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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 29 October 1880, Page 2

There is a report current in the North that the reduction of the number of Police Inspectors ha 3 been made by Government not so much with a view of effecting a saving as with the certain object of providing comfortably for a number of officers in the Armed Constabulary stationed at "the front," but whose services will not be required v/hen the Ministry have settled the native d faculty. There seems a good deal of probability in the statement, for we know that the Government could not think of allowing services such as tho3e rendered by the officers of our army to go unrewarded. They have kept we'-l the secrets of Ministers; they have, without bidding, denied the malicious statements made by red-hot Oppositionists about the great road upon which hundreds-of thousands ol pounds have been expended, ending in a swanjp. Of course, such valuable services, added to th,e taking of hundreds of prisoners of war, must be recognised. The Ministry have liberal if extrawliffary ideas upon all subjects, and we are not surprised to find them exercising a belief that roe# who have been trained to carry swords in a becoming manner are better qualified for th.e positions of Police Inspectors than common fallows who have only learned to carry a trunchpon, The latter may be good policemen, frut officers—never; at any rate so seem tp think the Hall Ministry. Common-,sense people may think otherwise, but then they we ignorant upon such important matters, The Lurlinc completed her loading and drew away from the. wharf to-day. Her cargo, consisting of 10,606 bags of oats, was taken on board in pages. This is expedition such as we seldom hear of. She will probably- clear at the Customs to-morrow, and at once proceed to the United Kingdom. It is not generally known that an election for Mayor will take place on of November, in accordance with the Jlueipipal Corporations Act, 1576, which fixes the election for the last Wednesday in the month. At the mcevijig of the Council last evening the nominarion fixed to take place on Monday, lath prox., flnd Mr. Boxby was appointed returning ofiiGgr, the Council Chambers being fixed as the polling phjee. Jt is rumored that Mr. S. E. Shrimski, M.11.11., has announced his intention of in-, stituting legal proceedings, as a ratepayer, against the Coiinety jji consequence of the concessions which that body lately made to the Oamaru Baths Company, - Jt j? also stated that he will be backed up hyilß M'Combe's "100 ratepayers," wjho, it is stated, will supply the necessary fpnds. The Borough Council has reobiyeid g handsome. present of trees and' plants from Mjv. Charles -Trail, who--4s-. now at Stewart Jaland. These consist of a la&£e Icratefull

of many varieties of trees that will tend to improve the public gardens. The matter was mentioned at last night's meeting of the Council, and it was vvsolvad that the Town Clerk should write to Mr. Trail, thanking him for his present.

We understand that Mr. Sym, who has for about tw.> years and a half been located here as locomotive foreman on the railways, is about to be transferred to Invercargill, aud that liis place wili be taken by the locomotive foreman now stationed in Invercargill. Mr. Sym iir.s signalised !>is official career in Oamara by industriously adapting the engines under his charge so as to bring native coal into general use. He has, too,' bv his courteous and obliging manner, made numerous friends who will regret his removal. Yesterday, as a man named Peter Boyle was mounting a horse at Cave Valley, the horse bolte 1. Boyle was thrown to the "round, ami received a severe bruise on his right thigh aud left hand. He was taken to the hospital, and is progressing favorably. One thousand young trout were forwarded by Mr. W. A. Young, of Palmerston, to Mr. . Henry Connell, Secretary of the Waitaki Acclimatisation Society. Five hundredhave been sent by that gentleman to Malieno, and the remainder will be deposited in the Reservoir. Messrs. Tripp and Cyril Hawdon and M'Donald's trustees, were the purchasers of ten of the Hon. Campbell's celebrated rams, which were sold by Messrs. J. T. Ford and Co., at Timara, after the show, at from 16 to 24 guineas each. At the .Resident Magistrate's Court this morning'one drunkard was dealt with. The case of Wait v. Collis was adjourned till Tuesday next. The Borough. Council last evening held a special ineetiug for the purpose of confirming and finally passing the by-laws regulating the water supply, as amended at a previous meeting. The by-laws having been taken as read, they were, on the motion of Councillor Headland, seconded by Councillor Smith, j finally passed. The by-laws will be published in a few days. The Rifles Band will perform a number of selections on the old cricket ground to-mor-row evening, commencing at half-past six o'clock. Councillors Smith and de Lautour successfully placed the 500 trout received from the Secretary of the Waitaki Acclimatisation Society in the reservoir this afternoon. They appeared to be in the enjoyment of the test of health, and wriggled in their new quarters with such vivacity as to give promise of genuine sport in times to come. The amount received as gate money at the late Timara Show was L 250, whilst that received at last year's show from the same source was L2IS. The attendance on the second day was about 5500, and it is estimated that of this number 2000 arrived by the three morning trains from the north, south, and Albury. Yesterday, a man named John Maitland, engaged on the railway works at Windsor, met with a serious accident. He was leading a pair of horses in a dobbin, when the leader bolted, and, Maitland falling, the wheels of the dobbin passed over him. He was immediately brought into town and conveyed to the Hospjtil, where it was discovered that three of his ribs were broken, and his right lung wounded. It is expected, however, that he will speedily recover. The Oamaru Volunteer Artillery will hold their annual ball in the Volunteer Hall on the 9th November. The Committee which effected the arrangements for the late entertainment in aid of the funds of the Fire Brigade desire us to state that at a meeting held on Tuesday evening last a resolution was unanimously passed thanking tliqsc who generously reiir dered their assistance on the occasion.

Yesterday, two boys aged respectively eight and ten years, were being conveyed by train to the Burnham Industrial Sohool, from which institution they had escaped to return to their father at Pleasant Point, near Timaru. They were in the custody of two or three able-bodied policemen ; but when near Diuisandel Station they exchanged signals and dived from the carriage platform on which they were standing with their custodians, the train at the time travelling at a rate of twenty miles nn hour, and ran out of sight. On the return jourifby the policemen were on the look qut for the escapees, who kindly gave an indication of their whereabouts by blockading the line with a hand-barrow and other railway material and lumber. Before the train could be pulled up it passed over these obstructions, and was then brought to a standstill. The policemen and a number of passengers then searched the locality for the incorrigible rascals, and were rewarded by finding them concealed behind a hedge. The little fellow was captured, but the others escaped, notwithstanding that the party of scouts was numerous and formid* able. When the re-captured prisoners was asked why he and his brother had blockaded the line, he replied, "We knew that the bobbies would be on the train, and we wanted to kill those bobbies." He geemed to think jumping from the train a feat of so little moment as to be scarcely worth mentioning, and gaid that he was not in the least hurt, whilst his brother only received a few scratches. It ig well fqr the Oolony that there are not many such boys in it.

A general meeting of the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Club was held at the Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru, on Wednesday last, when the following gentlemen were present: —Messrs. A. Turnbull (Presi-

The Borough Council has at last come to ' some understanding with reference to watering the streets. At the meeting last night Councillor Hardy succeeded in carrying a motion to the effect that in dry and dusty weather water sjjould be put upon Teesstreet, Itchen-street east, and Thames-street from Kibble to Itchen -streets. Some Councillors appeared to think that there were other parts of the town equally as urgently poquiring an occasional shower bath. Others suggested that the shopkeepers should contribute the sum "necessary to cgver the cost of the work, but this met with very little support, several Councillors observing that if a"system of donations were adopted some business men would probably contribute liberally, while others would not give anything. " Councillor Headland, who seconded the motion, pointed out that the streptp named in the motion were those most used, and that while the business people would no doubt reap the greatest amount of advantage, the whole of the public would be greatly eonvenicijced, Jt was also pointed out that the public were already sufficiently heavily taxed without being called upon to make voluntary contributions. It was suggested by Mr. Hardy that on the days of the Show and Caledonian Gathering Wharfstreet should receive a special amount of detention, and we- eel sure that the public will i'tu&ly applaud the suggestion. The following matteps interest to this district were dealt with by the Gtago Education Board at its monthly meeting held yesterday. We clip the items from the Otago Daily Times The Oamaru School Committer wrote complaining that inconvenience had ieen caused through the'non-appoint-ipent of a substitute for Mr, fidler in the District High School, anil asking whst course the Board intended to follow in sucli'matters in future. The Secretary explained that he had received a telegram froni the master of the school asking for a substitute. Hp had made every endeavor to obtain one, but was unsuccessful, owing to the Normal Sphool students being all busjly engaged in connec=tion with the approaohing examinations. He had written to the master stating his inability, who thereupon replied " Expected such answer re - supply. . Will ; arrange to do without." The school had a staff in excess of that allowed by the regulations. The letter was read. The Maerewhenua School Committee applied that instead of two half-time schools in their district one full-time school should be granted. The Inspector reported that in his opinion the interests of the district were best served by two half-time schools, and the' Board decided to decline the request in the meantime.—Mr, Elder drew attention to - the statement made by the Secretary, that the staff of the Oamaru High SchoqJ. was greater than that allowed by the re ; giilatipn£).He thought if such were the .case the matter be looked into.—On tjie .^'otign\pjE: Ms.iPultpn, jt "That the question qf tfte gtaflfe qf tfye vqriops District High Schpols be referred to the Committee, tp inquire - 'a saULUM j

dent), Hurst, A. Pen-}', Jones, H. Ford, Rowley, Wright, Gooke, Lindsay, Apiiu, Meason, J. 11... Eaine, M. Milton, Pitt, Teschemaker,- J/ T. Ford, Godby, Clulee, o'M.eaglier, A. E. Cox, .Macpherson, and Hamersley. The- following officers were appointed : —President, Mr. M. Studholme ; Vice-president, Mr. Menlove; Secretary, Mr. Clulee; Committee, Ivjessrs. A. Turnbull, C. Turnbull, J. H. Eaine, F. JV Kiinbeli, T. Tesehemaker, F. Egan, H. Maclean, and A. St. G. Hamersley. It was resolved that tlie next racs meeting beheld at-Timaru ou the 24th May next: that in rule 4 the words " a general," after "locality," should read as "the annualthat in rule 32, after the word "whatever," the following words be inserted :—"Or untifthe Club shall consider the suspension or sufficient duration ;" tliat in rule 42, after the word "proportion," the following words be added :—"Excepting Consolation, where the weights remain as handicapped." Mr. Moss Jonas will sell on Monday next, at his rooms, Timaru, on account of Messrs. H. J. and E. P. Sealy, in consequence of a dissolution of partnership, the whole of their valuable freehold properties, consisting of 1375 acres, situated at Kingsdown, Wai-iti, Temuka, Brockley, Glengummell, and Kakahu. Particulars may he found in advertisements,