The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1044, 25 August 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1879.

The election campaign has now commenced in earnest. The threo candidates for the representation of Waitaki—Messrs. Steward, Hwtop, and Shrimski—are each hard at work addressing the electors in various parts of the district. On Saturday evening Mr. : Steward spoke at Duntroon, and Messrs. S Hislop and Shrimski at Pukeuri. This cven- [ ing Mr. Steward is announced to address the ! electors at Livingstone, and Messrs. Hislop land Shrimski will do so at the Mahcno ! Public Hall. For to-morrow evening the programme will be—Mr. Steward at the Schoolhouse, Awamoko, and Messrs. Hislop and Shrimski at the Hampden Schoolhotiae. Since the last meeting of the General Assembly, the necessity for a Liberal Association for Oamam and the A\ aitaki Count} has been apparent to many persons interested in politics, and it has now been determined to form an Association with the object of promoting legislation of a liberal nature. On Saturday afternoon, a number of gentlemen met and enrolled themselves as members of a Liberal Association, and proceeded to elect officers and draw up rules for the guidance of the Association. Mr. W. H. S. Roberts was elected President, Mr. AV . F. Kinnear Secretary, and Mr. George Brownlee Treasurer. The chief object of tbi3 Association is to promulgate the principles of Liberalism, which is frequently mistaken for Radicalism—but to which, in fact, it is strongly opposed—and to be affiliated to the Associations already formed in other towns. By this means will be created a strong combination throughout the Colony for carrying out the aini3 and object of those persons interested in tlie advancement of this Colony, and the retention of population by firm and liberal laws.

Mr. M. W. Green is announced to preach in the Christian Chapel, Hampden, at 7 o'clock to-morrow evening ; and on Thursday evening be will deliver a lecture in the some place on M The Workman s Great Enemy, and How to Kill it." The lecture will commence at 7 o'clock, and admission is free.

I At a general meeting of the Football Clnb f ! held on Saturday, it was decided to accept the challenge of the Zingari (Dnncdin) Football CI ah to play a match at Oamarn on the 30th insst. The following players were selected to practice every evening for the match, bat should the name of any players have been omitted from the list, they are desired to attend practice, and have the omission rectified Bannerraan, Bristed (2), Coates, C. W. Cooke, W. W. Cook, Castclli, Church, CaverhiU, Clayton, Fcren3, Finch, Grenfell, Alf. Hardy, A. Hardy, Little, M'Leod. Procter, Robertson, Robinson, Tarawfiiti, Thompson, Snow, Walls, Williams, Kcbbaum, Crawford, and Hicks. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M., Xteaham Evans, for being drunk and disorderly oa Saturday evening, was discharged. Robert Blair, for allowing one horse to

wander at large, was fined ss; James Reid a one cow, sa; John Murray, one cow, with chain attached, la. George "Woods was charged with obstructing the thoroughfare by .-.iiowing a cart to remain across the road in Wansbock-atrcet, and was dismissed with a caution. W. Muriaon, Inspector of Sheep, cliargcd William Kirkcaldie with introducing two lots of sheep from Canterbury into Otago without having given seven days' notice. His Worship indicted a penaltj- of LlO. Tin- New Tco.i-atrcet Hall was well filled !.-wt iiiL'iit. were delivered bv tif I lev. c. 11r.r1.-y an'. -Mi". J. H. M i Iliy-iii.. tii'- choir [«Ttormiiig their part well.

A meeting of elcrtors favorable to the return of Messrs. Ili.slop and Shrimski was held at Mr. W. J. Smith's offices on Saturday evening. There were about twenty gentlemen present, and the chair was occupied by Mr. W. H. S. Roberts. Those present having formed themselves into a Committee to secure the return of Messrs. Hislop and Shrimski, Mr. John Locke was elected Secretary. Some matters in connection with the election were then arranged, and the meeting was adjourned until this evening.

The case brought by the Inspector of Sheep against Mr. Kirkcaldie, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, to-day, for driving sheep into the district without giving due notice, once more directs attention to the necessity for flock-masters and drivers of sheep becoming better acquainted with the terms of the new Sheep Act. Mr. Kirkcaldie pleaded ignorance of the Sheep Act, and bitterly complained that the Government had not given greater publicity to it. But this plea did not save him from the penalty for a breach of the law, a fine of LI o—the lowest allowable by the Act—being imposed by his Worship. We arc informed that in this sheep district a copy of a pamphlet containing the last Sheep Act has been sent to every known sheep-owner, for which the price of 2s has been asked. Had the same policy been pursued in the adjacent district, there would probably have been no occasion for to-day's proceedings in the Resident Magistrate's Court. We are compelled, owing to want of space, to hold over several letters to the editor. Mr. A. H. Maude will to-morrow offer for sale by auction one of the very finest residential sites iu the town, namely, that of Mr. Win. Christie, who is leaving Oamaru. Full particulars arc given in our advertising columns, and we would advise anyone in search of a pleasant residence, possessing a fine view of the town and bay, not to miss the opportunity of gratifying his desire.

We have received from the composer and publisher, Mr. John Grigg, of the Thames, a copyof a song designed "fortheboy3and girls of the Colony," and cntit'ed "My own New Zealand Home." The words are well calculated to arouse in the bosoms of children a love for their " native home," and set to music highly suitable for juvenile voices. The melody, though not strikingly original, is easv, flowing, and pleasing. There is a short chorus to the song, with a very nice arrangement of parts. The song is one which might well be introduced into our public school, and should command a ready sale. It lias been very tastefully lithographed by Messrs. Wilson and Horton, proprietors of the New Zealand Herald.

Our Duntroon correspondent writes :—I am glad to write that the frosts have broken up at last, and on Sunday we had some fine warm showers. Thi* will give our gardeners a chance of getting their seeds in. The fanners arc now preparing to set vigorously to work ploughing, &c. Our farmers are a jolly lot, taken altog ther, and have certainly not grumbled as much as might be expected under such a long spell of 'trying weather. I notice that an advertisement appears in reference to compensation for land, &c., taken by the Hakaterainea Hail way Company, so that I suppose we shall soon have a new hotel here, seeing tliat the old Maerewhenua Hotel is much a fleeted in the matter of railway encroachment.