The Oamaru Mail THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1880.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1252, 22 April 1880, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1880.

We have received a copy of the Harbor Board's annual report and statements of accounts. The document is rendered the more noteworthy as it contains the Engineer s report as to the feasibility of enclosing the harbor, and forming a haven of security second to none in the Colony, with a long report from Mr. Forrester, detailing the results of many borings he made a short time since with a view of ascertaining the practicability of deepening the harbor so as to accommodate large vessels. The results, a3 riven in this report, are clear and concise, and are sufficient to convince even the most sceptical of, not only the practicability, but the ease with which the work of deepening the harbor to a depth far beyond the requirements of the largest class of vessels visiting the Colony. We understand that the Oamani Stone Company, with a view to obtaining the opinions of English architects upon their stone, are sending two large blocks Home by the ship Coromandel, now loading at -l ort Chalmers. One of these blocks has been ordered for the purpose of being transformed into a font for a new church in Westmoreland. We are requested to state that, for the convenience of those ladies and gentlemen who have promised to assist at the concert to be given to-morrow evening in aid of the Awamoko school funds, a cab will leave Lane's corner at half-past four o clock. A capital bill of fare has been provided, and those attending the concert, m addition to assisting a deserving object, will receive a good return for the money they will be required to pay at the door. The weekly meeting of St. Paul's Young Men's Association will be held at 1.30 this evening, when a debate on the advisableness or otherwise of prize-giving in schools will take place; openers, Messrs, Mollison and Macfarlane. .

Acoroner's inquestwas held at the Hospital yesterday afternoon upon the body of Henry Aitken, who died in the Hospital on Monday afternoon from injuries received by falling from an express near Duntroon on the Xfath instant. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, caused through dislocation of the back. Mr. George Sumpter acted as Coroner.

3 Those who have in days gone by had the o pleasure of attending the concerts given by s Madame Carandini and her excellent com--0 pany do not require to be told that an evening's enjoyment may be obtained at the a Volunteer Hall this evening, when the >. Carandini Company will give the first of two 1 concerts. In addition to our old fnenas s Madame Carandini and Mr. Walter Sherwin, t the company includes Miss Marie Carandini, i* another member of a family that has already • created a name for the possession by its ' membera of excellent voices, well trained; 3 Misa Deakin, a clever piamste; and Mr. r Gordon Gooch, a baritone who has previously [1 made his mark in the Colony. With such an array of talent, wc may fairly say that e those who attend the Volunteer Hall this if evening will hear some good music rendered ; in first-class style. The Treasurer (Mr, W. J, Smith) to day t forwarded another draft to the Lord Mayor i- of Dublin in aid of the Irish Famine Relief n Fund. The amount was LIOO, making a y total of L3OO contributed by this district, e We are requested to ask those who hold subn scripiion lists to return them with the d amounts collected to the Treasurer without ,1 1 1 —1.... t'l.it H<P fund mav be A quadrille assembly will be initiated at e Sc. Andrew's Hall to-morrow evening. \ At a meeting of the Oamaru Battery of jj Artillery held on Tuesday evening, the y followiug promotions were decided upon:— g Sergeant-Major Creagh, to be Lieutenant; Sergeant Waddell, to be Sargenfe-Major; CorporalJGibbs, Gunners Whitehead and D. Brown to be Sergeants; Gunners J. Glass and W. Ferens, to be Corporals. Corporal Ferens was then elected secretary in the place of Gunner Field, to whom a vote of s thanks wa3 accorded for his past services. ; Sergeant-Major Waddell, Sergeants Courtney 3 and Brown, and Gunner Pocklington M ere j chosen to fill four vacancies on the Committee. J The programme of the North Qtago 1 C'onrsing Chtb for the season which Mill 3 open on the Ist prox., appears in another : column, and should meet with the approval of conrsing men. In addition to the - Puppy Stakes to be run on the sth 5 May, and entries for which have already been received, there will be ' the "V ice-President's Plate for 1.6 ajl-aged - dogs, at L 4 each, to take place at 5 the same meeting as the Puppy Stakes; j the Members Plate, for an unlimited number of dogs at L 5 each, to be run on , the 2nd June; and ttie President's Cup, for 32 dogs at L 5 each, to be run on the 6th July. It will thus be seen that there will be plepty of amusement for lovers of the • sport, and, as the stakes are liberal, owners of good dog 3 would be able to clear more than the expenses of their kgnpels. The annual general meeting of the Jforfch Ptago Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held on Saturday, at half-past one o'clock, in the Mechanics' Institute. The business, in addition to the consideration of the annual report and balance-sheet an i the election of officers, will be important, and a full attendance of members is desirable. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, a clu'ld belonging to Julia Paul Was brought up charge# with being neglected, and was ordered to be sent Jo {he Industrial School for seven years. The Board of Governors of the Waitaki High School held a meeting to-day, when : there were present —Mr. Shrimski (Chair- i man), the Hon. H. J. Miller, a«d Mr. Snmpter (Hon. Secretary). The meeting ; was called for the purpose of considering , what course should be pursued in regard to the Educational Endowment of the Board the lease of which had been purchased frotr Messrs. Fleming & Hedley. It was resolvec that the Board should jpspect the land witl a view to selecting a site for the school and determining what poprse to adopt iff regard to the remaining part. The Board with this object in view paid a visit to the grpnnd during the afternoon. A meeting of the Committee of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association was bel 4 to-day at the Secretary's office. There was a good attendance of members, and the chair was occupied by the VicePresident (Mr. Thomas H.enjtleraon). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. A draft report for submission to the annual meeting was read, and Messrs. Hcdley, Ronayne, and Council, with the 3e retary, were appointed to revise tlie report. The ba ance-shcet was also read. Accounts to th'i amonnt of LI 70 were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated. At the meeting of the Waste Lands Board yesterday, the following matters affecting this district were dealt with: —The New Zealand and Australian Land Company applied to purchase 1 acre 25 poles of Crown land*, lying between section 2 of 15, block VII., Oaftiaru district, and main road.—Referred to the Survey Office and Road Board. The following application for license of deferred payment rural J and was considered, and a license ordered to be jesned :—Cecil Roadley, section 9, block 11., Kurow, The Wellington correspondent of the Ofcago Daily Times telegraphs as follows :—ln reference to the postal revenue for the past nine months, it appears, on further investigation, that there has been actual increase of L 2352 in the receipts of the past ninfi months over those for the corresponding period of last year, including the item L 6982 savings-bank profito, The total ordinary revenue for the

financial period is L 108.698, or. L 7198 in excess of the Colonial Treasurer's In the present strained condition of the Colonial finances, when "every little helps, I need hardly say that this addition to the revenue proves very acceptable. : ;