The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1007, 11 July 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1879.

At to-day's meeting of the Agricultural ami Pastoral Association. Mr. F. Dunlop. in his nsn.it style, hut this time with his thumb.-) inserted in the armholes of his _ vest. proclaimed last meeting, and to-day's meeting, which was an adjournment oE the last, illegal, inasmuch a# neither of them was called by requisition. as by rnlc provided in the case of extraordinary meetings. V* e regret to say that Mr. Dunlop was quite right. tint he might have gone a tittle further and "announced that he had no right to utter a syllable on that or any other question connected with the fwtetv'a affairs, as his membership of the Committee—the only authority !>y which he took so prominent a part in to-day's proceedings—is one ot' the illegitimate re3nlts of ' the last illegal meeting. In our opinion, the : members of the Committee of the Society in meeting assembled might just as well have been ordered t«o» their hornet by the man in the street as to allow Mr. Dunlop, who is no mo re a member of Committee than our devil, to do so. . Paring the- forenoon of to-day snow sell in sufficient quantity to admit of snow-balling j operations being earned on with great interested in the establishment of the proposed Oamani Woollen Factory Company, was held to-day, at Mr. Sumptera otliee. Tiie attendance | waa smatJ. .Mr. S. Gibl>s, who occupied : the chair, explained that the Provisional ! Directors harl met and resolved to leave the 1 decision as to what course should he adopted to a general meeting of those interested. : After some discussion, the following rcso[atioti. proposed by Mr. D. Sutherland and seconded by Mr. Miiligan, was carried "That owing to the present financial ■ depression, no further steps be taken towards floating the Oamaru Woollen Factory Co." I Mr. Sampler stated that he believed that no i t'onipany projoctctt tti Oumuru lt«td root Awfch i such recognition from the public at the out- ! set. but although 13,000 shares had been j agreed to be taken op, the financial depres- | sion that prevailed almost rendered it prui dent to rave up the scheme, at any rate in 1 the meantime, rather than to commence with too tow a capital, although it was a matter , of great regret that such should be the case. A meeting of the newly-formed dramatic ! club was held last evening, whan it was decided that the name of the club should be the Oamaru I'raaiaticClub. A codeof rules was drawn tip, and it was decided to take steps for the tirst [terformanee at an early date. A meeting of the Committee will be held to-morrow evening. This evening, the sixth of the winter series of lectures, under the auspices of the Oamaru Young Men's Christian Association, wilt be delivered in the New Tees-street Hall, by the Kcv. Mr. Tinslev, the subject being "" Scotland and her sons." Mr. Johnston very properly drew the attention of the County Council, at yesterday'* meeting, to damage done to the lootbridite over the Avjsmoko Creek by the overflow front the wate?-ra>:e. by which it was rKfulettd useless. pointed out tlift*, si lirge number of settlers residing on the otherside of the creek were, in consequence, isolated and almost cut orF from the town and railway station. The Clerk to the County Council was instructed to represent the matter to the Municipal Council. _ _ The ISuilding Committee of the Mechanics Institute at a meeting last evening decided to call for tenders for the complete renovation of the interior and exterior of the buildinu The waits of the library are to lie papered and painted, and those of the back r.ro to be painted, while the exterior t > I • renovated l»v the application of Lue „:ui tallow. The work when completed will give the building a more pleasant, comfortable appearance, and in view of the tact that it has been deemed inexpedient to undertake the erection of a new building, the Committee have acted wisely in deciding to put the present building iu good order.

We regret to learn that a son of Mr. Wjlliam Wylie, of Mahcno, met with an accident yesterday. Whilst driving a dray to Messrs. Deihl and Davidson s null, the winkers came off the horse, the animal bolted, and the dray npsct, one of its wheels passing over the boy's arm, and fear'ully mntilating it. Dr. Bowie attended the sufferer, and discovered that the bone wa3 fortunately intact. Yesterday we published the fact that the whole of the tunnels in connection with the waterworks were completed. At this time the following i>.nl : cula>s regarding the tunnc's may prove interesting : —The tunnels, taking them from the north end, are—r.ip.ikniotunnel. 11 chains: Boundary Creek tunnel, 2S; Itn'im tunnel, 45: Grant's tunnel, 45 : reservoir tunnel,: pipe tunnel, lj : total. 13S chains. Tiie dimensions of the tunnels are—Oft. wide by Git. (Jin. high : and the materials through which they are driven is principally Oamaru stor.c, very hard conglomerate, and brown sandstone. With the exception of the reservoir and pipe tunnels, which, of course, must be lined regardless of the material through which they are driven, not more than fifteen chains will have to be lined. A meeting of the £s.O.A. and P. Association was held in Mr. G'hurchs' office to-day, Mr. T. Y. Duncan in the chair, and a large number of members of the Association were present. A f ter considerable discussion the p occcdings of the last meetin" of the Association were stated to be void, as the Secretary had not complied with the rules of the Association in calling the meeting. The meeting to-day, for the same reason, lapsed. An entertainment was given last night at the Mahcno Public Hall, for the benefit of the building fund. The performers consisted of local and Oamaru ladies anil gentlemen, and the programme was delightfully varied, whilst almost every item was well received by an audience that was large considering the state of the roads and the darkness which prevailed during the early portion of the night. Those who undertook to make the arrangements in connection with the entertainment are to be complimented on the success that crowned their efforts in ever}' respect. Both musically, socially, and—last, but not least, in these times—financially, the affair was highly satisfactory. The performers were—Mesdamcs Booth, Williams, Kinnear, and Stevens, Miss Gilford, and Messrs. Finch, Williams, Jones, Walls, Fair, David Booth, M 'Gregor, and Pope. After the concert, the inevitable (lancing was engaged in by about as many as the hall could accommodate for such a purpose, all seeming to thoroughly enjoy themselves. As usual, the good people of Mahcno extended their hospitality to their visitors. We should think that the net proceeds of the entertainment will not fall far short of L-0.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M., Allan Ward, for allowing one horse to wander at large with a teilier rope, was tined 10s. Allan Henderson, charged with travelling from Dwicdin last evening in the steamer Waitaki, with intent to defraud the Union Steamship Company, was fined 15s. The following is a report of the business transacted at a meeting of the Oaniaru School Committee, held last night, when tiierc were present—Messrs. Evans (in the chair), Hcrdman, Montagu, D. Hay, W. J. Smith, and Hardy (Secretary). The following letter was read :—"Oamaru, 2nd July, JS79. The Chairman, Schools Committee, Oamarn. Sir, —I have been instructed by the Waitaki Branch of tho Educational Institute of Otago respectfully to call the attention of your Committee to the "Drawing Master's Report," in tho report of the Education Board of Otago, for the year IS7S. It appears to the branch that, while the school children in and around Dunedin are regularly in receipt of lessons from duly qualified teachers of drawing, those in and around Oanuni do not deserve to be left, as regards this branch of compulsory education, to the care ami supposed artistic attainments of the ordinary schoolmaster. Acordin-.' to the report referred to, there arc 3407 children in 13 different schools receiving lessons in various departments of drawing, from live teachers appointed by the Board, lit the Waitaki district there are nearly half as many children attending school, but there is no visiting teacher of drawing. The branch hopes tfiat your Committee, with the matter tlitis brought under its notice, will take such steps as it may deem expedient to secure for this district the same " rights and privileges" art are vouchsafed Uv the Education Board to the Dunedin district.—l have, &c., Kcbuiit l'r.\rni:. Secretary Waitaki Branch E. 1.0. ' After considerable discussion 011 the subject of this letter, it was resolved, 011 the motion of Mr. Hcrdman, "That a copy of the letter be forwarded to the Board, with a recommendation for its consideration, together with a statement showing the estimated number of children who should be taught drawing according to the Act. ' It was resolved to request the I'ector of the High School to nominate a successor to Miss Hay, late pupil teacher at the North School. ;*ir. Fidler was granted leave of absence for a week in October and a week in November, in order to enable him to attend the New Zealand University examinations in Christchureh. It was' resolved to apply to the Board for the usual allowance for rent of houses occupied by the headmasters of the North and South Schools. A was read from the head master of the North School, informing the C -mmittee that the school buildings were in a state of disrepair, and that there was 110 fuel in hand. It was proposed by Mr. Smi:h, seconded by Mr. Henderson, and carried, " That the necessarv repairs be at once effected, and that the Secretary be authorised to purchase one truck of Shag Point coal from the pit, and to procure a supply of firewood, the fuel to be divided among the three schools."' It was resolved to call for tenders for cleaning and otherwise attending to the three schools. Mr. Forbes'appointment as assistant teacher at the North School was continued. Accounts amounting to L 55 were passed for payment. Doubtless the public will be glad to learn that Signor Carmiui Morley contemplates bringing his opera company to Oamaru within a few clays. From the notices which have appeared in the Dunedin papers of the |>crform;inces of Mr. Morley s own composition "The Two Brides," we have reason to believe that tlii3 new Colonial opera has had a great run of success. We are ourselves in a position to bear testimony to Mr. Morley's capabilities as a teacher of opera. The manner in which " Maritana " was produced for the first time by his original Amateur Opera Company took Dunedin by surprise. If liis present company is anything like as clever as bis first, we may expect a grand treat.