v>s reeo'itruended to the t iu'istea'uvh ft' l -- p'.taf. where he ohtaifi.'d a'itui:' i : -it- t*l- - »av ti'.e en -totnarj* chat'? - l ' : ' hoant air I tivafcuiWt. hrtt "ft thj- t'nir.l .'.\y attcv iu-t arrival in tho iiwUtutioa thv >::r_-c>nt informed him that r.f !'"■ v " troiu l-;.uiaru tw could not --iay in fcha ilo.-j.ital any ami atthr>u,»U ho v.vs su!Tf-i«t; t'run* acute pivitw, and with liarfly struru'tU t:> v/a'.i-., iw rt-4.i'A':-ttod to pay -I ? it,;- t'ut> o ti,;'. tivatrm-at. ij - lv-.; pat' U axvL was eti-'wiiv. ita tuvuo l ti'.'.t ia:o tlu .--tiv.'t ni the pouiitij rain, during cno of tUc; 'iayti cxperivuet'd in t liru'-toUurrh ttr,.; v/;ator.

A meotiiv: of ton Hoard o: Coventor? of Che Waitaki Itii.'h School was held today at Mr. S'.itti(.'Set' a olfr;r. Fherc were prudent Mr. Shrinwki ( 'natnisau). the Hon. EL. .1". Miller, .and Mf. C. Snmpt'.'r (hon. tw.) The rmnnt-.-si of the last meeting having Tn>-.-n rca-l and c .uitlnnei!. it was resolved. •* That notion be t'-jr.vaol._:-i to the tenant.* of the I'.o.inl'-i endowments the übu-'-p in their leased it* reference to over.tuo re-its vrilt be. strictly adhered to." The h<m. aecretary <rw to «.U*£»or.lfc alt moneys re-jcrred iu the ' *■> J'aifor sin; mouth-; at the b>-*t interest pro-

eurah'p. Till eou.-si-lrration of a was resumed, and the following suited fjmtitti ivt It nv.s resolved to obtain tor a r l rueeti.tr then terminated.

If'i-oiiv varioiw part* of the country w« team that the Hoods in the rivers art subsiding. A very cousideiv-lde anuuut OE damage has heeii done in. various directions, the lidt extent uf which aiißnt y«t be ascertained.

The lecture on "The Tatwniaute," to be delivered by Mr. C. • Moore, has been postponed until Tee.-.iLay tie\t. and not Thui'i"ia v, iw erroneous-ty stated in oar hist

issue. The ».s. rju'jarnoiua will t'.ift Ju-rt.-* at •'> oVUiek to-ni'Ti-tov tvt'atny tor the purp«i.-ie vi reeeiTiti,.' rs for the north. Mail* tor the Utnted Kinyiotu au-l ,\us traluui I'nluuresi, per Arawata, clojie at the f'.tutfat t£ a.m. to-morrow.

This evening the service of son:* "The K-codna of tavae! " witi he given in Wtaley rhurch. and shotsld attract a largo audience, ;v.-i the charge for adrnid.3ii>ii h* only one shillitig. The 1 vocalists engaged in it have been practising assiduously, and we teel assured that tliev wilt succeed in rendering the service thoroughly enjoyable. 1 hat it will be instcttetivj and entertaining we are convinced. and we therefore hope to see a targe audience.

Owing to tiie wet weather, the drill at U'ind.-or House School has been inter; upted : but we noticed to-day that the boys had a march out. They apparently very m-.tch »■ njoyed tiie movement.! engaged in. The careful itistruction and attention given the ti.>w by the F'l'itl Instructor renders iui-priiveiU'-'iit certain.

We observe from an advertisement in another column that Mr. K. t'\ I'eiht has reeutcre'l hi i ot.i hou.s..r. the at Ike.bett, as proprU'tor. *

Tiie entertainment to be given on Friday cveniti';' in the V otuutcer Hall tor the pttrpose of linitidatiiig certain liabilities in connection with the halt, and if possible, to effect several necessary improvements to the interior of the building, promises to be a verv enjoyable one. A successiul reuearsal was helil last even'it.', and jutlging freni what vve were jiennitteti to see atirt hear, the programme promises t > l>e varied ali i excellent. Many r.ew features will be presented, amongit theni beirg instruiuentai selections by the I'hiHiarmouic Society"rf orchestra, a pi .uiotorte solo by a gcatleuutti who has lately taken up his residence iu Oaniaru, an instrumental trio, and the farce of " \ Dead Shot," to be performed by lady and gentlemen amateurs. Tickets are now obtainable at tiie usual places, and as the entertainment

I*3 likely to be one of the very best of the kind ever given here, wc would advise all who wish to obtain an evening's genuine amusement to be present. A r;.-.c-l deal of the shingle carried over the Breakwater on Saturday and Sunday week Uavs the Tirnr.ru Herald), and piled about the" !>!•«■!« opposite Messrs. Allan and 'Stintibi- smithy, ha.s since been moved on, tii- coin;r»;t'j Mocks, which werealinoit : t rttit-'-Iv buried. arc again becoming visible. "I iic iiL'.-.vv Mi'i o: Saturday week brought a tit ;.- ti t -' ti: v <>! materia! round J'atiti Point, i: ju : •:( i:< U'.rthora side. During

t'i-' tdi ti.-.v; that hr.ve elajiso.l since, the . i;h' * : .tr has ii-jcri i>: fv«t:'ht a little lurtfter Thy >{i:a»tity thus shifted is so large that it iz had come ;.■'.might on tho Brcakv. : could po:-'.->ibIy have retained it.

I*i. w": has only one iiuk daughter, a bright >!. 'k cve-l :;irl of sonic six summers, of '.vi.ijiK he is very fouil. Among the fir?t ; , r.f hw vi-it here (says tha Auckland

-.!n:-!>":tdctit of the Lyttelton Times) will f .j the placing of t:»3 child under ilr:r«-'{ie.'.n cue. That the will be brought up. if spared, a thoroughly euUincd woman i;r> Oil; who kr.OW3 anything of Ecwis nature, and the strong affection he bears to h'T. iMitsrtain3 the least doubt. And some day she will prove a rich prize to some lucky tellmv. A3 near as c.t:i he estimated. it is h.dfeved that wh.ii the tribal iambi are divided, and each hold their own under individual Crown grants, it is believed IJev. i s • >v. a sit.u-i will be sonwwhereabout2,ooo,ooo iict j.s f>i tine agriculttiial !ci::d. 'I his area, if !e.v=ed at even an avenge of iis an acre, will make a rieh man of him who secures the hand cf Misi itewi. It is probable, however, that the aggregate rental will be much larger. _______