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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1191, 10 February 1880, Page 2

The Tirriaru people have acted most handsomely .ami hospitably towards the Lincolnshire "visitors. On Friday evening they were entertained at dinner hy a number of the principal residents of the districts. On tin":; occasion Messrs. -'Omit ■ and 'Foster qK»ke, and to did several of tho Timaru celeUitiei*. Hut Mr. <! rant's speech was particularly interesting. because it gives sonic indication of what will be the nature of tliat gentleman's report to his countrymen. lie could not have been more compiim'iiitary to the Colony and its people, lit could not hfilp noticing by contrast the jtmiling faces he had met 'luring his recent travel*. The nrogreiH that the Colony had niadiJ (luring tflo comparatively brief period that has claj«cd aince its settlement Wiut

dwelt upon in a manner showing that Mr. Grant is a keen observer, and that he is in love with the Colony. Mr. Ford made just sucli a speech as was desirable for the occasion. He pointed to the luxuriance which was to be witnessed everywhere and enumerated the large estates that are now in the market in South Canterbury. Of the candidates for examination under the Civil Service Regulations four have, we believe, passed. Tiiese are Masters Lemon and A. Gifford, who have passed both the junior and senior examinations, Herbert Moore and George Brownlee, who have passed the junior examinations. Moore and Brownlee were both pupils at .thfS Oamartf" Hirrh School. W-;. The annual meeting of the members of No. 1 Company Oamaru Rifleswwars r held last evening at the Drill Shed. Captain Sumpteri. occupied the chair, and there was a very good muster of members. The,tJ?unutes the iast annual meeting read and confirmed, the chairman made a lengthy statement as to the operations of the past year, and congratulated members upon the facts that the company had largely inI creased in strength, and was financially in a | better position than it had ever beenbefore. The Treasnicr (Lieut. Headland) read the annual balance-shecit ( _;-w!liph--showed the receipts to have been L 195 1/s -1(1, and tlje itxpenditure L 157 9s 7d, thus leaving a balance of L3S 7s 9d. The balance-sheet was alioptcd. ' The'chairman read a letter from the cap tail) of the Kaiwarra_ Hi Lie Volunteers, forwarding subscription lists in aid of the widow and family of the late Francis Donald, formerly a member of the Company, who was killed while engaged ! marking at the rifle range. Ifc was pointed I out that the case was a very hard one, as the widow and family were left entirely without means of support, Mrs. Donald being a delicate woman. The chairman sa:d the lists would be handed round at a future time, and members afforded an opportunity of contributing to the fund, While upon the subject he took the opportunity of drawing the attention of the company to the fact that some Volunteers were in the liabit of shooting upon the range without hoisting the danger flag, and read a letter from Mr. Ivniglit, drawing attention to the danger of the practice. He (the chairman) would, if any case of the kind were brought before him be prepared to deal severely with the culprit, and lie hoped that a word of warning as to the danger of the proceeding would be sufficient. He mentioned that a flag pole on which to hoist the danger Hag had been erected, and that the mounds had been repaired, and the range put in good order. The election of a Committee was then proceeded with, the following members beinf chosen, in addition to the officers, who aro °e.c ojjicio members of Committee : Sergeant Bennett, Corporals Hubbard and Forbes, Volunteers R. Hftvding and Thompsan. Corporal M'Gregor was eliosed Hon. •Secretary, and Sub-Lieut. Clark Hon. Ireasurcr. Some assistance was voted to the. members of the company who might decide to go to Nelson to attend the New Zealand Itiile Association's meeting. Some discussion took place with reference to' the company attending at the review to be held in Christehureh at Easter, and it was eventually resolved that members willing to attend should send in their names to the captain on or before the 17th instant, accompanied by the sum of 10s, to cover expenses. On the motion of Sub-Lieut. Clark, seconded by Volunteer Henderson, it was resolved That" this company take the necessary preliminary steps to promote the holding of the next review in Oamaru." Several new members were proposed, and the meeting terminated. A meeting of the Waitaki Road Board was held in the Offices to-day, when there were present: —Messrs. Connell-(chairman),-Hall, Smillie, Borton, Scliluter, and Oliver (Engineer), After the usual preliminary business had been disposed of, a report was read from the Engineer, with' plans and specifications for the ; formation of road-line between blocks 4 and 5, Papakaio district, and it was resolved that tenders be called for the work. The surface-man for the Landon subdivision was appointed ranger for the district. The Clerk was instructed to forward the Waiavcka Road Board a statement of accounts for works on boundary-roads, and to request a cheque for the balance due by that Board. The Engineer was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for works on road-line from Gibson's siding to Peebles. The Chairman and Mr. Smillie were appointed a deputation to wait on the Hon. the .Minister for Pnblic Works with reference to a siding at Peebles, and also to urge the necessity for the erection of cattle yards on the Duntroon line. Accounts amounting to L'2SS 0s 7d were passed for payment, and a vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. So far, only four Volunteers of this district have entered for the New Zealand Rifle Association's meeting, to be held at Nelson short'y. These are Sergeant Ross, of Otepopo, and Volunteers Harding, Morris, and Bandsman King, of the Oamaru Rifles. It is probable, we believe, that Captain M'Corkindale, of the Citizen Cadets will also enter. We fear, however, that there is little prospect of a representative team being sent from any of the Companies to compete in the match for five members of a Company, as th -re are few men who, at this busy season of the j-car, can spare the necessary amount of time, or afford the heavy expenses attending a visit to Xelson. Anyone who contemplates entering should bear in mind that entries should be made at once, so as to reach Wellington by the 14th instant. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M., a lad named James Lamont was charged with prompting two other lads to enter the garden of Mr. C. G. Moore and steal apples. The case was adjourned until Thursday.